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Enables you to attach
virtually any ASCII
printer to an IBM 30XX,
43XX, 937X host, or
3174, 3274, or 3276
controller.
Reliably emulates IBM
3812, 4214, 4224, 3287,
3262, and 3268 printers.
Includes an intelligent
printer-sharing port.
Supports bar-code and
graphics printing.
Easy setup with on-
board configuration
switches, Host/PC
download commands,
or the setup software.
T
he A/C-7P (RO) and the A/C-7S
(RO) protocol converters
emulate IBM
®
3812, 4214, 4224,
3287, 3262, and 3268 SCS printers.
So it’s easy to save money by
connecting affordable serial or
parallel ASCII printers to a coax
host.
And you can share your ASCII
printer by simply attaching it to a
PC/LAN network, since each
protocol converter includes a
standard printer-sharing port.
In addition, the A/C-7 series
supports bar-code printing,
including Code 3 of 9, Code 128,
UPC A, EAN 8, EAN 13,
SW2
Host
Line
Sync
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
I
O
Printer
On
Line
Data
From
Host
Serial
Data
Out
Power
On
Off
A/C-7S RO
SW1
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
I
O
SW1
Host
Line
Sync
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
I
O
I
O
Printer
On
Line
Data
From
Host
Data
From
Parallel
Power
On
Off
A/C-7P
RO
Connect an
inexpensive serial or
parallel ASCII printer
to a coax host.
Key Features
A/C-7 SERIES IBM COAX 3270 TO ASCII CONVERTERS
Interleaved 2 of 5, and POSTNET.
For added flexibility, bar-code
height and width can be adjusted
by entering a simple command
string.
Thanks to an I-O Graphics
Language™ (IOGL™) feature, the
protocol converters support the
creation of graphic elements,
such as lines, boxes, circles, bar
charts, pie charts, and run charts.
Simply create these elements
from your IBM midrange or
mainframe host and print them on
a PCL
®
laser printer.
The A/C-7 series is
downward-compatible with the
A/C-5 and A/C-6 (RO) units,
enabling mixed installations. Both
A/C-7 models support HP
®
and
Lexmark
®
color printers.
You can configure these
protocol converters via front-
panel DIP switches or host-
download commands.
Other features include:
• Easy installation via standard
cables.
• Support for duplexing, page
rotation, COR, and fonts in
laser-printer mode.
• Compatibility with popular
bar-code and electronic forms
software.
Black Box Corporation
• 1000 Park Drive • Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 • Tech Support: 724-746-5500 •
www.blackbox.com
•
e-mail: [email protected]
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Black Box Corporation.
6/2/2005
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