CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  Part I   Management Guide

  1      A Printing System

  1.1     Client
    1.1.1      Print Symbiont
    1.1.2      Device Control Library
    1.1.3      Translators
    1.1.4      Queue Management

  1.2     Supporting Host

  1.3     Printer
    1.3.1      PrintServer 20 Hardware
      1.3.1.1      Print Engine
      1.3.1.2      Controller
    1.3.2      PrintServer 40 and PrintServer 40 Plus Hardware
      1.3.2.1      Print Engine
      1.3.2.2      Data Controller
      1.3.2.3      Device Controller
      1.3.2.4      Console
    1.3.3      Printing Services Software

  1.4     A Typical Startup and Print Sequence

  2      Setting Up PrintServer Queues

  2.1     Types of Print Queues

  2.2     System Job Queue Manager

  2.3     Setting Up and Starting Queues
    2.3.1      Creating an Execution Queue at Installation
      2.3.1.1      /ON Qualifier
      2.3.1.2      /NOENABLE_GENERIC Qualifier
      2.3.1.3      /LIBRARY Qualifier
      2.3.1.4      /SEPARATE=(RESET=(LPS$$EOJ,...)) Qualifier
      2.3.1.5      /SCHEDULE Qualifier
      2.3.1.6      /FORM Qualifier
      2.3.1.7      /DEFAULT Qualifier
      2.3.1.8      /PROCESSOR Qualifier
      2.3.1.9      Default Parameters for a Queue
    2.3.2      Creating Generic Queues at Installation
    2.3.3      Initializing a Queue in a Cluster
    2.3.4      Creating Print Queues after Installation
    2.3.5      Starting Print Queues after Installation

  2.4     Initialization Example

  3      Modifying PrintServer Queues

  3.1     Adding Default Parameters to a Queue
    3.1.1      Syntax for Parameters Associated with a Queue
    3.1.2      Syntax Errors in Parameters Associated with a Queue
    3.1.3      Order of Defaulting for Parameters
    3.1.4      Interaction of INPUT_TRAY, PAGE_SIZE, and SHEET_SIZE Parameters
      3.1.4.1      PAGE_SIZE and SHEET_SIZE Parameters
      3.1.4.2      INPUT_TRAY Parameter

  3.2     Using Setup with PrintServer Queues
    3.2.1      Sample Setup Modules
    3.2.2      Creating a Library for Setup Modules
    3.2.3      Putting Setup Files in Libraries
    3.2.4      Specifying a Library Search Order

  3.3     Using Forms with PrintServer Queues
    3.3.1      Defining a Form
    3.3.2      Sample PrintServer Forms
    3.3.3      Associating a Form with a PrintServer Queue
    3.3.4      Deleting a Form

  3.4     Defining Characteristics for PrintServer Queues
    3.4.1      Defining a Characteristic
    3.4.2      Associating a Characteristic with a PrintServer Queue
    3.4.3      Using a Printer Characteristic to Print
    3.4.4      Deleting a Characteristic

  3.5     SET QUEUE Command

  4      Using Other Queue Management Commands

  4.1     Stopping Queues
    4.1.1      STOP/QUEUE
    4.1.2      STOP/QUEUE/NEXT
    4.1.3      STOP/QUEUE/RESET

  4.2     Deleting Queues

  4.3     Creating Logical Queues
    4.3.1      ASSIGN/QUEUE
    4.3.2      DEASSIGN/QUEUE

  4.4     Merging Queues

  4.5     Modifying and Deleting Print Jobs in a Queue
    4.5.1      SET QUEUE/ENTRY
    4.5.2      DELETE/ENTRY
    4.5.3      STOP/QUEUE/ABORT
    4.5.4      STOP/QUEUE/REQUEUE

  4.6     Showing Information about Queues
    4.6.1      SHOW QUEUE
    4.6.2      SHOW QUEUE/CHARACTERISTICS
    4.6.3      SHOW QUEUE/FORM

  4.7     SET PRINTER Command

  5      Using Layup Definition Files

  5.1     Creating a Layup Definition File
    5.1.1      Borders
    5.1.2      Sheet Margins
    5.1.3      Margin Alternation
    5.1.4      Pages per Sheet
    5.1.5      First Page
    5.1.6      Page Order
    5.1.7      Page Grid

  5.2     Sample Layup Definition Files

  5.3     Error Messages for Layup Definition Files

  6      Accounting on a PrintServer

  6.1     Accounting

  6.2     Mechanical Page Counters

  7      Burst, Flag, Trailer, and Log Pages

  7.1     Job Burst, Flag, and Trailer Pages
    7.1.1      Job Burst Page Description
    7.1.2      Job Flag Page Description
    7.1.3      Job Trailer Page Description

  7.2     File Burst, Flag, and Trailer Pages
    7.2.1      File Burst Page Description
    7.2.2      File Flag Page Description
    7.2.3      File Trailer Page Description

  7.3     Job Log Page

  8      Media Handling

  8.1     Letterhead Paper
    8.1.1      PrintServer 20
    8.1.2      PrintServer 40 and PrintServer 40 Plus

  8.2     Drilled Paper
    8.2.1      PrintServer 20
    8.2.2      PrintServer 40 and PrintServer 40 Plus

  8.3     Transparencies
    8.3.1      PrintServer 20, PrintServer 40, and PrintServer 40 Plus

  8.4     Gummed Labels
    8.4.1      PrintServer 20, PrintServer 40, and PrintServer 40 Plus

  8.5     Preprinted Forms

  Part II   User's Guide

  9      Printing on a PrintServer

  9.1     PRINT Command Qualifiers on a PrintServer
    9.1.1      PRINT Qualifiers that Do Not Work on PrintServers
    9.1.2      PRINT Qualifiers that Work Differently on PrintServers
      9.1.2.1      /COPIES
      9.1.2.2      /DELETE
      9.1.2.3      /FORM
      9.1.2.4      /JOB_COUNT
      9.1.2.5      /NOTIFY
      9.1.2.6      /QUEUE
      9.1.2.7      /RESTART
      9.1.2.8      /SETUP

  9.2     PRINT/PARAMETERS Command
    9.2.1      Syntax for Print Parameters
    9.2.2      DATA_TYPE Parameter
    9.2.3      INPUT_TRAY Parameter
    9.2.4      LAYUP_DEFINITION Parameter
    9.2.5      MESSAGES Parameter
    9.2.6      NUMBER_UP Parameter
      9.2.6.1      NUMBER_UP Parameter and Page Orientation
      9.2.6.2      NUMBER_UP Parameter with Multifile Jobs and Multiple Copies
      9.2.6.3      NUMBER_UP Parameter with Paper Selection Parameters
    9.2.7      OUTPUT_TRAY Parameter
    9.2.8      PAGE_LIMIT Parameter
    9.2.9      PAGE_ORIENTATION Parameter
      9.2.9.1      Page Orientation for PostScript Files
      9.2.9.2      PAGE_ORIENTATION Parameter with NUMBER_UP Parameter
    9.2.10     PAGE_SIZE Parameter
    9.2.11     SHEET_COUNT Parameter
    9.2.12     SHEET_SIZE Parameter
    9.2.13     SIDES Parameter
      9.2.13.1     SIDES Parameter and Page Orientation
      9.2.13.2     SIDES Parameter with Multifile Jobs and Multiple Copies

  9.3     Multiple Files and Multiple Copies

  9.4     SHOW QUEUE Command

  10     PrintServer System Messages

  10.1    System Message Overview
    10.1.1     Message Format
    10.1.2     Severity Level

  10.2    Message Descriptions
    10.2.1     Layup Definition Messages

  Glossary

  EXAMPLES

  2-1        Sample LPS$STARTUP.COM File

  3-1        Sample ANSI Setup Module to Change Page Length

  3-2        Sample ANSI Setup Module to Change Fonts

  3-3        Sample PostScript Setup Module to Print "Confidential"

  3-4        How to Create a Setup Library and Add a Setup Module

  3-5        How to Create a Search Order for Device Control Libraries

  3-6        Sample Definition of an ANSI Form

  3-7        Sample Definition of a PostScript Form

  3-8        Sample INITIALIZE/QUEUE Command to Associate a Form with an Execution Queue

  3-9        Sample INITIALIZE/QUEUE Command to Associate a Generic Queue with an Execution Queue

  3-10       How to Set a Queue Characteristic When You Initialize a Queue

  3-11       How to Set a Queue Characteristic Using SET QUEUE

  3-12       Sample SET QUEUE Command

  4-1        How to Create and Start a Logical Queue

  4-2        How to Transfer Jobs from One Queue to Another

  4-3        How to Change the Attributes of a Print Job in a Queue

  4-4        Sample Output from SHOW QUEUE/FORM Command

  9-1        Sample PostScript to Change from Portrait to Landscape Orientation

  9-2        Sample Output from SHOW QUEUE Command

  FIGURES

  1-1        Components of a PrintServer System

  1-2        PrintServers in a Network Environment

  1-3        PrintServer Client Software on a VMS System

  1-4        PrintServer 20 Hardware Components

  1-5        PrintServer 20 Data Controller

  1-6        PrintServer 40 Hardware Components

  1-7        PrintServer 40 Data Controller

  5-1        Example of Printing Four Pages to a Sheet (4-Up)

  5-2        Example of Printing Four Pages to a Sheet (4-Up)

  5-3        Usable Sheet Area with MARGINS Option

  5-4        Examples of PAGEORDER Option (NUMBER_UP=9)

  7-1        Sample Job Flag Page

  7-2        Sample Job Trailer Page

  7-3        Sample File Flag Page

  9-1        Sample Job Log Page

  9-2        Page Orientation with NUMBER_UP Parameter

  9-3        Sample Page Using PRINT/PARAM=(NUMBER_UP=2)

  9-4        Sample Page Using PRINT/PARAM=(NUMBER_UP=2, PAGE_ ORIENT=LAND)

  9-5        Sample Layout for One-Sided Printing

  9-6        Sample Layout for Two-Sided Printing

  9-7        Sample of Two-Sided Printing (Portrait Page)

  9-8        Sample of Two-Sided Printing (Landscape Page)

  9-9        Sample of Tumble Printing (Portrait Page)

  9-10       Sample of Tumble Printing (Landscape Page)

  TABLES

  1-1        PrintServer Queue Management Commands

  3-1        Print Parameters Available on a PrintServer

  5-1        Layup Definition File Options

  6-1        Accounting Information Supplied by the Job Controller

  6-2        Accounting Information Supplied by the Print Symbiont

  9-1        Print Parameters Available on a PrintServer

  9-2        Output Tray Values on Different PrintServers