A PC5250 printer session can be used to print an OS/400 spool file to a virtual printer that can be accessed from

the PC. This includes printers that are directl attached to the PC and printers that are attached to the net!or". Of course# there are e$ceptions to this. %n &eneral# if ou can print to the printer from a particular PC ou should be able to print throu&h a PC5250 printer session to the same printer. The follo!in& !a s can be used to confi&ure a PC5250 printer session# each !ith their o!n benefits' ( Configure the PC5250 printer session to use a Windows printer driver. This is the easiest !a to confi&ure a PC5250 printer session) ho!ever# it &ives ou onl a small amount of control over ho! the output is printed. This is done b selectin& File# Printer Control# Text on the menu bar and clic"in& on the Options or Advanced button *dependin& on the version of Client Access/400 ou are usin&+. 2 Configure the PC5250 Printer ession to use a Printer !efinition Ta"le #P!T$. This &ives ou control over ho! the output is printed b allo!in& ou to cop and modif a Printer ,efinition Source -ile *P,-+ and then create our o!n P,T file. . Configure the PC5250 printer session to use %ost Print Transfor& #%PT$. This causes the conversion from the SCS printer data stream of the AS/400e or iSeries 400 s stem to the data stream for the printer to be done on the AS/400e or iSeries 400 s stem. This is especiall beneficial if several different printer emulation pac"a&es are bein& used *for e$ample# PC5250# /012A/400# 3S-# and others+ because all of the output !ould loo" ver similar. This also provides control over ho! the output is printed b allo!in& ou to retrieve# modif # and create our o!n 3or"station Customi4ation Table *3SCST+. o&e 'nfor&ation A"out pecif(ing a Wor)station '! PC5250 printer sessions support device namin& *re5uestin& a particular OS/400 device description name+ b specif in& a !or"station %, under Communication 6 Confi&ure. %t is recommended that ou specif a particular !or"station %, for our PC5250 printer sessions so ou can rel on it al!a s havin& the same name. Other!ise# our printer session could connect !ith one device description name one da and a different device name the ne$t da . %f a particular name is used all the time# that name can be specified in a user profile or a printer file in order to direct output to that particular printer. The !or"station %, must follo! the same rules as an other OS/400 device description' o must be (0 characters or less o must start !ith an alphabetic character *A78+ o the remainin& characters can be an alphabetic character *A78+# a numeric character *079+# :;:# :<:# :=:# :>: or :.:

%f the PC5250 printer session is confi&ured over a TCP/%P connection and a 3or"station %, is not specified# the OS/400 printer device description name !ill default to one of the :?PA,@A$$$$: device descriptions. These are normall reserved for T@BC@T displa sessions# but if device namin& is not used# one of the e$istin& :?PA,@A$$$$: device descriptions !ill be chan&ed from a displa device description to a printer device description. %f the PC5250 printer session is confi&ured over an SCA connection *such as CS//outer+ and a 3or"station %, is not specified# the OS/400 printer device description name !ill default to the SCA connectionDs Bocal B0 name follo!ed b the Short Session %,. -or e$ample# if ou are usin& the CS//outer and the Bocal B0 is set to *O*# then the printer device description !ill default to *O*A if it connects as session A# *O** if it connects as session 2# and so on. Therefore# the order that the printer session is started *compared to our displa sessions+ could chan&e the device description name that it has. Configuring a PC5250 Printer ession (a %f usin& /.(. CA/400 for 3indo!s 95/9E/CT or later# ou can brin& up a ne! PC5250 printer session b clic"in& on the 3indo!s 95# 3indo!s 9E or 3indo!s CT tart button then selectin& Progra&s+ '*, A -.00 Client Access+ Accessories and then tart or Configure ession. (b %f usin& /.(2 CA/400 for 3indo!s 95/CT or earlier# ou can brin& up a ne! PC5250 printer session b clic"in& on the 3indo!s 95 or 3indo!s CT tart button then selectin& Progra&s+ and Client Access+ double clic"in& on the Accessories icon and then double clic"in& on the tart or Configure ession icon. 2 At this point ou !ill &et a PC5250 dialo& bo$ !ith some information about confi&urin& our PC5250 session. Clic" on the O/ button to continue.

.a Ce$t# ou !ill see the Configure PC5250 dialo& bo$.

.b Aerif that the correct s(ste& na&e is listed. %f not# clic" on the do!n arro! ne$t to the s stem name and choose the s stem name from the list. %f the s stem name is not sho!n# verif that our s stem has been confi&ured in A -.00 Connections. .c Set the Wor)station '! to the OS/400 printer device description name that ou !ant to use *for e$ample# P/T05# P5# or FOGCP/T+. .d Set the t pe of emulation to Printer. .e Clic" on the O/ button to close the Configure PC5250 dialo& bo$.

.e Clic" on the O/ button to close the Configure PC5250 dialo& bo$. 4 Ce$t# ou !ill see a PC5250 dialo& bo$ that displa s messa&e# PC CC0.0 1 *ecause (ou have changed the configuration+ co&&unication will "e ter&inated if (ou proceed. Are (ou sure2. Clic" on the O/ button. This causes PC5250 to disconnect the displa session and reconnect as a printer session usin& the !or"station %, that ou specified.

5 Hour PC5250 session should no! connect to our AS/400e or iSeries 400 s stem and create a printer device description. Once it has done all of this it should sho! ou the Printer tatus popup dialo& bo$ !ith the 3ead( and On14ine li&hts turned on.

5 Select File+ Printer etup on the PC5250 printer sessionDs menu bar to brin& up the Printer etup panel. Clic" on the appropriate 3indo!s printer driver# clic" on the etup button to brin& up the printer driver settin&s# clic" on the O/ button to e$it the printer driver settin&s !ithout ma"in& an chan&es# and then clic" on the O/ button to e$it the Printer etup panel.

I Select File 5 ave As on the menu bar to save the chan&es. Jive the printer session profile an appropriate name *for e$ample printer.!s# prt05.!s# p5.!s or FohnPrt.!s+ and specif a description *such as Printer ession+ if desired# then clic" on the O/ button.

K A messa&e is issued# PC W 022 1 !o (ou want to add an icon for this session to a folder2 To add an icon for the PC5250 printer session to our Client Access Accessories folder or our !es)top *or some other folder+# clic" on the 6es button. Other!ise# clic" on the 7o button.

E To add an icon for the PC5250 printer session to our Client Access Accessories folder# clic" the O/ button on the *rowse for Folder dialo& bo$. To add an icon for the PC5250 printer session to our !es)top# scroll to the top of the list on the *rowse for Folder dialo& bo$# select the !es)top folder# and clic" the O/ button.

Configure the PC5250 Printer ession to 8se a Windows Printer !river At this point# the PC5250 printer session is alread confi&ured to use the 3indo!s printer driver. %t is recommended that ou test this out before decidin& !hether to confi&ure the PC5250 printer session to use a Printer ,efinition Table *P,T+ or Gost Print Transform *GPT+. 0suall # the decidin& factor is ho! OS/400 spooled files loo" once printed because each of the options loo"s sli&htl different from the other. Configuring the PC5250 Printer ession to 8se a Printer !efinition Ta"le #P!T$ Confi&urin& the PC5250 Printer Session to use a Printer ,efinition Table *P,T+ &ives ou control over ho! the output is printed b allo!in& ou to cop and modif a Printer ,efinition Source -ile *P,-+ and create a P,T file. Go!ever# not all printers are supported !ith P,T files. -or instance# there are no P,T files available for PostScript printers or for an of the ne! 3indo!s7onl printers such as the GP ,es"Fet E20 Series printers# the Be$mar" 20K0 printer# or the Be$mar" 3in3riter (50 printer. ( Select File 5 Printer etup on the menu bar to brin& up the Printer etup panel. Turn on 8se P!T and clic" on the elect P!T button to brin& up the elect P!T file panel.

Boo" throu&h the list of file names for a P,T file that corresponds to the 3indo!s printer driver bein& used *for e$ample# hpd9550c.pdt for most of the GP ,es"Fet printers+. Clic" on the P,T file to select it# and clic" on the O/ button to e$it the elect P!T file dialo& bo$. 7ote: %f ou cannot find a P,T file that corresponds to our printer# chec" the printer manual to see !hat other t pes of printers it emulates. -or e$ample# there are no P,T files listed for the Be$mar" Optra printers or the GP BaserFet 5# I# 4000# or E000 printers) ho!ever# because the all emulate the GP BaserFet 4 printer# ou can use the hpl9..pdt file.

Clic" on O/ to e$it the Printer etup dialo& bo$.

Select File+ ave on the menu bar to save the chan&es.

Configuring the PC5250 Printer ession to 8se %ost Print Transfor& #%PT$ 7ote: This information can also be found in the follo!in& document' ((400E2I# 8sing %ost Print Transfor& #%PT$ with a PC5250 Printer ession at ;.35,0 and *elow ASC%% printers can be attached to the AS/400e or iSeries 400 s stem throu&h a PC *usin& 3S-# /012A/400# PC5250# or a third7part emulation pac"a&e+ or throu&h hard!are *for e$ample# a .(K9 or .4KK displa # an ASC%% 3or"station Controller# a Be$mar" 1ar"Cet LB@# or an GP Fet,irect card+. Gost Print Transform is an OS/400 function that converts an OS/400 spooled file *in either the MSCS or MA-P,S data stream+ into an ASC%% printer data stream. This can be used in conNunction !ith most printer emulation soft!are and hard!are. One of its benefits is that it can create the same loo" and feel !hen printin& throu&h variet of printer emulation soft!are and hard!are. -or instance# if ou have printers connected to some PCs runnin& 3S- under Client Access for ,OS !ith @$tended 1emor # others runnin& /012A/400 under Client Access for 3indo!s ..(# others runnin& PC5250 under Client Access/400 for 3indo!s 95/9E/CT and still others connected to the BAC !ith an %P address# ou can use Gost Print Transform !ith all of these. The output !ill loo" ver similar across all of the ASC%% printers. Some printer emulation soft!are *such as 3S- and PC5250+ re5uire that Gost Print Transform *GPT+ is specified in the printer session profile. 3hen the printer session connects to the AS/400e or iSeries 400 s stem# the emulation soft!are automaticall chan&es the OS/400 printer device description to reflect the settin&s made in the printer session profile. Other printer emulation soft!are *such as /012A/400+ and all non7PC hard!are connections re5uire ou to manuall chan&e the OS/400 printer device description.

7otes: o %f the printer emulation soft!are ou are usin& re5uires ou chan&e the printer session profile but ou chan&e the OS/400 printer device description instead# our chan&es are automaticall removed the ne$t time ou connect the printer session. Cot all printers are supported !ith Gost Print Transform. This includes all PostScript printers and an of the ne! 3indo!s7onl printers such as the GP ,es"Fet E20 Series printers# the Be$mar" 20K0 printer# or the Be$mar" 3in3riter (50 printer. %f usin& /.(2 CA/400 for 3indo!s 95/CT or earlier# it is recommended that ou select Co&&unication on the menu bar and turn off the Autoconnect feature *assumin& there is a chec"mar" ne$t to it indicatin& that this feature is turned on+ before proceedin& !ith the rest of these instructions. Select Co&&unication 5 Configure on the menu bar.

Aerif that the T(pe of e&ulation is set to Printer# and then clic" on the etup button.

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Turn on Transfor& print data to A C'' on A -.00. Clic" on the do!n arro! ne$t to Printer ,odel# and loo" throu&h the list for a printer that corresponds to the 3indo!s printer driver bein& used. Clic" on the printer to select it. Caution: ,o not leave the Printer ,odel set to '*, <=02 Pageprinter unless ou are actuall printin& to an old %21 .E(2 ASC%% printer. The Printer ,odel refers to the t pe of printer that is attached to our PC# not the t pe of printer emulation that is done on the AS/400e or iSeries 400 s stem. 7ote: %f ou cannot find a printer in the list that corresponds to our printer# chec" our printer manual or refer to the follo!in& Ono!led&ebase ,ocument to see !hat other t pes of printers it emulates' (KI909.9# upport for ;arious A C'' Printers This document contains recommendations for the 1anufacturer t pe and model *1-/THP1,B+ parameter in a printer device description. %f there is no correspondin& printer model selection !ithin the PC5250 printer session# or if unsure !hich printer model corresponds# refer to the follo!in& documents as !ell' ((944.05# Printer ,odel ettings for %ost Print Transfor& #%PT$

24I42559# Printer ,odel ettings for %ost Print Transfor& #%PT$ at 3<20 through 3.20 This document maps the 1anufacturer t pe and model *1-/THP1,B+ parameter to a s stem7supplied 3or"station customi4in& obNect *3SCST+. -or e$ample# the %P 4aser>et .000 printer maps to a 1-/THP1,B settin& of ?%P.000+ !hich in turn corresponds to s stem7supplied 3SCST obNect @WP%P4 3A. Another e$ample !ould be the 4ex&ar) Optra T printer !hich maps to a 1-/THP1,B settin& of ?4ABOPT3AT+ and !hich in turn corresponds to s stem7supplied 3SCST obNect @WP4ABOPT. Aerif the settin&s for !rawer 0# !rawer 2# Anvelope %opper# and A C'' Code Page =CC. Beave the Custo&iDing O"9ect set to @WP!AFA84T in librar ?4'*4 or chan&e it to ?7O7A.

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E Clic" on the O/ button to e$it the PC5250 Printer A&ulation etup panel. 9 Clic" on the O/ button to e$it the Configure PC5250 panel. (0 Hou !ill see a PC5250 dialo& bo$ that displa s messa&e# PC CC0.0 1 *ecause (ou have changed the configuration+ co&&unication will "e ter&inated if (ou proceed. Are (ou sure2. Clic" on the O/ button. This causes PC5250 to disconnect the displa session and reconnect as a printer session usin& the !or"station %, that ou specified.

(( Select File 5 ave on the menu bar. (2 %f ou turned off the Autoconnect feature in step ( of this section# select Co&&unication on the menu bar and turn the Autoconnect feature bac" on# then select File 5 ave a&ain on the menu bar to save this chan&e. Then# select Co&&unication 5 Connect on the menu bar to reconnect the printer session. (. Si&n ontp OS/400 usin& a PC5250 displa session. 0se the ,ispla ,evice ,escription #! P!A;!$ command to verif that Gost Print Transform has been set up correctl on the AS/400e or iSeries 400 s stem. 8sing a ,odified Wor)station Custo&iDing O"9ect #W C T$ with %ost Print Transfor& 7ote: This information can also be found in the follo!in& document' ((400E2I# 8sing %ost Print Transfor& #%PT$ with a PC5250 Printer ession at ;.35,0 and *elow Gost Print Transform provides a !a to chan&e the !a it converts OS/400 spooled files into the ASC%% printer data stream. This is done b retrievin& a !or"station customi4ation table# editin& the source file member# creatin& a ne! !or"station customi4in& obNect# and usin& that modified !or"station customi4in& obNect *3SCST+ !ith our OS/400 printer device description. 0sin& modified !or"station customi4in& obNect !ith Gost Print Transform allo!s ou chan&e the follo!in&' o Printin& (9E7character spooled files on a letter si4ed *E.5: $ ((.0:+ sheet of paper in landscape o -orcin& all output to print in draft 5ualit for dot matri$ line printers o Printin& (.27character spooled files on a letter si4ed *E.5: $ ((.0:+ sheet of paper in Portrait o -orcin& all output to print from dra!er 2 on a laser printer Warning: An assistance !ith editin& a !or"station customi4ation obNect must be done b Consult Bine. ( Select Co&&unication on the menu bar and turn off the Autoconnect feature *assumin& there is a chec"mar" ne$t to it indicatin& that this feature is turned on+.

2 Select Co&&unication+ Configure on the menu bar. .a %f usin& Client Access/400 for 3indo!s 95 or Client Access/400 @nhanced for 3indo!s ..(# verif that the T(pe of e&ulation is set to Printer# and clic" on the etup button. Turn on Transfor& print data to A C'' on A -.00. .b %f usin& Client Access/400 for 3indo!s ..( or Client Access/400 Optimi4ed for OS/2# verif that the ession T(pe is set to Printer# and clic" on the Advanced button. Turn on %ost Print Transfor&. 4 Clic" on the do!n arro! ne$t to Printer ,odel+ scroll do!n to the bottom of the list# and select Other printer. 5 Aerif the settin&s for !rawer 0# !rawer 2# Anvelope %opper# and A C'' Code Page =CC. I Set the Custo&iDing O"9ect to the name of the modified !or"station customi4in& obNect. Also specif the name of the librar that contains this modified !or"station customi4in& obNect. K Clic" on O/ to e$it the PC5250 Printer A&ulation etup panel# and clic" on O/ to e$it the Configure PC5250 panel. E Hou should &et a messa&e that reads# Personal Co&&unications: PC CC0.0 1 *ecause (ou have changed the configuration+ co&&unication will "e ter&inated if (our proceed. Are (ou sure2 . %f ou &et this messa&e# clic" on O/. At this point# PC5250 is disconnectin& and chan&in& the printer device description on the AS/400e or iSeries 400 s stem. 9 Select File# ave on the menu bar. (0 Select Co&&unication on the menu bar# and select Connect. (( Select Co&&unication+ Configure on the menu bar. (2a %f usin& Client Access/400 for 3indo!s 95 or Client Access/400 @nhanced for 3indo!s ..(# verif that the T(pe of e&ulation is set to Printer# and clic" on the etup button. Turn on Transfor& print data to A C'' on A -.00. (2b %f usin& Client Access/400 for 3indo!s ..( or Client Access/400 Optimi4ed for OS/2# verif that the ession T(pe is set to Printer# and clic" on the Advanced button. Turn on %ost Print Transfor&. (. Clic" on the do!n arro! ne$t to Printer ,odel# and loo" throu&h the list for a printer that corresponds to the 3indo!s or OS/2 printer driver bein& used. Clic" on the printer to select it. Beave all other Gost Print Transform settin&s alone. Clic" on O/ to e$it the PC5250 Printer A&ulation etup panel# and clic" on O/ to e$it the Configure PC5250 panel. (4 Hou should &et a messa&e that reads# Personal Co&&unications: PC CC0.0 1 *ecause (ou have changed the configuration+ co&&unication will "e ter&inated if (our proceed. Are (ou sure2 . %f ou &et this messa&e# clic" on O/. At this point# PC5250 is disconnectin& and chan&in& the printer device description on the AS/400e or iSeries 400 s stem.

(5 Select File+ ave on the menu bar. (I %f ou are usin& the Autoconnect function# select Co&&unication on the menu bar# and turn the Autoconnect feature bac" on. Select File+ ave on the menu bar. (K Select Co&&unication on the menu bar# and select Connect. (E Si&n onto OS/400 usin& a PC5250 displa session. 0se the ,ispla ,evice ,escription *! P!A;!+ command to verif that Gost Print Transform has been set up correctl on the AS/400e or iSeries 400 s stem.
Thanks & Regards, Neeraj Sarougi

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Lead Analyst CGI, Mumbai Ph. No. 28291421 ext:- 2 2 Email: Neeraj.sarougi@cgi.com

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