Praim PR 165E-PAR User manual
PRAIM PR165 User’s Manual
Documentnumber: 0016001018
Eighth Edition: November 1997
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1PRAIM PR165
Chapter 1
Introduction
About this publication
Thispublication describesthe PRAIMPR165 printerinterface. Itis written
forusersas aguideforinstallationandconfiguration.As such,itisassumed
that the reader is familiar with the general terminology used in the field of
IBM systems.
PR165 Twinax Interface
The PRAIM PR165 is an external interface that connects PC compatible
parallel or serial printers to either IBM Systems S/34, S/36, S/38, AS/400
ortoIBMRemoteControlUnits5251/12,5294,5394,5494andcompatibles.
PRAIM PR1652
PR165 Interface versions
PRAIM PR165 is available in four different models:
With parallel Centronics connector:
• PR 165E-PAR for printers with up to 600 LPM (Lines Per Minute)
or 16 PPM (Pages Per Minute) printing speed
With built-in PC-Sharing feature:
• PR 165E-SHA for printers with up to 600 LPM (Lines Per Minute)
or 16 PPM (Pages Per Minute) printing speed
• PR 165S-SHA for printers with up to 2500 LPM (Lines Per Minute)
or 50 PPM (Pages Per Minute) printing speed
With serial connector:
• PR 165E-SER for printers with up to 600 LPM (Lines Per Minute)
or 16 PPM (Pages Per Minute) printing speed
Resident Barcode and Large Character (BCGC) capabilities are standard
and available on all models.
The following table describes the characteristics of each PRAIM PR165
model:
3PRAIM PR165
General characteristics of PRAIM PR165 Interfaces
NOTE The information contained in this manual applies to all
versions until otherwise noted.
MAX
PRINTER
SPEED
600 LPM /
16 PPM
MAX
PRINTER
SPEED
2500 LPM /
50 PPM
PC-SHARING SERIAL
CONNECTION BCGC
FUNCTION
PR 165E-PAR * *
PR 165E-SHA * * *
PR 165S-SHA * * *
PR 165E-SER * * *
PRAIM PR1654
PR165E-PAR
The figure below shows PR165E-PAR interface.
This product has a standard Centronics connector.
WARNING : PR165E-PAR doesn't support PC-Sharing optional
device.
Centronics Connector
PR165E-PAR Interface
5PRAIM PR165
PR165E-SHA / PR165S-SHA
The figure below shows PR165E-SHA and PR165S-SHA interfaces.
These interfaces have built-in PC-Sharing feature that allows the printer
to be shared between host and a Personal Computer.
The PC-Sharing option is explained later in this publication.
PC-Sharing device
PR165E-SHA Interface or
PR165S-SHA Interface
PRAIM PR1656
PR165E-SER
The figure below shows PR165E-SER Interface.
This product has a serial connector that allows the connection with the
serial printer.
PR165E-SER Interface
Serial Connector
This manual suits for next models
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