Xerox 4213 User Manual - page 323
XEROX COAX/TWINAX OPTION
Reading the Coax translate tables
The printed translate tables show how EBCDIC character codes
are translated into ISO/ASCII characters before being sent to the
4213. Therefore, these tables are not relevant when the XCTO is
operating in its EBCDIC mode.
Each translate table printed out will have three columns. Each
column consists of a sequence of characters similar to those
shown below:
CFh : C4 6F
The characters to the left of the colon represent a hexadecimal
EBCDIC code point. In the above example, the EBCDIC code
point is X‘CF‘ which corresponds to the boxed character shown
in the left margin. The characters to the right of the colon
represent the hexadecimal code points which constitute the
required character in ISO/ASCII.
Certain special features available on the XCTO will allow you to
customise this translation process, if required. For further
information, refer to the Xerox Coax/Twinax (XCTO) Reference
Manual.
Printing with PCIA Dump feature
The PCIA (Printer Control Input Area) dump is a diagnostics tool
similar to the printer data monitor. Like the printer data monitor,
it also prints the hexadecimal value of the data received, but it
prints exactly what the host transmits to the buffer. It may help
to think of a PCIA buffer dump as a snapshot of the buffer during
a print order.
A service representative or systems analyst may use a PCIA buffer
dump to determine the host escape sequences or to see what
the host is sending to the buffer. To the person who is not
trained to decode the printout, this sophisticated tool is
meaningless. However, if you are having a problem, contact the
Xerox support personnel.
Follow steps 1 through 8 for “Printing a Coax configuration
sheet” (the display reads IBM UTILITIES/PRINT CONFIG), then
press the Last Page
C
button until the display reads IBM
UTILITIES/DATA MONITOR. Now press the Test
B
button to
display data monitor options. The display reads DATA
MONITOR/NONE*. Next press the Last Page
C
button to display
DATA MONITOR/PCIA DUMP. To select the PCIA dump option,
press the Select
D
button. Put the printer back online by
pressing the Online
H
button. Files sent to the printer now will
print in the format shown in figure A3-17.
A3-52
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