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Table of Contents
Card for IPDS ........................................................................................................................................ 1
B.5.9 Symbol Code Pages ................................................................................................................ 97
B.6 IBM Coordinated Font Set ........................................................................................................ 98
B.6.1 OCR Scalable Font Set .......................................................................................................... 98
B.7 POSTNET Font Support ........................................................................................................... 99
B.8 Font Substitution ..................................................................................................................... 100
B.8.1 Resident Emulation Font S ubstitution .................................................................................. 100
B.8.2 3812/3816 Emulation Font substitution ............................................................................... 101
C. Bar Code Support: Linear (1-D) Bar Codes ....................................................................... 101
C.1 Intelligent Mail Container Barcode Data Field Ranges .......................................................... 110
C.2 Royal Mail Red Tag Data Field Ranges.................................................................................. 110
D. B
ar Code Support: 2-D Bar Codes ...................................................................................... 110
D.1 Data Matrix Special Function Parameter Support ................................................................... 112
D.2 MaxiCode Special Function Parameter Support ..................................................................... 113
D.3 PDF417 Special Function Parameter Support ......................................................................... 113
D.4 QR Code (Quick Response Code) ........................................................................................... 113
E. Printing DBCS Characters ................................................................................................... 114
F. Memory Requirements and Recommendations ................................................................. 115
Index …………………………………….. ...................................................................................... 118
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1 Introduction
1.1 About This Guide
Thank you for purchasing the Card for IPDS which provides emulation support for Intelligent Printer
Data Stream (IPDS). This provides high quality IBM host connectivity print output. With the appropriate
adapter and host software, your printer becomes an IBM host workstation printer capable of printing AFP
or IPDS documents from an AS/400, iSeries, System/370, System/390, zSeries, or InfoPrint Manager.
Unless otherwise stated, the term “printer” covers both printers and Multifunction Products
(MFPs).
This guide contains information to assist you in understanding the IPDS MENU settings and IPDS
function support.
If you need information on configuring the printer and host settings to receive IPDS jobs, refer to the
IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide.
Information on how to install the Card is on separate documentation shipped with your printer. Refer to
the documentation that was shipped with your printer for information on how to install the optional
firmware cards.
If you need basic info rmation about your printer setup and printer operation, please refer to the printer’s
specific documentation.
1.2 Equipment Requirements and Specifications for IPDS
Emulation Printing
This manual applies to the following printers:
• Lexmark C792
• Lexmark C925
• Lexmark C950
This manual applies to the following Multifunction Products (MFPs):
• Lexmark X792
• Lexmark X925
• Lexmark X548
• Lexmark X950, X952, X954
• Lexmark 6500e
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To print IPDS jobs, the printer must have the optional Card for IPDS installed, a required* minimum of
user memory (DRAM), and one of the following:
• Standard Network (Ethernet connection integrated into printer system board).
• MarkNet internal LAN print server (optional card providing Ethernet connection).
• Lexmark wireless internal print server.
*Note: A minimum amount of user memory (DRAM) may be required to support IPDS. Refer to Memory
Requirements and Recommendations on page 115.
1.3 Customer Support
Information on how to configure the host and printer during the initial installation is found in the Card for
IPDS, IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide.
If you cannot find answers in this guide about using the IPDS emulation, or require firmware updates,
please contact your point of purchase, your local Lexmark office, or check the Lexmark support web site
at