Attaching Printer to an IBM System/36 with Twinax Interface315Attaching Printer to an IBM System/36 with TwinaxInterfaceThis section contains instructions for attaching your printer to an IBM System/36. For additional information not found here, see your System/36documentation.To connect your printer to a System/36, follow these steps:1. From the printer operator panel, under Twinax menu, make sure theprinter address matches the printer address you selected from the tableabove. You can select addresses ranging from 0 through 6; the defaultaddress is 1.2. If the IPDS feature is not installed, you must choose to emulate either a5225 or 4234-2 printer from the Twinax Interface menu, under PrinterEmulation. The default is 4234-2 printer emulation.3. If the IPDS feature is installed, you must choose to emulate a 4234-12from the IPDS menu, under IPDS Emulation Mode. The default is 4234printer emulation. See the IPDS Programmer’s Reference Manual forinformation on the IPDS Emulation Mode values.4. Turn off printer.5. Attach the twinax cable from your printer to your host workstation.6. Turn the printer back on. System/36’s auto configuration program willquery the printer and configure the host system software to recognize theprinter.NOTE: If you do not want to use the system printer configuration that iscreated by System/36’s auto configuration program, you can changethe printer configuration values as described in the following section.<4> Do not connect or disconnect any communication port, teleport,attachment connector, or power cord during an electrical storm.<5> Power off the printer and disconnect the power cord beforeconnecting of disconnecting communication port, teleport, orattachment cable connector.DANGER:
