Xerox XCounter Page Accounting Support & Software User Guide
Mar 2001
XCOUNTER FOR NT USER REFERENCE MANUAL
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XCounter LPR Port
LPD/LPR is a standard that is supported by most network printers and operating
systems, and uses the TCP/IP protocol. The XCounter LPR port monitor can be used
to print to printers with network connections and to computers running LPD software
that are hosting printers, such as Windows NT, UNIX, and NetWare.
systems, and uses the TCP/IP protocol. The XCounter LPR port monitor can be used
to print to printers with network connections and to computers running LPD software
that are hosting printers, such as Windows NT, UNIX, and NetWare.
Note: All page counting is manual when using LPR ports.
Printer Name
A printer name will need to be specified in the configuration. On networked printers,
often it is called “RAW”. However, on LPD computer hosts, the administrator will have
given it a specific name, which will need to be determined.
often it is called “RAW”. However, on LPD computer hosts, the administrator will have
given it a specific name, which will need to be determined.
Note: The LPD/LPR standard requires that the LPR client specify the number of
bytes in the print job before it is submitted. For this reason:
bytes in the print job before it is submitted. For this reason:
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Jobs which are submitted using data types other than RAW (such as EMF, called
Metafile Spooling) must be converted to RAW first before they can be sent to the
LPD host. This means that jobs will take longer to print because of the conversion
process. Typically EMF jobs are submitted from other Windows NT clients. The
use of the RAW data type can be setup in either the printer properties or the print
processor
Metafile Spooling) must be converted to RAW first before they can be sent to the
LPD host. This means that jobs will take longer to print because of the conversion
process. Typically EMF jobs are submitted from other Windows NT clients. The
use of the RAW data type can be setup in either the printer properties or the print
processor
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Document Defaults, Advanced, Metafile Spooling. (RAW means, it is the printer’s
native language, such as PCL or PostScript.)
native language, such as PCL or PostScript.)
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Print jobs must be completely spooled before jobs can be sent. XCounter will
automatically set the printer to start printing after the last page is spooled.
automatically set the printer to start printing after the last page is spooled.