Cobra CPI 850 User Manual

IBM 3270 Protocol ConverterAXIS 370 CobraUser's manual

Section 1: Introduction10 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s ManualAXIS 370 ASCII Printer Driver The AXIS 370 Cobra can utilize many of the functions resident in

Section 2: InstallationAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 11 Section 2 Installation Unpacking Unpack and check all the items using the following check lis

Section 2: Installation12 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual Printer Attachment First you establish contact between the AXIS 370 Cobra and the PC type pri

Section 2: InstallationAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 13 The Generic Printer configuration will support limited printer operation. To get more out of y

Section 2: Installation14 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual System Attachment When your AXIS 370 Cobra is configured, and the configuration is verified b

Section 3: ConfigurationAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 15System languagePrinter driverEmulation Section 3 Configuration To get the most out of your

Section 3: Configuration16 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s ManualSystem languagePrinter driverEmulation Configuration from a Terminal The AXIS 370 Cobra is

Section 3: ConfigurationAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 17System languagePrinter driverEmulation Key Definitions The first menu is for assigning the

Section 3: Configuration18 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s ManualSystem languagePrinter driverEmulation Basic Configuration All entries are described in Se

Section 3: ConfigurationAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 19System languagePrinter driverEmulation Select Printer Driver This submenu is shown after y

Prefaceii AXIS 370 Cobra User’s ManualAXIS 370 Preface Welcome to the AXIS 370 Cobra coax 3270 protocol converter. This manual will guide you through

Section 3: Configuration20 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s ManualSystem languagePrinter driverEmulationSelect IBM PrinterEmulationThis submenu is shown aft

Section 3: ConfigurationAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 21System languagePrinter driverEmulationSelect SystemLanguageThis submenu is shown after you

Section 3: Configuration22 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s ManualSystem languagePrinter driverEmulationSelect Form Length This submenu is shown after you ha

Section 3: ConfigurationAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 23System languagePrinter driverEmulationSelect Lines per Inch(LPI)This submenu is shown after

Section 3: Configuration24 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s ManualSystem languagePrinter driverEmulationSelect Charactersper Inch (CPI)This submenu is shown

Section 3: ConfigurationAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 25System languagePrinter driverEmulationSave the Configuration Select ‘Save’ in the Main Menu.

Section 3: Configuration26 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s ManualSystem languagePrinter driverEmulationExit the Configuration Select ‘Exit’ in the Main Menu.

Section 4: Advanced FunctionsAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 27100101010011111010001001010011101Section 4 Advanced FunctionsThe AXIS 370 Cobra suppor

Section 4: Advanced Functions28 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual100101010011111010001001010011101Main MenuA number of the advanced functions can be pr

Section 4: Advanced FunctionsAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 29100101010011111010001001010011101Configuration from the SystemThis function allows you

PrefaceAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual iiiAXIS 370 About this manual The manual applies to the AXIS 370 Cobra with software release 1.00 and to subseque

Section 4: Advanced Functions30 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual100101010011111010001001010011101TransparencyThe Transparency function allows you to s

Section 4: Advanced FunctionsAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 31100101010011111010001001010011101Redefine Configuration and Transparency SequencesThe St

Section 4: Advanced Functions32 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual100101010011111010001001010011101Edit Translation TablesNormally, there is no need to

Section 4: Advanced FunctionsAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 33100101010011111010001001010011101Editing TranslationTables using aTerminalStart the Co

Section 4: Advanced Functions34 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual100101010011111010001001010011101The translation table shows the ASCII codes for each

Section 4: Advanced FunctionsAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 35100101010011111010001001010011101Example 1:To change a left bracket ‘[’ at position 0A

Section 4: Advanced Functions36 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual100101010011111010001001010011101Example 2:Change the overscored semicolon ‘;’ at posi

Section 4: Advanced FunctionsAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 37100101010011111010001001010011101Editing TranslationTables usingthe SystemThe translat

Section 4: Advanced Functions38 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual100101010011111010001001010011101User Definable StringsThe User Definable Strings is a

Section 4: Advanced FunctionsAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 39100101010011111010001001010011101Example (IBM Proprinter):You want to store commands f

Prefaceiv AXIS 370 Cobra User’s ManualAXIS 370 Emission Notices USA This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not

Section 4: Advanced Functions40 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual100101010011111010001001010011101Programming Stringsfrom the SystemDocument Example (S

Section 4: Advanced FunctionsAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 41100101010011111010001001010011101String SubstitutionsThis function is useful when you

Section 4: Advanced Functions42 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual100101010011111010001001010011101Programming StringSubstitutions from aTerminalStart t

Section 4: Advanced FunctionsAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 43100101010011111010001001010011101Programming StringSubstitutions from theSystemThe sam

Section 4: Advanced Functions44 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual100101010011111010001001010011101Bar CodesThis function gives you easy access to a ran

Section 4: Advanced FunctionsAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 45100101010011111010001001010011101value 4: Human Readable Text. Selectable values:0 =

Section 4: Advanced Functions46 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual100101010011111010001001010011101Automatic Page OrientationNote: ❏ This section applie

Section 5: Solving ProblemsAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 47Section 5 Solving ProblemsThis section helps you to solve any problems that might arise when

Section 5: Solving Problems48 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s ManualIncorrect Host PrintoutsThere are five major types of incorrect printouts:Some Characters ar

Section 5: Solving ProblemsAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 49Lost characters at endof lineSome laser printers cannot print a full line of 80 characters i

Table of Contents AXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual v Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Section 5: Solving Problems50 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s ManualReporting ProblemsIf you run into problems that you can’t solve on your own, it is important

Section 5: Solving ProblemsAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 51Producing Hexdumps A hexdump is a printout where the input data stream is printed as hexadec

Section 5: Solving Problems52 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s ManualError messagesThere are five different error conditions that will cause the AXIS 370 Cobra t

Appendix A: The Parameter ListAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 53Appendix A The Parameter ListThe Parameter List shows the complete configuration of the A

Appendix A: The Parameter List54 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s ManualPrinter DriversA printer driver is a device driver containing all the parameters required

Appendix A: The Parameter ListAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 55#004 Character DensityNumber of characters per inch (CPI).#005 System LanguageThis parame

Appendix A: The Parameter List56 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual#040 Extended Emulation ModeSelects the default Extended Emulation Mode.#041 Escape Chara

Appendix A: The Parameter ListAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 57#042 Option Select 1This parameter controls 8 independent switches. Each bit represents o

Appendix A: The Parameter List58 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual#063 ASCII Character SetSelects the DBC to ASCII translation table.Note: ❏ The default se

Appendix A: The Parameter ListAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 59#066 Option Select 2This parameter controls 8 independent switches. Each bit represents o

Table of Contentsvi AXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual Edit Translation Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Appendix A: The Parameter List60 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual#071 Configuration Lead-In SequenceStarts Configuration Mode.#072 Transparency/Configuratio

Appendix A: The Parameter ListAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 61#094 Bar Code AttributesAdjust bar code printout quality to paper and printer conditions

Appendix A: The Parameter List62 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual#124 Extended Attribute Buffer (EAB)Controls the EAB and APL text emulation. The default

Appendix A: The Parameter ListAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 63#143 GDDM ColorSelects Color/Monochrome GDDM graphics.#148 OrientationControls the page o

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Appendix B: DBC Character TableAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 65õêÿîAppendix B DBC Character TableThis table (DBC - Device Buffer Code) shows the intern

Appendix C: The Front Panel66 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Appendix C The Front PanelThe front panel has two indicators (POWER and S

Appendix C: The Front PanelAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 670 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Start Conditions The action when the AXIS 370 Cobra is switched on will b

Appendix D Updating the Software68 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s ManualAppendix D Updating the SoftwareSoftware that canbe Updated• The AXIS 370 Cobra softwar

Appendix E: Technical SpecificationAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 69Appendix E Technical SpecificationHost Environments • IBM S/370, S/390• IBM 303x, 308

Table of Contents AXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual vii Appendix C The Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Appendix E: Technical Specification70 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s ManualAxis 370 CobraAdditional Features• Configuration from a Terminal or from the System•

Appendix F: Related DocumentationAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 71Appendix F Related DocumentationTitle Part Number AX-7 Cobra+ Technical Reference 129

Index72 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s ManualIndexNumerics204 Translate EBCDIC to DBC 37205 Translate DBC to ASCII 37207 Multi-purpose Function 29209 User Defi

IndexAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 73v.1 06-12-95extended emulation modeenter 29exit 29functions in 27FFlash ROM 68Form Length 22, 54GGDDM Color 63GDDM

Index74 AXIS 370 Cobra User’s ManualParameters (Continued)#124 Extended Attribute Buffer (EAB) 62#139 End of Job Time-out 62#140 End of Job Sequence 6

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Section 1: IntroductionAXIS 370 Cobra User’s Manual 9AXIS 370 Section 1 Introduction The AXIS 370 Cobra The AXIS 370 Cobra is a protocol converter,