DECprint Supervisor for OpenVMS User's Guide
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CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      What Is the Difference Between DCPS-Base, DCPS-Open, and DCPS-Plus?
    1.1 Obtaining the Features in DCPS-Open and DCPS-Plus
    1.2 Finding the Type of Software Installed on Your System

  Part I   Getting Started

  2      Printing Files
    2.1 Overview
    2.2 Selecting a Data Type
    2.3 Printing Two-Sided Documents
    2.4 Specifying Landscape and Portrait Orientation
    2.5 Specifying Multiple Copies
    2.6 Printing Multiple Pages on Each Side of the Sheet
    2.7 Printing a Range of Pages
    2.8 Delays in Deleting an Entry or Stopping a Queue

  3      Modifying Print Jobs and Displaying the Status of Print Jobs and Queues
    3.1 Displaying Print Jobs
    3.2 Displaying Print Queues
    3.3 Deleting a Print Job
    3.4 Modifying a Print Job

  4      Copying and Printing Files from a PC
    4.1 Copying Files from a PC to an OpenVMS System
    4.2 Printing Binary Files from a PC
    4.3 Printing Files Generated on a PC or Macintosh System
    4.4 Printing with the Adobe Windows Printer Driver
    4.5 Printing with the Microsoft Windows PSCRPT Driver
    4.6 Using the Network Printer Setup Utility
      4.6.1      Software Required
      4.6.2      Features of the Network Printer Utility

  5      Specifying Input and Output Trays
    5.1 Selecting the Input Tray
      5.1.1      Specifying the Type of Media
      5.1.2      Selecting Manual Feed
      5.1.3      Using the Envelope Feeder
    5.2 Selecting the Output Tray
      5.2.1      Manually Selecting Output Trays

  Part II   Advanced Printing Techniques

  6      Printing PostScript Files
    6.1 Printing Jobs with Multiple PostScript Files
    6.2 Printing Files that Contain Text and PostScript
    6.3 Generating Printer-Specific PostScript Files
    6.4 Resolving Unrecognized PostScript Operator Errors
    6.5 Creating Portable PostScript Documents
      6.5.1      Printing with the Microsoft Windows PSCRPT Driver
      6.5.2      Printing with the Adobe Windows Printer Driver
    6.6 Using Example Files to Suppress PostScript Operators
      6.6.1      Suppressing PostScript Operators on Desktop Printers
      6.6.2      Suppressing PostScript Operators on PrintServer Printers

  7      Printing ANSI Files
    7.1 Printing Multiple ANSI Files in a Print Job
    7.2 Emulating ANSI Printers
    7.3 Processing Tabs in ANSI Files
    7.4 Emulating Printer Font Cartridges
    7.5 Using PostScript Operators to Change Trays
    7.6 Using ANSI Sequences to Print Duplex or Simplex
    7.7 The LIST Data Type and Translator

  8      Printing DDIF Image Files Using the Image Interpreter
    8.1 Improvements to Image Printing
    8.2 Examples of Printing Image Files

  9      Printing PCL Files
    9.1 How PCL Files Are Printed
    9.2 Processing Files in Native PCL Mode
      9.2.1      Printers Supported in Native PCL Mode
      9.2.2      PRINT Parameters that Prevent Native PCL Usage
    9.3 Processing Files with the PCL Translator
      9.3.1      Using Print Parameters to Modify PCL Print Jobs
        9.3.1.1      Using the PAGE_SIZE Parameter
        9.3.1.2      Print Parameters Ignored for Native PCL
      9.3.2      Using Escape Sequences to Modify PCL Print Jobs
      9.3.3      Using a Setup Module
      9.3.4      How the PCL Translator Differs from that in the LaserJet IID Printer
    9.4 Changing the Input Tray
    9.5 Including Soft Fonts and Macros in PCL Print Jobs
      9.5.1      Including Soft Fonts and Macros in PCL Setup Modules
      9.5.2      Including Font and Macro Files in PCL Print Jobs
    9.6 PC Driver Settings to Avoid Problems with PJL and TBCP
      9.6.1      Description of PJL and TBCP
      9.6.2      Steps to Prevent Problems with DECprint Supervisor
        9.6.2.1      Preventing problems with PostScript
        9.6.2.2      Problems with PCL
    9.7 Interaction Between Native PCL Printing and Automatic DATA_TYPE Detection
    9.8 Native PCL Mode Concatenates Files

  10     Printing Proprinter Files
    10.1 Proprinter Translator versus the Proprinter Printer
    10.2 How DECprint Supervisor Recognizes Proprinter Files
    10.3 Modifying the Default State of the Proprinter Translator
      10.3.1     Creating a Setup Module for Proprinter Commands
    10.4 Changing the Printable Area
      10.4.1     Proprinter Files That Do Not Fit on the Page
      10.4.2     Specifying the Page Size for Proprinter Print Jobs
    10.5 Specifying the Input Tray for Proprinter Print Jobs
    10.6 Including Soft Fonts in Proprinter Print Jobs

  11     Using the List Data Type
    11.1 Using the List Data Type
    11.2 Using OpenVMS Forms with the List Data Type

  12     Using Advanced Page Layouts
    12.1 Printing Two-Sided Documents
    12.2 Specifying Landscape and Tumble Printing
    12.3 Specifying Multiple PostScript Files in Duplex Print Jobs
    12.4 Specifying the Physical Sheet Size
    12.5 Printing Multiple Pages on Each Side of the Sheet
      12.5.1     Using NUMBER_UP with Input Tray Selection Operators
      12.5.2     Using NUMBER_UP with Page Orientation
      12.5.3     Using NUMBER_UP with Multiple Files
    12.6 Printing a Range of Pages
      12.6.1     Using PAGE_LIMIT with Multiple Copies
      12.6.2     Restarting Interrupted Print Jobs
      12.6.3     Using PAGE_LIMIT on Two-Sided Print Jobs
    12.7 Specifying the Logical Page Size
    12.8 Changing the Size of the Printed Page

  13     Using Layup to Modify Printed Documents
    13.1 Specifying Layup Options in Print Jobs
      13.1.1     Specifying Layup in the Print Job
      13.1.2     Specifying Margin Alternation
      13.1.3     Specifying and Omitting Borders
      13.1.4     Specifying the First Page Spot to Use
      13.1.5     Specifying the Page Grid
      13.1.6     Specifying Sheet Margins
      13.1.7     Specifying the Order of Page Spots to Use
      13.1.8     Specifying the Number of Pages to Print on Each Side of a Sheet
    13.2 Creating Layup Definition Files
      13.2.1     Sample Layup Definition Files
    13.3 Layup Error Notification

  14     Using Forms in Your PRINT Command
    14.1 Finding Forms on Your System
    14.2 Using Forms with ANSI Files
    14.3 Using Forms with All Types of Files
      14.3.1     Using Forms that Invoke Setup Modules (/SETUP)
      14.3.2     Using Forms that Specify the Paper Stock (/STOCK)
    14.4 Using the Default Form Definition

  15     Using Setup Modules in Print Jobs
    15.1 What Is a Setup Module?
    15.2 Locating Setup Modules
      15.2.1     Locating Custom Setup Modules
      15.2.2     Displaying the Contents of a Setup Module
    15.3 Creating a Setup Module
    15.4 Modifying DECimage Parameters with Setup Modules
    15.5 Resolution Setup Modules

  16     Controlling File Separation Pages
    16.1 Controlling File Separation Pages for All Files
    16.2 Controlling File Separation Pages for Individual Files
    16.3 Displaying the Default Separation Pages for a Queue

  17     Using the Error Handler to Debug
    17.1 Including the Error Handler in a Print Job
    17.2 How the Error Handler Affects the PostScript Environment
    17.3 Error Handler Example
    17.4 Reading Error Handler Output
    17.5 PostScript Data Output Format
    17.6 Determining Where the Error Occurred

  18     Solving Printing Problems
    18.1 Displaying and Saving Error Messages
    18.2 Interpreting Messages
      18.2.1     PostScript Errors
      18.2.2     DECprint Supervisor Messages
      18.2.3     Solving PrintServer Software Problems
      18.2.4     Problems with Files Generated on a PC or Macintosh System
    18.3 Getting Help On Line

  19     Printer-Specific Information
    19.1 DIGITAL Colorwriter LSR 2000 Printer
      19.1.1     Requests for Unloaded Sheet Sizes
      19.1.2     INPUT_TRAY and PAGE_SIZE or SHEET_SIZE Parameters
      19.1.3     ANSI Translator Limits Output to 64 Lines
    19.2 DIGITAL DECcolorwriter 1000 Printer
      19.2.1     Printer-Specific Setup Modules
    19.3 DIGITAL DEClaser 1152 Printer
      19.3.1     Printer Hangs After Deleting Jobs When Using AppleTalk
    19.4 DIGITAL DEClaser 3500 Printer
      19.4.1     Printer-Specific Setup Modules
        19.4.1.1     Setup Modules for Resolution Enhancement
        19.4.1.2     Setup Modules for Toner Saver Mode
        19.4.1.3     Setup Modules for DECimage-Lite
        19.4.1.4     Setup Module Example
      19.4.2     Using the FAX Option
    19.5 DIGITAL DEClaser 5100 Printer
      19.5.1     Printer-Specific Setup Modules
      19.5.2     Errors from PCL Jobs on the LocalTalk Port
    19.6 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Printers
      19.6.1     Incomplete Printing of ANSI Text
    19.7 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5SiMX Printer

  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 Soft Fonts Kits for Emulating LN03 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

  Glossary

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