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Introduction
ida FS 250, Operator's Guide
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1. Introduction to ida FS 250
This chapter gives a short description of the ida FS 250 converter
1.1 Introduction to ida FS 250
The ida FS 250 is a protocol converter which enables any printer to be
connected to an IBM computer system. See Section 1.3, Supported Control
Units, for information on the IBM systems to which the ida FS 250 connects.
The printer or device should have either a Centronics Parallel connector or an
RS 232 serial connector in order to be con nected to the ida FS 250 protocol
converter.
1.2 ida FS 250 Product Features
The ida FS 250 protocol converter gives you the following fea tures:
• Autoconfiguration of printers with minimum PCL4 and PJL,
supporting IEE1284, Bidirectional Centronics Communication.
This automatically configures
• Paper size
• Paper tray
• Duplex (IPDS)
• Memory (IPDS)
To enable the automatic configuration, use function 119.
Non-IPDS:
• Support of 5224, 5225, 5256, 4234, 4245/6262 printer emulations as
alternatives to 3812/5219
• Twinax setup via share port
• Flash prom allowing downloading of new firmware via the twinax or the
Centronics port
• Support of ida PSS
• Automatic input sharing between Twinax, Centronics and RS 232 serial
input ports
• Support of duplex printing
• Support of bar code printing