Troubleshooting
Problem
This document provides a list of Printer Definition Table (PDT) files for use with PC5250 display and printer sessions.
Resolving The Problem
Note: This information was initially taken from section 7.1.1 PDT Files of the Client Access/400 for Window 3.1 Personal Communications 5250 Setup (user's guide). It has been expanded to include information for iSeries Access for Windows, Client Access Express for Windows, Client Access/400 for Microsoft Windows 95/98 and Windows NT, and Client Access/400 Enhanced for Windows 3.1.
Printer Definition Table (PDT) files define the transfer of characters and control codes to a printer and the printer output format. If the PDT file is used, the Microsoft Windows printer driver is not used. Rather, PC5250 generates print outputs based on printer control information defined in the PDT file.
If the Use PDT file option is used, the PDT file to be used at printing can be selected.
Note: Not all printers are supported with a Printer Definition Table (PDT) file. If you cannot find a PDT file that corresponds to your printer, check the printer manual to see what other types of printers that your printer emulates. For example, there are no PDT files listed for the Lexmark Optra printers or the HP LaserJet 5, 6, 4000, or 8000 printers; however, because they all emulate the HP LaserJet 4 printer, you can use the hplj4.pdt file.
Another option would be to look through the Rochester Support Center knowledgebase documents for information on your particular model of printer, starting with the following document:
N1019605, Information on Printers from Various Manufacturers
This document was last updated on 25 November 2009.
Printer Definition Table (PDT) List for V5R3M0 (R530) iSeries Access for Windows and Above
PC5250 provides the following Printer Definition Table (PDT) files in V5R3M0 (R530) iSeries Access for Windows and above:
PDT Name | Printer Name/Model |
basic_ascii.pdt | Plain ASCII text, which is roughly equivalent to using the Windows Generic Text Only printer driver or the system-supplied QWPDEFAULT Workstation Customizing Object (WSCST) with Host Print Transform (HPT). |
epson.pdt | Epson's ESC/P printer control language |
esc_p.pdt | Epson's ESC/P printer control language |
hppcl5.pdt | HP PCL5 printer control language |
ibm5577.pdt | IBM 5577 (DBCS-only) |
ibm5577b.pdt | IBM 5577b (DBCS-only) |
ibm5585.pdt | IBM 5585 (DBCS-only) |
ibm5587.pdt | IBM 5585b (DBCS-only) |
ibmppds.pdt | IBM PPDS printer control language |
lips3a4.pdt | Canon LIPS (DBCS-only) |
lips3b4.pdt | Canon LIPS (DBCS-only) |
Note: If one of the older PDT files is needed but the PC is running V5R3M0 (R530) iSeries Access for Windows, download or detach the pdfpdt.zip file from this document and unzip or expand the file into the C:\Program Files\IBM\Client Access\Emulator\Pdfpdt directory. The pdfpdt.zip file can be found in the section entitled "Zip File Containing the PDF and PDT Files from V5R2M0 (R520) iSeries Access for Windows" at the bottom of this document.
Printer Definition Table (PDT) List for V5R2M0 (R520) and V5R1M0 (R510) iSeries Access for Windows (and Earlier Versions of Client Access/400)
PC5250 provides the following Printer Definition Table (PDT) files in V5R2M0 (R520) and V5R1M0 (R510) iSeries Access for Windows and earlier versions of Client Access/400:
PDT Name | Printer Name/Model |
actlzr2.pdt | Epson Action Laser2 LQ2500 mode |
bj300.pdt | CANON BJ300 CAPSL mode |
cpqpm20.pdt | Compaq PageMarq 15 - HP Mode Compaq PageMarq 20 - HP Mode |
eap2250.pdt | Epson AP2250 |
eap3250.pdt | Epson AP3250 |
eap5500.pdt | Epson AP5000 Epson AP5500 |
efx1170.pdt | Epson FX1170 |
efx5000.pdt | Epson DFX5000 Epson DFX8000 |
efx850.pdt | Epson FX850 |
elq1070.pdt | Epson LQ570 Epson LQ1070 |
elq2550.pdt | Epson LQ2550 |
elq510.pdt | Epson LQ510 |
elq860.pdt | Epson LQ860 |
elx810.pdt | Epson LX810 |
eplpcl4.pdt | Epson EPL7000 - HP Mode |
eplpcl5.pdt | Epson EPL8000 - HP Mode |
esc_p.pdt | Printers based on ESC/P 24-J84 |
esq1170.pdt | Epson SQ1170 |
hpljII.pdt | HP LaserJet Series II |
hpljIII.pdt | HP LaserJet Series III HP LaserJet Series IIIP HP LaserJet Series IIISi |
hpljIIID.pdt | HP LaserJet Series IIID |
hplj4.pdt | HP LaserJet 4 |
hpdj550C.pdt | HP Desk Jet 550C |
hpdskjt.pdt | HP Desk Jet 500 |
ibm3812.pdt | IBM 3812 Page Printer, Model 2 |
ibm3816.pdt | IBM 3816 Page Printer II |
ibm38521.pdt | IBM 3852 Color Printer |
ibm38522.pdt | IBM 3852 Color Jetprinter, Model 2 |
ibm4019.pdt | IBM 4019 LaserPrinter IBM 4019 LaserPrinter E IBM 4029 LaserPrinter |
ibm4070.pdt | IBM 4070 IJ |
ibm4070E.pdt | IBM 4070 IJ - Epson Mode |
ibm4212.pdt | IBM 4212 Pro Printer |
ibm4072.pdt | IBM 4072 ExexJet Printer |
ibm4201.pdt | IBM 4201 Proprinter IBM 4201 Proprinter II IBM 4201 Proprinter III, Model 3 IBM 2380 Personal Printer Series 2 |
ibm4202.pdt | IBM 4202 Proprinter XL, Model 1 IBM 4202 Proprinter XL, Model 2 IBM 4202 Proprinter III XL, Model 2 IBM 4202 Proprinter III XL, Model 3 IBM 4216 Personal Pageprinter IBM 2380 Personal Printer Series |
ibm4207.pdt | IBM 4207 Proprinter X24 IBM 4207 Proprinter X24E IBM 2390 Personal Printer Series 2 |
ibm4208.pdt | IBM 4208 Proprinter X24 IBM 4208 Proprinter X24E IBM 2391 Personal Printer Series 2 |
ibm4226.pdt | IBM 4226-302 Printer |
ibm5152.pdt | IBM 5152 Graphics Printer, Model 2 |
ibm5182.pdt | IBM 5182 Color Printer |
ibm5201.pdt | IBM 5201 Quietwriter Printer, Model 1 IBM 5201 Quietwriter Printer, Model 2 |
ibm5202.pdt | IBM 5202 Quietwriter III IBM 5204 Quietwriter Printer |
ibm5216.pdt | IBM 5216 Wheelprinter |
ibm5223.pdt | IBM 5223 Wheelprinter E |
ibm5577.pdt | IBM 4208-502 IBM 4216-510 IBM 5572-B02 IBM 5575-B02, F02, H02 IBM 5577-B02, F02, G02, H02, K02,J02 IBM 5579-H02, K02 |
ibm5585.pdt | IBM 5584-G02, H02 IBM 5585-H01 IBM 5587-G01, H01 (with advanced function) IBM 5589-H01 |
ibm5587.pdt | IBM 5587-G01, H01(without advanced function) |
lbp4.pdt | CANON LBP4 ISO mode |
lq870.pdt | Epson LQ870/1170 |
nec6300.pdt | NEC P6200 Pinwriter NEC P6300 Pinwriter |
panlbp4.pdt | Panasonic KX-P4410 - HP Mode Panasonic KX-P4420 - HP Mode Panasonic KX-P4450i - HP Mode |
panlbp5.pdt | Panasonic KX-P4430 - HP Mode Panasonic KX-P4451 - HP Mode |
pan1123.pdt | Panasonic KX-P1123 - Epson Mode |
pan1124.pdt | Panasonic KX-P1124 - Epson Mode Panasonic KX-P1624 - Epson Mode |
pan1180.pdt | Panasonic KX-P1180 - Epson Mode Panasonic KX-P1180i - Epson Mode Panasonic KX-P1191 - Epson Mode |
pan1695.pdt | Panasonic KX-P1695 - Epson Mode |
pan2123.pdt | Panasonic KX-P2123 - Epson Mode |
pan2124.pdt | Panasonic KX-P2124 - Epson Mode |
pan2180.pdt | Panasonic KX-P2180 - Epson Mode |
pan2624.pdt | Panasonic KX-P1124i - Epson Mode Panasonic KX-P1654 - Epson Mode Panasonic KX-P2624 - Epson Mode |
Zip File Containing the PDF and PDT Files from V5R2M0 (R520) iSeries Access for Windows
If one of the older PDT files is needed but the PC is running V5R3M0 (R530) iSeries Access for Windows, download or detach the pdfpdt.zip file from this document and unzip or expand the file into the C:\Program Files\IBM\Client Access\Emulator\Pdfpdt directory. The pdfpdt.zip file contains all of the PDF and PDT files from the V5R2M0 (R520) iSeries Access for Windows version of the C:\Program Files\IBM\Client Access\Emulator\Pdfpdt directory.
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