Xerox DocuPrint 180 manuel d'utilisation

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XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE iii Rela te d pu bl i ca ti o n s The Xerox DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing System Product Guide is part of the ten-m anual ref erence set fo r your laser p rinti ng syste m. The entire reference set is listed in t h e table below. Several other related documents are also listed for y o ur conv[...]

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XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE v Table of Contents Related publications iii Notice iii Intr od ucti on ix Xero x Do cuPrin t 180 L PS Pr oduct Guid e ix About the reference set x Xerox Docu Pri n t 180 Laser pr int ing system document se t x Document conventions xiii 1. Xer ox Do cu Print 180 L PS ov er view 1-1 Xerox Doc[...]

TAB LE OF C ONTE NTS vi XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE Pr inter 2- 3 Imaging sub system 2-3 Xerographic subsystem 2-3 Outp ut su b syste m 2-4 DocuPrint 180 LP S p roduction p rocess overview 2-4 Sources of input f or the DocuPrint 18 0 LPS 2-4 Types of data 2-6 Special processing 2-7 Output 2 -7 Job source library (J[...]

TABL E OF CONTENTS XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE vii Error messages 5-23 Deletions 5-23 Print Darkness 5-25 Interpolation and scann ed images 5-25 Switching paper size and feed modes 5-26 Cleaning time between pitch mode changes 5-27 6. Xer ox cust om e r re so urce s 6- 1 Xerox suppo rt services 6-1 Xerox Cust omer Supp[...]

TAB LE OF C ONTE NTS viii XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE i x Introduc tion The purpose of the Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS Produc t Guide is to introduce you to the Xerox DocuPrint 180 Laser Printin g System (LPS). Xero x DocuPri nt 180 LPS Pr oduct Gu ide The purpose of the Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS Produc t Guide is to: • Introduce t he Xerox DocuP r[...]

INTRO DUC TIO N x XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Abou t t he r efe ren ce set This document is part of a ref erence set de signed to help you receive maximum benefit from your Xerox DocuPrint 180 laser printing syste m. To help you select the appropriate document for your needs, the following sec tion iden tifies th[...]

INTRODUCTION XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE x i Xero x DocuPrint 180 LPS PDL Reference The Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS PDL Referenc e consists of the following: • Print De scription Lan guage c omponents and p rocesses • Input proc essing functions • Outpu t processing functions • PDL/DJDE com mand summ ary • Page f[...]

INTRO DUC TIO N xii XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Xero x Docu Print 18 0 LPS M essage Guid e The Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS Message Guid e consists of the following: • OSS and oth er messages • Meanin g and rec overy procedures. Xer ox DocuP rint 180 L PS Installation Pla nni ng Gui de The Xe rox DocuPrint 1 80 LP[...]

INTRODUCTION XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE xiii Doc ume nt con ven ti ons This guide uses the following conventions: < > Angle b rackets are used for keys on the system co ntroller keyboard. { } Curl y brackets are used for required characters. ... Ellipses in di ca te th a t yo u ca n rep eat a p ar am ete r or li[...]

INTRO DUC TIO N xiv XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 1-1 1. 1 Xerox DocuPrin t 180 LPS over view The Xerox DocuPrint 180 Las er Printing Sys tem (LPS) is a versatile , high-performanc e printing system that processes and prints data from a varie ty of sources. It enables ho st mainf rame comp uters and network-connec ted devices (such as works[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 8 0 LPS OVERVIEW 1-2 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Xer ox Do cu Print 18 0 L PS The standard Xerox DocuPr int 180 LPS cons ists of two main component s: Figure 1-1 shows the Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS . F i gu r e 1 -1. Xerox DocuP rint 180 Lase r Printing System 1 System c ontrol ler 2 Pr i nt er Th[...]

XEROX DOCUPRIN T 180 L PS OVE RVIEW XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 1-3 Soft wa re DocuPrint 180 LP S soft ware funct ionally cons ists of seve ral component s to mana ge printing system resources . Refer to t he “System software functional description” section of the “Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS software c ompon ents”[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 8 0 LPS OVERVIEW 1-4 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Opt ions The following op tions are available to further enhanc e the capabi lities of your Xerox DocuPrint 1 80 LPS. Note: For detailed information regarding these options, please contact your sales representative. Fl oppy disk driv e The floppy [...]

XEROX DOCUPRIN T 180 L PS OVE RVIEW XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 1-5 Byp ass tr anspor t The bypass transport increas es your production capabi lities by providing you w ith a m eans of using f inishing devices with you r Xe rox DocuPrint 180 LPS . Conforming to Xerox Document Feedi ng and Finishing Architecture (DFA) L[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 8 0 LPS OVERVIEW 1-6 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Do cuPrint 180 LP S connect ion The X erox Docu Print 180 LPS m ay b e ordere d with t he following optional c onnection s: On li ne i nt e rfa c e The online channel interface recei ves inp ut directly f rom t he host system. All I BM systems whi[...]

XEROX DOCUPRIN T 180 L PS OVE RVIEW XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 1-7 Xer ox Do cu Print 18 0 L PS sp ec ific atio ns The specifications for the Xero x DocuPrint 180 LPS are desc ribed in the follo w ing se ctio ns: Equ ipmen t Dim ens ions Table 1-1 sho ws the s pecifications for the X erox DocuPrint 180 LPS. Note: For [...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 8 0 LPS OVERVIEW 1-8 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Cle ara nce req uirem ent s Table 1-2 describes the am oun t of clearance requ ired for the vario us component s. Env ironment al requir ements Table 1 -3 lists the env ironmen tal requireme nts. Table 1 -2. Clearance r equirem ents Compon ent Cle[...]

XEROX DOCUPRIN T 180 L PS OVE RVIEW XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 1-9 Elect rical r equir ements Table 1-4 shows the electrical re quirements for the Xerox DocuP rint 180 LPS. Note: For more information on Xerox DocuPrint 180 LP S electrical requirements, including po wer cord and out let specifications, refer to the Xer[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 8 0 LPS OVERVIEW 1-10 XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE Xer ox Do cu Print 18 0 L PS fe atu res Listed below are features of t he Xerox DocuP rint 180 LPS. System con trol le r Th e foll owing are fea tures of t he syst em cont roller: • PC UI (r e fer below) • Three 1.2 GB f ormat ted syst em disks[...]

XEROX DOCUPRIN T 180 L PS OVE RVIEW XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 1-11 Pri n te r The follow ing are f eatures o f the prin ter: • Xerograph ic engine • Laser raster scanning • Rated speed of up to 18 0 pages per minute (up to 13,800 lines per minu te) simplex; up to 90 p ages per minute dup lex (with the option al[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 8 0 LPS OVERVIEW 1-12 XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE Pape r h and ling Paper h andling feat ures i nclude t he following: • 16-pound bond to 110-pound inde x/60-gsm to 200-gsm , cut- sheet paper, colo red, preprinted, predr ille d, or preperfo rated paper • Variable paper s izes such as A3 (11.69[...]

XEROX DOCUPRIN T 180 L PS OVE RVIEW XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 1-13 Printed for mat The features for printed f ormats include the following: • Variable spacing of 3 to 18 li ne s per inch (lpi) • Spacing of 4 to 3 0 chara cters per inch (cpi) • Lands cape or portrait orientation • Up to 38K alph anumeric chara[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 8 0 LPS OVERVIEW 1-14 XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 2-1 2. 2 Ba sic co n c ep ts This chapt er introduc es basic concepts associated with a Xerox Laser Printing System (LPS). Major s e ctions in this chapter cover the following topics: • DocuPrint 180 LPS overview • DocuPrint 180 LPS product ion process overview • Fonts. Do cu Pri n t 1[...]

BASIC CONCEPT S 2-2 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Syst em con troller The system c o ntroller contains the input subsystem and the con trol subsystem electroni cs. The input subsyst em provides int e rfacing capab ility (on line , o fflin e , and Dy namic Do cument Interface (f or DEC, PC, MAC, and UNI X LAN connec[...]

BASIC CO NCEPT S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 2-3 Prin ter The printer contains the imaging, xerographic, and output subsys tems. Imaging su bsyste m The imaging sub system accept s a formatted page of data from the system controller (forms and graphi cs have already been m erged) for the xerograp hic process. Xerograp [...]

BASIC CONCEPT S 2-4 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Output subsystem The out put subsy stem provid es pape r stacking, repo rt collating, and samp le print capab ilit ies . Do cuPri nt 18 0 LP S pr o duc tio n proce ss ov ervi e w The process of producing a job on an DocuPrint 180 LPS can be broken down into three di[...]

BASIC CO NCEPT S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 2-5 F i gu r e 2 -3. Xerox DocuPri nt 180 LPS input options On li ne The chann el-attached host computer input is received by the DocuPrint 180 LP S o nline in terface. In an online e nvironment , the system controller is physically wired to the host compute r. The host comp[...]

BASIC CONCEPT S 2-6 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Typ es of da ta Data is created at one of the abov e source s and transmitted to the DocuPrint 180 LPS. As mentioned previously (refer t o “Xerox DocuPri nt 1 8 0 LPS over view”) , the system contro lle r re ce iv es the incoming data us ing one of the interface[...]

BASIC CO NCEPT S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 2-7 Spe cial proces sing Special processing fe atures distinguish the Xerox LPS from an impact printer. B y using com ma nds such as RFEED, ROF FSET, and RPAGE you can specify that cert ai n logical functions including: switching paper trays, offsetting certain pages or logi[...]

BASIC CONCEPT S 2-8 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Job s ource li brary (JS L) fi les Print description langua ge (PDL) commands are us ed to describe the data l ayout and provide instructions f or data plac ement on a page with or wi thout an FDL-created form. The JSL file contains PDL statement s defining the form[...]

BASIC CO NCEPT S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 2-9 F onts A font is a ch aracter set which has a unique t ypestyle, type s ize, and orientation. B oth fixed and proportional ly spaced font s are avai lable for use on an LPS. E ach font c haracter occupies a n area c alled a character cell. A ll character cells in a fixed[...]

BASIC CONCEPT S 2-10 XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 3-1 3. 3 Xerox DocuPrin t 180 LPS hardwa re compone nts This chapter describes the hardware components associated with the Xerox DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing Sy ste m (LPS). Maj or compon en ts The Xerox DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing System (LPS) consists of two separat e unit s: • System c[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS HARDW ARE COMPONENTS 3-2 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Syst em con troller h ardware co mponen ts The system controller compone nts are the system disks, the system controller panel, the PC u ser interface (PC UI), the quart er-inch cartridge (QIC) tape dri ve and opt ional floppy disk drive[...]

XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS HARDWAR E COMPONENT S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 3-3 System co ntro ller pa nel As shown in figure 3-3, the syst e m contr oller i s powered o n or off, booted, and s witched between local and remote using the bu ttons on this pan el. F i gur e 3-3. System c ontrol ler panel 1 P owe r On swi [...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS HARDW ARE COMPONENTS 3-4 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E As shown in f igure 3-5, the optional p eripheral cabinet houses the 9- track magnetic tape drive and 36-track cartridge tape drive. F i gur e 3-5. Option al peri pheral cabi net wi th 9-track and 36- track tape drives 1 9-track m agneti[...]

XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS HARDWAR E COMPONENT S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 3-5 Pr inter har dware com ponents Figure 3-6 shows the com ponents of the X erox DocuPrint 180 LPS printer modul e. F i gur e 3-6. Xerox DocuPri nt 180 LPS Printer 1 Processor feeder trays 2 I nverter -fee der/stacke r mo dule (contai ning inv[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS HARDW ARE COMPONENTS 3-6 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Pur ge tr ay The purge tray located at the top of the last feede r/stacker modul e is where was te sheets are s ent wh en cleared from the printer. The purge tray can hold 100 sheets of paper. Prin te r con t rol cons ol e The printer co[...]

XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS HARDWAR E COMPONENT S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 3-7 As shown in f i gure 3-8, the printer control c on sole is where you perform many printer adjustments and select printer f u nctions . F i gur e 3-8. Printer con trol conso le 1 Brightness control thum b wh eel . Use this t humbwhee l to ad[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS HARDW ARE COMPONENTS 3-8 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Appearing in the message area are th e following messages : • Lines 1 and 2. These lines display the current status of the printer, for e xample, REA DY. • Line 3 . T his line displa ys mes sages conc erning m asked conditions , such[...]

XEROX DOCUPRI NT 180 L PS HARDWAR E COMPONENT S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 3-9 Att ent i on al a rm An attention alarm is l ocat ed within the printer. Like the attention light, the attention alarm is e nabled and disa bled by t he operator (refer to Xerox Doc uPrint 180 LPS Ope rator Guide ). When enabled, the alarm [...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS HARDW ARE COMPONENTS 3-10 XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 4-1 4. 4 Xerox DocuPrin t 180 LPS software compone nts This chapter describ es the software com ponents ass ociated with the Xerox DocuP rint 180 Las er Printing System (LPS). T he majo r topics are a s fol lows: • DocuPrint 180 LPS operating system • Operati ng System Software (OS S ) f[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SOFTWAR E COMPONENTS 4-2 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Mi ni sysgen In a mini sysgen, an existing operating system is modified in a way that does not require new system fi le input or patchi ng. F or example, an existing feature is deactivat ed or reactivated, or a specificat ion is changed [...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SOFTWAR E COMPONENTS XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 4-3 F i gur e 4-1. Major Docu Prin t 180 LPS PROC ESSI NG TASK S Operating system exec utive task The OSEXEC task is always ru nning. It int e rfa ces with the DocuP rint 180 LP S hardwa re an d logs ha rdware e rrors. In addition, it queues devic[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SOFTWAR E COMPONENTS 4-4 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Ed ito r ta s k The Editor task creates and modifies disk files. When you save a work fil e, it stores the contents permanent ly o n the disk. It sends files to print; send s FSL and JSL f iles to b e com piled; di rects CMD files to exe[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SOFTWAR E COMPONENTS XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 4-5 Prin ter Soft war e The Printe r Soft wa r e works in conjun cti o n with th e OSS (syst e m controller) to print your job. The system c ontroller interprets the user instructions contained in J D Ls, DJDEs, and operator input, as well as the [...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SOFTWAR E COMPONENTS 4-6 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Optio n al ho st- resi de nt so ft ware pa ckag es This section describes a few o f the many host-resident software packages avai lable for us e with your Xerox DocuP r int 180 LPS. For information on a specific pro gram, please cont act[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 5-1 5. 5 Product di fferences/ user consi derations Your Xerox DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing System (LPS) has many unique st andard and opt ional feat ures which distinguish i t from o ther Xerox LPS. Your Xerox Do cuPri nt 180 LPS is capable of r u nning most jobs created on other Xerox LPS,[...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS 5-2 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E In order to evaluate whether your Xerox DocuPrint 180 LP S running software version 3C 2 can be use d as a suitable backup printer for a print job creat ed on another Xe rox LPS running a different software version, you m ust c onsider many [...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 5-3 Usi ng your X erox DocuPr int 180 LPS as a b ackup LPS Tables 5-1 through 5-6 identify particular j ob feat ures to consider when printing a job on your Xerox Doc uPrint 180 LPS which was created on another X erox LPS running a di fferent software[...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS 5-4 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Table 5 -2. Will this 4050/4090 (V 3.5) job print on my X erox DocuPrint 18 0 LPS Job features from 405 0/ 4090 (V3.5) Results when run on DP 180 LPS Pr ogr am mab le by pas s transport Job prints if DP 180 LPS has a bypass transport and the[...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 5-5 Table 5 -3. Will this 4650 (V3. 5) job p ri nt on my DP 180 LPS? Job features from 465 0 (V3.5) Results when run o n DP 180 L PS) Clusters Job prints. Op erator need s to redefine clusters if tray di ffers. Edgem arking Job p rints. Fonts Job prin[...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS 5-6 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Table 5 -4. Will this 4850 (V3. 7) job p ri nt on my DP 180 LPS? Job features from 485 0 (V3.7) Results when run o n DP 180 L PS Clusters Job prints. Op erator need s to redefine clusters if tray s differ. Color Jobs will c o mpile, process [...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 5-7 Table 5 -5. Will this 9790 (V2) p rint on my DP 18 0 LPS? Job features from 979 0 (V2.1) Results when run o n DP 180 L PS Edgem arking Job p rints. Fonts Job prints if the fonts and character s ets used are loaded on the DocuPrint 180 LPS or if su[...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS 5-8 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Ch ecking pap er sizes a nd spe cial stoc ks If you r job requires a particular paper size, you need to make sure your Xerox Doc uPrint 180 LP S can han dle it. Tab le 5-7 identifies th e paper sizes that will run in yo ur Xerox Doc uPrint 1[...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 5-9 which type of spec iality pap er and s tock wil l run in your Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS, as well as the other Xerox LPS. Note: On the Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS, transparenc ies mu st be loaded as a spec ial stock in tray 1 or 2, and deli vered to t he[...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS 5-10 XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE tr ay. Refer to t he Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS Operator Guide for loading instructions. Note: Paper size s with differences exc eeding + 25 mm in e ither dimension cannot stack in the same bin. Feed Auto must be used, and manual collatio n of t[...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 5-11 Checkin g JDL co mpatibilit y Job d escriptor libraries (JDLs ) are c ollections of c ompiled job descriptions w hich are set up by th e user. Many jobs m ay be compiled on one LPS and run on another. Table 5-10 sho w s how your Xerox DocuPrint 1[...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS 5-12 XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE Ch ecking PDL compa tibility Print Description Language (PDL) comman ds define the format of the input media, processing requirem ents , and the format of the printed output. Each comm and h as a set of paramet ers that can b e used to define[...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 5-13 Table 5-12 shows the PDL com mand param eters tha t are uniqu e to your Docu Prin t 180 LPS, and will not run on any other LPS exce pt the 46 35 LPS. Table 5 -12. PDL c o mmand para met e rs uniq ue t o the D oc uP rint 180 LPS Comm and Parameter[...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS 5-14 XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE Your Xerox Doc uPrint 180 LPS is capa ble of processing DJDEs that other LPS cannot handle. Table 5-13 shows the DJDEs that are unique to your Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS. Do cuPrint 180 LP S compariso n Table 5-14 compares hardware and software [...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 5-15 System controller System di sk capac ity (MB ): Standard 3-1.2Gb 1-1.2Gb 2-50Mb 2-1 70Mb 2-170Mb 2-182 Mb 2-50Mb 2-50Mb Optional 1-1.2Gb up to 4 - 1.2Gb 2-50M b 2- 170Mb or 2- 380Mb 2- 170Mb or 2- 380Mb 2- 182Mb or 2- 380Mb 2- 50M b 2- 50M b Mult[...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS 5-16 XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE Stitcher/stacker (un stitched sheets) No No 2000 20 00 200 0 2000 No No High-capacity stacker (HCS) Bin A 2500 2500 No No No No No No Bin B 2500 2500 No No No No No No Bin C 2500 (opt) 2500 No No No No No No Bin D 2500 (opt) 2500 No No No No [...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 5-17 Note: Within the DocuPrint 180 LPS Reference set, s p ots, dots, and pixels are used interchangeabl y. Resolution (300 spi or 600 spi) applies to both coordinate axes. Floppy disk loadable Yes (opt) Yes (opt) Yes Ye s Y es Yes Yes Y es Magnet ic [...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS 5-18 XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE Xer ox Do cu Print 18 0 L PS us er con sid era tions This section describes Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS user considerations. Xer ox Docu Print 180 LPS edgema rki ng To ensure consistency across all X erox LP S printers, the coordi nate system use[...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 5-19 Figure 5-1 illustrates the edge marking consid erations for a po rtrait page. F i gur e 5-1. Edg e mark i ng a po rt rai t pa ge 1 System p age l eading edge 2 Physical p age leading e dg e 3 Within system pag e, data will edgemark 4 Off s ystem [...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS 5-20 XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE Figure 5-2 illustrates the edge marking consid erations for a landscape page. F i gur e 5-2. Edgem arking a la ndscape p age 1 System p age l eading edge 2 Physical p age leading e dg e 3 Within system pag e, data will edgemark 4 Off s ystem [...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 5-21 Reg istrat ion sh ift and skew The registration of a printed im age can appe ar shifted or skewed on a page if the s h eet of paper is misaligned as it enters the printer. Because of the design of the DocuPrint 180 LPS feeder, the image registrat[...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS 5-22 XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE Figure 5-4 i l lustrates the portrait ori e ntation shift and sk ew. F i gur e 5-4. Portrait orientation shift and skew (8.5- by 11- in che s) Pape r s iz e The following section s describe pape r sizes. Var iab le pa per si z e Page dimens i[...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 5-23 Syst em page size The Xerox Docu Print 180 maxi mum imaging area (tha t is, the syste m page) measures 14- by 17-inches. Vi rtua l pa ge si ze The default virtual page size is identical to the physical page size. If a virtual page s ize is user-d[...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS 5-24 XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE Thus, if you s wi tch f rom 8.5- by 11-inch/216- by 279 -mm to U.S. legal (8.5- by 1 4-inch/216- by 356-mm ), the 11-inch/279-mm segm ent is utilized first, then t h e additional blade extensio n to 14-inch/356-m m is activated automa tically[...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 5-25 Pr int Darkn ess The Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS provides you with capabilities for tuning your output print quality to meet the particular needs of your application. The Print Darkness window at the PC UI is a f eature which allows you to adjust dar[...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS 5-26 XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE Swit ching p aper s ize and f eed modes The Xerox Do cuPrint 180 LPS system operates i n a multiple-pitch print mode: 8 p itch to 3 pitch. The multi-pitch feature allows your Xerox DocuP rint 180 LPS to adjust the pitch mode accordin g to the[...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 5-27 Cle aning ti me be twee n pitc h mod e ch ang es Because the xerographi c process places toner images on the photoreceptor bel t, it is necessary for the printer to clea n the system completely when s witching to diffe rent modes. This clean ing [...]

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USE R CONSIDERATIONS 5-28 XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE[...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 6-1 6. 6 Xer ox c u sto m er res o ur ces This chapter references the many resources available to Xerox customers in the U. S. If t he resource you need is not li st ed in this chapter, contact your site representative. Xero x support serv ices Xerox provides many services in support of you [...]

XEROX CUSTOMER RESOURCES 6-2 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Xer ox Custo mer Su pport Center The X CSC i s avail able to ad dress your soft ware a nd applicat ions problems or to direct you to t h e appropriate docum enta tion. The key to effective use of the X CS C is correct identification of the prob lem . B efo [...]

XEROX CUST OMER RESOURCE S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 6-3 Cu stome r Service S uppor t Cen ter If you enc ounter software- or h ardware-related problems, s uch as system failures, continuou s paper jams, or poor print quality, f irst try the corrective act ions described in your LPS operator guide. If t he problem per[...]

XEROX CUSTOMER RESOURCES 6-4 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Xer ox Conn ect ion For informa ti on on interfaces an d con nections avai lable for on -line and of f-li ne op eration with t he Xe rox DocuPr int 180 L PS, cont act Xerox Conn ection at: 1-800-451-9312 (c ontinent al U.S.) 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific t[...]

XEROX CUST OMER RESOURCE S XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE 6-5 Xer ox Docu mentation and Sof tware Ser vices XDSS offers a variety o f services that can be c u stomized to meet your do cumentation nee ds. XDSS d istributes the docum ents you n eed to f acilitate the installation and use of Xerox pri n ters, workstations, a[...]

XEROX CUSTOMER RESOURCES 6-6 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E Xer ox Supplies Or der Service To avoid downtime, be sure always to have an adequ ate amount of the necessary supplies avail able. To do this, you need t o establish a procedure for checking and orderi ng supplies . A supp lies checklist is provided in the [...]

XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYSTEM PRODUCT G UIDE GLOSS ARY-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[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSS ARY-2 XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE auxili ary menu Me nu that contains options not displayed in a window. The symb ol for an auxiliary menu is a box containin g three horizontal lines. B4 Paper size measuring 250 by 353 mm. backg round job Low-priority job, usually b atched, that is e xecuted aut omat[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYSTEM PRODUCT G UIDE GLOSS ARY-3 bit m ap V isual representati on of graphic images in which a bit defines a picture element (pixel); for example, i f a bit is 1, the correspond ing pixel is printed. bit map ped Display image generat ed bit by bit for each point o r dot. A soft ware- driven scanner is u[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSS ARY-4 XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE 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[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYSTEM PRODUCT G UIDE GLOSS ARY-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 an[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSS ARY-6 XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE copy -sensitive Term used to indicate jobs in which multiple copies of a report will cont ain di ffere nt data, as wit h payche cks and banking statemen ts. cpi characters per i nch. Design ates th e numb er of cha racters p er inch for a part icu lar typeface. See a[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYSTEM PRODUCT G UIDE GLOSS ARY-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 h ardware other than the central processing unit (CPU). di gi tize T o express or represent data i [...]

GLOSSARY GLOSS ARY-8 XEROX DOCUPRINT 1 80 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UIDE el it e Smallest size standard typewriter type: 12 charac ters per horizontal inch. See also pica. emb edded blank s Blank spa ce s within a command line. ex te nde d m et ric s Measureme nts used in Interpress to alter the size of fonts, al l owing more precisi on w[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYSTEM PRODUCT G UIDE GLOSS ARY-9 form 1. Compiled forms source library (.FSL) fil e. 2. Printed or t yped document with blank spaces for insert ing information . Specific arrangement of lines, text, and graphics stored in a com puter unde r an identifying name. Page of data that, when preceded by proper[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSS ARY-10 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E and associated docume ntation. Hardware is operated by software and firmware. 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 a[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE GLOSSARY- 11 inser t To add text or graphics to a document. inte rface Device by which t wo systems connect an d com municat e w it h 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 utpu t vid[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSS ARY-12 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E 2. In p rogramming , a name assigned to a particular i nstruction or portion of a program as a locational reference (the computer translates the label into an address). lands ca pe pa g e ori ent at i on Orien tation of pri nt lines or top of a n illustration p ar[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE GLOSSARY- 13 loa d To enter data into storage or working regi st ers. loc ation Place in w hich d ata can be stored. log Coll e ction of messa ges or message segm ents placed on an au xiliary storage device for accounting or data collection purposes. logi ca l pag e In the Xerox pri[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSS ARY-14 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E me dium Object or m at erial on which data is stored, for example , magnet ic tape or floppy disk. memory Space in a device where inform ation is kept, or the ability of a device to keep information until needed. menu Li st of a vailable func tions, com mands , an[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE GLOSSARY- 15 offline Devices not under the ac tive control of a cent ral processing unit. For example, a computer makes outpu t to a magnetic tape. The tape is th en us e d by an offl i ne print ing syste m to pr o duce p r int ed data . Offline operations a re muc h slower t han on[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSS ARY-16 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E overr ide To take preced ence o r priority o ver, to ov errule. overstrik e To print cha racters over each other. pag e 1. In com puter programming, a block of instruction, data, or both that can be l ocated in m ain o r auxiliary s torage. 2. In word processing, [...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE GLOSSARY- 17 poin t si z e Height of chara cter set from the top of its ascenders to t he bottom of its descenders in units (points). Point size does not always include leading. por tr ait pa g e ori ent at i on Orien tation of print lines or the top of an illustration parallel to t[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSS ARY-18 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E RAM random access memory. Storage that allows data, such as document s, to be stored and retrieved directly by address location without reading through any other data. raster d ata Binary da ta, usually consisti ng of dots arranged in scan lines, according to the [...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE GLOSSARY- 19 secon dary sto rage Form of storage external to a system , such as magnetic tapes or floppy d isks. securi ty 1. Procedure for li miting access t o the system resources, programs, or fil e s, to authorized personnel . 2. Protecting programs and files from unintentional [...]

GLOSSARY GLOSS ARY-20 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E sp ooli ng Process of releasing data from main memo ry and storing it temporarily until a p eripheral device is read y to accept it, for exampl e storing text before s e nding it to a printer. spot Unit of measurem ent represent ing a fraction of a n inch, for exa[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE GLOSSARY- 21 system file Master software program that keeps all com ponen ts working tog e th e r. system generation Process whereby the syst em is made ready to operate. Ty pically involves selecting the ope rative param eters and act ivating the relevant soft ware. system page Ma [...]

GLOSSARY GLOSS ARY-22 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E testing 1. Process of running a program for the ex press purpose of discovering any errors it may co ntain. 2. For com put er-oriented syste ms, t he pro cess of verif ying a syst em’s ab ilit y to mee t performance objectives in a simulated environment or valid[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE GLOSSARY- 23 UCS Universal Character Set. Printer feat ure that permits the use of a variety of charact er upl oa d To copy files from a remo te peripheral device to a host. LPS files are not copied to the host because one of the LPS functions is to store files for the host. utili t[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSS ARY-24 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E xdot Unit of measureme nt represent ing a fraction of an inch. It may also be referred to a s a picture el ement (pixel) or spot, for exam ple, 1/600 spots per inch ( spi ). xe rog raph ic en gine Component of a printer that develops an image, transfers it t o pap[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE GLOSSARY- 25 CR carriage return DCE data com municat ions equip ment DDCMP Digital Data Communic ation Message Pr otocol DEC Digital Equipment Corporation DFA Docum ent F eeding and F inishing Arc hitecture DJDE dynamic j ob d escriptor entry DMR data m ode ready (DEC interface f or[...]

GLOSSARY GLOSS ARY-26 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E FDR f ile dire ctory FFM f ont file managem ent FIS Font Interchange Standard FMS file managem ent subsystem FPS fo rm a t ti ng p ri nt se r vic e FS L forms source library FS T font specification table GCR group code recording gsm grams per square me ter HCF hig[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE GLOSSARY- 27 IPL initial prog ra m load IP M Interpress mapp ing ip s inches per second JCB j ob cont rol block JCL job control language JDE job descriptor entry JDL job descriptor library JID job identifier JS L job s ource library LAN local area network lase r light amplification [...]

GLOSSARY GLOSS ARY-28 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E OSEXEC operating system execu tive OSS operating sy stem software PC personal comput er PCC printer carriage cont rol PC U I personal comput er user interface PDL print description la nguage PE phase encoded ppm pages per minute PQA print qu ality ad justment PROM[...]

GLOSSARY XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PR INTING SYST EM PRODUCT GUIDE GLOSSARY- 29 SI F sequenc e insert file SNA system ne twork arch it ecture spi spots per inch SST sy stem softwar e tape sysgen system ge neration TL/D L text line/displa y list TOF top of for m tpi t ra cks per inch TPJ tes t p att er n jo b TXC total xerograph ic convergen ce UCS [...]

GLOSSARY GLOSS ARY-30 XER OX DOCUPRI NT 180 L ASER PRINT ING SYS TEM P RODUCT G UID E XMS xerographic mode swi tching XPA F , X PF X erox Pr inte r Ac ce ss F ac ility XP MF-V MS Xerox Print M anag eme nt Facility - VMS Version XPPI Xerox Pen Plotter Interface XPS Xerox P ublishing System[...]