Xerox DOCUPRINT 180 User Manual
XEROX
Xerox Laser Printing Systems
Tape Formats Manual
Version 3
September 1991
600P86175
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WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential
area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user
will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
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subsequent editions.
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Notice
This manual describes the characteristics of various tape formats
which can be processed by Xerox laser printing systems
Operating System Software (OSS). Printer carriage control
conventions are also included. The information is organized into
chapters by vendor.
Laser safety
WARNING: Use of controls or adjustments, or performances
other than specified herein, may result in hazardous radiation
exposure.
Xerox laser printing systems are certified to comply with laser
performance standards set by the U.S. Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare as Class 1 laser products. This is a class
of laser products that does not emit hazardous radiation. This is
possible only because the laser beam is totally enclosed during
all modes of customer operation.
When performing operator functions, laser warning labels may be
visible. These labels are to alert and remind the service
representative and are placed on or near panels or shields which
require a tool for removal. THE PANELS TO WHICH THESE
LABELS ARE FIXED OR NEAR ARE NOT TO BE REMOVED BY
ANYONE OTHER THAN A XEROX SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE.
This label is located inside the left door, on the machine frame
just above the directions for clearing a jam in area 4.
XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANAUL iii
Operation safety
Your Xerox equipment and supplies have been designed and
tested to meet strict safety requirements. These include safety
agency examination and approval, and compliance with
established environmental standards. Attention to the following
notes will ensure the continued safe operation of your
equipment.
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 solid support surface with adequate
strength for the weight of the machine.
Always use materials and supplies specifically designed for your
Xerox equipment. Use of unsuitable materials may result in poor
performance and can possibly create a hazardous situation.
Never move or relocate either the printer or the system
controller without first contacting Xerox for approval.
Never use a ground adapter plug to connect equipment to a
power source receptacle that lacks a ground connection terminal.
Never attempt any maintenance function that is not specifically
described in your operator guide.
Never remove any covers or guards that are fastened with
screws. There are no operator-serviceable areas within these
covers.
Never override or “cheat” electrical or mechanical interlock
devices.
Never use supplies or cleaning materials for other than their
intended purposes. Keep all materials out of the reach of
children.
Never operate the equipment if unusual noises or odors are
noticed. Disconnect the power cord from the power source
receptacle and call Xerox service to correct the problem.
If you need any additional safety information concerning the
equipment or materials Xerox supplies, call Xerox Product Safety
at the following toll-free number:
1-800-828-6571
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A number of related documents are listed below for your
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Xerox documentation, please refer to the Xerox Documentation
Catalog (Publication 610P17517) or call the Xerox Document
Subscription Service (XDSS) at 1-800-445-5554.
Publication Number
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Installation Planning Guide
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Xerox 4050 Laser Printing System
Reference Set
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Reference Set
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Reference Set
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Message Guide—Version 3
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Laser Printing System
Reference Set
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Laser Printing System
Product Guide
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Laser Printing System
Applications Guide
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System Guide
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System Operator Guide
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Laser Printing System
PDL/DJDE Reference
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Xerox 4850 HighLight Color
Laser Printing System
Installation Planning Guide
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Laser Printing System Customer
Operator Training Instructor Guide
720P86180
vi XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANAUL
Publication Number
Xerox 4850 HighLight Color
Laser Printing System
Operator Training Flipcharts
720P86190
Xerox 4850 HighLight Color
Laser Printing System
Operator Command Summary
720P85990
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System Product Guide
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System Operator Guide
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PC User Interface Reference
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System Operations Reference
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System PDL/DJDE Reference
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Xerox Laser Printing Systems
Forms Creation Guide
720P90080
Xerox Laser Printing Systems
System Generation Guide
720P90060
Xerox Laser Printing Systems
Standard Font Library
Font User Guide
600P86174
Xerox Publishing Standards—
A Manual of Style and Design
720P82670
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Customer Operator Training
Instructor Guide Package
601E03180
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600E13370
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Xerox 871 Communications Module
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Xerox 180 18-track Cartridge
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XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANAUL vii
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Xerox Print Management Facility—VMS
Version User Guide
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Xerox Printer Access Facility—General
Information
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Quick Reference Card
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Generation Guide
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Table of contents
Notice iii
laser safety iii
Operation safety iv
Related publications v
1. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) labeled tapes 1-1
Tape marks 1-1
Labels 1-2
ANSI labeled tape structures 1-2
VOL1 label 1-7
HDR1, EOV1, EOF1 labelsl 1-8
HDR2, EOV2, EOF2 labels 1-9
HDR3-9, EOV3-9, EOF3-9 labels 1-11
UVL, UHL, UTL labels 1-11
Block sequence indicator 1-11
Printer carriage control conventions 1-12
ANSI tape JSL sample 1-13
2. IBM OS/360 and DOS/360 standard labeled tapes 2-1
IBM labeled tapes 2-1
OS/360 ANSI labeled tapes 2-1
IBM standard labeled tapes 2-1
VOL1 label 2-5
VOL2 through VOL8 labels 2-5
HDR1, EOV1, EOF1 labels 2-6
HDR2, EOV2, EOF2 labels 2-7
UHL1-8, UTL1-8 labels 2-9
Printer carriage control conventions 2-9
IBM OS and DOS tape JSL sample 2-11
3. IBM DOS/360 GRASP tape organization 3-1
Record format 3-1
Identification segment 3-1
Data records 3-2
Line-up records 3-2
Physical record size 3-2
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Sample data block 3-3
GRASP carriage control conventions 3-4
GRASP interspersed block tapes 3-4
POWER and GRASP tape JSL sample 3-4
4. IBM DOS/360 POWER II tape organization 4-1
Tape formats 4-1
Block version characteristics 4-1
Version 4.0 4-1
Version 4.1 4-2
Version 4.2 4-2
Tape format examples 4-3
POWER and GRASP tape JSL sample 4-5
5. IBM POWER/VS and POWER/VSE tape organization 5-1
Tape formats 5-1
File formats 5-1
Data formats 5-2
POWER and GRASP tape JSL sample 5-5
6. UNIVAC Series 70 (US70) magnetic tape organization 6-1
Labeled tapes 6-1
Labeled groups and sets 6-1
Header label group 6-1
Header label sets 6-2
Volume label 6-2
File header label 6-2
User header label 6-4
Trailer labels 6-4
Trailer label sets 6-5
File trailer labels 6-5
User trailer label 6-5
Tape configurations 6-6
Unlabeled tapes 6-7
Tape marks 6-8
Labeled tapes 6-8
Unlabeled tapes 6-8
Data formats 6-9
US70 labeled and unlabeled tape formats 6-9
Alternate device tapes 6-9
Tape organization 6-9
Carriage control byte 6-10
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COBOL print tapes 6-10
Format 1 6-10
Format 2 6-11
Format 3 6-11
Format 4 6-11
US70 printer control conventions 6-12
Printer control byte 6-12
Line spacing 6-12
Printer carriage control tape 6-13
UNIVAC tape JSL sample 6-15
7. Xerox ANSI standard labeled tapes and unlabeled tapes 7-1
Xerox labeled tapes 7-1
Control Program-Five (CP-V) and ANSI labeled tapes 7-1
Unlabeled tapes 7-1
Nonstandard labels 7-2
Carriage control conventions 7-3
Xerox tape JSL sample 7-6
8. Medium Burroughs system tapes 8-1
Record format 8-1
Label types 8-2
Tape configurations 8-3
Carriage control conventions 8-3
Buroughs tape JSL sample 8-4
9. Large Burroughs system tapes 9-1
Burroughs labeled tapes 9-1
Record format 9-1
Line-up records 9-2
Carriage control 9-3
Character set 9-4
Burroughs tape JSL sample 9-4
10. Honeywell tapes 10-1
4 x 3 packed 6-bit character format 10-1
Honeywell 200/2000 tape formats 10-3
Honeywell 200/2000 data formats 10-8
Bannered data format 10-8
Variable length record format 10-8
Fixed length record format 10-10
System print tape data format 10-10
Honeywell 200/2000 carriage control 10-11
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Honeywell 600/6000 tape formats 10-13
Honeywell 600/6000 data formats 10-17
Variable length record format, Honeywell 6000 standard
system tapes 10-17
Data format with embedded control characters, normal
edit mode (4 x 3) packed BCD) 10-18
Single control characters 10-18
Paired control characters 10-19
Data format with embedded control characters, normal
edit mode (9 x 8 packed ASCII) 10-20
Single control characters 10-20
Paired control characters 10-20
Carriage control (Honeywell 600/6000) 10-21
Honeywell 2000 and 6000 tape JSL samples 10-23
11. UNIVAC SDF tape format 11-1
Introduction 11-1
Control records 11-4
Print image control record 11-8
Heading string “H” 11-8
Setup string “S” 11-9
Margin string “M” 11-9
Line string “L” 11-10
Data records 11-10
Appropiate JSL coding for Univac tapes 11-11
UNIVAC tape JSL sample 11-12
12. IBM OS Writer tape organization 12-1
OS Writer report tape format 12-1
Job Descriptor Library (JDL) specification 12-2
Sample report creation under an OS Writer 12-2
Introduction 12-2
Procedure 12-3
Steps to creating an OS Writer tape 12-4
WRITER tape JSL sample 12-5
13. NCR tapes 13-1
Carriage control conventions 13-1
Printer control block codes 13-2
Function code (F) 13-2
Graphics code (G) 13-3
Selective print character (P) 13-3
Space code (S) 13-3
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NCR tape JSL sample 13-4
14. Undefined tapes 14-1
File format 14-1
Data format 14-2
Undefined tape JSL sample 14-3
15. DEC PDP-11 tapes 15-1
Tape formats 15-1
File formats 15-1
ANSI labeled tapes 15-3
Data formats 15-3
Data structure characteristics 15-3
Operating system operations 15-4
FONTINDEX 15-4
Control codes 15-4
Points to note 15-5
PDP-11 (RSX) tape JSL sample 15-6
16. ICL 2900 VME/B tape format 16-1
Tape formats 16-1
Data block formats 16-1
Carriage control conventions 16-2
Normal format effectors 16-3
Embedded format effectors 16-4
ICL tape JSL sample 16-5
Glossary GLOSSARY-1
Index INDEX-1
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1. American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) labeled tapes
The American National Standards Institute has defined standard
labeled magnetic tapes in ANSI Standard X3.27—1969. The
structure of these tapes is described in the following sections on
tape marks and labels.
Tape marks
The tape mark is used on ANSI tapes in the following places:
• Following every file header label group
• Preceding and following the end-of-file label group (a
double tape mark follows the last, or only, file on tape)
• Preceding and following the end-of-volume label group
(a double tape mark follows the last volume).
Used in the manner described above, the tape mark identifies
the boundaries between the data and label groups of a file, and
the label groups in consecutive files.
Double tape mark A double tape mark (two consecutive tape marks) indicates that
no further data follows on the tape. A double tape mark also
occurs between a header label group and a trailer label group
when a file containing no information (a null file) is written. This
null file double tape mark is formed by the tape mark following
the file header label group and the one preceding the end-of-file
label group.
Labels
There are two general classes of labels for ANSI tapes: operating
system labels and user labels. Operating system labels are
generated and processed by the operating system. User labels
are generated and processed by user programs.
Four types of labels Within these general classes, there are four types of labels, each
80 characters long. They are beginning-of-volume, beginning-of-
file, end-of-volume, and end-of-file. The names of the various
classes and types of labels are defined in table 1-1.
Note: In user labels, the letter “a” refers to any of the graphic
characters defined in ANSI Standard X3.4—1968.
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Table 1-1. ANSI labels
Type Operating system labels User labels
Beginning-of-volume VOL1 (required
(Additional VOL labels prohibited)
UVL1 to UVL9 (optional)
Beginning-of-file HDR1 (required)
HDR2 to HDR9 (optional)
UHLa (optional; unlimited number
allowed)
End-of-volume EOV1 (required)
EVO2 to EOV9 (optional)
UTLa (optional; unlimited number
allowed)
End-of-file EOF1 (required)
EOF2 to EOF9 (optional)
UTLa (optional; unlimited number
allowed)
The beginning-of-volume label identifies the volume and its
owner and is often referred to as a volume label. Other labels
are called “file labels” and are either header labels (if they
precede the file) or trailer labels (if they follow the file).
The Xerox/OSS can process four tape configurations:
• Single file, single volume
• Single file, multiple volume
• Multiple file, single volume
• Multiple file, multiple volume.
ANSI labeled tape structures
The locations of the types and classes of labels in these
configurations are shown in figures 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3. Figure 1-1
shows ANSI labeled tape structure when no optional labels are
used.
Figure 1-2 shows ANSI labeled tape structures with end-of-file
(EOF) and end-of-volume (EOV) marks coinciding.
• In general, the pattern shown in option 1, figure 1-2, occurs
when the end-of-tape reflective strip is reached while writing
the last block of a file. Usually, the operating system does
not yet know that this is the last block, and the EOV label
group is recorded at this time.
• On the other hand, the pattern shown in option 2, figure 1-
2, occurs when the reflective strip is reached after the EOF
label group has been started.
• The pattern shown in option 3, figure 1-2, permits the
initiation of any file within a file set at the beginning of a
volume. When this configuration is used, the block count
(field 12) of the end-of-volume label is undefined. File sets
are not terminated by an end-of-volume label group.
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Structures with optional labels Figure 1-3 shows ANSI labeled tape structure when optional
labels are used. Optional operating system and user labels are
used to structure files, as follows, without otherwise modifying
the relationship between the required labels and files.
• Optional operating system labels of a given type follow a
required label of the same type.
• User labels of a given type directly follow a consecutive group of
operating system labels of the same type. When no optional
operating system labels are used in the label group, the user
labels directly follow a required label of the same type.
• There are no tape marks within a group of labels.
• Every label is completed on the volume where the first label of a
group was reached.
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Figure 1-1. ANSI labeled tape structure
Note: No optional labels are shown.
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Figure 1-2. ANSI labeled tape structure—assuming
coincident end-of-file and end-of-volume where
a continuation volume exists
* If end-of-volume and end-of-file coincide, the labeling
configuration is as shown above. The letters (A) and (B) indicate
to which file the labels belong. These tapes assume no optional
operating system or user labels are used.
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Figure 1-3. ANSI label groups with optional labels
Notes:
1. The letter “a” refers to any of the graphic characters
defined in the ANSI Standard X3.4—1968.
2. The letter “n” refers to a number 2 through 9.
* For the first file on a volume, HDR1 immediately follows the last
volume label without an intervening tape mark.
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VOL1 label
The VOL1 label must appear as the first block on every ANSI
labeled tape and in no other position. It provides the
identification for a particular reel of tape. No other label is
permitted whose identifier (first three characters) is VOL. The
VOL1 label is described in table 1-2.
Table 1-2. VOL1 label (ANSI tapes)
Name
Character
position(s) Field Description
Label identifier 1-3 1 This is the 3-character identifier VOL.
Label number 4 2 This is the number 1.
Volume serial —number 5-10 3 This is a 6-character code assigned by the owner
to identify this reel (physical volume) of tape.
These characters must be those defined in ANSI
Standard X3.27
—1969 as “a” characters.
Accessibility 11 4 This is an access code. Any of the characters
specified for the volume serial number may be
used. A space means unlimited access; any other
character means special handling.
Reserved 12-31 5 Spaces.
Reserved 32-37 Spaces.
Owner identification 38-51 8 This is an owner identification code composed of
characters defined in ANSI Standard X3.27—1969
as “a” characters.
Reserved 52-79 8 Spaces.
Label standard level 80 9 This is a standard level code. A number 1
indicates that the labels and data formats on this
volume conform to ANSI Standard X3.27—1969.
A space indicates that they do not.
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HDR1, EOV1, EOF1 labels
Note: The formats and contents of these labels are identical
except for the block count. The formats are shown in table 1-3.
Table 1-3. HDR1, EOV1, and EOF1 labels (ANSI) tapes
*Fields 3, 5, and 12 are used by the operating system.
Name
Character
position(s) Field Description
Label identifier 1-3 1 This is the 3-character identifier HDR, EOV, or EOF.
Label number 4 2 This is the number 1.
File identifier 5-21 3 This may be made up of any of the characters defined
in the ANSI Standard X3.27—1969 as “a” characters.
Set identification 22-27 4 This identifies the set of files to which this belongs and
may be any of the characters defined in the ANSI
Standard X3.27—1969 as “a” characters. The
identification is the same for all files of a multi-file set.
File section number* 28-31 5 This number is 0001 for the first header label of each
file. This applies to the first or only file on a volume
and to subsequent files on a multi-file volume. The
field is incremented by 1 on each subsequent volume
of the file.
File sequence number 32-35 6 This is a 4-digit numeric field that specifies the
sequence number of files within the volume or set of
volumes. Within all the labels for a given file, this field
contains the same number.
Generation number
(optional)
36-39 7 This is a 4-digit numeric field that specifies the
sequence number of files within the volume or set of
volumes. Within all the labels for a given file, this field
contains the same number.
Generation version
(optional)
40-41 8 This is a 2-digit numeric field that specifies successive
iterations of the same generation. The generation
version number of the first attempt to produce a file is
00.
Creation date 42-47 9 This consists of a space, followed by two numeric
digits for the year, followed by three numeric digits for
the day (001 to 365) within the year.
Expiration date 48-53 10 This field has the same format as field nine. An
“expired” file is one in which today's date is equal to,
or later than, the date given in this field. If this
condition is satisfied, the remainder of this volume
may be overwritten. To be effective on multi-file
volumes, the expiration date of a file must be less than
or equal to the previous “expire from” date of all
previous files on the volume.
Accessibility 54 11 This indicates any restriction on who may have access
to information in this file and may be any one of the
characters defined in the ANSI Standard X3.27—1969
as “a” characters. A space indicates unlimited access;
any other character indicates special handling.
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Table 1-3. HDR1, EOV1, and EOF1 labels (ANSI) tapes
(continued)
*Fields 3, 5, and 12 are used by the operating system.
Name
Character
position(s) Field Description
Block count* 55-60 12 For HDR1, this field contains zeros. For EOV1 and
EOF1, it is a 6-digit numeric field specifying the
number of data blocks (exclusive of labels and tape
marks) since the preceding HDR group.
System code (optional) 61-73 13 This is a 13-character field specifying the operating
system that recorded this file. Any of the characters
defined in ANSI Standard X3.27—1969 as “a”
characters may be used
Reserved 74-80 14 Spaces
The HDR1 label is required for all files and for continuation of
files on succeeding reels. It identifies the file and contains
operating system information that relates to the file.
The EOV1 label is required following the last data block on a
tape when the file or file set is continued on a succeeding tape.
It is separated from the last data block by the tape mark that
must precede every end-of-volume label group.
The EOF1 label is required following the last data block of every
file. It is separated from the last data block by the tape mark that
must precede every end-of-file group.
HDR2, EOV2, EOF2 labels
These labels are optional. EOF2 and EOV2 may be formatted
differently by different operating systems.
The HDR2 label is optional but is provided automatically by some
operating systems. When used, it must directly follow HDR1.
HDR2 generally provides data relating to the physical parameters
of the recorded file, including record format, record length, and
block length. Table 1-4 describes the format of HDR2 labels.
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Table 1-4. HDR2, EOV2, and EOF2 labels (ANSI) tapes)
*Fields 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 are used by the operating system.
Name
Character
position(s) Field Description
Label identifier 1-3 1 This is the 3-character identifier HDR, EOV, or EOF.
Label number 4 2 This is the number 2.
Record format* 5 3 F = fixed length.
D = variable length with the number of characters in
the record specified in decimal.
U = undefined length.
Block length* 6-10 4 This specifies the maximum number of characters per
block and is a 5-digit numeric field.
For Burroughs large systems ANSI format, this field
represents Burroughs' words (6 characters per word)
rather than a character count.
Record length* 11-15 5 This specifies record length if record format is F,
maximum record length including any count fields if
record format is D or V, or undefined if record format
is undefined. Record length is a 5-digit numeric field.
Reserved for operating
systems
16-49 6 This field may have any of the characters defined in the
ANSI Standard X3.27—1969 as “a” characters.
Block attribute*
(IBM only)
50 7 In the HDR2 label for IBM labels only, this field is the
block attribute.
Buffer offset* 51-52 8 This is a 2-digit numeric field specifying the character
length of any additional field inserted before a data
block (e.g., block length). This length is included in
block length (field 4).
Reserved 53-80 9 Spaces
The EOV2 label is optional and is provided automatically by some
operating systems. When used, it must directly follow EOV1. In
some operating systems, EOV2 is identical to HDR2. Table 1-4
describes the format of these labels. In other operating systems,
EOV2 has the format described in table 1-5. (Refer to next
section.)
The EOF2 label is optional but is provided automatically by some
operating systems. When used, it must follow EOF1 directly. In
some operating systems, EOF2 is identical to HDR2. Table 1-4
describes the format of these labels. In other operating systems,
EOF2 has the format described in table 1-5. (Refer to next
section.)
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HDR3-9, EOV3-9, EOF3-9 labels
These operating system labels are optional. The formats of the
labels are shown in table 1-5.
Table 1-5. HDR3-9, EOV3-9, and EOF3-9 labels (ANSI)
tapes*
*In some operating systems, EOF2 and EOV2 may use this format.
Name
Character
position(s) Field Description
Label identifier 1-3 1 This is the 3-character identifier HDR, EOV, or EOF.
Label number 4 2 This is a 1-digit number from 3 to 9.
Operating system option 5-80 3 This field may have any of the characters defined as
“a” characters in ANSI Standard X3.37—1969.
UVL, UHL, UTL labels
These are optional user labels. Their format is described in table
1-6.
Table 1-6. UVL, UHL, UTL labels (ANSI) tapes
Name
Character
position(s) Field Description
Label identifier 1-3 1 This is the 3-character identifier UVL,UHL, or UTL.
Label name 4 2 For UVL, this may be a number from 1 to 9. For UHL
and UTL, this may be any of the characters defined in
ANSI Standard X3.27—1969 as “a” characters.
User option 5-80 3 This may be any character defined in ANSI Standard
X3.27—1969 as “a” characters.
Block sequence indicator
Tapes recorded with the optional block sequence indicator
referred to by the appendix of the ANSI Standard X3.27—1969
cannot be printed.
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Printer carriage control conventions
The ANSI control characters for IBM tapes are shown in table 1-7.
Table 1-7. ANSI control characters for IBM tapes
*A record with a write-type control character immediately followed by a record with the
“Write (no space)” control character will be processed according to the job descriptor entry
option selected for overprint handling.
USASCII
graphic
USASCII
tapes
EBCDIC
tapes Control function
blank 20 40 Space one line before printing.
0 30 FO Space two lines before printing.
— 2D 60 Space three lines before printing.
+ 2B 4E Suppress space before printing.*
1 31 F1 Skip to channel 1 and print.
2 32 F2 Skip to channel 2 and print.
3 33 F3 Skip to channel 3 and print.
4 34 F4 Skip to channel 4 and print.
5 35 F5 Skip to channel 5 and print.
6 36 F6 Skip to channel 6 and print.
7 37 F7 Skip to channel 7 and print.
8 38 F8 Skip to channel 8 and print.
9 39 F9 Skip to channel 9 and print.
A 41 C1 Skip to channel 10 and print.
B 42 C2 Skip to channel 11 and print.
C 43 C3 Skip to channel 12 and print.
The processing parameters for ANSI carriage control are as
follows.
ANSI
INITIAL BOF
DEFAULT (OVR,SP1P)
ADVTAPE YES
MASK X‘FF‘
ASSIGN See values in table 1-7.
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ANSI tape JSL sample
Figure 1-4 JSL sample for IBM OS, DOS, ANSI, WRITER
tapes
IBMRCA:JDL; 000010
/* */ 000020
/* SYSTEM TO PRINT IBM OS STANDARD AND DOS STANDARD */ 000030
/* LABELED TAPES, IBM ANSI LABELED TAPES, IBM OS */ 000040
/* WRITER TAPES, AND US70 (RCA) LABELED TAPES. */ 000050
/* */ 000060
V1: VFU ASSIGN=(1,5), ASSIGN=(2,10), ASSIGN=(3,15), 000070
ASSIGN=(4,20), ASSIGN=(5,25), ASSIGN=(6,30), 000080
ASSIGN=(7,35), ASSIGN=(8,40), ASSIGN=(9,45), 000090
ASSIGN=(10,50), ASSIGN=(11,55), ASSIGN=(12,60), 000100
TOF=5, BOF=66; 000110
/* */ 000120
/* VFU FOR OS WRITER WITH CHANNEL 9 ASSIGNED TO LINE 66 */ 000130
/* */ 000140
WR: VFU ASSIGN=(1,5), ASSIGN=(2,10), ASSIGN=(3,15), 000150
ASSIGN=(4,20), ASSIGN=(5,25), ASSIGN=(6,30), 000160
ASSIGN=(7,35), ASSIGN=(8,40), ASSIGN=(10,45), 000170
ASSIGN=(11,50), ASSIGN=(12,60), ASSIGN=(9,66), 000180
TOF=5, BOF=66; 000190
/* */ 000200
VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC, PLABEL=YES; 000210
LINE DATA=(1,132), PCCTYPE=ANSI, PCC=(0,NOTRAN), 000220
OVERPRINT=(MERGE,NODISP), VFU=V1; 000230
ACCT USER=(BIN,TRAY); 000240
/* */ 000250
/* CATALOG FOR OS VARIABLE BLOCKED TAPES */ 000260
/* */ 000270
OSVB:CATALOG; 000280
BLOCK LENGTH=2660, PREAMBLE=4, LTHFLD=2, FORMAT=BIN; 000290
RECORD LENGTH=136, PREAMBLE=4, STRUCTURE=VB, 000300
LTHFLD=2, OFFSET=0, FORMAT=BIN; 000310
/* */ 000320
/* CATALOG FOR OS WRITER TAPES */ 000330
/* */ 000340
OS:CATALOG; 000350
VOLUME HOST=OSWTR, OSCHN=9, OSTLP=0, OSHDP=1, 000360
PLABEL=YES; 000370
BLOCK LENGTH=2400, PREAMBLE=4, LTHFLD=2, FORMAT=BIN; 000380
RECORD LENGTH=136, PREAMBLE=4, STRUCTURE=VB, 000390
LTHFLD=2, FORMAT=BIN; 000400
LINE DATA=(1,132), PCCTYPE=ANSI, PCC=(0,NOTRAN), 000410
OVERPRINT=(MERGE,NODISP), VFU=WR; 000420
/* */ 000430
/* CATALOG FOR UNIVAC SERIES 70 */ 000440
/* (FORMERLY RCA) */ 000450
/* */ 000460
US:CATALOG; 000470
VOLUME HOST=US70, LABEL=STANDARD, PLABEL=YES; 000480
BLOCK LENGTH=1330, PREAMBLE=0; 000490
RECORD LENGTH=133, STRUCTURE=FB; 000500
LINE DATA=(1,132), PCCTYPE=US70, PCC=(0,NOTRAN), 000510
OVERPRINT=(MERGE,NODISP), VFU=V1; 000520
/* */ 000530
/* IBM OS/DOS STANDARD LABELED TAPES */ 000540
/* ------------------------------------------- */ 000550
/* */ 000560
/* THE FOLLOWING JDES PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR IBM OS STANDARD */ 000570
/* AND IBM DOS STANDARD LABELED TAPES */ 000580
/* */ 000590
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/* CHARACTERISTICS JOB */ 000600
/* --------------- -------- */ 000610
/* */ 000620
/* OS STANDARD LABELS, 1403 PCC 1 */ 000630
/* OS STANDARD LABELS, ANSI PCC 2 */ 000640
/* OS STANDARD LABELS, 1401 PCC 3 */ 000650
/* OS STANDARD LABELS, NO PCC 4 */ 000660
/* DOS STANDARD LABELS, 1403 PCC 5 */ 000670
/* DOS STANDARD LABELS, ANSI PCC 6 */ 000680
/* DOS STANDARD LABELS, 1401 PCC 7 */ 000690
/* DOS STANDARD LABELS, NO PCC 8 */ 000700
/* */ 000710
1:JOB INCLUDE=(OSVB); 000720
VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; 000730
LINE PCCTYPE=IBM1403; 000740
2:JOB INCLUDE=(OSVB); 000750
VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; 000760
LINE PCCTYPE=ANSI; 000770
3:JOB INCLUDE=(OSVB); 000780
VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; 000790
LINE PCCTYPE=IBM1401; 000800
4:JOB INCLUDE=(OSVB); 000810
VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; 000820
LINE PCCTYPE=NONE; 000830
5:JOB; 000840
VOLUME HOST=IBMDOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; 000850
LINE PCCTYPE=IBM1403; 000860
6:JOB; 000870
VOLUME HOST=IBMDOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; 000880
LINE PCCTYPE=ANSI; 000890
7:JOB; 000900
VOLUME HOST=IBMDOS,LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; 000910
LINE PCCTYPE=IBM1401; 000920
8:JOB; 000930
VOLUME HOST=IBMDOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; 000940
LINE PCCTYPE=NONE; 000950
/* */ 000960
/* IBM ANSI LABELED AND OS WRITER TAPES */ 000970
/* ---------------------------------------------- */ 000980
/* */ 000990
/* THE FOLLOWING JDES PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR IBM ANSI LABELED */ 001000
/* TAPES AND OS WRITER TAPES. */ 001010
/* */ 001020
/* CHARACTERISTICS JOB */ 001030
/* --------------- -------- */ 001040
/* */ 001050
/* ANSI LABELS, ASCII CODE, ANSI PCC 21 */ 001060
/* ANSI LABELS, ASCII CODE, NO PCC 22 */ 001070
/* OS WRITER, ANSI PCC 23 */ 001080
/* OS WRITER, 1403 PCC 24 */ 001090
/* */ 001100
21:JOB; 001110
VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=ANSI, CODE=ASCII, LCODE=ASCII; 001120
LINE PCCTYPE=ANSI; 001130
22:JOB; 001140
VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=ANSI, CODE=ASCII, LCODE=ASCII; 001150
LINE PCCTYPE=NONE; 001160
23:JOB INCLUDE=(OS); 001170
VOLUME HOST=OSWTR; 001180
LINE PCCTYPE=ANSI; 001190
24:JOB INCLUDE=(OS); 001200
VOLUME HOST=OSWTR; 001210
LINE PCCTYPE=IBM1403; 001220
/* */ 001230
/* US70 (RCA) STANDARD LABELED TAPES */ 001240
/* ------------------------------------------- */ 001250
/* */ 001260
/* JDES 41 AND 42 PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR US70 (FORMERLY RCA) */ 001270
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/* STANDARD LABELED TAPES. */ 001280
/* */ 001290
41:JOB INCLUDE=(US); 001300
VOLUME HOST=US70, LABEL=STANDARD; 001310
END;END; 001320
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2. IBM OS/360 and DOS/360
standard labeled tapes
The Xerox/OSS accepts any of the following IBM 360 9-track
tapes:
• ANSI labeled tapes created under OS/360
• OS/360 standard labeled tapes
• DOS/360 standard labeled tapes
• Nonstandard unlabeled tapes whose data files conform
to the record format, blocking factor, and carriage
control requirements as described within this section.
OS/360 ANSI labeled tapes
ANSI labeled tapes created under OS/360 conform to ANSI
Standard X3.27—1969. These tapes always have the HDR2,
EOF2, and EOV2 labels.
The EOF2 and EOV2 labels are always identical to the HDR2 and
the actual count in EOF2 and EOV2. The recording code for
both labels and data files is ASCII.
IBM standard labeled tapes
OS/360 and DOS/360 standard labeled tapes are similar in
principle to ANSI labeled tapes but differ enough in detail to
require separate processing. The labels created by these
operating systems and, optionally, by users, are shown in table 2-
1. The location of these labels in the various tape configurations
are illustrated in figures 2-1 and 2-2.
Table 2-1. IBM OS/360 and DOS/360 tape labels
Class and originator
Type OS/360 DOS/360 User (optional)
Beginning-of-volume VOL1 VOL1 OS: None permitted.
DOS: VOL2—VOL8.
Beginning-of-file HDR1, HDR2 HDR1 UHL1—UHL8
End-of-volume EOV1, EOV2 EOV1 UTL1—UTL8
End-of-file EOF1, EOF2 EOF1 UTL1—UTL8
Table 2-2 shows the principal differences between IBM standard
labeled tape structures and ANSI tape structures.
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IBM OS/360 AND DOS/360 STANDARD LABELED TAPES
Figure 2-1. IBM labeled tape structure
* HDR2, EOV2, and EOF2 are provided under OS/360 but not
under DOS/360. Note that optional labels are not shown.
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** Multiple file tapes created under DOS/360 must be created with
the DTF TPMARK = NO specification to avoid incorrectly placing
two tape marks between files.
Table 2-2. ANSI and IBM labeled tape structure
Feature ANSI labels IBM OS/360 standard labels
Tape marks A double tape mark
follows the last EOF or
EOV label group on a
tape to indicate the end
of recorded data on the
tape.
A double tape mark follows
only the last EOF label group on
a tape. This indicates that end
of recorded data has been
encountered, and there is not a
continuation reel.
VOL VOL1 only. OS: VOL1 only
DOS: VOL1 provided.
VOL2-9 permitted.
UVL 1-9 allowed. None allowed.
HDR, EOF, EOV 1 required; 2-9 optional. OS: 1 and 2 provided.
DOS: 1 provided; additional
labels not used.
UHL, UTL These are limited only by
the 63 USASCII graphics
available as “a” characters
for the label “number.”
Only UHL 1-8 allowed.
Recorded code USASCII EBCDIC
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