DECprint Supervisor for OpenVMS System Manager's Guide
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CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      DECprint Supervisor Overview
    1.1 Purpose of the DECprint Supervisor Software
    1.2 Optional DECprint Supervisor Licenses
      1.2.1      Features of DCPS-Plus
      1.2.2      Features of DCPS-Open
    1.3 DECprint Supervisor Software Components
      1.3.1      The Print Symbiont
      1.3.2      Device Control Libraries
      1.3.3      Translators

  2      Setting Up Printers
    2.1 Non-PrintServer Printers
      2.1.1      Directly-Connected Serial Printers
      2.1.2      Networked Printers
        2.1.2.1      Raw TCP/IP Printers
        2.1.2.2      LAT Printers
          2.1.2.2.1       Configuring the Printer for LAT Access
          2.1.2.2.2       Setting DECserver LAT Port Characteristics
          2.1.2.2.3       Editing the LAT Configuration File
          2.1.2.2.4       Setting the Communications Speed
        2.1.2.3      Appletalk Printers
      2.1.3      General Information
        2.1.3.1      Using Third-Party Printers
        2.1.3.2      Setting the printer timeout
        2.1.3.3      Changing the Printer Password
        2.1.3.4      Setting the Printer Name
    2.2 DIGITAL PrintServer Printers
      2.2.1      Defining PrintServer TCP/IP Network Nodes
      2.2.2      Defining PrintServer DECnet Network Nodes
      2.2.3      Deleting the PrintServer Client Startup File

  3      Creating and Modifying Print Queues
    3.1 If You Are Installing the Software for the First Time
    3.2 If You Are Upgrading From DECprint Printing Services Software (CPS)
    3.3 Setting Up Execution Queues
      3.3.1      Supplying the Name of the Execution Queue (P1)
      3.3.2      Supplying the Printer Device Name (P2)
        3.3.2.1      If Your Printer is on a TCP/IP Network and uses Raw TCP/IP Sockets
        3.3.2.2      If Your Printer is on a LAT Network or Directly Connected
        3.3.2.3      If Your PrintServer Printer is Part of a TCP/IP network
        3.3.2.4      If Your PrintServer Printer is Part of a DECnet network
        3.3.2.5      If Your Printer Is Part of an AppleTalk Network
      3.3.3      Supplying the Library Logical Name (P3)
      3.3.4      Assigning Default PRINT Command Parameters to the Queue (P4)
      3.3.5      Supplying Default Queue Attributes (P5)
      3.3.6      Setting the Speed for Serial Printers (P6)
      3.3.7      Supplying SET DEVICE Qualifiers to the Queue (P7)
      3.3.8      Enabling SET VERIFY when Initializing the Queue (P8)
    3.4 Customizing Execution Queue Behavior
      3.4.1      Running DCPS as a Multistreamed Process
        3.4.1.1      Managing Print Queues when Running Multistreamed
        3.4.1.2      Changing the DCPS Environment when Running Multistreamed
      3.4.2      Interrupting Busy Printers When a Job Starts
      3.4.3      Suppressing PostScript Synchronization when a Job Starts
      3.4.4      Purging the Symbiont Process's Working Set
      3.4.5      Suppressing the OPCOM Message ``User Name Not Found''
      3.4.6      Using Old ANSI Translator Page Size for A4 Landscape
    3.5 Setting Up Generic Queues
    3.6 Activating Changes to the Queue Definitions
    3.7 Testing the Printing System

  4      Providing Automatic Data Type Detection
    4.1 How DCPS-Plus Automatically Detects Data Type
    4.2 Specifying Automatic Data Type Detection
      4.2.1      Linking File Extensions with Data Types
      4.2.2      Specifying Default Data Types for the System and Queues
      4.2.3      How Users Control Data Type Detection

  5      Manipulating Print Jobs and Print Queues
    5.1 Displaying Print Job Status
    5.2 Deleting a Print Job
    5.3 Releasing a Print Job in the Holding State
    5.4 Requeuing Print Jobs
      5.4.1      Requeuing Pending Print Jobs
      5.4.2      Requeuing the Currently Printing Job to Another Queue
      5.4.3      Requeuing Current and Future Print Jobs in a Queue
    5.5 Modifying the Attributes of a Print Job
    5.6 Displaying a Queue
    5.7 Pausing a Queue
    5.8 Starting a Queue
    5.9 Modifying the Attributes of a Queue
    5.10 Preventing Users from Printing to a Queue
    5.11 Deleting a Queue
    5.12 Responding to a Stalled Queue
    5.13 Stopping and Starting the Queue Manager

  6      Specifying Separation, Log, and Error Pages
    6.1 What Are Separation Pages?
    6.2 Enabling Job Separation Pages
      6.2.1      Error Messages on the Trailer Page
      6.2.2      Suppressing Job Trailer Pages
      6.2.3      Specifying a Special Input Tray for Job Burst and Flag Pages
    6.3 Enabling File Separation Pages
    6.4 Adding a System Message to Separator Pages
    6.5 Requesting Job Log Pages
    6.6 The File Error Page

  7      Creating Setup Modules and Device Control Libraries
    7.1 What Is a Setup Module?
    7.2 Locating Setup Modules
      7.2.1      Locating Custom Setup Modules
      7.2.2      Displaying the Contents of a Setup Module
    7.3 Creating Custom Setup Modules
    7.4 Creating Device Control Libraries
      7.4.1      Putting Setup Modules in Libraries
      7.4.2      Specifying a Library Search List
      7.4.3      Device Control Libraries Must Exist for Queue to Start
      7.4.4      Preserving Custom Setup Modules During Upgrades
    7.5 Including Setup Modules in Print Job
    7.6 Persistently Loading PostScript Resources
    7.7 Changing the Default Character Set for PCL and Proprinter Print Jobs
    7.8 Specifying Printer Resolution with Setup Module
    7.9 Modifying DECimage Parameters with Setup Modules
    7.10 Providing Access to Font Cartridge Emulation
    7.11 Device Control Library Cache Feature
    7.12 Printing on Unrecognized Printers

  8      Creating and Maintaining Form Definitions
    8.1 Associating Setup Modules with Forms
    8.2 Associating a Form with a Print Queue
    8.3 Creating Form Definitions for ANSI Files
    8.4 Displaying Forms and Their Attributes
    8.5 Deleting a Form
    8.6 Using the Default ANSI Form Definition

  9      Charging Users for Printer Resources
    9.1 Accounting Information Supplied by the DECprint Supervisor Software
    9.2 Accounting Information Supplied by the Job Controller
      9.2.1      Accounting Fields Left Blank by the Job Controller
      9.2.2      Accounting Fields Filled with Zeros by the Job Controller
    9.3 Compatibility with Mechanical Page Counters

  10     Printer-Specific Information
    10.1 Apple LaserWriter Plus Printer
      10.1.1     LPS$PERSISTENT_RESOURCES Not Supported
    10.2 DIGITAL Colorwriter LSR 2000 Printer
      10.2.1     NIC Does Not Work with Raw TCP/IP
    10.3 DIGITAL DECcolorwriter 1000 Printer
      10.3.1     Printer-Specific Setup Files
    10.4 DIGITAL DEClaser 3500 Printer
      10.4.1     Job Remains in Starting State
      10.4.2     Interaction Between Communication Protocol and Native PCL Support
      10.4.3     NIC Does Not Work with Raw TCP/IP
    10.5 DIGITAL DEClaser 5100 Printer
      10.5.1     Native PCL Is Unavailable with EtherTalk Protocol on NIC
      10.5.2     NIC Does Not Work with Raw TCP/IP
      10.5.3     Downloading and Deleting Fonts
      10.5.4     Error Page Feature
    10.6 DIGITAL LN17ps Printer
      10.6.1     Job Remains in Starting State
      10.6.2     Raw TCP/IP Port is 2501
      10.6.3     Incorrect Sheet Count
      10.6.4     Downloading and Deleting Fonts
      10.6.5     Colored Separator Pages and Tray Switching
    10.7 DIGITAL PrintServer 17 Printer
      10.7.1     Colored Separator Pages and Tray Switching
    10.8 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIID Printer
      10.8.1     Job Remains in Starting State
      10.8.2     Incorrect Sheet Count on Duplex Jobs
    10.9 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIISi Printer
      10.9.1     Incorrect Sheet Count on Native PCL Jobs
      10.9.2     Incorrect Sheet Count on Duplex Jobs
    10.10 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4SiMX Printer
      10.10.1    Incorrect Sheet Count on Duplex Jobs
    10.11 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5M Printer
      10.11.1    Problems Selecting an Input Tray
      10.11.2    Incorrect Sheet Count on Duplex Jobs
    10.12 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5SiMX Printer
      10.12.1    Job Trailer Pages Print in Next Bin
      10.12.2    Tray is Not Available due to Lack of Memory for Loaded Paper
      10.12.3    Duplex Not Supported Due to Lack of Memory for Loaded Paper
      10.12.4    Incorrect Sheet Count on Duplex Jobs
    10.13 Hewlett-Packard XL300 Printer
      10.13.1    Communication Problem
    10.14 Lexmark Optra Rt+ Printer
      10.14.1    Tray Linking and INPUT_TRAY

  11     Troubleshooting Procedures
    11.1 What to Do if a Serial Printer Is Not Printing
      11.1.1     What to Do if a Locally Connected Serial Printer Will Not Start Printing
      11.1.2     What to Do if a Locally Connected Serial Printer Has Stopped Printing
      11.1.3     What to Do if a LAT Printer Is Not Printing
        11.1.3.1     How to Determine Which Host Controls the Printer
        11.1.3.2     How to Troubleshoot Printer Communications Problems
        11.1.3.3     Common LAT Error Messages
      11.1.4     How to Eliminate Excess Login Dialog on Serial Printers
    11.2 What to Do if a PrintServer Printer Is Not Printing
    11.3 What to Do if Printing Is Slower Than Expected
    11.4 What to Do if Layup Definition Files Are Not Found
    11.5 What to Do if Files Are Printed With Unexpected Results
      11.5.1     What to Do if Default Queue Parameters Are Not Effective
      11.5.2     What to Do if A File Data Type Is Not Recognized

  A Printing System Management Commands
    A.1 Overview of Management Commands
    A.2 Use of SET PRINTER with DCPS

  B Logicals used by DCPS

  C Downloading and Deleting Fonts

  D DECprint Supervisor (DCPS) and DECprint Printing Services Software (CPS)
    D.1 DCPS/CPS Coexistence
    D.2 Printer Support
    D.3 DCPS$ Prefix
    D.4 Startup File Converter
    D.5 Eliminating Generic Queues
    D.6 Page Scaling
    D.7 Layup for PS Level 2 Printers & Layup Fixes
    D.8 Layup Options on PRINT Command Line
    D.9 Page Sizes
    D.10 Selecting Separator Pages from Alternate Tray
    D.11 Stopping Unreachable PrintServer
    D.12 Overwriting First Line
    D.13 Stall Timeouts
    D.14 Requeuing a Job
    D.15 Reading Stream Files
    D.16 Copies Start on New Sheets
    D.17 Generic Queues Restarted
    D.18 Proprinter Translator
    D.19 DCPS and PATHWORKS Libraries
    D.20 Printing with Macintosh & PC Files
    D.21 Improved Color Function for Colormate PS
    D.22 Printing Security Messages

  E Ordering Additional Documentation

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