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User’s Manual for InterForm400
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Appendix D - Interfaces (Protocol Converters)
Note, that it is recommended always to use ASCII850 as the interface in InterForm400
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as this will work in the majority of setups/printers.
• ClientAccess (PC-support)
• Parallel output from 3197 display station
• Parallel output from 3477 display station
• Parallel output from 348n display station
• IDA3X, IDA5219 and IDA812 protocol converters
• All INTERMATE 5250 interfaces
• + other 5219 compatible 5250 interfaces
• TokenRing 4033 (OS/400 V3R1) using LexLink protocol.
• Any TCP/IP LPD compatible LAN print server (OS/400 V3R1)
• TCP/IP Raw Socket LAN print servers supporting bi-directional PJL
communication.
As a guideline the printer device should be configured on the AS/400 as a 3812 model 1
printer type (non-IPDS). The exception is attachment via a 3197 display station. This
should be configured on the AS/400 as a 4214 printer (see also System requirements).
SYSTEM: A printer type setting valid for e.g. Intermate Twinax interfaces. This
selection translates overlay text into Roman8 ASCII code, and implies
that the protocol converter is configured for conversion of EBCDIC into
ASCII Roman8.
SYSTEM850 The recommended printer type setting valid for e.g. Intermate Twinax
interfaces. This selection translates overlay text into PC850 ASCII code,
and implies that the protocol converter is configured for conversion of
EBCDIC into ASCII PC850. Note, that if the attributes of a spool file
indicate code page 870 (Eastern Europe) System852 will automatically be
selected for conversion of this spool file.
SYSTEM852 Same as above, but for Latin2 character set (Eastern Europe).
ASCIIR8 Transforms EBCDIC data into transparent PCL Roman8 *ASCII data.
The protocol conversion language is determined automatically from the
system code page (SYSVAL(QCHRID))
ASCII850 Transforms EBCDIC data into transparent PCL PC-850 *ASCII data. The
protocol conversion language is determined automatically from the
system code page (SYSVAL(QCHRID)). Note, that if the attributes of a
spool file indicate code page 870 (Eastern Europe) ASCII852 will
automatically be selected for conversion of this spool file.
ASCII852 Same as above, but for Latin2 character set (Eastern Europe). You can
also use ASCII850 for Latin2 characters set.
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ASCIIR8 or ASCII850 should be used if you encounter any problems with the code
conversion table of your interface. This selection will convert all data to *ASCII before
they are sent to the printer transparently. This method may require slightly more CPU
power from the AS/400, and you will not be able to view or determine the number of
pages of the spooled print job after it has been merged with an overlay. On the other
hand this method gives the greatest insurance that the character conversions are made
correctly on any form of printer attachment.
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ASCII850 should be used, if you want to view the merged spool file using SwiftView.