Compaq DECprint Supervisor (DCPS) for OpenVMS
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Contents (summary)
Preface Preface
Chapter 1 DCPS Version 2.0 Information
Chapter 2 DCPS Restrictions
Chapter 3 Other Restrictions that Affect DCPS
Chapter 4 Printer-Specific Information
Chapter 5 DCPS Version 1.8 Information
Chapter 6 DCPS Version 1.7-1 Information
Chapter 7 DCPS Version 1.7 Information
Chapter 8 DCPS Version 1.6-1 Information
Chapter 9 DCPS Version 1.6 Information
Chapter 10 DCPS Version 1.5-2 Information
Chapter 11 DCPS Version 1.5-1 Information
Chapter 12 DCPS Version 1.5 Information
Chapter 13 DCPS Version 1.4 Information
Chapter 14 DCPS Version 1.3 Information
Chapter 15 DCPS Version 1.2 Information
Chapter 16 DCPS Version 1.1A Information
Chapter 17 DCPS Version 1.1 Information
Appendix A Raw TCP/IP Port Numbers
Appendix B List of Files Installed on Alpha Systems
Appendix C List of Files Installed on VAX Systems
  Tables


Contents


Preface
Preface Preface
Chapter 1
1 DCPS Version 2.0 Information
     1.1     DCPS Version 2.0 Changes
         1.1.1         DCPS Licenses Eliminated
         1.1.2         New Printers Supported
         1.1.3         Installation Procedure Changed
         1.1.4         Tray Names Added
     1.2     DCPS Version 2.0 Fixes
         1.2.1         Output Trays Not Selectable
         1.2.2         PCL Translator Character Incorrect
         1.2.3         Help File Incomplete
         1.2.4         IVP Fails with ODS-5 Extended File Parsing
Chapter 2
2 DCPS Restrictions
     2.1     Job Remains in Starting State for Raw TCP/IP Queue
     2.2     Connection Terminations for Raw TCP/IP Queue
     2.3     NOT_READY Warnings for Unavailable Raw TCP/IP Printer
     2.4     Translators Do Not Generate Color PostScript
     2.5     Job Trailer Page Jogs with PostScript Level 2 Printers
     2.6     Unable to Perform ANSI Tray Selection for Certain Printers
     2.7     AppleTalk Queues Do Not Start or Jobs Remain in Starting State
     2.8     Some Printers Do Not Send Status Messages to the Host
     2.9     Printer Name Is Not Always Printed Correctly
     2.10     DDIF Printing Requires DECwindows Software or DECimage Application Services
     2.11     Compatibility of NUMBER_UP and PostScript Drivers
     2.12     LIST Translator Ignores PAGE_SIZE Parameter
     2.13     Embedded PJL Commands Discarded; Avoid Binary Mode
     2.14     Unreliable Communication After Errors on Some Printers
     2.15     Deleting Job When Using AppleTalk
     2.16     Avoid STOP/QUEUE/RESET Usage for PrintServer Printer Which Is Rejecting Connections
     2.17     No Job Trailer Page on DELETE/ENTRY
     2.18     Problems with PostScript Files When Printing with /COPIES
     2.19     Problems Using PAGE_LIMIT with /JOB_COUNT
     2.20     Printers with Auto-Sensing Features
     2.21     Setting I/O Buffers Too Small May Produce OPCOM Errors
     2.22     Cannot Start Queue for PrintServer Printer
Chapter 3
3 Other Restrictions that Affect DCPS
     3.1     DCPS Processes Consume Memory and Pagefile
     3.2     Problems Starting Queues with Multistreamed Symbionts
     3.3     Problem Starting Queues for LAT- and Direct-Connected Printers
     3.4     I/O Errors for Serially-Connected Printers
     3.5     Symbiont Aborts with Insufficient Dynamic Memory Error
     3.6     Symbionts Aborts with Access Violation or Bad Parameter Error
Chapter 4
4 Printer-Specific Information
     4.1     HP LaserJet 2100
         4.1.1         Media Size Not Selectable
     4.2     HP LaserJet 4050
         4.2.1         Minimum Firmware Version
     4.3     HP LaserJet 8100 and 8150
         4.3.1         Optional Mailbox
         4.3.2         Problems Starting Queues
     4.4     Lexmark Optra S and T Series
         4.4.1         Problems Starting Queues
     4.5     Tektronix Phaser
         4.5.1         Printer Configuration Settings
Chapter 5
5 DCPS Version 1.8 Information
     5.1     DCPS Version 1.8 Changes
         5.1.1         New Printer Support
         5.1.2         Some DCPS Stapling Restrictions Removed
     5.2     DCPS Version 1.8 Fixes
         5.2.1         Symbiont Aborts When IP Names Are Used
         5.2.2         Delays and Errors with Raw TCP/IP Print Jobs
         5.2.3         ANSI GSS Sequence Could Cause Symbiont Crash
         5.2.4         Incorrectly Coded Font Causes Font Listings to Fail
         5.2.5         Layup Usage and Printer Errors Can Cause Memory Leaks
Chapter 6
6 DCPS Version 1.7-1 Information
     6.1     DCPS Version 1.7-1 Changes
         6.1.1         New Printer Support
         6.1.2         Support for Stapling on LN32 and LNM40
         6.1.3         Support for Process Software TCPware for OpenVMS Software
     6.2     DCPS Version 1.7-1 Fixes
         6.2.1         Selecting LN32 Mailbox Causes Error
         6.2.2         Selecting Paper Size FOLIO Causes Error
Chapter 7
7 DCPS Version 1.7 Information
     7.1     DCPS Version 1.7 Changes
         7.1.1         OpenVMS V7.2 and Extended File Specifications Supported
         7.1.2         New Printer Support
         7.1.3         TCP/IP Jobs Terminate with BADPARAMS Error
Chapter 8
8 DCPS Version 1.6-1 Information
     8.1     DCPS Version 1.6-1 Changes
         8.1.1         ISO Latin-9 Character Set Added to ANSI Translator
         8.1.2         New Printer Support
     8.2     DCPS Version 1.6-1 Fixes
         8.2.1         TCP/IP Jobs Terminate with BADPARAMS Error
         8.2.2         Printing VFC Files Causes Access Violation


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