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PQ-8P, PQ-8S
2. Introduction
Print Orientation (APO). In
addition, paper can be pulled from
several sources, jobs can be printed
on both sides of the paper, and a
multitude of fonts (printer-resident
or from optional cartridges) are
supported.
The PQ-8P comes with a standard
parallel sharing port that allows
automatic sharing of the attached
printer between the host and a PC
or LAN. The PQ-8S comes with a
standard serial sharing port.
The PQ-8P and PQ-8S are powerful,
yet easy-to-operate external printer
interfaces. The PQ-8 can easily be set
up through on-board DIP switches,
Host/PC download commands, or
the setup software.
The PQ-8P and PQ-8S attach
virtually any ASCII printer to an
AS/400 or System/3X host. They
offer reliable emulations of IBM
3812, 4214, 5224, 5225, and 5256
printers. When connected to a laser
printer operating in PCL
®
mode, the
PQ-8 allows Computer Output
Reduction (COR) and Automatic
SW1
I
O
I
O
OFF
ON
Power
PQ-8P
Printer
On
Line
Data
From
Host
Host
Line
Sync
Data
From
Parallel
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SW1 SW2
I
O
I
O
OFF
ON
Power
PQ-8S
Printer
On
Line
Data
From
Host
Host
Line
Sync
Serial
Data
Out
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Figure 2-1. Front Panels of the PQ-8P and PQ-8S.