HP_DECprint_Supervisor_(DCPS)_for_OpenVMS___________ Release Notes September 2007 This manual contains information about the current ECO release of DCPS. Revision/Update Information: These release notes supersede all other documentation. Software Version: HP DECprint Supervisor (DCPS) for OpenVMS, Version V2.6 ECO 3 Operating System: OpenVMS Alpha Version 6.2, 7.3-2, 8.2 or 8.3 OpenVMS I64 Version 8.2-1, 8.3 or 8.3-1H1 OpenVMS VAX Version 5.5-2, 6.2, or 7.3 Hewlett-Packard Company Palo Alto, California ________________________________________________________________ © Copyright 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP required for possession, use or copying. Consistent with FAR 12.211 and 12.212, Commercial Computer Software, Computer Software Documentation, and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S. Government under vendor's standard commercial license. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Adobe, Adobe PostScript 3 and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Intel and Itanium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. Printed in the U.S. The DECprint Supervisor documentation set is available on CD-ROM. 1 _________________________________________________________________ DCPS V2.6 ECO 3 Information DCPS V2.6 ECO 3 adds support for new printers and fixes problems found in DCPS V2.6. It includes all updates from DCPS V2.6 ECO 1. 1.1 Kit Dependencies In some cases, you must install DCPS V2.6 ECO 2 before installing ECO 3. ECO 2 makes a small adjustment to data in the PCSI database and needs to be installed only if: o You have already installed DCPS V2.6 ECO 1 and o You are running OpenVMS V7.3 or earlier. Otherwise, install ECO 3 without installing ECO 2. DCPS V2.6 ECO 2 makes no changes to the DCPS software on your system. The DCPS version number displayed in the logical name DCPS$VERSION and on job separator pages will not change. 1.2 DCPS Version 2.6 ECO 3 Enhancements ECO 3 DCPS V2.6 ECO 3 adds support for the following printers: HP CM8050 Color MFP HP CM8050 MFP with Edgeline HP CM8060 Color MFP HP CM8060 MFP with Edgeline 1.3 DCPS Version 2.6 ECO 3 Bug Fixes DCPS V2.6 ECO 3 Information 1-1 1.3.1 Stapled Jobs Fail 1.3.1.1 LPD Queues ECO 1 Print jobs would fail if stapling was requested for a job being printed on a DCPS LPD queue. A separator page, if requested, would print, but user files would not. No error would be reported. 1.3.1.2 Xerox WorkCenter Pro Printers ECO 3 Print jobs would fail if stapling was requested for a job being printed on a Xerox WorkCentre Pro printer. A separator page, if requested, would print, but user files would not. No error would be reported. Jobs are now stapled, but because of the way these printers process jobs, job separator pages, if requested, will be stapled to the user job. 1.3.1.3 HP Color LaserJet 9500 MFP Printer ECO 3 Print jobs could fail if stapling was requested for a job being printed on an HP Color LaserJet 9500 MFP printer. The following error message could be received even though the requested output bin supported stapled output: %DCPS-E-STPOUTTRAY, Selected output tray does not support stapling -DCPS-I-JOB_ID, for job STAPLE (queue HP9500MFP, entry 725) on HP9500MFP 1.3.2 HP LaserJet P2015 Duplex Jobs Fail ECO 1 Attempting to print a duplex job on the HP LaserJet P2015 printer would result in the error: %DCPS-E-DPLXNOSUP, printer does not support duplex printing ________________________ Note ________________________ This printer requires the logical name DCPS$queuename_ NO_SYNC be defined as "TRUE" when printing with a DCPS Raw TCP queue. ______________________________________________________ 1-2 DCPS V2.6 ECO 3 Information 1.3.3 Some Xerox Phaser 4500 Jobs Fail ECO 1 Some print jobs to the Xerox Phaser 4500 would fail, printing a separator page, if requested, but no user output. This problem was reported when using PlanetPress forms but could also occur in other environments. 1.3.4 ANSI LPD Output Formatted for Wrong Paper Size ECO 1 Output was formatted for the wrong size paper if the following were true: o A text or ANSI file was being printed with the DCPS ANSI translator o The queue being used was a DCPS LPD queue o Logical names DCPS$SHEET_SIZE or DCPS$queuename_SHEET_ SIZE were defined to select sheet size The correct size paper would be used but the output would be formatted incorrectly. For example, if DCPS$SHEET_SIZE was set to "A4", the job would print on A4 size paper but would be formatted for Letter size paper. 1.3.5 Jobs to PostScript Level 1 Printers Fail ECO 3 Starting with DCPS V2.6, jobs printed to PostScript Level 1 printers failed with the following error message: %DCPS-W-SYNERR, syntaxerror: Input ended in string or procedure body - offending command is --nostringval-- This problem affected the following printers: o Digital Colormate PS (LF01R) DEClaser 1150 (LN07R) DEClaser 2150 (LN05R) DEClaser 2250 (LN06R) DEClaser 3250 (LN08R) PrintServer 17 (LPS17) PrintServer 20 (LPS20) turbo PrintServer 20 DCPS V2.6 ECO 3 Information 1-3 PrintServer 32 (LPS32) PrintServer 40 (LPS40) PrintServer 40 Plus ScriptPrinter (LN03R) o HP LaserJet III (with PostScript Level 1 cartridge) LaserJet IIID (with PostScript Level 1 cartridge) LaserJet IIISi (with PostScript Level 1 option) PaintJet XL300 o Apple LaserWriter II NT LaserWriter II NTX LaserWriter Plus 1.3.6 HP LaserJet 9055 and 9065 MFP Output Tray Selection Fails ECO 3 Print jobs would fail if the output tray was specified when printing to the HP LaserJet 9055 MFP and 9065 MFP printers. If the printer was configured to print PostScript errors, a message similar to the following would be printed: ERROR: syntaxerror OFFENDING COMMAND: --nostringval-- STACK: /bin_1 -mark- 1.4 Files Installed by this Version The following files are created or changed by this version of DCPS: o SYS$HELP:DCPS026_ECO3.RELEASE_NOTES (new) o SYS$HELP:DCPS026_ECO3_RELEASE_NOTES.PS (new) o SYS$HELP:HELPLIB.HLB (modified) o module PRINT_Parameter (replaced) o SYS$LIBRARY:DCPS$DEVCTL.TLB (replaced) o SYS$STARTUP:DCPS$REQUIRED.COM (replaced) 1-4 DCPS V2.6 ECO 3 Information o SYS$SYSTEM:DCPS$SMB.EXE (replaced) 1.5 Installation Error When installing DCPS V2.6 ECO 3 on a system running a version of OpenVMS prior to V8.2, the software will be installed but the IVP will not run. You will see the following error messages: The following product has been installed: HP AXPVMS DCPS_ECO3 V2.6 Patch (maintenance update) %PCSI-I-IVPEXECUTE, executing test procedure for HP VAXVMS DCPS_ECO3 V2.6 ... %PCSI-I-PRCOUTPUT, output from subprocess follows ... %DCL-E-OPENIN, error opening PCSI$DESTINATION:[SYSTEST]DCPS$IVP.COM; as input -RMS-F-DEV, error in device name or inappropriate device type for operation %PCSI-E-IVPFAILURE, test procedure completed with an error status -RMS-F-DEV, error in device name or inappropriate device type for operation %PCSI-E-IVPINSTALL, product is installed, but its verification test has failed Do you want to continue? [YES] This is caused by a problem in the PCSI installation software. If you see these messages, you should press to continue. If you want to verify the installation by running the IVP, you can either: o Install the software with the "/NOTEST" qualifier on the PRODUCT command or o Run the IVP manually with the command @SYS$TEST:DCPS$IVP or o Install the software again, at which time the IVP will run. DCPS V2.6 ECO 3 Information 1-5