Xerox XDPE/400 (also known as EOMS I-Services) Support & Software User Guide
Introduction to XDPE/400 (9/2001)
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Getting Started
XDPE/400 features and functions
XDPE/400 is fully compatible with the AS/400 and works within the
AS/400 printing architecture to provide post-processing for your AS/400
print jobs. XDPE/400 automatically tailors your print jobs to the specific
Xerox printer you are using. XDPE/400 supports DJDE, XES, PCL, VIPP
(PostScript), and extended job ticketing data streams.
Using XDPE/400, you can modify your print jobs as much or as little as
Using XDPE/400, you can modify your print jobs as much or as little as
you want, often without having to know any printer control languages.
XDPE/400 provides a facility to create, manage, and download printer
control packets and other processing and printing resources.
A variety of connectivity options are available. XDPE/400 can monitor
A variety of connectivity options are available. XDPE/400 can monitor
multiple output queues automatically, processing jobs for both network
and locally-attached printers.
Printer control commands
XDPE/400-generated printer control commands allow you to control
printer functions, such as:
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Fonts
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Electronic form names
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Paper type
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Ink color
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Margin settings
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Number of copies
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Simplex or duplex printing
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Multi-up printing
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Back overlay
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Page orientation (even if the orientation is not supported by the IBM
printer that the Xerox printer is emulating)
For simple applications, XDPE/400 can generate printer control
commands for your jobs automatically without having to change your
application program.
High-end printing and processing
XDPE/400’s high-end printing and processing capabilities allow you to
fully utilize XDPE/400 and your printer, or to change a job after it has been
processed by the application. XDPE/400 provides an easy way to utilize
these features by including Xerox printer control commands in your line
mode documents using packets. A packet is a collection of printer control
commands.
In most cases, you can create printer control packets using familiar
In most cases, you can create printer control packets using familiar
OS/400 screens without having to learn Xerox printer programming
languages or the syntax for Xerox printer control commands.
If you plan to print to a Xerox XPPM printer, you need to create DJDE
If you plan to print to a Xerox XPPM printer, you need to create DJDE
packets. Likewise, if you plan to print to an XDPM, PCL, or PostScript
printer, your packets need to consist of XES, PCL, or VIPP commands,
respectively.