Xerox 6100BD - Phaser Color Laser Printer, 6180DN - Phaser Color Laser Printer, 6180N - Phaser Color Laser Printer, 6100DN - Phaser Color Laser Printer, IPDS User Manual
Xerox Document Services Platform
IPDS
User guide
701P43601
April 2005
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Table of contents
1 Introduction 1-1
Overview ............................................................................................................................ 1-1
Features............................................................................................................................. 1-2
DocuSP support for the IPDS data stream............................................................. 1-2
Printers ................................................................................................................... 1-3
Printer model selection........................................................................................... 1-3
Host environments ................................................................................................. 1-3
Host connectivity options........................................................................................ 1-3
DocuSP IPS Manager ............................................................................................ 1-4
2 Installation and setup 2-1
Hardware and software requirements ................................................................................ 2-1
Hardware................................................................................................................ 2-1
Software ................................................................................................................. 2-1
User access levels ............................................................................................................. 2-2
Licensing requirements...................................................................................................... 2-2
Defining the DocuSP IPDS queue ..................................................................................... 2-3
Managing the print queue....................................................................................... 2-3
Setting up media ................................................................................................................2-4
Loading IBM AFP resident outline fonts............................................................................. 2-5
Enhanced font support ........................................................................................... 2-5
OS/400 (iSeries) setup ........................................................................................... 2-6
Defining a logical printer .................................................................................................... 2-7
Verifying the installation ..................................................................................................... 2-7
Printing a trace job within DocuSP IPS Manager ............................................... 2-8
Printing a test job from the host ........................................................................... 2-8
3 Using DocuSP IPDS 3-1
Logging on to the IPS Manager ......................................................................................... 3-1
IPS Manager screens and options..................................................................................... 3-1
Job Settings tab...................................................................................................... 3-2
IPS Manager operator commands ......................................................................... 3-3
Tray/Bin Mapping functions.................................................................................... 3-4
Saving the job settings ........................................................................................... 3-5
System configuration.............................................................................................. 3-6
Trace ...................................................................................................................... 3-6
4 Comparison chart 4-1
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1 Introduction
The DocuSP IPDS User Guide describes the DocuSP Intelligent Print
Data Stream support. IPDS is a print data stream defined by IBM.
This guide describes various system menus, installation and setup
routines, operator commands for running print jobs, system supported
environments, font management, host connectivity, and diagnostic
trace capabilities.
NOTE: DocuSP IPDS requires a software license. If your system does
not have the DocuSP IPDS license, you will not see any of the
DocuSP IPDS dialogues and the DocuSP IPS Manager menu will not
appear in the system menu. Contact your Customer Service Engineer
(CSE) in order to obtain an IPDS software license.
The primary audience for this document is the system administrator or
the individual(s) responsible for managing the print production
environment.
Overview
Intelligent Print Data Stream (IPDS) is a sequence of information
transmitted by an IBM host computer as directed by the Print Service
Facility (PSF). In addition to delivering print information, the IPDS data
stream performs printer control functions and shares job status
information.
The DocuSP IPDS gateway is configured by means of a Graphical
User Interface (GUI), featuring drop-down menus, tabs, and icons
from which to manage the DocuSP IPDS functions. DocuSP IPDS
supports the TCP/IP and online channel interfaces.
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Introduction
Features
DocuSP support for the IPDS data stream
DocuSP IPDS supports all AFP (Advanced Function Presentation)
resources such as print data sets, page definitions, form definitions,
page segments, fonts, and overlays supported by the emulated
printer. Additionally, there are several IBM data architectures within
the AFP environment that are fully supported by DocuSP IPDS:
• MO: DCA-P: Mixed Object Document Content Architecture for
presentation
• PTOCA PT1 and PT2: Presentation Text Object Content Architecture
• IOCA: Image Object Content Architecture
• GOCA: Graphics Object Content Architecture
• BCOCA: Bar Code Object Content Architecture
Each of the data objects follow the same object rule of containing
delimited fields within the structure fields describing each object.
IPDS commands within the data stream enable the system to control
the media-handling capabilities of the printer and other operations
dealing with paper. The commands also provide the means for
managing the downloading of fonts and stored objects, such as
overlays and page segments that are required to print an application.
The following data types are supported:
• Text data
• Font data
• IM image data
• IOCA image data
• Graphics data
• Bar code data
DocuSP IPDS printing systems support the following DocuSP IPDS
related features and capabilities:
• DocuSP IPDS constructs and PDL commands.
DocuSP IPDS provides the ability to:
• Print the standard IBM IPDS data stream.
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• Properly image all IPDS-required print resources and fonts.
• Recognize and process all required DocuSP IPDS commands from
the IBM channel and AFP software.
Refer to the tables in Chapter 4 for comparisons between the DocuSP
Introduction
Printers
The following DocuSP-based printers are able to print IPDS jobs
received from IBM host computers:
DocuTech 61xx production printers
DocuTech 128/155/180 HighLight Color
DocuPrint 1xx EPS
Nuvera 100/120
Printer model selection
The DocuSP IPDS support allows a DocuSP system to be defined to
the host as one of the following Advanced Function Printers: 3812,
3825, 3827, or 3935.
Host environments
DocuSP IPDS operates in these IBM PSF operating system
environments:
Host connectivity options
• AIX with InfoPrint Manager
• OS/400 with PSF/400 (TCP/IP connectivity only)
• MVS with PSF
DocuSP IPDS can receive data from a host in one of two ways:
• Through a channel card with bus and tag connectivity
• Through a TCP/IP interface using Ethernet or Token Ring
If you require host connectivity using either a channel or Token Ring
interface, contact your local Xerox representative to obtain the
additional hardware.
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Introduction
DocuSP IPS Manager
The DocuSP IPS Manager is a feature of DocuSP and is accessible
through the main DocuSP GUI System pull-down menu.
The DocuSP IPS Manager provides job setting and tray/bin mapping
options. It also allows system configuration for TCP/IP and channel
connections. Additionally, it allows the user to cancel incoming jobs,
manage fonts and run a trace.
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2 Installation and setup
The requirements and instructions for installing the DocuSP IPDS
software and setting up the printing environment are described in this
chapter. Review this entire chapter before proceeding with the
installation.
Some setup tasks are performed on the DocuSP window and some
are performed on the DocuSP IPDS window. The main installation
and setup tasks are:
• Licensing and configuring the software and features
• Defining the DocuSP IPDS queue
• Setting up media
• Loading IBM AFP resident outline fonts
• Defining a logical printer
• Verifying the installation
Hardware and software requirements
The following hardware and software is required to install DocuSP
IPDS.
Hardware
The DocuSP IPDS software will run on a SunBlade 1000 or higher
based Digital Front End (DFE) printer controller that supports
DocuSP.
Software
DocuSP, version 4.2 or higher.
If your DocuSP IPDS configuration requires a channel connection,
you will need an online channel board. Contact your local Xerox
representative for more information.
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