3197 display station configuration recommendations

Refer to the IBM® 3197 Display Stations User's Guide to set up your display for a printer session. Select Display-Printer Mode with a Printer Device ID of 5256. Specify 850 as the Printer Character Set Selection.

When you leave the InfoWindow® display's configuration menu, the printer device description is automatically created if both the following are true:

The printer is powered on
Automatic configuration is on

After the printer device description is created on the iSeries server, enable the host print transform using the Change Device Description (Printer) (CHGDEVPRT) command. The display's printer configuration is not used after the host print transform is enabled. The data stream generated for the printer is based on the MFRTYPMDL parameter value specified in the printer device description on i5/OS.

Notes:

The 3197 sends a power-on initialization sequence to the attached printer every time the printer or display is powered on. This initialization is designed for IBM printers. If a printer is attached that does not support the IBM data stream, some unrecognizable characters might be printed. After this initialization sequence, the data stream generated is based on the MFRTYPMDL parameter in the printer device description on i5/OS. No more unrecognizable characters will be printed.
Do not change the display's printer configuration after your device description has been created on the iSeries server. Doing so can cause the i5/OS printer device description to be replaced. In this case, the host print transform is no longer enabled. The CHGDEVPRT command can be used to enable the host print transform again.

The order in which the 3197 display and its attached printer are powered on can affect the iSeries server's ability to recognize the printer. This order is dependent on the model of the 3197. Use the Work with Configuration Status (WRKCFGSTS) command to check the status of a printer device. If the status of the printer is vary on pending or if the printer is not automatically configured, reverse the order in which the display and printer were powered on.