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Xerox Electronic Documentation
Solution for Xerox Printers
Xerox FS 5250 /
Xerox FS 5250 IPC
User’s Guide
Doc. no. D60262 Revision 01
WARNING:
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used
in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications. It has
been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart
B of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide re
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SAFETY NOTICE Caution Do not attempt to disable any safety features designed for this equipment. If this equipment is connected to an outlet that has been incorrectly connected to the building wiring, serious electric shock could be the result. To protect yourself against electric shock, follow these instructions. 1. Connect the machine only to an outlet with the correct voltage. The correct voltage appears from the information plate of the equipment. 2. Make sure that the equipment is turned of
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Table of Contents Xerox FS 5250, User’s Guide Table of Contents 1. Introduction to the Xerox FS 5250 .............................................................6 1.1. What is the Xerox FS 5250? ................................ ............................ 6 1.2. Printer Driver Selection ................................ ................................ ....6 2. Items Supplied... ..........................................................................................8 3. Product Features .....
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Introduction Xerox FS 5250, User’s Guide 11.1. Paper Size ................................ ................................ ..................... 38 11.1.1 Trays ................................ ................................ ................. 38 11.1.2 Changing paper size ................................ ......................... 38 11.1.3 Saving the command................................ ......................... 40 11.1.4 Changing paper size example ................................ .......
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Introduction Xerox FS 5250, User’s Guide Duplex selection example, PCL ................................ .........69 Duplex selection example, XES ................................ ........69 11.8. Output Data ................................ ................................ ................... 70 11.9. Port Share Option ................................ ................................ ..........72 11.9.1 Sending the commands from the system .......................... 74 11.9.2 Sending the command
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Introduction Xerox FS 5250, User’s Guide 1. Introduction to the Xerox FS 5250 This manual applies to the Xerox FS 5250 protocol converter. The Xerox FS 5250 supports twinax Centronics and RS232 inputs. The default output is Centronics. NOTE: Both products: “ Xerox FS 5250” and “Xerox FS 5250 IPC” will be referred to as “ Xerox FS 5250” unless specific reference is made to the IPDS functionality of the Xerox FS 5250 IPC. The manual describes how the Xerox FS 5250 is connected and oper ated. We re
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Introduction Xerox FS 5250, User’s Guide NOTE: PCL = factory default. "A" position Note Operation mode is outside the B, A, T position. If you wish to operate in PCL mode, do not change the default position of the switch! 1 XES ) = "B" position. Note To change the driver from default PCL to FSL, you must follow the instructions in the section “Changing the Printer Driver” If you wish to change to the FSL driver, the printer driver must be selected before you start the operation of the Xerox FS 5
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Items Supplied... Xerox FS 5250, User’s Guide 2. Items Supplied... Please check that your Xerox FS 5250 kit is complete. The complete contents of the kit consists of the following items: • Xerox FS 5250 box • Wall plug power supply • Parallel printer cable • Auto-terminating twinax T-cable • Xerox FS 5250 /Xerox FS 5250 IPC, User's Guide, Document no. D60262 (electronic format) • Xerox FS 5250 /Xerox FS 5250 IPC, Quick Guide, Document no. D10262 (hardcopy format) In addition the following acces
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Product Features Xerox FS 5250, User’s Guide 3. Product Features Non-IPC • Support of 5224, 5225, 5256, 4234 printer emulations as alternatives to 3812/5219/3816 • Twinax setup via share port or twinax port • Flash prom allowing downloading of new firmware via the twinax o r the Centronics port • Support of ida PSS • Automatic input sharing between Twinax, Centronics and RS 232 input ports • Support of duplex printing • Support of bar code printing • Support of Automatic Page Orientation If equi
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Supported Control Units Xerox FS 5250, User’s Guide 4. Supported Control Units The Xerox FS 5250 will connect to the following control units : • IBM /34 • IBM /36, all models • IBM /38, all models • IBM AS/400 • IBM 5294 and 5394 remote controllers - 10 -
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Installation Requirements Xerox FS 5250, User’s Guide 5. Installation Requirements This chapter gives a short description of the requirements for the installation of the Xerox FS 5250. When you have made certain that all the components have been included and you have carried out the pre-installation tasks (see below) according to your needs and requirements, you are ready for operation. 5.1. Pre-Installation Requirements Prior to installation and connection you must first make sure that you have
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Installation Requirements Xerox FS 5250, User’s Guide 275 Brazilian 276 Canadian French 277 Danish/Norwegian 278 Finnish/Swedish 280 Italian 281 Japanese (English) 282 Portuguese 283 Spanish Speaking 284 Spanish 285 English (UK) 297 French 500 Multinational 871 Iceland NOTE: Factory default depends on your initial order. 5.1.2 EU or US Settings When you receive the Xerox FS 5250, the interface is already in the box and is ready to connect to the system and to the printer. From the factory,
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Connections and Installation Xerox FS 5250, User’s Guide 6. Connections and Installation of the Xerox FS 5250 This chapter starts with an overview of the functionality of the rear panel. Then follows a description of how you connect the Xerox FS 5250 box to a printer and finally how to connect it to a System . NOTE: Before you start the installation, make sure that you set the address switch and the desired emulation. See the description in the section "Emulation ". 6.1. The Rear Panel 12-18 VD
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Connections and Installation Xerox FS 5250, User’s Guide The serial input port is connected to the serial output on a PC or similar source able to share the printer with the host. For this connection you need a cable ending in a 25-pole RS connector (order no. 999010 030). Y24 = 0 is also used for To use the serial input, Function 24, " Data Input/Output Port Select " Centronics must be set to zero (Centronics out, which is factory default). output. You must also make the following settings on y
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Connections and Installation Xerox FS 5250, User’s Guide If you wish to operate in default PCL mode, the box is ready to operate when delivered. It is important that you do not change the position of the address switch. Note that operation mode is outside of the B, A & T positions. If you wish to select XES, you must follow the instructions in the below section “Changing the Driver”. Changing the Driver: To change from PCL to XES driver, the rotary switch has to be in position T at power on. Cur
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Connections and Installation Xerox FS 5250, User’s Guide E.g. %Y37,5224% will select emulation 5224 An option for dual printer emulation is also available for the Xerox FS 5250 when equipped with an IPDS upgrade module. See below for a description of dual printer emulation. This chart provides information on the emulations which can be selected in the n1 parameter of function Y37. In the column "Write" is stated what you physically have to write in this parameter. Non-IPDS IPDS Y37,n1 Y37,n1 Wr
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Connections and Installation Xerox FS 5250, User’s Guide 4. When the Xerox FS 5250 is ready, it will eject a page with the follo wing message: "Current emulation is xxxx" 5. Set the desired emulation by turning the address switch to the position defined in the chart in the following: Non-IPDS IPDS Selection Emulation Selection Emulation *0 3812/5219/3816 0 3812/5219/3816 1 5224 1 5224 2 5225 2 5225 3 5256 3 5256 4 4234 4 4234 5 3812/5219/3816 *5 IPDS 6 4245/6262 6 4245/6262 * default val
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Connections and Installation Xerox FS 5250, User’s Guide 6.2.3 Address Setting via the address switch To select the desired address using the rotary address switch follow these steps. The steps 1 through 4 are mandatory, whereas the steps 4 through 6 are optional. 1. Power off the Xerox FS 5250. 2. Disconnect the T-cable 3. Set the address switch to the desired address. The options are 0-6. 4. Power on the Xerox FS 5250. The desired address will be set at this point of time. 5. To verify the add
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Connections and Installation Xerox FS 5250, User’s Guide NOTE: The device address (n2) must be different from the address switch setting or this command will only modify the primary printer emulation without creating a secondary. One non-IPDS and one IPDS emulation can be defined. The secondary printer device will be deleted if you attempt to configure two similar devices (e.g. two non-IPDS devices) or if Y37 is used without specifying n2. For this change to become effective, you must turn powe
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Connections and Installation Xerox FS 5250, User’s Guide With IPDS as primary emulation, you have now selected 3812 as second emulation to answer on address 1. NOTE: If you wish to define 2 emulations, you are recommended to set the primary emulation to non-IPDS. 6.3. Upgrading to IPDS If you need to upgrade your Xerox FS 5250 with the IPC module, please follow these instruction before proceeding with the installation. 1. Unscrew the 4 screws from the bottom of the converter. 2. Place you hands
