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H The name of the standard device control library is DCPS$DEVCTL. This is > the default library name if this parameter is blank. Refer to o Chapter 7 for more information about creating device control ? libraries and defining the device control library logical name. t 3.3.4 Assigning Default PRINT Command Parameters to the Queue (P4)
G You can specify default PRINT command parameters to associate with the F queue. Any PRINT parameter can be associated by default with a queue. C Default PRINT parameters are used when the print job prints on the F specified queue, unless the user specifies different parameter values G in the PRINT command line. The parameter values specified in the PRINT 3 command line override the default queue parameters.
H Place quotes around default PRINT parameters, as shown in the following example:
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" & $ @SYS$STARTUP:DCPS$EXECUTION_QUEUE - D 2UP - ! P1 - Execution queue name Q "SERIAL/TTB4:" - ! P2 - Interconnect protocol/Device name M DCPS_LIB - ! P3 - Logical name for library(ies) H "SIDES=2" ! P4 - Default queue parameters |
f How DECprint Supervisor Prioritizes PRINT Parameters
A Parameters set by the /PARAMETERS qualifier of the PRINT command J override any defaults set for the queue. DECprint Supervisor uses default C values for parameters, from highest to lowest priority, as follows:
DATA_TYPE=AUTOMATIC /
INPUT_TRAY=printer-specific1 4
LAYUP_DEFINITION=no default layup definition/
MEDIA_TYPE=printer-specific1
MESSAGES=NOMESSAGES
NUMBER_UP=0 0
OUTPUT_TRAY=printer-specific1
PAGE_LIMIT=no limit !
PAGE_ORIENTATION=PORTRAIT &
PAGE_SIZE=(same as SHEET_SIZE)
NOPUNCH
SHEET_COUNT=1 /
SHEET_SIZE=printer-specific1 *
SIDES=printer-specific1
STAPLE=NONE
TAB=NOTAB
H Some parameter values are controlled by the printer hardware and can be G set through means other than the DECprint Supervisor software. DIGITAL E PrintServer printers are affected by the PrintServer Software. Other F printers are controlled through the printer control panel or switches. G 3.3.5 Supplying Default Queue Attributes (P5)
? You can supply a value to override or add to the default queue A attributes. Do not use the INITIALIZE/QUEUE command to set these 9 qualifiers. Enter them into the queue definition instead.
G By default, the printer startup command procedure creates print queues 7 with the following INITIALIZE/QUEUE qualifier settings:
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" " /DEFAULT=(FORM=MYFORM,NOFEED) |
H If you include more than one qualifier in the queue definition, enclose & the values in quotation marks. |
B You can set the communications speed for serial printers attached A directly to your OpenVMS system. If this parameter is blank, the C default is 9600 baud. To change the speed, replace the null string E ("") with a value, such as "19200". For printers < that utilize network connections, this parameter is ignored. Q 3.3.7 Supplying SET DEVICE Qualifiers to the Queue (P7)
F You can specify the SET DEVICE command qualifiers for this queue. For ? example, to enable error logging, include the following string:
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" "/ERROR_LOGGING" |
D Now, all error messages reported by the printer are recorded in the F error log file, SYS$ERRORLOG:ERRLOG.SYS. You can read this file using the ANALYZE/ERROR command.
1 This parameter is valid for serial printers only. T 3.3.8 Enabling SET VERIFY When Initializing the Queue (P8)
> You can specify the setting of the SET VERIFY command for the C DCPS$EXECUTION_QUEUE.COM command procedure. The default setting is ; NOVERIFY, to save log file space and console log space. If E P8 contains 1, then SET VERIFY is enabled, which is F useful for diagnosing problems in the printer startup file. (Refer to ^ the HP OpenVMS DCL Dictionary for more information about the SET [NO]VERIFY command.)
| N P 1 These settings depend on the setting 5 of the printer's PostScript interpreter. |
o 3.4 Running the Startup Procedure in Setup Mode
D The DCPS startup procedure, DCPS$STARTUP, can be run in a shortened F "setup" mode. This mode would most commonly be used if your F queues are autostart queues, and you wanted to speed up the execution A of DCPS$STARTUP. In setup mode, logical names needed by DCPS are 8 defined, but no queues are created, modified or started.
G To run DCPS$STARTUP in setup mode, pass SETUP as the P1 parameter. For example,
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" $ $ @SYS$STARTUP:DCPS$STARTUP SETUP |
@ To define logical names, DCPS$STARTUP now creates a "setup F file" each time it runs in normal (non-setup) mode. This file is H called DCPS$STARTUP_SETUP.COM and is run when DCPS$STARTUP is later run E in setup mode. The setup file should not be modified and is only for use by DCPS$STARTUP.
8 Please note the following details concerning setup mode:
= You can alter the behavior of DCPS print symbionts and their E corresponding execution queues in a number of ways, several of which ; are described in this section. Other options are listed in z Appendix B, along with general guidelines for making the changes. H Some customizations apply to all DCPS queues while others apply only to queues that you specify. N 3.5.1 Running DCPS as a Multistreamed Process
D DECthreads is used to implement the numerous functions of DCPS. All G processes that use DECthreads execute periodically to determine if any E threads can run. Even when no jobs are printing, DECthreads causes a F DCPS process to run to determine if any threads can run. If there are B many DCPS queues started on a system, the scheduling and periodic E execution of all these processes can use a significant amount of CPU B time. This problem is resolved by running DCPS as a multistreamed E process, thereby reducing the number of symbiont processes that must execute.
H When running multistreamed, one DCPS process can run more than one DCPS E execution queue. A new DCPS process is not started every time a DCPS @ print queue is started, but only when all current processes are G supporting a specified maximum number of queues ("streams"). B The number of queues that a DCPS symbiont process will support is F determined by the value of the logical name DCPS$MAX_STREAMS when the process is started.
E DCPS can be configured to support up to 32 execution queues per DCPS G symbiont process. The logical name DCPS$MAX_STREAMS is used to specify H the number of queues per DCPS symbiont process. To define this logical, H specify the following command in your DCPS$STARTUP.COM file (a template C is provided in DCPS$STARTUP.TEMPLATE) and substitute the number of G queues per process to use. If this logical name is not defined, a DCPS 2 process will support only one (1) execution queue.
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" Z $ DEFINE /EXECUTIVE_MODE /SYSTEM DCPS$MAX_STREAMS max-number |
C Execute your DCPS$STARTUP.COM file to define this logical name and 7 start your queues with DCPS as a multistreamed process.
C A DCPS process terminates only when all queues associated with the process are stopped. ` 3.5.1.1 Managing Print Queues When Running Multistreamed
F The OpenVMS Queue Manager controls when a symbiont process is created F and terminated. Generally a new DCPS symbiont process is created when B there are no free streams in all existing DCPS symbiont processes.
A The set of print queues that a DCPS symbiont process supports is @ determined by the order in which queues are started, and by any subsequent stopping ( STOP /QUEUE /RESET or STOP /QUEUE /NEXT ) and starting ( START /QUEUE F ) of queues. DCPS defines a logical name which identifies the process t ID for a queue ( Section 5.8). You can use these logical names to G determine the process that supports a queue and the set of queues that " are supported by the same process.
D Although not likely, a problem observed with one queue could be the H result of a problem that exists with another queue, because both queues G are supported by the same process. It may not be sufficient to examine F the state of one job on one queue to identify a problem. You may need A to look at the state of the first job on all the queues supported by that DCPS process.
E A DCPS queue should not be stopped by stopping the DCPS process that : supports that queue. Stopping a DCPS symbiont process with STOP /IDENTIFICATION 7 will stop all of the queues supported by that process. h 3.5.1.2 Changing the DCPS Environment When Running Multistreamed
G With a single-streamed DCPS symbiont process, changes to DCPS logicals D names and other aspects of the DCPS environment may not take effect until after you have issued a STOP /QUEUE /RESET and then a START /QUEUE G command for the associated queue, depending on what you are trying to change.
G To change the behavior for a single DCPS queue that is associated with G a multistreamed process, you may need to stop all the H DCPS queues associated with that symbiont process and then restart them H before the change will take effect. This is because some aspects of the F environment are determined only when the DCPS symbiont process starts E (rather than when a DCPS queue starts) and the symbiont process does 8 not stop until all of its associated queues are stopped. d 3.5.1.3 Determing the Proper Value for DCPS$MAX_STREAMS
B There are several factors to consider to determine an appropriate 5 number of queues per DCPS symbiont process including:
G DCPS normally waits for a Raw TCP/IP, LAT or serial printer to be idle B before sending a new job to it. This is especially important in a G networked environment where a printer can be shared among DCPS queues, 5 LATSYM queues, Windows® and UNIX® hosts, etc.
H Prior to version V1.2, DCPS used an aggressive synchronization sequence C to gain control of a printer's PostScript interpreter. This scheme H worked well in an all-DCPS environment, but in a multi-host environment ? it sometimes caused print jobs from other systems to terminate prematurely.
G If you rely on DCPS's earlier behavior to abort errant PostScript jobs D on one queue by starting a job on another queue, you can define the F following system logical name to restore the more aggressive behavior:
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" g $ DEFINE /EXECUTIVE_MODE /SYSTEM DCPS$queue-name_INTERRUPT_WHEN_BUSY TRUE |
< DCPS begins a job on a Raw TCP/IP, LAT or serial printer by A synchronizing with its PostScript interpreter to ensure that the B interpreter is ready to accept commands. However, some PostScript @ printers are not always in a state where they can recognize the F synchronization control characters. In particular, some printers that G support additional printer languages like PCL do not correctly respond H to this sequence under certain circumstances. For example, the DEClaser F 3500, when in PS/PCL sensing mode, inadvertently switches to PCL mode D when DCPS sends a Ctrl/T character to its serial port. The printer, E then out of the PostScript mode, does not respond, and the print job - gets stuck in the "starting" state.
H You can define a logical name to cause the DCPS symbiont to avoid using G its usual synchronization sequence for printers that use a Raw TCP/IP, D LAT or serial connection. The logical name has no effect when using n printers connected via other means. Refer to Chapter 10 for ! printer-specific recommendations.
C To disable the synchronization sequence for a print queue, use the following command:
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" [ $ DEFINE /EXECUTIVE_MODE /SYSTEM DCPS$queue-name_NO_SYNC TRUE |
G The absence of the synchronization step is not generally a problem for G most modern serially-connected printers because such printers use flow E control to hold off data when the interpreter is not ready to accept : data. However, the printer is more vulnerable to printing H "garbage" or losing jobs if communication parameters, such as A baud rate and stop bits, are not set correctly. Depending on the D configuration, it's also possible to lose print jobs if the printer 9 data cable is disconnected or the printer is powered off. ] 3.5.4 Purging the Symbiont Process's Working Set
F The DCPS symbiont purges its working set after it has been idle for a H period of time in order to conserve system resources. The time delay is B intended to help prevent the system from thrashing by keeping the < program in physical memory while more work is apt to arrive.
C By default, DCPS waits ten (10) minutes after becoming idle before E purging its working set. You can increase this value, if desired, by $ defining a system-wide logical name:
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" ^ $ DEFINE /EXECUTIVE_MODE /SYSTEM DCPS$PURGE_TIME "0 hh:mm:ss.00" |
E where hh:mm:ss.00 is an OpenVMS delta-time value specifying E the desired time delay. If the value is less than the default of ten seconds, the default is used. N 3.5.5 Enabling Spooling for LPD Queues
F Remote LPD queues, and some LPD printers, require the size of the job G to be known before the job is sent. DCPS can produce a temporary spool F file so the size can be determined. By default, DCPS LPD jobs are not C spooled, so specific action must be taken to send DCPS LPD jobs to C remote LPD queues or LPD printers that require it. Spooling can be D specified for the whole system or for individual queues by defining logical names.
F Because spooling requires an extra step to create the temporary spool D file, you should enable spooling only for printers that require it. # Common reasons to use spooling are:
; You are printing to a remote LPD queue on another system. G
Your printer does not print anything when using DCPS LPD without spooling. H
Your printer is a larger multi-function device that does not work , with DCPS Raw TCP or LPD without spooling.
H To turn on spooling, define one of the following logical names. Neither . of these logical names are defined by default.
F To specify where temporary spool files will be created, the following : logical name is used. This logical name is always defined.
& The logical names DCPS$SHEET_SIZE and D DCPS$queue-name_SHEET_SIZE are used to tell DCPS about the ; printer's default paper size. The system-wide logical name H DCPS$SHEET_SIZE is defined in DCPS$STARTUP.COM to be LETTER. If you use E a different paper size at your site, change or redefine the value of G this logical name. You can also change the value for individual queues + by defining a value for the queue-specific $ DCPS$queue-name_SHEET_SIZE.
A For example, to specify A4 as the default paper size system-wide:
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" L $ DEFINE /EXECUTIVE_MODE /SYSTEM DCPS$SHEET_SIZE A4 |
F To specify LEGAL as the default paper size for a queue called LAWYERS:
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" S $ DEFINE /EXECUTIVE_MODE /SYSTEM DCPS$LAWYERS_SHEET_SIZE LEGAL |
A The definition of the DCPS$SHEET_SIZE logical name is in the new H version of DCPS$STARTUP.TEMPLATE shipped with this version of DCPS. You A should copy DCPS$STARTUP.TEMPLATE to .COM and edit the resulting 1 DCPS$STARTUP.COM with your site-specific changes.
C Note the following behavior concerning the sheet size logical name:
E Most DCPS LPD queues will use printers unrecognized by DCPS, so most C queues will not require the use of this logical name. However, you @ might want to use LPD to print to a DCPS-supported printer. For F example, the HP Color LaserJet 8500 and 8550, DIGITAL Colorwriter LSR C 2000 and DEClaser 3500 are not supported by DCPS with any other IP ' protocol, but can now be used with LPD.
H If you have a DCPS-supported printer that you want to use with LPD, you F must define the DCPS$queue-name_PRODUCT_NAME logical name to : be the PostScript product name of the printer as shown in z Table 3-4. You must specify the product name exactly, including A spacing. However, capitalization and trailing spaces are ignored.
{ Not all printers listed in Table 3-4 are officially supported by DCPS. |
E For example, to set up a queue called MFP to an HP LaserJet 9000 MFP & printer, you can use commands such as:
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" M $ DEFINE /EXECUTIVE_MODE /SYSTEM DCPS$MFP_PRODUCT_NAME - . _$ "HP LaserJet 9000 MFP"M $ DEFINE /EXECUTIVE_MODE /SYSTEM DCPS$MFP_PRODUCT_NAME - . _$ "hp LaserJet 9000 mfp" |
H If you specify "HPGENERIC", your printer will be treated as an "HP E Generic" printer. If you specify any other string, your printer ; will be treated as an "unrecognized" printer.
| Colormate PS | |
| Colormate PS40 | |
| Colormate PS80 | |
| Colorwriter 1000 | |
| Colorwriter LSR 2000 | |
| Compaq Laser Printer LN16 | |
| Compaq Laser Printer LN32 | |
| Compaq Laser Printer LNC02 | |
| Compaq Laser Printer LNM40 | |
| DECcolorwriter 1000 | |
| DEClaser 1150 | |
| DEClaser 1152 | |
| DEClaser 2150 | |
| DEClaser 2250 | |
| DEClaser 3250 | |
| DEClaser 3500 | |
| DEClaser 5100 | |
| DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 | |
| DIGITAL Laser Printer LN20 | |
| DIGITAL Laser Printer LN40 | |
| ! DIGITAL Laser Printer LNC02 | |
| GENICOM Intelliprint cL160 | |
| GENICOM Intelliprint mL260 | |
| GENICOM Intelliprint mL402 | |
| GENICOM Intelliprint mL450 | |
| GENICOM LN21 | |
| GENICOM LN28 | |
| GENICOM LN45 | |
| GENICOM LNM40 | |
| GENICOM microLaser 170 | |
| GENICOM microLaser 210 | |
| GENICOM microLaser 280 | |
| GENICOM microLaser 320 | |
| GENICOM microLaser 401 | |
| HP 9085mfp | |
| HP Color LaserJet 2500 | |
| # HP Color LaserJet 2550 Series | |
| HP Color LaserJet 3000 | |
| HP Color LaserJet 3700 | |
| HP Color LaserJet 3800 | |
| HP Color LaserJet 4500 | |
| HP Color LaserJet 4550 | |
| HP Color LaserJet 4600 | |
| HP Color LaserJet 4610 | |
| HP Color LaserJet 4650 | |
| HP Color LaserJet 4700 | |
| HP Color LaserJet 4730mfp | |
| HP Color LaserJet 5500 | |
| HP Color LaserJet 5550 | |
| HP Color LaserJet 8500 | |
| HP Color LaserJet 8550 | |
| HP Color LaserJet 9500 | |
| HP Color LaserJet 9500 MFP | |
| HP LaserJet 1300 Series | |
| HP LaserJet 1320 Series | |
| HP LaserJet 2100 Series | |
| HP LaserJet 2200 | |
| HP LaserJet 2300 series | |
| HP LaserJet 2410 | |
| HP LaserJet 2420 | |
| HP LaserJet 2430 | |
| HP LaserJet 4 Plus | |
| HP LaserJet 4000 Series | |
| HP LaserJet 4050 Series | |
| HP LaserJet 4100 MFP | |
| HP LaserJet 4100 Series | |
| HP LaserJet 4200 | |
| HP LaserJet 4200L | |
| HP LaserJet 4240 | |
| HP LaserJet 4240N | |
| HP LaserJet 4250 | |
| HP LaserJet 4250L | |
| HP LaserJet 4300 | |
| HP LaserJet 4345 MFP | |
| HP LaserJet 4350 | |
| HP LaserJet 4ML | |
| HP LaserJet 4MP | |
| HP LaserJet 4PJ | |
| HP LaserJet 4Si | |
| HP LaserJet 4V | |
| HP LaserJet 5000 Series | |
| HP LaserJet 5100 Series | |
| HP LaserJet 5200 | |
| HP LaserJet 5200L | |
| HP LaserJet 5M | |
| HP LaserJet 5Si | |
| HP LaserJet 8000 Series | |
| HP LaserJet 8100 Series | |
| HP LaserJet 8150 Series | |
| HP LaserJet 9000 MFP | |
| HP LaserJet 9000 Series | |
| HP LaserJet 9000L MFP | |
| HP LaserJet 9040 MFP | |
| HP LaserJet 9050 | |
| HP LaserJet 9050 MFP | |
| HP LaserJet 9055mfp | |
| HP LaserJet 9065mfp | |
| HP LaserJet III | |
| HP LaserJet IIID | |
| HP LaserJet IIISi | |
| HP LaserJet IIP | |
| $ Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIISi | |
| IBM InfoPrint 32/40 | |
| IBM Infoprint 21 | |
| LN17ps | |
| LPS17 | |
| LPS17/600 | |
| LPS20 | |
| LPS20+ | |
| LPS32 | |
| LPS40 | |
| LPS40+ | |
| LaserJet 4 | |
| LaserJet II | |
| LaserWriter II NT | |
| LaserWriter II NTX | |
| LaserWriter IIf | |
| LaserWriter IIg | |
| LaserWriter Personal NTR | |
| LaserWriter Plus | |
| LaserWriter Pro 600 | |
| LaserWriter Pro 630 | |
| LaserWriter Pro 810 | |
| LaserWriter Select 310 | |
| LaserWriter Select 320 | |
| LaserWriter Select 360 | |
| Lexmark C720 | |
| Lexmark C750 | |
| Lexmark C910 | |
| Lexmark Optra C710 | |
| Lexmark Optra LaserPrinter | |
| Lexmark Optra S 1250 | |
| Lexmark Optra S 1255 | |
| Lexmark Optra S 1620 | |
| Lexmark Optra S 1625 | |
| Lexmark Optra S 1650 | |
| Lexmark Optra S 1855 | |
| Lexmark Optra S 2420 | |
| Lexmark Optra S 2450 | |
| Lexmark Optra S 2455 | |
| Lexmark Optra Se 3455 | |
| Lexmark Optra T610 | |
| Lexmark Optra T612 | |
| Lexmark Optra T614 | |
| Lexmark Optra T616 | |
| Lexmark Optra W810 | |
| Lexmark T520 | |
| Lexmark T522 | |
| Lexmark T620 | |
| Lexmark T622 | |
| Lexmark W820 | |
| Phaser 200e | |
| Phaser 200i | |
| Phaser 220e | |
| Phaser 220i | |
| Phaser 300i | |
| Phaser 4500DP | |
| Phaser 4500N | |
| Phaser 4500X | |
| Phaser 6250DP | |
| Phaser 6250DT | |
| Phaser 6250DX | |
| Phaser 6250N | |
| Phaser 7300DN | |
| Phaser 7300DT | |
| Phaser 7300DX | |
| Phaser 7300N | |
| Phaser 740 | |
| Phaser 740E | |
| Phaser 740P | |
| Phaser 750DP | |
| Phaser 750DX | |
| Phaser 750N | |
| Phaser 7750DN | |
| Phaser 7750DX | |
| Phaser 7750GX | |
| Phaser 780GN | |
| Phaser 780N | |
| Phaser 8400DP | |
| Phaser 8400DX | |
| Phaser 8400N | |
| Phaser 850DP | |
| Phaser 850DX | |
| Phaser 850N | |
| Phaser III PXi | |
| ScriptPrinter | |
| Xerox DocuPrint N2025 | |
| Xerox DocuPrint N2125 | |
| Xerox DocuPrint N24 | |
| Xerox DocuPrint N2825 | |
| Xerox DocuPrint N32 | |
| Xerox DocuPrint N3225 | |
| Xerox DocuPrint N40 | |
| Xerox DocuPrint N4025 | |
| Xerox DocuPrint N4525 | |
| Xerox DocumentCentre | |
| Xerox WCP 232 | |
| Xerox WCP 238 | |
| Xerox WCP 245 | |
| Xerox WCP 255 | |
| Xerox WCP 265 | |
| Xerox WCP 275 | |
| Xerox WCP 35 | |
| Xerox WCP 45 | |
| Xerox WCP 55 | |
| Xerox WCP 65 | |
| Xerox WCP 75 | |
| Xerox WCP 90 |
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