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User’s Manual for InterForm400® 369
In most cases the terminal will emulate either a 5219 or 3812 SCS printer. Some may only
provide a 4214 emulation which will require Host print transform to be enabled on the
system in order for ASCII transparency to be transmitted.
In case the printer session of your terminal configures as eg. a 4214 you should perform
the following steps to enable Host Print Transform for the device. Note that Host Print
Transform can be enabled for any SCS printer device description including 5219 and
3812.
InterForm400
®
makes the protocol transformation itself which means IBM Host Print
Transform will only be interpreting the ASCII transparency command, thereby preventing
Host Print Transform to consume processor power.
Enabling Host Print Transform on an existing Printer Device
Description
This procedure will work for any existing SCS printer device description:
1. In order to make changes to the device description you must end the printer writer
PRTXXX. The following command will end the writer immediately:
ENDWTR WTR(PRTXXX) OPTION(*IMMED)
2. Now you must vary off the device by the following command:
VRYCFG CFGOBJ(PRTXXX) CFGTYPE(*DEV) STATUS(*OFF)
3. The following CL command will enable host print transform:
CHGDEVPRT DEVD(PRTXXX) TRANSFORM(*YES) MFRTYPMDL(*HP4)
Note that the choice of manufacturer/model (MFRTYPMDL) is indifferent for
InterForm400
®
as it controls the protocol conversion itself. Only printing not
controlled by InterForm400
®
will be formatted by Host Print Transform. For this
type of printing the choice of manufacturer/model should be *HP4
4. You can now vary on the device
VRYCFG CFGOBJ(PRTXXX) CFGTYPE(*DEV) STATUS(*ON)
5. Start the printer writer again by the following command:
STRPRTWTR DEV(PRTXXX)
Attaching through a PC Printer Port
If your PC emulates a 5250 Twinax terminal through a Twinax adapter card you should
consult your documentation for setting up a Printer session. Refer to the section
Attaching through a 5250 Terminal for configuring the printer session to the AS/400.
Client Access/400 for Windows 95/NT
The following steps will take you through how to configure a printer emulation on a PC
with Client Access for Windows 95/NT.
1. First, ensure the PC printer, most likely on LPT1, is configured and recognized by
Windows. At the Windows desktop, select My Computer, and select Printers. If the
printer is not defined, select Add Printer and follow the wizard instructions.
2. From the Client Access folder, select Accessories and then select Start/Configure
Session. At the Configure PC5250 screen, select an AS/400 system and enter a printer