
Installation, Configuration, and Usage
Considerations for FASTPXNS
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Xerox Status Reporting Considerations
After a Spooler job has been spooled by the Xerox spooler, the job is formatted prior to
printing. A defective formatter can inhibit spooling of subsequent jobs and prevent the
printing of jobs already spooled.
Table 7-3
lists the Xerox formatter status values and
the actions FASTPXNS performs in response to them:
Once the job has been formatted, it can be printed. If the print engine cannot function
for any reason, spooling of subsequent jobs might be inhibited.
Table 7-4
lists the
Xerox printer status values and the actions FASTPXNS performs in response to them:
Table 7-3. Xerox Formatter Status Values and FASTPXNS Actions
Formatter
Status
Meaning
Reported?
FASTPXNS Action
Available
Formatter is OK.
If PARM 2 on
Subject to Spooler status,
FASTPXNS attempts to send
the job to the Xerox spooler
regardless of the printer state.
Busy
Formatter is busy
formatting a job.
If PARM 2 on
Same as above.
Disabled
Formatter is disabled.
Always
Same as above.
Unknown
FASTPXNS couldn’t
ascertain status.
Always
Same as above.
Table 7-4. Xerox Printer Status and FASTPXNS Actions
Printer Status
Meaning
Reported?
FASTPXNS Action
Available
Print engine is
OK.
If PARM 2 on
Subject to Spooler status,
FASTPXNS attempts to send
the job to the Xerox spooler
regardless of the printer state.
Busy
Print engine is
busy printing.
If PARM 2 on
Same as above.
Disabled
Print engine is
disabled.
Always
Same as above.
Needs
Attention
Print engine
needs minor
attention.
Always
Same as above.
Needs Key
Operator
Print engine
needs skilled
attention.
Always
Same as above.
Unknown
FASTPXNS
couldn’t
ascertain
status.
Always
Same as above.