Ricoh 337943-003 User Manual
© 2005 Ricoh Printing Systems America, Inc.
2635-A Park Cen ter Drive
Simi Valley , C A 93065
May, 2005
337943-003 Revision A
PostScript
Programming
Guide
© 2005 Ricoh Printiing Systems America, Inc. All rights reserved.
No part of this document may be reproduced without the express permission of Ricoh
Printing Sy st em s America, Inc.
The material in this document is for informational purposes and is subject to change
without notice. Ricoh Printing Systems America, Inc. assumes no responsibility for
errors or omissions in this document . No liabilit y is assumed for any damages resul ting
from the use of the information it contains.
TRADEMARK
Digital Document Publisher, DDP, DDP 70, DDP 70e, DDP 92, and their associated
logo marks are trademarks of Ricoh Printing Systems America, I nc. All right s reserved.
All other terms and prod uct names may be trademar ks or registered t rademarks of thei r
respective owners, and are hereby acknowledged.
NOTICE TO USER
In an effort to meet the demand s of a ra pidly changing t echnolog y, the manufac turer is
continually developing new features and functions to meet your changing printing or
printer needs. Please be sure to consult all manual updates or addenda when using
this product’s documentation.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. PostScript Languange Printer Commands
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
Device Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
Page Device Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
Print Behavior With PJL Environment Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
TraySwitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
FoldType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
Output Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
OutputTrayMask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
Establishing Breaks Within a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-9
Interpreter Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-10
User Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-10
MaxFontItem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-10
System Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-11
MaxDisplayList . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-13
MaxFontCache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-13
MaxPermanentVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-13
MaxRasterMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-13
MaxSourceList . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-13
RamSize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-13
Product Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1- 14
Model Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-14
Device Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-14
Device Parameters of Type /FileSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-15
Parameters for Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-15
Parameters for ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-16
Parameters for Fontset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-17
Parameters for Scsi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-18
Categories and Resource Instances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-18
Regular Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-19
OutputDevice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-20
Resources Whose Instances Are Implicit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-21
Resources Used in Defining New Resource Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-22
Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-23
Level 1 Compatibility Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-23
Compatibility Operator Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-24
Paper Size Compatibility Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-26
Paper Tray Compatibility Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-26
iii
Chapter 2. I/O Setup
Postscript I/O Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
TBCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
Index
iv
PostScript Languange Printer Commands
Overview
Printer com mands fo r Adobe PostSc rip t 3 provide a way for yo u to comm unica te with
the printer to perform certain tasks.
This document provi des programming inf ormation about Adob e PostScript 3 and
contains most of the PostScript commands. It is written for people who are familiar
with the command structure of the PostScript language. Most software applications do
not require you to enter printer commands. However, if needed, you should refer to
your software docume ntation for information about how t o enter printer comman ds.
This document also describes the particular PostScript interpreter parameters and
resources implemented for the printer. The printer has features and capabilities that
might not be present in other PostScript printers and that are not documented
elsewhere.
The foll owing documents are generally relev ant to the operation and progr amming of
PostScript printers.
Chapter 1
n
PostScript Language Reference Manual, Third Edition (Addison-Wesley),
(hereafter referred to as the Reference Manual), describes the programming
language used to tell printers what and how to print. It describes features of the
language available in all PostScript interpreters.
n
The PostScript Language Reference Manual Level 3 Version 3010 and 3011
Supplement (Adobe), (hereafter referred to as the Supplement), provides an up-to-
date catalog of standard page device, user, system, and device parameters. It
includes parameters that have changed since their original description in the
PostScript Language Reference Manual, Third Edition .
n
PostScript Language Tutorial and Co okbook (Addison-Wesley) contains
explanatory and tutorial material to improve users’ understanding of the
PostScript page description language. It introduces the PostScript language at a
basic le vel .
n
PostScript Language P rogram Design (Addison-Wesley) teaches programming
principles unique to the PostScript language with many usable samples. It is for
programmers interested in the effective and efficient design of PostScript
language pro grams and pri nte r dr i ver s .
n
PostScript Printer Description File Format Specification (Adobe) describes the
PostScript Printer Description (or PPD) file format which pr ovides information in
a machine-readable form about printer-specific features and about the fonts built
into the printer.
n
PostScript Printer Description File for the Printer, available from the Adobe
Developers Association, provides a device-independent way of invoking
device-dependent features. It is needed by some drivers to offer complete device
functionality to the user.
PostScript Languange Printer Commands 1-1
The documentation assumes a knowledge of the following:
n
How to reset the interpreter and page device parameters to their factory defaults.
n
How to physically connect a printer to a host computer or user system.
n
How to use the communications prot ocols and emulators implemented in the
printer.
n
How to use the printer’s control panel.
1-2 PostScript Languange Print er Comma nds
Device Setup
The page device parameters represent particular raster output device features or
processing options; the values represent the current settings of those features or
options. The
parameters and the current pagedevice operator is used to get the current values of these
parameters.
setpagedevice operator is used to set the values of the page device
For more information about how the
setpagedevice operator is used to set up a raster
output device, refer to the Reference Manual.
Page Device Parameters
Printer
The following page device parameters are present in the printer. The semantics for the
parameters appear in the Reference Manual and the Supplement.
The following table lists all the page device parameters for the
Page Device Parameters Table
Key Type Default For More Information
BeginPage
procedure {pop} See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
Collate
boolean true
Duplex
boolean false See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
EdgeToEdge
boolean false
EndPage
procedure {exch pop 2 ne} See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
ExitJamRecovery
boolean false See Chapter 4 of the Supplement.
Fold
integer 0 See Chapter 2 of the Supplement.
See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual and print
behavior information on page 1-6.
Use:
<</PostRenderingEnhance true
/PostRenderingEnhanceDetails <</EdgeToEdge true>>
>> setpagedevice
Instead of:
<</EdgeToEdge true
>> setpagedevice
/Printer device.
PostScript Languange Printer Commands 1-3
Page Device Parameters Table (Continued)
Key Type Default For More Information
FoldDetails
dictionary
HWResolution
array [600 600] See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
ImagingBBox
array or null null See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
InputAttributes
dictionary See below See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
Install
Procedure See below. See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
Jog
integer 0 See Chapter 4 of the Supplement and below.
LeadingEdge
integer or
null
ManualFeed
boolean false See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
ManualFeedTimeout
integer 300 See Chapter 4 of the Supplement.
Margins
array [0 0] See Chapter 4 of the Supplement.
MediaType
string or
null
MediaWeight
number or
null
NumCopies
integer or
null
= Value is read-only but changes.
<</Type 2
/FoldType 0>>
null See chapter 4 of the Supplement.
(plain) See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
null See below.
1
See Chapter 2 of the Supplement.
See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual and print
behavior information on page 1-6.
1-4 PostScript Languange Print er Comma nds
Page Device Parameters Table (Continued)
Key Type Default For More Information
OutputAttributes
dictionary See below See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
OutputDevice
name or
string
OutputFaceUp
boolean false See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
OutputPage
boolean true See Chapter 4 of the Supplement.
OutputType
string or
null
PageDeviceName
string or
null
PageSize
array See below See Chapter 4 of the Supplement.
Policies
dictionary
ProcessColorModel
name or
string
Staple
integer 0 See Chapter 4 of the Supplement and below.
StapleDetails
dictionary See below See Chapter 4 of the Supplement and below.
TraySwitch
boolean true See Chapter 4 of the Supplement and below.
Tumble
boolean false See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
= Value is read-only but changes.
/Printer See Chapter 4 of the Supplement.
(Stacker 2) See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
null See Chapter 4 of the Supplement.
<</HWResolution 0
/PolicyNotFound 1
/LeadingEdge 2
/MediaWeight 2
/OutputDevice 0
/Medi aType 2
/PolicyReport{pop}
/ProcessColorModel 0
/Separations 0
/PageSize 2>>
/DeviceGray See Chapter 4 of the Supplement.
See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual. See
Chapter 4 of the Supplement and below.
PostScript Languange Printer Commands 1-5
Print Behavior With PJL Environment Variables
The following table summarizes the behavior of the /NumCopies and /Collate print
parameters when used with PJL environment variables QTY and COPIES.
Using PJL Environment Variables
PJL Environment Variable PostScript Device Parameter Behavior
QTY COPIES /NumCopies /Collate
- - - - n/a n/a
- - - true n/a n/a
- - - false n/a n/a
a - - - a n/a
a - - true a n/a
a - - false a n/a
- b - - b n/a
- b - true b n/a
- b - false n/a b
- - c - c n/a
- - c true c n/a
- - c false n/a c
a b - - a*b n/a
a b - true a*b n/a
a b - false a b
a - c - a*c n/a
Collated
Copies
Uncollated
Copies
a - c true a*c n/a
a - c false a c
- b c - c n/a
- b c true c n/a
- b c false n/a c
a b c - a*c n/a
a b c true a*c n/a
a b c false n/a c
- Parameter not set.
a Numeric value entered for PJL QTY environment variable.
b Numeric value entered for PJL COPIES environment variable.
c Numeric value entered for PostScript /NumCopies parameter.
n/a Not applicable.
1-6 PostScript Languange Print er Comma nds
Location Numbers and Corresponding Staple Location
Finisher Option
0 invalid
1* <Saddle Stitch>
2<Center>
3 <Front Corner>
4 <Rear Corner>
5 invalid
10 <Top Left> Top/Bottom
11 <Top Center> Center
12 <Top Right> Bottom + 180° rotation/Top
13 <Center Right> Center + 180° rotation
14 <Bottom Right> Top + 180° /Bottom + 180° rotation
15 <Bottom Center> Center + 180° rotation
16 <Bottom Left> Bottom + 180° rotation
17 <Center Left> Center
* Booklet Finisher and Publishing Finisher only.
TraySwitch
Location Staple Location
Physical Staple
Position (LEF/SEF)
FoldType
This boolean controls whether other trays of the same paper size and media type are
used when the current tray empties. The MBT is not used for this switching. If this
parameter is true, then, when a tray empties the printer searches for a tray containing
the same paper size and media type starting with Tray 1 and searches in order through
HCF , except MBT and Inserter Tray s. The value of Priority is not used to determine the
tray switching order.
Value Folding Type
0 No folding
2 Center folding
PostScript Languange Printer Commands 1-7
Loading...