User`s manual

Section 4: Setting Up - AS/400 (iSeries) AXIS 5570e/AXIS 5670e User’s Manual

Note for IPDS printing:

3. Click the Configuration Wizard for IBM sessions button.

4. Click the Add Session button. This takes you to the

Configuration Wizard which is a step-by-step guide through the

required configuration settings.

Verifying the

communication

Follow the instructions below to verify the communication by

sending a print job to the AXIS 5570e/AXIS 5670e:

1. Type WRKCFGSTS *DEV AXISPR1 on the AS/400 command line

and press Enter to display the previously created printer device.

The status of the printer device should be

VARIED OFF.

2. Vary on the printer device by typing

1 in the Opt field. Press

NTER.

3. Press F5 to refresh the display. The printer device should now be

VARIED ON.

4. Start the printer writer by typing STRPRTWTR AXISPR1 on the

AS/400 command line. Press Enter.

5. Press F5 to refresh the display. The printer device should now be

ACTIVE/WRITER.

6. Direct a printout to this printer device. A successful printout

verifies the communication link between the AS/400 and the

AXIS 5570e/AXIS 5670e.

The AXIS 5570e/AXIS 5670e is now ready for printing in the AS/400

environment.

In the Configuration Wizard, you can choose between PCL or PostScript

printing. Choose the printer language that corresponds to your printer.

AXISPR1 is an example. Refer to Creating a Printer Device Description, on page 53

for details.