Dascom TallyCom III Installation & Operators Guide - Manual (Page 3)

1 Introduction
The TallyCom III Twinax/Coax/Ethernet IIF-4 Printserver (herein referred to as the Printserver) is an
internal high performance interface for selected Tally Dascom serial-matrix printers, providing full
support for advanced SCS printing from IBM systems. There are three standard versions of this
Printserver:
1) Twinax IIF-4 for printing from IBM iSeries (AS/400) systems via a Twinax SNA connection (SCS).
2) Coax IIF-4 for printing from IBM eSeries (S/390) systems via a Coax SNA connection. Both LU1
(SCS) and LU3 (DSC) host print are supported.
3) Ethernet IIF-4 for printing from either IBM iSeries or eSeries systems via a TCP/IP Ethernet
connection.
There are two available options:
1) The IPDS option adds support for IPDS/AFP data, either via the SNA (Twinax/Coax) interface or
the Ethernet interface.
2) The TNx option adds support for TN5250e/TN3270e SNA data via the Ethernet interface.
Each of these Printservers has an Ethernet 10/100BaseT interface. On the Twinax/Coax Printserver,
it is normally used for setup & management, but can optionally be used for printing TCP/IP
datastreams. The Printserver's active interface can be switched from SNA to Ethernet, facilitating an
easy system upgrade from SNA-based to Ethernet-based printing.
Supported Tally Dascom printers include the following, all of which contain the required IIF-4 interface
card slot:
T2265, T2280
2265+, 2280+
2365, 2380
The Printserver converts line data (or optionally IPDS data) from an IBM host system to the printer's
native emulation language, and adds support for advanced printing features.
The advanced SCS features include automatic conversion of text to most popular barcode formats,
font and paper tray selection and support for multiple transparent formats.
Quick installation is provided by direct printer attachment and easy configuration.
Configuration and firmware upgrade can be performed from a PC via Ethernet LAN, providing an easy
and timesaving method of maintenance for large or distributed installations. Firmware upgrades and
printer drivers can be installed using the same methods.
The Printserver receives its power directly from the printer; no external power is required.
1.1 Printserver Features
The Printserver can be used with IBM processing systems as a direct replacement for the following
IBM matrix printers:
Twinax – 4234, 5224/5225, 4214-2
Coax – 3268, 3287, 4214-1
Ethernet – 4224, 4230, 4247
Data and print format instructions are received from the host system connection. This means that
apart from the initial start up of the printer, you will normally not need to intervene (except when
requested by front panel indicators and messages).
This product has a number of special features, which are described below:
• Printer
Drivers
The user will have the possibility of selecting one of 4 pre-programmed printer drivers. See
1.3, Connections of Printserver.
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