Document Outline

• READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THIS PRINTER
• Software License Agreement
• 1 Introduction
  • About This Manual
    • Warnings, Cautions, And Notes
    • Printing Conventions Used In This Manual
    • Related Documents
  • Printer Overview
    • The Printronix P5000LJ Series Printer Family
    • Taking Care Of Your Printer
    • Standard Features
      • Host Computer Interfaces
      • Printer Emulations
      • Output Control
      • Graphics and Vertical Formatting
      • Built-in Diagnostic Tools
    • Graphics Options
    • Protocols And Emulations
    • Line Matrix Printing
    • Printing Speed
  • Network Interface Card (NIC)
    • What Special Features Are Available?
    • NIC
      • Run and Auto Reset Modes
      • Network Indicator
      • Dipswitches
• 2 Downloading Function Code In P5000LJ Series Printers
  • Introduction
    • Downloading In A Nutshell
    • Preparation For Downloading
  • Copying Function Code To Your Computer
  • Loading Function Code To Flash Memory In The Printer
  • Installing Printer Emulations
    • Downloading Software Through the Serial or Parallel Port
    • Downloading Software Through the Network Interface Card (NIC)
    • Downloading Optional Font Files to Flash Memory
• 3 Configuring The Printer
  • Overview
  • Configuring The Printer
    • Operating Modes
    • The Configurations
    • Locking And Unlocking The ENTER Key
    • Changing And Saving Parameter Settings
    • Factory Default Configuration Values
      • Bi-Tronics Parallel Interface
      • NIC Interface
  • Changing Parameters
    • Example
    • Saving Your New Configuration
    • Printing The Current Configuration
    • Loading Configuration Values
    • The Power-Up Configuration
    • Deleting Configurations
    • Protecting Your Configurations
  • Configuring NIC
    • Connecting To The Network
    • Configuration Setup
    • Configuration Using The Printer Control Panel
    • Configuration Alternatives
      • The Printronix Printer Manager (PPM)
      • Telnet
      • Remote Shell
      • Configuration Using a Web Browser
• 4 The Configuration Menus
  • Overview
  • Configuration Main Menu
  • Config. Control Menu
    • Load Config.
    • Save Config.
    • Print Config.
    • Delete Config.
    • Power-Up Config.
    • Protect Configs.
  • Active Emulation Menu
  • Emulation Menu
    • PCL-II Emulation
    • LP Plus Emulations
    • Optional Emulations
    • PCL-II Emulation
      • Primary Char. Set
      • Secondary Char. Set
      • Page Length Rep.
      • Max. Line Width
      • Face, CPI Delay
      • Graphics Density
      • Perforation Skip
      • Display Functns
      • Line Terminator
      • PTX Linefeed
      • LPI Adjust
      • Page L. /Lines
      • Page L. /Inches
      • Config. Print
      • Symbol Set Print
      • Reset Cmd CFG Ld
    • LP Plus Emulation
      • Printer Protocol
      • Print Char. Set
      • CPI/LPI Select
      • Font Attributes
      • Page Format
      • Reset Cmd CFG Ld
    • P-Series Emulation
      • Control Code 06
      • Control Code 08
      • Define CR Code
      • Auto LF
      • Overstrike
      • Define LF Code
      • Select SFCC
      • EVFU Select
      • Alt. Set 80-9F
      • Character Set
      • SFCC d Command
    • Proprinter XL Emulation
      • Define CR Code
      • Auto LF
      • Define LF Code
      • FF Valid at TOF
      • Character Set
      • Alt. Char Set
      • 20 CPI Condensed
    • Epson FX Emulation
      • Define CR Code
      • Auto LF
      • Define LF Code
      • Printer Select
      • Character Set
      • 20 CPI Condensed
      • Alt. Set 80-9F
    • Serial Matrix Emulation
      • Control Code 06
      • Define CR Code
      • Auto LF
      • Overstrike
      • Define LF Code
      • Printer Select
      • Alt. Set 80-9F
      • Character Set
      • ESC d Command
      • Serial Matrix Character Set Menu
    • P-Series XQ Emulation
      • Control Code 06
      • Define CR Code
      • Auto LF
      • Define LF Code
      • Compressed Print
      • Elong/Alt. Font
      • HS Print
      • EVFU Select
      • Upr. Case Select
      • Slew Relative
    • IGP/PGL Emulation
      • Define CR Code (Carriage Return)
      • Define LF Code (Line Feed)
      • Autowrap
      • Select SFCC
      • PI Slew Range
      • CR Edit
      • Select Font
      • Select LPI
      • Auto Uppercase
      • Skip Cmd Prefix
      • Power on IGP/PGL
      • Ext Execute Copy
      • UPC Descenders
      • Compressed CPI
      • Ignore Char
      • IGP100 Compatbl.
      • Optimized Ratio
      • Error Report
    • IGP/VGL (Code V) Emulation
      • SFCC & Pwrup
      • SFCC
      • Ignore Mode
      • Free Format
      • Mgnum Conversion
      • LPI
      • Graphics Options
      • Slashes in Zeros
      • Ignore Dots
      • Append Rotated
      • Truncate Alpha
      • True Vert 1/10
      • Absorb after ^PY
      • UPC Descenders
      • Rot. Char Size
      • Midline PY (includes ^PN)
      • Convert to U/C
      • Absorb After ^PN
      • IGP110 Compatbl.
      • Error Handling
      • Offpage Errors
      • Barcode Errors
      • Ignore / DB8 Setup
      • Ignore Nulls
      • Data Bit 8
      • ISO Char Set
      • PI Control
  • Maint/Misc Menu
    • Hex Dump Mode
    • Power-up State
    • Display Language
    • Power Stacker
  • Host Interface Menu
    • Bi-Tronics Submenu
      • Prime Signal
      • TOF Action
      • Buffer Size in K
    • Centronics (Parallel) Submenu
      • Data Bit 8
      • PI Ignored
      • Data Polarity
      • Resp. Polarity
      • Busy on Strobe
      • Latch Data On
      • Prime Signal
      • TOF Action
      • Buffer Size in K
    • Serial Submenu
      • Interface Type
      • Data Protocol
      • Baud Rate
      • Word Length
      • Stop Bits
      • Parity
      • Data Term Ready
      • Request to Send
      • Buffer Size in K
    • Ethernet Submenu
      • Buffer Size in K
    • Auto Switching Submenu
      • Auto Switching
      • Port Type
      • Trickle Time
      • Timeout
      • Report Status
  • Ethernet Params Menu
    • IP Address
    • Gateway Address
    • Subnet Mask
    • MAC Address
    • Novell Protocol
    • NetBIOS Protocol
    • Novell Frame
    • Ethernet Speed
  • Printer Control Menu
    • Unidirectional
    • PMD (Paper Motion Detection) Fault
    • Open Platen @ BOF (Bottom of Form)
    • Slow Paper Slew
    • Power Saver Time
  • Diagnostics Menu
    • Printer Tests
    • Test Width
    • Paper Out Dots
    • System Memory
    • Print Statistics
  • RibbonMinder
    • RibbonMinder Menu
      • New Ribbon
      • Ribbon Action
      • Ribbon Type
      • Ribbon End Point
      • New Rib. Detect
• 5 Approaches To Network Printing
  • Overview
    • Peer To Peer Networks
    • Print Job Servers
    • Logical Printer Architecture
      • Destinations/Queues
      • Models
• 6 Embedded NIC Web Page
  • Overview
  • Configuration
  • Configuration Network
    • TCP/IP Network
      • Interface
      • Routing
    • Windows Network (NetBIOS TCP/IP)
      • Workgroup Name
    • Novell Network
      • Protocol
      • FrameType
      • Service Type
      • File Server
      • NDS
      • Pserver
      • Rprinter
  • Configuration Print Path
    • Destination Settings
      • Name
      • Back Channel
      • Services
      • Selected Model
    • Current Model Settings
      • Model Type
      • Banner Page
      • Filter
      • Header String
      • Trailer String
      • Printer Configuration
      • Selected Log Path
    • Current Log Path Settings
      • Log Path Type
      • Log Path Port
  • Configuration - Print Model
    • Name
    • Model Type
    • Banner Page
    • Filter
    • Header String
    • Trailer String
    • Printer Configuration
  • Configuration - Log Path
    • Name
    • Logpath Type
    • Logpath Port
  • Configuration - I/O Port
    • Parallel Port (PRN)
  • Configuration – SNMP
    • SNMP Manager Alert Posting Settings
    • Syslog Alert Posting Settings
    • E-mail Alert Posting Settings
    • Alert Groups
  • Configuration - Administration
    • System Information
    • Passwords
  • Configuration - System
  • Status
  • Status - I/O Port
  • Status - Network
• 7 TCP/IP Configuration
  • TCP/IP NIC Configuration
    • Before You Begin
    • Creating Aliases
    • Methods For Setting TCP/IP Values
    • Assign TCP/IP Values
      • Method 1: Using the Printer Control Panel
      • Method 2: Setting TCP/IP Values Using A Network
    • Using BOOTP
• 8 HP e3000/NIC Configuration
  • Overview
  • HP e3000 / MPE-XL / MPE / iX: Host Configuration
  • NIC Configuration Verification
  • Methods Of Adjusting Paper Position
    • Method 1
    • Method 2
  • Using Page Level Recovery On P5000LJ Printers
    • Restarting at a user-specified page number in a command
    • Restarting at the point of interruption when a device exception occurs
    • Restarting at the point of interruption when a particular spool file is reprinted after being int...
  • HP e3000 / MPE-XL / MPE / iX: DTC Configuration
    • MPE-XL / MPE / iX Typical Configuration
• 9 Windows Configuration
  • Overview
  • Windows Environment Description
  • Windows NIC Configuration
    • Mandatory
    • Optional
    • Communicating Across Routers
    • Changing Workgroup Names
    • Changing Destination Names
  • Windows Host Configuration
    • Windows NT 3.51 Host Setup
    • Windows NT 4.0 Host Setup
    • Windows 95/98/ME Host Setup
    • Windows 3.1 Host Setup
  • Windows Troubleshooting Tips
    • NIC Cannot Be Found On The Network
    • HTML Configuration Forms Will Not Display
    • Errors Occur When Defining An LPR Printer
    • Cannot Browse The NIC On The Network
    • Printer Errors When Printing Or No Output
    • TCP/IP Access Problem
    • Web Browser/HTTP Problem
    • Windows NT 4.0 or 2000 Host Setup Problems
    • Installing Microsoft TCP/IP Printing
• 10 Unix Configuration
  • Overview
  • Unix Environment Description
  • Unix NIC Configuration
    • Mandatory
    • Optional
    • Communicating Across Routers
  • Unix Host Configuration
    • Printing Setup On HP-UX
    • Printing Setup On Sys V
      • Example 1: Using the dest d1prn (Sun 2.5.x)
      • Example 2: Using the dest d1prn (Sun 2.6, 2.7 and Similar)
      • Example 3: Using the raw tcp socket 9100 (Sun 2.1, 2.7 and Similar):
    • LPR/LPD Printing Setup On BSD Systems (Sun 4.x, DEC‚ Ultrix‚, Free BSD, etc.)
    • FTP Printing
    • Remote Shell Printing
  • Unix Troubleshooting Tips
    • Nothing Prints
    • Stair-stepped Output
    • No Form Feed Or Extra Page Comes Out
• 11 Novell Configuration
  • Overview
  • Novell Environment Description
  • Novell NIC Configuration
    • Mandatory
    • Optional
    • Using HTML Forms
  • Novell Host Configuration
    • NetWare Version 3.x PSERVER Setup
    • NetWare Version 3.x RPRINTER Setup
    • NetWare Version 4.x and 5.x PSERVER Setup
    • NetWare Version 4.x and 5.x RPRINTER Setup
  • Novell Troubleshooting Tips
    • NetWare 3.x - No PSERVER Connection
    • NetWare 4.x and 5.x - No PSERVER Connection
• 12 Novell Configuration For 10/100Base-T Interfaces
  • Overview
  • Novell NIC Configuration (10/100Base-T)
    • Preferred File Server (NDS & Bindery)
      • Adding Preferred File Server
      • Removing Preferred File Server
    • Setting Password Security (NDS & Bindery)
      • Netware 4.x and 5.x
      • Netware 3.x
      • Print Server Setup - HTML Method
      • Print Server Setup - Manual (Telnet) Method
    • Adjusting Polling Time (NDS & Bindery)
      • Netware 4.x and 5.x
      • Netware 3.x
    • Changing The Print Server Name (NDS & Bindery)
      • HTML Method
      • Manual (Telnet) Method
    • Changing The Frame Type (NDS & Bindery)
      • HTML Method
      • Manual (Telnet) Method
    • Changing The Print Server Mode (NDS & Bindery)
      • HTML Method
      • Manual (Telnet) Method
    • Setting The NIC Context (NDS)
      • HTML Method
      • Manual (Telnet) Method
    • Setting The Print Server Preferred NDS Tree (NDS)
      • HTML Method
      • Manual (Telnet) Method
  • Novell Host Configuration (10/100Base-T)
    • NDS PSERVER Setup (Netware 4.x and 5.x)
    • Bindery PSERVER Setup (Netware 3.x, 4.x, and 5.x)
    • Referencing A Bindery Queue In NDS (Netware 3.x, 4.x, and 5.x)
    • RPRINTER/NPRINTER Setup (Netware 3.x, 4.x, and 5.x)
      • HTML Method
      • Manual (Telnet) Method
  • NPDS Configuration (Netware 4.11 and Above)
    • Overview
    • Setup using Forward Jobs to a Queue Mode
    • Setup using LPR Mode
    • Setup Using RPRINTER Mode
  • Troubleshooting (10/100Base-T)
    • PSERVER Setup
    • RPRINTER/NPRINTER Setup
    • Printing Related
      • The job goes to the queue but nothing prints
      • The job prints incorrectly
• 13 Commands
  • Command Shell Overview
    • Access Methods
    • Main Command Shell Prefixes
    • Getting Command Help
      • ? Command
      • Command Prefixes
  • Complete Command List
    • Store Commands
    • Set Commands
    • List Commands
    • Debug Commands
    • Miscellaneous Commands
• 14 Extra Features
  • NIC Security
    • Users And Passwords
      • Telnet
      • Web Browser
    • TCP Access Lists
  • Printer Monitoring And Logging
    • Printer And Print Job Monitoring
      • Telnet
      • Web Browser
    • Printer Logging Through Logpaths
      • Telnet
      • Web Browser
  • NIC Naming Schemes
• 15 Interfaces
  • Overview
  • Centronics Parallel Interface
    • Centronics Interface Signals
    • Centronics Parallel Interface Configuration
  • Bi-Tronics Parallel Interface
    • Operating Modes
      • Compatibility Mode
      • Nibble Mode
      • Byte Mode
    • The Negotiation Phase
    • Signals
  • RS-232 And RS-422 Serial Interfaces
    • RS-232 And RS-422 Serial Interface Signals
      • RS-232
      • RS-422
    • RS-232 And RS-422 Serial Interface Protocol
    • RS-232 And RS-422 Serial Interface Error Handling
    • RS-232 And RS-422 Serial Interface Configuration
      • RS-232 and RS-422
      • RS-232 only
• 16 Routine Service And Diagnostics
  • Routine Service
    • Exterior Cleaning
    • Interior Cleaning
  • Diagnosing Problems
    • Printer Self-Tests
    • Printing A Hex Dump
    • Fault Messages
      • Fault Messages Requiring Field Service Attention
• A Printer Specifications And Regulatory Information
  • Ribbon Specifications
  • Genuine Printronix P5000LJ Supplies
    • United States
    • Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
    • Asia Pacific
  • Printer Dimensions
  • Environmental Characteristics
    • Temperature
    • Relative Humidity
    • ENERGY STAR®
  • Electrical Characteristics
  • Material Safety Data Sheets
  • Communication Notices
• B Paper Specifications And Forms Design
  • Introduction
  • General Paper Specifications
  • Paper Guidelines
    • Terms And Definitions
    • Environmental Considerations
    • Form Types
    • Form Weight
    • Form Thickness
    • Form Evenness
    • Tractor Pin Engagement
    • Methods Of Forms Attachment
      • Gluing
      • Staples
      • Cut-To-Tie Ratio
      • Perforation Intersections
    • Chaff Content
  • Form Design Checklist
    • Environment
    • Type Of Form
    • Form Weight
    • Form Thickness
    • Form Evenness
    • Tractor Pin Holes
    • Methods Of Forms Attachment
    • Cut-To-Tie Ratio
    • Perforation Intersections
    • Chaff Content
  • Summary
    • Storage And Handling
• C Standard ASCII Character Set
• D Monitoring Printers
  • Implementing Remote Management Software (RMS)
    • Agent/Manager Model
    • MIB
      • Standards of Network Printer MIBs
      • Components of the Printer MIB
      • Information Provided by the MIB
    • SNMP
  • Monitoring Tools
    • Monitoring With AIX NetView/6000
    • Monitoring With Web JetAdmin
    • OS/2 TCP/IP
    • Setting The SNMP Community Name
      • Reference
      • Getting the Latest MIB Information