IBM 6400-D Generation II Series, Setup Manual

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Cables
A power line cord is provided with the printer, but no data cables. The
following provides data cable requirements and ordering information.
ASCII Serial/Parallel : The 6400-D Series printer is connected to personal
computers and controllers via industry standard EIA-232-E and PC-parallel
printer cables. For Dataproducts interfaces, you will need to obtain a
Dataproducts cable. Contact your IBM service representative to order the
following:
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EIA-232-E Cable
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PC-Parallel Cable
AS/400 : The 6400-D Series is connected to the AS/400 ASCII Workstation
Controller via the following IBM cables, available through your IBM service
representative:
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20 ft. RS-232
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40 ft. RS-232
RISC System/6000 : For RS-232 attachment to the IBM RISC System/6000,
the following are required:
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IBM Async cable EIA-232/V.24
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Printer/terminal interposer EIA-232
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Serial Cable Kit (PN 12H1204)
Printing Rates
The printing speed of text is measured in lines per minute (lpm), and is a
function of the selected font and the vertical dot density. Printing speed is
independent of the number of characters configured in the character set
repertoire. Print rates for lines containing attributes such as bold or
emphasized printing, superscripts, subscripts, or elongated attributes will
decrease to not less than half the rates of the font without such attributes. The
exact print rate of lines containing these attributes depends on the specific
print job, but software maximizes the throughput by dynamically determining
which dot rows contain adjacent dots and must be printed in two strokes.
Table 6 and Table 7 list typical printing rates.
The reverse paper feed capability allows the printing of multiple densities on a
single line. This is useful in printing forms and text together or in mixing
different fonts on a print line. Use of multiple densities and reverse paper feed
also affects throughput.
Cables