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CAUSE: Characters used in Printer Select Code are too

common and may inadvertently appear
somewhere in print job.

SOLUTION: Change Printer Select Code to a unique

character sequence.

PROBLEM: PRINT JOBS INTERMIX

CAUSE: Timeout period is too short.
SOLUTION: Increase input inactivity timeout period via

configuration mode.

PROBLEM: PRINT MASTER DOES NOT TIMEOUT

CAUSE: Timeout is set to zero (0).
SOLUTION: Increase input inactivity timeout period via

configuration mode.

PROBLEM: PRINT JOBS ARE LOST WHEN MORE THAN

ONE USER IS SENDING PRINT JOBS.

CAUSE: Printer port is not connected to a printer or is

connected to a powered-down printer. Data sent
to a non-connected printer port or a
powered-down printer will be lost.

SOLUTION: Select a printer that is physically

connected and powered on.
NOTE: Printer ports that do not have a printer
physically connected should be reconfigured to a
computer port.

Summary of Contents for PRINT MASTER 706A

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL __________________ PRINT MASTER 700 SERIES PRINTER CONTROLLERS 706A 706C 708C 710C 706D 708D 706E 708E 710E 708F 710F BayTech publication U140E045 05 ...

Page 2: ... cabling and configuration If you have any problems with your installation please contact a BayTech applications engineer for assistance BayTech also manufactures data communications devices that provide port sharing and expansion networking port contention buffered and non buffered printer sharing and multiplexing If you would like information on any of these models please contact BayTech Custome...

Page 3: ... 2 are products of International Business Machines Corporation Hewlett Packard LaserJet is a product of the Hewlett Packard Company Wordperfect is a product of Wordperfect Inc WordStar is a registered trademark of MicroPro International Corp Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp Print Master is a registered trademark of Bay Technical Associates Inc ...

Page 4: ... 5 2 SERIAL PORTS 16 5 3 PRINT MASTER MODELS 706C 708C AND 710C WITH RJ 45 MODULAR CONNECTORS 19 6 OPERATION 20 6 1 USER PROGRAMMABLE CONFIGURATIONS 20 6 1 1 THE PORT LOGICAL NAME 20 6 1 2 THE NUMBER OF PRINTERS THE PORT ASSIGNMENT 21 6 1 3 THE PRINTER SELECT CODE 22 6 1 4 THE PRINTER SELECT MODE 22 6 1 5 THE SERIAL PORT CONFIGURATION 23 6 1 6 THE INPUT INACTIVITY TIMEOUT 23 6 1 7 THE FORM FEED MO...

Page 5: ...DS 31 6 2 9 FULL DUPLEX COMMUNICATION 32 6 2 10 PLOTTER SHARING HINTS 32 6 3 LED INDICATORS 33 6 4 DATA FLOW CONTROL 34 6 4 1 HARDWARE HANDSHAKING 34 6 4 2 XON XOFF HANDSHAKING 36 6 4 3 HP 3000 OPTION 37 7 CONFIGURATION 38 7 1 MODELS 706A AND 708A CONFIGURATION PROCEDURE 38 7 1 1 MODELS 706A AND 708A MAIN CONFIGURATION MENU 40 7 1 2 MODELS 706A AND 708A STATUS 41 7 1 3 MODELS 706A AND 708A CHANGE ...

Page 6: ...TION PROCEDURE 48 7 2 1 ALL 700C MODELS MAIN CONFIGURATION MENU 50 7 2 2 ALL 700C MODELS STATUS 51 7 2 3 ALL 700C MODELS SET SERIAL PORT CONFIGURATION 52 7 2 4 ALL 700C MODELS SET INPUT INACTIVITY TIMEOUT 55 7 2 5 ALL 700C MODELS SET NUMBER OF PRINTERS 56 7 2 6 ALL 700C MODELS PROGRAM PRINTER SELECT CODE 57 7 2 7 ALL 700C MODELS SET PRINTER SELECT MODE 58 7 2 8 ALL 700C MODELS SET FORM FEED MODE 5...

Page 7: ...S SET PORT ASSIGNMENT 68 7 3 6 ALL 700D 700E 700F MODELS SET INPUT INACTIVITY TIMEOUT 70 7 3 7 ALL 700D 700E 700F MODELS PROGRAM PRINTER SELECT CODE 71 7 3 8 ALL 700D 700E 700F MODELS SET PRINTER SELECT MODE 72 7 3 9 ALL 700D 700E 700F MODELS SET FORM FEED MODE 72 7 3 10 ALL 700D 700E 700F MODELS PROGRAM HEADER PAGE MESSAGE 73 7 3 11 ALL 700D 700E 700F MODELS EXIT 73 8 MAINTENANCE 74 9 REPACKING F...

Page 8: ... PRINT MASTER AND ANY CENTRONICS PRINTER 83 A 5 700C MODELS MODULAR CABLING 84 APPENDIX B OPTION 19 CASCADE FEATURE FOR MODELS 710C 710E 710F 86 B 1 OPTION 19 CONFIGURATION 87 B 1 1 OPTION 19 MAIN CONFIGURATION MENU 88 B 1 2 OPTION 19 CONFIGURATION STATUS 89 B 1 3 OPTION 19 SET UNIT ID NUMBER 90 B 2 OPTION 19 CABLING 91 B 3 OPTION 19 SHARING OF PRINTERS 91 APPENDIX C TROUBLESHOOTING 93 APPENDIX D ...

Page 9: ...odel purchased The available serial parallel port combination are listed below by model Model 706A has six parallel ports Model 708A has six parallel ports Model 706C has six serial ports Model 708C has eight serial ports Model 710C has ten serial ports Model 706D has four parallel and two serial ports Model 708D has six parallel and two serial ports Model 706E has four serial and two parallel por...

Page 10: ... non volatile memory NOTE Users of IBM compatible computers may utilize the BayTech Print Master Support Software Diskette supplied with the unit Refer to Section 4 2 for instructions A typical application using Print Master would allow various computers e g PCs main frames mini computers etc to share printers and or plotters For example Figure 1 below shows seven PCs sharing a single HP LaserJet ...

Page 11: ... and 708A Up to 5000 characters per second on all other models STANDARD FACTORY SET POWER UP DEFAULT CONFIGURATION Serial ports Baud rate 9600 Word size 8 Stop bits 1 Parity None XON XOFF Off Logical name Device A to J Input inactivity timeout 20 seconds Port assignment Port 1 printer port All other ports computer ports Printer Select Code PRINTER Printer Select Mode 2 Anytime while printing Form ...

Page 12: ...t Port assignment Any port user set as computer or printer port with a minimum of one printer port and one computer port Printer Select Code 1 to 8 ASCII characters Printer Select Mode Mode 1 printer selection at beginning of printing Mode 2 printer selection any time while printing Form feed mode Mode 1 no form feed Mode 2 at beginning of printing Mode 3 at end of printing Mode 4 at beginning and...

Page 13: ...ICATORS 1 green power LED 6 8 or 10 red port activity LEDs CONNECTORS Shielded on all ports Serial ports DB 25 female DCE connectors Parallel ports DB 25 female connectors RJ 45 connectors available on the 706C 708C and 710C HANDSHAKING Parallel ports Busy pin 11 Serial ports CTS DTR and selectable XON XOFF MOUNTING Desk top rack mount optional WARRANTY One year parts and labor ...

Page 14: ...LEL 1 PARALLEL 5 SERIAL 2 SERIAL 3 SERIAL 4 SERIAL 6 SERIAL 7 SERIAL 8 BAY ST LOUIS MADE IN U S A CORRECT THE INTERFERENCE TO TAKE WHATEVER STEPS ARE NECESSARY TO TO RADIO AND TV RECEPTION REQUIRING OPERATOR AREA MAY CAUSE UNACCEPTABLE INTERFERENCE STRUCTION MANUAL OPERATION IN A RESIDENTIAL COMPLY WITH PART 15 OF FCC RULES SEE IN A COMPUTING DEVICE AND HAS BEEN FOUND TO THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TE...

Page 15: ... requires port assignments that are different from the factory default configuration you must reconfigure your unit Step 5 discusses configuration mode NOTE If your application requires sharing more than one printer or plotter you will have to reconfigure the port assignment s of your unit Ports are fixed as computer or printer i e cannot be changed 3 SERIAL PORT CONFIGURATION NOTE This step does ...

Page 16: ...s utility is TERM EXE for all models other than the 706A and 708A The utility for the 706A and 708A models is PARSEND EXE 6 PORT SELECTION NOTE If you will have only one printer or plotter connected you may skip this step You must select a printer port in multiple printer applications The recommended methods to send the Port Select Code are A TSR Select a port from a menu in the memory resident pr...

Page 17: ...com port number of your PC This MODE command assumes you are using factory default values You may use the SMODE program to operate at serial speeds greater than 9600 bps 8 AUTOEXEC BAT FILE To use BayTech s RAMEXEC or RAMTSR software utilities to select between multiple peripherals you must add commands to your PC s AUTOEXEC BAT file If you have to use any of the MODE commands mentioned in Step 7 ...

Page 18: ...on programs included to provide easy device selection from text mode graphics mode or Windows IMPORTANT Copy the BayTech original diskette onto a blank diskette and store the original in a safe place Read your operating system s manual for copying instructions The software utility diskette provided with your Print Master comes with an automatic installation program called INSTALL You must use this...

Page 19: ...ll appear on your screen titled Series Definition This menu will contain choices for the type of BayTech product you have purchased Highlight 700 Series with the arrow keys or mouse followed by OK 4 A menu titled Printer Selection Programs will appear on your screen You are given three selections RAMEXEC RAMTSR and WNDEXEC Choose RAMEXEC if your PC runs non Windows programs that do not operate in ...

Page 20: ...er port All other ports are factory designated as computer ports The highest numbered port is the master configuration port Other factory default settings are Input inactivity timeout is set to 20 seconds The Port Select Code is PRINTER The Port Select Mode is Mode 2 selection anytime while sending The Form Feed Mode and the Header Page Message are disabled The Port Logical Name s are set as Devic...

Page 21: ...tware should have a copy of the program on their PC s hard drive You may copy RAMEXEC or RAMTSR from a PC that has already configured this program using SETUP or SETUPCFG onto other PCs If connecting your PC to Print Master in serial you would typically reroute the parallel output to the serial port via the DOS command C MODE LPTx COMy where x 1 2 or 3 and y 1 or 2 This command should be included ...

Page 22: ...EDIT to modify your AUTOEXEC BAT file Please refer to your DOS documentation for instructions on EDLIN or EDIT As an alternative you may use the non document mode of a word processing package such as Word Perfect to edit your AUTOEXEC BAT file EXAMPLE Suppose you are connecting your PC s COM1 port to Print Master using factory default serial parameters and you intend to use the RAMEXEC hot key sof...

Page 23: ...s connector and Print Master i e IBM PC to Centronics cable CAUTION Some standard EIA 232 DB 25 cables may have pin 1 grounded to connector shell Since Pin 1 is a strobe line in Centronics protocol this ground must be removed if the cable is used between a PC and Print Master The pin layout for the DB 25 connector is similar to IBM PC parallel connector and uses the following signals STANDARD TTL ...

Page 24: ...er to verify the interface requirements please refer to the Owner s Manual for your device Serial ports on Print Master have DB 25 female DCE connectors DCE ports use the following signals for communication DCE PORT PIN SIGNAL DEFINITION Pin Signal EIA 232 Direction Description 1 PGND Protective Ground 2 Tx Input Data In 3 Rx Output Data Out 4 RTS Input Request To Send Not Used 5 CTS Output Clear ...

Page 25: ...to negative voltage when it can no longer receive data If you are interfacing a DTE device to Print Master DCE you must use a one to one or straight cable as in Figure 2 on the following page If you are interfacing a DCE device to Print Master you must use a crossed cable as in Figure 3 on the following page When using XON XOFF protocol it may be desirable to use cables with only Tx Rx and SGND si...

Page 26: ...ppendix A for recommended cabling between Print Master and various computers and peripheral devices 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 20 PGND TXD RXD RTS CTS DSR SGND DCD DTR DTR DCD SGND DSR CTS RTS RXD TXD PGND FIGURE 2 PGND TXD RXD RTS CTS DSR SGND DTR 20 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 PGND TXD RXD RTS CTS DSR SGND DTR 20 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 FIGURE 3 ...

Page 27: ...ayTech for order information The 700C models with modular connectors uses the following signals for communications RJ 45 PIN OUT INFORMATION PIN SIGNAL DIRECTION DESCRIPTION 1 RTS Output Handshake out Normally 10V 2 DTR Output Handshake out enable disable the inputting of characters 3 TX Output Transmit Data 4 GND Signal Ground 5 GND Signal Ground 6 RX Input Receive Data 7 CTS Input Handshake In e...

Page 28: ... Logical Name the Number of Printers Port Assignment the Printer Select Code the Printer Select Mode the Serial Port Configuration the Input Inactivity Timeout the Form Feed Mode and the Header Page Message The following subsections describe these parameters in detail The Port Logical Name is simply an aid to identifying which device is connected to which port It is used in the configuration menus...

Page 29: ...erts data from serial to parallel and parallel to serial On the 700A and 700C models ports are assigned by defining the Number of Printers Printer ports are assigned to the lowest numbered ports For example if the Number of Printers is 1 Port 1 is the printer port and the remaining ports are computer ports If the Number of Printers is 3 Ports 1 2 and 3 are printer ports and the remaining ports are...

Page 30: ...cusses how to use the Printer Select Code to select printer ports Factory default is PRINTER In multiple printer applications you can choose between two methods of selecting printers Mode 1 allows the computer to select the printer at the beginning of printing only The unit is transparent after 16 characters or more Mode 2 is a general purpose mode which allows the computer to select a printer any...

Page 31: ... the specified timeout period Some application packages may have rather lengthy processing delay times between successive parts of the same file when printing These delay times may exceed the factory default input inactivity timeout value of 20 seconds Therefore it may be necessary to increase the timeout to a higher value Typical applications which may require a higher timeout would be ones which...

Page 32: ...ters In multiple printer applications users may contend for the next available printer on a first in first out basis or select a specific printer Print data is stored in the unit s buffer and sent to the printer as it can receive the information From the factory Print Master is preset to allow multiple computers to share one printer The default printer port is Port 1 If your application requires s...

Page 33: ...rint job 6 2 5 Buffer clearing 6 2 6 Minimum size print job 6 2 7 Port selection methods 6 2 8 Full duplex communication 6 2 9 Plotter sharing hints 6 2 10 In applications where several users are sharing a single printer printer sharing is automatic You perform your normal print operation There are no codes to send Data is automatically sent to the printer Print Master can receive print jobs simul...

Page 34: ...re is no need to resend the Printer Select Code and the printer port number A print job may be sent to a printer port other than the default printer port without changing the default by sending a temporary printer select sequence The temporary printer select sequence consists of the Printer Select Code followed by capital T and the desired printer port number The next print job will go the tempora...

Page 35: ...ecognize the printer select code only if the very first characters of the print job contain the printer select code The printer select sequence may be sent manually from a computer keyboard by inserting it into a file or by using BayTech s support software Please see Section 6 2 8 for a description of various methods used to select specific printer ports In multiple printer applications if no spec...

Page 36: ... buffered and put into a queue in the same order in which it was sent to Print Master The output is then sent to the printers in the same order in which it was queued A print job starts when Print Master receives three or more characters from a computer The characters must be sent in a time period shorter than the designated timeout In Printer Select Mode 2 a print job is ended when one of the fol...

Page 37: ...t is set to 0 seconds a print job is ended only when the computer sends the Printer Select Code followed by a printer port number or the clear buffer command In Printer Select Mode 1 a print job is ended when no characters are received by Print Master from the computer for the specified input inactivity timeout period CAUTION The input inactivity timeout should not be set to 0 zero seconds in Prin...

Page 38: ...rinter Select Mode 1 however since Print Master is transparent after the first 16 characters are received the computer must wait for the input inactivity timeout to occur before sending the clear buffer command The clear buffer sequence may be sent by creating a clear buffer file or program see Section 6 2 8 NOTE In Print Select Mode 1 the Model 706A and 708A will recognize the printer select code...

Page 39: ...port select sequence to Print Master instead of inserting it into the document or utilizing the supplied support software A simple procedure when using word processing programs is to create an ASCII file for each printer which contains the Port Select Code and printer port number When you wish to select a particular device you simply print this file followed by the actual print file You may use a ...

Page 40: ... Full duplex allows the printer device to transmit a limited amount of data to the connected computer during the input inactivity timeout period Communication back to the computer uses a 256 byte buffer with no handshaking When using Print Master in a plotter sharing application it is recommended that you send plot files to the Print Master rather than plotting dynamically from within your plottin...

Page 41: ...minate whenever power is applied to the unit The red LEDs indicate activity on the respective port s when illuminated while the unit is in operation mode All red LEDs will illuminate briefly when the unit first powers up and goes through its self test When a computer sends a print job to Print Master the LED for the computer port and the selected printer port will illuminate The computer LED will ...

Page 42: ...e signaling the computer that it cannot accept any more data However Print Master can accept another 4K before overflowing the buffer When the buffer empties to where more than 4K remains Print Master s buffer outputs 4K blocks of data Print Master will make the CTS Clear To Send line high positive voltage signaling the computer that it can accept more data When Print Master retransmits the data t...

Page 43: ...uter port When Print Master is sending data to a computer through a computer port and the computer cannot receive any more data Print Master will expect to see a low on the DTR line When the computer can receive more data Print Master will expect to see a high on the DTR line If Print Master sees a low on DTR from a computer the unit will buffer data received by the printer device up to 256 charac...

Page 44: ...mputer that it cannot accept any more data However in reality it can accept another 4K before overflowing the buffer When the buffer empties to where more than 4K remains Print Master s buffer outputs 4K blocks of data Print Master will make the CTS Clear To Send line high positive voltage or send an XON signaling the computer that it can accept more data When Print Master retransmits the data to ...

Page 45: ...l expect to see a low on the DTR line or receive an XOFF When the computer can receive more data Print Master will expect to see a high on the DTR line or receive an XON If Print Master receives an XOFF character from a computer the unit will buffer data received from the printer device up to 256 characters If the buffer fills Print Master will not handshake with the printer sending data to the co...

Page 46: ...06A or 708A and to program all the various features 1 Connect a computer with a parallel port such as an IBM PC or compatible to Port 6 of the 706A or Port 8 of the 708A Connect a printer with a parallel port to Port 1 of either unit Please see Section 5 1 and Appendix A 4 for parallel cabling information Since configuration must be performed through a parallel port and since parallel communicatio...

Page 47: ... accessed all the red LEDs on the front panel will illuminate NOTE If only two red LEDs illuminate when Control T and capital C are sent or if the unit gives no response this indicates that an incorrect character sequence has been received If so wait for the unit to time out LEDs will go out and re send Control T and the ASCII capital C From this point on configuration of the Model 706A or 708A wi...

Page 48: ...cal Associates Model 706A Print Master Copyright 1989 Revision 3 00 Total Memory 1024K Bytes Status 1 Change Logical Name 2 Set Input Inactivity Timeout 3 Set Number of Printers 4 Program Printer Select Code 5 Set Printer Select Mode 6 Set Form Feed Mode 7 Program Header Page Message 8 Exit X Enter Request NOTE Menu selection is case sensitive It is recommended that your keyboard be in the CAPS LO...

Page 49: ... 0 6 Device F 0 Press any Key to continue Input Inactivity Timeout is 20 seconds Number of Printers is 1 Printer Select Code is PRINTER Printer Select Mode is 2 Form Feed Mode is 1 Header Page Message is OFF This print job is for Status 1 Change Logical Name 2 Set Input Inactivity Timeout 3 Set Number of Printers 4 Program Printer Select Code 5 Set Printer Select Mode 6 Set Form Feed Mode 7 Progra...

Page 50: ... Port Logical Name Prnt Assn 1 Device A 1 Enter Logical name Enter the new logical name for Port 1 For example if you enter LaserJet Print Master will respond with Port Logical Name Prnt Assn 1 Device A 1 Enter Port Number 1 to 6 0 Exit CR If you wish to change the logical name of another port enter that port number followed by ENTER and repeat the above procedure If no additional changes are requ...

Page 51: ... of timeout seconds that you wish from 0 to 200 followed by ENTER NOTE If 0 zero is entered the input inactivity timeout will be disabled and the end of a print job will occur only when the computer sends the Printer Select Code followed by a printer port number CAUTION Do not set the input inactivity timeout to zero seconds when Printer Select Mode 1 has been selected Mode 1 recognizes the end of...

Page 52: ...as five of these ports may be printer ports with the remainder reserved as computer ports The Model 708A has a total of eight available ports as many as seven of these ports may be printer ports with the remainder reserved as computer ports For example if you configure two printer ports these would be ports 1 2 If you configure four printer ports these would be ports 1 2 3 and 4 They may not be co...

Page 53: ...de is PRINTER Enter Printer Select Code 0 to 8 Chrs Hit Return Enter the new Printer Select Code followed by ENTER or just ENTER for no change NOTE Non printable characters are acceptable but they will not appear in the Status print out If you are using the BayTech utility software to select printers be certain to change the Printer Select Code in the software as well Print Master will save the ne...

Page 54: ... in non volatile memory and return to the main configuration menu see Section 7 1 1 By responding to the Enter Request message at the end of the main configuration menu with 7 Set Form Feed Mode you may select one of four form feed modes Print Master will respond with No Form Feed 1 Form Feed at the Beginning of Printing 2 Form Feed at the End of Printing 3 Form Feed at the Beginning and End 4 For...

Page 55: ...trol J If no change in the message is desired send Control C only and the current message will be retained Print Master will then respond with Print Header Page R Y N If you enter R repeat the entire sequence will be repeated and you may re enter the Header Page Message If you enter Y yes the new Header Page Message will be stored permanently in non volatile memory and will print on all subsequent...

Page 56: ... your unit refer to the instructions on the following page 2 Make sure the keyboard of your computer is in the CAPS LOCK position All ports on Print Master must be off line i e all LEDs must be off except for the green power LED Send from the keyboard of the terminal or the PC Control T 14 Hex followed by capital C 43 Hex These characters will not appear on the CRT screen If any red LEDs on Print ...

Page 57: ...entification block and configuration menu for the PC COM port similar to the following You are now in the terminal emulation mode with full duplex communication Any characters you type from the keyboard will be transmitted out of the PC COM port to Print Master They will not appear on the CRT screen Any characters received from Print Master by the PC COM port will be displayed on the CRT screen 2 ...

Page 58: ... point on configuration of Print Master will be accomplished by following the menus that will prompt you Print Master will respond to the receiving of Control T and capital C with an identification block and a menu of the configuration options available similar to the following for the Model 706C Bay Technical Associates Model 706C Print Master Copyright 1989 Revision 3 00 Total Memory 1024K Bytes...

Page 59: ...e B Off 0 3 9600 8 1 None Device C Off 0 4 9600 8 1 None Device D Off 0 5 9600 8 1 None Device E Off 0 6 9600 8 1 None Device F Off 0 Input inactivity timeout is 20 seconds Number of printers is 1 Printer Select Code is PRINTER Printer Select Mode is 2 Form Feed Mode is 1 Header Page Message is OFF This print job is for Press any key to continue Status 1 Set Serial Port Configuration 2 Set Input I...

Page 60: ...Logical Name for each port Logical names are simply an aid to identifying port assignment they have no other function Print Master will respond with Enter Port Number 1 to 6 hit return Type the desired port number followed by ENTER For example if you type 5 and ENTER Print Master will respond with the current status of Port 5 and a menu of the available options Port Baud Rate Word Size Stop Bits P...

Page 61: ...Set stop bits 4 Set logical name 7 Set baud rate 2 Set parity 5 Set word size 3 Set Xon Xoff 6 Enter request If you wish to make other configuration changes for Port 5 you may do so by responding to the menu If there are no other changes for this port send 1 Exit Save and Print Master will respond with Save Changes Permanently Y N NOTE When changing the configuration of the master configuration po...

Page 62: ...bsequently power up at that configuration If you answer N no the new configuration will be stored in RAM and on the next power up Print Master will revert to the previous configuration NOTE The Y and N responses must be upper case If a lower case Y is entered Print Master will interpret it as no and the changes you have made will not be saved permanently in memory IMPORTANT Ports 9 and 10 on the m...

Page 63: ... seconds that you wish from 0 to 200 followed by ENTER WARNING If you type ENTER without entering a value in response to the prompt the input inactivity timeout will automatically set to 0 zero seconds disabling the timeout CAUTION Do not set the input inactivity timeout to zero seconds when Printer Select Mode 1 has been selected Mode 1 recognizes the end of a print job by input inactivity timeou...

Page 64: ...nter ports on Print Master 706C these would be ports 1 and 2 If you configure four printer ports these would be ports 1 2 3 and 4 Printer ports may not be configured in any other order Print Master will respond with Number of printers is 1 Enter Number of Printers 1 to 5 Enter the number of printers that you desire NOTE When the number of printers is changed the printer assignment number on all co...

Page 65: ...lect Code is PRINTER Enter Printer Select Code 0 to 8 Chrs Hit Return Terminate Type the new Printer Select Code followed by ENTER or just ENTER for no change NOTE Non printable characters are acceptable but they will not appear in the status menu If you are using the BayTech utility software to select printers be certain to change the Printer Select Code in the software as well Print Master will ...

Page 66: ... in non volatile memory and return to the main configuration menu see Section 7 2 1 By responding to the Enter Request message at the end of the main configuration menu with 7 Set Form Feed Mode you may select one of four form feed modes Print Master will respond with No Form Feed 1 Form Feed at the Beginning of Printing 2 Form Feed at the End of Printing 3 Form Feed at the Beginning and End 4 For...

Page 67: ... J If no change in the message is desired send Control C only and the current message will be retained Print Master will respond with Print Header Page R Y N If you enter R repeat the entire sequence will be repeated and you may re enter the Header Page Message If you enter Y yes the new Header Page Message will be stored permanently in non volatile memory and will print on all subsequent print jo...

Page 68: ...f you wish to use the BayTech TERM EXE program to configure your unit refer to the instructions on the following page 2 Make sure the keyboard of your computer is in the CAPS LOCK position All ports on Print Master must be off line i e all LEDs must be off except the green power LED Send from the keyboard of the terminal or the PC Control T followed by capital C These characters will not appear at...

Page 69: ...entification block and configuration menu for the PC COM port similar to the following You are now in the terminal emulation mode with full duplex communication Any characters you type from the keyboard will be transmitted out of the PC COM port to Print Master They will not appear on the CRT screen Any characters received from Print Master by the PC COM port will be displayed on the CRT screen 2 ...

Page 70: ...OCK position The main configuration menu will appear as shown in Section 7 3 1 From this point on configuration of Print Master will be accomplished by following the menus that will prompt you Print Master will respond to the receiving of Control T and capital C with an identification block and a menu of the configuration options available similar to the following Bay Technical Associates Model 70...

Page 71: ...op Bits Pariity Xon Xoff 5 9600 8 1 None Off 6 9600 8 1 None Off Press any Key to continue Input inactivity timeout is 20 seconds Number of printers is 1 Printer Select Code is PRINTER Printer Select Mode is 2 Form Feed Mode is 1 Header Page Message is OFF This print job is for Status 1 Set Serial Port Configuration 2 Change Port Logical Name 3 Set Port Assignment 4 Set Input Inactivity Timeout 5 ...

Page 72: ...er to translate for devices using different configurations Print Master will respond with a menu similar to Enter Port Number 5 to 6 0 Exit CR Type the desired port number followed by ENTER For instance if you type 5 and ENTER Print Master will respond with the current status of Port 5 and a menu of the available options Port Baud Rate Word Size Stop Bits Pariity Xon Xoff 5 9600 8 1 None Off Exit ...

Page 73: ...top bits 4 Set baud rate 2 Set parity 5 Set word size 3 Set Xon Xoff 6 Enter request If you wish to make other configuration changes for Port 5 you may do so by responding to the menu If there are no other changes for this port send 1 Exit Save and Print Master will respond with Save Changes Permanently Y N NOTE When changing the configuration of the master configuration port Print Master will als...

Page 74: ...e memory and Print Master will subsequently power up at that configuration If you answer N no the new configuration will be stored in RAM and on the next power up Print Master will revert to the previous configuration NOTE The Y and N responses must be upper case If a lower case Y is entered Print Master will interpret it as no and the changes you have made will not be saved permanently in memory ...

Page 75: ... Port 3 Print Master will respond with Port Logical Name Port Type Port Assignt Printer Assignt 3 Device C Parall Computer 0 Enter Logical Name Enter the new logical name for Port 3 For example if you entered IBM AT Print Master will respond with Port Logical Name Port Type Port Assignt Printer Assignt 3 Device C Parall Computer 0 Enter Port Number 1 to 6 0 Exit CR If you wish to change the logica...

Page 76: ...t you wish to designate a computer or printer port For example if you type 3 and ENTER for Port 3 Print Master will respond with Port Logical Name Port Type Port Assignt Printer Assignt 3 Device C Parall Computer 0 Change to Printer or Computer port P C Enter capital P if you wish this port to be a printer port Enter capital C if you wish this port to be a computer port For example if you enter P ...

Page 77: ...t CR If you wish to change the assignment of another port type that port number and ENTER and repeat the above procedure When no other port assignment changes are needed type 0 zero and ENTER Print Master will save the new port assignments permanently in non volatile memory and return to the main configuration menu see Section 7 3 1 NOTE When the port assignment is changed for any port the printer...

Page 78: ...pe the number of timeout seconds that you wish from 0 to 200 followed by ENTER WARNING If you type ENTER only without entering a value the input inactivity timeout will automatically set to 0 zero seconds disabling the timeout CAUTION Do not set the input inactivity timeout to zero seconds when Printer Select Mode 1 has been selected Mode 1 recognizes the end of a print job by input inactivity tim...

Page 79: ...Select Code is PRINTER Enter Printer Select Code 0 to 8 Chrs CR Type the new Printer Select Code followed by ENTER or just ENTER for no change NOTE Non printable characters are acceptable but they will not appear in the status menu If you are using the BayTech utility software to select printers be certain to change the Printer Select Code in the software as well Print Master will save the new Pri...

Page 80: ... in non volatile memory and return to the main configuration menu see Section 7 3 1 By responding to the Enter Request message at the end of the main configuration menu with 8 Set Form Feed Mode you may select one of four form feed modes Print Master will respond with No Form Feed 1 Form Feed at the Beginning of Printing 2 Form Feed at the End of Printing 3 Form Feed at the Beginning and End 4 For...

Page 81: ... J If no change in the message is desired send Control C only and the current message will be retained Print Master will respond with Print Header Page R Y N If you enter R repeat the entire sequence will be repeated and you may re enter the Header Page Message If you enter Y yes the new Header Page Message will be stored permanently in non volatile memory and will print on all subsequent print jo...

Page 82: ...e returns without this number Ship your unit to the address listed under Section 10 If you need to repack your unit for shipping please choose a heavy cardboard box for packing Surround your unit with sufficient insulation a minimum of 2 inches to withstand the rigors of transport Be sure to seal the box securely with strapping or packing tape Masking tape or cellophane tape is not recommended If ...

Page 83: ...ou are using and have the serial number located on the back of the unit handy 2 Identify what computers printers or other peripherals you have connected to Print Master 3 Identify any special equipment you are using for example in line spoolers networks software drivers etc 4 Identify what cables you are using what the lengths of the cables are and who sold you the cables 5 Identify any special op...

Page 84: ...n this manual please contact BayTech Technical Support for assistance Bay Technical Associates Inc 200 N Second Street P O Box 387 Bay Saint Louis Mississippi 39520 U S A Phone 228 467 8231 or 800 523 2702 FAX 228 467 4551 Web Site www baytechdcd com ...

Page 85: ...be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient the receiving antenna 2 Relocate the computer equipment with respect to the receiver 3 Move the computer away from the receiver 4 Plug the computer into a different outlet so that computer and receiver are on different branch circuits If ne...

Page 86: ...78 RECOMMENDED CABLING USING HARDWARE OR XON XOFF HANDSHAKING PC DTE MODEL 700 DCE FEMALE DB 25 MALE DB 25 MINIMUM CABLING USING XON XOFF HANDSHAKING PC DTE MODEL 700 DCE FEMALE DB 25 MALE DB 25 ...

Page 87: ...79 MINIMUM CABLING USING HARDWARE HANDSHAKING PC DTE MODEL 700 DCE FEMALE DB 25 MALE DB 25 ...

Page 88: ...80 RECOMMENDED CABLING USING HARDWARE OR XON XOFF HANDSHAKING PC DTE MODEL 700 DCE FEMALE DE 9 MALE DB 25 MINIMUM CABLING USING XON XOFF HANDSHAKING PC DTE MODEL 700 DCE FEMALE DE 9 MALE DB 25 ...

Page 89: ...81 MINIMUM CABLING USING HARDWARE HANDSHAKING PC DTE MODEL 700 DCE FEMALE DE 9 MALE DB 25 ...

Page 90: ...SR SGND DCD DTR DTR DCD SGND DSR CTS RTS RXD TXD PGND MINIMUM CABLING USING HARDWARE OR XON XOFF HANDSHAKING MODEL 700 DCE HP LASERJET MALE DB 25 FEMALE DB 25 2 3 4 5 6 7 20 2 3 7 20 TXD RXD SGND DTR NOTE You may eliminate the Pin 20 to Pin 20 connection if you wish to use 3 wires and XON XOFF handshaking only You may use the pinouts above for any HP Draft Master plotter ...

Page 91: ... 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 STROBE DATA 0 DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 9 9 ACKNOWLEDGE 10 11 10 11 BUSY PAPER OUT 12 12 SELECT INPUT OV 13 14 13 14 32 31 36 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SELECT AUTO FEED OV ERROR INIT PRINTER ...

Page 92: ... male connectors Refer to Figure 7 if your computers have DE 9 male connectors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 20 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 RTS RX DCD DTR GND DSR TX CTS FEMALE DB 25 RJ 45 BLUE ORANGE BLACK RED GREEN YELLOW BROWN GRAY GND DSR GND TX RTS DTR CTS RX Figure 6 RJ 45 FEMALE DE 9 DTR DCD GND DSR CTS RTS RX TX 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 RX CTS DTR RTS TX GND DSR GND GRAY BROWN YELLOW GREEN RED BLACK ORANGE BLU...

Page 93: ... 6 8 above crossed RJ 45 cables are required The RJ 45 cable between Print Master and your connected equipment must be crossed See the cable diagram below 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 20 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 RTS RX DCD DTR GND DSR TX CTS MALE DB 25 RJ 45 RX CTS DTR RTS TX GND DSR GND GRAY BROWN YELLOW GREEN RED BLACK ORANGE BLUE Figure 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 PIN RJ 45 RJ 45 PIN 1 Figure 9 ...

Page 94: ...re reserved as cascading ports Port 9 or Port 10 may be used as computer ports if the port is available but have the following limitations 1 XON XOFF is not available on these ports 2 The Header Page Message is not generated on these ports 3 On the Print Master 710C only Ports 9 and 10 will always default to the same configuration 4 Under certain conditions a Printer Select Code is generated at Po...

Page 95: ...ect to Port 9 of a 710 having a higher Unit ID Number For example if you have two 710s with Unit ID Numbers of 1 and 2 respectively Port 10 of Unit 1 would connect to Port 9 of Unit 2 2 The serial configuration i e baud rate word size etc of cascading ports on interconnected units must match Following our example in NOTE 1 above the serial configuration of Port 10 on Unit 1 must match that of Port...

Page 96: ...al Name 3 Set Port Assignment 4 Set Input Inactivity Timeout 5 Program Printer Select Code 6 Set Printer Select Mode 7 Set Form Feed Mode 8 Program Header Page Message 9 Set Unit I D Number A Exit X Enter Request All listings in the above menu except Set Unit I D Number are configured as described in Section 7 of this manual The Set Unit I D Number selection is described in Appendix B 1 3 NOTE On ...

Page 97: ...Device G Serial Computer 1 0 8 Device H Serial Computer 1 0 9 Device I Serial Cascading 1 0 10 Device J Serial Cascading 1 0 Strike any Key to Continue or X to Exit Port Baud Rate Word Size Stop Bits Pariity Xon Xoff 2 9600 8 1 None Off 3 9600 8 1 None Off 4 9600 8 1 None Off 5 9600 8 1 None Off 6 9600 8 1 None Off 7 9600 8 1 None Off 8 9600 8 1 None Off 9 9600 8 1 None Off 10 9600 8 1 None Off St...

Page 98: ...eed to be numbered in numerical sequence For example if three Print Master units are being cascaded they can be identified as Units 1 2 3 or Units 4 6 8 Units 1 6 9 etc However two units cannot be configured with the same Unit ID Number Print Master will respond with Unit Identification Number is 1 Enter new Unit Number 1 to 9 Enter the desired Unit ID Number Print Master will save the Unit ID Num...

Page 99: ...ing a printer select sequence consisting of the Printer Select Code followed by a two digit number This two digit number consists of the desired Unit ID Number followed by the desired printer port number on that unit NOTE PRINTER is the factory default Printer Select Code Other codes may be programmed but all cascaded Print Master units must be configured to have the same Printer Select Code EXAMP...

Page 100: ...ID number and the desired printer port number The next print job sent will be sent to the temporary unit printer Subsequent print jobs without a Printer Select Code will be sent to the default unit printer If you send an invalid printer select sequence various conditions will determine where the print job is sent In any case the print job should be immediately resent with a valid Printer Select Co...

Page 101: ...ing lines using TERM program All lines except DCD which is not used should be high If lines are high turn Print Master off You should notice CTS and DSR lines go low If they do not go low there is a good chance cable is incorrect see Appendix A Typing characters from TERM should illuminate PC LED on Print Master 3 Check installation procedures for PC s serial port COM1 must generate an interrupt o...

Page 102: ...e on a non designated COM port CAUSE PC is connected to Print Master port which is configured as an printer port SOLUTION Enter Print Master s configuration mode and in the Status menu check the port s assignment CAUSE LPTX not rerouted to COMX port for PC serial communication SOLUTION Reroute LPT port as follows MODE LPTX COMX X 1 2 or 3 CAUSE Print Master is in configuration mode SOLUTION Exit c...

Page 103: ...ix A CAUSE Printer is off line SOLUTION Make sure printer is on line CAUSE Serial parameters do not match between Print Master and computer or printer SOLUTION Verify the serial parameters match between the computer and Print Master and between Print Master and the printer SYMPTOM ON POWER UP ALL LEDs COME ON AND STAY ON CAUSE Print Master failure SOLUTION Call BayTech technical support ...

Page 104: ...andshaking was done If your printer is connected in serial check printer s configuration and match handshaking i e you must use CTS DTR or XON XOFF for both Print Master and printer Also check pin 20 DTR on serial ports or pin 11 on parallel ports for continuity by using an ohm meter to check resistance from end to end CAUSE Parallel cable length SOLUTION Parallel cable should not exceed 15 feet U...

Page 105: ... CANNOT CONFIGURE PRINT MASTER SYMPTOM CONTROL T AND CAPITAL C SENT IN DUMB TERMINAL MODE DOES NOT INVOKE CONFIGURATION MENUS CAUSE Cable SOLUTION Use correct serial cable between PC and Print Master Check handshaking lines in TERM program On 706A unit check parallel cable between Print Master and printer CAUSE Serial port configuration SOLUTION Match baud rate word size stop bits parity and hands...

Page 106: ...IRQ4 and that COM2 use IRQ3 SOLUTION Reconfigure serial card use different serial card or different terminal emulation program PROBLEM CANNOT SELECT PRINTER CAUSE Port selection SOLUTION Printer Select Code may be sent out on wrong port e g Printer Select Code is going out COM1 and Print Master is connected to COM2 Also make sure selected port is designated as a printer port and not as a computer ...

Page 107: ... configured in Print Master PROBLEM CANNOT SELECT PRINTER DURING PRINT JOB CAUSE You are using Printer Select Mode 1 printer selection at beginning of printing only SOLUTION Switch to Printer Select Mode 2 in configuration printer selection anytime while printing PROBLEM PRINT JOB SWITCHES PRINTERS IN THE MIDDLE OF A PRINT JOB CAUSE Timeout period too short SOLUTION Increase input inactivity timeo...

Page 108: ...ES NOT TIMEOUT CAUSE Timeout is set to zero 0 SOLUTION Increase input inactivity timeout period via configuration mode PROBLEM PRINT JOBS ARE LOST WHEN MORE THAN ONE USER IS SENDING PRINT JOBS CAUSE Printer port is not connected to a printer or is connected to a powered down printer Data sent to a non connected printer port or a powered down printer will be lost SOLUTION Select a printer that is p...

Page 109: ...rial communication SOLUTION Reroute LPTX using this command MODE LPTX COMX X 1 2 or 3 CAUSE Floating condition on DSR or CTS lines SOLUTION Use the TERM program to check handshaking lines Power down Print Master If DSR DCD and CTS lines do not toggle check computer cable see Appendix A ...

Page 110: ... 78 82 84 86 87 91 93 Cascade 86 87 Cascaded 86 87 90 92 Cascading 86 87 89 Cascading ports 86 87 Case sensitive 40 50 88 Centronics 1 3 8 15 83 Clear buffer command 28 30 92 CLR 30 COMX 94 101 Configuration 2 4 6 8 12 14 20 21 23 24 38 39 40 73 75 86 90 93 94 96 100 Configuration mode 2 7 8 12 21 24 38 47 48 59 60 73 88 94 97 100 Configuration port 4 12 21 38 48 53 54 60 65 66 97 Configuration pr...

Page 111: ...4 DCD 16 17 49 50 61 62 93 101 DCE 5 8 16 17 78 82 93 Dimensions 5 Diskette 2 9 11 49 61 DOS 9 13 14 31 32 DSR 16 17 19 49 50 61 62 93 94 101 DTE 16 17 78 81 93 DTR 5 16 17 19 34 37 49 50 61 62 96 Dumb Terminal 48 49 60 61 97 98 Dynamically allocated buffer 28 EIA 1 3 15 17 19 85 EIA 232C 3 Emulation 48 50 60 62 98 End of a print job 43 55 70 Ending a print job 25 28 Environment 5 Eprom 12 Error c...

Page 112: ... 35 37 49 61 GND 19 Guarantee 77 Handshaking 5 17 32 34 36 49 50 61 62 78 79 80 82 93 96 97 101 Header page message 2 4 12 20 24 40 41 47 50 51 59 62 63 73 86 88 89 Hewlett Packard 82 Hewlett Packard LaserJet 82 IBM 3 2 15 16 31 38 49 61 67 68 78 80 93 In line spoolers 75 Input inactivity timeout 2 4 12 20 23 28 30 32 33 40 41 43 50 51 55 62 63 70 88 99 100 Intermix 100 ...

Page 113: ... 5 33 39 48 60 93 95 98 Logical name 3 4 12 20 24 40 42 52 54 62 63 67 88 LPT 94 LPTx 9 13 94 101 Main configuration menu 39 48 50 52 54 60 62 63 64 66 73 88 90 Maintenance 74 Menu 2 4 9 11 39 73 88 90 94 Minimum size print job 4 25 30 Missing characters 96 MS BASIC 38 39 ...

Page 114: ...5 31 97 98 Power switch 12 Power on 12 Power up default configuration 3 4 Printer assignment 26 44 56 69 86 92 Printer assignment number 26 44 56 86 Printer contention 27 44 56 Printer contention mode 44 56 Printer port 3 4 7 9 12 21 22 24 26 27 29 31 33 37 41 43 51 68 69 91 92 94 95 98 100 Printer port number 22 26 27 29 31 43 91 92 Printer select code 2 4 20 22 26 30 40 41 43 45 50 51 57 62 63 7...

Page 115: ...rns 74 RJ 45 5 15 19 84 85 RTS 16 17 19 49 50 61 62 RX 16 17 19 Serial number 75 Serial port configuration 2 8 14 20 23 50 52 62 64 88 97 Setup 12 13 SGND 16 17 Signal ground 16 17 19 Software drivers 75 Specifications 3 23 77 Standard TTL levels 15 Status 40 41 45 50 53 57 62 65 71 75 88 89 94 Stop bits 2 4 8 23 49 52 54 61 64 65 96 97 Strobe 15 ...

Page 116: ...48 50 60 62 98 Time out 39 55 Timeout 2 4 12 20 23 28 30 32 33 40 41 43 50 51 55 60 62 63 70 88 99 100 Troubleshooting 75 93 Tx 16 17 19 User programmable 4 20 Warranty 5 74 Word size 2 4 8 12 23 48 49 52 54 60 61 64 65 87 96 97 WordStar 3 32 XON XOFF 2 5 8 12 17 23 36 48 52 54 60 64 65 78 80 82 86 96 XON XOFF handshaking 36 78 80 82 ...

Page 117: ...pherals These models allow any of your computers to access any of your peripherals and talk to other computers so files can be transferred and data shared Plus a built in buffer spools output data until your peripherals can receive it freeing your computers to go on to other tasks Models come in four eight and ten port sizes Four port models have a 1 MB standard buffer which is expandable to 2 MB ...

Page 118: ...ht serial ports LaserShare 4E comes with two parallel and two serial ports and LaserShare 4A and LaserShare 4A MIO come with four parallel ports The LaserShare device for the Brother HL8e and HL8v is referred to as LaserShare 4CB This device is available with four 4 serial computer ports and a fixed buffer size of 256KB The BayTech PS 4A PS 4C and PS 4A models are user configurable high speed netw...

Page 119: ...nvironments e g for allowing control of multiple numerical or assembly line machines in exchanging data between point of sale devices or for operating a number of laboratory instruments or business machines from a central computer They are especially effective in adapting small low cost personal computers to these applications Each unit features six modes of operation which may be easily configure...

Page 120: ...osts to a minimum The TX108M features a V 32 internal modem with MNP Class 4 which provides reliable communication at speeds up to 9600 bps Telplex Model BX9600 is an external asynchronous 9600 bps modem The BX9600 features V 32 full duplex communication automatic or manual dialing and answering call progress detection of dial tones and busy signals pulse or tone dialing and a variety of other con...

Page 121: ...port controller These also have host port control which allows a host computer system to make and or break any connection between two ports on the multiport controller Broadcasting G Series Will simultaneously broadcast whatever data is received on the host port out to either 4 or 8 peripheral devices while sending data from a single selected peripheral device back to the host device This unit is ...

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