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XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE iii Rela te d pu bl i ca ti o n s The Xerox DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing System – System Gene r ation G uide is part of the ten manua l reference set for your laser printing system. The entire reference set is listed in t h e table below. Several other related documents are also listed for your co[...]

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XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE v Table of Contents Related publications iii Notice iii Intr od ucti on vii About the reference set vii DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing Syst em document se t viii Document conventions xi 1. Sysg en o ve rview 1- 1 Resource and information checklist 1-3 2. Sysg en c omm an ds 2- 1 Sysgen Com mand m enu [...]

TAB LE OF C ONTE NTS vi XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERATION GUI DE Performing a mini sysgen 4-27 Mini sysgen procedu re sum mary 4-27 Formatt ing a system di sk 4-30 Disk formatting summary 4-30 Ste ps t o form a t a system d isk 4-30 Er as ing a syst e m disk 4-31 Disk erasi ng summ ary 4-31 Steps to erase a disk 4-31 Steps for loading in[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE vii Introduc tion The Xerox DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing System—S ystem Gene r ation G uide is one of ten d ocume nts that make up the DocuPrint 180 Referenc e Set. The guide is divided into four chap ters and one appendix as listed. Abou t t he r efe ren ce set This document is part of a ref eren[...]

INTRO DUC TIO N vi ii XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 LPS S YSTEM GENERATION GUI DE Xer ox Do cu Print 18 0 L aser Pr int ing Sy st em D ocu m ent S et The Xerox DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing System document Set includes the following document s: Xer ox DocuP rint 180 L PS Operato r Guid e This referenc e contains the following informat ion: • System Overvie[...]

INTRODUCTION XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE ix Xero x DocuPrint 180 LPS Form s Creation Gui de This referenc e contains the following informat ion: • Basic conc ept s for creat ing forms • Coding and compi ling for LPS Forms Description Language • Sam ple form setup comm and se ts • Tips for s uccessful forms Xer ox DocuP[...]

INTRO DUC TIO N x XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERATION GUI DE Hel pf u l Fac ts Ab ou t Pa pe r This referenc e contains the following informat ion: • Selection and gui deline s • St or age • Specifications for different printers Doc ume nt con ven ti ons This guide uses the following conventions: < > An gle brackets are used fo[...]

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XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 1-1 1. 1 Sysge n overvie w This chapter p rovides information on different types of sysgens, operating system soft ware (O SS), and t he resource informat ion needed whe n p erforming a system sysgen. Sysgen d efinition A system generation, o r sysgen, is the process you u se to i nstall, upgrade, o[...]

SYSGE N OVERVI EW 1-2 XE ROX DOCUPRINT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERAT ION GUIDE OSS co ntents New versions of the operating syst e m soft ware (OSS) are distributed by Xerox on quarter inch cartridge (QIC ) tapes. These media cont ain the items listed in table 1-2. Table 1 -2. OSS so ftware OSS so ftware item Function New syst em files Enabling L PS feat[...]

SYSG EN OVE RVIEW XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 1-3 Re so urce and in fo rmati on ch eckl is t The f ollowing checklist will help you de termine if you hav e all the resources and informat ion neces sary to b egin a sysgen . To perform a f ul l sysgen, you need the following: • Installed LPS • OSS: on a QI C • Font tapes: [...]

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XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 2-1 2. 2 Sysge n comman ds This chapter e xplains the com mands u sed for performing sysgens. Sysg en C om m and me nu The Sysgen Comm and menu, illustrated in table 2 -1, appears on the printing system di splay screen when you b oot the sysgen processor. It also appears w hen COMMANDS is e nte red [...]

SYSGE N COMMA NDS 2-2 XE ROX DOCUPRINT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERAT ION GUIDE Table 2 -2. Sysgen comm ands Comm an d Funct i on C OMM ANDS Displays the Sysgen Comm and me nu on the printing system display screen. (The menu does not have to display for you to ent er a comma nd.) B OOT Boots the op erating system. I f a sysgen has been performe d, any sy[...]

SYSGEN COMMAN DS XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 2-3 Ent ering and ab breviating comm ands Refer to the following d irections whe n e ntering comm ands. En terin g com m and s Enter commands after the sysgen prompt character (>), then press <ENTE R> . After the command has completed proces sing, the prompt character displ[...]

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XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 3-1 3. 3 Sample system con figurations Use the information provided in th i s chapter to select your configuration spec ifications. Stages of the sysgen pr oces s An overv iew description of t he sysgen process is shown in Table 3-1. Table 3 -1. Sysgen p rocess Stage Des cription 1 You start the sys[...]

SAMPL E SYSTEM CONF IGURAT IONS 3-2 XE ROX DOCUPRINT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERAT ION GUIDE Tab le 3- 2 shows a samp le syst e m confi gura tion f o r the DocuP rint 180 LPS. Table 3 -2. Sample Con f ig uratio n **** SYSTEM CONFIGURATION **** Machine Type - DP180 LPS CPU MEMORY = 1024K SCSI Disk Units: 0,1,2,Floppy AIS: Version 2 Page Buffer Memory Siz[...]

SAM PLE SYST EM CO NFIG URATION S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 3-3 Co nfig ura tio n menu Table 3 -3 illust r ates a s ample configuration op tions menu fo r the DocuPr i nt 180 LPS. Note: The MICR, Ethernet, and Raster I m age Proce ssor option configurations are not supported on the Xerox DocuPrin t 180 LPS. Options 5, 9, or [...]

SAMPL E SYSTEM CONF IGURAT IONS 3-4 XE ROX DOCUPRINT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERAT ION GUIDE Table 3 -4. Sample conf iguratio n s Option Descripti on 0) None Returns you t o the base system configuration di splay screen. 1) Full mem ory test Determines the amount of system memory test at power on. 2) Auto boot Determines whether auto boot is enabled at [...]

SAM PLE SYST EM CO NFIG URATION S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 3-5 10) Lang uage Displays the following subopt ions: 0) NONE 1) U.S. ENGLISH 2) U.K. ENGLISH 3) GERMAN 4) FRENCH 5) DUTCH 6) SWEDISH 7) NORWEGIAN 8) FINNISH 9) DANISH 10) SPANISH 11) ITALIAN 12) PORTUGUESE Selecting NONE res ults in no chan ge fr om the def ault la[...]

SAMPL E SYSTEM CONF IGURAT IONS 3-6 XE ROX DOCUPRINT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERAT ION GUIDE 11) Paper size Displays the paper size me nu. Select paper size Size Inches Millimeters 1) US Letter 8.5 x 11.0 216 x 279 2) US Legal 8.5 x 14 216 x 356 3) A3 16.54 x 11.69 420 x 297 4) A4 8.27 x 11.69 210 x 297 5) B4 10.12 x 14.33 257 x 364 6) B5 7.17 x 10.12 1[...]

SAM PLE SYST EM CO NFIG URATION S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 3-7 Addi tio na l sysg en par amet er s In add ition to the conf iguration op tions li sted previously, you may also need to supply the following information during the system generation proc ess. Table 3 -5. Sysgen param ete rs Comm and Description Type of sysgen S[...]

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XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 4-1 4. 4 Sysgen a nd sysgen-rela ted p r o cedur es This chapter con tains information to perform the system generation for t h e DocuPrint 180 LPS. It a lso explains how to install the PC UI syste m soft wa r e. Pr ecau tio ns Before you begin a sysgen, make sure you comply with t he following poin[...]

SYSGE N AND SYSG EN-RELAT ED PROC EDURES 4-2 XE ROX DOCUPRINT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERAT ION GUIDE Ins tall ing and u pgrad in g Sy stem UI softw are Use the inform ation given below when installing o r upgrading System UI soft ware. Materi als req uired Syste m UI disk e tte . Ti m e r equi r ed System UI soft ware installation takes about 5 minutes[...]

SYSGEN AN D SYS GEN-RELATED PROCEDURE S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 4-3 Ins tal ling o r upg ra ding Sys t e m U I dia log Use the inform ation given below when installing o r upgrading System UI dialog. Ti m e r equi r ed System UI dialog installation t akes a bout 5 m inutes to comp lete. Procedur e To install System UI dial[...]

SYSGE N AND SYSG EN-RELAT ED PROC EDURES 4-4 XE ROX DOCUPRINT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERAT ION GUIDE Per formi ng a full s ysg en Use the information g iven below when performing a f ull sysgen. W hen to u se a full sy sgen In the f ull sysgen procedure, all system disks are formatted and the operating system s oftware i s installe d on t he system di [...]

SYSGEN AN D SYS GEN-RELATED PROCEDURE S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 4-5 Full sysgen p roced ure su mmary Use the following p rocedure w hen performing a full s ysgen. St ep 1. Back up any user files residing on the disks t o be formatted St ep 2. Load the sysgen processor into the m ain m emory. St ep 3. Use either the FORMAT [...]

SYSGE N AND SYSG EN-RELAT ED PROC EDURES 4-6 XE ROX DOCUPRINT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERAT ION GUIDE 4. Format t he s ystem dis ks by en tering FORMAT or ERASE and pressing <ENTE R> . NOTE : System responses r eflect the form at procedure. Th e Erase pro cedure mim ics the format p rocedure with the exceptions of "erase" app earing in s[...]

SYSGEN AN D SYS GEN-RELATED PROCEDURE S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 4-7 7. Enter the o ption numb er an d press <ENTE R> . Option 1 selects all disk drives installed on the controll er. Option 2 allows individual drives t o be sele cted. Enter the drive unit number to b e formatted. If more than one drive unit is to be f[...]

SYSGE N AND SYSG EN-RELAT ED PROC EDURES 4-8 XE ROX DOCUPRINT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERAT ION GUIDE 9. Enter 1 and pres s <ENT ER >. Entering 1 causes the formatting of the selected disks to occur. The following is display ed for DP0: selected or it is the only drive in the controller: ************************************************************[...]

SYSGEN AN D SYS GEN-RELATED PROCEDURE S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 4-9 12. Key in SYSGEN an d pr es s <E N T ER>. * Sysgen program running * System ID is: xxxxx Do you want to enter a new system id? ’y’ or ’n’ 13. Enter N and <ENTER> to allow the sysgen to cont inue. Go to s tep 1 5. 14. Enter Y and < E[...]

SYSGE N AND SYSG EN-RELAT ED PROC EDURES 4-1 0 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERATION GUI DE 18. Enter ’ h’ ( for host/onl ine sysgen) or ’ t’ (for offline sysgen ) and press <ENTER >. NOTE: T h e syst e m response is for offline sysgen. For online sysgen refer to step 9 of the O nline Update Creating file DISPCF.SYS on drive 0.[...]

SYSGEN AN D SYS GEN-RELATED PROCEDURE S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 4- 11 20. PC UI : Enter the month (MM), day (DD), and year (YY) in the ap propriate b oxes of the date window (use the <TAB> key to advance from box to box) and select the Apply/Close header but ton. Enter t he hour (HH), minu te (MM), an d second (SS) i[...]

SYSGE N AND SYSG EN-RELAT ED PROC EDURES 4-1 2 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERATION GUI DE 24. Apply any i ncremental patche s. Refer to the “Steps for load ing incremental p atches” section at the end o f th is c ha p ter . This completes a full sysgen. Table 4 -2. Steps to perfo rm a fu ll sy sgen (continu ed) Step Action System resp [...]

SYSGEN AN D SYS GEN-RELATED PROCEDURE S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 4- 13 Perf orming a n offl ine updat e sy s gen Use the information given b elow when performing a offline update sysg en. When to us e A n offline update sysgen is normally performed for the following purposes: • To add major new feature s to the existing o[...]

SYSGE N AND SYSG EN-RELAT ED PROC EDURES 4-1 4 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERATION GUI DE Ste p s to p er for m an off line upd ate sysgen using the AUTO comm and The f ollowing table list s the s teps u sed to perform an o ffline upd ate sysgen us ing the A UTO com mand. Table 4 -3. Steps to perform an offline update sysgen using the AUTO[...]

SYSGEN AN D SYS GEN-RELATED PROCEDURE S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 4- 15 5. Ke y i n Y and press < ENTE R>. This will be an auto sysgen Reading files from tape/host is displayed. Each file is r e ad from tape and placed on the disk. Creating file xxxxxx.yyy on drive d xxxxxx is the system file name, yyy is the system fi[...]

SYSGE N AND SYSG EN-RELAT ED PROC EDURES 4-1 6 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERATION GUI DE 8. The sys tem displ ays: **Applying sysgen patches** The following patches may be selected by PATCH-ID: PATCH-ID INVOKES -------- ------- MER001 Patch to allow Mergenthaler fonts only. Enter patch ID’s or press ENTER: 9. Enter the patch ID’ s tha[...]

SYSGEN AN D SYS GEN-RELATED PROCEDURE S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 4- 17 Ste p s to p er for m an off line upd ate sysgen using the S YSGEN c omma nd The f ollowing table list s the s teps u sed to perform an o ffline upd ate sysgen using the SYSG EN com man d. Table 4 -4. Steps to perform an offline update sysgen using the S[...]

SYSGE N AND SYSG EN-RELAT ED PROC EDURES 4-1 8 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERATION GUI DE 6. E nter Y and <ENTER> to a llow the previous ly entered ID t o be changed. Key in the new ID and press <EN TER>. NOTE : W hen you enter no, s ysgen will continu e. If you enter yes , you will be able to chan ge the system ID again. Enter[...]

SYSGEN AN D SYS GEN-RELATED PROCEDURE S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 4- 19 11. K ey in B (boot) and press <ENTER>. The OSS loads onto the system disk. The messages window displa ys: CPU Test Complete Imaging Devices Present Memory test in progress Memory test complete Loading Start-Up Task XEROX DocuPrint 180 Laser Printi[...]

SYSGE N AND SYSG EN-RELAT ED PROC EDURES 4-2 0 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERATION GUI DE 14. Enter t he patch ID ’ s that are needed f or the system and press <ENTER>, OR ju st press <E NTE R> . ***RES UM ING SYSGEN PAT CHE S* *** ** Sysgen patches completed** ** Deleting sysgen patches** * ! Crash/Reboot will occur in 15 se[...]

SYSGEN AN D SYS GEN-RELATED PROCEDURE S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 4- 21 Perf ormi ng an on line up date sysg en Use the following p rocedure w hen performing an online update sysg en. When to us e You can use the SYSG EN co mm and t o download SS T files from a host com puter t o an o nline-only or an online/o ffline switcha[...]

SYSGE N AND SYSG EN-RELAT ED PROC EDURES 4-2 2 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERATION GUI DE Ste ps to perf orm an onlin e update sysgen The f ollowing table list s the s teps u sed to perform online up date sysg en. Table 4 -5. Steps to perform an online update sysgen Step Acti o n System Resp on se 1. Load the SS T tape o r cartridge tape o[...]

SYSGEN AN D SYS GEN-RELATED PROCEDURE S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 4- 23 5. Enter N t o re tai n t he e x isti n g ID or Y to enter a new system ID and press <ENTE R>. Do you want to save the accounting file? enter 'y' or ’n' 6. Enter Y or N and press <E NTER>. The b ase conf iguration an d t he s[...]

SYSGE N AND SYSG EN-RELAT ED PROC EDURES 4-2 4 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERATION GUI DE 9. For an o nline sys gen, Ent er H (host) and press <ENTER>. Request the host operator to vary the printing system online. Notes: You must use a host utility prog ram to advance the SST to the n ext-to-last file. This file, whi ch consists of 1[...]

SYSGEN AN D SYS GEN-RELATED PROCEDURE S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 4- 25 11. Key in B (boot) and press < ENT ER>. The OSS loads onto the syst em disk. The m essages windo w displays: CPU Test Complete Imaging Devices Present Memory test in progress Memory test complete Loading Start-Up Task XEROX DocuPrint 180 Laser Pri[...]

SYSGE N AND SYSG EN-RELAT ED PROC EDURES 4-2 6 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERATION GUI DE 14. Enter the p atch ID’s that are needed f or the system and press <ENTE R>, OR just press <ENTE R>. ** *RESUMIN G S YSGEN PA TCHES** * ** Sysgen patches completed** ** Deleting sysgen patches** * ! Crash/Reboot will occur in 15 seconds[...]

SYSGEN AN D SYS GEN-RELATED PROCEDURE S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 4- 27 Perf orming a min i sy sgen Use the following p rocedure w hen performing a mini sysgen. When to us e Y ou can use the MI NI command t o make changes to the logical configuration of the system, such as: • chang e the configuration options of the curren[...]

SYSGE N AND SYSG EN-RELAT ED PROC EDURES 4-2 8 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERATION GUI DE Table 4 -6. Steps to perform a mini sysge n Step Action System r esponse 1. Pre ss the Bo ot button. : The Boot menu window displays: Operating System System Disk Reel to Reel QIC 18/36 Track Tape 2. Select your choice of sysgen media with the mous e.[...]

SYSGEN AN D SYS GEN-RELATED PROCEDURE S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 4- 29 6. Key in B (boot) and press <ENTER> . The OSS loads onto the system disk. The syst em begins and com pletes the loading and testing process. When complete the following displays: OS1000 Ready For Commands hh:mm:ss 8. This compl etes a mini sysgen.[...]

SYSGE N AND SYSG EN-RELAT ED PROC EDURES 4-3 0 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERATION GUI DE For matt in g a sy st em d isk Formatting a system disk is used whenever the fol lowing system changes occur: When to us e Y ou can us e th e FORM AT c ommand t o format one or more of the LPS sys tem disks and to flag any new bad block areas. Di sks [...]

SYSGEN AN D SYS GEN-RELATED PROCEDURE S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE 4- 31 Er asing a syst e m d i sk You can use the ERASE com ma nd to remove all files from the L PS system disks. Disks may be erased when: • A n ew system is generated from a SST. • A new version o f software must be installe d on a disk which has first be[...]

SYSGE N AND SYSG EN-RELAT ED PROC EDURES 4-3 2 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERATION GUI DE Step s fo r loadi ng in cr eme ntal pa tch es Table 4-7 lists the st e ps used for l o ading increm ental pat ches . Table 4 -7. Steps for loading incremen tal patches Step Action System response 1. Load the increm ental tape on the sele cted peri phe[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYS TEM GENE RATION GUIDE A-1 A. A Sample JCL for transm ission of syste m softwa re tapes You m ust u se a h ost utilit y p ro gr a m to ad va n ce t he syst em software tape (SST) to the b eginning of the next-to-last and last files. These fil es, wh ich co nsist of 128-byt e and 81 92-byte blo cks, must be deblocked t o 1[...]

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XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENE RATION GUIDE GLOSSARY-1 Gloss ary A3 Paper size measuring 297 by 420 mm. A4 Paper size measuring 210 by 297 mm. abort To term inate the printing of a job or execut ion of a program bef ore it comple tes. algorithm Com putational procedure that can be repeated any number of t imes. alignmen t Positioning of an ima[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSSARY-2 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERATION GUI DE auxili ary menu Me nu that contains options not displayed in a window . The symbol for an auxiliary menu is a box containing three horizontal lines . B4 Paper size measuring 250 by 353 mm. backg round job Low-priority job, usual ly batched , that is e xecuted automatic ally as [...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENE RATION GUIDE GLOSSARY-3 bit m ap V isual represent ation of graphic images in which a bit defines a picture element (pixel); for example, i f a bit is 1, the corresponding pixel is printed. bit map ped Display image generated bit by bit f or each point or dot. A soft ware- driven scanner is used to creat[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSSARY-4 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERATION GUI DE charac ter S ingle printable l etter (A-Z), n umeral (0 - 9), symbol (& % #), or punctuation m ark (, . ! ?) used to represent dat a. Characters can also be nonprinting, such as space, tab, or carriage ret u rn. character ce ll Digitized space containing a single character [...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENE RATION GUIDE GLOSSARY-5 communi cation line Telecommuni ca tion line connecting devices at one location with devices a t ot her locations in orde r to t ransmit and rec eive info rma tio n. communi cation link Physical mean s, such as data link, connecting one location to another to transmit and receive [...]

GLOSSARY GLOSSARY-6 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERATION GUI DE copy -sensitive Term used to indicate jobs in which multiple copies of a report will cont a in diff erent data , a s wit h payche cks a nd bankin g st atements . cpi characters per i nch. Design ates th e numb er of cha racters p er inch for a part icular typeface. See also pit[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENE RATION GUIDE GLOSSARY-7 descen der P ortion o f alphabetic character that extends below the baseline. See also ascender, x height. desktop Basic di splay screen of the PC UI. devic e Any piece of hardware oth er than the central processing unit (CPU). di gi tiz e To express or represent data in digital ([...]

GLOSSARY GLOSSARY-8 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS SYSTE M GENERATION GUI DE emb edded blank s Blank spaces within a command line. ex te nde d m et ric s Measureme nts used in Interpress to alter the size of fonts, al lowing more precisi on with character esc apement. Used for rende r ed characters. FCB f orms con trol buffer. Buffer for con trolling th[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENE RATION GUIDE GLOSSARY-9 commands, is stored on the system di sk as a perm anent file. It may be merge d with variable d ata by a form start c ommand. See a lso FDL; FS L . format 1. Layout of a docum ent, including margins , page length , line spacing, typefac e, and so on. 2. In data storage, the way th[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSSARY-10 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 LPS S YSTE M GENERATION GUI DE HCF high-capacity f eeder. Feeder tray ca pable of holding 250 0 sheets of 20 pound/75 gsm paper. The high-capac ity feeder trays are the primary pap er suppl y for the DP180 LPS. They are loc ated in the bottom half of the feeder/ stacker mod ules. HCS high-capacity stacker. [...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENE RATION GUIDE GLO SSARY-11 inte rfa ce Dev ice by which t wo systems connect an d com municat e w ith each other. in te rpo la ti o n Series of logical rules impleme nted in the printer to convert a 300 spi input video stream to a 600 spi o utput video stream. Interpolation is functionally an alogous to b[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSSARY-12 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 LPS S YSTE M GENERATION GUI DE las er pri nt i ng Technology that uses a la ser to transfer character forms to a page by direct or i ndi rect means. lat en t i ma g e Static charge present o n the p hotoconduc tor before con tact with dry ink particles. leading 1. V erti cal distance be twee n lines (also c[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENE RATION GUIDE GLO SSARY-13 thus allowing more than on e logical page t o be placed on a phy sical page. lo go Smal l illustration o r desig n, usuall y simple, typically us ed t o ident ify a compan y. log off P rocedure b y which a us er ends a s ession. log on P rocedure by w hich a user beg ins a sessi[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSSARY-14 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 LPS S YSTE M GENERATION GUI DE messag e format consists of a head er (containing i dentifying a nd control informat ion), followed by the actua l message content, followed by a trailer (i ndi cating that the messa ge is completed). metacode Same as “native mode.” T he method of spe aking to and controll[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENE RATION GUIDE GLO SSARY-15 offse t pri nt i ng Widely-used m ethod of c ommercial a nd corporate pri nting, where ink is picked up by a metal or paper plate, passed to an offset drum, and then p assed to the paper. onl i ne Devices u nder the direct cont rol of a c entral proce ssing unit, for example a p[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSSARY-16 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 LPS S YSTE M GENERATION GUI DE pag e ori e nta ti on Direction in which data is printed on a report. See also land scap e page orientation; portrait page orientation. par amet e r Part of a com mand , other than t h e keyword. See also keyword; operator com mand. pass -th rough j ob On system s with XPAF , [...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENE RATION GUIDE GLO SSARY-17 prin ter Out put de vice that produc es hard copy printouts . Also re ferred to as the I O T . print file Pos i tion o f t he syst em disk m emory (up to 4 MB) recei ved for temporary storage of formatted pages for pri n ting. Pages are retained until they are delivered to the o[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSSARY-18 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 LPS S YSTE M GENERATION GUI DE read/ write head Inp ut/output device t ha t rea ds and writ e s data i n the f o rm of magnetic dots on the surface of an external storage m edium , such as a magnetic di sk. rec ord Collection of data or words treated as a unit. recover y Act of overcoming a problem or error[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENE RATION GUIDE GLO SSARY-19 SEF short -edg e feed. The mov eme nt of paper through the printer i n the direction of the paper width (the shorter side of a s heet of paper). F or the DocuPrint 180 LP S, short-edg e feed allows larger sizes of paper (up to 11 by 17 inches/279 by 432 mm) to be printed. sequen[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSSARY-20 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 LPS S YSTE M GENERATION GUI DE statement Det ailed written instructions in a program step. A sta tement is written according to specif ic rules c alled syntax. static data Information usually found on preprinted forms or overlays. stock User-defined nam e in the JSL that spec ifies a certain t ype of paper [...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENE RATION GUIDE GLO SSARY-21 system page Maximu m area in which text and graphics can be imaged on a printing system. system softwar e S oftware program s that s upport and/or cont rol system functions by governing hardw are operation and input/outpu t processes , interpreting source programs and breaking t[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSSARY-22 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 LPS S YSTE M GENERATION GUI DE text string Consecutive series o f characters to be printed e xactly as specified in a comm and. thro ughpu t In data processing syst ems, the amount of data that can be processed, trans mitted, printed, and so on, per a specified unit of ti me. toggle To switch (al ternate) f[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENE RATION GUIDE GLO SSARY-23 utili ty pr ogram Gene ral-purpose p rogram that perf orms ac tivities, such as in itializing a disk or sort ing, which are not specific to any application . va lidat ion P roce ss of t estin g a syst em ’ s abilit y to mee t perfo r man ce obj ec tives by meas uring and monit[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSSARY-24 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 LPS S YSTE M GENERATION GUI DE x height Height of lowercase letters wi thout their ascenders or descen ders (height of lett e r “x”). S e e also ascender; descender. y axis Vertical axi s on a forms grid ACT Advanced Cus tomer Training AF P Advanc ed Function P rinting ANSI American National Standards I[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENE RATION GUIDE GLO SSARY-25 DEC Digital Equipment Corporation DFA Docum ent F eeding and F inishing Arc hitecture DJDE dynamic j ob d escriptor entry DO S disk o perating system dpi dots per inch DSDD double s ided d ouble density DSU digital signa l u nit DSR disk save and restore DSSD double sid ed si ng[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSSARY-26 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 LPS S YSTE M GENERATION GUI DE FS L forms source library FS T font specification table GCR group code recording gsm grams per square me ter HCF high-capacity feeder HCS high-capacity stacker HFDL host forms description language HIP Host Interface Processor hpos hori zontal posit ioning IBM International Bus[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENE RATION GUIDE GLO SSARY-27 JID job identifier JS L job sourc e library LAN local area network lase r light amplification by stimulated emi ssion of radiation LED light-emitting d iode LE F long-edge feed LF long-edge feed lpi lines pe r in c h LPS Laser P rinting S ystem MT U magnetic t ape unit (refers t[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSSARY-28 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 LPS S YSTE M GENERATION GUI DE ppm pages per minute PQA print qu ality ad justment PROM programmable read-only memory PSC prin te r su bsyste m control ler pt point PW B A printed wiring board assembly QIC 1/4 in ch cartridge RAM random a ccess memory RO S raster output scanner SAFES st and -alone field eng[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENE RATION GUIDE GLO SSARY-29 tpi t ra cks per inch TPJ tes t p att er n jo b TXC total xerograph ic convergen ce UCS Universal Character Set UCSB Universal Character Set Buffe r UI user interface VM vi r t ual me mory vpos vertical po sitioning VS virtual storage WAN wi de area network XCSC Xerox Custom er [...]

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XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENE RATION GUIDE IND EX-1 Ind ex A abbreviating comma nds, 2-3 account f ile, 1-3 accounting file, 3-7 auto boot, 3-4 AUTO comman d, 2-2 auto sys gen, 1 -1 B backing up us er files, 4 -1 bad block files, 2-2 BOOT comm and, 2-2 C checklist, r esource/information, 1-3 command strings , 2-3 command s abbreviating enteri[...]

INDEX INDEX-2 XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 LPS S YSTE M GENERATION GUI DE O online u pdate sysgen procedure summary, 4-17 purpose, 4-1 7 steps, 4-18 to 4-22 offline updat e sysgen, p erforming procedure summary, 4-10 purpose, 4-1 0 sysgen c omm and, choosi ng, 4-10 using AUTO comma nd4-11 to 4-13 using SYSG EN com man d, 4-14 to 4-16 on-line interface, 3-4[...]