Re: Paxar Monarch 9640 label pri

[D.BALE@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I wish it were that easy.  The situation is that we've got this setup already
working in our branch in England; the label printer is set up as a 5219 there
and it is working.  The problem *appears* to be in the way the printer is set
up on the IDEA terminal.  The terminal allows us to define the printer
emulation and the code page.  I've just been informed that, apparently, we
have a ROM insert for the IDEA terminal that has a custom emulation and code
page.  Now, we just need to find it.  :-(

Thanks,

Dan Bale
IT - AS/400
Handleman Company
248-362-4400  Ext. 4952

------------------ Original Message ------------------
Dan,

At 10/13/00 01:50 PM -0400, you wrote:
>We've got a Paxar Monarch 9640 label printer attached via serial cable to an
>IDEA 5250 dumb terminal; the Paxar is emulating a 5219 printer.  On the 400,
>the device is defined as a 5219-D1.
>
>The problem is that the printer keeps going offline.  The printer itself has
>only two indicators, a power light and a Ready light; they are both solid
>green.  The emulation display on the IDEA is showing that the printer is
>offline.  When we reset, then set to online (on the emulation display), the
>printer stays online for about 10 seconds, then goes offline again.  The
>printer itself does nothing, both lights stay green, etc.  The message on the
>400 is CPA4018: "Operator action required on device S132P2."

  While I have done programming for the Paxar, I haven't actually seen it
in action, since it was overseas.  The 5219 is a daisywheel printer, so any
font changes require a physical change to the wheel.

  My suggestion is to change the config to either a 4214-2 or a 3812-1,
which are continuous feed and cut page (laser), respectively.

  -mark
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