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Print Box TxP/CxP plus

The I-O Print Box TxP plus turns an ASCII laser or dot-matrix printer into a powerful Twinax SCS printer. It attaches virtually to any ASCII printer with a parallel port to an IBM AS/400  iSeries host.  The I-O Print Box CxP plus turns an ASCII laser or dot-matrix printer into a powerful Coax SCS printer. It attaches virtually any printer with a parallel port to an IBM S390 – zSeries host.


The I-O Print Box TxP/CxP plus turns an ASCII laser or dot-matrix printer into a powerful twinax or coax printer. It can easily be configured to meet the most demanding printing requirements. The I-O Print Box TxP/CxP plus offers these features:
  • Attaches virtually any PC printer with a parallel port to an IBM AS/400, System/3X, or 3270-type mainframe host, or to a controller.
  • Setup is quick and easy via the mouse-supported PC setup software, through Host/PC download commands, and on-board DIP switches.
  • Comes with built-in intelligent printer sharing capabilities, allowing the attached printer to be automatically shared between twinax/coax and PC/LAN users at no extra cost.
  • Comes with the industry's best 3812-1, 4214, 5224/25/56 twinax and 3812-1, 4214, 4224, 4234, 3287/68/62 coax printer emulations (all non-IPDS).
  • Supports multiple fonts, duplex printing (twinax only), Automatic Print Orientation, Computer Output Reduction, and other features. APF/ BGU printing is available across all IBM matrix printer emulations (twinax).
  • Comes with drivers for a wide variety of popular PC printers including Hewlett-Packard PCL-type laser, Epson and IBM dot-matrix printers. In addition, laser printers can be driven as IBM 5225 line printers.
  • Designed and tested for reliable operation in twisted pair environments with an external Balun.


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