Specifications

IBM host attachment

HostCom™ Pocket Cx

• IBM 3174 & 3274 Controllers
• IBM 3276 Controller
• IBM 8775 Display Terminal
• IBM 30xx
• IBM 937x
• IBM 81xx via 3x74 Controller
• IBM 4361 Work Station Adapters
• IBM 43x1 Display/Printer Adapter
• Equivalent PCM Controller

HostCom™ Pocket Tx

• IBM AS/400 Work Station Controller
• IBM 5259 Migration Data Link
• IBM 5294 Remote Control Unit
• IBM 5394 Remote Control Unit
• IBM S/36 Work Station Control Unit
• IBM S/38 Work Station Control Unit

PC attachment

• Parallel

Emulation

• Cx: 3287,3268,4214-1
• Tx: 4234,5224/5225,5256

Printers supported

• All IBM Proprinter or Epson, LQ/FX compatible printers.

Printer attachment

• Plugs on directly to the printer’s parallel port, or via a short cable (option).

Power supply

• HostCom™ Pocket can be powered by printers supplying min. +5V 250 mA on pin 18 of the Centronics interface. Alternatively an optional external wall plug power supply can be ordered (option).

Features

• Dynamic PC printer share, powered by printer, paper tray selection, extended attribute buffer, all IBM national languages, IBM page presentation media command, Access to all printer features, suppression of IBM formats, easy text to barcode conversion.

Matrix printer specific features

• CPI, LPI and print quality, cut-sheet feeder, downloadable settings, downloadable drivers (from utility CD or web), downloadable code upgrade (from web)

Set-up

• Via parallel input port
• HostCom™ Pocket Cx - via Coax connection
• HostCom™ Pocket Tx - via Twinax connection

Approvals

• UL, cUL, CE

Safety

• Low Voltage Directive, 73/23/EEC
• EN 60950 with amendments
• UL 1950,3rd edition

EMC

• EMC Directive: 89/336/EEC
• FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B
• AS/NZS 3548 Class B
• EN 55022: 1998 Class B
• EN61000-3-2
• EN61000-3-3
• EN 55024: 1998

Warranty

• 3 years manufacturing fault warranty