Black Box Remote Emulator Card manual

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1 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD FEDERAL COMMUNICA TIONS COMMISSION AND INDUSTR Y CANADA RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE ST A TEMENTS This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio communicat[...]

2 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY ST A TEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura. 3. Todas las ad[...]

3 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada. 13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos, poniendo particular atención a los contactos y receptácu[...]

4 NAME Attachment 1 of BMPT Vfg 243/1991 Certificate of Compliance by Manufacturer W e hereby certify that the Equipment Nomenclature: 5250 Remote Emulator Card Model No.: PC456C is in compliance with the requirements of BMPT Vfg 243/1991 RFI suppressed. The normal operation of some equipment (e.g., signal generators) may be subject to specific reg[...]

5 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL ' Quattro is a registered trademark of Borland International, Inc. Wintronix is a registered trademark of Connectronix Corporation. ETU is a trademark of Emerald T echnology , Inc. DecisionLink is a registered trademark of HandsOn Software, Inc. Bar Codes & More, HP , LaserJet; Pe[...]

6 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Contents Chapter Page 1.0 Specifications .............................................................................................................. 8 2.0 Quick Setup Guide .................................................................................................. 11 2.1 Unpacking .............................[...]

7 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Contents (continued) Chapter Page 8.0 Advanced Features ................................................................................................... 61 8.1 Record/Playback .............................................................................................. 61 8.2 3812 Printer Emulation .................[...]

8 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 1. Specifications System Hardware Requirements — PC: IBM PC, PC/XT, AT, or 100% compatible w/ free 16-bit ISA- or EISA-bus slot and 3.5" diskette drive; Host: IBM System/3X or AS/400 with an available synchronous communications port that supports the SDLC protocol; DCE (for remote operation only): (1) Pair of syn[...]

9 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Under CCITT X.21: (1) DB44 male to DB15 female (EHN060-0020); Under CCITT V.35: (1) DB44 male to 34-pin M-block male (EHN062-0020) Approvals — FCC Part 15 Class A, DOC Class/MDC classe A, VDE B, CISPR 22 Class B Standards — Data Communication: EIA RS-232D/CCITT V.24, CCITT X.21, or CCITT V.35 (the standard used by y[...]

10 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Keyboard-Character Sets Supported — (18): (2) English: USA/Canada and UK; (4) French: France (AZERTY), France (QWERTY), Canada, and Switzerland; (1) French/Dutch: Belgium; (2) Spanish: Spain and Spanish-Speaking World; (2) German: Germany/Austria and Switzerland; (1) Italian; (1) Portuguese; (1) Dutch; (1) Danish; (1[...]

11 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 2. Quick Setup Guide Thank you for buying the 5250 Remote Emulator Card. If you are familiar with emulation equipment, this chapter is designed to help you get up and running in a short amount of time. It describes how to do the hardware installation, software installation, and configuration setup in just a few steps e[...]

12 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD W ARNUNG! Vergewisseren Sie sich, dass die PC ausgeschaltet und die Netzzuleitung entfernt ist bevor irgendwelche Kabel angeschlossen werden. Schalten Sie Gerät nicht wieder ein bevor alle Kabel angeschlossen sind. Zur vollständigen Trennung vom Netz ist der Netzstecker zu ziehen. 2. Disconnect the PC from its monito[...]

13 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD drive letter followed by a colon and [ENTER] (if you are keeping it on a copy of the original diskette) or the hard-disk letter followed by a colon, a backslash, the subdirectory name, and [ENTER] (if you’re keeping it on the hard drive). c) At the next DOS prompt, run the Emulator’ s diagnostic program by typing e[...]

14 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 8. Now you can replace the PC’ s cover , reattach all cables, and power up any other peripheral you like. 2.3 Installing the Software Now install software for the 5250 Remote Emulator Card from the software diskette included with the Card. (If you are using Microsoft ® Windows™, refer to Sections 5.2 and 7.2 for m[...]

15 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Do you want to save this configuration? (Y/N) T ype “Y”. (If you selected “PC Support Only” or “T erminal Emulation and PC Support,” you will be prompted to enter the correct path for PC Support™.) Select “Exit” to end the program, then press [ENTER] to return to the DOS prompt. 2.4 Starting Emulation[...]

16 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 3. Introduction 3.1 General Overview Thank you for purchasing a 5250 Remote Emulator Card. W e hope that the Card helps you meet all of your PC-to-twinax connectivity needs. The 5250 Remote Emulator Card brings the best of the twinax and PC worlds together by connecting your IBM ® AS/400 ® or System/3X to a PC either[...]

17 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 3.3 The Rest of This Manual Chapters 4 and 5 of this manual will guide you through step-by-step installation procedures. Chapter 6 explains how to configure the Card. Once installed, the 5250 Remote Emulator Card can function without further operator inter vention, but Chapter 7 includes details on all of the Card&apos[...]

18 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 4. Hardware Installation 4.1 System Requirements 4.1.1 PC R EQUIREMENTS Y ou must have these PC resources to use the 5250 Remote Emulator Card: • IBM PC, PC/XT™, A T ® , 386, 486, or compatible personal computer that does not use the Micro Channel ® Architecture • Floppy-diskette drive • DOS version 3.3 or hi[...]

19 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 4.3 Procedure for Hardware Installation CAUTION! The 5250 Remote Emulator Card is static-sensitive. Take the same precautions you would with any static-sensitive device. One such precaution is being aware that some elements of your work environment, such as carpeting, floor mats, dry air from winter heating, etc., can [...]

20 NAME 6. When you install the Card into the PC, it uses one of the PC’s I/O addresses. The Card is factory-preset to use the base I/O address of 300. Since two cards can’ t share the same address (that could cause the PC to crash), you might need to change the 5250 Remote Emulator Card’ s address setting. If you do have to change this setti[...]

21 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD T able 4-1. Possible Settings of the Card’s DIP Switch Base I/O Switch-Position Number Address Used 1234 300 to 30F* ON ON ON ON 310 to 31F ON ON ON OFF 320 to 32F ON ON OFF ON 340 to 34F ON OFF ON ON 350 to 35F ON OFF ON OFF 360 to 36F ON OFF OFF ON 380 to 38F OFF ON ON ON 3A0 to 3AF OFF ON OFF ON * Factory-default [...]

22 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 11. Run the Card’s diagnostic program befor e you replace the PC’ s cover: a) Plug in the monitor , keyboard, and power without replacing the PC’ s cover , then turn ON the PC. (Be extremely car eful while you do this.) b) At the first DOS prompt, go to the director y where you have the 5250 Remote Emulator Card?[...]

23 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 12. Use an appropriate cable to connect the 5250 Remote Emulator Card to a host’ s communication port or to a modem: For local operation (direct connection to host): Across EIA RS-232D/CCITT V .24 inter face: Cross-pinned DB44 male to DB25 female (product code EHN064-0020); Across CCITT X.21 inter face: Cross-pinned [...]

24 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 15. Now you can replace the PC's cover , reattach all cables, and power up any other peripheral you like. If necessary , put the monitor back on top of the PC.[...]

25 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 5. Software Installation This chapter contains instructions for installing the 5250 Remote Emulator Card’ s software for use with DOS, Windows (under a DOS partition), or PC Support. Y ou’ll take different kinds of actions to install, configure, and run this software, and we’ve used a different typestyle to highl[...]

26 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 3. Copy the software to the new director y on the hard drive by typing: COPY A:*.* C:5251R [ENTER] 4. When the copying is finished, remove the software diskette and store it in a safe place. This completes the DOS installation. 5.2 Installation with Microsoft Windows 5.2.1 U SING M ICROSOFT W INDOWS 95/98 T o create [...]

27 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 10. From the File menu, select New . 11. Select P P r r o o g g r r a a m m I I t t e e m m . 12. For the description, type RCONFIG . 13. For the command line, type C:5251RRCONFIG.PIF . 14. Select C C h h a a n n g g e e I I c c o o n n . 15. For the icon name, type C:5251RRCONFIG.ICO . 16. T o save and exit, click[...]

28 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 6. Configuration Before the 5250 Remote Emulator Card can communicate with the host system, both the host system and the 5250 Remote Emulator Card software must be configured. 6.1 Configuring the Card 6.1.1 L AUNCHING C ONFIGURA TION The 5250 Remote Emulator Card’ s configuration information is contained in a disk fi[...]

29 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Figure 6-1. The configuration pr ogram’s Main Menu. 3. Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlighted block on the top of the Main Menu to one of these options: Modify , Create, Delete , or Exit . Press [ENTER] to select your choice. (Modify changes the current configuration. Unless there is a need for more than o[...]

30 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD If you choose Option 2, PC Support/400 Only , skip ahead to Section 6.4 . If you choose Option 1, T erminal Emulation Only , the Configuration Menu will appear , as shown below in Figure 6-2. Follow the appropriate instructions in the remainder of Sections 6.1 through 6.3 . If you choose Option 3, T erminal Emulation a[...]

31 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 6.1.2 D ELETE A C ONFIGURA TION T o delete a configuration file, select Delete from the Main Menu. The program displays a list of up to eight of these files. (Y ou can create more than eight configuration files, but the program is only able to display the first eight in this menu. Move the cursor to the file you want t[...]

32 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Figure 6-3. The Cable Addresses Menu. Y ou can set these options under this menu: • Logical Session #: Each device on the twinax line is referred to as a Logical Unit (LU); when an LU communicates with the host, this is referred to as a “session.” Up to seven devices can be assigned logical session numbers. • H[...]

33 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD emulation choice for each cable address matches the device that the system operator has configured the host to expect. • Printer T ype: When you move the cursor to this column, a menu window listing the possible printer types appears. If the printer connected to the PC is not listed, a printer definition can be creat[...]

34 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Y ou can set these options under this menu: • Monitor T ype: Select the type of monitor connected to the PC. The options are Monochrome , Color , or Color (IBM). T o make a selection, move the highlighted block to your monitor type. Only select Color (IBM) if you are using a CGA monitor and snow appears on the screen[...]

35 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD hotkey can be turned ON or OFF . Disable it only if it will cause conflict with another PC program that also uses one or more of [ALT][1] through [ALT][7] . 6.2.3 L ANGUAGE Language options are for matching the host’ s language settings. At the Configuration Menu, move the cursor to Language and press [ENTER] . The L[...]

36 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 6.2.4 SDLC P ARAMETERS SDLC parameters are for matching the host’ s line and controller settings. The system administrator should verify that the settings you choose match the host configuration. At the Configuration Menu, move the cursor to SDLC Parameters and press [ENTER] . The SDLC Parameters Menu appears, as sho[...]

37 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD • NRZ/NRZI Encoding: NRZ (Non-Return to Zero) and NRZI (Non-Return to Zero Inverted) are SDLC transmission-coding options used to keep synchronization loss between modems to a minimum. The recom-mended initial setting is NRZI . This setting must match that of the host. • Inter r upt Request Level: An IRQ (Interrupt[...]

38 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD For Windows applications, you must change the hotkey code (see Section 6.3.2 ); other wise, only unique applications will require you to work with Advanced Functions (consult with your system operator before doing so). These Advanced Functions menus are available under the Configuration Menu: • Display Setup • Keyb[...]

39 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD • Status Attributes: Use this option to define how the host system’ s status line is displayed on the PC screen. Move the cursor to Status Attributes and press [ENTER] . T ype in the hexadecimal value corresponding to your desired display-line status attributes. (If your monitor is a monochrome model, you can find [...]

40 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD T o change the field attributes at this screen, take these steps: 1. Find your desired IBM 5250 attribute in T able 6-1 on the next page. T ype in the hex value for that field, then press [ENTER] . A “beep” will sound if you make an invalid choice. 2. Find the attribute you wish to assign to this field in T able 6-[...]

41 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD T able 6-1. IBM 5250 Field Attributes Hex V alue Display 20 Nor mal displa y 21 Re verse image 22 High intensity 23 Re verse image , high intensity 24 Underscore 25 Re verse image , underscore 26 High intensity , underscore 27 No displa y 28 Blink 29 Re verse image , blink 2A High intensity , blink 2B Re verse image , [...]

42 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD T able 6-2. Monochrome Field Attributes Hex V alue Description 01 Nor mal, underscore 07 Nor mal 09 High intensity , underscore 0F High intensity 70 Re verse image 81 Blink, underscore 87 Nor mal, blink 89 High intensity , blink, underscore 8F High intensity , blink F0 Re verse image , blink T able 6-3. Color Field Att[...]

43 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD (text continued from page 40) • Save Buf fer: If you’re going to use 132-column screens with DOS graphics applications, you’ll need to allocate extra memory to make sure these screens are saved when you hotkey between sessions. Select 32K for 132-column screens used in DOS graphics applications, 16K for all other[...]

44 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD NOTE If you plan to customize the hotkey, be aware that the emulator cannot use any keys whose scan codes are higher than 57. NOTE For Windows, change the hotkey to [ALT][LEFT SHIFT] . This should be displayed as ALT <2A> . • T ype Ahead: When T ype Ahead is enabled, the PC will hold characters in its buffer . [...]

45 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 5. Press [ESC] twice and you are prompted to save this keyboard file. Answer Y to save your changes or N to discard the changes. Press [ENTER] and then [ESC] to return to the Main Menu. 6.3.3 P RINTER S ETUP Use the Printer -Setup Menu (shown in Figure 6-10 below) to create a special or unique printer configuration. Fi[...]

46 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD T able 6-4. Programmable Command Strings Command String Function Initialization string Initialize printer 5 cpi 5 characters per inch 10 cpi 10 characters per inch 12 cpi 12 characters per inch 15 cpi 15 characters per inch 8 lpi 8 lines per inch 6 lpi 6 lines per inch Begin draft string Begin draft-quality printing Be[...]

47 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 027 038 108 054 068 Decimal 1B 26 6C 36 44 Hexadecimal T ype in “05” to tell the software how many characters/codes long the sequence is, then type in the codes themselves, like this: 05 1B 26 6C 36 44 Y ou don’ t have to press [ENTER] when you finish; the software will automatically advance to the next line. Com[...]

48 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD • 17 to 15 Pitch Cor rection: Most PC printers do not support 15-pitch printing, but host systems use 15 pitch in many applications. If the printer supports 17 pitch and you would like to print 15 pitch, select this option by moving the cursor to the option and pressing [ENTER] . Y ou will be prompted for the number [...]

49 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 6.4 PC Support/400 If PC Support/400 was selected for installation, the adapter -handler screen will appear (as shown in Figure 6-11 below) and will prompt you to enter the correct path for PC Support (this is required for PC Support/400 only). NOTE PC Support 400 must be installed as a twinax connection, not SDLC. Fig[...]

50 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 7. Operation With the 5250 Remote Emulator Card installed and configured, host operations can begin. 7.1 Starting Emulation T o activate emulation between the PC and the host system, first var y on the line, controller , and devices on the host. Then follow the instructions in Section 7.1.1 , 7.1.2 , or 7.1.3 as approp[...]

51 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 4. Press [5] for the “execute command” option. 5. On the command line, type ADDLIBLE QIWS . 6. Press [3] for the “execute command” option. 7. Call QIWDOWNL . 8. Go to the copy screen, then hotkey to DOS. 9. Switch to your diskette drive and type COPYLINK C:PCS38 . (If your hard disk has a different letter desi[...]

52 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 7.2.4 C OPYING FROM E MULA TION TO A D OCUMENT T o copy from emulation to a document, follow these steps: 1. Put the screen in a window by pressing [ALT][ENTER] . 2. Bring up the System Menu by clicking on the system menu’s “minus button” located in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. 3. Select Edit . 4. Se[...]

53 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD There are two major hotkey sequences, Direct Access and Round-Robin: • Direct Access: This key sequence moves directly to a host session. (T o be used, this sequence must be enabled during configuration— see Section 6.2.2 .) For example, to move to host session 1, press and hold [ALT] and press [1] ; to move to ses[...]

54 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD [ALT] [ALT] [TAB] [TAB] • Round-Robin (Scrolling) thr ough Sessions: Y ou can also scroll through active applications by pressing [ALT][SHIFT] ; you must press [ENTER] to activate the application. Also use [ALT][SHIFT] (or the customized hotkey—see Section 6.3.2 ) instead of [ALT][ESC] to change sessions while in a[...]

55 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD T able 7-1. Status-Line Abbreviations Abbreviation Meaning (When Highlighted) r r-cc CURSOR LOCA TION ( rr = row , cc = column): Identifies the cursor location by row and column. SA SYSTEM A V AILABLE: The host system is communicating with the active session. MW n MESSAGE W AITING: A message from the host system is wai[...]

56 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 7.5.1 T HE P RINTER -C ONTROL S CREEN The Printer -Control Screen controls host printing sent to the attached printer . The PC is unaware that printing is taking place, even in a DOS session, host printing can continue without interruption. However , DOS printing does not continue in a host session. Certain printer fun[...]

57 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 1 T o select any of the functions in Section 1, press the indicated function key . See T able 7-3 below for a description of these functions. T able 7-3. Printer Commands Command Printer Function F1 ST AR T/STOP: Press [F1] to start or stop the printer . F2 TRUNCA TE/WRAP-AROUND: In truncate mode, narrow- carriage prin[...]

58 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 2 Section 2 of the Printer -Control Screen shows host- and PC-printer status. These indicators highlight important information regarding the printer’ s status when it is assigned to either the host or the PC. For descriptions of these messages, see the “Printer is attached to” paragraph below , T able 7-4 below ,[...]

59 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD T able 7-5. Indicators of PC-Printer Status Status Message Indicated Condition (When Highlighted) SELECT (parallel printer) or Printer is powered ON and ready to PRINTER READY (serial receive data. printer) P APER OUT Parallel printer only: Printer is out of paper . Load paper before continuing. BUSY Parallel printer o[...]

60 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD T able 7-6. The Printer-Over ride (Emulation Control) Scr een Options F1 Set Printer to 10 CPI F2 Set Printer to 12 CPI F3 Set Printer to 15 CPI F4 Set Printer to 6 LPI F5 Set Printer to 8 LPI F6 Set Printer to DRAFT F7 Set Printer to NLQ F8 F9 Return to Main Menu F10 Shift F1 [AL T][ESC] Hot Key to Next Session Printe[...]

61 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 8. Advanced Features The 5250 Remote Emulator Card has some unique features that come in handy with certain applications that require extra productivity tools. These added features include Record/Playback, 3812 printer emulations, 5219 printer emulations, a special command language, and command pass-through. 8.1 Record[...]

62 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 5. T o permanently save a recorded sequence to the PC’ s hard disk, hotkey to DOS, then go to the drive and directory where the 5250 Remote Emulator Card’ s software is stored. T ype SAVEKEYS and press [ENTER] . A message will appear indicating that the recorded keys have been saved. (Each time you start emulation,[...]

63 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD The system operator will specify a default font ID when configuring the 3812 address on the host system. The default font ID should be the most commonly used typestyle. The system operator should select one of the typestyle numbers from the T ypestyle Reference Chart in Appendix C with an asterisk (*) indicating the de[...]

64 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD A host COR override causes the report to print in portrait with the selected font. If the host does not override the COR, the report prints in landscape orientation with the CPI and LPI reduced as shown in Figure 8-1. The printer prints a maximum of 182 columns x 64 lines (IBM PPDS mode) or 198 columns x 66 lines (HP m[...]

65 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Figure 8-1. The decision-making process for page orientation. ST ART Page Orientation Logic USE STO COMMAND 4 Orientation Option 1 Set T ext Orientation (Rotation) 2 Automatic Print Orientation 3 Is Page Size V alid? 6 Width Greater Than Height? 5 COR Override From Host? YES NO YES NO APO On APO Off YES NO YES NO YES N[...]

66 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 8.2.2 W ORD P ROCESSING When the system operator configures the printer on the host, a default font ID is configured for the printer , which should be the most commonly used font. The WP program may also have a default font ID. Since the default font ID can vary depending on the system setup, ask your system operator i[...]

67 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 8.2.6 D UPLEX P RINTING The AS/400 will only recognize duplexing in word processing. T o access duplexing in data processing, type one of these commands from the Card’ s command language into the first line of the document. ¬D0 for simplex printing ¬D1 for landscape duplex printing ¬D2 for portrait duplex printing[...]

68 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 10. For a paper source, select 5 for “Envelope Feed.” Press [ENTER] to return to the Alternate Format screen. 11. Select option 1 for “Margins and T abs” and type in a left margin of 40 . Press [ENTER] . 12. Press [CMD3] to return to the document. 13. T ype in the text. When you finish, add in a “page end” [...]

69 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 8.3 5219 Printer Emulation The 5250 Remote Emulator Card’ s 5219 emulation is for LaserJet printers. The HP LaserJet printer file is automatically used when 5219 emulation is selected. The 5250 Remote Emulator Card allows bolding, underlining, and super/subscript by recognizing the host commands for these features fo[...]

70 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD There are two ways to change fonts for word-processing documents: either select a typestyle within the word-processing program or use a font- change command from the Card’ s command language in the document. The word-processing program’ s manual should describe how to change the typestyles within the program. Some [...]

71 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 1. Insert a paper tray of the proper size and press the printer’s RESET button. 2. Power the printer OFF and back ON. 3. Release the print job at the host. The System/38 uses a “Printer Support Facility” that sends the margins and other document-form specifications to a printer only when these are different from [...]

72 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD of these commands from the Card’ s command language on the first line of the document: ¬D0 for simplex printing ¬D1 for landscape-duplex printing ¬D2 for portrait-duplex printing If they are not on the first line, the commands will not become active until the following page. When the printer receives the printing [...]

73 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD For example, when the ProCollection ® cartridge is loaded in the printer , the codes embedded in the following sentence will cause the word “saves” to print in bold Helvetica ® instead of plain Courier: On screen: Quality ¬Q45 saves ¬Q85 you time and money. Prints as: Quality saves you time and money. NOTE The [...]

74 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Command Function ¬Ex Sends an ASCII ESC command to the printer (HP mode only). ¬TY Forces true 6-LPI printing (HP mode only). ¬TN Stops forcing true 6-LPI printing (HP mode only). ¬I Makes Card ignore all formatting commands from the host. ¬S Makes Card stop ignoring formatting commands from the host. Y ou can sen[...]

75 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD where the feature is to take effect. T ype in the “turn feature ON” printer command, then type in the delimiter again. No spaces are allowed. 4. Move the cursor to the point in the text that you want to end the print feature. T ype in the delimiter , followed by the “turn feature OFF” printer command, and then [...]

76 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 9. T roubleshooting The 5250 Remote Emulator Card is designed for easy installation and reliable operation. However , as with all electronic equipment, difficulties can arise. This chapter is intended to help you diagnose and solve these problems. When trouble does crop up, the cause frequently turns out to be host con[...]

77 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Graphics characters or blinking characters appear on the screen. Cause: 5250 Remote Emulator Card not seated properly . Action: Unplug the PC, open it, and check the installation of the 5250 Remote Emulator Card. Cause: I/O-address conflict. Action: Check the addresses of all other cards in the PC (referring to those c[...]

78 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Cursor appears at the top right cor ner of the screen when emulation star ts. Cause: Invalid station address. Action: Check the station addresses on the host and in the 5250 Remote Emulator Card’ s configuration (see Section 6.2.1 ). Cause: Damaged cabling or connections. Action: Make sure that no cables are broken a[...]

79 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Action: Contact the system operator; he or she might need to IPL the host. Make sure the host/modem cable is attached to the emulator . If you can’t find the problem on the premises at either end, have the telephone company check the line. Cause: SDLC encoding not set properly . Action: The host’ s and emulator’s[...]

80 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD T o check the cable, remove the cable connections at both ends and check for bent, broken, or missing pins. In the modem or CSU/DSU configuration, make sure the DSR (Data Set Ready) and DCD (Data Carrier Detect) are set to normal operation, not forced on. Figure 9-1. LEDs. DB25 TX RX RTS DSR CTS CD[...]

81 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD If you have tried all of the above solutions and the emulator is still not active, press the DOS Enter key . This will cause a red error code to appear in the bottom left corner of the display . Refer to the error code chart in T able 9-1 for cause and solution. T able 9-1. Er ror Codes. SRC Description Possible Causes[...]

82 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD T able 9-1 (continued). Er ror Codes. SRC Description Possible Causes(s) 0055 Since the startup of the Controller, a. The remote controller has not no valid SDLC frame has been been varied on at the host. received for the address. b. NRZI/NONRZI configured on This error code will not be the remote controller does not d[...]

83 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD T able 9-1 (continued). Er ror Codes. SRC Description Possible Causes(s) 0056 It has been at least 30 seconds The remote controller has been since any valid SDLC frame has varied off at the host. been received for any address. However, valid frames were received earlier. This error code will not be displayed if the Con[...]

84 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD T able 9-1 (continued). Er ror Codes. SRC Description Possible Causes(s) 0057 Since the startup of the Controller a. The display stations’s remote (at least 30 seconds ago), no valid controller has not been varied SDLC frame has been received for on, but one or more other this display station’s remote remote contro[...]

85 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD T able 9-1 (continued). Er ror Codes. SRC Description Possible Causes(s) 0059 An SDLC XID command was The remote-controller model (5294 received for the display station’s or 5394) configured for the remote remote controller, but that was controller doesn’t match the host at least 30 seconds ago and no configuration[...]

86 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD T able 9-1 (continued). Er ror Codes. SRC Description Possible Causes(s) 0099 There is no SNA session active for In many cases, when this error the display station. Normally, this code appears, it will be replaced in means that the display station or its about 30 seconds with one of the remote controller is varied off,[...]

87 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Cause: Subsystem terminated. Action: Restart the subsystem. Cause: “Drop line upon sign off” selected as “yes” on the AS/400’ s display description. Action: Select “no” to drop the line upon sign off. Slow response time for attached devices. Cause: Inter ference on communications line. Action: Check for i[...]

88 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Er ror Creating File: DOS is unable to create a file in the current disk and directory . This is usually because the current disk is unavailable or write- protected. Er ror Deleting File: DOS detects an error while attempting to delete a configuration file. This is usually because the current disk is unavailable or wri[...]

89 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Device ID in Configuration File is Invalid: An incorrect device was found while processing the configuration file. V erify the device in the configuration file and, if necessary , delete and recreate the file. Emulation Adaptor Does Not Respond: The 5250 Remote Emulator Card has detected a problem. Power OFF the PC and[...]

90 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 9.2.3 PC S UPPORT /400 E RROR M ESSAGES Handler is already resident: If PC Support is not active, reboot the system. 9.2.4 H OST E RROR M ESSAGES The host system also has a set of error messages to report problems with communication between the host and the display station. These four -digit error messages consist of c[...]

91 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 9.3.4 H ANDS O N When you use HandsOn or Novell ® Menu for file transfer , the PC clock might lose the proper time, but data is unaffected. 9.4 Calling Y our Supplier If you determine that your 5250 Remote Emulator Card is malfunctioning, do not attempt to alter or repair it . It contains no user -ser viceable parts. [...]

92 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Appendix A: Names of Executable Files This appendix lists the filenames for the executable programs included with the 5250 Remote Emulator Card’ s software. An executable program is a set of step-by-step instructions the computer follows to complete a task. Some of the programs listed here are meant to be run directl[...]

93 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD A.2 Emulator-Run Programs HP .EXE This program enables 3812 emulation on a laser printer in HP mode. HP4029.EXE This program enables 3812 emulation on an IBM 4029 laser printer in HP mode. HP5219.EXE This program enables 5219 emulation on a laser printer in the HP mode. PPDS4029.EXE This program enables 3812 emulation [...]

94 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD *.P56 Printer files using T ext Mode. *.DA T File utilized in configuration to make changes for language. *.CFG Configuration files. *.HEX Files containing microcode for the 5250 Remote Emulator Card. *.PIF Program-Information File used in conjunction with Windows. *.BAS Keyboard-Base File. *.CHG Keyboard-Change File. [...]

95 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Appendix B: Code-Set T ables The table that comprises the rest of this appendix shows decimal and hexadecimal codes and the corresponding characters in the U. S. National EBCDIC and U. S. National ASCII code sets. Regarding the U. S. National EBCDIC code set: • The first 64 characters, 0 to 63 decimal or 0 to 3F hex,[...]

DECIMAL HEX ASCII 32 20 (SP) 33 21 ! 34 22 “ 35 23 # 36 24 $ 37 25 % 38 26 & 39 27 ’ 40 28 ( 41 29 ) 42 2A * 43 2B + 44 2C , 45 2D - 46 2E . 47 2F / 48 30 0 49 31 1 50 32 2 51 33 3 52 34 4 53 35 5 54 36 6 55 37 7 56 38 8 57 39 9 58 3A : 59 3B ; 60 3C < 61 3D = 62 3E > 63 3F ? 96 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD DECIMAL HEX ASCII 0 00 (NUL) [...]

97 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD DECIMAL HEX EBCDIC ASCII 64 40 space @ 65 41 req. space A 66 42 â B 67 43 ä C 68 44 à D 69 45 á E 70 46 ã F 71 47 å G 72 48 ç H 73 49 ñ I 74 4A ¢ J 75 4B . K 76 4C < L 77 4D ( M 78 4E + N 79 4F | O 80 50 & P 81 51 é Q 82 52 ê R 83 53 ë S 84 54 è T 85 55 í U 86 56 î V 87 57 ï W 88 58 ì X 89 59 ß[...]

DECIMAL HEX EBCDIC ASCII 96 60 - ‘ 97 61 / a 98 62 Â b 99 63 Ä c 100 64 À d 101 65 Á e 102 66 Ã f 103 67 Å g 104 68 Ç h 105 69 Ñ i 106 6A | j 107 6B , k 108 6C % l 109 6D – m 110 6E > n 111 6F ? o 112 70 ø p 113 71 É q 114 72 Ê r 115 73 Ë s 116 74 È t 117 75 Í u 118 76 Î v 119 77 Ï w 120 78 Ì x 121 79 ` y 122 7A : z 123 7B #[...]

99 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD DECIMAL HEX EBCDIC 128 80 Ø 129 81 a 130 82 b 131 83 c 132 84 d 133 85 e 134 86 f 135 87 g 136 88 h 137 89 i 138 8A « 139 8B » 140 8C d 141 8D y or ↓ 142 8E 143 8F ± 144 90 ° 145 91 j 146 92 k 147 93 l 148 94 m 149 95 n 150 96 o 151 97 p 152 98 q 153 99 r 154 9A ª 155 9B º 156 9C æ 157 9D  158 9E Æ 159 9F[...]

100 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD DECIMAL HEX EBCDIC 192 C0 { 193 C1 A 194 C2 B 195 C3 C 196 C4 D 197 C5 E 198 C6 F 199 C7 G 200 C8 H 201 C9 I 202 CA — 203 CB ô 204 CC ö 205 CD ò 206 CE ó 207 CF õ 208 D0 } 209 D1 J 210 D2 K 211 D3 L 212 D4 M 213 D5 N 214 D6 0 215 D7 P 216 D8 Q 217 D9 R 218 DA 1 or ≥ 219 DB û 220 DC ü 221 DD ù 222 DE ú 223[...]

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102 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Appendix C: T ypestyle (FGID) T ables The tables on the following pages list the IBM typestyle numbers (font IDs) that the 5250 Remote Emulator Card uses to select fonts internal to the printer and from HP font cartridges. Font-change commands for each font are also listed (see Section 8.4.1 ). As on the cartridges th[...]

103 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD T able C-1. Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Inter nal Resident Fonts Under 5219 Emulation Type- Font- Orien- Point style Change Printer Model Font tation Pitch Size No. Command All Models Courier P 10 12 *11 ¬QXG L 10 12 *5 ¬QXH Plus & Series II Line Printer P 16.66 8.5 *221 ¬QXJ Series II Line Printer (8 LPI) P 16.66[...]

Font-Change Typestyle No. Command Orien- Point Font tation Pitch Size Standard Legal Standard Legal E Cartridg e Letter Gothic P 12 12 *84 — ¬QNA — medium L 12 10 88 — ¬QND — Letter Gothic bold P 12 10 97 — ¬QNB — L 12 10 98 — ¬QNE — Letter Gothic P 12 10 107 — ¬QNC — medium italic L 12 10 108 — ¬QNF — G Cartridg e Pre[...]

105 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Font-Change Typestyle No. Command Orien- Point Font tation Pitch Size Standard Legal Standard Legal L Cartridg e Courier bold P 10 12 8 — ¬QLA — L 10 12 9 — ¬QLC — Courier medium P 10 12 6 — ¬QLB — italic L 10 12 7 — ¬QLD — Line Printer P 16.66 8.5 *221 — ¬QLE — medium L 16.66 8.5 255 — ¬QL[...]

106 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Font-Change Typestyle No. Command Orien- Point Font tation Pitch Size Standard Legal Standard Legal R Cartridg e Presentation bold P 6.5 18 18 28 ¬QRUA ¬QRLA (240) (242) L 6.5 18 19 29 ¬QRUD ¬QRLD (241) (243) P 8.1 16 16 26 ¬QRUB ¬QRLB (260) (262) L 8.1 14 17 27 ¬QRUE ¬QRLE (261) (263) P 10 14 14 24 ¬QRUC ¬Q[...]

107 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD C.2 3812 Emulation T ables C-3 through C-6 on the next few pages list IBM typestyle numbers (font IDs) and font-change commands that you’d use to change fonts within a document with the 3812 printer emulation. T able C-3. HP Mode Fonts (Resident) Type- Font- Orien- Point style Change Typeface tation Pitch Size No. C[...]

108 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Type- Font- Orien- Point style Change Typeface tation Pitch Size No. Command CG Times bold P/L Prop. 6 4625 ¬Q4625 8 4626 ¬Q4626 10 4627 ¬Q4627 12 4628 ¬Q4628 14 4629 ¬Q4629 18 4631 ¬Q4631 24 4634 ¬Q4634 30 4637 ¬Q4637 CG Times italic P/L Prop. 6 4645 ¬Q4645 8 4646 ¬Q4646 10 4647 ¬Q4647 12 4648 ¬Q4648 14 4[...]

109 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Type- Font- Orien- Point style Change Typeface tation Pitch Size No. Command Univers medium italic P/L Prop. 6 4825 ¬Q4825 8 4826 ¬Q4826 10 4827 ¬Q4827 12 4828 ¬Q4828 14 4829 ¬Q4829 18 4831 ¬Q4831 24 4834 ¬Q4834 30 4837 ¬Q4837 Univers medium P/L Prop. 6 4845 ¬Q4845 condensed 8 4846 ¬Q4846 10 4847 ¬Q4847 12 [...]

110 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Type- Font- Orien- Point style Change Typeface tation Pitch Size No. Command ProCollection Cartridge Line Printer P/L 17.1 8.5 253 ¬Q253 Courier bold P/L 10 12 45 ¬Q45 Courier italic P/L 10 12 17 ¬Q17 Courier P/L 12 10 85 ¬Q85 Courier bold P/L 12 10 108 ¬Q108 Courier italic P/L 12 10 92 ¬Q92 Courier P 10 12 51 ?[...]

111 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Type- Font- Orien- Point style Change Typeface tation Pitch Size No. Command Times Roman P Prop. 12 167 ¬Q167 Times Roman bold P Prop. 12 168 ¬Q168 Times Roman italic P Prop. 12 169 ¬Q169 Times Roman P Prop. 8 173 ¬Q173 10 174 ¬Q174 Times Roman bold P Prop. 10 175 ¬Q175 Times Roman italic P Prop. 10 176 ¬Q176 T[...]

112 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Type- Font- Orien- Point style Change Typeface tation Pitch Size No. Command CG Times italic P Prop. 14 4817 ¬Q4817 CG Times bold P Prop. 18 4711 ¬Q4711 24 4714 ¬Q4714 Univers P Prop. 14 4789 ¬Q4789 18 4791 ¬Q4791 24 4794 ¬Q4794 Microsoft Cartridge Helvetica P Prop. 8 34102 ¬Q34102 10 34103 ¬Q34103 Helvetica b[...]

113 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Type- Font- Orien- Point style Change Typeface tation Pitch Size No. Command Letter Gothic P/L 27 3.6 290 ¬Q290 12 12 87 ¬Q87 Letter Gothic bold P/L 12 12 110 ¬Q110 Letter Gothic italic P/L 12 12 109 ¬Q109 Letter Gothic P/L 27 3.6 292 ¬Q292 12 12 90 ¬Q90 Letter Gothic bold P/L 12 12 107 ¬Q107 Letter Gothic ital[...]

114 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Type- Font- Orien- Point style Change Typeface tation Pitch Size No. Command Forms, Etc. ® Cartridg e Univers P/L Prop. 6 33101 ¬Q33101 Prop. 8 33102 ¬Q33102 Univers bold P/L Prop. 8 33122 ¬Q33122 Prop. 10 33123 ¬Q33123 Prop. 12 33124 ¬Q33124 Prop. 14 33125 ¬Q33125 Helv Cond. Black bold P/L Prop. 24 34128 ¬Q34[...]

115 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Type- Font- Orien- Point style Change Typeface tation Pitch Size No. Command Global T ext Cartridge CG Century Schoolbook P/L Prop. 8 16950 ¬Q16950 10 16951 ¬Q16951 CG Century Schlbk bold P/L Prop. 10 16971 ¬Q16971 CG Century Schlbk italic P/L Prop. 10 17079 ¬Q17079 CG Triumvirate P/L Prop. 10 33335 ¬Q33335 CG Tr[...]

116 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Type- Font- Point style Change Font Pitch Size No. Command Courier outline Prop. 6 416 ¬Q416 8 426 ¬Q426 10 436 ¬Q436 12 446 ¬Q446 14 456 ¬Q456 18 466 ¬Q466 24 476 ¬Q476 30 486 ¬Q486 Courier bold outline Prop. 6 420 ¬Q420 8 430 ¬Q430 10 440 ¬Q440 12 450 ¬Q450 14 460 ¬Q460 18 470 ¬Q470 24 480 ¬Q480 30 49[...]

117 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Type- Font- Point style Change Font Pitch Size No. Command Helvetica outline Prop. 6 2304 ¬Q2304 8 2314 ¬Q2314 10 2324 ¬Q2324 12 2334 ¬Q2334 14 2344 ¬Q2344 18 2354 ¬Q2354 24 2364 ¬Q2364 30 2374 ¬Q2374 Helvetica bold outline Prop. 6 2305 ¬Q2305 8 2315 ¬Q2315 10 2325 ¬Q2325 12 2335 ¬Q2335 14 2345 ¬Q2345 18 [...]

118 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Type- Font- Point style Change Font Pitch Size No. Command Times New Roman outline Prop. 6 2308 ¬Q2308 8 2318 ¬Q2318 10 2328 ¬Q2328 12 2338 ¬Q2338 14 2348 ¬Q2348 18 2358 ¬Q2358 24 2368 ¬Q2368 30 2378 ¬Q2378 Times New Roman bold outline Prop. 6 2309 ¬Q2309 8 2319 ¬Q2319 10 2329 ¬Q2329 12 2339 ¬Q2339 14 2349[...]

119 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Type- Font- Point style Change Font Pitch Size No. Command Universal Cartridge 1255800 Prestige Elite 12 10 86* ¬Q86 Prestige Elite italic 12 10 112 ¬Q112 Courier italic 10 12 18 ¬Q18 Presentor 10 14 25 ¬Q25 Letter Gothic 12 12 87* ¬Q87 Letter Gothic italic 12 12 109 ¬Q109 Letter Gothic symbol 12 12 80* ¬Q80 Ti[...]

120 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Type- Font- Point style Change Font Pitch Size No. Command Letter Gothic Cartridg e 1555803 Letter Gothic 10 14 36 ¬Q36 12 12 87* ¬Q87 Letter Gothic bold 12 12 110 ¬Q110 Letter Gothic italic 12 12 109 ¬Q109 Letter Gothic symbol 12 12 88 ¬Q88 Delegate Cartridg e 1255804 Delegate 10 12 2 ¬Q2 Adjutant 12 10 95 ¬Q9[...]

121 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Type- Font- Point style Change Font Pitch Size No. Command Press Roman Cartridg e 1255808 Press Roman Prop. 10 186 ¬Q186 Press Roman bold Prop. 10 187 ¬Q187 Press Roman italic Prop. 10 188 ¬Q188 Press Roman bold italic Prop. 10 189 ¬Q189 Press Roman symbol 12 10 185 ¬Q185 Foundry Car tridge 1255809 Foundry Prop. [...]

122 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Type- Font- Point style Change Font Pitch Size No. Command Combo (Data Stream 1) Cartridg e 1255824 Prestige Elite 12 10 86* ¬Q86 Helvetica Prop. 14 34105 ¬Q34105 Orator 10 14 5* ¬Q5 OCR-A 10 12 19 ¬Q19 OCR-B 10 12 3 ¬Q3 Helvetica Cartridg e 1255825 Helvetica Prop. 12 34104 ¬Q34104 Helvetica bold Prop. 14 34125 [...]

123 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Type- Font- Point style Change Font Pitch Size No. Command Optima Cartridg e 1255830 Optima Prop. 12 33336 ¬Q33336 Optima bold Prop. 14 33356 ¬Q33356 18 33357 ¬Q33357 Optima Cartridg e 1255831 Optima Prop. 6 33333 ¬Q33333 8 33334 ¬Q33334 10 33335 ¬Q33335 Optima bold Prop. 10 33355 ¬Q33355 Optima italic Prop. 10[...]

124 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Type- Font- Point style Change Font Pitch Size No. Command Baskerville Car tridge 1255836 Baskerville Prop. 12 8504 ¬Q8504 Baskerville bold Prop. 14 8524 ¬Q8524 18 8525 ¬Q8525 Baskerville Car tridge 1255837 Baskerville Prop. 6 8501 ¬Q8501 8 8502 ¬Q8502 10 8503 ¬Q8503 Baskerville bold Prop. 10 8523 ¬Q8523 Basker[...]

125 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD T able C-7. HP4029 Mode Fonts (Resident). Type- Font- Point style Change Font Pitch Size No. Command Courier 10 12 11* ¬Q11 Courier bold 10 12 46 ¬Q46 Courier 15 8.5 223* ¬Q223 17.1 8.5 254 ¬Q254[...]

126 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD T able C-8. HP4029 Mode Fonts (on HP Font Car tridges). Type- Font- Point style Change Font Pitch Size No. Command Combo Cartridg e 1255824 OCR-A 10 12 19 ¬Q19 OCR-B 10 12 3 ¬Q3 Prestige Elite 12 10 86* ¬Q86 Orator 10 14 5* ¬Q5 Courier 12 10 85* ¬Q85 Helvetica Prop. 14 34105 ¬Q34105 Supports M Car tridg e 125584[...]

127 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Type- Font- Point style Change Font Pitch Size No. Command Supports U/V Car tridg e 1255843 Swiss 721 Prop. 6 34101 ¬Q34101 8 34102 ¬Q34102 Swiss 721 bold Prop. 10 34123 ¬Q34123 12 34124 ¬Q34124 14 34125 ¬Q34125 Letter Gothic 15 9.5 230 ¬Q230 Supports Z Car tridg e 1255844 Press Roman Prop. 8 185 ¬Q185 10 186 ?[...]

128 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Type- Font- Point style Change Font Pitch Size No. Command Courier 10 12 11* ¬Q11 Courier bold 10 12 46 ¬Q46 Courier italic 10 12 18 ¬Q18 Courier bold 12 10 108 ¬Q108 Courier italic 12 10 92 ¬Q92 Courier 16.7 8.5 252 ¬Q252 12 10 85* ¬Q85 Supports N Car tridg e 1255847 Letter Gothic 12 12 87* ¬Q87 Letter Gothic[...]

129 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Appendix D: Keyboard-Scan Codes The keyboard diagrams on the next two pages show the four types of keyboards you will normally encounter in 5250 Remote Emulator Card applications, along with the factory-default values of their scan codes. Y ou can change the scan codes that the Card relays from the keyboard connected [...]

130 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F 40 41 42 43 44 01 0F 1D 2A 38 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 45 46 39 36 3A 52 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1E 1F 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2C 2D 2E 2F 30 31 32 33 34 35 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4F 50 51 4E 53 1C PC Keyboard 2B 29 37 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F 40 41 42 43 44 29 0F 1D 2A 38 02 03 04 05 0[...]

131 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD 01 Enhanced PC Keyboard 1D 2A 3A 29 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 5B 5E 62 45 65 37 4A 0F 38 39 2B 1C 36 59 68 2C 1E 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1F 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2D 2E 2F 30 31 32 33 34 35 3C 3B 3D 3E 40 3F 41 42 44 43 57 58 66 46 67 5C 5F 63 5D 61 64 60 47 48 49 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 5[...]

132 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Appendix E: Keyboard T emplates T able E-1 below gives a general definition for each 5250 (host) key. Use the table with the keyboard templates on the next eight pages to keep track of where the functions you need are. There is one keyboard template for each possible combination of PC Keyboard and Emulated Keyboard (s[...]

133 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Enhanced PC Keyboard Hot Key SysReq Attn { ¢ } | | ¬ 6 Cmd 13 Cmd 1 Cmd 14 Cmd 2 Cmd 15 Cmd 3 Cmd 16 Cmd 4 Cmd 17 Cmd 5 Cmd 18 Cmd 6 Cmd 19 Cmd 7 Cmd 20 Cmd 8 Cmd 21 Cmd 9 Cmd 22 Cmd 10 Cmd 23 Cmd 11 Cmd 24 Cmd 12 SysReq Print Help Clear TstReq Num Lock / * , - Field – + Field + . Del 7 Home 0 Insert 8 9 Roll 4 [...]

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135 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Enhanced PC Keyboard Hot Key Attn { ¢ } | ¬ 6 Cmd 13 Cmd 1 Cmd 14 Cmd 2 Cmd 15 Cmd 3 Cmd 16 Cmd 4 Cmd 17 Cmd 5 Cmd 18 Cmd 6 Cmd 19 Cmd 7 Cmd 20 Cmd 8 Cmd 21 Cmd 9 Cmd 22 Cmd 10 Cmd 23 Cmd 11 Cmd 24 Cmd 12 SysReq Print TstReq Help Clear Dup Print - Field – + Field + 9 Roll 3 Roll Dup Insert Insert Delete Erase Inpu[...]

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137 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD A T Keyboard { ¢ } | | Hot Key Help Num Lock Caps Lock Clear TstReq Attn SysReq Enter – Field – Print * E Input . Del + Field + 9 Roll 1 Dup 3 Roll ¬ 6 ~ ` Error Reset Field Exit Cmd 21 Cmd 11 Cmd 1 Cmd 22 Cmd 12 Cmd 2 Cmd 24 Cmd 14 Cmd 4 Cmd 16 Cmd 6 Cmd 18 Cmd 8 Cmd 17 Cmd 7 Cmd 19 Cmd 9 Cmd 20 Cmd 10 Cmd 23[...]

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139 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD PC Keyboard Error Reset Cmd 21 Cmd 11 Cmd 1 Cmd 22 Cmd 12 Cmd 2 Cmd 24 Cmd 14 Cmd 4 Cmd 16 Cmd 6 Cmd 18 Cmd 8 Cmd 17 Cmd 7 Cmd 19 Cmd 9 Cmd 20 Cmd 10 Cmd 23 Cmd 13 Cmd 3 Cmd 15 Cmd 5 ~ ` { ¢ } | | Num Lock Clear TstReq + Field + 8 9 Roll 4 6 1 Dup 23 Roll Print * Caps Lock E Input . Del Enter – Field – Hot Key [...]

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141 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Appendix F: Related Documentation Here is a list of manuals that might be helpful during the installation and operation of PC Support: IBM PC Support/36 Messages Guide, SC21-9525 IBM PC Support/36 Organizer , SC21-9563 IBM PC Support/36 User’ s Guide, SC21-9088 IBM PC Support/38 Messages Guide, SC21-9360 IBM PC Supp[...]

142 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Glossar y active session : The host session that you are currently using, as opposed to an inactive session. adapter, adaptor : A card that provides communications between part of a device and the processor. address : In a computer, the location where the data is stored. API (Application Program Interface) : System so[...]

143 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD blank character : A character that is not displayed but occupies a position on the display screen. buffer : An area in the memory that holds data temporarily. cache memory : RAM (random access memory) set aside to store the most frequently accessed information stored in RAM. character : A letter of the alphabet, a num[...]

144 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD DCD (Data Carrier Detect) : The local modem is receiving data from the remote modem. default : The value assumed when no other value is specified. default setting : The standard setting for a feature which automatically appears unless the user selects a different setting. delimiter : A character that marks the beginni[...]

145 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD emulator card : A card that is installed into a PC, which enables the PC and PC printer to emulate host devices while allowing access to PC applications. expanded memory : When storage of the RAM on the board makes the size of the computer larger than it actually is. extended memory : Memory that has been added to all[...]

146 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD interface : The hardware and/or software that permit the exchange of information between computers or devices. intensity : The brightness level at which characters are displayed on screen. I/O (Input/Output) : Transferring of data between the central processing unit and a peripheral device. Each transfer is an output [...]

147 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD nonshifted : Allows keys to be entered as characters or functions similar to when a shift key is not held down on a PC or typewriter. NRZ (Non-return to Zero) : A binary encoding technique in which a change in state represents a binary one, and no change in state represents a binary zero. NRZI (Non-return to Zero Inve[...]

148 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD router : PC Support/36, /38 and AS/400 programs that run on the personal computer (PC) and the host system. Routers manage communications between the PC Support facilities on the system and PC. RTS (Request to Send) : This indicates that the DTE has data to send. RXD (Receive Data) : Data from the host is being receiv[...]

149 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD upper memory block : A block of memory between the 640K unit of conventional memory and the 1MB running on MS-DOS on an IBM-compatible PC. virtual disk : Lets the user assign a portion of the host disk to the PC. virtual printer : Lets users print data from the PC to a host-system printer. workstation : A display stat[...]

150 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Index 1 132-column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 43 15-pitch printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 17 to 15 Pitch Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 3 3812 printer emulations .[...]

151 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD command language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 command pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 61, 74, 75 communication port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Computer Output Reduction (COR) . . . . . .[...]

152 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD H hexadecimal character codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 horizontal spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Host Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 host ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

153 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD N Near Letter Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 NRZ/NRZI Encoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 null-modem cable 37 O OEM text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Orientation . . .[...]

154 5250 REMOTE EMULA TOR CARD Status Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 System Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 System/34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 System/36 and System/38 . . . . [...]

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