User interface
Full DECprint parameter set
BORDERS,
DATA_TYPE,
FONTS_USED,
INPUT_TRAY,
LAYUP_DEFINITION,
MESSAGES,
NUMBER_UP,
OUTPUT_TRAY,
PAGE_LIMIT,
PAGE_ORIENTATION,
PAGE_SIZE,
ROUTE,
SHEET_COUNT,
SHEET_SIZE,
SIDES,
TAB
Includes advanced LAYUP_DEFINITION
controls 1
ALTERNATE,
BORDERS,
FIRSTPAGE,
GRID,
MARGINS,
PAGEORDER,
PAGESPERSHEET
Media handling parameter set
DEFAULT_MEDIUM,
MEDIUM_SUBSTITUTION,
PAGE_MEDIA_SELECT
Finishing parameter set
FINISHING,
FINISHING_INCLUDES_DOCUMENT
Document specification parameter
INITIAL_VALUE_DOCUMENT
Default job parameter configuration using generic or logical queues
Multiple device control libraries, each with associated data type
Administration utility
Defines, modifies and displays PrintKit queues and configuration
database definitions
DCL command line and interactive interfaces
Configuration database
Printer model definitions
/DEFAULT
(COMMUNICATIONS,
EMULATIONS,
JOB_CONTROL,
OPTIONS),
/INPUT_TRAY_SUBSTITUTION,
/JOB_CONTROL
(AIS,
PJL,
POSTSCRIPT),
/OUTPUT_TRAY_SUBSTITUTION,
/PPD,
/VERSION
Adobe PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files used for configuration
Queue definitions (attributes supplement OpenVMS queue definitions)
/AUTOSTART_ON,
/BASE_PRIORITY,
/BLOCKLIMIT,
/CHARACTERISTICS,
/COMMUNICATIONS
(protocol,
ADDRESS,
PORT,
LOCAL_ADDRESS,
LOCAL_PORT,
GATEWAY,
OPTIONS),
/DEFAULT
(BURST,
DOCUMENT,
FEED,
FLAG,
FORM,
SHEET_SIZE,
TRAILER),
/DESCRIPTION,
/ENABLEGENERIC,
/FORM_MOUNTED,
/GENERIC,
/LIBRARY,
/NOTIFY
(DEFAULT,
PRINTER,
QUEUE),
/ON,
/OWNER_UIC,
/PRINTER
(EMULATIONS,
JOB_CONTROL,
MODEL,
OPTIONS),
/PROCESSOR,
/PROTECTION,
/PROTOCOL,
/RETAIN,
/SCHEDULE,
/SEPARATE
(BURST,
FLAG,
TRAILER,
SHEET_PACKAGE)
Document specifications
/DATA_TYPE,
/DEFAULT_MEDIUM,
/DESCRIPTION,
/FINISHING,
/FIN_INCL_DOC_SHEET,
/FONTS_USED,
/INPUT_TRAY,
/LAYUP_DEFINITION,
/MEDIUM_SUBSTITUTION,
/MESSAGES,
/NUMBER_UP,
/OUTPUT_TRAY,
/PG_LIMIT,
/PG_MEDIA_SELECT,
/PG_ORIENTATION,
/PG_SIZE,
/SHEET_COUNT,
/SIDES,
/TAB,
/VERSION
Medium specifications
/COLOR,
/DESCRIPTION,
/OVERLAYS,
/SIZE,
/TYPE,
/WEIGHT,
/VERSION
Imposition (layup) specifications
/ALTERNATE,
/BORDERS,
/DESCRIPTION,
/FIRSTPAGE,
/GRID,
/MARGINS,
/PG_ORDER,
/PAGES_PER_SHEET,
/SIGNATURE,
/VERSION
Finishing specifications
/DESCRIPTION,
/SPECIFICATION
(STITCHING,
BINDING,
FOLDING),
/VERSION
Sheet package specifications
/DESCRIPTION,
/SHEETS,
/VERSION
Document data types
Automatic document data type sensing, based on document content
PostScript (printer based) 2
PCL/HPGL (printer based) 3
ANSI_PPL3 (translated to PostScript) 2
Complete implementation
Sixel graphics, soft fonts, color operators, paper selection,
duplexing
Forms overlays
Electronic forms overlays 1, 2
Uses PostScript Forms Resources to define forms
Front and back sheet sides
See current Forms Design Software list for compatible forms creation
packages
Printer emulations
PostScript, PCL 4/5
Automatic emulation switching as required by document data types
Printer job control
PostScript
Hewlett-Packard Printer Job Language (PJL)
PostScript or PJL based accounting 4
Error handling and reporting 4
Communications interfaces
TCP/IP Socket (HP LaserJet JetDirect protocol)
Compatible with all commercial TCP/IP interfaces for OpenVMS
If no TCP/IP interface is configured, uses self-contained TCP/IP
services (Northlake Software PEP, lightweight TCP/IP services for
printer communications)
lpr/lpd
Same TCP/IP interfaces as TCP/IP Socket
Compatible with UNIX, Windows NT print servers
LAT
Internal interface card or separate server
Bi-directional or uni-directional interface
Serial
Bi-directional or uni-directional interface
Print job status and logging
Job log file
Job specification, errors and completion status
Job-generated messages from printer
4Job status, printer attention messages directed to user terminal
Printer attention messages directed to operator terminal
Printer compatibility
See current Supported Configurations list for printer models and
communications interfaces
Selected application compatibility
PATHWORKS, DQS, ALL-IN-1, WordPerfect, Interleaf, MASS-11
Installation and configuration
VMSINSTAL installation
Interactive configuration utility, configuration checklists
Documentation
User Manual
VMS HELP facility supplement
Prerequisites
VMS 5.4 or later, License Management Facility
16K blocks disk space