Compaq DECprint Supervisor (DCPS) for OpenVMS User's Guide
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CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  Part I   Getting Started

  1      Printing Files
    1.1 Overview
    1.2 Selecting a Data Type
    1.3 Printing Two-Sided Documents
    1.4 Specifying Landscape and Portrait Orientation
    1.5 Specifying Multiple Copies
    1.6 Printing Multiple Pages on Each Side of the Sheet
    1.7 Printing a Range of Pages
    1.8 Delays in Deleting an Entry or Stopping a Queue
    1.9 File Formats

  2      Modifying Print Jobs and Displaying the Status of Print Jobs and Queues
    2.1 Displaying Print Jobs
    2.2 Displaying Print Queues
    2.3 Deleting a Print Job
    2.4 Modifying a Print Job

  3      Specifying Input and Output Trays
    3.1 Selecting the Input Tray
      3.1.1      Specifying the Type of Media
      3.1.2      Selecting Manual Feed
      3.1.3      Using the Envelope Feeder
    3.2 Selecting the Output Tray
      3.2.1      Manually Selecting Output Trays

  Part II   Advanced Printing Techniques

  4      Printing PostScript Files
    4.1 Printing Jobs with Multiple PostScript Files
    4.2 Printing Files that Contain Text and PostScript
    4.3 Printing Files Created on Other Operating Systems
    4.4 Creating Printer-Specific PostScript Documents
    4.5 Creating Portable PostScript Documents
    4.6 Resolving Unrecognized PostScript Operator Errors
    4.7 Using Example Files to Suppress PostScript Operators
      4.7.1      Suppressing PostScript Operators on Desktop Printers
      4.7.2      Suppressing PostScript Operators on PrintServer Printers

  5      Printing ANSI Files
    5.1 Printing Multiple ANSI Files in a Print Job
    5.2 Emulating ANSI Printers
    5.3 Processing Tabs in ANSI Files
    5.4 Emulating Printer Font Cartridges
    5.5 Using PostScript Operators to Change Trays
    5.6 Using ANSI Sequences to Print Duplex or Simplex
    5.7 The LIST Data Type and Translator
    5.8 Printing the Euro Symbol

  6      Printing DDIF Image Files Using the Image Interpreter
    6.1 Improvements to Image Printing
    6.2 Examples of Printing Image Files

  7      Printing PCL Files
    7.1 How PCL Files Are Printed
    7.2 Processing Files in Native PCL Mode
      7.2.1      PRINT Parameters that Prevent Native PCL Usage
    7.3 Processing Files with the PCL Translator
      7.3.1      Using Print Parameters to Modify PCL Print Jobs
        7.3.1.1      Using the PAGE_SIZE Parameter
        7.3.1.2      Print Parameters Ignored for Native PCL
      7.3.2      Using Escape Sequences to Modify PCL Print Jobs
      7.3.3      Using a Setup Module
      7.3.4      How the PCL Translator Differs from that in the LaserJet IID Printer
    7.4 Changing the Input Tray
    7.5 Including Soft Fonts and Macros in PCL Print Jobs
      7.5.1      Including Soft Fonts and Macros in PCL Setup Modules
      7.5.2      Including Font and Macro Files in PCL Print Jobs
    7.6 PC Driver Settings to Avoid Problems with PJL and TBCP
      7.6.1      Description of PJL and TBCP
      7.6.2      Steps to Prevent Problems with DECprint Supervisor
        7.6.2.1      Preventing problems with PostScript
        7.6.2.2      Problems with PCL
    7.7 Interaction Between Native PCL Printing and Automatic DATA_TYPE Detection
    7.8 Native PCL Mode Concatenates Files

  8      Printing Proprinter Files
    8.1 Proprinter Translator Versus the Proprinter Printer
    8.2 How DECprint Supervisor Recognizes Proprinter Files
    8.3 Modifying the Default State of the Proprinter Translator
      8.3.1      Creating a Setup Module for Proprinter Commands
    8.4 Changing the Printable Area
      8.4.1      Proprinter Files That Do Not Fit on the Page
      8.4.2      Specifying the Page Size for Proprinter Print Jobs
    8.5 Specifying the Input Tray for Proprinter Print Jobs
    8.6 Including Soft Fonts in Proprinter Print Jobs

  9      Using the List Data Type
    9.1 Using the List Data Type
    9.2 Using OpenVMS Forms with the List Data Type

  10     Using Advanced Page Layouts
    10.1 Printing Two-Sided Documents
    10.2 Specifying Landscape and Tumble Printing
    10.3 Specifying Multiple PostScript Files in Duplex Print Jobs
    10.4 Specifying the Physical Sheet Size
    10.5 Printing Multiple Pages on Each Side of the Sheet
      10.5.1     Using NUMBER_UP with Input Tray Selection Operators
      10.5.2     Using NUMBER_UP with Page Orientation
      10.5.3     Using NUMBER_UP with Multiple Files
    10.6 Printing a Range of Pages
      10.6.1     Using PAGE_LIMIT with Multiple Copies
      10.6.2     Restarting Interrupted Print Jobs
      10.6.3     Using PAGE_LIMIT on Two-Sided Print Jobs
    10.7 Specifying the Logical Page Size
    10.8 Changing the Size of the Printed Page
      10.8.1     Automatic Scaling When Queue Has PAGE_SIZE and SHEET_SIZE Parameters

  11     Using Layup to Modify Printed Documents
    11.1 Specifying Layup Options in Print Jobs
      11.1.1     Specifying Layup in the Print Job
      11.1.2     Specifying Margin Alternation
      11.1.3     Specifying and Omitting Borders
      11.1.4     Specifying the First Page Spot to Use
      11.1.5     Specifying the Page Grid
      11.1.6     Specifying Sheet Margins
      11.1.7     Specifying the Order of Page Spots to Use
      11.1.8     Specifying the Number of Pages to Print on Each Side of a Sheet
    11.2 Creating Layup Definition Files
      11.2.1     Sample Layup Definition Files
    11.3 Layup Error Notification

  12     Using Forms in Your PRINT Command
    12.1 Finding Forms on Your System
    12.2 Using Forms with ANSI Files
    12.3 Using Forms with All Types of Files
      12.3.1     Using Forms that Invoke Setup Modules (/SETUP)
      12.3.2     Using Forms that Specify the Paper Stock (/STOCK)
    12.4 Using the Default Form Definition

  13     Using Setup Modules in Print Jobs
    13.1 What Is a Setup Module?
    13.2 Locating Setup Modules
      13.2.1     Locating Custom Setup Modules
      13.2.2     Displaying the Contents of a Setup Module
    13.3 Creating a Setup Module
    13.4 Modifying DECimage Parameters with Setup Modules
    13.5 Resolution Setup Modules

  14     Controlling File Separation Pages
    14.1 Controlling File Separation Pages for All Files
    14.2 Controlling File Separation Pages for Individual Files
    14.3 Displaying the Default Separation Pages for a Queue
    14.4 Job Log and Trailer Pages Sent to Default Tray On Error

  15     Selecting Finishing Options
    15.1 Punching
      15.1.1     PUNCH DCL Syntax
    15.2 Stapling
      15.2.1     STAPLE DCL Syntax
      15.2.2     Stapling Positions
      15.2.3     Output Trays
      15.2.4     Paper Sizes
      15.2.5     Stapling Details

  16     Using the Error Handler to Debug
    16.1 Including the Error Handler in a Print Job
    16.2 How the Error Handler Affects the PostScript Environment
    16.3 Error Handler Example
    16.4 Reading Error Handler Output
    16.5 PostScript Data Output Format
    16.6 Determining Where the Error Occurred

  17     Solving Printing Problems
    17.1 Displaying and Saving Error Messages
    17.2 Interpreting Messages
      17.2.1     PostScript Errors
      17.2.2     DECprint Supervisor Messages
      17.2.3     Solving PrintServer Software Problems
      17.2.4     Problems with Files Generated on a PC or Macintosh System
    17.3 Getting Help On Line

  18     Printer-Specific Information
    18.1 DIGITAL Colorwriter LSR 2000 + Printer
      18.1.1     Requests for Unloaded Sheet Sizes
      18.1.2     INPUT_TRAY and PAGE_SIZE or SHEET_SIZE Parameters
      18.1.3     ANSI Translator Limits Output to 64 Lines
    18.2 DIGITAL DECcolorwriter 1000 Printer
      18.2.1     Printer-Specific Setup Modules
    18.3 DIGITAL DEClaser 1152 Printer
      18.3.1     Printer Hangs After Deleting Jobs When Using AppleTalk
    18.4 DIGITAL DEClaser 3500 Printer
      18.4.1     Printer-Specific Setup Modules
        18.4.1.1     Setup Modules for Resolution Enhancement
        18.4.1.2     Setup Modules for Toner Saver Mode
        18.4.1.3     Setup Modules for DECimage-Lite
        18.4.1.4     Setup Module Example
      18.4.2     Using the FAX Option
    18.5 DIGITAL DEClaser 5100 Printer
      18.5.1     Printer-Specific Setup Modules
      18.5.2     Errors from PCL Jobs on the LocalTalk Port
    18.6 DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15+
      18.6.1     Extraneous USERDATA Messages Appear
      18.6.2     Choosing Input Trays
      18.6.3     Jobs with Errors May Not Complete
      18.6.4     Jobs May Not Issue Failure Notifications
    18.7 DIGITAL Laser Printer LN17+ps and LN17+ps
      18.7.1     DIGITAL Laser Printer LN17+ps
      18.7.2     Output May Be Clipped on the LN17ps
    18.8 DIGITAL Laser Printer LN40
      18.8.1     Jogging and Collation
    18.9 Compaq and DIGITAL Laser Printer LNC02
      18.9.1     Compaq Laser Printer LNC02
      18.9.2     Incorrect Sheet Count
    18.10 HP LaserJet Printers
      18.10.1    Incomplete Printing of ANSI Text
    18.11 HP LaserJet 4MV
      18.11.1    Support for B5 Paper Sizes
    18.12 HP LaserJet 5SiMX
      18.12.1    Support for B5 Paper Sizes
      18.12.2    Optional Mailbox
    18.13 HP LaserJet 2100 and 2200
      18.13.1    Media Size Not Selectable
    18.14 HP LaserJet 8000, 8100 and 8150
      18.14.1    Optional Mailbox
    18.15 HP LaserJet 9000
      18.15.1    Optional Stapler
    18.16 Lexmark Optra Rt+
      18.16.1    Support for B5 Paper Sizes
    18.17 Lexmark Optra S
      18.17.1    Printing Otherenvelope and Universal Paper Sizes

  A System Messages and Error Recovery
    A.1 System Message Overview
      A.1.1      Message Format
      A.1.2      Severity Level
    A.2 Message Descriptions
    A.3 Layup Definition (BADLAYDEF) Messages

  B PRINT Command Qualifiers

  C PRINT Command Parameters
    C.1 PRINT Parameters
    C.2 Syntax for PRINT Parameters
    C.3 Order of Defaulting for Parameters

  D SoftFont Kits for Emulating Font Cartridges

  E Additional Character Encodings
    E.1 Available Encoding Vectors
    E.2 Examples of Encoding Vectors
    E.3 Using the Additional Encodings
    E.4 Including the DECMCS Encoding Module in a Print Job
    E.5 Defining ISO Latin-1 for Third-Party Printers

  F Ordering Additional Documentation
    F.1 DECprint Supervisor (DCPS) for OpenVMS
    F.2 PostScript Programming
    F.3 DIGITAL ANSI-Compliant Level 3 Printing Protocol
    F.4 PrintServer Software

  Glossary

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