Xerox 721P85530 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Related publications

  3
  • Notice

    3
• Table of Contents

  5
  • Introduction

    5
  • Overview

    5
  • Print Description Language (PDL)

    6
  • Creating a job source library (JSL)

    6
  • Specifying input parameters

    8
  • Defining clusters

    10
  • Print format commands

    11
  • Using logical processing

    14
  • Specifying dynamic job descriptor entries (DJDEs)

    16
  • Using graphics

    19
  • A. PDL command and DJDE summary

    20
  • B. PDL command quick reference

    20
  • C. Character code assignment

    20
  • D. Offline specifications

    20
  • E. Editor quick reference

    20
• Introduction

  21
  • About the reference set

    21
  • DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing System document set

    21
  • About this manual

    24
  • PDL syntax conventions used in this manual

    25
• Overview

  27
  • PDL features and functions

    27
  • LPS component types

    28
    • Hardware

      28
    • Software

      28
  • LPS hardware components

    28
    • Advanced Image Subsystem (AIS)

      28
  • LPS software components

    29
  • PDL related programs and tasks

    31
    • Operating system executive task (OSEXEC)

      31
    • File control program (FCP)

      31
    • Operator communication subsystem (OCS)

      31
    • Editor task

      31
    • Font editor task

      31
    • Input processing task

      31
    • Report task (RPT)

      32
    • Dynamic job descriptor (DJD) task

      32
    • Output processing task

      32
    • Print description language (PDL) processor

      32
    • Forms description language (FDL) processor

      32
  • Preparing for a print job

    33
  • Job flow process

    34
    • OCS processing

      34
    • Input processing

      34
    • Output processing

      35
  • Input data types

    36
    • Unformatted data

      36
    • Formatted data

      37
• Print Description Language (PDL)

  39
  • Purpose of PDL

    39
  • PDL command structure

    40
    • Command line length

      40
    • Command components

      40
    • Right-part constants

      44
  • Job source library (JSL) structure

    48
    • Command levels

      48
    • ID level

      50
  • Creating separate files for grouping PDL commands

    54
  • Hierarchy of replacement

    54
    • Hierarchy within a job descriptor library (JDL)

      54
    • Non-JDL hierarchy START command

      55
    • Hierarchy of replacement in an errored job descriptor library (JDL)

      58
• Creating a job source library (JSL)

  59
  • What your JSL specified for LPS processing

    60
  • Decisions to make before creating your JSL

    61
    • Input data

      61
    • Output specifications

      62
    • Type of application to create

      62
    • Special features

      63
    • Interactions between JSLs, catalogs, and jobs

      63
  • Review of PDL components and syntax

    64
    • Command levels

      64
    • Command components

      64
    • PDL syntax

      66
  • Hints and tips

    67
  • Steps in creating a JSL

    68
    • Using the Editor

      68
    • Name the JDL identifier

      68
    • Specifying VFUs

      68
    • Setting up input parameters

      69
    • Specifying LINE command parameters

      69
    • Specifying ACCT command parameters

      69
    • Specifying use of DJDEs

      70
    • Adding logical processing specifications

      70
    • Specifying formats

      70
    • Using copy modification entries

      71
    • Defining paper requirements

      71
    • Specifying output requirements

      72
    • Ending a JSL

      72
    • Finished JSL

      73
  • Compiling the JSL

    74
  • Printing the job

    76
  • Page considerations

    76
    • Paper sizes

      76
  • Page orientation

    78
    • Landscape orientation

      79
    • Portrait orientation

      80
  • Registration shift and skew

    81
  • Fonts

    83
    • Font and graphic memory

      84
  • DocuPrint 180 compatibility with the 4850, 4135, 4635 and 4050/4090/4650 LPS

    85
    • Xerox 4850 and 4890 HighLight Color LPS

      86
    • Xerox 4050/4090/4650/9700F LPS

      88
• Specifying input parameters

  89
  • BLOCK command

    90
    • ADJUST

      90
    • CONSTANT

      91
    • FORMAT

      91
    • LENGTH

      92
    • LMULT

      92
    • LTHFLD

      93
    • OFFSET

      93
    • POSTAMBLE

      94
    • PREAMBLE

      94
    • ZERO

      95
    • Points to note

      95
    • Example

      96
  • CODE command

    97
    • ASSIGN

      97
    • DEFAULT

      98
    • Point to note

      98
    • Examples

      99
  • PCC command

    100
    • ADVTAPE

      100
    • ASSIGN

      101
    • DEFAULT

      104
    • INITIAL

      105
    • MASK

      105
    • Points to note

      106
    • Example

      106
  • RECORD command

    107
    • ADJUST

      107
    • CONSTANT

      108
    • FORMAT

      108
    • LENGTH

      109
    • LMULT

      109
    • LTHFLD

      110
    • OFFSET

      110
    • POSTAMBLE

      111
    • PREAMBLE

      111
    • STRUCTURE

      112
    • Points to note

      112
    • Example

      113
  • SEFFNT command

    115
    • Mapping files

      116
    • [label:] SEFFNT SEFMAP

      117
    • MAP

      117
    • Points to note

      118
    • Examples

      119
  • TCODE command

    120
    • DEFAULT

      121
    • TASSIGN

      122
    • TRESET

      123
    • Points to note

      124
    • Examples

      125
  • VOLUME command

    126
    • BMULT

      127
    • CODE

      127
    • EOV

      129
    • HOST

      129
    • LCODE

      132
    • LPACK

      133
    • MAXLAB

      133
    • MINLAB

      134
    • OPTIMIZE

      135
    • OSCHN

      136
    • OSHDP

      136
    • OSTLP

      137
    • PLABEL

      137
    • RMULT

      138
    • RSAT

      138
    • TCODE

      139
    • UNPACK

      140
    • Points to note

      140
    • Examples

      141
  • Input sources

    142
  • Online printing systems

    142
    • Channel-attached LPS

      142
    • Online-specific commands

      143
    • Report separation

      145
    • Universal character set buffers (UCSBs)

      146
    • Online record length

      148
    • Online recovery

      149
    • Online dump

      150
    • Downloading files from the host to the LPS

      151
  • Offline mode

    153
    • Host computer tape formats

      153
    • Tape codes

      153
    • Packed data formats

      154
    • Record formats

      154
    • Record structure

      154
    • Multivolume processing

      155
• Defining clusters

  157
  • Cluster features

    157
  • Cluster processing overview

    157
  • What clusters do for the programmer and operator

    158
  • Where clusters are stored

    158
  • How applications use clusters

    159
    • Simple and OTEXT applications

      159
    • Stockset applications

      160
  • Mixing applications

    160
  • Defining clusters and stocksets with PDL and DJDE

    161
    • PDL commands

      161
    • DJDEs

      161
    • Points to note

      162
    • Steps for creating clusters

      163
    • Keeping stockset changes to a minimum

      165
    • Using clusters with ordered stocks

      165
• Print format commands

  167
  • ABNORMAL command

    168
    • ERROR

      169
    • IMISMATCH

      169
    • ISUBSTITUTE

      171
    • OTEXT

      172
    • PAGES

      172
    • REP

      173
    • SECURITY

      173
    • Recovery

      173
    • Marker page

      174
  • ACCT command

    176
    • Accounting data on report basis

      176
    • Overall usage accounting

      176
    • Installation accounting report

      177
    • DEPT

      180
    • USER

      180
    • Points to note

      181
    • Example

      181
  • ac:CME command

    182
    • Short form CME specifications

      182
    • Cataloged CMEs

      183
    • CONSTANT

      183
    • FONTS

      184
    • LINE

      185
    • POSITION

      186
    • Points to note

      186
    • Examples

      188
  • EXPORT command

    189
    • SEPARATORS

      190
    • SNUMBER

      191
    • SPLIT

      192
    • SRECOVER

      193
    • STIMING

      193
    • Points to note

      194
    • Examples

      195
  • LINE command

    196
    • DATA

      197
    • FCB

      197
    • FONTINDEX

      198
    • MARGIN

      199
    • OVERPRINT

      200
    • PCC

      201
    • PCCTYPE

      202
    • UCSB

      203
    • VFU

      203
    • Points to note

      204
    • Examples

      206
  • MESSAGE command

    208
    • ITEXT

      209
    • OTEXT

      210
    • BTEXT

      211
    • Points to note

      218
  • OUTPUT

    222
    • BFORM

      224
    • COLLATE

      225
    • COPIES

      225
    • COVER

      226
    • CYCLEFORMS

      227
    • DENSITY

      228
    • DESTINATION

      228
    • DUPLEX

      229
    • FACEUP

      229
    • FEED

      230
    • FORMAT

      231
    • FORMS

      232
    • GRAPHICS

      233
    • IMAGE

      234
    • INVERT

      235
    • MODIFY

      236
    • NTO1

      237
    • NUMBER

      238
    • OFFSET

      239
    • OSTK

      240
    • PAPERSIZE

      241
    • PURGE

      242
    • RESOLUTION

      242
    • SF1FUNCTION

      243
    • SF2FUNCTION

      243
    • SHIFT

      244
    • SIZING

      245
    • STOCKS

      246
    • SYSPPR

      247
    • TMODE

      248
    • TRANS

      249
    • UNITS

      249
    • XSHIFT

      250
    • XMP

      251
    • Points to note OUTPUT command

      252
    • Examples

      262
  • PDE command

    264
    • Multiple logical pages on a physical page

      266
    • BEGIN

      267
    • FONTS

      268
    • PMODE

      269
    • Points to note

      270
    • Examples

      271
  • ROUTE command

    272
    • Cataloged RTEXT files

      272
    • RFORM

      273
    • RTEXT

      274
    • Example

      275
  • STOCKSET command

    276
    • ASSIGN

      276
    • INIFEED

      277
    • SYSPAGE

      277
    • Points to note

      278
    • Example

      278
  • VFU

    279
    • ASSIGN

      280
    • BOF

      280
    • TOF

      281
    • Points to note

      281
    • Example

      282
• Using logical processing

  283
  • Logical processing commands

    283
    • Logical processing command format

      284
    • Logical processing commands with TEST parameters

      284
  • CRITERIA command

    285
    • CHANGE

      286
    • CONSTANT

      287
    • LINENUM

      287
    • Test expressions

      288
    • Points to note

      290
    • Examples

      291
  • String comparison concepts

    292
    • String comparisons

      292
    • Character types

      292
    • Masked comparisons using default type assignments

      293
    • Masked comparisons using non-default type assignments

      293
  • BANNER command

    295
    • HCOUNT

      296
    • HJOBNO

      296
    • HRPTNA

      297
    • TCOUNT

      297
    • TEST

      298
    • TYPE

      298
    • Points to note

      299
    • Examples

      299
  • BSELECT and BDELETE commands

    300
    • TEST BSELECT and BDELETE commands

      300
    • TEST

      300
    • Points to note

      300
    • Examples

      301
  • RAUX command

    302
    • TEST

      302
    • Points to note

      302
    • Example

      303
  • RFEED command

    304
    • TEST

      304
    • Points to note

      305
  • RSELECT and RDELETE commands

    306
    • TEST

      306
    • Points to note

      306
    • Example

      307
  • ROFFSET command

    308
    • PASSES

      308
    • TEST

      309
    • Points to note

      309
    • Example

      310
  • RPAGE command

    311
    • SIDE

      312
    • TEST

      313
    • WHEN

      313
    • Points to note

      314
  • RSTACK command

    317
    • RSTACK delimiter modes

      317
    • Delimiter display

      318
    • Delimiter on accounting page

      318
    • Status display

      318
    • Online RSTACK usage

      318
    • ACCTINFO

      319
    • DELIMITER

      320
    • HRPTNA

      320
    • PRINT

      321
    • TEST

      321
    • Points to note

      322
    • Example

      322
  • RSUSPEND and RRESUME commands

    323
    • BEGIN

      324
    • TEST

      324
    • Points to note

      325
    • Example

      326
  • TABLE command

    327
    • CONSTANT

      327
    • MASK

      328
    • Examples

      329
• Specifying dynamic job descriptor entries (DJDEs)

  331
  • Benefits of using DJDEs

    332
  • Page- and record-oriented DJDEs

    333
    • Page-oriented

      333
    • Record-oriented

      336
    • IDEN command

      337
    • OFFSET

      337
    • OPRINFO

      338
    • PREFIX

      338
    • SKIP

      339
    • Points to note

      339
  • DJDE record specification

    340
  • Application of DJDEs

    342
  • DJDE operator information pages

    344
  • Job parameter modification restrictions

    344
  • Duplex DJDE page printing

    346
  • Effect of multiple logical pages

    347
    • COPIES=processing

      347
  • Online DJDE restrictions

    348
  • DJDE processing optimization

    348
  • DJDE parameter definitions

    349
    • ALTER

      349
    • ASSIGN

      350
    • BSEQ

      351
    • BSKIP

      352
    • BSIDE

      352
    • Points to note

      353
    • BATCH

      354
    • BEGIN

      354
    • BFORM

      355
    • BOF

      356
    • BTEXT

      356
    • Parameter rules

      359
    • Points to note

      360
    • C

      363
    • CANCEL

      364
    • COLLATE

      364
    • COPIES

      365
    • DATA

      366
    • DESTINATION

      366
    • DUPLEX

      367
    • END

      367
    • FEED

      368
    • FILE

      369
    • FONTINDEX

      370
    • FONTS

      370
    • Points to note

      371
    • FORMAT

      372
    • FORMS

      372
    • Points to note

      373
    • GRAPHICS

      374
    • IMAGE

      376
    • INVERT

      377
    • ITEXT

      378
    • JDE

      378
    • JDL

      379
    • MAP

      379
    • MARGIN

      380
    • MODIFY

      381
    • NUMBER

      382
    • OTEXT

      383
    • OVERPRINT

      384
    • PMODE

      385
    • RFORM

      385
    • RTEXT

      386
    • SAVE

      387
    • SEFMAP

      388
    • SEPARATORS

      389
    • SF1FUNCTION

      390
    • SF2FUNCTION

      390
    • SHIFT

      391
    • SIDE

      392
    • SNUMBER

      393
    • SPLIT

      394
    • SRECOVER

      395
    • STIMING

      396
    • STOCKS

      396
    • TMODE

      397
    • TOF

      397
    • TRANS

      398
    • XSHIFT

      398
    • Points to note

      399
    • Examples

      400
  • DJDE FILE parameter

    402
    • Points to note

      403
    • File effectiveness

      403
    • File replacement and deletion

      403
    • Card-image file processing

      404
    • LPS-labeled file processing

      405
• Using graphics

  407
  • Graphics considerations

    407
  • Input for graphics

    408
  • Processing modes

    408
    • Random mode

      408
    • Move mode

      408
    • Block mode

      409
    • Batch mode

      409
  • Tape formats

    409
    • Noninterleaved

      409
    • Document interleaved

      410
    • Page interleaved

      410
    • Batch mode

      411
  • Online formats

    412
    • Noninterleaved

      412
    • Document and page interleaved

      412
    • Batch mode

      412
    • Document interleaved graphic file transfers

      413
    • Management of image files

      413
  • PDL command and DJDE options for graphics

    414
  • Performance

    415
    • Random mode

      415
    • Online

      415
    • Document interleaved file creation

      415
  • Restrictions

    416
    • Graphic feature restrictions

      416
• A. PDL command and DJDE summary

  417
  • Conventions

    417
• B. PDL command quick reference

  423
  • Conventions

    423
• C. Character code assignment

  431
  • IBM BCD code set

    431
  • Honeywell 200/2000 BCD code set

    432
  • Honeywell 6000 BCD code set

    433
  • Fieldata translation

    434
  • UNIVAC ASCII character set

    435
  • Standard ASCII character set

    436
  • Standard EBCDIC character set

    437
  • Xerox EBCDIC to extended ASCII hexadecimal translation values

    438
• D. Offline specifications

  439
  • Input unpacking examples

    439
  • Valid host computer and label specifications

    440
  • Host system JDLs on system software tape

    441
• E. Editor quick reference

  443
  • Creating a new file on system disk

    443
    • Obtaining files already stored on system disk

      444
    • Displaying the text of a file

      444
    • Modifying the text in a file

      445
    • Modifying a portion of the work file line

      446
    • Modifying entire lines

      447
    • Saving your source code file

      448
    • Terminating the editing session

      448
• Glossary

  449
• Index

  479