IBM 6400 Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...InfoPrint 6400 6500 Series Line Matrix Printer InfoPrint 6700 6700 M40 4400 Series Thermal Printer G550 0972 01 Printer Management Utility User s Manual...

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Page 3: ...InfoPrint 6400 6500 Series Line Matrix Printer InfoPrint 6700 6700 M40 4400 Series Thermal Printer G550 0972 01 Printer Management Utility User s Manual...

Page 4: ...lusively at private expense As specified in Federal Acquisition Regulation 12 212 in the case of civilian agencies and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 227 7202 in the case of militar...

Page 5: ...rt Number 14 Loading and Using Foreign Language Fonts 15 Limitations 15 Windows Setup 15 Unix Setup 16 Getting Started 17 2 Printer Database 23 Overview 23 The Menu Bar 25 The File Menu 25 Preferences...

Page 6: ...Displayed Language 81 Flash File Manager 82 Get File Info 83 Upload 84 Delete And Optimize 85 CST Manager 85 File Download 86 Define The Download Files 87 Download The Files 88 Recovery File 99 Media...

Page 7: ...Encryption Tab 131 Kerberos Tab 132 EAP Tab 136 WPA Tab 137 Macro Utility 138 Configure Macro 139 SNMP Browser 141 Assign IP Address 142 Enable Remote Printer Management 143 Lock Unlock Menus 144 Conf...

Page 8: ...ariable Tab 178 Status Response Definition 179 Conditions 180 Protocols 180 How To Use Conditions And Protocols 181 Status Response Generator Example 182 CST Manager And EBCDIC 186 CST Manager Version...

Page 9: ...the Windows 98 NT 2000 XP Server 2003 or Vista or UNIX such as AIX Linux or Solaris operating system a host computer running a Java 2 Platform Standard Edition J2SE Java Runtime Environment JRE that i...

Page 10: ...nagement on page 143 Telnet Method All Supported Printers 1 Install the Ethernet Interface refer to the installation instructions 2 Make sure the IP Address is set up on the Ethernet Interface Use the...

Page 11: ...ator panel press the STOP key to take the printer offline 2 Press SCROLL and SCROLL at the same time to unlock the ENTER key 3 Press SCROLL SCROLL ENTER and RETURN keys at the same time to enter the S...

Page 12: ...ct it 7 Press and at the same time to lock the key 8 Press PAUSE twice to put the printer back online 6700 M40 Series Thermal Printers 1 Press to enter Menu mode 2 Press the Down and keys at the same...

Page 13: ...t new passwords as described on page 127 6400 Series Go into the SERVICE menu press Scroll Scroll Enter and Return at the same time then into the PRINTER MGMT menu Press Scroll until CLEAR PASSWORD di...

Page 14: ...me time to lock the key 9 Press PAUSE twice to put the printer back online For more information refer to the Online Data Validator User s Manual Check Port Number Make sure your printer port number ha...

Page 15: ...d languages Mapping of operating system fonts should be performed by a System Administrator Limitations Not all of the items in the PMU Suite will display UTF 8 All PMU menus dialogs tooltips and prin...

Page 16: ...IX system Once the fonts are loaded modify the component font mappings in the font properties file for Allfonts Serif Sansserif Monospaced Dialog and Dialoginput Logical fonts Use absolute path names...

Page 17: ...s the host computer running the PMU and the printer you want to access are connected by a network You must know the printer s IP Address and Port Number 2 From your operating system launch the PMU Cli...

Page 18: ...template The Printer Properties dialog box opens See Figure 2 4 Assign a name to your printer Delete the words New_Printer in the Name Unique field and then type Tutorial 5 Assign a description to thi...

Page 19: ...sword is necessary to access this printer type the password in the Supervisor Password field and check the Supervisor Mode check box If a Telnet guest password is necessary to poll the status of the p...

Page 20: ...ab By default the Network sub tab displays 9 Click the IP Address field and then type the IP Address of the printer you want to access Follow the format shown in Figure 4 The Port Number field must be...

Page 21: ...the Access Method sub tab See Figure 5 The Access Method tells the PMU how the host computer communicates with the printer Make sure it is set to Ethernet Ignore Download Mode and Download Timeout fo...

Page 22: ...a test to see if the information you input is accurate Follow this procedure a Tutorial My First Connection should be highlighted in blue as shown in Figure 6 If it is not highlighted click it to sele...

Page 23: ...ter in this chapter The toolbar contains buttons for the most commonly used menu functions See page 53 for descriptions of the toolbar buttons Use the Database pane to access and control your printers...

Page 24: ...k through the program If the PMU does not function properly look at this pane for error messages Use the scroll bar on the side of the pane to reference previous status and error messages The status a...

Page 25: ...s if you want to save your changes to the current database before it creates a new one Open Opens a database file Since the PMU allows only one database file to be open at a time it asks if you want t...

Page 26: ...his database file when the program starts To select a new default database file type it into the Database File Name field or click Browse to locate a file on your network Lease Time on Printer Connect...

Page 27: ...utility Hide Key Unhide Key Assigns which keys hide and unhide menu items in the Configuration Editor menu tree see page 67 The default for Hide is H h The default for Unhide is U u Dec Inc Key Assig...

Page 28: ...t the PMU creates an instant status poll to reflect the change in the database pane For instance if you turn the printer offline the printer sends an alert to the PMU causing it to change the printer...

Page 29: ...n your network Printer Port Allows you to select the port that data is sent through The choices vary according to the host computer Possible choices include LPT1 LPT2 COM1 COM2 and Network If you sele...

Page 30: ...Port on the General tab is set to Network IP Address The address of the printer where the PMU will send the data Port The port number that the PMU will use to send the data This must match the Ethern...

Page 31: ...cases this should be set to 8 Stop Bits Inter character gap Can be set to 1 or 2 The normal setting is 1 Parity Adds an error checking bit if set to Odd or Even The default is None Other settings incl...

Page 32: ...ll appear below the item you select 2 Define which type of icon you want to add Select Edit Insert and then select the item you want to add Or click the insert new folder insert new printer or insert...

Page 33: ...activates a selected folder printer or file Inactive database items display a red circle with a slash through it on top of the item s icon You cannot send information to or receive information from ex...

Page 34: ...The Menu Bar Style Angled Lines Shows the links between database items using angled lines Figure 17 Angled Lines Horizontal Lines Shows the links between folders using horizontal lines Figure 18 Hori...

Page 35: ...The View Menu 35 No Lines Shows no lines between database items Figure 19 No Lines...

Page 36: ...Bar Toolbar Allows you to select which buttons display on the toolbar NOTE By default some icons do not appear in the toolbar For a description of the toolbar icons see The Toolbar on page 53 Figure...

Page 37: ...and go to the corresponding page Table 2 Applications Menu Options Menu Option Page Configuration Editor page 67 Flash File Manager page 82 CST Manager page 147 File Download page 86 Media Profiler p...

Page 38: ...Printers or click the Discover Printers button at the far right of the toolbar The results of the search display in the database pane Discover Printers searches for printers on a network based on the...

Page 39: ...o discover all InfoPrint 4400 6400 6500 6700 6700 M40 Series Ethernet Interface equipped printers on a subnet To enable the option check the Enable Print Server Discovery check box in the Status Monit...

Page 40: ...40 Chapter 2 The Menu Bar Figure 24 Print Server Discovery in Progress If Enable Print Server Discovery is enabled a progress indicator displays while the PMU discovers printers See Figure 24...

Page 41: ...olled Discovery check box then click Add see Figure 25 In the First IP Address field enter the first IP address of your desired range In the Last IP Address field enter the last IP address Click Apply...

Page 42: ...ck the Known Printers Discovery tab and check the Enable Known Printers Discovery check box see Figure 27 From the polled list of IP addresses refine your search by keeping or deleting found IP addres...

Page 43: ...request This feature minimizes the network load By default the value is set at 100 milliseconds 1 second NOTE If Discovery is enabled then a discovery also occurs based upon the settings in the Discov...

Page 44: ...al S To poll printers automatically with timed intervals calculated in seconds Use this option to periodically poll for new printers every few seconds Response Wait MS To specify the time delay the PM...

Page 45: ...tallation directory To log alerts check the Enable Log File check box then click Add see Figure 30 A task item adds to the log list In the task item specify the following as applicable then click Appl...

Page 46: ...Manual All options are enabled by default To set up alert groups on the Ethernet Interface see Configure Print Servers on page 145 Comment Enter comments as needed Figure 31 Status Monitoring Propert...

Page 47: ...evice option Last To set the last IP address in a polling range Use this option if you select Range as the Device option NOTE In the remaining alert option fields select enable or disable as desired O...

Page 48: ...nter or a range of IP addresses First To set the beginning IP address in a polling range Use this option if you select Range as the Device option Last To set the last IP address in a polling range Use...

Page 49: ...en indicates the printer is online functioning properly and can print Yellow indicates a warning but the printer can print Red indicates the printer is offline or not functioning properly and cannot p...

Page 50: ...with two bars indicates a moderate signal Red with one bar indicates a weak or non existent signal The ethernet port icon always remains blue since it represents an ethernet connection The battery po...

Page 51: ...gure 35 The Signal Strength Icon Figure 36 The Battery Power Icon The Utilities Menu Figure 37 Utilities Menu For an explanation of the Utilities menu options find the menu option in Table 2 and go to...

Page 52: ...ion and part number and the Java version number Table 3 Utilities Menu Options Menu Option Page Reboot Printer page 127 Set Printer Password page 127 Set Wireless Properties page 129 Macro Utility pag...

Page 53: ...Deactivates a selected folder printer or file page 33 Cut Removes a selected folder printer or file from the database and places it in the paste buffer page 32 Copy Copies a selected folder printer or...

Page 54: ...vers Opens the Configure Print Servers window page 145 Speed Keys Opens the Speed Keys window page 116 Flash File Manager Opens the Flash File Manager window page 82 Media Profiler Opens the Media Pro...

Page 55: ...your database Printer See Defining Printer Properties on page 56 Download file A flash file or a configuration file created in the Configuration Editor which is described on page 67 stored on your ho...

Page 56: ...rinter and configure how the printer communicates with the PMU To define a printer double click the printer s name or click the edit database entry button The first time you run the PMU double click N...

Page 57: ...Description Assigns a name to your printer to identify it in the printer database You can also assign a printer description which appears in parentheses to the right of the printer name in the databa...

Page 58: ...s of the PMU User and Supervisor passwords are only recognized up to 9 characters and are displayed as one for each character typed Use only printable characters for passwords Spaces may be used to se...

Page 59: ...t error see Figure 42 enter the password for the user guest page 58 See your system administrator Figure 43 Telnet Guest Password Error Reading Wireless Settings The PMU also uses Telnet to read wirel...

Page 60: ...ure 44 enter the password for the user root page 58 See your system administrator Figure 45 Enable Command Failed The PMU also uses Telnet to enable remote printer management see Enable Remote Printer...

Page 61: ...er via a network interface Printer Serial Port Direct To connect the host computer to the printer directly via the serial port Printer Debug Port Direct To connect the host computer to the printer dir...

Page 62: ...is 60 seconds Network Sub Tab Figure 47 Printer Properties Connections Network Sub Tab Enter the printer s IP Address and Port Number Click Default to reset the Port Number to 3001 The Time Out optio...

Page 63: ...le 4 to determine the serial debug port baud rate menu location for your printer model Word Size The number of data bits per character Must be set to 8 bits Parity Adds an error checking bit if set to...

Page 64: ...re 49 Printer Properties Connections Serial Modem Sub Tab Modem Control Phone Number Enter the phone number you wish to call Dial Method Choose Tone or Pulse Call Back Enter your phone number and chec...

Page 65: ...Defining Printer Properties 65 Information Tab Figure 50 Printer Properties Information Tab Contains information about your printer Refer to the Ethernet Interface User s Manual for more information...

Page 66: ...66 Chapter 2 Managing the Database...

Page 67: ...d configurations If you start the Configuration Editor without connecting to a printer the screen will be blank indicating no configuration loaded A configuration will not display until you load a con...

Page 68: ...lows you to assign which configuration loads whenever the printer turns on Creating Configurations Along with the factory configuration your printer allows up to 8 user defined configurations that can...

Page 69: ...ry configuration To disable modification of the factory configuration select Edit Disable Factory Edit Making Changes on Menu Tree 1 Using the Displayed Configuration menu at the bottom of the window...

Page 70: ...Select Copy Fact 1 8 to set all configurations to the same value as the factory or user defined configuration currently selected under the Edit Copy From menu in the Configuration Editor see page 68...

Page 71: ...age menu item is hidden The Display Language menu item cannot be changed from the operator panel IMPORTANT Depending upon the active emulation active interface or hardware attached to the printer some...

Page 72: ...e settings from the file you choose IMPORTANT These settings do not affect the current configuration or the active printer status until the configurations are downloaded to the printer NOTE The Config...

Page 73: ...nter from the database and upload its configurations The PMU prompts you to save the previously uploaded configuration before the new configuration uploads Migration Over time menus and functions chan...

Page 74: ...of or contain the same emulations as the saved configurations For example migrate saved settings that contain an ANSI emulation on a line matrix printer to another line matrix printer that contains AN...

Page 75: ...ver an icon to display a short description A icon can represent several types of changes The migration report details these changes page 76 Select Migration View Results to see the migration results T...

Page 76: ...the information that displays graphically in the Configuration Editor Use the Migration Report Viewer to view save or print the report NOTE It is recommended to use landscape mode when printing the mi...

Page 77: ...iew shows all of the menus highlighting the value differences The Differences Only view shows the menus and its corresponding values that differ from the Factory settings To access the Factory Setting...

Page 78: ...t created by this application Upload Differences The Upload Differences submenu uploads the configurations and determines the Factory settings differences The results display in a table in the All Set...

Page 79: ...nly view shows the top level menus and the menus that have configuration values that are different than the Factory settings Since this view only shows the differences the menu names are not highlight...

Page 80: ...el column shows a menu option s hierarchy level from the top menu Number 1 indicates the top menu and the largest number is the menu that is the furthest down the menu tree All Settings View In the Al...

Page 81: ...le foreign languages that the attached printer supports Since this depends on the printer the drop down menu will be disabled when the Factory Settings Differences application is first launched After...

Page 82: ...er printer Select Applications Flash File Manager or click the flash file manager button See Figure 63 The Printer List pane displays a list of printers that are selected in the printer database If yo...

Page 83: ...memory information from one printer at a time but the Flash File Manager remembers what information has been retrieved For printers that have not had flash memory information loaded the message FFS Fl...

Page 84: ...oad from the File List Click Upload to upload the unprotected files from the flash memory Progress displays on the status bar at the bottom of the window After the files upload they appear selected in...

Page 85: ...ion You can erase files from the printer s flash memory Select the files you want to delete from the File List then click Delete To download files back to the flash memory see File Download on page 86...

Page 86: ...nter or to a group of printers in one step Recovery files are an exception and should only be downloaded back to the printer that had problems during a download To download a file to a single printer...

Page 87: ...en 4 Since multiple file types can now be downloaded in one operation a Test button is provided to allow you to verify if the file type specified is supported by the printer Clicking the Test button c...

Page 88: ...ptions for each printer Firmware Check this box to download the printer firmware program file Restore Config Check this box to restore the configurations that were in the printer once the Program File...

Page 89: ...artridge a single file to the EMC Multiple Files to Expanded Memory Cartridge or Both Printer Flash and Expanded Memory Cartridge IMPORTANT The PMU can only download files to the EMC through the Ether...

Page 90: ...e IMPORTANT If you uncheck Restore Config or Restore Flash the configurations or flash memory will erase when you initiate a program file download NOTE If a download fails due to a power interrupt or...

Page 91: ...load process should take no more than fifteen minutes NOTE Be sure to calibrate your thermal printer after you download a configuration to it See Running Auto Calibrate in the printer s User s Manual...

Page 92: ...two printers share the same program and configuration Download files the Area 1 printer has a flash Download file in this example a fonts file and the Area 2 printer has no flash Download file In the...

Page 93: ...ns File Download or clicked the file download button The File Download dialog box opens See Figure 73 The Conference Room printer will download a program firmware file and the configurations and flash...

Page 94: ...lications File Download or clicked the file download button The File Download dialog box opens See Figure 74 The Vending Room printer will download a program firmware configuration and flash file and...

Page 95: ...for the Vending Room Printer The Update Properties dialog box opens See Figure 75 In this example the Vending Room printer will download the Printer Software B prg program file the Vending Configs cf...

Page 96: ...dialog box See Figure 76 You can select or deselect specific configurations within the configuration file you want to download Only the selected configurations will download You can also select which...

Page 97: ...d the file download button The File Download dialog box opens See Figure 77 In this example the Area 1 and Area 2 printers will download the same program firmware file and a configuration file since b...

Page 98: ...ram firmware and configuration files and their flash memories will be restored The Area 1 printer will download a flash file The Vending Room and Conference Room printers will download the same progra...

Page 99: ...he browse button and navigate to the location of the recovery file The recovery file is displayed in the Status and Error Log Click OK to define the download file IMPORTANT It is necessary that a prog...

Page 100: ...n capture document and send this information to professional service centers for further analysis Figure 79 Media Profiler Window To access the Media Profiler application select Applications Media Pro...

Page 101: ...tured data Since the first line of the notes will display in the status bar see The Status Bar on page 107 use short and distinct information that will be included in screen captures Exit Exits the Me...

Page 102: ...lect 0 seconds the default the test will run until you stop the capture click the stop capture button press F6 or select Capture Stop NOTE You can always stop a capture before a specified time elapses...

Page 103: ...the capture starts Sensor Type can be one of the following Disabled Mark Gap Advanced Gap or Advanced Notch By default it is set to Disabled When dynamic sensing is enabled on the printer the value o...

Page 104: ...ar to be able to scroll the graph The printer sends out one sample for each dot so 300 samples per inch will be received for a 300 DPI printer During the capture the view will auto scroll to show the...

Page 105: ...r graphic a crosshair is shown to indicate the sample value at that location and the distance to the origin See Figure 84 Press the Ctrl key to change the crosshair into a horizontal line that follows...

Page 106: ...redefined zoom factor The valid range is 5 to 400 If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel the wheel can be used to zoom in and out The zoom factor in the zoom selection box will update to reflect the...

Page 107: ...e of scanned labels in conjunction with the crosshair The Status Bar The status bar is at the bottom of the Media Profiler window see Figure 79 on page 100 and is divided into five sections The first...

Page 108: ...ed The virtual operator panel uploads special font tables from the printer and uses them to match the printer s actual front panel display If viewing Asian language symbols the virtual operator panel...

Page 109: ...re 88 6400 Series Line Matrix Printer Virtual Operator Panel Secondary Operator Keys Operator Panel Window Message Display Status Indicator Primary Operator Keys Disabled In Progress Indicators Messag...

Page 110: ...4400 Series Thermal Printer Virtual Operator Panel Figure 90 6700 M40 Series Thermal Printer Virtual Operator Panel Message Display Operator Keys Disabled In Progress Indicators Menu Message Display O...

Page 111: ...key and the ENTER key unlocks NOTE For an explanation of the functions of each primary and secondary operator key refer to the printer s User s Manual Message Display The message display shows what is...

Page 112: ...ation capture button See Figure 91 The Information Capture application allows you to view the configurations or error logs saved in the printer s memory and save them as a text file to your local hard...

Page 113: ...r error logs Close Closes the Information Capture window Configuration Printout Current Factory Power Up All 1 8 Choose which configuration you want to view If you choose more than one configuration w...

Page 114: ...for your printer NOTE If your printer is equipped with an EMC 6700 M40 printers only the files will be displayed in two areas one for the printer s internal flash memory and one for the EMC See Figure...

Page 115: ...on to print and validate a test bar code pattern Based on the validation results the ODV Quality Wizard provides setting suggestions to optimize the bar code quality IMPORTANT Do not follow any sugges...

Page 116: ...Keys button See Figure 95 Changes made using Speed Keys are changed in the printer and saved in Configuration 1 Configuration 1 then becomes the Power Up configuration see page 67 NOTE Speed Keys are...

Page 117: ...e 10 2 Select Capture Data From and then select the interface the printer will use to receive the file you want to capture 3 Select Capture Start to place the PMU in capture mode The interface sends t...

Page 118: ...captured data to disk for later reference or for use in another program To save the captured data select File Save or File Save As Data from Twinax sources can be saved in either Hex or Capstone forma...

Page 119: ...y of your searches See Figure 97 Search Again To continue searching click Search Again A message appears if the search is unsuccessful View Display Format Data displays in three ways Text Hex Capstone...

Page 120: ...ot set a start trigger all data is captured when the Job Capture starts If you do not set an end trigger the data will continue to capture until you stop it A second trigger option is a trigger count...

Page 121: ...orkstation running the PMU or the host name computer name not case sensitive followed by a colon and then the Web Server port number see page 28 For example http 10 224 5 121 8080 or http lab21042 808...

Page 122: ...101 Figure 101 The Select Desired Page Web Page Changing The User Password Figure 102 The Change Password Web Page You can change the default password Click Change Password Page and the Change Passwor...

Page 123: ...plays an error because it is offline Any printer not ready to print displays an error status For an explanation of the Printer List Page options find the option in Table 7 and follow the corresponding...

Page 124: ...located in the PMU installation directory contains user settings and the included excluded IP addresses and IP address ranges See Figure 104 To modify this file open it using a text editor IMPORTANT...

Page 125: ...ou change the password using the Change Password web page this information updates Privilege Category Defines the privilege for the designated user name The available options are standard super and ad...

Page 126: ...P address to include Address Excluded Defines which IP address to exclude Address Include Range Defines the range of IP addresses to include Address Exclude Range Defines the range of IP addresses to...

Page 127: ...n the Printer Properties See Security Tab on page 58 NOTE If a password exists but is unknown you must clear it first See Set Password on page 13 To set the printer password in the database 1 Double c...

Page 128: ...sword Dialog Box 3 Type the new password 4 For a new Supervisor password check the Supervisor Password check box For a new User password leave this box unchecked 5 Click Set 6 If you entered a new Sup...

Page 129: ...m NOTE If the Ethernet Interface has a password assigned to the user guest then a Telnet guest password is required See Security Tab on page 58 SSID Service Set Identifier A 1 to 32 case sensitive cha...

Page 130: ...able Determines the rate of data transmission from the radio frequency card to the access point 1 MHz 2MHz 5 MHz 11 MHz and Automatic Preamble Length Determines the size of the packet header generated...

Page 131: ...e WEP Encryption tab simultaneously The keys stored in the Ethernet Interface are not affected When you are finished click Send to transmit the values to the printer You can transmit up to four keys a...

Page 132: ...te Kerberos Check this check box to have the printer use Kerberos when the printer is using a wireless connection Renewable Lifetime Units The maximum allowable renewable lifetime in seconds hours or...

Page 133: ...ALREALM Clock Skew Units The maximum allowable time difference between the Print Server clock and the KDC clock in seconds hours or days The default is 300 seconds Ticket Lifetime Units The maximum al...

Page 134: ...Confirm Password Use these fields to set the Kerberos password Click Confirm to confirm that both the passwords match When you are finished click Send to transmit the value to the printer NOTE If the...

Page 135: ...135 Figure 113 Wireless Properties Kerberos Tab Credentials Sub Tab Credentials Sub Tab This tab displays the Service Principle the date and time the settings are valid and the date and time the sett...

Page 136: ...NIC The methods are PEAP LEAP and TTLS User Credentials Enter the User Name Password and Confirm Password corresponding to the RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service server then click Conf...

Page 137: ...ireless security mode By default the mode is set to Disable thus disabling WPA security If set to Personal this selects a personal or pre shared key mode for WPA security WPA Cipher Selects the WPA Ci...

Page 138: ...g a string of text to the printer to performing functions such as form feeds To access the Macro Utility click the macro utility button at the far right of the toolbar or select Utilities Macro Utilit...

Page 139: ...1 through 10 The Configure Macro dialog box opens See Figure 117 Figure 118 The Print from file Check Box To use a file as a macro check the Print from file check box Then click Browse to locate your...

Page 140: ...below Use the up and down arrow keys to switch between ASCII text and hex code Rename the macro in the Macro Name field See Figure 119 Click OK to finish configuring the macro The configured macros n...

Page 141: ...D you want to view or the starting location for the MIB walk 3 community defines the access community defined in the Ethernet Interface The default is public The Get button retrieves the attribute and...

Page 142: ...subnet broadcast number or a direct IP address to find the printer Hardware Address To enter the Machine Access Code MAC on the Ethernet Interface New IP Address To assign the printer its new IP addr...

Page 143: ...address 3 Logs in as root 4 Executes the enable printermgr telnet command 5 Closes the command prompt session NOTE You must have Telnet root privileges to use this utility See Telnet Root Password on...

Page 144: ...enus on a selected printer When you lock menus on a printer the menu tree is disabled in the operator panel physical and virtual Any key that affects the menu tree such as UP DOWN NEXT and PREV will n...

Page 145: ...alert group options include Click Start to configure the print servers NOTE Check the Automatic check box to have the PMU connect directly with the printer Uncheck the check box to have the PMU make...

Page 146: ...146 Chapter 4 Configure Print Servers...

Page 147: ...incoming datastream and replace the data with different data insert new data at any location in the datastream or flush out portions of the datastream This is accomplished through Character Substitut...

Page 148: ...d by the printer Open the PMU and select Applications CST Manager or click the CST Manager button to open the CST Manager window See Figure 129 Figure 129 CST Manager Window The CST Manager has a Tool...

Page 149: ...ile Set Password Sets the password for the current bundle Print Prints selected CST entries Quit Closes the CST Edit Cut Moves the selected item to the paste buffer The paste buffer holds only one ite...

Page 150: ...ialog box you can open and edit input files or create your own test files Click Run and the active CST processes the input file and displays the results in the right Output pane Right click in the Inp...

Page 151: ...Downloads the open CST file from the CST Manager to a printer It makes a connection to a printer from the printer database then determines if the printer has a CST file If so it warns you that the fi...

Page 152: ...now enabled NOTE To maximize the performance of a CST you need to save it in a Configuration file See Configuration Editor on page 67 Validate Bundle Checks CSTs for syntax errors and missing informat...

Page 153: ...enters the Input and Output fields into the current CST after editing Input Field The Input Field displays the Input string the datastream adapter looks for Enter Input strings in one of two ways as...

Page 154: ...kilobytes CSTs are stored in a CST bundle Each CST bundle can hold up to 64 CSTs You can name and store as many CST bundles as the storage device allows You can define up to 8 different configuration...

Page 155: ...formation Replace Mode The Replace mode replaces part of one datastream with another The extra attribute for Replace is Parameter Remove Mode The Remove mode removes data from the datastream For examp...

Page 156: ...CST Mode The Select CST mode allows you to switch CSTs immediately Use it if different conversions are required one per job You do not need to select the matching CST through the printer front panel T...

Page 157: ...he Event ID parameter The extra attribute for PAA Event is Flush Store Mode The Store mode is used to store information from the host data so it can be used by other modes that allow variables in the...

Page 158: ...135 These are the different attributes used by the various modes and their descriptions Match The most common and simplest Attribute If the specified character s match the datastream then a replaceme...

Page 159: ...flushing activates and deactivates the datastream adapter Any data in the Output field passes to the printer instead of being flushed Count Specifies a fixed number of characters that are flushed foll...

Page 160: ...or sequences NOTE A positive note in using this flag is that as more CST entries get marked as used the less entries need to be checked by the datastream adapter and the faster the conversion takes pl...

Page 161: ...sing large CSTs The default for this flag is On Edit Information Figure 137 Edit Information Dialog Box Click Edit Information and the Edit Information dialog box opens General Tab Select Emulation Al...

Page 162: ...Pattern Character tab to add remove and edit new and existing pattern characters A pattern character can be used by the datastream adapter to check host data against a range of values Character Select...

Page 163: ...ady in use the first unused identifier from the Character drop down list is used Pattern Character List Lists all the patterns characters that you have defined and added to the list New Click New to r...

Page 164: ...ab to add remove and edit new and existing patterns Name The name of the pattern The name must be unique for this type of datastream adapter object This name appears in pop up menus when you insert an...

Page 165: ...ey will display in red Other non printable characters will display as red dots Update If the displayed text on the second button is Update the defined pattern is already in the Pattern List Click Upda...

Page 166: ...tern The name must be unique for this type of datastream adapter object This name appears in pop up menus when you insert and use formatted patterns Data Pattern To insert a single character that is u...

Page 167: ...re a match is considered Maximum Length Defines the maximum length the pattern may have If the data pattern is set to scan for numerals using a pattern character it only scans for a maximum of n numer...

Page 168: ...to the list New Click New to reset all data fields Add If the displayed text on the second button is Add the formatted pattern has not been added to the Formatted Pattern List Click Add to add the def...

Page 169: ...string Figure 144 Inserted Patterns A pattern has an index number in red on a light green background with the mnemonic pat below the index number A formatted pattern uses the mnemonic fpt See Figure 1...

Page 170: ...he length of the label bbbb is the effective print width and cccc is the effective print length NOTE aaaa bbbb and cccc are always fixed at 4 digits with a value range of 0000 to 9999 Convert this com...

Page 171: ...lected is 224 3 If necessary enter a note to go with this label in the Note field For example use Length if the Pattern Character is going to be used for the Length value of the command to translate 4...

Page 172: ...gth in the Name field This is the name of the first pattern 8 In the Pattern field type for the pattern character to be used NOTE The number of pattern characters that can be entered to form a pattern...

Page 173: ...Pattern Recognition Example 173 Figure 149 Defining Patterns 13 Click Add to add the pattern to the list See Figure 149 14 Click OK to return to the CST Manager...

Page 174: ...ern 15 Click the Input field to place the cursor See Figure 150 16 Press the down arrow key to enter Hex entry mode 17 Type 1B for ESC 18 Press the up arrow key to enter ASCII entry mode 19 Type Daaaa...

Page 175: ...aaaa 27 Right click the selected aaaa and select Don t Care The attribute field changes from m Match to dc Don t Care 28 In the Output field type PAPER CALIBRATE This PGL command replaces the ESC Daa...

Page 176: ...igure 153 Now you will test the newly created CST 35 Select Tools Test The Test window opens See Figure 154 Figure 154 The Test Window 36 Right click the Input window 37 Select View Hex To enter the H...

Page 177: ...ight of 0010 on the second line Figure 157 Hex Equivalents of LF and NUL 44 Type 0A00 To enter the hex equivalent of LF and NUL See Figure 157 45 Right click the Input window and select View Mnemonics...

Page 178: ...appears in pop up menus where you insert and use variables Variable List Lists all the variables that you have defined and added to the list New Click New to clear the Name field Add Click Add to add...

Page 179: ...us Response Definition and the Status Response Generator dialog box opens See Figure 160 Use the Status Response Generator to define status responses You can define printer status bits that make up th...

Page 180: ...uence In the output sequence control codes display as mnemonics and other non printable characters display as red dots New Click New to reset all data fields Add If the displayed text on the second bu...

Page 181: ...st item Remove Select one or more items in the Protocol list and click Remove to remove them from the list IMPORTANT Removing protocols invalidates entries that use the protocols How To Use Conditions...

Page 182: ...sponse Generator dialog box opens See Figure 162 Figure 162 Status Response Generator You can define the protocol conditions in the upper half of this window This protocol along with other available p...

Page 183: ...ob Complete This condition is TRUE if the printer is not processing or printing any data The response is sent to the host immediately but ONLY IF this condition is TRUE Job In Process This condition i...

Page 184: ...ave to be the same interface the host is using for a status request The available interfaces are Active Serial Parallel and Network Figure 165 Adding Protocols 11 Click Add to add it to the list of pr...

Page 185: ...19 Click Append to append it to the CST 20 Select File Save or File Save As to save the bundle 21 Download the bundle file to the printer 22 Enable the CST in the printer The printer now has a status...

Page 186: ...essage FF Form Feed NL New Line and CR Carriage Return Hex Mnemonic EBCDIC Hex Mnemonic ASCII Twinax LU 1 LU 3 00 NUL Null Null 00 NUL Null 01 SOH Start of Header EM 01 SOH Start of Header 02 STX Star...

Page 187: ...Separator 1E IRS Interch Rec Separator 1E RS Record Separator 1F IUS Interch Unit Separator 1F US Unit Separator 20 DS Digit Select 0 20 SP Space 21 SOS Start of Significance 1 21 Exclamation point 2...

Page 188: ...r Use 3 3B Semicolon 3C DC4 Device Control 4 3C Less than Sign 3D NAK Negative Acknowledge 3D Equal Sign 3E 3E Greater than Sign 3F SUB Substitute 3F Question Mark 40 SP Space 40 At Sign 41 41 A A 42...

Page 189: ...nt 5A Z Z 5B Dollar Sign 5B Opening Bracket 5C Asterisk 5C Back Slash 5D Right Parenthesis 5D Closing Bracket 5E Semicolon 5E Caret 5F Logical NOT 5F _ Underline 60 Minus Sign 60 Grave Accent 61 Slash...

Page 190: ...g Brace 7C At Sign 7C Vertical Line 7D Apostrophe 7D Closing Brace 7E Equal Sign 7E Tilde 7F Quotation Mark 7F DEL Delete 80 a 80 81 a a b 81 82 b b c 82 83 c c d 83 84 d d e 84 IND Index 85 e e f 85...

Page 191: ...TS Set Transmit State 94 m m u 94 CCH Cancel character 95 n n v 95 MW Message Waiting 96 o o w 96 SPA Start of Protected Area 97 p p x 97 EPA End of Protected Area 98 q q y 98 99 r r z 99 9A 9A 9B 9B...

Page 192: ...B AC M AC AD N AD AE O AE AF P AF B0 Q B0 B1 R B1 B2 S B2 B3 T B3 B4 U B4 B5 V B5 B6 W B6 B7 X B7 B8 Y B8 B9 Grave Accent Z B9 BA BA BB BB BC BC BD BD BE BE BF BF C0 C0 C1 A A C1 C2 B B C2 C3 C C C3 C...

Page 193: ...C8 C9 I I C9 CA CA CB CB CC CC CD CD CE CE CF CF D0 D0 D1 J J D1 D2 K K D2 D3 L L D3 D4 M M D4 D5 N N D5 D6 O O D6 D7 P P D7 D8 Q Q D8 D9 R R D9 DA DA DB DB DC DC DD DD DE DE DF DF E0 E0 E1 E1 E2 S E2...

Page 194: ...Y E8 E9 Z E9 EA EA EB EB EC EC ED ED EE EE EF EF F0 0 Zero F0 F1 1 One F1 F2 2 Two F2 F3 3 Three F3 F4 4 Four F4 F5 5 Five F5 F6 6 Six F6 F7 7 Seven F7 F8 8 Eight F8 F9 9 Nine F9 FA FA FB FB FC FC FD...

Page 195: ...um length is 16 characters The version information contains the following Version Number V version revision release level where version decimal number 1 n revision decimal number two digits 00 99 rele...

Page 196: ...s version information If not a dialog box opens and prompts you to enter a logical application name The version number is set to 1 00A You can then start modifying the application Modifying an Existin...

Page 197: ...n number to 1 00A The version numbers displayed with the options are the version numbers the CST Manager will store in the file NOTE Version number increment rules When a file reaches release level Z...

Page 198: ...ile Save As dialog to create the following file and folder structure jav user dir backup the java user directory is the PMU install directory File Name folder that will store the backups ddmmyyyy_hhmm...

Page 199: ...signed to the file at the time the backup was created Version displays the version assigned to the file at the time the backup was created Checksum displays the checksum calculated over the data of th...

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Page 207: ...159 Start End 159 Auto delimiter example 168 B Backup History GPIO 199 Before attribute 159 Broadcast Address 142 C Changing configurations 69 IP addresses web access 124 user password web access 122...

Page 208: ...tings differences 81 Don t Care attribute 158 Don t Care Except attribute 158 Download configurations 73 86 examples 92 flash files 86 program files 86 E EAP tab 136 EBCDIC 186 EBCDIC ASCII table 186...

Page 209: ...ute 159 Installation 9 IP addresses web access changing 124 J Job Capture 117 Capture 119 File 118 Options 120 Search 118 Triggers 120 View 119 K KDC sub tab 133 Kerberos Credentials 135 KDC 133 Print...

Page 210: ...List 165 Pattern Recognition example 170 Pattern Tab 164 Patterns Variables 162 Patterns how to use 169 Polled Discovery 41 Polling tab 43 Preferences 25 26 Configuration Editor 27 General 29 Macro S...

Page 211: ...ord 58 errors 59 Telnet root password 58 errors 60 Toolbar 36 53 Toolbar factory settings differences 79 Transparent mode 156 Tutorial getting started 17 U Unhiding menu items 71 Update Status 49 Uplo...

Page 212: ...212 WEP Encryption tab 131 Wireless properties set 129 WPA tab 137 X XML Server 28...

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