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IPS SOLUT IONS GUIDE iii T able of Contents Intr od ucti on vii DocuPrint IP S 7.1 n ew features viii Document s cope and organization viii Intended a udience viii For additional information... ix Xerox referenc e man uals ix IBM referenc e m anuals xi 1. Doc uPrin t I PS over view 1-1 Doc uPr int I P S pr inter cap a bilitie s 1-2 Application exam[...]

TABLE O F CONTENTS iv IPS SOLUT IONS GUIDE 3. Doc uPrin t I PS sys te m 3-1 DocuPri nt IPS summar y 3-1 DocuPrint IP S architecture 3-4 Data towe rs 3-5 Resource towers 3-6 Product capabi li t ies 3-7 Connectivity s olutions 3-1 0 4. IPS a pplic ati on migrat ion 4-1 Where do application resource s reside? 4-1 Resource creation pa ckages and progra[...]

TABLE O F CONTENTS v IPS SOLUT IONS GUIDE MICR applications 5 -12 MICR printing on t h e DocuPrint 96, 4635, and 180 MICR I PS p ri nt er s 5- 12 Xerox E13B and CMC-7 MICR fonts 5-13 MICR application resources 5-14 Security features 5-14 Input and output tray processin g 5-1 5 Feeding and finishing 5-1 7 Enterprise Printing Option/Switching m odes [...]

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DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE vii Intr oduc tion The Do cu P rin t IP D S Pr i nti n g S yst em ( IPS ) se ri es of p ri nte rs i s a ful l family of X erox production printers for printing in an A dvanced Function P resentation (AF P) environm ent. DocuP rint IPS prin ters provide a variety of features t hat ad d value t o ent erprise printing ope[...]

INTRO DU CTION vi ii DOCUPRINT IPS S OLUTIONS GUIDE Do cuP rint IPS 7.1 f eat ur es (c ontin ued) • DF A segment managem ent • F ront end resolution setting for p rint data stream • Alter nate sha ding. Doc u ment sc op e an d orga niz at ion This docum ent provid es expand ed information for a varie ty of top ics relating to the DocuPr int I[...]

INTRODUCTION DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE ix Int ende d audie nce The primary audience for t his document is the systems a nalyst or application p rogrammer who: • is res ponsib l e for migrat in g e x isting and/ or creating new A FP applicat ions to eff ec tivel y u se the unique f e atures of the Xero x DocuPrint IPS series o f p rin ters. ?[...]

INTRO DU CTION x DOCUPRINT IPS SOL UT IONS GUIDE For addition al informa tion... Additional documen tation related t o the DocuPrint IPS printers is available from Xero x . You can request these publications from your Xerox represent ative. Note that the publication numbers shown a re current as of t h e date t h is document was published . F or th[...]

INTRODUCTION DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE xi DocuPrint 96 /4635/180 Xerox DocuPrint 96/4635/180 IPS I nstallation Planning Guid e (721P8823 0) helps y ou plan the installation of Do cuPrint 96, 463 5 and/or 1 80 printers at your site. Xerox DocuP rint 964635/180 I PS Gui de to Configuring an d Managin g the System (721P88 170) e xplains how to con[...]

INTRO DU CTION xi i DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE IBM refe renc e man ua ls If you require further information about the various A FP products and system architectures, refer to these IBM publications. Note that the publication num bers shown are current as of the date this docum ent was p ublished. For the mos t current pu blication num bers, cont[...]

INTRODUCTION DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE xi ii Intelligent Printer Data Stream Reference (S 544-3417-05) d escribes the funct ions and compo siti o n of element s sent to printers t hat support the IPDS architecture. Bar Code O bject Content Architecture Reference (S544-376 6-02) describes the functions and services associate d wi th Bar Cod e Ob[...]

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DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 1-1 1. 1 DocuPr int IPS o verview In many instances, the do cuments your com pany ge nerates are the only contact you have with your c ustomers. Therefore, you need t o be able to use the m ost effective and high quality printer f e atures available to maintain a comp etiti v e edge. Your com pany may also prod uce rep[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS OVERVIEW 1-2 DOCUP RINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE Docu Print IP S printe r capabil itie s For a s um mary of printer spec ifications for t h e DocuP rint IPS pri nter series, refer to App endix A, “ DocuP rint I PS pr inter capa bilit ies. ” Appl icat ion exa m ples How ca n your company b enefit f rom the u nique X erox val ue-added fe[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS OVERVIEW DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 1-3 When printed to the DocuP rint 96 MICR, 4635 MICR, and 18 0 MICR IPS printers, y ou can access the Xe ro x AFP MICR fonts t o print the MICR line at the s ame time the other in formation is being prin ted. The MICR appli cations are securely processed an d p r i nted centrally on the producti[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS OVERVIEW 1-4 DOCUP RINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE For th is application, you coul d use the D ocuPrint 4850 IPS or 48 90 IPS printers. These printers acc ept the AFP IPDS data stream and print the p olicie s , duplex or simplex, normal or tumble, wi th full-page highlight color, even in stapled booklets, at up to 92 images per minute. The p[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS OVERVIEW DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 1-5 Ma nufa cturi ng For this example, let ’ s as sume you have custom ers in North America and in Europe. Y our c ustomers in No rth A merica expect to rec eive the docum entation you provide with your parts on US letter (8-1/2 by 11 inch) pa per. However, your custom ers in E urope have requ [...]

DOCUPRINT IPS OVERVIEW 1-6 DOCUP RINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE Banking Many ba nks now handl e mutual fund or financi ng and i nvestment accounts for their customers. As a result, th e cus tomers are requesting more detailed and easier to read statements . T he DocuPrint IPS printers al low you t o incorporate highlight color printing to highlight criti[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS OVERVIEW DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 1-7 Doc u me nt ty pe s You can cr eate several different types of documen ts using AFP and then p rint them on DocuP rint IPS printers. This s ection des cribes some of these document s and how the X e rox value-added fe atures can be used. Pol icy p roduct ion Insurance po licies c a n b e very[...]

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IPS SOLUT IONS GUIDE 2-1 2. 2 AFP s ummary This chapter provides a summary of IBM ’ s Advanced Function Presentation (A FP) architecture and the A FP features s upported by Xerox D ocuPrin t IPS p rinter s. What is AFP? AFP is a collection of programs used t o format a nd print documen ts. Using these programs, you can define the exact placem ent[...]

AFP SUMMAR Y 2-2 IPS SOLUT IONS GUID E AF P reso ur ces You can use different A FP resou rces to cr eate you r document . For example, y ou m ay wish to create an application t hat includes an electronically created form (overlay), v a r i able data, c o nstant data, a signature, an d your company logo. Using AF P programs, you can creat e applicat[...]

AFP SUMMA RY IPS SOLUT IONS GUIDE 2-3 O ver la ys Overlays a re electronic forms that may c ontain lines, boxes , const ant text, and page s egments . To in clude an overlay i n a document, you can r e ference it i n a PageDe f or FormD ef or vi a a m ixed-mode or fully-compos ed AFPDS appl ication. Overlays are generated us ing I B M ’ s O verla[...]

AFP SUMMAR Y 2-4 IPS SOLUT IONS GUID E AFP ar ch ite c tu re The AFP system is a sub-arch it e cture of the Sy stems Application Ar chitectu re (SAA). Th e AFP prin t platfo rm consis ts of arc hitec ted data stream s for t hree areas: applications, print resourc es, and printers. This st ruc ture provides the foundation for keeping the application[...]

AFP SUMMA RY IPS SOLUT IONS GUIDE 2-5 Data streams Data stream s define the st ructure and content of an a pplication . Three t ypes of data st r e ams used by AF P are: • Mixed Object D ocume nt Content A rchitecture (MO:DCA) data streams, which are generated by an appl ication a nd are de vice independe nt. These data streams desc ribe docum en[...]

AFP SUMMAR Y 2-6 IPS SOLUT IONS GUID E PSF pl atf orms You have seve r a l options for connecting your DocuPr int IP S printers to the host. Each platform determines h ow IBM ’ s Print Se rvices Faci lity ( PSF) p rogram in teract s with the DocuPri nt IPS prin ter. PSF is a print driver and resource manag er that resides on the host . You can co[...]

AFP SUMMA RY IPS SOLUT IONS GUIDE 2-7 Mainf rame c onnection s You m ay use several different f ormats to conn ect you r mainfra me to the DocuPrint IPS printer. The various connection formats are described and pictured in this section. Note that o n this platform, the PSF c ontrol fu ncti on s are IPDS em itters o nly. Direct Bus and T ag The simp[...]

AFP SUMMAR Y 2-8 IPS SOLUT IONS GUID E Remote conn ection: channel extender For the channe l extender connection, the prin ter is connected directly to the channel extension device. T he channel extender is then connected to another channel ext ender through telecommuni cation lines. Finally, the upstream channel ex tender is connected to the Syste[...]

AFP SUMMA RY IPS SOLUT IONS GUIDE 2-9 Remote conn ection: BARR/RJE Using the remote BARR/RJE connection, t he printer is att ached to a PC containing BARR software and hardware. The PC is connected to a Front End Proces sor (FEP) through tele communication lines. The FEP is then attached to the System/370 or System/ 390 ma infra me. For DocuPrint I[...]

AFP SUMMAR Y 2-1 0 IPS SOLUTIO NS GUIDE TCP/IP connection: T oken Ring For TCP/IP connectivity via a Token Ring, the mainframe is connected to a 3174 or 3745 IBM control unit. The control unit is connected t o a modula r a ccess unit (MA U), which acts as the T oken Ring. The M AU connects the router, workstations, and printers to the T oke n Ri ng[...]

AFP SUMMA RY IPS SOLUT IONS GUIDE 2-1 1 AS/400 re mote connection AS/400 does not use a direct Bus & Tag connection . I nst ead, you must set up a remote PS F/2, PSF for AIX , or BARR/AFP connec tion. An AS/400 cha nnel conn ection requires either BARR/AF P or a PS/2. BARR/AFP uses an LU 6. 2 conn ection to carry real-time, bi - directional tra[...]

AFP SUMMAR Y 2-1 2 IPS SOLUTIO NS GUIDE TCP/IP connection: T oken Ring For the Token Rin g TCP/IP conne ction, you must have a Token Rin g card installed inside the AS/400. A router directs the jobs being run on the Token Ring to the appropriate device. RS/600 0 conn ections The RS/6000 connections are rem ote connections . You may connect your RS/[...]

AFP SUMMA RY IPS SOLUT IONS GUIDE 2-1 3 InfoPri nt Ma nag er remot e co nne ction Using th e remote Inf oPrint Manage r solution , the prin ter is attached to an RS/6000 system con taining an M CA C hannel Card and r u nning InfoPrint Manager. The RS/6000 is co nnected to a com munications controller th rou gh tele communication lines. For DocuPrin[...]

AFP SUMMAR Y 2-1 4 IPS SOLUTIO NS GUIDE InfoPri nt Ma nag er LAN conne c tion You m ust use the TCP/IP n etwork protocol to conne ct your DocuP rint IPS printers by a LAN t h rough InfoPrint Manager. No other network protocol is supported. TCP/IP connecti on: Ethernet For the Et h ernet TCP/IP connection, you must have an Ethernet card installed in[...]

AFP SUMMA RY IPS SOLUT IONS GUIDE 2-1 5 TCP/IP connection : T o ken Ring For the Token Rin g TCP/IP conne ction, you must have a Token Rin g card installed inside the RS/400. A router di rects the j ob s being run on the Token Ring to the appropriate device. PS /2 conn ections You can conne ct your P S/2 sy stem to the DocuPr int IPS p rinters usin[...]

AFP SUMMAR Y 2-1 6 IPS SOLUTIO NS GUIDE PSF/ 2 You can attach the DocuPrint IPS printer to a PS/ 2 PC that has a n MCA Chann el Card i nstalled and is run ning PSF/2. The PS/2 is connected to a Front End Proces s o r (FEP) through telecommun ication lines. PS/2 can connect to the System/3 70 or System/39 0 mainframe from the network using the FEP ([...]

AFP SUMMA RY IPS SOLUT IONS GUIDE 2-1 7 PS F/2 LA N Another option is t o connect your DocuPrint IPS print ers to a local area network (LAN). When connected through P SF/2, you can use TCP/IP, OS/2 LAN Manag er, or Nove ll as the network protocol. Using this connection, you can join OS/2, DO S, A I X, and other types of worksta ti o ns toget her. P[...]

AFP SUMMAR Y 2-1 8 IPS SOLUTIO NS GUIDE PS F/2 T oken Rin g TCP /IP For the Token Rin g TCP/IP conne ction, you must have a Token Rin g card installed inside the PS/2. A rout er directs t h e jobs being run on the Token Ri ng to the appropriate d evice.[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 3-1 3. 3 DocuPrint IPS s ystem This chapt er provides a n o verview of the DocuP rint IPS s eries. It describes the features , f un ctions, and limitations of thi s product. Do cuP rint IPS s ummary The DocuPrint IPS pri nt ers are true IPDS printers, emulating an IBM Group 3 IPDS page printer. T h e DocuPrint 96 MICR,[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS SYSTEM 3-2 DOCUP RINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE Software The IPS software resides on the S un SPARCstation processor. It consists of these software compon ents: • input, imager a nd outp ut processes • I O T d evi ce dr ive r • pr int engine monitor p rocess • test pattern process • user interf ace. No addit ional softw are is req[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS SYSTEM DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 3-3 Enterprise Printing O ption If your app lications require you to print b oth IPDS and PostScript/ PCL data streams but you do not have e nough volum e to sup port two production printers, the DocuPrint IPS p rinters provide part of t he perfect solution. Using the E nt erprise Printing Option ([...]

DOCUPRINT IPS SYSTEM 3-4 DOCUP RINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE Doc uPrin t IPS archit ectu re DocuPrint IPS printers function in all I BM environments runni ng the current level of PS F software. Figure 3-1 shows the overall IP S series a r c hitecture. E ach elem ent is def ined bel ow: • The IBM host i s connected to the Sun SP A RCstation using eithe[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS SYSTEM DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 3-5 These co mmand sets have c orresponding towers . Figure 3-2 shows the data and resource towers and their ass ociated comman d s ets. F igu re 3- 2. Towe rs an d comma nd se ts During initi a lization, the IPDS command sets are communi cated to PSF by t he Acknowledg e Reply to the ‘ Obtai n P[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS SYSTEM 3-6 DOCUP RINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE IO Imag e function set – IOCA (IO/1) The I O-image c ommand s et a lso contains the commands for presenting image raster data o n a logical page, a page segm ent, or an overlay. The Wri te Image 2 com mand wi thin the IO/1 com mand set carries data defined by the IOCA FS10 subset. Refer to I[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS SYSTEM DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 3-7 Product cap abilit ies This section describes the capabilities of the DocuPrint IPS printers. User interface Each DocuPrint IPS pri n ter provides a gra phical user i nterface ( G UI) which y ou us e to place the I OT onl ine, configur e the printer an d peripherals, and start or stop p rint jo[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS SYSTEM 3-8 DOCUP RINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE Sens e Ty pe and M o del (STM ) com man d When an STM co mmand is issued by the host, t he DocuPrint IPS printer respo nds that i t is a Group 3 pag e printer. It al so sends information to P SF about the prin ter, f o r examp le what printer model it i s (4050 fo r t he DocuPrint 4050 IPS, 40[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS SYSTEM DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 3-9 Remote p ri n ti n g solutions You can conne ct DocuP r i nt IPS printers to a n IBM host in many ways. The simplest sol ution is Direct Bus & Tag or TCP/IP (Token Ring or Ethernet). Other possible connections, such as SNA/SD LC and LA N (other than TC P/IP Tok en Ring or Ethernet ), requir[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS SYSTEM 3-1 0 DOCUPRINT IPS S OLUTIONS GUIDE Conn ectiv ity so lutio ns This sec tion/table p rovides the valid c onnectivity solu tions for t he stand-alone and dual mode conf igurations of the DocuPrint IPS printer series. Note: Please note these connect ivity l im itations: • In IP S mode, only one connect ion is a ctiv e at any g[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS SYSTEM DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 3-1 1 Dual Mode IPS/NPS B u s & T ag ( IPS) Token Ring (N PS ) Bus & Tag ( IPS) Ethernet 10Mb (NPS) Bus & Tag ( IPS) Ethernet 100Mb (NPS) Bus & Tag ( IPS) FDDI (NPS) Token Ring ( IPS/NPS) Ethernet 10Mb (I PS/NPS) Ethernet 100Mb (I PS/NPS) Bus & Tag ( IPS) Token Ring ( IPS/NPS) B[...]

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DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 4-1 4. 4 IPS a pplication migration Now that you k now more about AFP and how the DocuPri nt I PS printers work, you c an start pri nting you r AFP applications to DocuPrint IPS printers. This chapter explains the steps required to modify an existing AFP application for printing to a X erox DocuPrint IPS p rinte r. Whe[...]

IPS APPLICAT ION M IGRA TION 4-2 DOCUP RINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE IBM As part of t h e AFP architecture, IBM provides several produc ts which you can use to create resources. Some of these product s are explained in this section. Font Li brar y Se rvice s F aci lity ( FLS F) This product allows you to define, ren ame, or delete fonts, code pages, a n[...]

IPS A PPL ICATIO N MIG RATIO N DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 4-3 Elixir Desktop an d Con verters for AF P The Elixir Desktop an d Converters for AFP provide an i ntegrated set of tools for conversion and file m an agem ent activities: • The Elixir Conv er ters for AFP program makes i t e asy f or you t o load your existing AFP resourc es into E l[...]

IPS APPLICAT ION M IGRA TION 4-4 DOCUP RINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE ISIS ISIS provides two different product families to create, edit, and pri n t AFP resources and docum ents: • The ISIS OverVie w produc t f amily , which ru ns on a PC and conne cts t o the mainframe via 3270 emulation session or the ISIS APPC module • The Papy r us Document S yst[...]

IPS A PPL ICATIO N MIG RATIO N DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 4-5 Pap yrus Do cEXEC DocEXEC formats t he high quality, data-driven, multi-page document s you cr e ated using Papyrus Designer. The sourc e code created i s upwardly c ompatible t o PageDefs. I t allows for field placement, variable data merge, c olor support, dynamic chart generation, [...]

IPS APPLICAT ION M IGRA TION 4-6 DOCUP RINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE Other utilities to complement PR eS: Tra nsFon t This utility allows printer fonts to be c reated for the target printer from TrueType, PostScript, and Raster o utlines. It also allows for these fonts to be edited and manipulated. Fon ts may also be mi grated from one printing environm[...]

IPS A PPL ICATIO N MIG RATIO N DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 4-7 Font s This section descr ibes the actions you ma y need to perform to mak e your fonts available f or use with the DocuP rint IPS pri nters. Review each section to determine if it applies to your site. Pr int er-re sid ent font s v ersus down loa din g font s PSF can access fon ts tw[...]

IPS APPLICAT ION M IGRA TION 4-8 DOCUP RINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE If you plan to convert your c o ntinuous form docume nts t o cut s heet format, make sure that you use the 300 pel version for the b est resolution quality. Core interchan ge fonts IBM distributes an additional set of fonts, known as core interchange fonts, which consist o f Courier, H[...]

IPS A PPL ICATIO N MIG RATIO N DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 4-9 Cus tom font s If you require spe cial character sets or ne ed to add new characters to an existing charac ter set, you m ay choose to crea te custom fonts for your site. When using these fonts to print app lications on DocuPrint IPS printers, you may need to: • identify your cus to[...]

IPS APPLICAT ION M IGRA TION 4-1 0 DOCUPRINT IPS S OLUTIONS GUIDE P age s egment s The print quality of the p age segments you currently use with AFP may dep end on how t hey were created originally. For e xample, you may hav e c r e ated a page segment at 240 p el resol ution but, w hen it is converted t o 300 dpi, it may no t look like it did ori[...]

IPS A PPL ICATIO N MIG RATIO N DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 4-1 1 Imag es When y ou print A FP documents that cont ain 240 pel i mages t o DocuPrint IPS pr int e rs set to run in 300 dpi mode , PSF converts the IM imag es to IOCA im age format . Using the Re solution option on the DocuPrint IPS user interface, you can s pecify t h at t h e documen[...]

IPS APPLICAT ION M IGRA TION 4-1 2 DOCUPRINT IPS S OLUTIONS GUIDE Note: Note that support for printing these images wa s added to the PSF/MV S en vir o nment by IB M ’ s PTF UW 26975 (APAR OW 18369). PSF may convert the image to IOCA at the IPDS l evel to cause resolution correction/scaling based on these factors: • If the imag e resolution and[...]

IPS A PPL ICATIO N MIG RATIO N DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 4-1 3 • Using t he Conf igurat i on menu select the Maximum Simplex option . • Set the Maximum S imple x value to 0. The IPS system will start the first job in the plex mode of the first sheet received . • If the initial mode is du plex, and a s ubsequent sheet is received in sim pl[...]

IPS APPLICAT ION M IGRA TION 4-1 4 DOCUPRINT IPS S OLUTIONS GUIDE Con tinuo us for m to c ut sh ee t conversion If you t ry to p rint the s ame application o n both an IBM 3800 printer (continuous form) and a DocuPrint I P S printer (cut sheet ), y our output m ay appe ar in the wrong orientation or extend off the edge of the page . These p roblems[...]

IPS A PPL ICATIO N MIG RATIO N DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 4-1 5 However, if you a re migrating applications o riginally creat ed for th e IBM 3800 that use wide forms, you must modify the AFP resources to use the ne w hardware o rigin: • f o r DCF ou tput, y ou can s pecify a l ogical de vice type appro priate f or cut sheet printers; f o r ex[...]

IPS APPLICAT ION M IGRA TION 4-1 6 DOCUPRINT IPS S OLUTIONS GUIDE If you u s e thes e 3800-compat ible FormDefs in application s you plan to print o n DocuPrint IPS printers, you should perform either of these procedures: • Conv e rt you r 380 0 application to a cut sheet application as descr ibed in “ Con ver ting 3 800 applications ” ear li[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 5-1 5. 5 Inco rporating Xero x v alue-ad ded f eatu res The DocuP rint IPS series all ows you to take a dvantage of m any Xerox value-added featu res. These features include highlight color, paper handling and pape r tr a y selection, enhanced resource resolution, and guaranteed MICR printing. This chapter provides ins[...]

INCORPORATING XEROX VALUE-ADDED FEATURES 5-2 DOCUP RINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE V ariab le and con stant data This section explains how to add color to variable and constant data using either PPFA or ElixirForm f or AFP (v ersion 3.11c). Usi ng PP FA To add color to any constant or variable t e xt in your application, modify t he Pag eDef for the appli[...]

INCORPORATING XEROX VALUE-ADDED FE ATURES DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 5-3 Co nditio nal pr ocessing Conditional process ing allows an action to be taken dependen t on a field in t he input data. You can use conditional processing to determine whether certain elements on a page will print in color. For exam ple, you can: • specify t hat the firs[...]

INCORPORATING XEROX VALUE-ADDED FEATURES 5-4 DOCUP RINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE For this example, your PageDef may look something like this: When c ondition B ex ists, the system uses the PAGEFORMA T PF2. When condition C exists , the system uses the PAGEFORMAT PF1. For a complete description of conditional processing, refer to IBM ’ s PPFA/370 User [...]

INCORPORATING XEROX VALUE-ADDED FE ATURES DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 5-5 Overla ys IB M ’ s O verlay Generation Language (OG L) compiler vers ion 1.1 supports color for fonts, r u les, patterns, and other commands . You can al so generate c olor over lays using utilit y program s or thir d-party packages. T hese colorized overlays can then be [...]

INCORPORATING XEROX VALUE-ADDED FEATURES 5-6 DOCUP RINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE Pa ge segme nts and images Page segme nts and images only print i n color i f there is no conversion by PSF from 240 pels to 300 dpi. If a c onversion is required, PSF converts the page segment or IM im age to an I O CA image. This conversion strips the color bit fr om the [...]

INCORPORATING XEROX VALUE-ADDED FE ATURES DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 5-7 Lin e s an d bo r d e rs OGL v1.1 supports color using the DRA WRULE , DRAWMASK and DRAWBOX commands. Exampl e: DRAWRUL E ...COLOR BLUE You can use either OGL, DC F/Script or E lixirForm for AFP to c olori ze lines and borders in your document. This section explains the pro[...]

INCORPORATING XEROX VALUE-ADDED FEATURES 5-8 DOCUP RINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE Sha ding an d shad ed f orm bo xes OGL v 1.1supports c olor usin g the DRA WBOX, PATTERN and DRAWRULE c ommands. This also include s t he background colo r of a DRAWBOX i f t he colors used are d efined with OCA Model (Blue, Red, Magenta, Green, Cyan , Yell ow, Bl ack, and [...]

INCORPORATING XEROX VALUE-ADDED FE ATURES DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 5-9 The stitching options are supported for the DocuPri nt 4050, 4090, 4850, and 4890 IPS printers. Ma rkForm facility The M arkForm facility was originally imple mented f or continuous feed p rinters to put a b lack m ark on t he edge of t he separat or pages . Opera tors c o [...]

INCORPORATING XEROX VALUE-ADDED FEATURES 5-1 0 DOCUPRINT IPS S OLUTIONS GUIDE This table show s the resolutions available an d the s caling operations performed by the IPS sof t ware for the D ocuPrint I P S printers. T able 5-1. Printer reso lutions and scaling Do cu Pr i nt IP S pri nte r Resolution (se lected in IPS user interface) IPS software [...]

INCORPORATING XEROX VALUE-ADDED FE ATURES DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 5-1 1 Di sab le h ar d ware sca ling an d alter nate shad ing Two new resolution options have been adde d t o the IP S software: • Disable Hardw a re Scaling • Alter nate S hading. Disable har dwar e s caling Disable Hardware Sc aling is a new opt ion for printers (IOTs) ca[...]

INCORPORATING XEROX VALUE-ADDED FEATURES 5-1 2 DOCUPRINT IPS S OLUTIONS GUIDE MIC R appl icat ions You may print documents that include MICR fonts on the DocuPrint 96, 46 35, and 180 M ICR IPS printers. Xerox provides the IPS MICR font kit whi ch includes t he E 13B an d the CM C-7 MICR f onts, MICR diagnostic forms and in stallation instructions. [...]

INCORPORATING XEROX VALUE-ADDED FE ATURES DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 5-1 3 Xer ox E 13B and CM C-7 MI CR fon ts Xerox provid es its ow n version of AF P MICR f onts for us e with the DocuPrint 96, 4 635, and 180 MICR IPS prin ters. This version is fully compatible with the I B M version of the AFP MICR f ont s. The T1001032 code page inclu de th[...]

INCORPORATING XEROX VALUE-ADDED FEATURES 5-1 4 DOCUPRINT IPS S OLUTIONS GUIDE St e p 3 . Refer to the code page/character set desc riptions in the IBM manu als and Xerox supplem ents. St e p 4 . Ensure that the MICR stri ng s are contiguous. For example, if y ou have a string of MICR font text and you insert a n on-MICR font in the middle of that s[...]

INCORPORATING XEROX VALUE-ADDED FE ATURES DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 5-1 5 Inp ut and outpu t tra y pr oce ssing The DocuP rint IPS printers sup port man y of the input and out put tray options available with P SF. T his section explains h ow to activate these feat ures. Inpu t tr ay grou ping Using the IPS GUI, y o u c an group certain in put t[...]

INCORPORATING XEROX VALUE-ADDED FEATURES 5-1 6 DOCUPRINT IPS S OLUTIONS GUIDE Changing input trays for copy sub groups You m ay n eed to print mu lti- p art applications, su ch as invoices, t hat use a different color stock f o r each page of the document. For example, y ou may wish to prin t copy 1 on blue pape r and copy 2 o n green paper. To act[...]

INCORPORATING XEROX VALUE-ADDED FE ATURES DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 5-1 7 Media d estination (out put bin) sel ection This feature allows you to select a specific output bin for an individual job instead of waiting f or the current bin t o be filled before switching to the next av ailable out put bin. You can specify a v alue from 1 to 65535 as[...]

INCORPORATING XEROX VALUE-ADDED FEATURES 5-1 8 DOCUPRINT IPS S OLUTIONS GUIDE DFA is supported on the DocuPrint 180 IPS, 4 635 IPS, 96 MICR IPS, 4635 M ICR IPS, 18 0 M ICR, and 4890 I PS. Currently, D FA is not supported for t he Doc uPrint 405 0 IPS, 40 90 IPS , and 4 850 IPS. This table provides additional notes for the DocuPrint IPS printers tha[...]

INCORPORATING XEROX VALUE-ADDED FE ATURES DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 5-1 9 Ente rpri se Print ing Opt ionSw itch ing mo des The Xerox En terprise Pr inting Option is a dual mode system t hat supports both the AFP and PostScript/PCL env ironments. This option provides all of the capabilities of t he Xerox Network Printer Series (NPS) f amily and[...]

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DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 6-1 6. 6 Commo nly ask ed qu estions This chapt er prov ides answ ers to q uestions frequent ly as ked about the Docu Print IPS print e r s by Xerox custo m ers. How do the Do cuPr int IPS pr inters co mpa re to t he X P AF so lutio n? The Xerox Pri n te r Access Faci lity (X PAF) is a host-based so ftware program that[...]

COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS 6-2 DOCUP RINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE Wha t i s the Di agno st ic Lo ckout feat ure on th e Doc uPr int 1 80 IP S? The Diagnostic Lockout feature allows your Xerox Service Representative t o acc ess the p rograms required for run ning diagnostics on your DocuPrint 180 IPS printer. As part of the Ful l Service M aintenance A gr[...]

IPS SOLUT IONS GUIDE A-1 A. A DocuPrint IPS printer capa bilities This appendix provides a table showing the IPS print controller platforms supported for the various versions o f IPS sof tware. It also provides tables that sum marize the Xerox value-adde d features available on the DocuPrint IPS printers. Doc uPr int IP S printe r sp ecific at ion [...]

DOCU PRINT IP S PRI NTER CAPABI LITIES A-2 IPS SOLUT IONS GUIDE Doc uPrin t IPS prin ter sp ecific at ion s - in put trays a nd feed ing opt ions 4890 92 Yes 300 x 300 1,300,000 Inches : 8 x 10 to 8.5 x 14 MM: 2 03 x 254 to 216 x 356, inclu d ing A4 92C 92 Yes 6 0 0 x 6 0 0 1,300,000 Inches: 8 x 10 to 8.5 x 14 MM: 2 03 x 254 to 216 x 356, inclu d i[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS P RINT ER CAPABILITIES IPS SOLUT IONS GUIDE A-3 Doc uPr int IPS prin ter sp eci ficat ion s - o ut put trays a nd fini sh ing o pt ions 4635 4635 M ICR 1 (Main) 2 (Aux.) 3 (HCF1) 4 (HCF1) 5 (HCF1) - optional 6 (HCF1) - optional 1,100 6 00 2,600 2,600 2,600 2,600 Re q uir es Inp ut Enablement Kit 4850 1 (Main) 2 (Aux.) 3 (HCF1) - optio[...]

DOCU PRINT IP S PRI NTER CAPABI LITIES A-4 IPS SOLUT IONS GUIDE 4050 Dual Bin Stacker 1 Dual Bin Stacker 2 or Sti tcher/ Stacker 750 750 2,000 (unstitched ) 50 (per s titched set) Yes Not sup ported 4090 Dual Bin Stacker 1 Dual Bin Stacker 2 or Sti tcher/ Stacker 750 750 2,000 (unstitched ) 50 (per s titched set) Yes Not sup ported 4635 4635 M ICR [...]

DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE B-1 B. B Reso urce crea tion and co n vers ion pr ogram s This table lists several of the res ource creation and conversion programs av ailable t o users. Soft w ar e Ve ndor Used for In pu t Outp ut Xer o x equivale nt OS su pport ed Overlay Generation Language (O GL) IBM Overl ay generation OGL source co de Ove rlays[...]

RESOURCE CREATION AN D CONVERSION PROGRAMS B-2 DOCUPRINT IPS SOL UT IONS GUIDE Ad va nce d Function Presentation Util ities (AFP U/ 400) IBM Resource generation Overl ays, PF Ds (s imil ar to PageDefs), fonts, pag e se gm e nts OS/400 DisplayWrite 370 (DW/370) IBM Docum ent generation Line data MVS, VM, VSE A FP C onv er si on & Inde xing F ac [...]

RESOURCE CRE ATI ON AND CONVERSION P ROGRAMS DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE B-3 PSF/ VSE IBM Print Serv ices Facil ity AF PD S, line data IPD S VS E PSF/400 IBM Print Serv i ces Facil ity AF PD S, IP DS , lin e data, SCS IP DS OS /4 0 0 AFP Pri ntSui te For PS F/40 0 IB M A dv ance d P rint Ut ili ty PPF A AFP T oolbox SAP R /3 AF P Pri n t SC S IPD[...]

RESOURCE CREATION AN D CONVERSION PROGRAMS B-4 DOCUPRINT IPS SOL UT IONS GUIDE[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE C-1 C. C DocuPrin t IPS limitatio ns While the DocuPrint IPS pri nt ers a llow you to perform many p rint functions, there are some features that they do not support. This section lists some of those limitations. AFP feat ures cu rre ntly not supp o rt ed The DocuPrint IPS printers do not support the CONTAINER OB JECT [...]

DOCUPRINT IPS LIMITATIONS C-2 DOCUPRINT IPS SOL UT IONS GUIDE N-UP Pro cessing N-UP jobs are processed in segments based on the number of images pe r page, wh ich varies bas ed upon the N-UP settings of each job. Because of this multiple page process ing, the “ Pages Outstan ding ” counter on t he status menu wi ll increment in segm ents and no[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS L IMITATIONS DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE C-3 Hin ts and Tip s This section includes several hints and tips that may help you use your Doc u Pri nt I PS systems. • On a DocuPri nt 180 IP S, DocuPr int 4635 IPS, or DocuP rint 96 MICR , 4635 MI CR, a nd 180 MICR IPS printer , when y ou pr int a job that has 600 pel full-page IOCA ima[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS LIMITATIONS C-4 DOCUPRINT IPS SOL UT IONS GUIDE[...]

DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE D-1 D. D AFP print flows This appendix shows the AFP print flows for the diffe rent environment s supported b y PSF. T hese print flo ws apply to b oth PSF and the DocuPrint IPS printers. Main fr ame da ta flows In the mainframe environment , you may install PSF in t hree operating system env ironments: MVS, VM, and VS[...]

AFP PRINT FLOWS D-2 DOCUPRINT IPS SOL UT IONS GUIDE VM p rint f low 1. CMS pr int com mand is is s u ed. 2. CMS wr ites to a vir tual printer . 3. CP intercepts the command and data. 4. CP spools the data to D A SD . 5. When the specified pr inter is a vail a ble according to j ob con trol parameters, CP schedules the job to P SF . 6. PSF identifie[...]

AFP PR INT F LOW S DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE D-3 RS/600 0 data f low The RS/6000 connection accepts ASCII, ditroff, M O :DCA-P, PCL 5e, EUC (Extended UNIX commands), D BASCI I ( d ouble-byte ASCII), 1403 line-mode (E BCDIC) data, Post Script level 2 and 3, SAP ABAP li ne data, and SAP OTF data stre ams. In turn, it outpu ts IPDS, PostScript (f [...]

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IPS SOLUT IONS GUIDE INDEX-5 Inde x Numerics 3800 compat ible f o rm definitions, 4-13 to 4-14 A Advanced Func tion Presentation , see AFP AFP data flows, D-1 to D-3 definition, 2-1 overview, 1-1 page origins, modifying, 4-13 pri nt flows, D-1 to D-3 resource s, 2-2 to 2-3 summary, 2 -1 t o 2-18 AFP F ont Collect ion, 2-3, 4-2 AFPDS, 2-5 AIX pr int[...]

IPS SOLUT IONS GUIDE INDEX-6 INDEX PSF/2, 2-17 RS/6000, 2-14 explanatio n of benef its, se e EOBs Extraction Color menu option, using, 5-1 F FDO CA , 2-4 feeding options, 5-16 specifications, A-2 to A-3 finishing option s, 5-16 specifications, A-4 to A-5 F LSF (F ont Li b rar y S erv ic es Fac ili ty ) , 4- 2 FO CA, 2- 4 fon ts , 2- 3 converting, 4[...]

IPS SOLUT IONS GUIDE INDEX-7 INDEX IO CA ( Ima g e O b jec t Co n ten t Arc hi te ct ur e) , 2-4 IOT (input/output terminal), 3-1 IPDS, 2-5, 6 -1 ISIS products, 4-4 t o 4-5 J jam reco very, ordered stock, C-2 L LAN, PSF/2, 2-17 limit ati ons, C -1 to C- 3 lines and borders, adding color, 5-7 loaded f ont comm and set, 3-6 LU 6.2 connection, 2-11 M [...]

IPS SOLUT IONS GUIDE INDEX-8 INDEX S scaling operations, 5-10 securi ty, MICR, 5-13 shading adding col or, 5-8 limit ati ons, C -2 Sixth Sense Technol ogy, 6-2 sof tware, 3-2 Sonoran fonts, 4-6 specifications, printers, A-1 to A-5 stac king , offs et f acilit y, 5- 9 stitching, 1-1, 5-8 to 5-9 STM (Sense Type and Model) comm and, 3-8 Sun SPARCstati[...]