Xerox DocuTech 128 HighLight Color User's Manual
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1. User Guide 4 5 Using DocuSP IPDS 4 6 DocuSP 4 2 DocuPrint DocuPrint DocuSP IPS NPS IPS NPS IPS Gateway 7X 8 X DocuPrint 75 90 EPS Intervention Required individual faults are not identified Trace Capability Yes Yes Yes Yes Mixed Resolution Yes Yes Yes Yes Printer Clustering No No No No Recovery Yes Yes Yes Yes Host Printer Control Yes Yes Yes Yes Replicate and Trim Yes Yes Yes Yes Alternate Markform No Yes No No Alternate Printer Model Number Yes Yes Yes No Margins No Yes Yes No Offset On Jam Yes Yes Yes No MICR Printing vs Forms Yes Yes Yes No Stop amp Continue stops Yes Yes Yes Yes receiving from host Cancel incoming job tells host to Yes but only Yes Yes Yes cancel job stops gateway through IPS Manager GUI not DocuSP main GUI Alignment Yes No No Yes Save job post RIP No No Yes No 240 Output Resolution DP1XX No Yes Yes No Queue Override Attribute Yes There are No No No limitation for Late Binding limitations on attributes use for some but not all late binding attributes In general attributes which affect sheet counts reported to the host should not be used with DocuSP IPDS at this time Space Pages forward or No Yes Yes Yes backward spacing at printer Legacy Mode Yes NA Yes Yes Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide2. Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide The following operator commands are available while the IPS Manager is open Go Online Go Offline This command toggles between the online and offline modes The IPS Manager does not go online until requested to do so This command is only relevant when the Channel has been selected as the host interface on the System Configuration dialog This command is disabled when TCP IP is the selected host interface Stop Continue This command toggles the stop and continue modes When stop is selected the IPDS function presents a not ready condition to the host and all committed pages from the IPDS host stop printing Continue presents a ready condition and printing resumes Cancel Incoming Job Tells the host to cancel a job IPDS jobs cannot be unilaterally cancelled or deleted from the DocuSP Job Manager since cancellation or deletion of an in progress IPDS job without coordinating the cancellation with the host causes problems in a DocuSP IPDS AFP printing environment Using the Cancel Incoming Job ensures that DocuSP sends a cancel exception to the host and correctly coordinates the job cancellation with the host 3 3 Using DocuSP IPDS Tray Bin Mapping functions 3 4 When Cancel Incoming Job is selected a cancel exception is sent to the host for all processing jobs The processing stops on all received pages up to the pages which have been committed All pages that have completed processing are considere
3. Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide Using DocuSP IPDS Continuous form emulation When On the DocuSP rotates the DocuSP IPDS output as though it were to be printed on a continuous form system For example letter size pages are rotated for short edge feed If the same application is printed on an IBM 3800 printer which is a continuous form printer and a DocuSP IPDS printer which is a cut sheet printer the output may print in the wrong orientation or extend off the edge of the page The page orientation of the IBM 3800 printer is different than most other cut sheet IPDS printers For DocuSP IPDS printers and most other cut sheet printer the origin is at the top left corner of a portrait page For IBM 3800 printers the origin is at the top left corner of the leading edge of the paper Output queue Allows you to select the name of the DocuSP printer queue to be used to process IPDS jobs The queue must be a streaming queue The DocuSP IPS Manager prevents the DocuSP IPDS server function from initiating a host connection until a valid streaming queue is selected NOTE Setting overrides for queue attributes that affect the count of stacked pages may impact correct job recovery It is important to avoid sending IPDS jobs to queues with overrides set for Quantity Collation Plex Pages to Print Slip Sheets and Modulus Other queue overrides such as Media and Output Location should also be avoided IPS Manager operator commands
4. installed on the printer controller To add or remove the fonts refer to the DocuSP IPS Manager on line help A default resident outline font is provided for instances where the requested AFP font is not resident or the default is specifically requested This default font cannot be changed Enhanced font support can be enabled for host environments that expect resident outline font substitution for raster fonts The Enhanced Font Support feature is an extension of the printer resident outline font support in DocuSP IPDS Most hosts download required raster fonts This feature is most beneficial when using the OS 400 iSeries host environment with resident outline fonts The OS 400 expects resident outline font support to include all font types and expects the printer to resolve font substitution requirements No distinction is made between raster font and outline font requests This feature may also be beneficial to other host environments for solving font errors Use the following information to decide whether or not to disable the Enhanced Font Support feature e Enabled When enhanced font support is enabled if the host requests a raster font DocuSP IPDS substitutes an equivalent resident outline font if one is available If the host requests a font for which there is no resident outline font match or equivalent the default resident outline font is used e Disabled When enhanced font support is disabled no font substitution
5. must be defined as an AFP type device TCP IP and channel connectivity can be established in the IPS Manager System pull down menu System Configuration dialog box Verifying the installation The following steps should be completed for a successful installation of the DocuSP IPDS software and proper queue and printer setup e Ensure that the IPDS Interpreter license file has been loaded and that IPDS is active and enabled in the DocuSP Feature Manager e Install the IPS Manager software The Xerox Service Representative performs this task e Ensure a streaming print queue is defined on the DocuSP for your system You can view this queue by using the DocuSP Queue Manager This print queue initially has an Accept value of Yes anda Release value of Yes e Ensure that no overrides are set on the queue for any of the properties defined earlier in this section To verify that the installation and initial setup are successful print both a host job and either the US Letter or the A4 sample job If both print successfully installation verification is complete In addition if you installed the IBM AFP resident outline fonts print the scfont trc sample job to verify that the fonts were loaded correctly Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide 2 7 Installation and setup Printing a trace job within DocuSP IPS Manager During the installation process three sample DocuSP IPDS trace jobs are provided These jobs can be used to either verify printe
6. the DocuSP logon level User The User has limited access rights to DocuSP IPDS This is the access level assigned when DocuSP IPDS is first started The Walk Up User can do the following e Modify and apply settings in the Job Settings and Tray Bin Mappings tabs and the System Configuration window e Load a saved job setup file through the File Load Settings menu option e Select Go Online and Go Offline e Select Stop or Continue e Cancel an incoming job Operator The Operator requires a password and can perform the same functions as the User Additionally the Operator can e Change and save the current settings in a job setup file through the File Save Settings menu option e Delete a saved job setup file System Administrator The system administrator requires a password and can perform the same functions as the Operator Additionally the system administrator can e Capture or replay a Trace file e Load print or delete resident fonts Licensing requirements 2 2 The DocuSP IPDS feature must be licensed in order for it to function Licenses are provided by your local Xerox representative prior to installation The license string and expiration date for each are entered immediately following the software installation by the Xerox service representative Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide Installation and setup Defining the DocuSP IPDS queue Managing the print queue Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide A q
7. Australia Post Bar Code Yes No Yes Yes MaxiCode Yes No Yes Yes PDF417 Yes No Yes Yes UCC EAN 128 No No No No Font Support Outline Fonts Yes Yes Yes Yes Double Byte Outline Fonts No Yes Yes Yes Raster Fonts Yes Yes Yes Yes Double Byte Raster Fonts No Yes Yes Yes CID Keyed Fonts No No Yes Yes MICR Font Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Resident Raster Fonts No Only No Only No Only No Only default Fonts default Fonts default Fonts default Fonts Resident Outline Fonts Yes Yes Yes Yes AS 400 Font Enhancement Yes No Yes Yes Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide Using DocuSP IPDS DocuSP 4 2 DocuPrint DocuPrint DocuSP IPS NPS IPS NPS IPS Gateway 7X 8 X DocuPrint 75 90 EPS Host Connectivity TCP IP Ethernet Yes Yes Yes Yes SNA across Ethernet LU6 2 No No No No Bus amp Tag Yes Yes Yes Yes SNA No No No No Token Ring Yes for Yes Yes Yes products that support token ring Parallel No No No No ESCON No No No No FICON No No No No Supported Printer Emulations AFCCU Yes Yes Yes Yes AFP Yes Yes Yes Yes IBM Group 3 Page Printers Yes Yes Yes Yes Alternate Printer Model Allows system to be identified Allows system to be identified Allows system to be identified Allows system to be identified Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide using any 4 using any 4 using any 4 using any 4 digit field and digit field digit field digit field provides menu selectio
8. PDS User Guide describes the DocuSP Intelligent Print Data Stream support IPDS is a print data stream defined by IBM This guide describes various system menus installation and setup routines operator commands for running print jobs system supported environments font management host connectivity and diagnostic trace capabilities NOTE DocuSP IPDS requires a software license If your system does not have the DocuSP IPDS license you will not see any of the DocuSP IPDS dialogues and the DocuSP IPS Manager menu will not appear in the system menu Contact your Customer Service Engineer CSE in order to obtain an IPDS software license The primary audience for this document is the system administrator or the individual s responsible for managing the print production environment Overview Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide Intelligent Print Data Stream IPDS is a sequence of information transmitted by an IBM host computer as directed by the Print Service Facility PSF In addition to delivering print information the IPDS data stream performs printer control functions and shares job status information The DocuSP IPDS gateway is configured by means of a Graphical User Interface GUI featuring drop down menus tabs and icons from which to manage the DocuSP IPDS functions DocuSP IPDS supports the TCP IP and online channel interfaces 1 1 Introduction Features DocuSP support for the IPDS data stream 1 2 DocuSP IPDS s
9. XEROX IPDS User guide April 2005 Prepared by Xerox Corporation Global Knowledge and Language Services 800 Phillips Road Bldg 0845 17S Webster New York 14580 9791 USA 2005 by Xerox Corporation All rights reserved Copyright protection claimed includes all forms and matters of copyrightable material and information now allowed by statutory judicial law or hereinafter granted including without limitation material generated from the software programs which are displayed on the screen such as icons screen displays looks etc Printed in the United States of America XEROX and all Xerox product names mentioned in this publication are trademarks of XEROX CORPORATION Other company trademarks are also acknowledged PANTONE is a registered trademark of Pantone Inc Changes are periodically made to this document Changes technical inaccuracies and typographic errors will be corrected in subsequent editions Table of contents 1 Introduction OVERVIEW fis cava ea Dee les ED EEE EEE ARE ielaciacaneicens EL IM LS SPERREN EEE EEERERNE REN PEDENEERUNER TEHEHEEREEHEREEREERLTPERCTETEFEEFECEEENFEEFUFREBEERSTRTE DocuSP support for the IPDS data stream uuuusssssnnsnnenneneeneenn Pnnte S arinn a a arsicadetiuaeshadensanassatansesaatantarasnaies Printer model seleCtiON reiris a a Host environments cccecceccesseceecesseceeceeseeeecenseeeetenseeeeteneesensaneetenea Host connectivity OPlONS n n ed
10. anager Job Settings tab to specify the desired resolution 240 300 600 for GOCA images This option only applies to applications that use raster images within GOCA objects For these applications it is very important that this option be set correctly The images print in the wrong size if it is not e End of set criterion The End of Set Criterion causes the DocuSP to end the set at the location indicated by the associated command If stapling or other finishing is supported by your print engine and has been requested at the main DocuSP screen it will be applied on the selected set boundary e Enable replicate and trim When On this feature allows some hosts to perform the replicate and trim operations before sending images to the printer With some hosts this improves the appearance of 240 dpi shaded areas on a 300 dpi printer If set to Off the DocuSP informs the host that the printer will not perform the Replicate and Trim function e Enable enhanced font support If set to On the system substitutes an equivalent available resident font if the host requests a resident raster font If the host requests a font for which there is no resident outline font match or equivalent the default resident outline font is used If set to Off no font substitution is made Requests for fonts that are resident are honored and all other fonts are downloaded by the host The default resident outline font is used only when requested by the host 3 2
11. ces and fonts e Recognize and process all required DocuSP IPDS commands from the IBM channel and AFP software Refer to the tables in Chapter 4 for comparisons between the DocuSP Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide Introduction Printers The following DocuSP based printers are able to print IPDS jobs received from IBM host computers DocuTech 61xx production printers DocuTech 128 155 180 HighLight Color DocuPrint 1xx EPS Nuvera 100 120 Printer model selection The DocuSP IPDS support allows a DocuSP system to be defined to the host as one of the following Advanced Function Printers 3812 3825 3827 or 3935 Host environments DocuSP IPDS operates in these IBM PSF operating system environments e AlX with InfoPrint Manager e OS 400 with PSF 400 TCP IP connectivity only e MVS with PSF Host connectivity options DocuSP IPDS can receive data from a host in one of two ways e Through a channel card with bus and tag connectivity e Through a TCP IP interface using Ethernet or Token Ring If you require host connectivity using either a channel or Token Ring interface contact your local Xerox representative to obtain the additional hardware Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide 1 3 Introduction DocuSP IPS Manager 1 4 The DocuSP IPS Manager is a feature of DocuSP and is accessible through the main DocuSP GUI System pull down menu The DocuSP IPS Manager provides job setting and tray bin mapping options It also allows syste
12. d committed and print as usual The DocuSP IPS Manager enables you to map the DocuSP physical trays to IPDS virtual printer trays recognized by the IBM host The contents of the virtual IPDS trays are reported to the host Map IPDS Trays to Stock Designates which stocks belong in the virtual trays recognized by the host The Trays column indicates each physical tray that calls for the same stock name required by the virtual tray The sides imaged selection indicates which sides imaged selections are supported by the virtual tray Select Stock for Printer Trays Allows you to select a stock name for each of the DocuSP physical trays based on the named stocks in the DocuSP stock library Refresh Select the Refresh button after making changes to the stock library or assigning stocks to physical trays to allow the stock information to display properly View Stock Properties Allows you to review the properties assigned to each stock Map IPDS Bins to Stackers Designates which of the 5 virtual bins maps to the DocuSP physical stackers Host Specified Stacking Printer Specified Stacking Maps the virtual bins requested by the host to the specific physical stackers on the printer Printer Specified Stacking moves all virtual bins to be mapped to automatic stacking Automatic stacking directs the system to output to a suitable stacker If Unload While Run is supported by the printer Automatic Stacking allows you to unload one bin while
13. d to the DocuSP controller to send data to the IPS Manager from the host computer NOTE Channel modes are dictated by the host host channel extender speeds and other properties of the bus and tag network See your systems programmer to determine the appropriate channel speed Trace information is useful for diagnosing and correcting problems with the IPS Manager NOTE If you experience a problem with the IPS Manager such as a channel connectivity problem that you cannot correct contact your local Xerox customer support representative for assistance The IPS Manager diagnostic trace functions allow you to capture or replay a trace of the IPDS data stream or to capture diagnostic messages within the IPS Manager log files while the DocuSP is processing a data stream The Xerox service representative performs trace functions but you may be asked to perform one or more of the trace functions in preparation for a service call System administrator access is required to access and use the trace functions e Capture trace Captures IPDS data in a file as the data is being received from the host The trace file also contains any replies that the IPS Manager has sent to the host The trace file is stored in the opt XRXnps XRXipds ipdstraces directory e Playback trace Plays back the previously captured trace file The trace file can also be printed When a trace file is selected for playback the system automatically disconnects from th
14. e host and reconnects when the playback is complete NOTE During a trace capture or playback the job settings and tray bin mappings are not available and cannot be changed until the trace activity is complete Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide 4 Comparison chart The following chart compares the supported feature set and options between DocuSP IPDS DocuPrint NPS IPS and the DocuSP IPS Gateway for the DocuPrint 75 90 EPS products 32511 Up to 32511 Up to 32511 Up to DocuSP 4 2 DocuPrint DocuPrint DocuSP IPS NPS IPS NPS IPS Gateway 7X 8 X DocuPrint 75 90 EPS Supported Environments InfoPrint Manager AIX Yes Yes Yes Yes InfoPrint Manager Windows No Yes Yes Yes PSF 400 TCP IP Yes Yes Yes Yes PSF AIX No Yes Yes Yes No longer supported by IBM PSF MVS Yes Yes Yes Yes PSF VSE channel only No Yes Yes Yes PSF VM No Yes Yes Yes Only able to test version 2 which is channel only IPDS Data Towers PTOCA PT1 PT2 PT3 PT1 PT2 PT3 PT1 PT2 PT3 PT1 PT2 PT3 PT2 PT2 overstrike overstrike temp baseline temp baseline move move underscore underscore PT3 set PT3 set extended text extended text color color IM1 IM1 IM1 IM1 IM1 IOCA FS10 FS42 FS10 FS10 FS42 FS10 FS42 FS 45 Bi level FS 45 Bi level FS 45 Bi level IOCA color IOCA color IOCA color GOCA Yes also Yes Yes also Yes also GOCA colors GOCA colors GOCA colors on on on monochrome monoch
15. el Doctor IPS Manager ze 2 Installation and setup Hardware and software requirements 4 40nnenenenennne nennen HardWare nipin sos ee re ene ee een rere eee SS AN settee ea isa pe dees date ign Sodan hace ghee alan sec cteeecececen elena User access levels ee ae aeg Licensing requirements an Defining the DocuSP IPDS queue uumrsursssnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnen san Managing the print queue u uun nennen Setting Up MEdiA IARRRUERPRENNAEEFPIRBERFABERERELTUPIIEFERTEBENEPEIILSROPECHEEEEHDELHTERFERLEPFUESTENBELRERERNER Loading IBM AFP resident outline fonts ussrsssssssnnnnnnnennnnnnnn nn Enhanced font support ccccccecccceccceeceeceeeeeceeeceeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenteess 0OS 400 iSeries setup usa Defining a logical printer siemens eine Verifying the installation aaa nen Printing a trace job within DocuSP IPS Manager Printing a test job from the host 24044440nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 3 Using DocuSP IPDS Logging on to the IPS Manager sauna IPS Manager screens and Options uuessssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nennen Job Settings ab IPS Manager operator commands 444444sssnnnnn nn nnnnnnnnennnnnn ern Tray Bin Mapping Tungiiens sense Saving the job settings 2 nenn ineinander 4 Comparison chart Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide iii Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide Introduction The DocuSP I
16. ettings on the Job Settings and Tray Bin Mappings tab to a job setup file The job setup file can then be retrieved and loaded populating the tabs with the saved settings After making the necessary selections on the Job Settings and Tray Bin Mappings tabs select Save Settings on the IPS Manager File pull down menu Enter a name for the job settings When a job setup file is to be retrieved select the File menu on the IPS Manager select Load Settings and locate and select the desired job setup file After the settings are loaded select Apply or OK to apply the loaded settings The settings are not committed until either Apply or OK is selected Job setup files can also be deleted using the Manage Saved Settings option on the File pull down menu Using DocuSP IPDS System configuration Trace 3 6 The following lists the features that control system configuration and affect how IPDS communicates with the host and with DocuSP e Host Interface allows you to select the IPS Manager connection method to the host either TCP IP or channel e Configuring the TCP IP connection allows you to identify the TCP IP port number used with the TCP IP address assigned to the DocuSP controller to send data to the IPS Manager from the host computer NOTE PSF defaults to port number 5001 if the port is not changed in the printer definition e Configuring the channel connection allows you to identify the unit address and channel speed assigne
17. he DocuSP IPS Manager to set and manage the IPDS parameters For more details and specific procedures refer to the DocuSP IPS Manager on line help Logging on to the IPS Manager Logging on as a specific user type allows you to access particular features that the walk up User cannot access Before you log on know your user access level and the password Log on to DocuSP in order to access the IPS Manager at the necessary logon level NOTE You must be logged on as Operator or System Administrator to access the system menu options IPS Manager screens and options The IPS Manager screen is the main system screen for IPDS support It is the entry point to all other screens used in IPDS data stream management The IPS Manager dialog options allow you to enter the settings used by DocuSP IPDS to compose the pages specified by the IPDS data stream DocuSP retains all parameter values on the printer controller during shutdown and restores the settings the next time you start the IPDS system The values that you specify remain in effect until you change them If you change these values to process a specific IPDS data stream make sure you restore the values to the original settings once your job completes Otherwise all subsequent IPDS data streams may be processed incorrectly NOTE In order to change the options you must be logged on as either an Operator or System Administrator to save the changes After changing the settings on a
18. m configuration for TCP IP and channel connections Additionally it allows the user to cancel incoming jobs manage fonts and run a trace Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide Installation and setup The requirements and instructions for installing the DocuSP IPDS software and setting up the printing environment are described in this chapter Review this entire chapter before proceeding with the installation Some setup tasks are performed on the DocuSP window and some are performed on the DocuSP IPDS window The main installation and setup tasks are e Licensing and configuring the software and features e Defining the DocuSP IPDS queue e Setting up media e Loading IBM AFP resident outline fonts e Defining a logical printer e Verifying the installation Hardware and software requirements Hardware Software Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide The following hardware and software is required to install DocuSP IPDS The DocuSP IPDS software will run on a SunBlade 1000 or higher based Digital Front End DFE printer controller that supports DocuSP DocuSP version 4 2 or higher If your DocuSP IPDS configuration requires a channel connection you will need an online channel board Contact your local Xerox representative for more information Installation and setup User access levels Three user levels are available to access DocuSP IPDS each with its own level of feature access The access to the DocuSP IPDS is controlled from
19. ns for 3812 3825 3827 and 3935 Color Support Black and White Yes Yes Yes Yes Spot Color No No No No Full Color Yes with color No Yes No print engine Extraction Color allows 8 IPDS No Yes Yes No defined highlight colors to be mapped to 10 colors supported by DP92C Alternate Shading Allows Not supported Yes Yes No choice between hardware or since no software scaling of 240 resource DocuSP at printer or s w Shading products performed as part of scaling output to the IOT at 240 dpi Highlight Color Yes HLC Yes Yes Yes commands supported for color and monochrome 4 3 Using DocuSP IPDS 4 4 Container Objects DocuSP 4 2 as well as HLC products DocuPrint NPS IPS 7 X DocuPrint NPS IPS 8 X DocuSP IPS Gateway DocuPrint 75 90 EPS Object as home state resources No No Yes Yes EPS No No Yes Yes JFIF No JPEG via IOCA supported No Yes Yes PDF No No No No TIFF IPDS No No Yes Yes Output Finishing Options End of Set Criterion Yes user can choose to trigger stapling or other finishing using IPDS commands for Mark Form Offset Stacker End of Job or Defined Group Boundary Default Mark Form An End of Set Criterion on None can also be selected Yes Yes Yes End of Job Criterion No DocuSP IPDS does not offer a user selection for an end of job indicator Howe
20. ny tab click Apply before changing tabs in order to save your settings Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide 3 1 Using DocuSP IPDS Job Settings tab The Job Settings tab provides access to the following features e Resource Resolution Use the resolution to indicate the dots per inch dpi input resolution of the data and resources sent by the host Successful processing of the job data depends on the proper identification of the input resolution The system cannot determine this automatically The value is sent to the host which uses the value to choose the resolution of raster fonts and certain images Resource resolution is limited to those supported by the IBM PSF 240 300 and 600 dpi e GOCA Image Resolution Use the GOCA Image Resolution DocuSP IPDS feature to select the input resolution for GOCA objects within IPDS jobs The selectable values are 240 300 600 dpi While GOCA data consists mostly of resolution independent drawing orders it can contain raster images GOCA raster images appear in some applications because historically they have been easier to color in a PSF environment Unfortunately there is no definitive information in IPDS to let the printer controller know the resolution used when these images are created so that it can do the proper scaling as it does with IOCA images For this reason DocuSP IPDS needs to be told what resolution to use for GOCA raster images Use the GOCA Image Resolution setting on the IPS M
21. occurs Requests for fonts that are resident are honored and all other fonts will be downloaded by the host The default resident outline font is used only when explicitly requested by the host 2 5 Installation and setup OS 400 iSeries setup 2 6 You must set several OS 400 parameters for resident outline font support If you do not set these parameters properly jobs submitted from OS 400 expecting resident outline fonts may fail or print blank pages If your host is an OS 400 and you require resident outline font support the recommended setup is e On the OS 400 host set the Resident Font parameter in the PSF Configuration object to YES e Inthe DocuSP IPS Manager ensure Enhanced Font Support is set to Enabled e Inthe DocuSP IPS Manager load the AFP fonts using the Manage Fonts Dialog Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide Installation and setup Defining a logical printer Before using DocuSP IPDS to process IPDS data streams the host must have a logical printer defined for DocuSP IPDS with the following requirements e For TCP IP connectivity the Internet Protocol IP address and port number of the logical printer must match the IP address and port number of the printer Valid values are 5001 through 65535 e For channel connectivity the unit address specified for the host printer definition must be a unique value and must match the unit address specified on the DocuSP IPS Manager e For MVS the logical printer
22. r operability after the DocuSP IPDS software is installed or for diagnostic purposes e afptrace let prints a sample IPDS job formatted for US Letter paper e afptrace a4 prints a sample IPDS job formatted for A4 paper e scfont trc prints a sample IPDS job using resident outline fonts formatted for either US Letter or A4 paper In order for the trace scfont trc to print correctly the IBM AFP fonts must be loaded on the printer and Enhanced Font Support must be enabled NOTE These jobs test only DocuSP IPDS processing on the printer The trace files are set up to use the installation default parameters If you plan to run the A4 trace instead of the US Letter trace change the Media Definition for the DocuSP IPDS Tray 1 from US Letter to A4 In DocuSP IPDS you must map a medium to each DocuSP IPDS tray specified in the IPDS data stream For the installation verification jobs use US Letter or A4 media Refer to the DocuSP IPDS on line help for the specific procedures Printing a test job from the host To verify host to printer communications perform these steps to print a test job from the host Step 1 Ensure DocuSP IPDS is running and is reporting a status of DocuSP IPDS Idle Step 2 Start the logical printer from the host and verify that it is active Step 3 Send an IPDS print data stream from the host to the DocuSP 2 8 Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide 3 Using DocuSP IPDS This chapter describes how to access t
23. rint engine Values of 300 or 600 dpi may be selected While you may want to dedicate a queue to IPDS the queue may still be used for other PDLs subject to the rules of DocuSP job and queue management The PDL Format must not be set to override for any PDL other than IPDS for a queue that is used to print IPDS jobs Note that a number of DocuSP queue properties can affect the attributes of the printed job The IBM host keeps close track of the number of pages submitted to the DocuSP However certain DocuSP queue properties can affect the number of sheets actually printed In addition changing the attributes of the job could cause IPDS data to print incorrectly Setting queue defaults for such properties does not interfere with the values selected by the DocuSP IPS Manager However overrides for the following queue properties must be avoided e Quantity e Collation e Sides Imaged e Pages to Print Installation and setup Setting up media e Slip sheets e Stock attributes Name Size Color Type Weight e Modulus e Output Location e Layout use 1 Up only e Rotation In DocuSP you must define the stock using the Printer Manager assign each stock definition to a specific physical printer tray and load the stock in the trays The stock definitions are communicated to the DocuSP IPS Manager for mapping to the IPDS trays through the Tray Bin Mappings tab The IBM host believes that it is dealing with a printer that may ha
24. rome monochrome printers printers printers OL PS Extended Extended Extended Extended overlay and overlay and overlay and overlay and page segment page segment page segment page segment support to support to support to support to 32511 Up to Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide 4 1 Using DocuSP IPDS 4 2 DocuSP 4 2 DocuPrint DocuPrint DocuSP IPS NPS IPS NPS IPS Gateway 7X 8 X DocuPrint 75 90 EPS 5 levels of 5 levels of 5 levels of 5 levels of overlay overlay overlay overlay nesting nesting nesting nesting BCOCA Code 39 3 of 9 Code Yes Yes Yes Yes ATM USS 39 MSI modified Yes Yes Yes Yes Plessey code UPC CGPC Version A Yes Yes Yes Yes UPC CGPC Version E Yes Yes Yes Yes UPC Two digit Supplementa Yes Yes Yes Yes Periodicals UPC Five digit Supplemental Yes Yes Yes Yes Paperbacks EAN 8 includes JAN short Yes Yes Yes Yes EAN 13 includes JAN Yes Yes Yes Yes standard Industrial 2 of 5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Matrix 2 of 5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Interleaved 2 of 5 Yes Yes Yes Yes AIM USS 12 5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Codabar Yes Yes Yes Yes 2 of 7 Yes Yes Yes Yes AIM USS Codabar Code 128 Yes Yes Yes Yes AIM USS 128 1986 version Yes Yes Yes Yes EAN Two Digit Supplemental Yes Yes Yes Yes EAN Five digit Supplemental Yes Yes Yes Yes POSTNET Yes Yes Yes Yes RM4SCC Yes Yes Yes Yes Japan Postal Bar Code Yes No Yes Yes
25. the printer continues to deliver sheets to another bin Stock mappings can be stored and retrieved as needed as part of job setup files Saving and retrieving stock mappings using job setup files can reduce the time required to set the printing for a job especially for complex stock mappings Follow the procedures in the IPDS on line help for saving and retrieving job settings Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide Saving the job settings Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide Using DocuSP IPDS Define the physical tray stock setup 1 Set the stock definitions for each physical tray in the DocuSP Printer Manager 2 Set the stocks in the Select Stocks for Printer Trays in the Tray Bin Mappings tab in the IPS Manager to correspond to the stocks required for the job The Stock Loaded column indicates whether the stock is loaded or not If the stock is not loaded examine the stock settings in the DocuSP Printer Manager Map virtual trays for loaded stock 1 Set the stock name for each required Virtual Tray in the Map IPDS Trays to Stock dialog to the stock required for the job Note that many jobs may not use all of the available virtual trays 2 Ensure that one or more physical trays are mapped to the virtual tray required for the job Select the Refresh button 3 When the Map IPDS Trays to Stock and the Select Stock for Printer Trays dialogs show all required mappings and loaded stocks the mapping is complete Users may save the current s
26. ueue specifically for processing the IPDS data must be created on the DocuSP The queue must be defined as a streaming queue Refer to the DocuSP on line help for details on creating a streaming queue Although DocuSP supports spooling jobs as well as streaming for other Printer Defined Languages PDLs only streaming is supported for IPDS You must select a streaming printer queue in the IPS Manager to be used for IPDS printing A streaming queue processes and prints pages as they are received which results in minimal delay between the time the job is submitted and when printing begins Streaming is more reliable for IPDS job recovery Only one streaming queue can be active on the DocuSP at a given time If a user attempts to submit an IPDS job while another streaming job is processing DocuSP tries to start the job at periodic intervals The retry attempts continue until the other job completes The DocuSP UI does not indicate that retries are in progress or that a new IPDS job is waiting to print If a non IPDS spooling job is in progress when an IPDS job is received the IPDS job starts processing automatically once all previously queued spooled jobs are complete The DocuSP IPDS data streams processed by the IPS Manager are sent to the IPDS print queue Use the Queue Manager to view and manage the queue properties applied to jobs The IPDS tab on the Queue Manager dialog may be used to set the resolution of the print data supplied to the p
27. upports all AFP Advanced Function Presentation resources such as print data sets page definitions form definitions page segments fonts and overlays supported by the emulated printer Additionally there are several IBM data architectures within the AFP environment that are fully supported by DocuSP IPDS e MO DCA P Mixed Object Document Content Architecture for presentation e PTOCA PT1 and PT2 Presentation Text Object Content Architecture e IOCA Image Object Content Architecture e GOCA Graphics Object Content Architecture e BCOCA Bar Code Object Content Architecture Each of the data objects follow the same object rule of containing delimited fields within the structure fields describing each object IPDS commands within the data stream enable the system to control the media handling capabilities of the printer and other operations dealing with paper The commands also provide the means for managing the downloading of fonts and stored objects such as overlays and page segments that are required to print an application The following data types are supported e Text data e Font data e IM image data e IOCA image data e Graphics data e Bar code data DocuSP IPDS printing systems support the following DocuSP IPDS related features and capabilities e DocuSP IPDS constructs and PDL commands DocuSP IPDS provides the ability to e Print the standard IBM IPDS data stream e Properly image all IPDS required print resour
28. ve up to eight input trays These input trays may be considered virtual trays for DocuSP IPDS In the Tray Bin Mappings tab you use stock names to map the stock used for each actual physical tray to the stock name used for each virtual tray used by the host Note that stock names are used to simplify selection in the Tray Bin Mappings dialog but that the DocuSP selects stock at print time based on the stock properties Refer to the DocuSP on line help for more information on using the Tray Bin Mappings tab Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide Installation and setup Loading IBM AFP resident outline fonts Enhanced font support Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide DocuSP IPDS provides the ability to load and use printer resident AFP scalable outline fonts These fonts are loaded from the IBM AFP font collection CD which is purchased separately The AFP font collection product number for AIX and OS 2 is 5648 B45 NOTE The AFP font collection product number for AIX and OS 2 changed from 5648 113 to 5648 B45 DocuSP IPDS supports both of these product numbers and both CDs contain the correct set of fonts Fonts are converted for use with IPDS jobs and stored on the printer when the fonts are loaded Although the fonts reside on the printer they cannot be viewed using the DocuSP Font Manager They can be viewed using the Manage Fonts capability on the IPS Manager A sample job is provided to verify that the resident outline font support is properly
29. ver End of Job can be used asan end of set indicator for finishing purposes Note that DocuSP also Yes Yes No Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide Using DocuSP IPDS DocuSP 4 2 DocuPrint DocuPrint DocuSP IPS NPS IPS NPS IPS Gateway 7X 8 X DocuPrint 75 90 EPS allows the user to set an end of job time out with a range of 1 to 60 seconds Continuous Forms Emulation Yes Yes Yes Yes 90 rotation AFP Specified Finishing AFO No No No No Apply Finishing Operations Output Finishing Options DFE Stitcher DFA Through main Yes Yes Yes DocuSP GUI Face Up Face Down Through main Yes Yes Yes DocuSP GUI N 1 1 N Through main Yes Yes Yes DocuSP GUI Minset 1 10 Through main Yes Yes No DocuSP GUI Maxset 10 512 Through main Yes Yes Yes DocuSP GUI Max Size Exceed Options Through main Yes Yes No DocuSP GUI Normal large job mode Split No Yes No No into Multiple Sets 1 N without Finishing Simplex Yes Yes Yes No Map virtual bins to physical EPS Yes Yes No No stackers 61XX Yes Nuvera Yes iGen3 Partial EPC No EPS HLC Yes Map virtual input trays to Yes for all Yes No No physical feeders supported products except iGen3 Miscellaneous Infinite Length Jobs Yes Yes Yes Yes DC Device Control Yes Yes Yes Yes Background Shading Yes Yes Yes Yes Printer Fault Sent to Host Yes but Yes Yes Yes DocuSP only calls for Xerox DocuSP IPDS
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