Xerox DocuPrint 96 Operations Reference

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing System

Operations Reference

April 1998 721P85610

Xerox Corporation

701 S. Aviation Boulevard

El Segundo, CA 90245

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Printed in the United States of America.

Publication number: 721P85610

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 a PC using Frame software. The typeface used is Helvetica.

Related publications

The Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing System Operations Reference is part of the eight manual reference set for your laser printing system. The entire reference set is listed in the table below. Several other related documents are also listed for your convenience. For a complete list and description of available Xerox documentation, refer to the Xerox Documentation Catalog (Publication number 610P17417) or call the Xerox Documentation and Software Services (XDSS) at 1-800-327-9753.

Table 1.	Related Publications

Publication		Number

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing		721P85590
System Operator Guide

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing		721P85610
System Operations Reference

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing		721P85650
System Message Guide

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing		721P85640
System PDL Reference

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing		721P85630
System Forms Creation Guide

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing		721P85620
System System Generation Guide

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing		721P85600
System Installation Planning Guide

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing		721P85660
Operator Command Summary Card

Xerox Laser Printing Systems Tape Formats Manual		600P86175

Xerox Laser Printing Systems Standard Font Library		600P86174
Font User Guide

Helpful Facts About Paper		721P82492

Notice

This publication may contain descriptions of concepts and features not currently available for your Xerox Laser Printing System. Consult your Xerox sales representative or your operating system software program description for additional information.

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	Related publications			iii
	Notice			iii

Introduction				xxiii

	About the reference set			xxiii

	DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing System document set			xxiii

	Who should use this manual			xxv

		LPS system administrators, programmers, operators		xxv

	How to use this manual			xxvi

		If the LPS is new to you		xxvi

		Know the key terms and conventions		xxvi

		Use the table of contents, index, and glossary		xxvi

		Refer to the related publications list		xxvi

		Key terms and conventions		xxvii

			Key terms	xxvii

			Syntax conventions	xxvii

			Masking conventions	xxvii

	Contents of this manual			xxviii

		Statement command summaries and appendices		xxix

	About the DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS			xxx

		DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX system controller components		xxxi

		DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX tape and cartridge devices		xxxii

		DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX printer components		xxxiii

1. Setting LPS parameters				1-1

	Communicating with the LPS			1-1

	Installation and system generation			1-3

		User interface keyboard display		1-3

	Powering on and booting the LPS			1-4

		Power loss		1-5

		System verification messages		1-6

		Printer communication link		1-8

		PSC (printer subsystem controller)		1-10

		Configure a finishing or feeding device		1-11

			Create the FCG.LIB file	1-11

			FCG (display the profile labels)	1-15

			FCG (configure a finishing or feeding device)	1-16

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		FCG SHOW (check finishing or feeding device settings)	1-16

		FCG procedures	1-17

Verifying LPS status			1-18

	Verifying system version and time		1-18

		OCS (system version display)	1-18

		Time and date displays	1-18

	Verifying system status		1-20

		PROBLEM	1-20

Setting LPS parameters			1-22

	Setting system parameters		1-22

		SETTIME (set time or date)	1-22

		ALIGN (set page print alignment)	1-23

		DISPLAY (set display format for messages)	1-24

		ENERGY	1-25

		MICR (set MICR mode)	1-26

Setting parameters for print jobs			1-27

	Reallocating space to the print file		1-27

		REA (reallocate print file)	1-27

		REA and disk management	1-30

		REA and online report spooling	1-30

	Setting job parameters		1-31

		FONTS	1-31

		FORMS	1-32

		GRAPHIC	1-32

	Adjusting print image darkness		1-33

		DARKNESS	1-33

	Lightening high-density images		1-34

		EDGE	1-34

	Finishing Exerciser Utility		1-34

		FEX	1-34

Setting file access and task execution privileges			1-36

	Protecting access to files		1-36

		LOGON (restrict file access)	1-36

		SECURE (restrict file access)	1-37

		Secured files, access, and manipulation	1-38

		Security breach	1-38

	Limiting task execution privileges		1-39

		RCU (restrict command usage)	1-39

	Tracking console activity with Data Capture Utility (DCU)		1-42

		DCU CAPTURE	1-42

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			DCU DELETE	1-43

			DCU EXIT	1-43

			DCU FORMAT DISPLAY	1-44

			DCU FORMAT PRINT	1-45

			DCU HELP	1-46

			DCU REMINDER	1-46

			DCU RESET	1-46

			DCU SHOW	1-47

			Limitation during SYSGEN	1-47

			Comment capability	1-47

2. Managing LPS resources				2-1

	Maintaining optimal disk usage			2-1

		Files on system disks		2-1

			Operating on system files	2-1

			Necessary free space on system disks	2-3

			File biasing by disk configuration	2-4

		Checking usage of disk space		2-6

			FCHECK (file check)	2-6

		Reorganizing usage of disk space		2-9

			COMPRESS	2-9

			PURGE	2-11

	Backing up and copying system files			2-12

		Setting default tape device		2-12

			Identify current TAPE & CARTRIDGE device (SUB DEV) 2-12

			SUBSTITUTE DEVICE (general information)	2-12

			Assign a controller device to TAPE or CARTRIDGE (SUB
			DEV)	2-14

		Know the Xerox tape and cartridge format		2-15

		Prepare the tape or cartridge		2-16

			TAPE [CARTRIDGE \| TDn] VOLINIT	2-16

		Copying files		2-17

			COPY (disk to disk)	2-17

			COPY (disk to labeled tape or cartridge)	2-18

			COPY (disk to unlabeled tape)	2-19

			COPY (labeled tape or cartridge to disk)	2-20

			COPY (unlabeled tape to disk)	2-22

		Manipulating files		2-23

			DELETE	2-23

			FID (build file list)	2-24

			FILE (display file list)	2-24

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			FIX (modify font or logo file)	2-28

			REVIEW (review files)	2-29

			RNAME (rename a file or directory)	2-29

			TYPE	2-29

		List tape or cartridge files		2-31

			TAPE [CARTRIDGE \| TDn] LIST	2-31

		Locate tape or cartridge files		2-33

			TAPE [CARTRIDGE \| TDn] FIND (find file)	2-33

			TAPE [CARTRIDGE \| TDn] NEXT (move to next file)	2-33

			TAPE [CARTRIDGE \| TDn] SKIP (move to 1st or 2nd... file)
2-34

			TAPE [CARTRIDGE \| TDn] EOF or NOEOF or ENDFILE 2-35

		Backing up system files to tape or cartridge		2-37

			DSR (disk save and restore)	2-37

			Starting DSR	2-37

			File protection	2-39

			Disk space for restore	2-39

			Multivolume files	2-40

			Device error handling	2-40

			Aborting the save process	2-40

			Incomplete restoration	2-40

			Aborting the restore process	2-41

			Special file handling	2-41

		Copying a DSR file to the LPS		2-42

			SFT (single file transfer utility)	2-42

		Managing files on floppy disks		2-45

			FLOPPY FORMAT	2-45

			FLOPPY SAVE	2-46

			FLOPPY DELETE	2-47

			FLOPPY CLEAR	2-48

			FLOPPY FILE	2-48

			FLOPPY FCHECK	2-50

			FLOPPY RESTORE	2-51

			FLOPPY LIST	2-52

		Copying the system software tape		2-53

			SST (system software tape or cartridge)	2-53

3. Tracking system activity				3-1

	Accounting data in the status file			3-1

		How the system adds data to the status file		3-1

		Status file creation during sysgen		3-2

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	Backing up status file information		3-2

	Status file data in the online accounting page		3-4

	Status file data		3-5

		DATE entry	3-5

		DEPARTMENT entry	3-5

		JOB ID entry	3-5

		REPORT NO. entry	3-5

		FILE ID entry	3-5

		INPUT PROCESSING TIME entry	3-5

		OUTPUT PROCESSING TIME entry	3-5

		Report completion codes	3-6

		PAGES TO BIN entry	3-7

		PAGES TO TRAY entry	3-7

		PAPER PATH HOLES entry	3-7

		GRAPHIC PAGES PRINTED entry	3-7

		LINES PRINTED entry	3-8

		GRAPHIC EXCEPTION CODE entry	3-8

		ONLINE IDLE (SEC) entry	3-8

		TAPE MOUNTS entry	3-8

		BLOCKS READ entry	3-8

		BLOCKS SKIPPED entry	3-8

		RECORDS READ entry	3-8

		DJDE RECORDS READ entry	3-8

		MAXIMUM COPY COUNT entry	3-8

		OVERPRINTS entry	3-8

		COLLATE entry	3-9

		SF/MF entry	3-9

		SIMPLEX/DUPLEX entry	3-9

		JDE, JDL USED entry	3-9

		ACCTINFO entry	3-9

		INITIAL FONT LIST entry	3-9

		INITIAL FORM LIST entry	3-9

		INITIAL CME LIST entry	3-10

Using accounting and system activity commands			3-11

	Generating system activity reports		3-11

		REPORT	3-11

	Establishing accounts and copying account data to tape		3-16

		ACCOUNT	3-16

		Tape format of data written by ACCOUNT	3-18

	Modifying the status file		3-21

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	SFS (status file services)	3-21

	SFS CLEAR	3-22

	SFS CREATE	3-23

	SFS DISPLAY	3-24

	SFS file-name	3-26

	SFS HARDCOPY	3-27

	SFS HOST	3-29

	SFS TAPE	3-30

	SFS TDn	3-31

	SFS ?	3-31

	SFS !	3-31

	Creating the SFS user form file	3-32

	Tape format of data written by SFS	3-34

	Structure of an SFS report entry	3-36

	Forward and backward pointers	3-38

	Dumping the status file to tape	3-38

XPS		3-39

4. Editing source files				4-1
	What the editor is			4-1

		How the editor works		4-1

			Source files	4-1

			Viewing source files	4-1

			Storing source files	4-2

			Files you can edit	4-2

		Editor commands		4-4

			Three types of editor commands	4-4

			Composite editor commands	4-4

			Editor syntax conventions	4-5

			Using the <TAB> key	4-6

			Stack printing	4-6

		Running an editing session		4-6

			EDIT	4-6

			CONVERT	4-7

			NOCONVERT	4-7

			GET	4-8

			KEYS	4-8

			MERGE	4-9

			SAVE	4-9

			CLEAR	4-10

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			END	4-10

		Modifying records		4-11

			DISPLAY (display lines)	4-11

			DUPLICATE (copy lines)	4-12

			FIND (find lines with match)	4-12

			INSERT (insert lines)	4-13

			MODIFY (modify lines)	4-14

			MOVE (move lines)	4-14

			PRINT (print lines)	4-15

			REMOVE (delete lines)	4-16

			RENUMBER (renumber lines)	4-16

			REPLACE (substitute lines)	4-17

			SORT (sort lines)	4-17

			STEP (display next line)	4-18

		Modifying parts of records		4-19

			C (change string)	4-19

			D (delete string)	4-20

			P (insert prior)	4-21

			F (insert following)	4-21

			O (overlay string)	4-22

			S (substitute string)	4-23

		Examples of editor sessions		4-24

			Create and save a .JSL file	4-24

			Modify and resave the.JSL file	4-25

			List other .JSL files and insert one into the .JSL file	4-26

5. Using command files				5-1

	Command files			5-1

		System, editor, and font editor command files		5-1

		Using system command files		5-2

			Operator entries during execution	5-2

			Error processing	5-2

			.PAUSE processing	5-2

			.WAIT processing	5-3

		Using editor command files		5-4

			Points to note	5-4

		Using font editor command files		5-4

		Verifying command file type		5-5

			.BCP	5-5

	Commands in command files			5-6

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	Displaying messages		5-6

	Documenting the command file		5-6

	Summary table of command file commands		5-7

	Using the basic command file commands		5-8

		.CHAIN	5-8

		.DELAY	5-8

		.EXIT	5-8

		.HOME	5-9

		.PAUSE	5-9

		.WAIT	5-9

	Using the logical processing command file commands		5-10

		Using symbol setting commands	5-10

		Using string substitution commands	5-11

		Using sequence control commands	5-12

		Using debugging commands	5-12

Sample command files			5-13

	Editor command file to delete files		5-13

	Sample verification of command file type		5-14

6. Editing font files				6-1
	About the font editor			6-1

		Reference documentation for fonts		6-1

		Font editor		6-1

		How to use the font editor		6-2

			Summary table of font editor commands	6-3

	Running a font editing session			6-4

		Messages during the session		6-4

		Starting a font editor session		6-4

		Reordering a font file		6-5

			REORDER and FEDIT	6-5

		Specifying the primary source font file		6-5

			FEDIT	6-5

			INPUT	6-6

		Selecting characters using the correct mode		6-7

		Specifying new font file characters		6-8

			INCLUDE	6-8

			SUBSTITUTE	6-9

			RECODE	6-9

		Using a secondary source font file		6-10

			OPEN	6-10

			CLOSE	6-11

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			Closing font file without using CLOSE	6-12

		Saving font files you create		6-12

			OUTPUT	6-12

		Ending the font editing session		6-13

			END	6-13

7. LPS print processing				7-1

	Overview			7-1

	Laser printing systems (LPS)			7-2

		LPS component types		7-2

		LPS hardware components		7-2

			CRIB	7-2

			Advanced imaging subsystem (AIS)	7-2

		LPS software components		7-3

		Three LPS user roles		7-6

			System administrator role	7-6

			Programmer role	7-6

			Operator role	7-7

		Key terms in job processing		7-7

		Job flow overview		7-8

			Input sources	7-8

			Job flow	7-8

			Preparing for a print job	7-8

			Job flow steps	7-10

			Input processing	7-13

			Output processing	7-15

			Operator interaction with input and output processing	7-16

		LPS processing status		7-18

	Types of LPS processing			7-21

		Utility, command, compiler, and editor processing		7-21

			Running utilities	7-21

			Executing command files	7-22

			Running compilers	7-22

			Running editors	7-23

	Online printing systems			7-24

		Channel-attached LPS		7-24

			System generation	7-24

		Online 3211/4245 mode		7-24

			Print description language (PDL) statements	7-25

			Copy-sensitive copy modification entries (CMEs)	7-26

		Report separation		7-27

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		Universal character set buffers (UCSBs)	7-27

		Forms control buffer (FCB)	7-28

		Online record length	7-29

		Points to note	7-29

	Operating the system		7-31

		Placing the system online or offline	7-31

		Starting an online job	7-31

		Monitoring online operations	7-31

		Printing all completed pages	7-32

		Ending an online job	7-32

		Multicopy disk saturation	7-32

		Handling MOUNT FORM message	7-33

	Host-induced idle time		7-34

	Online recovery		7-35

	Online dump		7-36

		Starting and ending dump sessions	7-36

		Dump format	7-36

		Points to note	7-37

Downloading files from the host to the LPS			7-38

	Valid download file types		7-38

		HOSTCOPY	7-38

		Card-image format files	7-39

		Font and logo tape file format	7-39

		File transmission	7-40

		DJDE FILE	7-42

		Card-image file processing	7-42

		LPS-labeled file processing	7-43

		Delimited records for LPS-labeled files	7-44

	Small print files and online report control		7-44

		LEASH	7-44

8. HIP processing on the LPS				8-1
	HIP-accessed communication modes			8-1

		Initiating communications		8-1

		Operator commands		8-2

			HIP	8-2

			HIP ABORT	8-3

			HIP CONCATENATE	8-4

			HIP CHANGE	8-4

			HIP DRAIN	8-5

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		HIP END	8-5

		HIP EXIT	8-5

		HIP HOST	8-6

		HIP JOBS	8-6

		HIP LOG	8-7

		HIP OFFLINE	8-8

		HIP OFFLINE and END processing with XNS host	8-8

		HIP ONLINE	8-9

		HIP RESET	8-9

		HIP SHOW BUFFER	8-10

		HIP SHOW HOSTS	8-10

		HIP SHOW JOBS	8-10

		HIP SHOW LOG	8-15

		HIP SHOW VERSION	8-16

		HIP SJC	8-16

		HIP SLC	8-16

		HIP START	8-17

		HIP STOP	8-18

	HIP library commands		8-19

		ACCEPT	8-20

		ACFILES	8-20

		ACTREPORTS	8-21

		BLOCKSIZE	8-21

		BUFFERSIZE	8-22

		CONCATENATE	8-22

		DRAINTIMER	8-23

		ENETMAXCONS	8-23

		HOST	8-24

		LOGENTRIES	8-24

		MAXXNSPKTSIZE	8-25

		NAME	8-25

		QUEUESIZE	8-26

		STARTCOMMANDS	8-26

		XNSJOB	8-28

		XPFJOB	8-28

		XPSJOB	8-28

		XOPERATIONS	8-28

	Nonprint transfer file control		8-29

	File recovery		8-29

Ethernet			8-30

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	Software		8-30

	XNS internet transport protocols		8-31

		Level 0	8-31

		Level 1	8-31

		Level 2	8-31

	Higher-level communication protocols		8-32

		Level 3	8-32

		Level 4	8-32

	Limited clearinghouse service		8-33

	Time service		8-33

	Ethernet network number		8-33

	Hardware		8-34

		Workstations	8-34

		Graphic stations	8-34

	XNS spool file saturation		8-35

	HIP job queue saturation		8-36

Interpress			8-37

		Levels of support	8-37

		Interpress sources	8-37

	Paper size support		8-38

	Interpress image scaling		8-39

		Integral scaling	8-39

		Character not in font file	8-39

		Error summary sheet and break page	8-40

	Interpress printing instructions		8-40

		Content instructions	8-40

		IDENTIFIER and STRING arguments	8-40

		Printing instruction override	8-40

		Media instruction	8-40

	Interpress font utility (IFU)		8-42

	Floating accents		8-43

		Rendered and composite characters	8-43

	Interpress fonts		8-44

		Font file management	8-44

		Font header extensions	8-44

	IFU commands		8-45

		IFU command syntax	8-45

		IFU COMPRESS	8-45

		IFU COPY	8-46

		IFU DEFAULT	8-47

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			IFU DELETE	8-47

			IFU FDR (recreate the font directory file)	8-47

			IFU FILE	8-47

			IFU IPFNTS	8-48

			IFU LIST	8-48

			IFU MOVE	8-48

			IFU PRINTER	8-49

			IFU REWIND	8-49

			IFU SAMPLE	8-49

			IFU SUBSTITUTION	8-49

			IFU UNLOAD	8-49

			IFU VOLINIT	8-50

		Font substitution		8-50

			Character code identifier	8-50

			Environment font name	8-51

			Orientation and point size	8-51

		IPFNTS		8-52

			IPFNTS terminology	8-52

			Font sets	8-52

			Split fonts	8-53

			Character code mapping	8-53

		Interpress fonts .JSL		8-54

			Basic structure of IPFNTS.JSL	8-58

		Interpress font mapping		8-60

			Interpress mappings limitation	8-61

			Mapping in generic IPFNTS.JSL files	8-61

			Generic IPFNTS.JSL file compilation	8-61

			Critical files	8-61

9. Graphics on the LPS				9-1

	Input for graphics			9-1

	Processing modes			9-1

		Random mode		9-2

		Move mode		9-2

		Block mode		9-2

		Batch mode		9-2

	Tape formats			9-3

		Noninterleaved		9-3

		Document interleaved		9-3

		Page interleaved		9-4

		Batch mode		9-4

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	Online formats			9-4

		Noninterleaved		9-4

		Document and page interleaved		9-4

		Batch mode		9-5

		Document interleaved graphic file transfers		9-5

		Management of image files		9-5

	Scaling			9-6

	PDL graphics options			9-7

	FDL GRAPHIC statement			9-8

	Operational considerations			9-8

		Recovery		9-8

		Accounting		9-9

		Graphic messages		9-10

		Disk saturation		9-11

		Imaging dump utility		9-11

			Image Dump or Print	9-11

			Image Fix	9-16

	Performance			9-18

		Random mode		9-18

		Online		9-18

		Document interleaved file creation		9-18

	Restrictions			9-19

		Graphic feature restrictions		9-19

10. Setting up print jobs				10-1

	Compare V3B with other Xerox software versions			10-1

		Compare job processing		10-1

			Identify how print jobs run on V3B	10-1

		Compare file compilation		10-2

		Compare OSS command execution		10-3

			Identify how V3B handles other OSS commands	10-3

		Converting DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX files to print on the 4650
		LPS		10-4

			SCALE	10-4

	Controlling stock input to print jobs			10-5

		High-capacity feeder (HCF)		10-5

		What clusters are		10-5

			Cluster features	10-5

			Cluster processing overview	10-6

			Cluster classification	10-7

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		What clusters do for the programmer and operator	10-8

		Where clusters are stored	10-8

	How applications use clusters		10-9

		Simple and OTEXT applications	10-9

		Stockset applications	10-9

		Mixing applications	10-10

	Defining clusters and stocksets with PDL and DJDE		10-11

		Basic considerations	10-11

		Steps for creating clusters	10-12

		RFEED (record feed)	10-14

		Keeping stockset changes to a minimum	10-15

		Using clusters with ordered or tab stocks	10-15

	Cluster commands		10-16

		Using cluster commands	10-18

		Cluster command examples	10-19

		Keeping clusters in the database	10-19

	Operator tasks using clusters		10-19

		Irregular screen displays	10-20

		Changing stock in trays	10-20

		Sample operator procedure	10-21

		A current tray in two clusters	10-22

	Assigning the input trays with FEED		10-23

		FEED (select input tray)	10-23

		The FEED override sequence	10-25

	Assigning an input tray for purge sheets		10-26

		PFEED (purge feed)	10-26

	Using stocks of varying sizes		10-27

		Printing system pages	10-27

		Supported paper sizes	10-27

		SET CONTAINER	10-28

		SET TRAY	10-28

		Feeding paper from the short edge	10-31

	Feeding sequenced stocks		10-32

		OSTK (ordered stock)	10-32

Setting up output from print jobs			10-33

	Stock size and stacker bins		10-33

	Assigning the stacker bins		10-33

		SELECT	10-33

		BLIMIT (bin limit)	10-35

		SEPARATE (non-U.S. only)	10-35

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			UNLOAD (lowering trays and bins)	10-36

			BINFULL (setting maximum output to bin)	10-37

			TRANS (running transparency jobs)	10-37

			Backward compatibility	10-38

11. Running print jobs				11-1

	Printing samples of system files			11-1

			SAMPLE (during a print job)	11-2

			SAMPLE (form, font, or logo)	11-2

			SAMPLE (multiple copies of a form)	11-3

			SAMPLE (extended .IMG options)	11-4

			HARDCOPY	11-8

	Controlling offline input for print jobs			11-13

			SPACE (position tape or cartridge by report)	11-13

			SPACE (position report printing by page)	11-14

			MOVE (position tape or cartridge by block or file)	11-16

			Rewind a tape or cartridge	11-17

			Unload a tape or cartridge	11-17

	Controlling online input for print jobs			11-18

			ONLINE	11-18

			DRAIN (print completed pages)	11-18

			ENDJOB (end online job)	11-18

			OFFLINE	11-18

	Controlling remote input for print jobs			11-19

		Using the host interface processor (HIP)		11-19

			HIP (host interface processor)	11-19

	Printing user files			11-20

		Controlling print processing		11-20

			START (start a print job)	11-20

			START (print a tape or cartridge dump)	11-24

			STOP (stop processing)	11-24

			CONTINUE (resume printing)	11-25

			ABORT (abort job)	11-26

			LOCKOUT	11-28

			RESET (stop all system processing)	11-29

			CLEAR	11-29

			FHI (fault, hint, information)	11-29

	Checking print job status			11-30

		Using the JOBS command		11-30

			JOBS (job queue/report status)	11-30

			JOBS ALL options	11-34

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				NULL (X)	11-34

			Using the PSTATUS command		11-35

				PSTATUS	11-35

			Responding to the Attention light or alarm		11-38

				ATTENTION	11-38

A.	System command summary				A-1

B.	Editor command summary				B-1

C. Font editor command summary					C-1

D. Command file command summary					D-1

E. Character code assignment tables					E-1

		IBM BCD table (6-bit representation)			E-1

		Honeywell 200/2000 BCD table (6-bit representation)			E-2

		Honeywell 6000 BCD table (6-bit representation)			E-3

		Fieldata translation table			E-4

		UNIVAC ASCII character set			E-5

		Standard ASCII character set			E-6

		Standard EBCDIC character set			E-7

F.	Page formatting				F-1

		Page orientations			F-1

		Landscape orientation			F-2

		Portrait orientation			F-3

G. Crash recovery and dump					G-1

H.	Offline notes				H-1

		Input unpacking examples			H-1

		Valid host computer/label specification table			H-2

		Host system JDLs on the system software tape			H-3

I.	Online notes				I-1

		Processing 3211/4245 commands			I-1

		Universal Character Set Buffer (UCSB)			I-3

		Forms Control Buffer (FCB)			I-4

		Character correspondence in UCSB associative field			I-5

		Emulated command codes			I-6

		Online dump example			I-7

Glossary					GLOSSARY-1

Index					INDEX-1

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Introduction

The DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS Operations Reference discusses the functional characteristics of the DocuPrint 96/ DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing System (LPS) and operating software in order to support the LPS operator, the application programmer, and the host or Ethernet user. Its purpose is to:

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Provide an overview of laser printing system operations

Describe individual commands for system operation, management, and job control

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Describe editor and operator command files

Explain the special considerations applicable to user interface, communication, and graphics features

About the reference set

This document is part of a reference set designed to help you receive maximum benefit from your DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX laser printing system.

To help you select the appropriate document for your needs, the following section identifies the documents in the set and describes the information contained in each.

DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing System document set

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS Operator Guide

The DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS document set includes the following:

This reference contains the following information:

•System overview

•Paper facts and procedures

•Operating procedures

•Maintenance

•Problem solving

•Supplies

•Meter reading and reporting

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX This reference contains the following information:

LPS PDL Reference

• Print Description Language components and processes

• Input processing functions

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Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS System Generation Guide

•Output processing functions

•PDL command summary

•Page formatting guidelines

•Character code assignment tables

•PDL programming information with step-by-step instructions

This reference contains the following information:

•Configuration options

•Commands

•OSS software installation, upgrade, and modification

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX This reference contains the following information:

LPS Operations Reference

• Command syntax for operator and system administrator procedures

• LPS defaults

• LPS resources

• Command summaries

• Communication and graphics on the LPS

• Command files

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS Forms Creation Guide

This reference contains the following information:

•Basic concepts for creating forms

•Coding and compiling for LPS Forms Description Language

•Sample form setup command sets

•Tips for successful forms creation

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX This reference provides a quick reference of commonly-used

LPS Operator Command Summary commands.

Card

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX This reference contains the following information:

LPS Message Guide

• OSS and other messages

• Meaning and recovery procedures

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS Installation Planning Guide

This reference contains the following information:

•LPS basic components and options

•Tasks that must be accomplished before installation

•Preinstallation requirements

•Installation process

•Postinstallation activities

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Xerox LPS Tape Formats Manual This reference contains the following information:

•Characteristics of different formats

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File organization

Data formats

Carriage control conventions

Xerox LPS Standard Font Library Font This reference contains the following information:

User Guide

• Font naming conventions

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Listing of standard fonts

Data Sheets

Glossary to typography terminology

Helpful Facts About Paper This reference contains the following information:

•Selection and guidelines

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Storage

Specifications for different printers

Who should use this manual

This manual serves the information needs of three types of readers who use the DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS. The two sections below describe the three reader groups and the DocuPrint 96/ DocuPrint 96MX LPS.

LPS system administrators, programmers, operators

This manual is written to help you use your laser printing system (LPS) effectively. You can find helpful information in this manual if you are:

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A system administrator managing a DocuPrint 96/ DocuPrint 96MX LPS

A programmer writing print applications for a DocuPrint 96/ DocuPrint 96MX LPS

An operator running print jobs on a DocuPrint 96/ DocuPrint 96MX LPS.

The reader who must use the information in any section is always the most important reader of that section. Therefore, the manual addresses “you” directly, regardless of whether the material is pertinent for the system administrator, the programmer, or the operator.

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How to use this manual

The following section describes how to use this manual most effectively.

If the LPS is new to you

If your experience with the LPS is limited, read all the information in this introduction and the overview of LPS processing presented in the “LPS print processing” chapter.

Know the key terms and conventions

Become familiar with the key terms, command syntax conventions, and masking conventions presented in the “Key terms and conventions” section of this introduction. Refer to this section whenever necessary.

The first time this manual uses a term, the term appears in italics and is followed by a definition.

Use the “Contents of this manual” later in this section to pinpoint quickly the chapter that provides the information you seek.

Use the table of contents, index, and glossary

Use either the table of contents or the index to identify which pages or sections of this manual provide the information you seek. Note that each chapter also begins with its own table of contents.

Use the glossary to look up the acronyms or terms that are unfamiliar to you.

Refer to the related publications list

Identify sources of additional information on your LPS system and related material by referring to the “Related publications” listing that precedes the table of contents in this manual. The listed publications address topics such as:

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Interpress

Print Description Language

Forms Description Language

LPS network and host options

Fonts

Training

System generation

Tape formats.

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Key terms and conventions

Terms and conventions used in this manual are described below.

Key terms

The following LPS terms are considered equivalent in this manual:

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Enter key (<ENTER>)

Print tray (output tray, stacker tray, bin).

Note: Print tray refers to a stacker tray; sample tray refers to the tray used only for sampled output.

Syntax conventions

The following are some syntax conventions used in this manual.

KEYWORD variable Command keywords are shown in uppercase letters; variable information that you determine is shown in lowercase italics.

Only the characters “A” to “Z” and “0” to “9” are valid characters for use in file names. You can use the period (“.”) only as a delimiter between the file name and the file type. If you work on an Ethernet workstation, ensure that your document file names follow these rules. Otherwise print errors occur when you send files to the LPS.

Avoid using any PDL, FDL, DJDE reserved word or file name, or any other utility keyword as a file, form, font, or logo name. Doing so causes unpredictable results.

COMMAND or COM Enter command keywords in full or abbreviate them to the first three letters.

Choices are listed horizontally with vertical bars separating the choices. The default value is underlined.

a | b | c

Required choices are enclosed in braces.

{a | b | c}

Optional choices are enclosed in brackets.

[a | b | c]

x, [x, ...] or x1, x2, x3, ... xn An ellipsis ( ... ) indicates repetition of a previous element or continuation of a series of elements.

Masking conventions

A mask is a generic file name used to specify a multiple number of files. Within the mask, you can substitute one or more question marks (?) or asterisks (*) for valid alphanumeric characters. Existing file names are compared to the mask. An asterisk or question mark equals all characters. If the last character of the mask is an asterisk, any subsequent positions equal the asterisk. If the last character of the mask is a question mark, subsequent positions must be blank (for example, files with names longer than the mask are not equal).

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? example. File mask AB??.FNT represents all .FNT files with names:

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AB.FNT

AB(3rd character).FNT

AB(3rd&4th characters).FNT

* example. Where x represents any letter or any digit between 0 and 9, file mask AB*.FNT represents all .FNT files with names:

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AB.FNT

ABx.FNT

ABxx.FNT

ABxxx.FNT

ABxxxx.FNT

Contents of this manual

The DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS Operations Reference is divided into the following tabbed sections and chapters.

Related publications Lists associated Xerox publications.

Table of contents Lists the contents of this manual by chapter headings and section and subsection headings. Ends with separate lists of the tables and figures in this manual.

Introduction This introduction identifies the readers of this manual and the LPS systems they use. It describes the contents of this manual, and explains how to use it.

Chapter 1 Setting LPS parameters. Explains procedures for LPS booting, and presents the commands that establish LPS operating parameters.

Chapter 2 Managing LPS resources. Explains how to maintain optimal disk usage, back up system files, and modify font and logo files.

Chapter 3 Tracking system activity. Explains how the LPS records system activity data and how you can access, modify, print, and back up this data.

Chapter 4 Editing source files. Describes the file editor available on the operator console for creating and modifying files.

Chapter 5 Editing command files. Describes command files, editor command files, and special command file commands.

Chapter 6 Editing font files. Explains the utility used by font knowledgeable users to create font files by using specified font files which exist at an installation as source files.

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Chapter 7 Laser printing system (LPS) print processing. Briefly introduces laser printing systems. It identifies their components, explains the processing flow of a print job, defines key job processing terms and describes the programmer and operator roles.

Chapter 8 HIP processing on the LPS. Provides an overview of Host Interface Processor (HIP) communication modes (Xerox Network Services (XNS) and the DocuPrintServer (formerly XPSM) interface) and provides an overview of Ethernet and Interpress.

Chapter 9 Graphics on the LPS. Describes the system features, processing modes, and the various media formats supported for graphics.

Chapter 10 Setting up print jobs. Explains how to control paper stock to print jobs, and how to set up the output options for print jobs. Explains the programmer and operator roles involved.

Chapter 11 Running print jobs. Explains how to print samples, how to control tape input, host online input, Ethernet online input, how to run a print job and how to check print job status.

Statement command summaries and appendices

The following are the appendices contained at the end of this manual:

Appendix A System command summary

Appendix B Editor command summary

Appendix C Font editor command summary

Appendix D Command file command summary

Appendix E Character code assignment tables

Appendix F Page formatting

Appendix G Crash recovery and dump

Appendix H Offline notes

Appendix I Online notes.

A glossary and an index are provided at the back of the manual.

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About the DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS

The DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX laser printing system is a highspeed, high-performance printing system. It processes and prints data from a variety of sources. It enables host mainframe computers and network-connected devices (such as workstations and graphic scanners) to produce publications that incorporate text in a variety of fonts with accompanying graphics, logos, forms, and signatures. Management information systems (MIS) and data processing (DP) environments use the DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS as a highperformance printer that also provides built-in storage and management of forms, fonts, and other document resources.

In general, the DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS operating system software is compatible with 4850/4890 LPS V4.0, 9790/8790 LPS V3.9, 4050 LPS V3.8, 4135 LPS V1.5, and 4635 LPS V3A software.

The DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS consists of two separate units illustrated in figure 1.

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System controller

Printer.

Figure 1. DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS

1System controller

2Printer

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