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Compaq DECprint Supervisor (DCPS) 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 DECprint Supervisor Software Components
1.2.1 The Print Symbiont
1.2.2 Device Control Libraries
1.2.3 Translators
2 Setting Up Printers
2.1 Non-PrintServer Printers
2.1.1 Networked Printers
2.1.1.1 Raw TCP/IP Printers
2.1.1.2 LAT Printers
2.1.1.2.1 Configuring the Printer for LAT Access
2.1.1.2.2 Setting DECserver LAT Port Characteristics
2.1.1.2.3 Editing the LAT Configuration File
2.1.1.2.4 Setting the Communications Speed
2.1.1.3 AppleTalk Printers
2.1.2 Directly-Connected Serial Printers
2.1.3 General Information
2.1.3.1 Supported 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
3.4.1.3 Determing the Proper Value for DCPS$MAX_STREAMS
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 USERNOTFOUND
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 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 Extended File Specifications
6.6 Requesting Job Log Pages
6.7 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 Accuracy of DCPS Page Counts
9.4 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 Compaq Laser Printer LN16 and GENICOM microLaser 170
10.2.1 Printer Configuration Setting
10.2.2 LAT and AppleTalk Configuration
10.3 Compaq Laser Printer LN32 and LNM40; GENICOM Intelliprint mL, LN and microLaser Series
10.3.1 Printer Configuration Settings
10.3.1.1 Language-Sensing Mode
10.3.1.2 Printer Setting May Cause Stalled Queues
10.3.2 LAT and AppleTalk Configuration
10.3.3 Queue Aborts When Using TCPware
10.4 DIGITAL Colorwriter LSR 2000 Printer
10.4.1 NIC Does Not Work with Raw TCP/IP
10.5 DIGITAL DECcolorwriter 1000 Printer
10.5.1 Printer-Specific Setup Files
10.6 DIGITAL DEClaser 3500 Printer
10.6.1 Job Remains in Starting State
10.6.2 Interaction Between Communication Protocol and Native PCL Support
10.6.3 NIC Does Not Work with Raw TCP/IP
10.7 DIGITAL DEClaser 5100 Printer
10.7.1 Native PCL Is Unavailable with EtherTalk Protocol on NIC
10.7.2 NIC Does Not Work with Raw TCP/IP
10.7.3 Downloading and Deleting Fonts
10.7.4 Error Page Feature
10.8 DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15+
10.8.1 Printer Configuration Settings
10.9 DIGITAL Laser Printer LN17+ps
10.9.1 Job Remains in Starting State
10.9.2 Incorrect Sheet Count
10.9.3 Downloading and Deleting Fonts
10.9.4 Colored Separator Pages and Tray Switching
10.10 DIGITAL Laser Printer LN20
10.10.1 Incorrect Sheet Count
10.11 DIGITAL Laser Printer LN40
10.11.1 Incorrect Sheet Count
10.12 Compaq and DIGITAL Laser Printer LNC02
10.12.1 Minimum Firmware Version
10.12.2 Incorrect Sheet Count
10.13 DIGITAL PrintServer 17 Printer
10.13.1 Colored Separator Pages and Tray Switching
10.14 HP LaserJet IIID Printer
10.14.1 Job Remains in Starting State
10.14.2 Incorrect Sheet Count on Duplex Jobs
10.15 HP LaserJet IIISi Printer
10.15.1 Incorrect Sheet Count on Native PCL Jobs
10.15.2 Incorrect Sheet Count on Duplex Jobs
10.16 HP LaserJet 4SiMX Printer
10.16.1 Incorrect Sheet Count on Duplex Jobs
10.17 HP LaserJet 5M Printer
10.17.1 Problems Selecting an Input Tray
10.17.2 Incorrect Sheet Count on Duplex Jobs
10.18 HP LaserJet 5SiMX Printer
10.18.1 Job Trailer Pages Print in Next Bin
10.18.2 Tray Is Not Available Due to Lack of Memory for Loaded Paper
10.18.3 Duplex Not Supported Due to Lack of Memory for Loaded Paper
10.18.4 Incorrect Sheet Count on Duplex Jobs
10.19 HP LaserJet 4000, 4050 and 5000
10.19.1 Minimum Firmware Version
10.20 HP LaserJet 8000, 8100 and 8150
10.20.1 Optional Mailbox
10.20.2 Problems Starting Queues
10.20.3 Minimum Firmware Version
10.21 HP LaserJet 9000
10.21.1 Optional Stapler
10.22 HP XL300 Printer
10.22.1 Communication Problem
10.23 Lexmark Optra Rt+ Printer
10.23.1 Tray Linking and INPUT_TRAY
10.24 Lexmark Optra S, Optra T and T Series
10.24.1 Problems Starting Queues
10.25 Tektronix Phaser
10.25.1 Printer Configuration Settings
11 Troubleshooting Procedures
11.1 What to Do if a Raw TCP/IP Printer is Not Printing
11.1.1 Job Remains in Starting State for Raw TCP/IP or LAT Queue
11.1.2 Job Remains in Starting State for Raw TCP/IP Queue
11.1.3 Connection Terminations for Raw TCP/IP Queue
11.1.4 NOT_READY Warnings for Unavailable Raw TCP/IP Printer
11.2 What to Do if a PrintServer Printer Is Not Printing
11.3 What to Do if a Serial Printer Is Not Printing
11.3.1 What to Do if a Locally-Connected Serial Printer Will Not Start Printing
11.3.2 What to Do if a Locally-Connected Serial Printer Has Stopped Printing
11.3.3 What to Do if a LAT Printer Is Not Printing
11.3.3.1 How to Determine Which Host Controls the Printer
11.3.3.2 How to Troubleshoot Printer Communications Problems
11.3.3.3 Common LAT Error Messages
11.3.4 How to Eliminate Excess Login Dialog on Serial Printers
11.4 What to Do if Printing Is Slower than Expected
11.5 What to Do if Layup Definition Files Are Not Found
11.6 What to Do if Files Are Printed with Unexpected Results
11.6.1 What to Do if Default Queue Parameters Are Not Effective
11.6.2 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 Logical Names 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 Upgrading from CPS to DCPS
D.4 DCPS$ Prefix
D.5 Startup File Converter
D.6 Eliminating Generic Queues
D.7 Page Scaling
D.8 Layup for PS Level 2 Printers & Layup Fixes
D.9 Layup Options on PRINT Command Line
D.10 Page Sizes
D.11 Selecting Separator Pages from Alternate Tray
D.12 Stopping Unreachable PrintServer
D.13 Overwriting First Line
D.14 Stall Timeouts
D.15 Requeuing a Job
D.16 Reading Stream Files
D.17 Copies Start on New Sheets
D.18 Generic Queues Restarted
D.19 Proprinter Translator
D.20 DCPS and PATHWORKS Libraries
D.21 Printing with Macintosh and PC Files
D.22 Improved Color Function for Colormate PS
D.23 Printing Security Messages
E Ordering Additional Documentation
E.1 DECprint Supervisor (DCPS) for OpenVMS
E.2 PostScript Programming
E.3 DIGITAL ANSI-Compliant Level 3 Printing Protocol
E.4 PrintServer Software
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