Xerox 4215/MRP, 4219/MRP, 4220/MRP, 4230/MRP Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS) Configuration and Reference Guide

XEROX

Xerox MRP Family

4215/MRP, 4219/MRP, 4220/MRP, 4230/MRP

Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS)

Configuration and Reference Guide

March 1995 720P12772

Xerox Corporation

701 S. Aviation Boulevard

El Segundo, CA 90245

© 1994 and 1995 by Xerox Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Publication number: 720P12772

Xerox® and all Xerox products mentioned in this publication are trademarks of Xerox Corporation. Products and trademarks of other companies are also acknowledged.

Changes are periodically made to this document. Changes, technical inaccuracies, and typographic errors will be corrected in subsequent editions.

This document was created on the Xerox 6085 Professional Computer System using VP software. The typeface is Optima.

Notices

Installation caution

Your Xerox Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS) printer is not customer installable. Only a qualified service representative should install the equipment.

Before using your IPDS printer, become familiar with the operating procedures contained in its operator guide.

Safety

CAUTION: This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the installation requirements, may cause interference to radio communications.

U.S.A.

Your printer has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference. In such cases, the user at his or her own expense is required to correct the interference.

U.S. regulations governing the use of facsimile devices

This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules. Located on the fax board is a label that contains, among other information, the FCC Registration Number and Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for this equipment. Upon request, you must provide this information to your telephone company.

The REN is useful to determine the quantity of devices you may connect to your telephone line and still have all of those devices ring when your telephone number is called. In most, but not all, areas, the sum of the RENs of all devices connected to one line should not exceed five (5.0). To be certain of the number of devices you may connect to your telephone line, as determined by the REN, you should contact your local telephone company to determine the maximum REN for your calling area. The REN for this device is 0.8B.

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NOTICES

Canada

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian department of communications.

Les present appareil numerique n'emet pas de bruits radioelectriques depassant les limites applicables aux appareils de Classe A prescitees dans le reglement sur le brouillage radioelectrique edicte par le ministre des communications du Canada.

Europe: 50 Hz, 220 to 240 V equipment

This equipment has been tested and certified in conformance with European commission directive 82/499/ECC and VDE 0871/0875, Class A, relating to radio frequency interference.

Laser safety

Your printer complies with appropriate safety standards. Specifically regarding lasers, the equipment complies with laser product performance standards set by governmental, international, and national agencies as a Class 1 laser product. It does not emit hazardous light; the beam is totally enclosed during all phases of customer operation and maintenance.

WARNING: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

Warning labels

There are several user accessible Laser Safety Warning labels located on the printer. These are shown on the next two pages.

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DANGER-invisible laser radiation

when open and interlock defeated for service.

AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO

BEAM.

Instructions for safe service are in SERVICE MANUAL.

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NOTICES

Laser labels on the rear of the machine are

50hz. Configuration

60hz. Configuration

These laser warning labels are placed on panels that cover areas that are not operator serviceable. These panels are not to be removed.

Operational safety

Your Xerox equipment and supplies are designed and tested to meet strict safety requirements. These include safety agency examination, approval, and compliance with established environmental standards.

Attention to the following information ensures the continued safe operation of your equipment.

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NOTICES

Do this

Always connect equipment to a properly grounded power source receptacle. If in doubt, have the receptacle checked by a qualified electrician.

WARNING: Improper connection of the equipment grounding conductor can result in electrical shock.

Always place equipment on a floor with adequate strength for the weight of the machine.

Always have your service representative move or relocate the equipment.

Always use materials and supplies specifically designed for your

Xerox equipment.

WARNING: Use of unsuitable materials may result in poor performance and can possibly create a hazardous condition.

Always use a Xerox specified cordset with the Equipment Leakage

Current Interrupter (ELCI).

Do not do this

Never use an extension cord with the ELCI.

Never use the ELCI where water may enter the casing.

Never attempt any maintenance function that is not specifically described in your Xerox printer documentation.

Never remove any covers or guards that are fastened with screws unless otherwise instructed. There are no operator-serviceable areas within these covers.

Never override or ªcheatº electrical or mechanical devices.

Never operate the equipment if you notice unusual noises or odors. Disconnect the power cord from the power source receptacle and call service to correct the problem.

U.S. only: If you need any additional safety information concerning the equipment or if you need Xerox supplied materials, call the following toll-free number: 1-800-828-6571.

Approvals and certification

60 Hz, 115 V Listed by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), UL1950. Meets CSA standards, C22.2 NO 950.

50 Hz, 220 to 240 V Meets the IEC950 as judged by UL.

Safety feature

Your printer is equipped with an Equipment Leakage Current Interrupter (ELCI). This device protects the equipment in the event of a malfunction.

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U.S. configuration of ELCI

1Window

2Reset button.

International configuration of ELCI

1Window

2Reset button.

If power to the printer is interrupted, follow these steps:

1.Locate the safety device, using the U.S. or International Configuration (refer to the appropriate illustration).

2.Check to see if a red flag displays in the window of the safety device.

3.If the red flag does not display, press and release the black Reset button.

The red flag displays and power is restored to the system.

If power is not restored by this procedure or if the device interrupts power to the machine again, call your service representative.

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Table of contents

Notices				iii
		Installation caution		iii
		Safety		iii
			Laser safety	iv
			Operational safety	vi
Introduction				xi
		About this manual		xi
			Conventions	xi
1.	Overview			1±1
		Using IPDS with your printer		1±1
		Page environment		1±2
		Valid printable area		1±4
		Typical applications		1±5
			Overlays	1±6
			Page segments	1±7
			Images and graphics	1±7
			Bar codes	1±8
		Fonts		1±8
		Coordinate systems		1±9
2.	Enabling IPDS			2±1
		Upgrading the interface card		2±1
		Setting up the printer for IPDS		2±2
			Setting the printer emulation and address	2±2
			for IPDS processing in twinax only
			Setting the printer for dual emulation and addresses	2±4
			in a twinax environment
3.	Configuring IPDS			3±1
		MakeITDS utility		3±1
			Copying the MakeITDS utility files	3±2
			Command parameters	3±2
			Configuring your printer	3±3
		Automatic configuration		3±18
		Printing the Printer Configuration Report		3±19

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4. Command listing				4±1
	Device Control command set			4±2
	Text command			4±7
	IM Image command set			4±7
	IO Image command set			4±8
	Graphics command set			4±8
	Bar code command set			4±9
	Overlay command set			4±9
	Page Segment command set			4±10
	Load Font command set			4±10
5. Accessing printer features from IPDS				5±1
	Tray mapping			5±1
	Checkpoint capability in the IBM host environment			5±3
	Binding the IBM host to the Xerox IPDS printer			5±3
	Defining the printer as a line printer and an IPDS printer			5±4
	PSF font support			5±5
	Converting 240 spi fonts for use in the 4028 emulation			5±5
	Port timeouts			5±6
	Content fidelity vs. absolute fidelity			5±6
	Nonprintable area considerations			5±7
	Default font and code page considerations			5±9
	Font substitution			5±13
	IPDS font and code page comparisons			5±16
			Font comparison	5±16
			Code page comparison	5±19
Appendices
	A.	Exception codes		A±1
	B.	Resident code pages		B±1
	C.	Reconfiguring BIN IDs		C±1
	D.	Related publications		D±1
Glossary				GLOSSARY±1
Index				INDEX±1

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Introduction

The Xerox MRP Family Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS) Configuration and Reference Guide describes how IPDS is supported on the following Xerox printers: 4215/MRP, 4219/MRP, 4220/MRP, and 4230/MRP.

About this manual

This guide provides configuration information and describes how the IBM IPDS command sets are supported on your Xerox printer. It is intended to complement your IBM IPDS documentation.

This guide is for system administrators as well as individuals who are developing or adapting a program using the IPDS system architecture. Before using this guide, become familiar with its contents and conventions.

Conventions

This guide uses the following conventions to help you recognize different types of information:

CAUTION: Cautions are associated with equipment safety.

WARNING: Warnings are associated with the safety of people.

NNotes are hints that help you perform a task or understand the text.

italics Items are italicized for the following reasons:

·Document and library names (for example, the Xerox MRP Family Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS) Configuration and Reference Guide)

·Variable information (for example, password).

XRepresents hexadecimal (HEX) code. For example: X©05© or X©25©.

MB	Megabyte.
KB	Kilobyte.
bold	Bold text is used for characters you enter and screen options you
	select (for example, md \MAKEITDS).

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1. Overview

The Xerox Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS) interface allows your Xerox printer to receive and print using IPDS commands. The IPDS interface allows your printer to emulate any of the following IBM printers:

·IBM LaserPrinter 4028, a 300±pel relative metric (RIMA) printer

·IBM LaserPrinter 3812, a 240±pel fixed metric printer

·IBM LaserPrinter 3816, a 240±pel fixed metric printer

Using IPDS with your printer

Once the IPDS interface card is installed and the system is configured, your printer has the ability to do the following:

·Receive and print IPDS data stream commands.

·Support the following IPDS towers:

ÐDevice Control

ÐText

ÐIM Image

ÐIO Image

ÐGraphics

ÐBar code

ÐOverlay

ÐPage Segment

ÐLoad Font

·Use all±points±addressable (APA) printing for text, graphics, images, or bar codes. This means you can print at any position within the printable area of the page.

·Change fonts within a printed page.

·Use images and vector graphics to produce line drawings, pie and bar charts, graphics, logos, tables, and signatures.

·Create a composite document of text, images, and graphics on each page.

·Electronically store forms and letterheads so they always print in the same typestyle.

·Print the standard set of bar codes including Codabar, Code 128, and POSTNET.

·Process compressed images using one of the following:

ÐModified Consultative Committee on International Telephone and Telegraph (CCITT) Modified Read (MMR) algorithm

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ÐCCITT T.4 G3 Facsimile Two±Dimensional Coding Scheme (G3 MR)

ÐCCITT T.6 G4 Facsimile Two±Dimensional Coding Scheme (G4 MMR).

Page environment

IPDS creates composite pages (pages with data, graphics, and images) within a hierarchy of presentation spaces:

·Physical pageÐthe paper on which you print information.

·Physical printable pageÐthe area of the paper that is accessible by your Xerox printer. There is a 50±pixel nonprintable area surrounding any IPDS page.

·Logical pageÐa rectangular area on the physical page. Printing occurs only where the current logical page area intersects the printable area of the physical page.

·Data blocksÐrectangular areas placed on the logical page. Data blocks include the following:

ÐGraphics data blocks

ÐBar code data blocks

ÐIM and IO Image data blocks.

There are no text data blocks. You can position text at any location inside the valid printable area (VPA).

IM images are image objects that are resolution±dependent, bilevel, and cannot be scaled or compressed. IO images are image objects containing Image Object Content Architecture (IOCA) constructs. IO images are resolution±independent, bilevel, and can be scaled or compressed.

You can use various applications to create the source data for each data block and then merge them at the printer to produce an integrated mixed±data page. This allows you to integrate application output rather than use integrated applications.

Figure 1±1 provides an example of the page environment and its presentation spaces.

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Figure 1±1. Page environment

Data Block

Text

Text

Data Block

Text

Physical		Physical		Logical
page		Printable		page
		page

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Valid printable area

The valid printable area (VPA) is the intersection of the current logical page with the printable area of the physical page. Text may be printed at any location in the valid printable area.

Printing cannot occur outside of the VPA. Positioning outside of the VPA is possible but generates exceptions.

The host retrieves the printable area of the physical page through the XOH Obtain Printer Characteristics command. The host defines the logical page using the Load Page Descriptor (LPD) command.

Figure 1±2. Valid printable area (VPA)

Physical			Physical			Logical
page			printable			page
			area

Some printers have a nonprintable area on the page. Table 1±1 lists the nonprintable area by printer.

Table 1±1.	Nonprintable area
	Printer	Nonprintable area
Xerox MRP Family printers		50 pixels
IBM 4028		48 pixels
IBM 3812/3816		None

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Typical applications

When you use IPDS to produce a document or form, you can incorporate the following elements:

·Text

·Overlays

·Page segments

·Images and graphics

·Bar codes

If you are producing many similar documents, such as a marketing letter where only the customer name and address change, you need to find a quick way to print on letterhead, merge the variable information into the text of the letter, and sign each one. You can use IPDS to do the following functions:

·Create and store the letterhead and signature block in printer memory

·Merge the letterhead with the basic text of the letter

·Merge the signature block

·Use different typestyles for the letterhead and different parts of the letter

·Add graphics, such as pie or bar charts, that are stored on the host system

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Figure 1±3 shows a letter containing an overlay, page segment, graphics block, and text.

Figure 1±3. Sample letter layout elements

				Physical
Overlay (image block and text)				page

Page	Graphics	Text	Logical
Segment	Block		page

Overlays

Overlays are resources you can temporarily store in printer memory. Overlays can consist of any combination of text data, image block data, graphics block data, or bar code data. When you define an overlay, it contains all printing instructions including its position on the page and the typestyle to use. It is independent of the logical page environment.

Letterheads and business forms are typical applications of overlays. You can merge variable data, such as the customer's name and address, with the overlay during printing and you can include other overlays and page segments within an overlay. You can nest overlays, which means you can include several levels of overlays within an overlay, depending on their size.

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Page segments

Page segments can consist of any combination of text data, image block data, graphics block data, or bar code data. Page segments are different from overlays in that you store them without printing instructions regarding the typestyle and page position.

Page segments are dependent on the page environment in that they merge with the logical page acquiring its characteristics. The typestyle for the page segment is the same one used when printing occurs. You can place page segments at any position on the page as long as all elements fall within the VPA.

NNote: You cannot include other page segments or overlays within page segments.

Images and graphics

You can send illustrations, such as charts, complex line drawings, and schematics to the printer as graphics, IM images, or IO images.

Images

You create images by specifying individual points on the page. The points are called picture elements, or pels. Using an all± points±addressable system, each square inch on the page contains 300 by 300 points you can address. Because of the way they are created, each figure or image can require a large quantity of data.

IM images are based on Advanced Function Printing Data Stream (AFPDS) image cells. IM images are uncompressed raster data images, which are stored in your printer.

IO images are based on Image Object Content Architecture (IOCA). IO images are raster data images you can compress. Compressed images reduce the amount of data sent to the printer to create them and speed up transmission time. You can scale IO images to correct differences that may occur in the resolution of the scanner as compared to the printer.

Graphics

You create vector graphics using individual lines, arcs, and markers to identify a specific location in a graphic. You can create complex graphics using a minimum of data because only the control information, such as the end points of a line, are sent to the printer.

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Bar codes

A bar code is a set of patterns (bars and spaces) that represent alphabetic, numeric, and special characters. The bars and spaces are recognized by optical scanning devices. Many bar code types also include data you can read as well.

You can position bar codes on a logical page, page segment, or overlay. To ensure proper interpretation of the bar coded data, position the entire bar code in the printable area.

The supported bar code types are as follows:

·3 of 9 code

·MSI

·UPC/CGPC Version A

·UP/CGPC Version E

·UPC Two±Character Supplemental

·UPC Five±Character Supplemental

·EAN±8

·EAN±13

·2 of 5 Industrial

·2 of 5 Matrix

·2 of 5 Interleaved

·Codabar

·Code 128

·EAN Two±Digit Add±on

·EAN Five±Digit Add±on

·Postal Barcode (POSTNET)

Fonts

A font is a set of characters in a specific typestyle and size. You can download fonts to your printer or use the fonts that are resident in printer storage.

NNote: Xerox IPDS emulation does not support all fonts and code pages supported by the IBM systems. The typestyles in the supported fonts may have slight differences as compared to the IBM fonts.

The 4028 emulation provides 30 resident fonts and 53 resident code pages. The 3812/3816 emulation provides 37 fonts and 48 resident code pages. The Printer Configuration Report lists all resident fonts and code pages. Examples of the report are shown in the ªConfiguring IPDSº chapter.

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Coordinate systems

IPDS uses orthogonal coordinate systems to define any point on a page. The distances within these systems are measured in logical units (L±units) instead of physical picture elements. The coordinate systems are listed in this section. For greater detail, refer to the IBM Intelligent Printer Data Stream Reference, publication number S544±3417±04.

·Xm, Ym coordinate systemÐthe physical page (medium) coordinate system.

·Xp, Yp coordinate systemÐthe logical page presentation space coordinate system for both a page's logical page and an overlay's logical page.

·Inline, Baseline (I, B) coordinate systemÐdescribes the placement and orientation of text characters and data blocks on the logical page.

·Xg, Yg coordinate systemÐdescribes the placement of graphics data within the graphics presentation space.

·Xio, Yio coordinate systemÐdescribes the placement of IO image data within the IO image presentation space.

·Xbc, Ybc coordinate systemÐdescribes the placement of bar code data within the bar code presentation space.

·Xbl, Ybl coordinate systemÐdescribes the placement of IO image, graphics, and bar code presentation spaces within data blocks that are positioned on a logical page.

All coordinate systems can be used to locate any point in relation to the logical page and the medium space.

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2.	Enabling IPDS

This chapter shows how to upgrade the interface card and set up the printer for IPDS.

Upgrading the interface card

Follow these steps to upgrade the interface card prior to configuring your printer for IPDS:

1.Turn off the printer.

2.Install a Centronics cable from the parallel port of the PC to the mini±Centronics port on the interface card using the adaptor cable included in the option kit.

3.Power on the printer.

4.Perform one of the following steps:

·If you are updating a printer in a coax environment, type the following and press Enter:

COPY <floppy drive letter>:*.XCX LPT1:/B

·If you are updating a printer in a twinax environment, type the following and press Enter:

COPY <floppy drive letter>:*.XTX LPT1:/B

When the file has completed copying to the printer, the

LED on the interface board blinks for about 20 seconds.

5.Turn off the printer and turn it on again.

NNote: Ignore any error sheets printed on the first power±on after loading new firmware. The system generates them when it recognizes new software.

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Setting up the printer for IPDS

This section contains the following procedures:

·Setting the printer emulation and address for IPDS processing only.

·Setting the printer for dual emulation and addresses in a twinax environment if you want to process both IPDS and SCS data streams on the same twinax printer.

·Copying the MakeITDS utility files to a directory on your computer.

NNote: If you have installed the IPDS card in the coax environment, you can skip to the ªCopying the MakeITDS utility filesº section to install the MakeITDS files. Then continue with the ªConfiguring your printerº section if you need to change any settings in the configuration file.

·Configuring your printer's IPDS interface card to change the default font set and emulation from 4028 to 3812/3816.

NNote: If you have installed the IPDS option on a 4219/MRP or a 4215/MRP, you must make sure the PCL Line Wrap option is turned off at the user interface. Refer to your printer's operator guide for the procedure.

Setting the printer emulation and address for IPDS processing in twinax only

If you are working in a twinax environment, you can set the twinax interface to respond only as an IPDS printer. This procedure may have been completed by your service representative during the installation of the IPDS card. This section provides the steps if you need to complete the process.

NNote: Perform the steps in this section if you want to set up your printer to process IPDS only.

On the twinax interface card, use the address switch and the TEST button to set the printer emulation and printer address.

Figure 2±1 shows the location of the address switch, SYNC LED, and TEST button on the twinax interface card.

Figure 2±1. Twinax interface card

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Setting the printer emulation

Follow these steps to set the printer emulation:

1.Turn off the printer.

NNote: For console printers, turn off the printer using the rear power switch. Make sure the front main power switch is left on.

2.Remove back panel from the console printer.

3.Disconnect the twinax T±cable.

4.Set the address switch to 5 to identify IPDS as the emulation (see table 2±1).

5.Hold down the TEST button.

6.While holding the TEST button down, turn on the printer. The SYNC LED flashes twice.

7.Continue holding down the TEST button for an additional 10 seconds after the LED flashes the second time.

8.Release the TEST button.

The printer outputs a start±up page and a page identifying the emulation settings. These settings remain during power-off.

The interface card reads the address switch and stores the corresponding printer emulation setting in permanent memory on the interface card. This setting remains in permanent memory until you change it.

NNote: After you set the emulation, you must set the printer address or the interface card will not accept data from the twinax port.

Setting the printer address

Follow these steps to set the printer address:

1.Turn off the printer.

2.Reconnect the twinax T±cable.

3.Set the address switch to the address you want to assign to the printer (1, 2, 3, and so on). You cannot use an address switch that is already assigned to another device.

4.Turn the printer on.

The printer outputs a start±up page and the Xerox Twinax Configuration Report listing the printer emulation and address settings.

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Setting the printer for dual emulation and addresses in a twinax environment

This procedure may have been completed by your service representative during the installation of the IPDS card. This section provides the steps if you need to complete the process.

If you are using IPDS in a twinax environment, you can set the twinax interface to respond as both an SCS printer (which must be the primary device) and an IPDS printer (as the secondary device).

After you set up the primary device as SCS, download a Function Selection via Line (FSL) command to identify the IPDS printer as the secondary device at a different address.

Refer to figure 2±1, which shows the location of the address switch, SYNC LED, and TEST button on the twinax interface card.

Table 2±1 lists each address switch and its corresponding printer emulation.

Table 2±1.	Twinax printer emulations
Address	IBM printer emulation
0	3812/5219/3816 (nonIPDS)
1	5224
2	5225
3	5256
4	4234
5	IPDS (if the card is installed)
6	4245/6262

Setting the printer emulation of the primary device

Follow these steps to set the printer emulation:

1.Turn off the printer.

NNote: For console printers, turn off the printer using the rear power switch. Make sure the front main power switch is left on.

2.Remove back panel from the console printer.

3.Disconnect the twinax T±cable.

4.Refer to table 2±1 to identify the address switch for the emulation of the SCS primary device (5224=1, 5225=2, and so on).

5.Set the address switch to the number from the table.

NNote: Do not set the primary device to IPDS if you are setting the printer for dual emulation.

6.Hold down the TEST button.

7.While holding down the TEST button, turn on the printer. The SYNC LED flashes twice.

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8.Continue holding down the TEST button for an additional 10 seconds after the LED flashes the second time.

9.Release the TEST button.

The printer outputs a start±up page and a page identifying the emulation settings. These settings remain during power-off.

The interface card reads the address switch and stores the corresponding printer emulation setting in permanent memory on the interface card. This setting remains in permanent memory until you change it.

NNote: After you set the emulation, you must set the printer address or the interface card will not accept data from the twinax port.

Setting the printer address for the primary device

Follow these steps to set the printer address:

1.Turn off the printer.

NNote: For console printers, turn off the printer using the rear power switch. Make sure the front main power switch is left on.

2.Reconnect the twinax T±cable.

3.Set the address switch to the address you want to assign to the printer (1, 2, 3, and so on). You cannot use an address switch that is already assigned to another device.

4.Turn the printer on.

The printer outputs a start±up page and the Xerox Twinax Configuration Report listing the printer emulation and address settings.

Identifying the IPDS printer as the secondary device

To specify a different address for the secondary IPDS device, download the following FSL command from your host computer:

&&??@@Y37, *IPDS, <address number> @&&??[space]

NNote: Make sure you specify a different number from the one you set for the SCS emulation using the address switch. The address settings appear on the configuration report.

For more information about this FSL command, refer to your

Xerox MRP Family Twinax Command Reference.

If you want to return to a single emulation, follow the steps for setting the printer emulation and address for the primary device in the two preceding sections.

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3.	Configuring IPDS

This chapter shows how to use the MakeITDS utility to generate IPDS transparent data stream (ITDS) files and configure your printer to receive files created with Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS) architecture.

The MakeITDS utility creates an Advanced Function Printing Data Stream (AFPDS) document containing configuration and resource information. This information is downloaded transparently to the printer as part of an IPDS data stream.

ITDS provides a mechanism for communicating actions and resident resources between a host and the Xerox MRP family of printers. You can download the generated AFPDS/ITDS output file to any Xerox MRP family IPDS printer using a personal computer (PC), an IBM AS/400 system, or an IBM host.

NNote: You may not need to run the MakeITDS utility. The default settings provided accommodate the requirements of most working environments. The default emulation is set to IBM 4028.

MakeITDS utility

The MakeITDS utility is supplied on a 3.5±inch disk for use on a personal computer running any version of DOS or OS/2. The disk contains the following files in a compressed format:

·Utility and program files

ÐREADME.1STÐbrief installation instructions and an overview of using the MakeITDS utility

ÐMAKEITDS.EXEÐMakeITDS utility to allow ITDS to create an AFPDS document containing ITDS commands

ÐMAKEITDS.INIÐinitialization file, which is used by the MAKEITDS.EXE program

·Resource specification files

ÐSETPRN.IRSÐresource specification for a configuration

Ð028FNT20.B92Ðfactory default font set you need to download to emulate an IBM 4028 IPDS printer

Ð812FNT20.B92Ðfactory default font set you need to download to emulate an IBM 3812 or 3816 IPDS printer.

·ASCII configuration files for default emulation

ÐSET4028.ITXÐconfiguration file to emulate the IBM 4028

ÐSET3816.ITXÐconfiguration file to emulate the IBM 3816

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ÐSET3812.ITXÐconfiguration file to emulate the IBM 3812

·BINARY ITDS configuration files for default emulation

ÐSET4028.IDAÐconfiguration file to emulate the IBM 4028

ÐSET3816.IDAÐconfiguration file to emulate the IBM 3816

ÐSET3812.IDAÐconfiguration file to emulate the IBM 3812

·MAKEVB.EXEÐIBM mainframe utility and sample JCL that allows you to upload the IPDS font set and configuration files from a PC to the host, and then send them from the host to the printer.

Copying the MakeITDS utility files

Prerequisites Print and review the README.1ST file located on the MakeITDS utility disk. This file contains the latest information on the MakeITDS utility.

Follow these steps to install the MakeITDS utility:

1.From the DOS root directory, create a directory called MAKEITDS to contain the MakeITDS utility files by typing the following and pressing Enter:

MD MAKEITDS

2.Change to the MAKEITDS directory by typing the following and pressing Enter:

CD MAKEITDS

3.Insert the MakeITDS utility disk into the floppy disk drive.

4.From the MAKEITDS directory, type the following and press Enter:

COPY <floppy drive letter>:*.*

You have copied the compressed program files to the MAKEITDS directory.

5.To expand the files, type the following and press Enter:

ITDSINST

You have installed the utility files in the MakeITDS directory. The files are listed in the ªMakeITDS utilityº section earlier in this chapter.

NNote: The instructions for loading and using MAKEVB.EXE are described in the ªConfiguring IPDS from an IBM VM or MVS host computerº later in this chapter.

Command parameters

You run the MakeITDS utility by executing the MAKEITDS command. The command has the following syntax:

MAKEITDS [/P] /R infile [/O outfile] [/L logfile] [/H]

Table 3±1 describes the parameters of the MAKEITDS command.

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