CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page About this Guide Part 1 Information for All Users 1 Overview of KPS 1.1 DECprint Supervisor for KODAK Printers Software Overview 1.1.1 Printer Capabilities 1.1.2 User Interfaces 1.1.3 File Types 1.1.4 Specifying File Images and Printing Features 1.1.5 The KPS Configuration 1.2 The Environment 2 Comparing the KODAK 1392 Model 44 Printer with Digital's PrintServer Printers 2.1 Print Speed 2.2 Printer-Resident Disk Storage 2.3 Paper Stacking for Output 2.4 Status and Error Reporting 2.5 Comparing the KODAK Printing System with the PrintServer Printing System Part 2 Information for Printer Users 3 Printing to the KODAK 1392 Model 44 Printer 3.1 Introduction to Printing on the KODAK Printer 3.2 Capabilities of the KPS Printing System 3.2.1 Printing Different Types of Files 3.2.2 Including Finishing Steps in Your Print Job 3.3 Submitting Print Jobs with the PRINT Command 3.3.1 Specifying Multiple Parameters and Parameter Values 3.3.2 Specifying Abbreviated Commands 3.3.3 Supported PRINT Parameters and Qualifiers 3.3.3.1 Supported OpenVMS PRINT Command Qualifiers 3.4 DCPS PRINT Commands that Work Differently for KPS 3.4.1 KPS Error Messages 3.4.2 Specifying Multiple Copies of a Document 3.4.3 Deleting the Print File 3.5 Document Data Types 3.5.1 Printing PostScript Files 3.5.2 Printing Preformatted KODAK 1392 Model 44 Files 3.5.3 Printing PostScript Files Appended to Text 3.6 Using Layup 4 Special KPS PRINT Command Parameters 4.1 Printing On Paper or Other Media 4.1.1 Specifying the Media for the Print Job 4.1.2 Printing on Cover Media 4.1.3 Selecting Pages to Print on Alternate Media 4.1.4 Printing a Job on Special Media 4.2 Forcing New Sheets on Selected Sides 4.3 Using Finishing Steps 4.3.1 Applying Preprinted or Blank Covers 4.3.2 Inserting Blank Separator Sheets Between Job Sets 4.3.3 Stapling Print Jobs 4.4 Understanding Print Job Status 4.5 Chunk Collation 5 Printing from Personal Computers and Macintosh Systems 5.1 Printing from a Personal Computer (PC) 5.2 Printing from a Macintosh 5.3 Printing from Microsoft Windows 5.3.1 Microsoft Windows and KPS PRINT Parameters 5.3.2 Printing to the KODAK Printer from Microsoft Windows Part 3 Information for Printer Operators 6 Managing the KODAK 1392 Model 44 Printer 6.1 Configuring the Printer on the Network 6.2 Overriding a Print Job's Attributes 6.3 Maximizing Printer Performance 6.4 What to Do When the KODAK Printer Is Inactive 6.5 Overview of Policies, Defaults, and Overrides at Your Site 6.5.1 Paper Stock 6.5.2 Output Bins 6.5.3 Finishing Options 6.6 Coordinating Printer Separator Pages with DECprint Separator Pages 6.6.1 Setting Up Separation Page Policies 6.6.2 DECprint Separator Pages 6.6.3 DECprint Job Log Page 6.6.4 KODAK Printer Separation Pages 6.6.5 Enabling and Disabling KODAK Printer Separation Pages 6.7 Coordinating Media Supplies with the Host Media Table 6.8 Supplying Document Covers 6.9 Enabling Output Jogging/Stacking 6.10 Understanding Job Numbers 6.11 Getting Help Online 7 Accessing KODAK 1392 Model 44 Printing System Features 7.1 Managing Paper Stock 7.2 The KODAK_1392_44 Data Type 7.3 Using Fonts 7.3.1 What Is a Font? 7.3.2 Built In Printer Fonts 7.3.3 What Happens If the Font Selected Is Not in the Printer 7.3.4 Supported OpenVMS Soft Fonts for ANSI Text Documents 7.3.5 Optional PostScript Fonts 8 Troubleshooting KODAK 1392 Model 44 Printer Problems 8.1 Recovering a Print Job 8.2 Resetting and Restarting the KODAK Printer and Print Queues 8.3 What to Do If the KODAK Printer Is Not Printing 8.3.1 What to Do If KPS Startup Terminates 8.3.2 What to Do If the Queue Is Idle or Busy 8.3.3 How to Check DEC TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Communications 8.3.4 How to Make Sure the Printer Is Operational 8.3.5 How to Make Sure the Printer Is Communicating 8.4 Detecting When the KODAK Printer Is Inactive 8.5 What to Do If Printing Is Slower Than Expected 8.5.1 Printing Complex Jobs with Many Downloaded Fonts 8.5.2 Printing Large Jobs with the DDIF Data Type 8.5.3 Printing Large PostScript or ANSI Files 8.6 What to Do If Layup Definition Files Are Not Found 8.7 What to Do If Files Are Printed with Unexpected Results 8.7.1 What to Do If Default Queue Parameters Are Not Effective 8.7.2 What to Do If a File Data Type Is Not Recognized Part 4 Information for OpenVMS System Managers 9 Preparing to Install the Software 9.1 DECprint Supervisor for KODAK Printers Software License 9.2 Modifying SYSGEN Parameters 9.3 Checking Disk Space for Installation 9.4 Installation Time 9.5 Software Prerequisites 9.6 Optional Software 9.7 Hardware Prerequisites 9.8 Network Configuration 9.8.1 DEC TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Distribution Save Sets 9.8.2 DEC TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Configuration Procedure 9.8.2.1 Assigning IP Addresses and Node Names 9.8.2.2 DEC TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Startup Procedure 10 Installing the Software 10.1 The VMSINSTAL Procedure 11 Postinstallation Procedures 11.1 Setting Up the KODAK Printer 11.2 Setting Up a Print Queue 11.3 Initializing Print Queues Using KPS$STARTUP.COM 11.3.1 Creating a KPS$STARTUP.COM File 11.3.1.1 Setting Up the Execution Queue 11.3.1.2 Syntax for Specifying the Printer's DEC TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Node Name 11.3.1.3 Setting Up Generic Print Queues 11.4 Customizing the Media Table at Your Site 11.4.1 Customizing Media Definitions in the System Media Table File 11.4.2 Media Defaults in the System Media Table File 11.5 Granting Use of the KODAK_1392_44 Data Type 12 Managing Print Queues 12.1 Managing Print Queues and Jobs 12.1.1 Stopping a Print Queue 12.1.2 Stopping and Restarting the KODAK Printer and Queues 12.1.3 Deleting a Print Queue 12.1.4 Controlling Access to a Print Queue 12.2 Accounting Information 12.2.1 Accounting Information Supplied by the DECprint Supervisor for KODAK Printers Software 12.2.2 Accounting Information Supplied by the OpenVMS Job Controller 12.2.3 Accounting Information Supplied by the KODAK Printer 13 Managing Forms, Setup Modules, Layup Definition Files, and Fonts 13.1 Maintaining and Using Setup Modules 13.2 Creating Form Definitions 13.3 Creating Layup Definition Files 13.4 Making Additional Fonts Available to Print Jobs 13.4.1 Including DECfonts in Your Document 13.4.2 Loading Fonts Temporarily with a Document 13.4.3 Using Setup Modules and Forms to Store Font Files 13.4.3.1 Storing Setup Modules 13.4.3.2 Using Setup Modules 13.4.3.3 Defining Forms that Include Font Setup Modules 13.4.4 Downloading PostScript Fonts Persistently 13.4.4.1 Downloading Fonts to the Printer 13.4.4.2 Removing a Font from the Printer 13.4.5 Fonts Available from Digital 13.4.5.1 DECfonts Typeface Collection 13.4.5.2 Soft Fonts Part 5 Reference Information A KPS Installation B Sample KPS$STARTUP.COM File Procedure C KPS$MEDIA_TABLE.DAT_DEFAULT File D DEC TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Installation E Network and Printer Checkout Session F Error Messages and Recovery F.1 Message Format F.2 Severity Level F.3 Message Descriptions G Supported OpenVMS PRINT Command Qualifiers H DECfonts Typeface Collection Font Kits Glossary EXAMPLES 11-1 Sample Execution Queue Definition 11-2 Sample Generic Queue Definition A-1 KPS Installation B-1 KPS$STARTUP C-1 KPS$MEDIA_TABLE.DAT_DEFAULT File D-1 DEC TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Installation E-1 Network and Printer Checkout Session FIGURES 1-1 DECprint Supervisor for KODAK Printers Software 1-2 DECprint Supervisor for KODAK Printers Software Environment 4-1 Printing Pages on Alternate Media 4-2 Forcing New Sheets on Selected Sides 4-3 Printing Covers on Alternate Media 4-4 Applying Blank or Preprinted Covers 4-5 Including Blank Separator Sheets 4-6 Stapling Positions 4-7 Chunk Collation 6-1 DECprint Supervisor for OpenVMS and KODAK 1392 Model 44 Printer Job Separator Page Order TABLES 2-1 Differences Between PrintServer Family of Printers and KODAK 1392 Model 44 Printers 3-1 Special DECprint Supervisor for KODAK PRINT Parameters 3-2 DCPS and KPS PRINT Parameters 3-3 DATA_TYPE Keywords 4-1 MEDIA_DEFAULT Qualifiers 4-2 Parameters that Specify Media 4-3 Finishing Steps 6-1 Configuring the Printer 6-2 File Separation Pages 7-1 KODAK Built In Type 1 Fonts 7-2 CG Times SoftFont Kit Contents 9-1 DEC TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS SaveSets 9-2 DEC TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Configuration Options G-1 Supported OpenVMS PRINT Qualifiers H-1 DECfonts Typeface Collection