Kyocera Laser Printing ELP User Manual

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Enhanced Laser Printing ELP

User Guide

Revision 8.2

For

MS Windows NT based platforms
Unix, Linux, Solaris, VMS,
AS/400 and AIX
As firmware extension for variouse laser printer

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About this manual

This manual describes the user interface, which usually is not needed at all, as ELP
works in 90% of all implementations fully in the back ground.

This manual describes for the standard end user:

1. How to collect page counters form network printers

2. Reprinting from the archives

3. Managing print jobs.

The following manuals are available:

1. Installation and First steps

2. Administration

3. Question and Answers

4. Self training.

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Software License Agreement

IMPORTANT: Please read this License carefully before using the manufacturer

Software or Hardware, hereinafter referred to as "SOFTWARE". The right to use
this Software is granted only if the Customer agrees to the terms of this License. If
you do not agree to the terms of this License, you may return the unused Software
product for a refund. HOWEVER, INSTALLATION AND USE OF THIS

SOFTWARE INDICATES YOUR FULL ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.

Limited Warranty

To the original purchaser, the manufacturer warrants the memory module
(dimm/MFC), CD or diskette on which the Software/Firmware is stored to be free of
defects in materials and faulty workmanship for a period of ninety (90) days from
the date the software is delivered. If during this period a defect in these DIMM, CD
or diskette should occur, you may return the product with a copy of your receipt or
other proof of payment to the manufacturer or to an authorised distributor, and the
manufacturer/distributor will replace the dimm or diskette without charge. Your sole
and exclusive remedy in the event of a defect is expressly limited to replacement of
the SIMM/DIMM or diskette as provided above.

The manufacturer does not warrant that the functions contained in this Software will
meet your requirements or that the Software/Firmware operation will be
uninterrupted or error free. Information contained in the user manual is subject to
change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the
manufacturer.

IN NO EVENT WILL THE MANUFACTURER OR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS
BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION OR DELIVERY OF
THIS SOFTWARE BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING
ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY
TO USE THIS PROGRAM, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY.
THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE
PROGRAM AND MANUAL IS ASSUMED BY YOU.

This agreement shall be constructed, interpreted and governed by the laws of
Germany. You agree that this is the complete and exclusive statements of this
agreement which supersedes any prior agreement or other communication between
us on this subject.

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Table of Contents

About this manual 2
Limited Warranty 3
Table of Contents 4
Contact and support address 4
Introduction 5
ELP functions overview 6
First steps with ELP Windows Software 9
Read page counters and display printer status 10
Change License Key 11
Generate and test forms within ELP 12

Forms generation 12
Forms installation: 12

A quick print test with the form 13

Searching and reprinting from archives 14

View Archive File 14
Print Archive File 15
Send Archive File as Email 17
Rename an archived file 17

Manage print jobs 18
Job Ticketing 19
Project Accounting 21
Collect Page Counter from your network printers 22
Index 25
Technical support 26

Contact and support address

Please open the PPAdmin software -> License Tab -> about
or start the convert.exe software without any argument
or ask your system administartor

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Introduction

The Enhanced Laser Printing Print Server Processor (/ELP) is a software tool based
mainly upon PCL 5 and with some restrictions also on Postscript data streams. PCL
is Hewlett-Packards Printer Command Language which is used by nearly all Laser
and Business InkJets printer. The ELP implementation does follow as much as
possible industry standards. The available functions are printing:

• All known 1D barcodes plus the 2D code: PDF 417 and UPS Maxicode in PCL

and Postscript, as well as Data Matrix in PCL only.

• A Kyocera PreScribe emulation for their way of barcode printing

• Electronic Forms, with de- / encycryption of forms and data streams, as well as

compressing data streams (Decompression and decryption in the printer using
an ELP Firmwareentension DIMM or SD / MFCard.

• Including reprints with additional forms and paper path settings

• Accounting, print verification and reporting; job ticketing

• Additional Fonts, HexEmulation, Epson FX Emulation, PPDS, VGL, TIFF,

CALS etc.

• eMailing and faxes, Database researches.

• Automatic eMails and Converting into Acrobat™ PDF Format

• PDF direct printing to Postscript printers, or postscript to PCL

• Monitored printing, error recovery and user information

Intelligent trigger routines enable any product function on demand. In addition, ELP
also provides a simple way to change or erase any data stream code.

The software can be installed on the following operating systems:

• MS NT based Windows systems. Because ELP does use only a printer queue,

the print data can be received from any platform to be sent to any platform.

• Any Unix or Linux platform handling print files and/or installed as a pipe

directly in the LPR command using STDIN/OUT methods.

• AIX and Solaris, usage like Unix

• AS/400 (with some limitations)

• VMS

• DOS or as sources in your application

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ELP functions overview

Basic ELP functions:

• Easy generation and acivation of macros / forms / logos etc out of print

files (prn), and insert them on demand in data stream by searching for the
macro PCL sequences.

• Search and add/insert or replace any text or any command, in any data

stream. This functionality can be used for example to insert forms on
demand.

• Setting the printer to EconoMode

• Allow only gray printing on HP color devices

• Allow only printing from certain applications etc.

• Traymapping

1D Barcode

• Intelligent barcodes emulation which supports even more 1D barcodes

than the JetMobile

• FreeEscape support.

• OMR support for inserting letters into envelopes, postal optimisation.

• PCL and Postscript

2D Barcode: PDF417 Barcode, Datamatrix and UPS Maxicode

ELP Functions

• Enabling all ELP commands like reprinting, copy and page definitions etc.

• Trigger those functions using infile TRIGGER_...keys

• Report Line Generator

Epson Emulation FX 100 9 Needle
Proprinter / PPDS Emulation
VGL Emulation
PGL Emulation

• Those emulations are developed for customers, they are not a 100%

emulation. But on request and problems we can always add missing
functions or correct any problem.

TIFF printing and CALS Emulation.

PDF Converter

• Converts on request print files to Adobe Acrobat PDF format and send it to

the archive or ELP is using SNMT communication to send the data as an
eMail to any adress.

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BarDIMM.

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• The PCL5/PCL6/TIFF to PDF converter is optional and is licensed per

server.

eMail Function

• Sending fully automatic eMails to any adress, found in the data stream. If

the PDF converter is available as PDF attachment.

• Using trigger functions, you can define any subject and body text, for

example to differentiate between for example orders or invoices, or
languages German or English etc.

Fax Function (pretty simiar to eMail.)

PCL Compression 8: Realises the conversion from PCL Compression Mode 8 to 5.

Archiving and MyPrintArchive

• Sends print files into an archive directory, optional in Adobes PDF format.

• PPAdmin provides a search and view/eMail/print function

• ELP writes an HPS index file, so data can be sent to any global archive

system with automatix indexing.

• Uses user defined file names for archiving

• Reload automatically archived jobs and print and delete them

• MyPrintArchive stores all jobs from a user/searched item etc. send to a

specific queue and on dmand resend them to any printer

Accounting

• Records into a text (CSV format) or DBase file all print job, page size,

from whom, when etc, including collected document informations like
check numbers etc.

• With Monitored printing also the true paeg counters are stored for real print

cost calculation.

Monitored printing

• Send data streams direct to IP connected printers and monitor the print job.

On printer error send a user notification and start recovery actions.

Variable management

• User name, time, day, week, etc. can be used on any page.

• External files can be used to search for any place holder, which are

replaced by the value.

• ELP can setup its own item counters, as well page counters.

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Distributed printing, page

• Send data stream to different ports, queues or archives.

Depending upon: Copy factors or file size.

• Call any other software or communication tool and readback data

• Split a print job, for example to archive each invoice

• Send Data to any external software, including own defined command line

parameters

Symbol set conversion

• For example to EBCDIC to ASCII.

Miscellaneous

• Reverse printing.

• Print color jobs optional on HP printers only in gray scale.

• Set toner save mode.

• Do not print at all, maybe print streams from software the user is not

allowed to use

• The data stream is analysed and will be sent to the best fit paper roll.

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