DECprint Supervisor for OpenVMS
User's Guide

Contents (summary)
Chapter 1	What Is the Difference Between DCPS--Base, DCPS--Open, and DCPS--Plus?
Part I	Getting Started
Chapter 2	Printing Files
Chapter 3	Modifying Print Jobs and Displaying the Status of Print Jobs and Queues
Chapter 4	Copying and Printing Files from a PC
Chapter 5	Specifying Input and Output Trays
Part II	Advanced Printing Techniques
Chapter 6	Printing PostScript Files
Chapter 7	Printing ANSI Files
Chapter 8	Printing DDIF Image Files Using the Image Interpreter
Chapter 9	Printing PCL Files
Chapter 10	Printing Proprinter Files
Chapter 11	Using the List Data Type
Chapter 12	Using Advanced Page Layouts
Chapter 13	Using Layup to Modify Printed Documents
Chapter 14	Using Forms in Your PRINT Command
Chapter 15	Using Setup Modules in Print Jobs
Chapter 16	Controlling File Separation Pages
Chapter 17	Using the Error Handler to Debug
Chapter 18	Solving Printing Problems
Chapter 19	Printer-Specific Information
Appendix A	System Messages and Error Recovery
Appendix B	PRINT Command Qualifiers
Appendix C	PRINT Command Parameters
Appendix D	SoftFont Kits for Emulating LN03 Font Cartridges
Appendix E	Additional Character Encodings
Appendix F	Ordering Additional Documentation
	Glossary
	Index
	Figures
	Examples
	Tables

Chapter 1

1 What Is the Difference Between DCPS--Base, DCPS--Open, and DCPS--Plus?

     1.1     Obtaining the Features in DCPS--Open and DCPS--Plus

     1.2     Finding the Type of Software Installed on Your System

Part I

Part I Getting Started

Chapter 2

2 Printing Files

     2.1     Overview

     2.2     Selecting a Data Type

     2.3     Printing Two-Sided Documents

     2.4     Specifying Landscape and Portrait Orientation

     2.5     Specifying Multiple Copies

     2.6     Printing Multiple Pages on Each Side of the Sheet

     2.7     Printing a Range of Pages

     2.8     Delays in Deleting an Entry or Stopping a Queue

Chapter 3

3 Modifying Print Jobs and Displaying the Status of Print Jobs and Queues

     3.1     Displaying Print Jobs

     3.2     Displaying Print Queues

     3.3     Deleting a Print Job

     3.4     Modifying a Print Job

Chapter 4

4 Copying and Printing Files from a PC

     4.1     Copying Files from a PC to an OpenVMS System

     4.2     Printing Binary Files from a PC

     4.3     Printing Files Generated on a PC or Macintosh System

     4.4     Printing with the Adobe Windows Printer Driver

     4.5     Printing with the Microsoft Windows PSCRPT Driver

     4.6     Using the Network Printer Setup Utility

         4.6.1         Software Required

         4.6.2         Features of the Network Printer Utility

Chapter 5

5 Specifying Input and Output Trays

     5.1     Selecting the Input Tray

         5.1.1         Specifying the Type of Media

         5.1.2         Selecting Manual Feed

         5.1.3         Using the Envelope Feeder

     5.2     Selecting the Output Tray

         5.2.1         Manually Selecting Output Trays

Part II

Part II Advanced Printing Techniques

Chapter 6

6 Printing PostScript Files

     6.1     Printing Jobs with Multiple PostScript Files

     6.2     Printing Files that Contain Text and PostScript

     6.3     Generating Printer-Specific PostScript Files

     6.4     Resolving Unrecognized PostScript Operator Errors

     6.5     Creating Portable PostScript Documents

         6.5.1         Printing with the Microsoft Windows PSCRPT Driver

         6.5.2         Printing with the Adobe Windows Printer Driver

     6.6     Using Example Files to Suppress PostScript Operators

         6.6.1         Suppressing PostScript Operators on Desktop Printers

         6.6.2         Suppressing PostScript Operators on PrintServer Printers

Chapter 7

7 Printing ANSI Files

     7.1     Printing Multiple ANSI Files in a Print Job

     7.2     Emulating ANSI Printers

     7.3     Processing Tabs in ANSI Files

     7.4     Emulating Printer Font Cartridges

     7.5     Using PostScript Operators to Change Trays

     7.6     Using ANSI Sequences to Print Duplex or Simplex

     7.7     The LIST Data Type and Translator

Chapter 8

8 Printing DDIF Image Files Using the Image Interpreter

     8.1     Improvements to Image Printing

     8.2     Examples of Printing Image Files

Chapter 9

9 Printing PCL Files

     9.1     How PCL Files Are Printed

     9.2     Processing Files in Native PCL Mode

         9.2.1         Printers Supported in Native PCL Mode

         9.2.2         PRINT Parameters that Prevent Native PCL Usage

     9.3     Processing Files with the PCL Translator

         9.3.1         Using Print Parameters to Modify PCL Print Jobs

             9.3.1.1             Using the PAGE_SIZE Parameter

             9.3.1.2             Print Parameters Ignored for Native PCL

         9.3.2         Using Escape Sequences to Modify PCL Print Jobs

         9.3.3         Using a Setup Module

         9.3.4         How the PCL Translator Differs from that in the LaserJet IID Printer

     9.4     Changing the Input Tray

     9.5     Including Soft Fonts and Macros in PCL Print Jobs

         9.5.1         Including Soft Fonts and Macros in PCL Setup Modules

         9.5.2         Including Font and Macro Files in PCL Print Jobs

     9.6     PC Driver Settings to Avoid Problems with PJL and TBCP

         9.6.1         Description of PJL and TBCP

         9.6.2         Steps to Prevent Problems with DECprint Supervisor

             9.6.2.1             Preventing problems with PostScript

             9.6.2.2             Problems with PCL

     9.7     Interaction Between Native PCL Printing and Automatic DATA_TYPE Detection

     9.8     Native PCL Mode Concatenates Files

Chapter 10

10 Printing Proprinter Files

     10.1     Proprinter Translator versus the Proprinter Printer

     10.2     How DECprint Supervisor Recognizes Proprinter Files

     10.3     Modifying the Default State of the Proprinter Translator

         10.3.1         Creating a Setup Module for Proprinter Commands

     10.4     Changing the Printable Area

         10.4.1         Proprinter Files That Do Not Fit on the Page

         10.4.2         Specifying the Page Size for Proprinter Print Jobs

     10.5     Specifying the Input Tray for Proprinter Print Jobs

     10.6     Including Soft Fonts in Proprinter Print Jobs

Chapter 1
1	What Is the Difference Between DCPS--Base, DCPS--Open, and DCPS--Plus?
1.1	Obtaining the Features in DCPS--Open and DCPS--Plus
1.2	Finding the Type of Software Installed on Your System
Part I
Part I	Getting Started
Chapter 2
2	Printing Files
2.1	Overview
2.2	Selecting a Data Type
2.3	Printing Two-Sided Documents
2.4	Specifying Landscape and Portrait Orientation
2.5	Specifying Multiple Copies
2.6	Printing Multiple Pages on Each Side of the Sheet
2.7	Printing a Range of Pages
2.8	Delays in Deleting an Entry or Stopping a Queue
Chapter 3
3	Modifying Print Jobs and Displaying the Status of Print Jobs and Queues
3.1	Displaying Print Jobs
3.2	Displaying Print Queues
3.3	Deleting a Print Job
3.4	Modifying a Print Job
Chapter 4
4	Copying and Printing Files from a PC
4.1	Copying Files from a PC to an OpenVMS System
4.2	Printing Binary Files from a PC
4.3	Printing Files Generated on a PC or Macintosh System
4.4	Printing with the Adobe Windows Printer Driver
4.5	Printing with the Microsoft Windows PSCRPT Driver
4.6	Using the Network Printer Setup Utility
4.6.1	Software Required
4.6.2	Features of the Network Printer Utility
Chapter 5
5	Specifying Input and Output Trays
5.1	Selecting the Input Tray
5.1.1	Specifying the Type of Media
5.1.2	Selecting Manual Feed
5.1.3	Using the Envelope Feeder
5.2	Selecting the Output Tray
5.2.1	Manually Selecting Output Trays
Part II
Part II	Advanced Printing Techniques
Chapter 6
6	Printing PostScript Files
6.1	Printing Jobs with Multiple PostScript Files
6.2	Printing Files that Contain Text and PostScript
6.3	Generating Printer-Specific PostScript Files
6.4	Resolving Unrecognized PostScript Operator Errors
6.5	Creating Portable PostScript Documents
6.5.1	Printing with the Microsoft Windows PSCRPT Driver
6.5.2	Printing with the Adobe Windows Printer Driver
6.6	Using Example Files to Suppress PostScript Operators
6.6.1	Suppressing PostScript Operators on Desktop Printers
6.6.2	Suppressing PostScript Operators on PrintServer Printers
Chapter 7
7	Printing ANSI Files
7.1	Printing Multiple ANSI Files in a Print Job
7.2	Emulating ANSI Printers
7.3	Processing Tabs in ANSI Files
7.4	Emulating Printer Font Cartridges
7.5	Using PostScript Operators to Change Trays
7.6	Using ANSI Sequences to Print Duplex or Simplex
7.7	The LIST Data Type and Translator
Chapter 8
8	Printing DDIF Image Files Using the Image Interpreter
8.1	Improvements to Image Printing
8.2	Examples of Printing Image Files
Chapter 9
9	Printing PCL Files
9.1	How PCL Files Are Printed
9.2	Processing Files in Native PCL Mode
9.2.1	Printers Supported in Native PCL Mode
9.2.2	PRINT Parameters that Prevent Native PCL Usage
9.3	Processing Files with the PCL Translator
9.3.1	Using Print Parameters to Modify PCL Print Jobs
9.3.1.1	Using the PAGE_SIZE Parameter
9.3.1.2	Print Parameters Ignored for Native PCL
9.3.2	Using Escape Sequences to Modify PCL Print Jobs
9.3.3	Using a Setup Module
9.3.4	How the PCL Translator Differs from that in the LaserJet IID Printer
9.4	Changing the Input Tray
9.5	Including Soft Fonts and Macros in PCL Print Jobs
9.5.1	Including Soft Fonts and Macros in PCL Setup Modules
9.5.2	Including Font and Macro Files in PCL Print Jobs
9.6	PC Driver Settings to Avoid Problems with PJL and TBCP
9.6.1	Description of PJL and TBCP
9.6.2	Steps to Prevent Problems with DECprint Supervisor
9.6.2.1	Preventing problems with PostScript
9.6.2.2	Problems with PCL
9.7	Interaction Between Native PCL Printing and Automatic DATA_TYPE Detection
9.8	Native PCL Mode Concatenates Files
Chapter 10
10	Printing Proprinter Files
10.1	Proprinter Translator versus the Proprinter Printer
10.2	How DECprint Supervisor Recognizes Proprinter Files
10.3	Modifying the Default State of the Proprinter Translator
10.3.1	Creating a Setup Module for Proprinter Commands
10.4	Changing the Printable Area
10.4.1	Proprinter Files That Do Not Fit on the Page
10.4.2	Specifying the Page Size for Proprinter Print Jobs
10.5	Specifying the Input Tray for Proprinter Print Jobs
10.6	Including Soft Fonts in Proprinter Print Jobs

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DECprint Supervisor for OpenVMS
User's Guide