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Table of Contents

5 Printer Interfaces ................................................. 209

Overview............................................................................................... 209

RS-232 And RS-422 Serial Interfaces .................................................. 210

RS-232 ........................................................................................... 210

RS-422 ........................................................................................... 211

RS-232 Serial Interface Protocols .................................................. 211

RS-232 and RS-422 Serial Interface Protocols.............................. 212

RS-232 and RS-422 Serial Interface Error Handling ..................... 212

RS-232 and RS-422 Serial Interface Configuration ....................... 213

PC Parallel Interface............................................................................. 214

PC Parallel Interface Signals ......................................................... 215

PC Parallel Interface Configuration ................................................ 215

Dataproducts Parallel Interface ............................................................ 216

Dataproducts Parallel Interface Signals ......................................... 217

Dataproducts Parallel Interface Configuration ............................... 217

IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface................................................................. 218

Operating Modes............................................................................ 218

The Negotiation Phase................................................................... 219

Signals ........................................................................................... 219

Terminating Resistor Configurations .............................................. 222

6 Routine Service and Diagnostics ........................ 225

Overview............................................................................................... 225

Cleaning Requirements ........................................................................ 225

Cleaning The Outside Of The Cabinet ........................................... 225

Cleaning Inside The Cabinet .......................................................... 226

Printer Self–Tests ................................................................................. 229

Running The Printer Self–Tests............................................................ 230

Hex Code Printout ................................................................................ 231

Fault Messages .................................................................................... 235

Fault Correction Procedure ............................................................ 235

A Printer Specifications .......................................... 247

Ribbon Specifications ........................................................................... 247

All Models Except 6400-020 .......................................................... 247

6400-020 Models ........................................................................... 247

Ordering Ribbons.................................................................................. 248

All Models Except 6400-020 .......................................................... 248

6400-020 Models ........................................................................... 248

Paper Specifications ............................................................................. 250

Paper.............................................................................................. 250

Labels............................................................................................. 251

Summary of Contents for 6400 Series

Page 1: ...Setup Guide Cabinet and Pedestal Models 6400 Line Matrix Printers Form Number S544 5640 01 Copyright IBM Corp 1998 2001...

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Page 3: ...6400 Line Matrix Printers S544 5640 01 Setup Guide Cabinet and Pedestal Models...

Page 4: ...cations are not stocked at the address given below You may send your comments by facsimile to 1 800 524 1519 by E mail to printpub us ibm com or by mail to The IBM Printing Systems Company Information...

Page 5: ...ct A Site 34 Printer Dimensions 35 Printer Component Locations 37 Remove Shipping Restraints Cabinet Model 40 Remove The Cardboard Packing And Envelope 41 Remove The Hammer Bank Protective Foam 42 Rem...

Page 6: ...79 Loading And Starting The Power Paper Stacker 80 Checking The Paper Feed 81 Set The Top of Form 83 Test The Printer 85 3 Configuring the Printer 87 Overview 87 The Configurations 87 Active Versus Sa...

Page 7: ...ts Menu 150 IEEE 1284 151 Serial Interface Menu 152 Emulation Configuration Menu 157 IPDS Feature 159 IPDS Configuration Menu 160 Code V Feature VGL 166 Code V Configuration Menu 167 IGP Feature PGL 1...

Page 8: ...217 Dataproducts Parallel Interface Configuration 217 IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface 218 Operating Modes 218 The Negotiation Phase 219 Signals 219 Terminating Resistor Configurations 222 6 Routine Servi...

Page 9: ...st Systems to a Coax Twinax Printer 269 Attaching Printer to an AS 400 MVS or VM Host System 269 Attaching Printer to an AS 400 Host System 269 Attaching Printer to an AS 400 with Twinax Interface 269...

Page 10: ...hing Printer to VM Host System 282 SNA Attachment 282 Non SNA Attachment 283 Physical and Logical Unit Types 283 Physical Unit PU types and examples 283 Summary of LU Types and Representative IBM Prod...

Page 11: ...d product program or service is not intended to state or imply that only IBM s product program or service may be used Any functionally equivalent product program or service that does not infringe any...

Page 12: ...the user s authority to operate the equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Fules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference...

Page 13: ...ies ist eine Einrichtung der Klasse A Diese Einrichtung kann im Wohnbereich Funkst rungen erursachen in diesem Fall kann vom Betreiber verlangt werden angemessene Ma nahmen durchzuf hren und daf r auf...

Page 14: ...tic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user will be required to take adequate measures Australia New Zealand Attention This is a Class A Product In a domestic envi...

Page 15: ...er electrical or electronic equipment Such cables and connectors are available from IBM authorized dealers IBM cannot be responsible for any interference caused by using other than recommended cables...

Page 16: ...oduct operates under conditions of high electrical potentials and heat generation both of which are functionally necessary Trademarks and Service Marks The following terms denoted by an asterisk in th...

Page 17: ...Setup Guide for information on the proper source 2 Switch off the printer power and unplug the printer power cord before cleaning the printer 4 Do not connect or disconnect any communication port tele...

Page 18: ...xviii Safety Notices...

Page 19: ...The word Danger next to the lightning slash indicates the presence of a hazard that could cause death or serious personal injury Danger and Caution notices are numbered to help you find the translate...

Page 20: ...maintenance Conventions In This Setup Guide Key names indicator names and messages that appear on the operator panel display are capitalized as they actually appear on the printer Key names are shown...

Page 21: ...ion used with the optional IGP Printronix emulation enhancement feature Code V Programmer s Reference Manual Provides information used with the optional Code VTM emulation enhancement feature ANSI Pro...

Page 22: ...Serial Matrix and Proprinter III XL emulations Coax Twinax IPDSTM ANSI and the IGP PGL and IGP VGL graphics enhancement emulations are available as optional upgrades No matter what emulation is insta...

Page 23: ...n lines per minute lpm 05P for 500 lpm P10 for 1000 lpm P15 for 1500 lpm and P20 for 2000 lpm The SureStakTM Power Stacker is an available option for the 6400 010 015 and 020 models The 6400 P50 and P...

Page 24: ...Parallel Dataproducts Parallel Ethernet Interface IEEE 1284 Two Coax Twinax features are available with this printer IBM Coax Twinax Coax Twinax Multi Platform Interface Printer Emulations Each emula...

Page 25: ...ry similar to the code systems used by an IBM Graphics Printer but incorporates several systems into one emulation This emulation enables a line matrix printer to print files coded for a serial matrix...

Page 26: ...adow printing Automatic underlining and overscoring Superscript and subscript printing Double high and wide printing Resident multinational character sets Graphics And Vertical Formatting Several grap...

Page 27: ...IBM 3262 Models 3 and 13 IBM 4234 Models 1 2 and 9 and IBM 5224 Models 1 and 2 This feature can be used with the Intelligent Printer Data Stream IPDS feature which is described below IBM Intelligent P...

Page 28: ...int jobs to your printer The Network Print Server provides multiple network protocol support that allows you to submit print jobs from Novell Netware IBM LAN Server IBM AIX and other TCP IP networks D...

Page 29: ...emulating that printer If the printer uses the Proprinter III XL protocol for example it is emulating an IBM Proprinter III XL printer If the printer is using the Epson FX printer protocol for exampl...

Page 30: ...an the printer and printer supplies are listed in Appendix A Whenever it is necessary to service the printer remember these important maintenance concepts Use only the ribbons specified in Appendix A...

Page 31: ...d on page 92 4 Review the information contained in the README 1ST file on the Configuration Utility diskette NOTE The Configuration Utility diskette contains a README 1ST file that describes the conte...

Page 32: ...communications cable see page 256 7 Configure the printer to work with host systems and to match your emulation such as IBM Proprinter III XL Follow the instructions provided in Chapter 3 Configuring...

Page 33: ...o 60 Hz The printer automatically senses and adjusts itself to conform to the correct voltage range Primary circuit protection is provided by the power switch which is also a circuit breaker Consult a...

Page 34: ...rrect voltage range Is relatively dust free Has a temperature range of 10 C to 40 C 50 F to 104 F and a relative humidity from 15 to 90 non condensing Is located within the maximum allowable cable len...

Page 35: ...ons Cabinet Model with Power Paper Stacker 27 0 in 68 84 cm 83 0 in 210 8 cm 29 0 in 73 7 cm 27 0 in 68 6 cm 27 0 in 68 6 cm 41 0 in 104 cm 57 5 in 146 1 cm 27 0 in 68 6 cm 83 0 in 210 8 cm 32 5 in 82...

Page 36: ...36 Chapter 2 Printer Dimensions Figure 3 Printer Dimensions Pedestal Model 25 in 63 5 cm 10 5 in 26 67 cm 48 0 in 122 cm 30 in 76 2 cm 24 6 in 62 48 cm...

Page 37: ...inuing with the rest of the installation procedures Figure 4 6400 Series Models Printer Component Locations 5cloc2 Ribbon Spool Hub Latch Horizontal Adjustment Knob Tractor Lock Paper Scale Splined Sh...

Page 38: ...mponent Locations Figure 5 6400 020 Printer Component Locations Ribbon Spool Hub Latch Tractor Lock Splined Shaft Paper Supports 4 Tractors 2 Vertical Position Knob Forms Thickness Lever Ribbon Guide...

Page 39: ...omponent Locations p6cloc1 Ribbon Spool Shuttle Cover Assembly Ribbon Hub Hub Latch Ribbon Guide Forms Thickness Lever Splined Shaft Adjustable Hinge Adjustable Paper Guide Printer Cover Operator Pane...

Page 40: ...ints from pallet 4 Remove remaining packing material Cardboard packing protective foam and tie wraps protect printer mechanisms from possible damage during shipment You must remove these shipping rest...

Page 41: ...rinter cover 2 Remove the cardboard packing 3 Open the tractor doors 4 Push the tractor locks down 5 Slide the tractors outward as far as they will go The forms thickness lever should be in the fully...

Page 42: ...e cabinet Remove The Hammer Bank Protective Foam Figure 8 Removing the Hammer Bank Protective Foam 6400 Series Models 1 Slide the paper supports outward as far as they will go 2 Lift the hammer bank p...

Page 43: ...oving the Hammer Bank Protective Foam 6400 020 Model 6400 020 Model 4 Cut the tie wrap and remove it from the side plate 5 Lift the hammer bank protective foam and remove it from between the ribbon ma...

Page 44: ...6400 Series Models 1 Rotate the forms thickness lever downward to position A 2 Rotate the platen protective foam toward the front of the printer and out from under the support shaft 3 Remove the plate...

Page 45: ...d blocks NOTE Make sure the tape securing the wood blocks is removed entirely Adjust The Paper Supports Figure 12 Adjusting Paper Supports 6400 Series Models Slide the paper supports inward until they...

Page 46: ...installed skip this procedure and go to Remove The Shipping Restraints From The Power Paper Stacker on page 48 1 Open the cabinet rear door 2 Cut the tie wraps and release the paper chains from the ba...

Page 47: ...s procedure and go to Remove The Shipping Restraints From The Power Paper Stacker on page 48 1 Remove the tie wrap attached to the passive stacker paper fence The tie wrap is marked with a large red t...

Page 48: ...aper stacking capabilities of the printer Special packaging protects the power stacker mechanisms from damage during shipment This section describes how to remove the shipping restraints before you op...

Page 49: ...move the eight tie wraps 3 Raise the paper guide to its highest position by hand 4 Remove the plastic bags from the paper chains 5 Verify that both fences are in the down position Figure 16 Replacing...

Page 50: ...ipping restraints simply reverse the steps in this section Remove the Protective Film and Envelope Figure 17 Removing the Protective Film and Envelope 1 Raise the printer cover 2 Carefully peel off th...

Page 51: ...Protective Foam Figure 18 Removing the Hammer Bank Protective Foam 1 Slide the paper supports outward as far as they will go 2 Lift the hammer bank protective foam and remove it from between the ribbo...

Page 52: ...emoving the Platen Protective Foam 1 Rotate the forms thickness lever downward to position A 2 Rotate the platen protective foam toward the front of the printer and out from under the support shaft 3...

Page 53: ...rt shaft Position them so that they divide teh space between the tractors into three approximately equal segments 1 Place the output basket in the holes in the back of the printer 2 Screw the ground w...

Page 54: ...ing Restraints Pedestal Model Remove Tags Pedestal Model Figure 21 Removing the Tie Wrap from the Pedestal Model Remove the tie wrap attached to the output basket It is marked with a large red tag Tie...

Page 55: ...g the forms from the printer and using them soon after printing Forms will not stack in top exit mode Setting Top Paper Exit 1 Press Stop to place the printer in NOT READY state If there is paper in t...

Page 56: ...aper Exit Options 5 Tighten the two hinge adjustment thumbscrews 6 Slide the paper guide slightly to the left and raise it to its upper position for the top exit Figure 24 Feeding the Paper Out the To...

Page 57: ...r then continue with step 2 of this procedure Figure 25 Loosening the Hinge Thumbscrews 2 Open the printer cover 3 Loosen the two hinge adjustment thumbscrews 4 Slide the cover forward until it stops...

Page 58: ...d box containing the power cord printer ribbon and operator panel overlay label Refer to Printer Specifications on page 247 for recommended cables Documentation is stored in a pouch container on the l...

Page 59: ...abinet see Figure 32 Plug the power cord into the printer AC power connector then into the AC power outlet Figure 28 Interface and Power Cable Connections Cabinet Models 6ccblcon 6ccblcon NOTE 1 The D...

Page 60: ...s Figure 29 Product Description Label Location 1 Check the product description label to verify that the voltage source at the printer site conforms to the requirements specified on page 34 Figure 30 P...

Page 61: ...I O connector you have selected Figure 32 Cable Routing Notch 5 Locate the notch in the lower left corner of the back of the cabinet 6 Hold the I O cable below its connector and gently push the cable...

Page 62: ...inter I O connector 9 Secure the cable to the printer using the two cable standoffs Figure 34 Unpacking Printer Accessories 10 Open the cabinet front door and cut the strap that secures the box which...

Page 63: ...in the lower right back corner of the cabinet 13 Thread the power cord inside the bracket where the gas spring is attached Figure 36 Attaching the Power Cord 14 Plug the power cord into the printer AC...

Page 64: ...nel overlay label Refer to Cables on page 256 for recommended cables 1 Before powering on the printer ensure the printer is plugged into an appropriate power source Refer to page 33 for information on...

Page 65: ...re 38 Removing the I O Cover 4 Remove the cover from the I O connector you have selected p6cprswt Parallel Connector Auxiliary I O Serial Connector AC Power Connector NOTE 1 The Dataproducts adapter f...

Page 66: ...Attaching the Cable Connector 5 Attach the cable connector to the printer I O connector Figure 40 Attaching the Power Cord 6 Plug the power cord into the printer AC power connector then into the AC p...

Page 67: ...ataproducts I O Adapter NOTE Centronics is not present on Network based models Dataproducts Standard Adapter Serial RS 232 RS 422 Auxiliary I O Diagnostic Centronics Ethernet Pedestal Models Cabinet M...

Page 68: ...lay Label 1 Choose the overlay labels in the appropriate language 2 Attach the operator panel overlay label by adhering it to your operator panel Network 10 100Base T Coax Twinax Dataproducts Long Lin...

Page 69: ...m molded onto the shuttle cover for the following steps Figure 44 Opening the Printer Cover 1 Open the printer cover 2 Pedestal models pull the operator panel up and out of the way The operator panel...

Page 70: ...de squeeze the right hub latch and place the full spool on the right ribbon hub 8 Press the spool down until the hub latch snaps into place NOTE The ribbon must not be twisted A twisted ribbon can low...

Page 71: ...pty spool on the left hub 11 Press the spool down until the hub latch snaps into place 12 Turn the left spool by hand and check to ensure that the ribbon tracks correctly in the ribbon path and around...

Page 72: ...ad The Paper Figure 47 Opening the Printer Cover 1 Open the printer cover Figure 48 Forms Thickness Lever 2 Raise the forms thickness lever as far as it will go 3 Open the tractor doors p6cl o c4 Form...

Page 73: ...loor of the cabinet c Align the paper supply with the front label on the floor of the printer d Ensure that the paper pulls freely from the box Figure 50 Feeding the Paper Pedestal models a Place the...

Page 74: ...paper slot while pulling it through from above with your other hand 7 Pull the paper above and behind the ribbon mask which is a silver metal strip with a clear plastic edge protector Refer to the rib...

Page 75: ...ft tractor b Slide the tractor until it is directly to the left of the number 1 on the paper scale and lock it You can also use the paper scale to count columns 11 For the older 6400 Series models Aft...

Page 76: ...14 Close the tractor door 15 Make sure the leading edge of the first sheet of paper is parallel to the tractor splined shaft If the paper is misaligned reload it onto the tractor sprockets until its...

Page 77: ...or ribbon damage smeared ink or wavy print 20 Press STOP to remove the LOAD PAPER fault message from the display 21 Press FORM FEED several times to make sure the paper feeds properly beyond the tract...

Page 78: ...paper stacker Power Paper Stacker Component Locations Familiarize yourself with the names and locations of the components shown in the following illustration before operating the power paper stacker...

Page 79: ...printer offline 3 Grasp the elevator lift handle and press the elevator disable switch while raising the elevator to the top of its travel Figure 57 Power Stacker Components 4 Make sure the wire pape...

Page 80: ...s Be certain the paper passes through the paper stacker throat smoothly 2 Stack the 3 5 sheets of paper on top of the wire paper tent making sure the paper lies with the natural folds 3 On the printer...

Page 81: ...Check that the paper feeds correctly 2 Press the Form Feed key several times to ensure that the paper feeds properly beyond the tractors and over the paper guide assembly 3 Ensure that the paper folds...

Page 82: ...he Form Feed key several times to ensure that the paper feeds properly beyond the tractors over the paper guide assembly and through the paper exit slot in the rear of the cabinet Ensure that the pape...

Page 83: ...Form Figure 61 Raising the Forms Thickness Lever 1 Raise the forms thickness lever as far as it will go The CLOSE PLATEN message appears on the operator panel 2 Press any key on the operator panel to...

Page 84: ...r It is the small tab located on the left tractor door 4 Turn the vertical position knob up or down to align the top of the first print line with the TOF indicator For best print quality it is recomme...

Page 85: ...with potential for ribbon damage smeared ink or wavy print 7 Press Set Top of Form The paper moves downward to the top of form print position Test The Printer To run an initial printer test print the...

Page 86: ...86 Chapter 2 Test The Printer...

Page 87: ...tion parameters You can configure the printer by pressing operator panel keys or by sending control codes from the host computer This chapter explains how to use the operator panel to change individua...

Page 88: ...on is not lost when you power off the printer NOTE Saved configurations are also referred to as custom sets There are no control codes that allow you to save a parameter in NVRAM However you can save...

Page 89: ...l Buffers Hex Transparent Control Mono Dual Case Undefined Character Substitution Print Text Direction Image Buffer Size Intervention Required Compatibility Options Translate Table Override Host Forma...

Page 90: ...code 8 Only if Autoswitching is enabled 9 Only if Coax Emulation is enabled Using The Operator Panel Figure 65 The Operator Panel The operator panel is shown above During the configuration process you...

Page 91: ...ssing the Enter key selects configuration values as the active values that is places them into printer DRAM An asterisk after a displayed setting shows it is entered into memory Press the Scroll Scrol...

Page 92: ...ke sure the printer is on 2 Press NOT READY The printer must be in NOT READY mode to print the configuration 3 PRESS START TO PRINT PRESS STOP TO EXIT You are prompted to press the Start key before th...

Page 93: ...st with the installation and configuration of this printer The other options will only be useful once you have modified and saved the printer configuration parameter settings The Power On Custom Set i...

Page 94: ...XXX XX XXXXXX EC V2 01B XX XXX XX XXXXXX BOOT CMX V1 05E XX XXX XX XXXXXX SHUTTLE TYPE 1500 FLASH 8 MB DRAM 8 MB SECURITY PAL XXXXXX XXX CONFIGURATION CODE FC06FF PRINTER CONTROL Interface Selection P...

Page 95: ...allel PC Parallel Data Bit 8 Enable Data Polarity Standard Strobe Polarity Standard Response Polarity Standard Busy on Strobe Enable Latch Data On Leading Edge Prime Signal Enable TOF Action at Prime...

Page 96: ...Command Prefix Enable Power on IGP Enable Ext Execute Copy Disable UPC Descenders Enable Compressed CPI Disable Ignore Character Ignore Mode Disable Select Character 0 IGP100 Compatibility None Expan...

Page 97: ...1 Alternate Set 80 9F Control Code P Series XQ Emulation Control Code 06 8 0 LPI Define CR Code CR CR Auto LF Disable Define LF Code LF CR LF Compressed Print Char 01 SOH Elong Alt Font Elng BS Font...

Page 98: ...Quality DP Quality Print Character Table Print Attributes Proportional Spacing Disable Italic Print Disable Slashed Zero Disable Text Position Bottom of Line Margins Left Margin 0 Characters Right Mar...

Page 99: ...onfiguration menu Printer Control Interface Selection Hex Print Mode Print Direction Alarm Control Display Language Bidirectional Unidirectional Factory Default Step Key LCD Results Notes 1 Determine...

Page 100: ...displayed value An asterisk appears indicating that this choice is now the active value 10 Continue this pattern to make all of the changes using the information in this chapter 11 To save changes so...

Page 101: ...ing configurations You may want to print records of your configurations see page 92 and store them in a safe place such as inside the printer cabinet If you do not save your configuration before you p...

Page 102: ...es to the Configuration Management menu option 5 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT RECALL CUSTOM SET Selects the CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT menu The RECALL CUSTOM SET option appears 6 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SA...

Page 103: ...e 11 OPERATOR MENU LOCKED Locks Program mode and the Operator Menu 12 READY Places the printer in READY mode prepared for normal operation 13 It is recommended you print your current configuration as...

Page 104: ...red on Selecting the power on configuration is explained on page 106 Configuration Management Recall Custom Set Factory Default Custom Set 1 Custom Set 2 Custom Set 3 Custom Set 4 Custom Preloaded Set...

Page 105: ...s forward to the FACTORY DEFAULT parameter for the RECALL CUSTOM SET option 7 LOADING SAVED CONFIGURATION Loads the set of Factory Default values The message LOADING SAVED CONFIGURATION appears briefl...

Page 106: ...r on configuration NOTE Be sure you define and save a custom set before attempting to use it as the Power On Custom Set Otherwise the current Power On Custom Set remains selected and the following ope...

Page 107: ...t menu option 5 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT RECALL CUSTOM SET Selects the CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT menu The RECALL CUSTOM SET option appears 6 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT CHANGE POWER ON SET Moves to the CH...

Page 108: ...ion 10 NOT READY Returns the printer to the NOT READY mode 11 OPERATOR MENU LOCKED Locks Program mode and the Operator Menu 12 READY Places the printer in READY mode prepared for normal operation Step...

Page 109: ...ore information about these documents see Related Documents on page 21 The configuration menu diagram on page 110 shows the structure of the configuration menus and the parameter options available in...

Page 110: ...ancel Buffers Hex Transparent Control Mono Dual Case Undefined Character Substitution Print Text Direction Image Buffer Size Intervention Required Compatibility Options Translate Table Override Host F...

Page 111: ...tion and IGP Emulation options appear in the menus only if these features are installed Menus are shown in Appendix D 4 Ethernet information only appears when the ethernet feature is installed 5 Ether...

Page 112: ...Eject Restore Standard Top Exit Tear 2 PTR Setup Option Setup Parse Disable Enable Ignore Setup SFCC 21h 1 FF File System Overwrite Files Enable Disable View File List Delete Files Optimize Reboot Pri...

Page 113: ...nax IPDS Autoswitching does save the state of the IPDS emulation during interface switching and will also correctly position the forms at top of form at the end of each IPDS job Display Language This...

Page 114: ...m detection is disabled the printer does not monitor paper motion If a paper jam occurs the printer ignores the condition and continues to print possibly causing severe damage to the printer Forms Spe...

Page 115: ...r mode while NOT READY the printer will not print any jobs until made READY by pressing the Start key OCR Font Density OCR FONT DENSITY determines the print quality for OCR A and OCR B character sets...

Page 116: ...given below Setup Parse This selection is used to enable or disable the PTR Setup Option The default is disable Setup SFCC Sets the legal hex values from 01 through FF These represent the ASCII code...

Page 117: ...el only Bar Code Detect Uses both hammerbank rows upper or lower to print all information except for barcodes Graphics Detect Uses a single hammerbank row to print graphics and barcodes Dual Uses both...

Page 118: ...ustom Set 3 Custom Set 4 Custom Preloaded Set 5 Custom Preloaded Set 6 Custom Preloaded Set 7 Custom Preloaded Set 8 Save Current Values Custom Set 1 Custom Set 2 Custom Set 3 Custom Set 4 Custom Prel...

Page 119: ...r contains the IPDS feature but must occasionally be used as a non IPDS printer Refer to the 6400 IPDS Programmer s Reference Manual or the 6400 Coax Twinax Programmer s Reference Manual for more info...

Page 120: ...ng custom sets ENABLE turns protection on preventing you from overwriting existing custom sets If you attempt to save to an existing set the following operator panel message appears 043 CUSTOM SET ALR...

Page 121: ...Hex Transparent Control Enable Disable Undefined Character Reporting 60 40 FE HEX Undefined Character Substitution Enable Disable Load Alternate Character Option Print Text Direction Control By Host L...

Page 122: ...h 0890 Yugoslav Old 1097 Farsi 1025 Cyrillic Multilingual 0256 International Set 1 1112 Baltic Multilingual 0924 Euro Latin 9 1122 Estonian 1140 Euro English USA Canada 1141 Euro Austrian German 1142...

Page 123: ...twinax interface current character set Character sets are shown in the 6400 Coax Twinax Programmer s Reference Manual Active Print Language ACTIVE PRINT LANGUAGE specifies which print language set wi...

Page 124: ...essed DISABLE clears the twinax internal buffer not the print engine buffers when a job is put on hold from the host or the Cancel key is pressed Early Print Complete Early Print Complete allows the p...

Page 125: ...0 9F This selection determines if ASCII codes 80 hex through 9F hex will be used as control codes or printed as standard printable characters Printable the default prints the alternate set as standard...

Page 126: ...lternate character images into the printer This may be used for designing graphics bar codes and charts or for printing in foreign languages ENABLE the default prints the LAC character as defined DISA...

Page 127: ...cing as 6408 6412 Model CT0 printers after absolute and relative move commands are executed The following options are available ENABLE reflects 6408 6412 Model CT0 distance generated by the Code V fea...

Page 128: ...Selects the type of port to be used The Disable selection disables the port from the hotport process The available selections are Twinax the default Coax Disable NOTE Changing the Port Type in this m...

Page 129: ...Case Mono Dual Case Print Text Direction Control By Host Left to Right Right to Left Image Buffer Size 4K 2K Intervention Required Send to Host Not Send to Host Compatibility Options See page 138 Tran...

Page 130: ...1026 Turkish 0890 Yugoslav Old 1097 Farsi 1025 Cyrillic Multilingual 0905 Turkish Old 0256 International Set 1 0924 Euro Latin 9 1140 Euro English USA Canada 1141 Euro Austrian German 1142 Euro Danish...

Page 131: ...TABLE prints out a table of the coax interface current character set All coax character sets are shown in the 6400 Coax Twinax Programmer s Reference Manual Active Print Language ACTIVE PRINT LANGUAGE...

Page 132: ...ppears on the operator panel will reset the Buffer Reprint function Printer Emulation This parameter defines the printer emulation as follows 4234 the default 3287 After the emulation has been changed...

Page 133: ...is pressed DISABLE clears the coax internal buffer not the print engine buffers when a job is put on hold from the host or when the Cancel key is pressed Hex Transparent Control You can enable additio...

Page 134: ...al for more information about non SCS mode Undefined Character Substitution UNDEFINED CHARACTER SUBSTITUTION specifies the replacement character to print in place of any unprintable character that is...

Page 135: ...internal code by using the downloaded translate table Override Host OVERRIDE HOST determines whether the printer executes certain commands sent by the host or continues to use the current settings The...

Page 136: ...urrent setting for the printer independent of the interface used Although the LP emulation maintains width in characters the maximum printable width in characters is controlled by the same internal va...

Page 137: ...s on the active ports Hex Print Mode When enabled the HEX PRINT MODE parameter prints the EBCDIC data and control codes received from the host as hex values Refer to page to obtain a hex code printout...

Page 138: ...position of the next line OFF the default produces a carriage return to the first print position of the current line Compatibility Options from page 129 Compatibility Option 1 On Off Compatibility Op...

Page 139: ...e on the next form Compatibility Option 4 Form Feed at End of Print Buffer FORM FEED AT END OF PRINT BUFFER determines the print line position when a form feed command is the last code encountered in...

Page 140: ...ition 1 of the next line ON performs an automatic form feed after completing a print buffer unless a form feed command was the last one in the buffer The printer is set to print at print position 1 of...

Page 141: ...ridden causing the operator panel bottom margin value to be used OFF the default ignores the operator panel bottom margin value ON forces the bottom margin to the value specified by the operator panel...

Page 142: ...Enter Start Factory Default MAC Address hhhhhhhhhhhh NetBIOS Protocol Enable Disable Novell Frame Auto Sensing Ethernet II Ethernet 802 3 Ethernet 802 2 802 2 Snap Ethernet Hotport Trickle Time 1 4 Se...

Page 143: ...er subnetworks or subnets This mask is used to help determine whether IP packets need to be forwarded to other subnets MAC Address This menu item is the Manufacturer s Assigned Number and is unique fo...

Page 144: ...tion only appears if a 10 100Base T network interface card NIC is installed The Ethernet Speed menu allows compatibility with different systems and networks The factory default is Auto Select Auto Sel...

Page 145: ...d Trickle Time This functionality prevents an attached host from timing out In order to support this feature the port has to be able to accept data from the host and store it for future use The select...

Page 146: ...IEEE 1284 PC Parallel See page 148 Parallel Interface from page 110 Interface Type PC Parallel Dataproducts IEEE 1284 PC Parallel See page 148 Dataproducts See page 150 Parallel Hotport Trickle Time...

Page 147: ...ue is the time that the printer waits before getting the next byte of data from the host Set the value to be less than the host time out value If the value is too much shorter the printer fills up its...

Page 148: ...The extended ASCII character set is shown in the 6400 ASCII Programmer s Reference Manual PC Parallel from page 146 Data Bit 8 Enable Disable Data Polarity Standard Inverted Strobe Polarity Standard I...

Page 149: ...strobe signal Response Polarity The RESPONSE POLARITY parameter must be set to match the response polarity of your host computer STANDARD the default does not invert the response signal INVERTED inver...

Page 150: ...The Dataproducts parallel interface is configured using the following configuration options Data Bit 8 The DATA BIT 8 parameter allows access to the extended ASCII character set This parameter is enab...

Page 151: ...e zeros and vice versa Data Request Polarity The DATA REQUEST POLARITY parameter must be set to match the data request polarity of your host computer STANDARD the default does not invert the request s...

Page 152: ...115200 Baud 600 Baud 1200 Baud 2400 Baud 4800 Baud Data Bits 8 7 Parity None Odd Even Mark Sense To view options press To select an option press To exit the configuration menus and return to READY pr...

Page 153: ...ge it has received the entire block of data ACK NAK Acknowledge Negative Acknowledge ACK means acknowledge the device acknowledges it has accepted a transmission NAK means a negative acknowledge the d...

Page 154: ...the default ODD EVEN MARK SENSE The setting must match the corresponding parity setting in the host computer Data Terminal Ready This configuration is part of hardware flow control and determines when...

Page 155: ...er in 1K increments Up to 16K are available 16K is the default Poll Character This option is used when One Char Enquiry is enabled and the IGP feature is available Whenever the printer receives this c...

Page 156: ...r too fast This function is not applicable for C T hotport Timeout This is the value used by the printer to time out from the current port and check the other ports for data to print When the printer...

Page 157: ...re must be installed Active Graphic Emulation This parameter allows you to select either of the following emulations IGP the default See page 166 Code V See page 174 Emulation Configuration from page...

Page 158: ...guration for the active emulation is selected from the Printer Emulation Configuration menu described on page 157 Printer Emulation Configuration This parameter configures the ASCII printer emulation...

Page 159: ...nce Manual IPDS Parameters The IPDS parameters are described on the following pages Parameters marked with an asterisk indicate the default value The printer must be offline to enter the configuration...

Page 160: ...age Quality Low High 60 40 FE Undefined Character Substitution Disable Enable IPDS Emulation Mode 4234 6408 6412 Postnet Barcode Width UPC EAN Barcode HRI On Data Stream Setting Enhanced Barcode Mode...

Page 161: ...ORC A 0893 ORC B 0420 Arabic 0880 Cyrillic Old 0423 Greek Old 0875 Greek New Euro 0871 Icelandic 0290 Japanese Katakana 0870 Latin 2 Roece Multilingual 0838 Thai 1026 Turkish 0890 Yugoslav Old 1097 F...

Page 162: ...aracter to print in place of any unprintable character that is received by the host The character code point can range from hex 40 to hex FE The factory default is set to hex 60 Maximum Printable Widt...

Page 163: ...to print Image Quality Determines the quality for image printing Override Host must be enabled to use Image Quality If Override Host is disabled then the image is assumed to be 144 by 144 and the imag...

Page 164: ...ables IPDS and PSF MVS to take advantage of 6408 6412 printer functions which are supported directly by PSF MVS Other PSF applications only support this printer as a 4234 printer Please review Chapter...

Page 165: ...ns are supported in Enhanced Bar Code Mode Only bar codes with a unit module width of 0 017 inches are supported in Enhanced Bar Code Mode For non rotated bar codes all bar code types except Postnet a...

Page 166: ...0 Code V Programmer s Reference Manual Code V Parameters The Code V parameters are described on the following pages Parameters marked with an asterisk indicate the default value The printer must be of...

Page 167: ...and Power On Select SFCC 5E Power On X Power On F Power On PY Lines Per Inch 6 7 8 9 10 Graphics Options Slashed Zero Ignore Dots Value Append Rotated Truncate Off Page Alpha True Vertical 1 10 Absor...

Page 168: ...at Disable the default Does not select free format as the power up default Enable Selects free format as the power up default and selects the graphics mode cc PY as the power up default Power On PY Se...

Page 169: ...vertical 1 10 of an inch parameter is used as 1 10 of an inch Enabled or as 7 72 of an inch Disabled When used as 1 10 of an inch rounding will occur to the nearest 1 72 of an inch This can cause vert...

Page 170: ...usted Ignore Spaces Disable the default Trailing spaces are NOT deleted from alphanumeric elements in a graphics pass Enable Trailing spaces are deleted from alphanumeric elements in a graphics pass M...

Page 171: ...ded Inline Graphics Enable Permits Code V graphics to start in the middle of a print line as opposed to moving to the beginning of the line to start a graphic Disable the default Requires the printer...

Page 172: ...racters are ignored Disable the default Does not ignore the characters selected with the select character options Character 1 The character selected using the Select Character 1 option will be ignored...

Page 173: ...the PI signal is used data bit 8 of the data is reserved for use as the PI function and you cannot access characters in the 80 FF hex range Therefore to access characters in the 80 FF hex range data...

Page 174: ...configure the printer for other features You can select IGP default parameters directly from the operator panel as explained in this chapter or by control codes as explained in the 6400 IGP User s Ma...

Page 175: ...t line Emulation Configuration from page 157 Define CR Code Define LF Code LF LF LF CR LF Auto LF Disable Enable Select SFCC 7E 1 FF CR Edit Disable Enable PI Slew Range 16 15 Select Font 0 0 34 Slash...

Page 176: ...s the right margin Disable the default Truncates the text beyond the right margin until a CR or CR LF is received Enable Automatically inserts a CR LF after a full print line Select SFCC You can speci...

Page 177: ...option allows you to select is zeros will print with or without a slash Disable the default Prints zeros without a slash 0 Enable Prints zeros with a slash to distinguish zeros from the alphabetical c...

Page 178: ...tting is IGP 100 200 400 compatible Enable Dynamic data overlay data etc are allowed within a form in which the Form Count parameter is specified in the Execute command In this case the exact same for...

Page 179: ...ions None the default MVP Older printer model L150 Older printer model P3000 Older printer model P6000 Older printer model P9000 Older printer model Expanded Font This option defines the type of expan...

Page 180: ...L Emulation See page 181 Epson Emulation P Series Emulation P Series XQ Emulation Printer Emulation Configuration To view options press To select an option press To exit the configuration menus and re...

Page 181: ...tin 2 PC 0913 ISO Latin 3 0914 ISO Latin 4 0915 ISO Cyrillic PC 0916 Hebrew 0920 ISO Latin 5 Turkish 0921 ISO Baltic Multilingual 0922 Estonian 0923 Latin 9 8859 15 1006 ISO URDU 1008 ISO Arabic 1046...

Page 182: ...ault Does NOT perform a line feed The next print position will be print position 1 of the current line CR CR LF Performs an automatic line feed The next print position will be print position 1 of the...

Page 183: ...0869 Greek New Euro 0874 Thai 0912 ISO Latin 2 PC 0913 ISO Latin 3 0914 ISO Latin 4 0915 ISO Cyrillic PC 0916 Hebrew 0920 ISO Latin 5 Turkish 0921 ISO Baltic Multilingual 0922 Estonian 0923 Latin 9 88...

Page 184: ...rms width Define LF Code Line Feed The Define LF Code option controls the action of the printer when it receives a Line Feed code hex 0A from the host computer If this feature is enabled each time the...

Page 185: ...l Code 06 Control Code 08 Elongated Backspace 8 0 LPI 10 3 LPI 6 0 LPI Define CR Code Auto LF Disable Enable CR CR CR CR LF Overstrike Define LF Code LF CR LF LF LF Enable Disable Select SFCC EVFU Sel...

Page 186: ...BCDIC EMCA Latin 1 Select Subset Primary ASCII USA German Swedish Danish Norwegian Finnish English UK Dutch French Spanish Italian Turkish Japanese Select Subset Extended Multinational Barcode 10 CPI...

Page 187: ...n it receives a Carriage Return code hex 0D from the host computer If this feature is enabled each time the printer receives a carriage return it inserts an additional Line Feed code hex 0A into the d...

Page 188: ...fault ETX hex 03 CIRCUMFLEX hex 5E also called caret TILDE hex 7E NOTE SOH ETX and ESC are non printables The characters and are printable however do not use them as printables in the host data stream...

Page 189: ...CR LF LF LF Char 01 SOH Char 03 ETX Char 09 HT P Series XQ Emulation from page 180 To view options press To select an option press To exit the configuration menus and return to READY press Scroll Scro...

Page 190: ...width setting Disable the default Discards any data past the forms width Enable Performs an automatic carriage return and line feed when data is received past the forms width Define LF Code Line Feed...

Page 191: ...ves from the host computer When enabled all characters will be printed in uppercase Disable Prints lowercase characters received from the host computer as lowercase and prints uppercase characters rec...

Page 192: ...Character Sets IBM PC Multinational EMCA Multinational DEC Multinational ORC A ORC B 0858 PC Euro Multilingual 0862 Hebrew 0923 Latin 9 8859 15 DEC Greek Print Language Control Code 06 Define CR Code...

Page 193: ...ach carriage return The next print position will be print position 1 of the next line Auto LF The Auto LF option defines the printer action when print data is received past the forms width setting Ena...

Page 194: ...control codes Enable Disables the printer when a DC1 control code is received and enables the printer when a DC3 control code is received Alternate Set 80 9F Control Code the default Interprets data...

Page 195: ...es 00 1 24 Inches Forms Length in MM 1 279 4 MM 000 1 609 6 MM Forms Length in Lines 66 Lines 1 192 Characters PrintCharacter Table Print Format Print Attributes Proportional Spacing Disable Enable It...

Page 196: ...as the default print language 10 CPI is the only available value for this parameter If a different CPI value is desired the print language must be changed first NOTE Receipt of a data stream control...

Page 197: ...f 0 1 inch FORMS WIDTH IN MM allows you to input the forms width in millimeters Valid values range from 1 through 345 4 in increments of tenths of a millimeter 0 1 mm FORMS WIDTH IN CHARACTERS allows...

Page 198: ...effective forms width Forms Length FORMS LENGTH specifies the forms length in inches millimeters or lines All three measurements will update the same configuration parameter The default values for for...

Page 199: ...page length you must first change the LPI IMPORTANT If the forms length is set in lines and you change the LPI the effective page length changes to the forms length in characters divided by the new LP...

Page 200: ...proportional spacing for text data NOTE Proportional spacing is only supported in 10 CPI Therefore you must select 10 CPI or proportional spacing will be ignored ITALIC PRINT prints text in italics wh...

Page 201: ...he default is 0 characters RIGHT MARGIN defines where the last print position is located The right margin is specified as the number of characters from the right edge of the forms Valid values range f...

Page 202: ...Error Log Ripple Print All E s All H s Underlines All E s FF Ethernet Test Page 1 To view options press To select an option press To exit the configuration menus and return to READY press Scroll Scrol...

Page 203: ...proper phasing problems or light dark character variations All H s A pattern of all uppercase H s used to detect missing characters misplaced dots smeared characters or improper phasing All E s FF A p...

Page 204: ...owered on The range is 0 through 30 000 hours Printing Time The cumulative time in hours the printer has actually been printing The range is 0 through 30 000 hours Print Strokes The cumulative number...

Page 205: ...BON displays on the control panel but the printer continues to accept new print jobs No other indication no flashing light or warning beep is given Clear the display by replacing the ribbon when NEW R...

Page 206: ...BON message appears and the printer status indicator flashes The printer will not accept new print jobs until the ribbon is changed and the Ribbon Minder is reset to 100 In this mode the Ribbon Minder...

Page 207: ...ion display starts at 100 and decrements to reach 0 as 32 5 million characters print If the Ribbon Type is changed from the factory default to another value Ribbon Usage adjusts accordingly where 100...

Page 208: ...208 Chapter 4 RibbonMinder Menu...

Page 209: ...erial lines Each IBM 6400 printer is equipped with three parallel interface protocols and two serial interface protocols Coax and twinax interface protocols are available as optional features Each int...

Page 210: ...bits and one or two stop bits The number of data bits is determined by printer configuration The data bits are interpreted with the least significant bit first Parity checking is determined by printer...

Page 211: ...al data stream differentially received by printer TD TD Differentially driven serial data stream for transmitting status and control information to the host Subject to protocol selection NOTE RD and T...

Page 212: ...ice did not receive the transmission RS 232 and RS 422 Serial Interface Error Handling NOTE All serial errors are treated as faults that require operator intervention Parity Error Handling Parity erro...

Page 213: ...o Send logic Some application programs require a unique configuration If the printer is not working properly in the configuration you selected contact an IBM service representative One Char Enquiry Wh...

Page 214: ...ble 7 Printer PC Parallel Interface Connector Pin Assignments Input Signals Output Signals Miscellaneous Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin DATA LINE 1 Return 2 20 ACKNOWLEDGE Return 10 28 CHASSIS GROUN...

Page 215: ...it may accept data from the host Paper Empty PE A high true level from the printer to indicate the printer is in a paper empty or paper jam fault Busy A high true level from the printer to indicate t...

Page 216: ...nterface Connector Pin Assignments with a 50 pin AMP HDH 20 Data Cable Connector Input Signals Output Signals Miscellaneous Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin DATA LINE 1 Return 19 3 READY Return 22 6 C...

Page 217: ...trol panel has been pressed When the printer is in online mode it may accept data from the host Demand Data Request Carries a high true signal from the printer when the printer is ready to accept char...

Page 218: ...he printer has run out of paper you can create a program to query this from the host The printer will respond and a message will display on the host Operating Modes The 1284 supports three operating m...

Page 219: ...llel interface Each one sends a different signal Pin 1 for example can send a Strobe signal or a HostC1k signal depending on the mode selected See Table 9 for the different connector signals Signals T...

Page 220: ...ata 1 21 Signal Ground Data 2 22 Signal Ground Data 3 23 Signal Ground Data 4 24 Signal Ground Data 5 25 Signal Ground Data 6 26 Signal Ground Data 7 27 Signal Ground Data 8 28 Signal Ground PError Se...

Page 221: ...bits 3 and 7 in Nibble mode Xflag Driven by the printer A high true level indicating the printer is ready for data transfer and the printer is on line Data bits 2 and 6 in Nibble mode Host Busy Host A...

Page 222: ...tall resistors with different pull up and pull down values NOTE Must be installed by an IBM service representative Figure 67 Resistor Locations The shipping kit for this printer includes 220 ohm pull...

Page 223: ...tion The procedure for removing and installing terminating resistors is provided in your Maintenance Information Manual Important This is an involved maintenance procedure To avoid damage to the equip...

Page 224: ...224 Chapter 5 IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface...

Page 225: ...irements Periodic cleaning ensures efficient operation and clear print quality If the printer is located in a dusty area or is used for heavy duty printing clean it more often Cleaning The Outside Of...

Page 226: ...h ribbon spools and carefully lift them off the hubs 4 Raise the ribbon out of the ribbon path 5 Using a soft bristled non metallic brush remove paper ribbon and dust particles from the paper path rib...

Page 227: ...abinet Models 5cloc2 Ribbon Spool Hub Latch Horizontal Adjustment Knob Tractor Lock Paper Scale Splined Shaft Paper Support Tractor Vertical Position Knob Forms Thickness Lever Ribbon Guide Ribbon Pat...

Page 228: ...ning the Printer Pedestal Models p6cloc1 Ribbon Spool Shuttle Cover Assembly Ribbon Hub Hub Latch Ribbon Guide Forms Thickness Lever Splined Shaft Adjustable Hinge Adjustable Paper Guide Printer Cover...

Page 229: ...A sliding alphanumeric pattern used to identify missing or malformed characters improper vertical alignment or vertical compression All E s A pattern of all uppercase letter E s used to identify miss...

Page 230: ...PRINTER CONTROL First of the series of configuration menus 5 OPERATOR MENU OPERATOR PRINT TESTS Advances to the OPERATOR PRINT TESTS menu 6 OPERATOR PRINT TESTS PRINTER DEMONSTRATION Advances to PRIN...

Page 231: ...symbol and as its hex equivalent Each nonprintable character prints both as a period and as its hex equivalent When using a parallel interface the letter p before a hex code indicates an active Paper...

Page 232: ...eys at the same time Unlocking the Operator Menu allows you to test your printer 3 OPERATOR MENU PRINTER CONTROL First of the series of configuration menus OPERATOR MENU COAX INTERFACE Or OPERATOR MEN...

Page 233: ...PERATOR MENU LOCKED Press both keys at the same time to relock the Operator Menu 11 READY HEX DUMP ACTIVE Returns the printer to the READY mode The message HEX DUMP ACTIVE flashes briefly 12 A hex cod...

Page 234: ...234 Chapter 6 Hex Code Printout Figure 70 Sample ASCII Hex Code Printout Figure 71 Sample Code Hex Code Printout...

Page 235: ...ect the fault condition Displayed faults fall into one of two categories Operator correctable IBM service representative required to correct Fault Correction Procedure Before correcting a fault read t...

Page 236: ...ess lever 003 FORMS EJECTED PRESS EJECT RESTORE Yes Non error status message Press Eject Restore key to return paper to print position 004 VIEW FORMS PRESS VIEW KEY Yes Non error status message Press...

Page 237: ...ors The printer reports the error host action is required 017 STACKER JAM CHECK STACKER Yes Paper is jammed in the power stacker area Remove paper 018 STACKER FULL CHECK STACKER Yes Power stacker is f...

Page 238: ...AGNOSTIC TEST FAILED No Link level code test detects hardware failure Contact your IBM service representative 031 END OF FORMS TIMEOUT LOAD FORMS Yes A timeout message is sent to the host if paper is...

Page 239: ...ontact your IBM service representative 041 BUFFER OVERFLOW Yes Host sends data after the printer buffer is full Serial interface Check printer serial port configuration setup Ensure that the Data Term...

Page 240: ...s on the board Contact your IBM service representative 062 EXHAUST FAN FAULT Yes Sensors cannot detect current in fan circuit Power off the printer Check for obstruction of vents and fan airway remove...

Page 241: ...tact your IBM service representative 084 POWER SUPPLY 48V FAILED No Internal power failure Contact your IBM service representative 085 CONTROLLER VOLTAGE No Controller voltage failure Contact your IBM...

Page 242: ...l down This can occur during especially dense print jobs None required The printer automatically corrects the condition by running at half speed mode until the hammers cool down at which point it resu...

Page 243: ...epresentative 120 ACCESS NULL POINTER SEE SETUP GUIDE No Fatal firmware error on the controller board Contact your IBM service representative 121 PAPER NOT AT SPEED SEE SETUP GUIDE No Fatal firmware e...

Page 244: ...Fatal firmware error on the controller board Contact your IBM service representative 131 PAPER FEED INTERRUPT SEE SETUP GUIDE No Fatal firmware error on the controller board Contact your IBM service r...

Page 245: ...ice representative NOTE You can still print but you cannot save configuration changes as the NVRAM is defective A97 GRAPHIC CHECK ERROR PRESS STOP THEN START Yes Printer has received a non printable c...

Page 246: ...n the controller board Contact your IBM service representative PLEASE WAIT RESET IN PROGRESS N A Printer reset in progress No action necessary READY N A Printer state message printer is online and in...

Page 247: ...N 1040995 Average yield 30 million DP characters IBM High Contrast Ribbon 60 yd P N 1040993 Used for general text printing as well as OCR graphics and bar code printing Average yield 20 million DP ch...

Page 248: ...5 1427 USA 6400 020 Models IBM Printing Supplies are distributed through Priority Fulfillment Services PSFweb and a worldwide network of dealers To order ribbons for the IBM 6400 020 printer please co...

Page 249: ...stablish the supply s life in the end user s application Many factors such as print coverage per page machine settings paper type and size and environmental conditions can affect supply life Supply wa...

Page 250: ...nd 377 g m2 stock Multi part carbon 1 to 6 part forms maximum 12 pound 45 g m2 ply of upper plies Multi part carbonless maximum of 6 part forms Test readability of greater than 4 part forms Recycled p...

Page 251: ...including backing sheet On pedestal models when using the rear paper exit the maximum form width is 16 inches 40 64 cm On cabinet models forms longer than 12 inches can be used by opening the front an...

Page 252: ...oncondensing Acoustic Noise Level Cabinet Models Pedestal Models Acoustic Noise Levels per ISO 9296 050 010 015 020 P50 P10 Printing 50 dB 52 dB 55 dB 62 dB 66 dB 6 7 Bel 7 0 Bel 7 1 Bel 7 8 Bel 8 2 B...

Page 253: ...PM 2000 LPM 88 140 V RMS 47 63 Hz 6A 100 V 6A 100 V 8A 100 V 9A 100V 178 270 V RMS 47 63 Hz 3A 200 V 3A 200 V 5A 200 V 9A 100V 120 VAC 60 Hz Operating DP Mode Standby All H s ECMA132 Not Energy Star E...

Page 254: ...Energy Star Energy Star Watts 300 197 80 25 BTU Hour 1025 673 273 85 VA 530 342 140 48 220 VAC 60 Hz Operating DP Mode Standby All H s ECMA132 Not Energy Star Energy Star Watts 290 198 80 25 BTU Hour...

Page 255: ...tts 420 243 90 27 BTU Hour 1434 829 307 92 VA 830 277 170 58 120 VAC 60 Hz Operating DP Mode Standby All H s ECMA132 Not Energy Star Energy Star Watts 637 251 119 28 BTU Hour 2175 857 406 95 6 VA 690...

Page 256: ...ter Feature AS 400 The 6400 is connected to the AS 400 ASCII Workstation Controller via the following IBM cables available through your IBM service representative 20 ft RS 232 40 ft RS 232 Type Standa...

Page 257: ...inted in two strokes Table 12 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 togethe...

Page 258: ...0 120 x 72 10 12 13 3 15 17 1 5 9 x 7 2 4 8 x 7 2 4 8 x 7 2 3 5 x 7 2 3 5 x 7 2 42 83 127 185 HIGH SPEED 60 120 x 48 10 12 13 3 5 9 x 5 1 4 7 x 5 1 4 7 x 5 1 42 124 186 222 Note 1 A B x C where A is m...

Page 259: ...ensity The dots are made by an assembly of steel hammers mounted on a rapidly oscillating shuttle The hammers strike the paper through a moving ink ribbon The dot patterns of characters are mapped in...

Page 260: ...sweep it reverses direction and the paper advances one dot row The hammers print the next row of dots as the shuttle sweeps in the opposite direction as shown in Figure 74 unless unidirectional printi...

Page 261: ...phics plotting is measured in inches per minute ipm Unidirectional plotting can produce better print quality and takes about twice as long as bidirectional plotting You can select either plotting mode...

Page 262: ...262 Appendix B Printing Speed...

Page 263: ...II Serial or Parallel port IBM Personal Computer compatible systems ASCII Serial or Parallel port IBM RISC System 6000 ASCII Serial or Parallel port Extended System 9370 ASCII Subsystem Micro Channel...

Page 264: ...S Supported by Version 3 3 or later Also supported by Microsoft Windows Version 3 0 or later OS 2 Supported by OS 2 Version 2 1 or later OS 2 LAN Server Version 1 0 OS 2 Extended Services Version 2 1...

Page 265: ...er s Reference Manual For Printronix P Series XQ Variant the IBM 6400 only prints condensed print at 15 CPI like the Printronix P600 but unlike the P300 which printed condensed print at either 13 3 or...

Page 266: ...r application to determine if the output is satisfactory Processing of forms with black or dark colored backing or forms with see through plastic or cellophane covered openings or windows may give fal...

Page 267: ...3 16 7 and 18 CPI The dot sizes are different Also the 6400 has a single dot size vs three with 4234 For bar code applications some combinations of unit module width wide to narrow ratio and element h...

Page 268: ...268 Appendix C Compatibility and Limitations...

Page 269: ...IPDS Attaching Printer to an AS 400 Host System This chapter provides specific instructions on attaching the printer to your computer Supported host workstations include Application System 400 and Sys...

Page 270: ...cable from your printer to your host workstation 7 Turn the printer back on AS 400 s auto configuration program will query the printer and configure the host system software to recognize the printer 8...

Page 271: ...g Device description DEVD Workstation printer name Device class DEVCLS LCL Device type TYPE IPDS When printer is set to 4234 12 mode Device type TYPE 4234 When printer is set to 4234 2 mode Device mod...

Page 272: ...l of OS 400 supports the printer as an AFP printer and PSF 400 is installed Parameter Description Parameter Parameter Setting Device description DEVD Workstation printer name Device class DEVCLS RMT D...

Page 273: ...S feature is installed you must choose to emulate a 4234 12 from the IPDS menu under IPDS Emulation Mode The default is 4234 printer emulation See the IPDS Programmer s Reference Manual for informatio...

Page 274: ...3174 Control Unit LU0 DSC Local Non SNA 3174 Control Unit 6400 LU1 SCS Local SNA 3174 Control Unit LU1 SCS mode is utilized when neither PSF support nor IPDS is required to accomplish the print functi...

Page 275: ...WS W R Q PMD LIM F T C P CKTPAGE 30 DESTID NAME LOC6400 DEST R1 Step 3 Define to CICS or another application program An application program must provide the SCS commands to control the printer CICS V...

Page 276: ...S2 May not required if VPS See details below 4 Define to JES328X Print Facility VPS or equivalent product 5 Select the options on the printer that are appropriate for the environment Step 1 NCP Defini...

Page 277: ...er application program An application program must provide the SCS commands to control the printer CICS VPS and other applications support SCS as well as numerous application programs both customer wr...

Page 278: ...ct the options on the printer that are appropriate for the environment Step 1 VTAM Definition The following should be added to the Local Major Node VTAM definition The printer will be attached as an L...

Page 279: ...of the job you are printing Host controls are not supported in this mode 6400 LU3 DSE Remote SNA 3174 Control Unit LU1 DSE mode is utilized when host controls are not needed to accomplish the print f...

Page 280: ...PC SETUPHDR CONSOLE SETUPHDR PDIR JES2 V3 R1 PR1 CLASS A NOSEP PRWIDTH 132 NOFCBLOD WS W R Q PMD LIM F T C P CKPTPAGE 30 DESTID NAME P6400 DEST R1 Step 4 Define to CICS or another application program...

Page 281: ...options on the printer that are appropriate for the environment Step 1 VTAM Definition The following should be added to the Local Major Node VTAM definition The printer will be attached as an LU1 IPDS...

Page 282: ...stics of the job you are printing Host controls are not supported in this mode Attaching Printer to VM Host System Below are sample execs you can read in order to help you to understand how to attach...

Page 283: ...EM 1 CP TA DE PRT PRTXXXX SYSTEM 1 Physical and Logical Unit Types This section describes some of the Physical Unit PU types and Logical Unit LU types that you are likely to use when configuring this...

Page 284: ...on SNA 3174 control unit Not all printers support this type connection This connection type is used when VTAM is controlling the non SNA control unit and device LU type 1 An LU type 1 is for an applic...

Page 285: ...DCA for word processing environments LU type 6 1 An LU type 6 1 is for an application subsystem that communicates with another application subsystem in a distributed data processing environment An exa...

Page 286: ...286 Appendix D Physical and Logical Unit Types...

Page 287: ...ns There is no parity recommendations attributes print Operations performed on text that alter its appearance but do not change the font Examples underlining superscripting bold etc bar code A printed...

Page 288: ...al value used to verify data integrity Code V An optional QMS emulation which allows you to create and store forms generate logos bar codes and expanded characters create other graphics and merge grap...

Page 289: ...vious generation of the IBM Line Matrix Printer CTA Abbreviation for Coax Twinax ASCII CTS Clear To Send CVFU Abbreviation for Centronics direct access Vertical Format Unit DAVFU Abbreviation for Dire...

Page 290: ...like a different type of printer See also compatibility and protocol en A unit of measure in typesetting equal to half the width of an em enable To activate make true 1 or set to ON escape sequence A...

Page 291: ...the width of a character cell varies with the width of the character For example i takes less space to print than m Using proportional fonts generally increases the readabilty of printed documents gi...

Page 292: ...c A slanted type style This is an italic type style Both forward and backward slant are available LAC Load Alternate Characters LF Line Feed landscape Printed perpendicular to the paper motion LCD Liq...

Page 293: ...arity checking is the addition of non data bits to data resulting in the number of bits that are set to a 1 being either always even or always odd Parity is used to detect data errors PC Personal Comp...

Page 294: ...ation between a printer and a host computer A protocol includes codes for printing text and graphics and codes instructing the printer to perform special operations See also compatibility and emulatio...

Page 295: ...the SFCC This also applies to IGP options shuttle The subassembly in a line matrix printer that includes the hammer bank assembly plus some or all of the drive mechanism size type See point SLD Set L...

Page 296: ...type family typographic font See font proportional UPC Universal Product Code USET Abbreviation for User defined Set An IGP command that creates custom character sets except OCR fonts from existing c...

Page 297: ...tisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied Accurate h h h h h Complete h h h h h Easy to find h h h h h Easy to understand h h h h h Well organized h h h h h Applicable to your tasks h h h h h Ple...

Page 298: ...epatment 583E Building 003G PO Box 1900 Boulder CO 80301 9817 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...

Page 299: ...UT 239 038 STACKER FULL TIMEOUT 239 039 STACKER FAULT TIMEOUT 239 041 BUFFER OVERFLOW 239 042 CUSTOM SET DOES NOT EXIST 239 043 CUSTOM SET ALREADY EXISTS 239 044 EC FIRMWARE HARDWARE ERROR 239 046 EC...

Page 300: ...menu 157 Active print language Coax Interface menu 131 Active print language Twinax Interface menu 123 Active versus saved configurations 88 Adjust paper supports 45 Alarm control Printer Control menu...

Page 301: ...figuration 106 Change power on set Configuration Management menu 119 Character filtering Code V Configuration menu 172 Character formation line matrix printing 259 Character sets Epson Emulation menu...

Page 302: ...ion Management menu 118 Change power on set 119 Delete custom set 119 Print custom set values 120 Protect custom sets 120 Recall custom set 118 Save current values 119 Configuration overview printer 3...

Page 303: ...tion menu 182 P Series Emulation menu 188 P Series XQ Emulation menu 190 Serial Matrix Emulation menu 193 Delete custom set Configuration Management menu 119 Demand Data Request Dataproducts Parallel...

Page 304: ...nt buffer Compatibility Options menu 139 Form feed command position Compatibility Options menu 140 Format control Coax Interface menu 136 Twinax Interface menu 127 Forms length IGP Configuration menu...

Page 305: ...aper shelf pedestal models 53 Input voltage Voltage 253 Install ribbon 69 Installation cable connections cabinet models 58 cable connections pedestal models 64 printer 31 shipping restraints removal p...

Page 306: ...67 Compatibility Options 138 Configuration Management 118 Emulation Configuration 157 Epson Emulation 183 Ethernet Parameters 142 IPDS Configuration 160 IPG Configuration 175 Main 110 Operator Print T...

Page 307: ...02 LOWER DRIVER SHORT 242 107 H B CONTROL MODE 107 H B CONTROL MODE 242 110 STACK OVERFLOW 242 111 STACK UNDERFLOW 242 112 UNDEFINED OP CODE 242 113 PROTECTED INSTRUCTION 242 114 ILLEGAL OPERAND ACCES...

Page 308: ...char enquiry RS 232 213 RS 422 213 Serial Interface menu 155 Online Dataproducts Parallel Interface Signals 217 PC Parallel Interface Signals 215 Operating modes IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface 218 OPER...

Page 309: ...OF action at prime signal 150 Pedestal Models Paper exit location 55 setting rear paper exit 57 setting top paper exit 55 Pedestal models attach input paper shelf 53 attach output basket 53 Dataproduc...

Page 310: ...rinter active versus saved configurations 88 attach to AS 400 MVS or VM host system 269 attachment 31 cables 256 component locations 37 configuration main menu 88 configuration overview 31 87 configur...

Page 311: ...sets 187 Control Code 06 187 Control Code 08 187 Define CR Code 187 Define LF code 188 EVFU select 188 Overstrike 187 Print language 187 Select SFCC 188 P Series XQ Emulation menu 189 Auto LF 190 Comp...

Page 312: ...protocols 212 RS 232 Serial Interfaces 210 RS 422 211 one char enquiry 213 poll character 213 serial interface configuration 213 serial interface error handling 212 RS 422 Serial Interfaces 210 Runnin...

Page 313: ...Site requirements 34 Skip command prefix IGP Configuration menu 178 Slash 0 IGP Configuration menu 177 Slew Relative P Series XQ Emulation menu 191 SNA attachment 282 Specifications cables 256 interfa...

Page 314: ...ubstitution 126 World trade 5225 only 124 U Undefined character reporting Twinax Interface menu 125 Undefined character substitution Coax Interface menu 134 Coax IPDS 162 Twinax Interface menu 126 Und...

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