HP 706A manual

OWNER'S MANUAL __________________ PRINT MAST ER 700 SERIES PRINTER CONT ROLLERS 706A 706C 708C 710C 706D 708D 706E 708E 710E 708F 710F BayTech publi cation #U140E045- 05[...]

Dear C ustomer, Thank you for selecti ng a Bay Tech Print Master pr inter controll er. The data prov ided in this Ow ner's M anual ex plains the v arious w ays you can oper ate your unit and configur e it to y our ow n computer system. W e suggest that y ou read this manual carefully before attempting to i nstall Pri nt Master and that y ou pl[...]

The information contained in this document is subject to chang e wi thout notice. Copy right 1993 by Bay Technical Associates, Inc. IBM PC, IBM PC/AT, IBM PC/XT and IBM PS/2 are products of International Busi ness Machines Cor poration. Hewlett-Packar d LaserJet is a pr oduct of the Hewlett-Packar d Com pany. Wordperfect is a product of Wordperfect[...]

TABLE OF CONT ENTS 1 GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................... 1 2 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................ 3 3 QUICK REFERENCE ....................................................... 6 4 INSTALLATION .............................................................. 10 4.1 UNPACKING ........[...]

6.2 PRINTER SHARING OPERAT ING PROCEDURE 24 6.2.1 SHARING A SINGLE PRINTER ................ 25 6.2.2 SPECIFIED SHARING OF MULTIPLE PRINTERS ................................................ 26 6.2.3 CONTEND ING FOR M ULTIPLE PRINTERS ................................................ 27 6.2.4 BUFFERING OF PRINT DAT A ................. 28 6.2.5 BEGINNI[...]

7.1.6 MODELS 706A AND 708A - PROGRAM PRINTER SELECT CODE ........................ 45 7.1.7 MODELS 706A AND 708A - SET PRINTER SELECT MODE ........................ 46 7.1.8 MODELS 706A AND 708A - SET FORM FEED MODE ............................................. 46 7.1.9 MODELS 706A AND 708A - PROGRAM HEADER PAGE MESSAGE ...................... 47 7.1.[...]

7.3 ALL 700D, 700E, 700F MOD ELS - CONFIGURATION PROCEDURE ....................... 60 7.3.1 ALL 700D, 700E, 700F MOD ELS - MAIN CONFIGURATION MENU ......................... 62 7.3.2 ALL 700D, 700E, 700F MOD ELS - STATUS .................................................... 63 7.3.3 ALL 700D, 700E, 700F MOD ELS -SET SERIAL PORT CONFIGURATION ........[...]

APPENDIX A RECOMMENDED CABLING ......................................... 78 A.1 BETW EEN IBM PC, IBM XT, IBM PS/2 AND PRINT MASTER (DB-25) ............................ 78 A.2 BETW EEN IBM AT AND PRINT MASTER (DE-9)................................................................... 80 A.3 BETW EEN PRINT MASTER AND HEW L ET T PACKARD LASERJET .......[...]

1   The BayTech 700 Series Print Master is a flexible, intelligent dev ice that connects between y our computer s and peripheral s allow ing the computers to share the per ipherals, i ncluding ex pensiv e plotters and laser pri nters. All models come in a self-contained desk- top unit or w[...]

2 In addition to port assi gnment, y ou may pr ogram the follow ing features to meet the need of your applic ation: the indiv idual ser ial port configuration ( baud rate, w ord siz e, stop bits, parity , and X ON/XOFF) , the Port Logi cal Names, the Input Inactiv ity Timeout, the Pri nter Select Code, the Pri nter Select Mode, the For m Feed Mode,[...]

3 2.   INTERFA CE: Serial ports: Asynchr onous EIA-232C ( CCITT V.24) , -12v mark, +12v space. Full dupl ex communication. Parallel ports: Centronics pr otocol. TRA NSM ISSION: Serial ports - asy nchronous; full dupl ex communication; Parallel ports - maxi mum 30,000 characters per second on the 706A and 70[...]

4 USER-PROGRA MMA BLE CONFIGURA TION: Reconfigur able in menu- driv en mode throug h configuration por t. Saved i n non-vol atile memory to become the new pow er-up default configurati on. Serial ports: Baud rate: 110, 135, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200. Other rates optional . Word size: 5, 6, 7 or 8 bits. Parity : Even, odd or none. Stop[...]

5 POWER: 115 VAC, 50/60 Hz., .3A. Optional 230 VAC, 50/60 H z., .2A. ENVIRONMENT: 0 degrees to 55 degr ees C temperatur e; 5% to 95% humidity . DIMENSIONS: 10 1/8w x 8d x 3h inches. WEIGHT: 6 pounds. INDICA TORS: 1 g reen pow er LED; 6, 8 or 10 red, port-activity LEDs. CONNECTORS: Shielded on all por ts. Serial por ts - DB- 25 female DCE connectors[...]

6   This section pr ovides basi c set up instructions for those knowledg eable in computer equipment installation. W e will refer to specific sections in thi s manual for more in-depth i nstructions on installati on operation, and configur ation. Please rev iew the followi ng procedure: Step Instr uct[...]

7 Step Instr uction s connect to ports as signed as pri nt er. All port s are f lexible except as noted below (i.e. , ports m ay be confi gured as com put er or pri nt er). The st andard f ac tory default power- up confi gurat i on f ollows: 706A & 706C: P ort 6 - com put er port (host) * Port 1 - pri nt er port * Ports 2 t hrough 5 - com put e[...]

8 Step Instr uction s A. Seria l Ports Serial port s on Print Mast er are DCE. Therefore, s traight c abling is requi red between the com puter's s erial port and P rint Master's s eri al port . A st raight cable is also required bet ween Print Mas t er' s serial port and t he serial port of a print er or pl ot t er. B. Paralle l Por[...]

9 Step Instr uction s To print f rom a serial port of your PC, you m ust f irst redi rec t the parallel out put to the serial port via the DOS c om m and C: >MODE LP Tx:=COMy:, where x and y are the port desi gnat i on (e. g., LPT1: =COM1:). You m ust als o configure your P C' s serial port to com muni c ate at param eters t hat matc h Prin[...]

10     After opening the box , check the packing l ist that comes w ith Pri nt Master to ensure that y ou have receiv ed all components. Also check the unit to make certain that i t did not receiv e damage during shipping .  ?[...]

11 To run INSTALL, use the follow ing procedur e: 1. Insert the so ftware utility diskette into d riv e A (or drive B) and from the prompt ty pe INSTA LL followed by <ENTER> . 2. A menu titled "D riv e & Dir ectory D efinitions" w ill appear on your screen. This menu will display the Source Drive , Destinat ion Drive , and Desti[...]

12   The Print Master requi res 115 VAC, 50/60 Hz . power and comes w ith a three-pr ong pow er cord. Do not attempt to oper ate the unit w ith a two- prong socket or adapter. 230 VAC, 50/60 Hz . is optional. The Print Master power s-up w hen you pr ess the power swi tch on the back of the unit to "ON" or "1&q[...]

13   This section pr ovides i nstructions on how to set up your PC to w ork wi th Print Master wi th respect to the BayTech softwar e (if you i ntend to use it) and special considerations w hen connecting your PC in serial. If you intend to use the RAM EXEC or RAMTSR hot key progr ams to select betw een multiple [...]

14 You w ill also need to change the serial port configuration of your PC's com port to match that of the Print Master. If using the Print Master's factory default serial configuration, thi s is accompli shed vi a the DOS command C:>MOD E COMy : 9600, N, 8,1,P wher e y is the number of the appropriate com por t. This command should be [...]

15   Please see Section 5.1 for parallel por t cabling information, Section 5.2 for DB-25 seri al port cabli ng information, or Section 5.3 fo r RJ-45 cabling. Appendix A prov ides recommended cabli ng pinouts.   Parallel ports on Print M aster have D B-25 female connectors.[...]

16   IMPORTA NT: Bef ore y ou proceed w ith cabling , you must know whether the dev ices that you will connect to Print Master are DTE (Data Ter minal Eq uipment) or D CE (D ata Communicati on Equipment) . The followi ng dev ices are g enerally DTE: terminals, printers , and computers like the IBM PC. Th[...]

17 DTE ports use the follow ing sig nals f or communicati on: DTE PORT PI N/ S IGNA L DE FINITION Pin Signal (EIA -232) Directio n De scriptio n 1 PGND --- Protec t ive Ground 2 Tx Output Data Out 3 Rx Input Data In 4 RTS Output Request To Send 5 CTS Input Clear To Send: Input hands hak e l i ne. Must be posit ive voltage before DTE devic e will tr[...]

18 PRINT MASTER - DCE DTE DEVICE MALE DB-25 MALE/FEMALE DB-25 PRINT MASTER - DCE DCE DEVICE MALE DB-25 MALE DB-25 NOTE: Please refer to Appendix A for recommended cabli ng between Pr int Master and v arious computers and peripher al devi ces. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 20 PGND TXD RXD RTS CTS DSR SGND DCD DTR < < < > > > &[...]

19    !" #$  The EIA-232 serial ports of the Print Master Models 706C, 708C , or 710C may have RJ-45 modular connectors. This section will address [...]

20 Figure 4: RJ-45 Receptacle Figure 5: RJ-45 Plug Please see Appendix A.5 for modular adapter pinout and cabling information.  This section di scusses the vari ous user-prog rammable config urations ( Section 6.1 ), pri nter sharing operation ( Section 6.2 ), the LED indicators ( Section 6.3 ), and data flow control ( Se[...]

21  #%#  Indiv idual ports on Pr int Master may be conf igur ed as computer or printer v ia the Number of Printers/Port Assi gnment. Computer s connect to computer ports. Pr inters and plotter s connect to printer ports. On [...]

22  # To select a printer in multipl e printer appli cations, the computer sends the Printer Sel ect Code (w hich consists of any ASCII character str ing numbering from one to eight character s) follow ed by the desi red printer port number. The Printer Sel ect Code is tr[...]

23  #  NOTE: This section is not appl icable to the 706A or 708A models. Print Master will transla te for seria l devices using dif fe rent configurations. Y ou may set the baud rate, wor d size, stop bi ts, parity and XON/X OFF f or each indi vidual ser[...]

24 " ## You may configur e Print M aster to print a pr ogr ammable message and the logi cal name of the source computer on a separate sheet of paper before pri nting any other data. You may enabl e or disabl e the Header Pag e Message for each indiv idual computer port. Fa[...]

25 Please see the table below f or a q uick reference to the printer sharing operating procedure. PRINTER S HARING QUICK REFERE NCE Item See Section Sharing a s i ngl e pri nt er 6.2.1 Speci f i ed s haring of m ultiple printers 6. 2.2 Contending f or m ultipl e pri nt ers 6.2.3 Buff eri ng of print data 6.2.4 Beginning and endi ng a pri nt j ob 6.[...]

26   # To se lect a specif ic printer in m ultiple p rin ter applica t ions, you mu st send a specific printer sel ect sequence whi ch consists of the Printer Select Code (factory set is $PRINTER ) follow ed by the desired pr i[...]

27 There are tw o modes f or sending the Printer Sel ect Code. In Printer Select Mode 2 (pr inter selecti on anytime w hile printing ), Pri nt Master looks for the Printer Sel ect Code any time. If no Printer Select C ode is received, the d ata will be routed to the def ault printer. In Printer Sel ect Mode 1 (pri nter selection at beg inning of pr[...]

28   W hen a user sends a print job, the data is stor ed in Print M aster's spooling buff er (1 M B standard, av ailable w ith 2 MB on 700C, 700D and 700E models; av ailable w ith up to 4 MB on 700A models). All users may simultaneously send data to this dynamical[...]

29 4. The computer sends the Pr inter Select Code follow ed by a printer port number. If the port number is the same number as that of the current print job, this will indicate the end of the current print job, and the next print job w ill be routed to the same printer . If the port number is a di fferent number from that of the current print job, [...]

30   If you w ish to clear a pr int job is sent i n error, y ou must send the clear buffer sequence whi ch consists of the Printer Sel ect Code follow ed by CLR . This comm and w ill only affect print jobs originated by y our computer. Print j obs in the buffer f rom other computers are not aff [...]

31 " # BayTech provides u t ility sof tw are which allows you to convenient ly select betw een peripheral s for IBM DOS and Mi crosoft W indows applicati ons. Port selection i s as easy as acti vating hot keys or by using a mouse. Pl ease see Section 4.2 fo r more in form [...]

32 Progr ams such as W o rd Perfect and W ordStar typical ly send a printer initial izati on string before any data. Y ou may imbed the por t select sequence in thi s string to select a printer . For ex ample, W ord Perfect allow s y ou to edit the printer definition file for a specific printer by using the PTR command. The port select sequence for[...]

33 It is still possible to plot dynam ically through Print Maste r if require d . W hen plotting in this fashion, y ou woul d probably need to increase the input inactiv ity timeout v alue to a hig her number than factory default (20 seconds). Plotting dy namically w ould not allow y ou to utilize the buff e ring capabilities of Print Master becaus[...]

34    ### COMPUTER-TO-PRINT MA STER-TO-PRINTER COMMUNICA TION W hen a computer transmits data to a printer thr ough a Pri nt Master computer port, the data is receiv ed and stored in the buffer whic h in turn retransmits it to the[...]

35 PRINT MA STER-TO-COMPUTER COMMUNICA TION NOTE: Print Master will prov ide full duplex communication between a computer and pri nter w hich ar e connected through the uni t. This section is appl icable only when a devi ce that is connected to a pri nter port is sendi ng data back to a dev ice connected to a computer por t. W hen Print Master is s[...]

36  )%)## COMPUTER-TO-PRINT MA STER-TO-PRINTER COMMUNICA TION W hen a computer transmits data to a printer thr ough a Pri nt Master computer port, the data is receiv ed and stored in the buffer whic h in turn retransmits it to the printer through a printer port. During transmission , after th[...]

37 PRINT MA STER-TO-COMPUTER COMMUNICA TION NOTE: Print Master will prov ide full duplex communication between a computer and pri nter w hich ar e connected through the uni t. This section is appl icable only when a devi ce that is connected to a pri nter port is sendi ng data back to a dev ice connected to a computer por t. W hen Print Master is s[...]

38   Configur ation changes ar e made throug h the master configur ation port w hich is the hi ghest numbered por t on all models. Pr int Master will transmit configuration menus to the serial dev ice connected to the master configurati on port on all model s except the 706A and 708A. The 706A and 708A will[...]

39 All ports on the Pr int Master 706A or 708A must be inactiv e (i.e., only the g reen pow er LED should be illuminated). W ith the PARSEND or M S BASIC prog ram loaded on your PC , send from the keyboar d Control-T followed by capital C . These characters will not print on the printer. The Model 706A or 708A will respond w ith the ma in conf igur[...]

40    "  Print Master 706A and 708A will respond to the receiv ing of Control- T and C by sendi ng to the printer on Port 1 the follow ing i dentification block and a menu of the configuration options [...]

41    " By r esponding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configuration menu w ith "1" (Status), y ou may rev iew the current configuration status of the 706A and 708A. Print Master will respond wit h: Curre nt Prin ter P[...]

42    "#  By r esponding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configurati on menu wi th "2" (Chang e Logi cal Name) , you may change the identifyi ng name for the devi ce on each port. Pri n[...]

43   "  & By r esponding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configurati on menu wi th "3" (Set Input Inactiv ity Timeout) , you may set the input inactivity [...]

44   "  By r esponding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configurati on menu wi th "4" (Set Number of Printers) , y ou may change the number of computer por ts and printer por[...]

45    "   By r esponding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configurati on menu wi th "5" (Set Pri nter Select C ode), y ou may change the Pri nter Select Code to a[...]

46   "  By r esponding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configurati on menu wi th "6" (Set Pri nter Select M ode), y ou may change the method of selecting pr inters. Print[...]

47 (   "  # By r esponding to the Enter r equest: messag e at the end of the main configurati on menu wi th "8" (Prog ram Header Page M essage), you may enabl e or disabl e this message[...]

48     All configur ation changes must be made thr ough the master configuration por t. This master config uration port has access to al l options of the configuration mode. Please use the follow ing procedure to configur[...]

49 If you do not hav e a dumb terminal or a terminal emul ation prog ram, BayTech supplies a utility diskette w hich includes sof tware to put an IBM PC or compati ble into a terminal mode. See Section 4.2 for instructions to obtai n the software (TERM .EXE) by running the INSTALL.EXE pr ogr am if you hav e not already done so. Once you hav e obtai[...]

50 3. Refer to the upper r ight hand corner of the screen for Handshaking line status. RTS, CTS, DSR, and D TR should all be HIGH. The DCD line is not looked at by the terminal emulati on progr am therefore its status can be ignor ed. If these signals are not hi gh at this poi nt, check to ensure the corr ect cable is connected. 4. Depr ess functio[...]

51   By r esponding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configuration menu w ith "1" (Status), y ou may rev iew the status of the current configur ation of Print Master . Print Master will respond w ith a m enu similar to: Curre nt Prin[...]

52    By r esponding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configurati on menu wi th "2" (Set Seri al Port C onfigurati on), y ou may change the seri al configurati on of e[...]

53 You may now r econfigure Por t 5 by selecti ng the appropr iate option from the menu. For ex ample, to change the baud r ate to 2400 baud, send character "2" (Set baud rate). Print Master will respond w ith this menu: 1 Fo r 110 2 Fo r 135 3 Fo r 300 4 Fo r 600 5 For 1200 6 For 2400 7 For 4800 8 For 9600 9 For 19200 Enter r equest: Sen[...]

54 CA UTION: If Y is sent before chang ing the configur ation dev ice to the new configuration (baud rate or parity ), Print Master w ill not receive the Y response. Howev er, you w ill be locked out of Print Master. If this occurs, recycle Print Master power. Print Master's conf iguration will def ault ba ck to the last sa ved co nfigura tion[...]

55  &  By r esponding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configurati on menu wi th "3" (Set Input Inactiv ity Timeout) , you may set the input inactivity tim eout. Print M[...]

56    By r esponding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configurati on menu wi th "4" (Set Number of Printers) , y ou may change the number of pri nters. IMPORTA NT: The lowest-number ed por[...]

57     By r esponding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configurati on menu wi th "5" (Prog ram Printer Select C ode), y ou may change the Pri nter Select Code to a user -define[...]

58    By r esponding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configurati on menu wi th "6" (Set Pri nter Select M ode), y ou may change the method of selecting pr inters. Print Master will res[...]

59 (  #  By r esponding to the Enter r equest: messag e at the end of the main configurati on menu wi th "8" (Prog ram Header Page M essage), you may enabl e or disable thi s message and prog ram its[...]

60  !!  All configur ation changes must be made thr ough the master configuration por t. This master config uration port has access to al l options of configuration mode. Please use the follo[...]

61 If you do not hav e a dumb terminal or a terminal emul ation prog ram, BayTech supplies a utility diskette w hich includes sof tware to put an IBM PC or compati ble into a terminal mode. See Section 4.2 for instructions to obtai n the software (TERM .EXE) by running the INSTALL.EXE pr ogr am if you hav e not already done so. Once you hav e obtai[...]

62 3. Refer to the upper r ight hand cor ner of the screen for Handshaking line status. RTS, CTS, DSR, and D TR should all be HIGH. The DCD line is not looked at by the terminal emulati on progr am therefore its status can be ignor ed. If these signals are not hi gh at this poi nt, check to ensure the corr ect cable is connected. 4. Depr ess functi[...]

63  !! By r esponding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configuration menu w ith 1 (Status), y ou may rev iew the status of the current configuration of Print Master. Print Master will respond with a menu simil ar [...]

64  !!  By r esponding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configurati on menu wi th "2" (Set Seri al Port C onfigurati on), y ou may change th[...]

65 You may now r econfigure Por t 5 by selecti ng the appropr iate option (1-6) from the menu. For example, to chang e the baud rate to 2400 baud, send character "2" (Set baud rate). Print Master will respond wi th this menu: 1 Fo r 110 2 Fo r 135 3 Fo r 300 4 Fo r 600 5 For 1200 6 For 2400 7 For 4800 8 For 9600 9 For 19200 Enter r equest[...]

66 CA UTION: If "Y" is sent before chang ing the configur ation dev ice to the new configuration (baud rate or parity ), Print Master w ill not receive the "Y " response. Howev er, you w ill be locked out of Print Master. If this occurs, recycle Print Master power. Print Master's conf iguration will def ault ba ck to the la[...]

67  !!#   By r esponding to the Enter r equest: messag e at the end of the main configurati on menu wi th "3" (Chang e Port Log ical N ame), y ou may change the log ical name for[...]

68  !!  By r esponding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configuration menu w ith "4" (Set Port Assig nment), y ou may assig n any por t as a computer port or a pr inte[...]

69 NOTE : At least one port must alw ays be designated as a pr inter port. If the port number you enter is the only assigned printer por t, Print Master will prev ent you from reassigning that port and will prompt y ou wi th a message similar to: Cannot Reass ign the Onl y Pr inter Por t Ente r Port N umb er (1 to 6, 0= Ex it),CR: If you w ish to c[...]

70  !!  & By r esponding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configurati on menu wi th "5" (Set Input Inactiv ity Timeout) , you may set the input i[...]

71  !!   By r esponding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configurati on menu wi th "6" (Prog ram Printer Select C ode), y ou may change the Pri nt[...]

72 " !!  By r esponding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configurati on menu wi th "7" (Set Pri nter Select M ode), y ou may change the method of selecti[...]

73  !!  # By r esponding to the Enter r equest: messag e at the end of the main configurati on menu wi th "9" (Prog ram Header Page M essage), you may enabl e or d[...]

74 "  Since there are no adj ustments and no movi ng parts i n Print Master, prev entative mai ntenance is unnecessary . If you find it necessary to return Print Master to the factory for war ranty work or factory- set changes, follow the procedure l isted under Section 9 for repacking. Before you ship y our un[...]

75  # In the event that y ou have problems w ith y our Print M aster, BayTech has a staff of applicati ons engineer s on duty to assist y ou f rom 7 am to 6 pm (CST or C DT), Monday through Friday . IMPORTA NT: Bef ore y ou call Bay Tech Technical Support, please check the Troubleshooting sectio[...]

76 If you have q uestions that are not answered i n this manual, please contact BayTech Technical Suppor t for assistance. Bay Technical A ssociates, Inc. 200 N. Second Street, P.O. Box 387 Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi 39520 U.S.A . Phone: 228/467-8231 or 800/523-2702 FA X: 228/467-4551 We b S it e: www. b ay t ec h dc d .c o m[...]

77     * This equi pment generates, uses, and can r adiate radio freq uency energy ; and, if not installed and used properly (that is, in stric[...]

78 )   ! )!% +, RECOMMENDED CABLING USING HARDW ARE OR XON/XOFF HANDSHAKING PC DTE MODEL 700 DCE FEMA LE D [...]

79 MINIMUM CABLING USING HARDW ARE HANDSHAKING PC DTE MODEL 700 DCE FEMA LE D B-25 MAL E DB -25[...]

80    +(, RECOMMENDED CABLING USING HARDW ARE OR XON/XOFF HANDSHAKING PC DTE MODEL 700 DCE FEMA LE D E-9 M ALE DB-2 5 MINIMUM CABLING USING XON/XOFF HANDSHAKING PC DTE MODEL 700 DCE FEMA LE D E-9 M ALE DB-2 5[...]

81 MINIMUM CABLING USING HARDW ARE HANDSHAKING PC DTE MODEL 700 DCE FEMA LE D E-9 M ALE DB-2 5[...]

82   #$ RECOMMENDED CABLING USING HARDW ARE OR XON/XOFF HANDSHAKING MODEL 700 DCE HP LASERJET MAL E DB-2 5 FE MAL E DB -25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 20 PGND TXD RXD RTS CTS DSR SGND DCD DTR <[...]

83    PRINT MASTER PRINTER 36- PIN MAL E DB-2 5 CE NTR ONICS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 19 21 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 STROBE DATA 0 DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 9 9 ACKNOWLEDGE 10 11 10 11 BUSY PAPER OU[...]

A .5 700C MODELS - M ODULA R CA BLING COMPUTER INT E RFACE To interface your computers or termi nals to Print M aster refer to the RJ-45 adapter draw ings below . Refer to Figure 6 if your computer s or terminals hav e DB-25 mal e connectors. Refer to Figure 7 if your computers hav e DE-9 male connector s. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 20 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 RTS RX DC[...]

85 PRI NTE R/P LOTTE R IN TERFA CE To interface your EIA-232 serial printers or plotters to Print Master ref e r to Figure 8 . IMPOR TA N T : W hen modular connect or s ar e used as shown in Figur es 6 - 8 above, crossed RJ-45 cables are r eq uired. T he RJ- 45 cable, between Print Master and your connected equipment must be crossed. See t he cable[...]

86 ) ( !! Option 19 allow s up to nine (9) Print M aster 710C, 710E or 710F models to be cascaded allow ing you to i ncrease the number of avai lable ports. Al l 710 mode[...]

87  ( Print Master s equipped w ith Option 19 (Cascade Option) are configured ex actly as described in Section 7.2 or Section 7.3 of this manual w ith the ex ception of SET UNIT ID NUMBER . Each 710 Print Master w ith Option 19 is configured indi vi dually through Por [...]

88  (  W hen the computer connected to Port 10 of a 710 model with Opti on 19 accesses the configuration mode by sending Control-T fo llo wed by capi tal C , Print Master w ill respond with an identification block and main configur a[...]

89  (  By r esponding to the Enter r equest: messag e at the end of the main configuration menu w ith "1" (Status), y ou may rev iew the current configuration status of Print Master. Print Master will respond with menus similar to t[...]

90   ( By r esponding to the Enter r equest: messag e at the end of the main configurati on menu wi th "A" for models 710E and 710F or "9" for model 710C (Set U nit I.D. Number ), y ou may set the Uni t ID number whi ch is used [...]

91   ( To cable Print M asters equi pped wi th Option 19 together, connect Port 10 of a 710 havi ng a low er Unit ID N umber to port 9 of a 710 havi ng a hig her Unit ID Number w ith a male- to-male crossed cabl e (BayT ech part num ber MM0 9XYYY, wh ere YYY is the re quired length) . T[...]

92 The Unit ID Number and the pr inter por t number then become the default unit and printer assi gnment numbers for that computer. Al l subsequent print jobs sent w ithout a printer select sequence w ill be sent to this unit/pr inter port by def ault. If you desir e to send print jobs to the same printer, the Pr inter Select C ode, Unit ID N umber[...]

93 ) # Please check this troubleshooting guide before calling Bay Tech Tech Support. NOTE: This troubleshooti ng gui de is gear ed towar ds the IBM PC family and compati bles. The term "PC" as used below refers to any IBM PC, AT, XT or compatible. PROBLEM: DA TA DOES NOT[...]

94 CAUSE: Pri nt Master is connected to non-designated COM por t. SOLUTION: Make sur e Print Master is connected to designated PC COM port. C heck using TER M progr am. Turn Print M aster off and you should not see CTS/DSR li nes togg le if you are on a non-desig nated COM port. CAUSE: PC i s connected to Print M aster port w hich is configured as [...]

95 PROBLEM: DA TA DOES NOT PRINT SYMPTOM: PC A ND PRINTER PORT LEDs ILLUMINA TE CAUSE: Printer cable. SOLUTION: Us e the correct paral lel or ser ial cable between Pr int Master and pr inter (s ee Appendix A ). CAUSE: Printer is of f-line. SOLUTION: Make sure printer is on-line CAUSE: Seri al parameters do not match betw een Print Master and comput[...]

96 PROBLEM: PRINTS GA RBA GE SYMPTOM: MISSING CHA RA CTERS CAUSE: Incorr ect printer cabl e type. SOLUTION: See Appendix A for correct pinouts between Pr int Master and pr inter. Check handshaking. A w ay to check is to force an error condition at the pri nter (i.e. r emove paper tray from laser pri nter or turn off-line w ith power stil l applied)[...]

97 SYMPTOM: RA NDOM GA RBA GE CHA RA CTERS CAUSE: Seri al port configur ation. SOLUTION: In Pri nt Master's configur ation mode, match baud rates, w ord siz e, stop bits, parity , and handshaking w ith the connected serial dev ice(s) . CAUSE: Cabl e length. SOLUTION: If using ser ial cable, l ength should not exceed 150 feet. If using paral le[...]

98 CAUSE: Software. SOLUTION: U se dumb terminal or a PC runni ng a terminal emul ation prog ram ( e.g, TERM supplied by Bay T ech or another pr ogram such as PC Plus). CAUSE: User activity . SOLUTION: W ait until curr ent activ ity betw een PC and printer is completed. Ther e should be no red LEDs illuminated when try ing to configure. CAUSE: Bad [...]

99 CAUSE: Y ou are in Pri nter Select Mode 1 w ith zero (0) ti meout. SOLUTION: Sw itch to Pri nter Select Mode 2 or increase timeout, both v ia conf iguration mode. NOTE: Any select sequence w ill not be recogni zed after 16 character s in Printer Select Mode 1. SYMPTOM: SOME SORT OF PRINTER SELECT CODE PRINTS ON DOCUMENT. CAUSE: Pri nter Select C[...]

100 CAUSE: Char acters used in Pr inter Select Code ar e too common and may i nadver tently appear somewher e in pri nt job. SOLUTION: Chang e Printer Select Code to a uniq ue character seq uence. PROBLEM: PRINT JOBS INTERMIX CAUSE: Ti meout period is too short. SOLUTION: Increase i nput inactiv ity timeout period v ia configurati on mode. PROBLEM:[...]

101 PROBLEM: HOT KEY SOFTWA RE HA NGS UP PC WHEN EXECUTED. CAUSE: LPTX not rerouted for serial communication. SOLUTION: R eroute LPTX usi ng this command: MODE LPTX :=COM X. X =1, 2 or 3. CAUSE: Floati ng condition on D SR or CTS li nes. SOLUTION: U se the TERM pr ogram to check handshaking l ines. Power down Pr int Master. If DSR, DCD and CTS line[...]

102 ) )  Antenna 77 ASCII 4, 22, 31, 37, 39, 45, 48, 57, 60, 71 Asynchronous 3 Autoexec 9, 13, 14  Baud rate 2-4, 8, 12, 23, 48, 49, 52-54, 60, 61, 64, 65, 66, 87, 96, 97 Buff er [...]

103 Control- C 47, 59, 73 Control- T 39, 40, 48, 50, 60, 62, 88, 97 CTS 5, 16, 17, 19, 29, 34, 36, 49, 50, 61, 62, 93, 94, 96, 101  Data Communi cation Equi pment 16 Data flow contr ol 20, 34 Data Terminal Equipment 16 DB-25 5, 8, 15, 16, 78-84 DCD 16, 17, 49 , 50, 61, 62, 9 3 , 1 0 [...]

104  Factory default 7, 9, 14, 20-24, 33, 91 FAX 76 FCC 77 Floating condition 101 Form feed mode 2-4, 12, 20, 23, 40, 41, 46, 50, 51, 58, 62, 63, 72, 88, 89 Full duplex communication 3, 25, 32, 35, 37, 49, 61 !# GND 19 Gu[...]

105 $!! Jumpers 93 Laserjet 3, 2, 37, 42, 82 LED 5, 12, 20, 33, 39, 48, 60, 93, 96 LEDs 5, 33, 39, 48, 60, 93, 95, 98 Logical name 3, 4, 12, 20, 24, 40-42, 52-54, 62, 63, 67, 88 LPT 94 LPTx 9, 13, 94, 101  Main configur a[...]

106 !! Non-pri ntable characters 45, 57, 71 Non-v olatile memor y 2, 4, 27, 42- 47, 54-59, 66, 67, 69-73, 90 Number of printers 20, 21, 24, 26, 40, 41, 44, 50, 51, 56, 63, 68, 87, 89 Ohm meter 96 Parity 2-4, 8, 12, 23, 48, 49, 51-54, 60, 61, 63- 66, 89, 96, 97 Parsend 8, 38, 39[...]

107 ! Queued 28 Rack-mount 5 RAM 54, 66 Ramexec 9, 11, 13, 14 Readme 9, 11, 13 Recommended cabling 15, 18, 78, 80, 82 Repacking 74 Return authori zation 74 Returns 74 RJ-45 5, 15, 19, 84, 85 RTS 16, 17, 19, 49, 50, 61, 62 RX 16, 17, 19 [...]

108  Tech support 93 Technical Support 9, 75, 76, 95 Telev ision 77 Telex 76 Term 8, 48-50, 60-62, 93, 94, 97, 98, 101 Terminal emul ation prog ram 48-50, 60- 62, 98 Time-out 39, 55 Timeout 2-4, 12, 20, 23, 28-30, 32, 33, 40, 41, 43, 50, 51, 55, 60, 62, 63, 70, 88, 99, 100 Troublesho[...]

OTHER BAYT ECH PRODUCT S Print Mast er 700 Series printer contr ollers are made in sev eral different configurations satisfyi ng v arious inter face requirements. Each unit allow s computers to share, select and/or contend for printers easily and economicall y, w ithout sw itching cables. The internal buffering sy stem allows si multaneous, high- s[...]

LaserShare is an in te lligent printe r controller th at allows up to f our or eight computers to send data to a sing le HP LaserJet Series II, IID, III, IIID, Brother HL8e* and HL8v *, or W ang LDP8 laser printer . LaserShare MIO installs into the HP LaserJet Series IIISi, Series 4, and Series 4SI and will support serial speeds up to 460K bps. Las[...]

Tran-x high speed parall el/serial converter products all ow y ou to extend par allel cables to 1000+ feet and allow your netw ork server , graphi cs wor kstation, or PC to send/r eceive data at speeds up to 46,000 characters per second. You can use the Tran- x Ser ies w ith BayTech Model 24SII, Laser Share, or netw ork pr int server s for the fast[...]

Telplex Model TX104M is an asynchronous stati stical mult iplex er wi th built-i n modem. Four indiv idual communications channels ar e multiplex ed into a single dial- up or leased telephone l ine, cutting phone line costs to a mi nimum. The TX104M features a V.22 bis internal modem whi ch prov ides rel iable communi cation at speeds up to 4800 bp[...]

500 SERIES MULTIPORT CONTROLLER S Included in the 500 Series line of multipor t controller s are units intended for the followi ng applic ations: Port Expansion (A -Series): Allows a sing le seri al port on a computer to indiv idually access up to 17 per ipheral dev ices with full duplex communication. Single Port Contention (DQ-Series): Allows up [...]

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