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Xerox DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing System
Product Guide

April 1998
721P85570

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Page 1: ...Xerox DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing System Product Guide April 1998 721P85570...

Page 2: ...programs which are displayed on the screen such as icons screen displays looks etc Printed in the United States of America Publication number 721P85570 Xerox and all Xerox products mentioned in this...

Page 3: ...n for additional information Table 1 Related Publications Publication Number Xerox DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing System Operator Guide 721P85490 Xerox DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing System Operations Ref...

Page 4: ...XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM PRODUCT GUIDE iv...

Page 5: ...tape drive 1 4 36 track cartridge tape drive 1 4 Feeder stacker 1 4 Bypass transport 1 5 Input enablement device 1 5 Expanded system disk memory 1 5 Enhanced graphics ink and font memory EGIFM 1 5 Ex...

Page 6: ...components 4 1 DocuPrint 180 LPS operating system 4 1 Operating System Software functional description 4 2 Printer Software 4 5 User Interface Software and User Dialog Software 4 5 Software 4 5 Option...

Page 7: ...s 5 25 Switching paper size and feed modes 5 26 Cleaning time between pitch mode changes 5 27 6 Xerox customer resources 6 1 Xerox support services 6 1 Xerox Customer Support Center 6 2 Customer Servi...

Page 8: ...TABLE OF CONTENTS viii XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM PRODUCT GUIDE...

Page 9: ...r example the basic concepts would be desirable reading for someone with little or no LPS experience while an experienced LPS user need not read it The contents of each chapter are described below Ove...

Page 10: ...Xerox DocuPrint 180 Laser printing system document set The Xerox DocuPrint 180 laser printing document set consists of the following Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS Product Guide The Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS P...

Page 11: ...e Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS Operations Reference consists of the following Command syntax for operator and system administrator procedures DocuPrint 180 LPS defaults DocuPrint 180 LPS resources Command...

Page 12: ...ore installation Preinstallation requirements Installation process Postinstallation activities Xerox LPS Tape Formats Manual The Tape Formats Manual consists of the following Characteristics of differ...

Page 13: ...eries The vertical bar stands for or bold Bold is used for characters you enter at the command line italics Italics is used for variable information terminal font Terminal or monospace font is used to...

Page 14: ...INTRODUCTION xiv XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM PRODUCT GUIDE...

Page 15: ...ich built in intelligence eliminates the need for the host computer to store and manage forms fonts and other document resources Data is printed at a rate of up to 180 pages per minute 206 with the op...

Page 16: ...iles executes job processing commands and manages low level control of the printer Your Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS has a PC user interface PC UI that enables you to start and monitor print jobs In figure...

Page 17: ...rint 180 LPS resident languages FDL and PDL Forms description language FDL standard FDL is a laser printing system resident language for designing electronic forms which can include logos signatures a...

Page 18: ...to the 18 or 36 track cartridge tape drive for inputting print and nonprint data to the Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS Refer to figure 3 5 Refer to Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS Operator Guide and to the Xerox LP...

Page 19: ...ablement device The input enablement device provides the means to directly connect bulk feeders to your Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS Expanded system disk memory The DocuPrint 180 LPS base system has three...

Page 20: ...following formats American National Standards Institute ANSI IBM OS VS 370 OS 360 DOS VS 370 DOS 360 370 Burroughs MCP 2500 4700 6700 Honeywell OS 200 2000 OS 200 6000 series Sperry Univac Series 70...

Page 21: ...th Height Weight System controller 24 in 610 mm 28 in 712 mm 38 2 in 970 mm 300 lbs 136 kg with optional peripheral cabinet fully loaded 48 in 1219 mm 28 in 712 mm 38 2 in 970 mm 616 lbs 280 kg Printe...

Page 22: ...rs attached to your bypass transport 36 inches 914 mm on each side Table 1 3 DocuPrint 180 environmental requirements Environmental requirements Operating temperature Recommended Minimum Maximum 72 F...

Page 23: ...em 50Hz WYE 80 400 415 VAC 3 phase 5 wire 20 amp dedicated service Delta 220 230 240 VAC 3 phase 4 wire 30 amp dedicated service KVA rating 7 3 operating System Controller U S and Canada 60 Hz 208 240...

Page 24: ...e 36 track IBM 3480 3490 data format requires optional peripheral cabinet PC UI The following are features of the PC UI The PC User Interface PC UI is a Pentium based processor PC with at least 100 me...

Page 25: ...system to invert the image on a physical page by 180 degrees Printer control console with color touch screen graphically displays printer jam clearance information and allows control of paper loading...

Page 26: ...ny sheets were fed from which tray as well as the final destination of the sheets Forms Forms for the Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS include the following Electronically created and stored at DocuPrint 180 L...

Page 27: ...ty 252 maximum lines per 8 5 by 14 inch 216 by 356 mm portrait page 198 5 points 18 lpi maximum lines per 8 5 by 11 inch 216 by 279 mm landscape page Up to 150 lines with 132 characters per line on 8...

Page 28: ...XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS OVERVIEW 1 14 XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM PRODUCT GUIDE...

Page 29: ...80 LPS production process overview Fonts DocuPrint 180 LPS overview The Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS provides innovative solutions for a variety of business requirements It consists of two separate units S...

Page 30: ...owing DocuPrint 180 LPS interfaces are available to connect a variety of input sources to the DocuPrint 180 LPS Offline interface The offline interface permits input from a computer prepared magnetic...

Page 31: ...y ink The dry ink clings to the pattern of dots corresponding to the page that is to be printed Step 4 A sheet of paper traveling along the paper path is brought into contact with the surface of the p...

Page 32: ...nt 180 LPS can be broken down into three distinct phases input special processing and output Figure 2 2 illustrates these three phases below Figure 2 2 Basic processing flow A description of each phas...

Page 33: ...ine printer and an IBM 3811 printing system controller or an IBM 4245 line printer DDI interface The Dynamic Document Interface DDI enables communication between a Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS and network...

Page 34: ...eration at a host Any form suitable for computer printout can be described and entered into system storage Once stored on the system a form can be activated by referencing the form s name in the job s...

Page 35: ...Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS PDL Reference for more information Output The final production phase is output The Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS provides powerful finishing and disbursement features You can have a...

Page 36: ...ng features output formats and tape formats Each set of unique definitions represents a job and is called a JDE or a job A JDL compiled JSL file containing printing instructions for the DocuPrint 180...

Page 37: ...gs and so on A business letter is an example of the use of proportional fonts for variable data The difference in line length is illustrated in figure 2 5 Figure 2 5 Character spacing examples Fonts a...

Page 38: ...BASIC CONCEPTS 2 10 XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM PRODUCT GUIDE...

Page 39: ...the hardware components associated with the Xerox DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing System LPS Major components The Xerox DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing System LPS consists of two separate units System contr...

Page 40: ...e The standard QIC tape drive 320 or525 MB in streaming mode quarter inch ANSI provides an alternative source for the loading and backing up of user files extension files such as FRM and fonts to and...

Page 41: ...C UI connected to the system controller The PC UI is an IBM compatible Pentinum based personal computer PC with a 100 MB or larger hard disk 3 5 inch floppy disk drive keyboard color monitor mouse and...

Page 42: ...tor Guide for more information The Options section of the Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS overview describes supported tape formats 36 track cartridge tape The 36 track cartridge tape drive is an alternative...

Page 43: ...ated in the main part of the printer the capacity of feeder tray 1 is 1 100 sheets of 20 pound 75 gsm paper Processor feeder tray 2 The capacity of feeder tray 2 is 600 sheets of 20 pound 75 gsm paper...

Page 44: ...ing options such as shrink wrapping and stitching The bypass transport processes simplex and duplex jobs and accepts any type of paper that your Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS is capable of handling refer to...

Page 45: ...ing 4 Continue button Press this button to resume printing 5 Clear button Select this button to clear fault messages 6 Guarded Tools icon This icon is reserved for the Xerox service representative and...

Page 46: ...or prevents it from printing The icon also appears on the PC UI Guarded tools icon This icon appears when a maintenance task requiring a Customer Productivity Workshop CPW trained operator must be don...

Page 47: ...rm is located within the printer Like the attention light the attention alarm is enabled and disabled by the operator refer to Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS Operator Guide When enabled the alarm has two sta...

Page 48: ...XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS HARDWARE COMPONENTS 3 10 XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM PRODUCT GUIDE...

Page 49: ...r operating system is a set of programs which allow the printing system to manage its own resources Xerox distributes new versions of the Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS OSS on a quarter inch cartridge tape T...

Page 50: ...rior to sysgen Complete instructions for each of these sysgens are contained in the Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS System Generation Guide The UI Software consists of two 3 5 inch floppy diskettes one suppor...

Page 51: ...ing messages to the operator OCS also interfaces between system tasks Diagnostic tasks The OSDS runs either under the OSEXEC task or from offline sources It controls the processing for the PROBLEM com...

Page 52: ...log consisting of tracking information used to process the page Dynamic job descriptor task The DJD task compiles the Dynamic Job Descriptor Entries DJDE s in the job stream The DJDE s give the print...

Page 53: ...tware features include Continuous printing even when excessive character and IG local density stress conditions occur Refer to Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS Operations Reference for additional information C...

Page 54: ...I XDGI is also available for non IBM users Refer to XPPI XDGI documentation for more information Host Forms Description Language HFDL HFDL is a host resident forms design software package on IBM MVS o...

Page 55: ...nt 180 LPS user considerations DocuPrint 180 LPS compatibility and comparison The tables in the sections that follow identify what you need to consider when using your Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS for prin...

Page 56: ...s required by the job loaded on the Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS 2 Are forms required by the job loaded on the Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS 3 Is the allocated size of the print file on the Xerox DocuPrint 180 L...

Page 57: ...ters if trays differ Edgemarking Job prints Fonts Job prints if the fonts and character sets used are loaded on the DocuPrint 180 LPS or if substi tutions for these fonts are defined Graphics Job prin...

Page 58: ...redefine clusters if trays differ Edgemarking Job prints Fonts Job prints if the fonts and character sets used are loaded on the DocuPrint 180 LPS or if substi tutions for these fonts are defined Grap...

Page 59: ...these fonts are defined Graphics Job prints if sufficient graphic memory is available and input source is 300 dpi resolution Labels Job prints using only paper faced labels Refer to the Xerox DP 180 L...

Page 60: ...roll over Precompiled color forms will print in black and shades of gray however the DP 180 LPS does not compile color forms Edgemarking Job prints Fonts Job prints if the fonts and character sets use...

Page 61: ...e density Job prints Paper sizes Job prints with the exception of 7 by 12 inch paper Paper stock Job prints with the exceptions of edge reinforced 3 hole paper and envelopes Table 5 6 Will this 8790 V...

Page 62: ...Feeding Enhancement Kit installed If your job requires specialty paper you will need to check whether your Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS can handle it Table 5 8 identifies Table 5 7 Paper sizes for the LPS...

Page 63: ...d stock for the LPS Specialty paper stock DP180 4635 4050 4650 4090 4850 9790 8790 Cardstock up to 110 pound Divider stock 65 pound Index stock 90 pound Image series elite 20 pound Reinforced 3 hole C...

Page 64: ...ments in the JSL FSL Comparing DocuPrint 180 LPS print job resolution Since Xerox laser printing systems have different print resolution capabilities it is important to compare the print resolution fu...

Page 65: ...LPS JDLs from the following LPS Printed results if run on the DP180 LPS 4635 LPS V3A Prints the same as source LPS 4850 LPS 300 dpi color V3 7 Prints in black ink and shades of gray only If job inclu...

Page 66: ...fine a print job s characteristics Table 5 11 shows the PDL command parameters that your Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS does not process However your Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS processes other parameters associ...

Page 67: ...are unique to your DocuPrint 180 LPS and will not run on any other LPS except the 4635 LPS Table 5 12 PDL command parameters unique to the DocuPrint 180 LPS Command Parameter MESSAGE BTEXT OUTPUT DEST...

Page 68: ...ERT MAP SEFFNT SEFMAP SF1FUNCTION SF2FUNCTION TMODE TRANS XSHIFT Table 5 14 DocuPrint 180 LPS product comparison table Feature DP180 4635 4050 4090 4650 4850 8790 9790 LPS optional connections On line...

Page 69: ...IS Yes Yes No No No No No No GVG memory Mbits No No No 32 32 32 No No Expandable to Mbits No No No 256 256 256 GHO memory Mbits No No 8 8 No No 8 8 32 track cartridge tape drive No No Yes Yes Yes No N...

Page 70: ...s 2600 2600 1000 1000 1000 1000 No No Tray 4 capacity sheets 2600 2600 1000 1000 1000 1000 No No Tray 5 capacity sheets 2600 opt 2600 No No No No No No Tray 6 capacity sheets 2600 opt 2600 No No No No...

Page 71: ...mm incl A4 A3 B4 B5 7 by 10 to 14 33 by 17 178 by 254 mm to 365 by 432 mm incl A4 A3 B4 B5 8 by 10 to 8 5 by 14 incl A4 8 by 10 to 8 5 by 14 incl A4 8 by 10 to 8 5 by 14 incl A4 8 by 10 to 8 5 by 14 i...

Page 72: ...nted page the entire data element is not imaged Refer to figure 5 1 If a line of variable text begins off the leading edge of the system page the entire line of text is not printed If a ruled line beg...

Page 73: ...SYSTEM PRODUCT GUIDE 5 19 Figure 5 1 illustrates the edgemarking considerations for a portrait page Figure 5 1 Edgemarking a portrait page 1 System page leading edge 2 Physical page leading edge 3 Wi...

Page 74: ...hether or not an item has fallen off the system page the following formulas may be used in determining the number of dots 1 300 of an inch which make up the area between the leading edge of the system...

Page 75: ...so be slanted or skewed slightly by 3 97 milliradians Figures 5 3 and 5 4 illustrate landscape and portrait shift and skew Note that the following figures are the same specifications merely rotated to...

Page 76: ...ou can select other and specify any paper size between the smallest and largest allowed x by y in millimeters 11 by 17 inch 297 by 432 mm jobs are not supported however your Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS ha...

Page 77: ...inter utilizes the newest xerographic advancements providing good solid black print quality and spot control However in certain circumstances there is a possibility that toner from the photoreceptor m...

Page 78: ...lack lines on the lead edge of the page should be avoided if this is a major concern to you A consideration resulting from the very solid black characters that the DocuPrint 180 LPS can print is that...

Page 79: ...and line thickness It is recommended that you test the Print Darkness feature to determine the best setting for your site or application For more information on the Print Darkness window refer to the...

Page 80: ...nt 180 prints with slightly reduced productivity at 180 pages per minute with seven page images per photoreceptor revolution Productivity is slightly reduced because in order to maintain print speed f...

Page 81: ...e paper path are not the same from one printing product to another An application running special papers on a 9790 for example may yield slightly different results when printed on the Xerox DocuPrint...

Page 82: ...PRODUCT DIFFERENCES USER CONSIDERATIONS 5 28 XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM PRODUCT GUIDE...

Page 83: ...include the following Xerox Customer Support Center Customer Service Support Center Xerox Font Center Xerox Customer Documentation Catalog Xerox Documentation and Software Services XDSS Xerox Supplie...

Page 84: ...lpful to have the following information available A list of any error messages An explanation of how output is different from what was expected Whether the symptoms follow a consistent pattern or occu...

Page 85: ...EM command Status messages which appear on the printer control console Indicator lights which may be lit Status codes which appear in the display window of the operator control panel if there is a tap...

Page 86: ...nformation or to order licensed or custom fonts call the font support center for your area Their business hours are 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m Pacific time Call the Xerox Font Center for information or to p...

Page 87: ...is a free service that will keep these documents up to date by automatically sending you updates and revisions as they become available XDSS will also send you a Customer Documentation Catalog free of...

Page 88: ...ing Xerox supplies in quantity can save you money Your Xerox supply specialists can help you There are two centers available to assist you To order Xerox paper transparencies labels dry ink fuser agen...

Page 89: ...ters are assigned a binary number covering 128 possible characters It is used for information interchange among data processing systems data communication systems and associated equipment application...

Page 90: ...al to a single bit per second Common baud rates are 110 300 1200 2400 4800 and 9600 binary Numbering system based on 2 that uses only the symbols 0 and 1 Binary is used in computers and related device...

Page 91: ...a device or channel transmits a character BSC binary synchronous communication 1 Communication using binary synchronous line discipline 2 Uniform procedure using a standardized set of control charact...

Page 92: ...ications devices Clocking allows synchronous transmission at high speeds cluster Group of paper feeder trays usually containing the same size and type of paper stock Each cluster has a name consisting...

Page 93: ...y of computer instructions See also machine language computer system Central processing unit CPU with main storage input output channels and devices control units and external storage devices connecte...

Page 94: ...on lines data file Collection of related data records organized in a specific manner so that each record is similarly structured for example a payroll file set up with one record for each employee las...

Page 95: ...and the data recorded on it usually permanent which can be read by you or a computer 2 Collection of information pertaining to a specific subject or related subjects dot Unit of measurement representi...

Page 96: ...data between the two tape marks For online it is the data between banner pages file protection To prevent the contents on a disk or tape from being erased or written over by disabling the write head o...

Page 97: ...ry ink to paper by heat or pressure or a combination of both GCR group code recording mode Refers to the specific density of data such as 6250 bpi as it is recorded on tape which is measured in bits p...

Page 98: ...ted to problems or commercial procedures and are the source languages for most programs host Computer accessed by users which serves as a source of high speed data processing for workstations with les...

Page 99: ...in functions are loaded into random access memory RAM JDE job descriptor entry Collection of job descriptions See also job JSL JDL job descriptor library Collection of compiled job descriptions See al...

Page 100: ...n lines of type 3 In typography spacing between lines and paragraphs LED light emitting diode Solid substance that glows when a current is passed through it Often used for indicator lights on disk dri...

Page 101: ...ace of the media magnetic storage Use of magnetic media to store data programs and so on magnetic tape Flexible plastic tape with one side offering a magnetic surface suitable for storing computer dat...

Page 102: ...d one million cycles per second for an electromagnetic wave in particular a radio wave 2 Sending and receiving stations of a radio wave transmission must be tuned in to the same unit of megahertz mode...

Page 103: ...em of a Xerox LPS is referred to as the operating system software OSS operation Well defined action that when applied to any permissible combination of known entities produces a new entity operator ar...

Page 104: ...ns See also object mode TEM PDL print description language Language used to describe printing jobs to an LPS PDL describes the input type format characteristics performs the processing functions logic...

Page 105: ...a systematic sequence of operations such as add edit delete 2 To produce a specific result by manipulating data program Complete set of instructions in language compatible with the device to be used...

Page 106: ...computer replace Process of exchanging one portion of text for another This process encompasses two functions deleting old text and inserting new report In setting a separation boundary through the Bi...

Page 107: ...ask set refers to multiple copies of the same report simplex printing Printing on one side of the page See also duplex printing software Programs including operating systems procedures utilities and a...

Page 108: ...ions jobs are held Auxiliary storage refers to external media such as disks or tapes for use at a later time string Connected sequence of alphanumeric characters treated as one unit of data by a progr...

Page 109: ...ic form and has a far higher storage capacity than disk storage but it takes longer to write or recover data from tape than from disk tape density The number of characters that can be stored on magnet...

Page 110: ...ssage that signals the end transaction processing Method of data processing in which files are updated and results are generated immediately after data entry translation 1 In data communications the c...

Page 111: ...e variable text Text of changing nature such as various names and addresses combined with a form letter to make a complete document virtual page Page area selected by a forms designer for printing war...

Page 112: ...ascenders or descenders height of letter x See also ascender descender y axis Vertical axis on a forms grid ACT Advanced Customer Training AFP Advanced Function Printing ANSI American National Standa...

Page 113: ...y DEC interface for LPS DOS disk operating system dpi dots per inch DSDD double sided double density DSU digital signal unit DSR disk save and restore DSSD double sided single density DTE data termina...

Page 114: ...GCR group code recording gsm grams per square meter HCF high capacity feeder HCS high capacity stacker HFDL host forms description language HIP Host Interface Processor hpos horizontal positioning IBM...

Page 115: ...ob source library LAN local area network laser light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation LED light emitting diode LEF long edge feed LF long edge feed lpi lines per inch LPS Laser Printi...

Page 116: ...phase encoded ppm pages per minute PQA print quality adjustment PROM programmable read only memory PSC printer subsystem controller pt point PWBA printed wiring board assembly QIC 1 4 inch cartridge R...

Page 117: ...ks per inch TPJ test pattern job TXC total xerographic convergence UCS Universal Character Set UCSB Universal Character Set Buffer UI user interface VM virtual memory vpos vertical positioning VS virt...

Page 118: ...UPRINT 180 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM PRODUCT GUIDE XMS xerographic mode switching XPAF XPF Xerox Printer Access Facility XPMF VMS Xerox Print Management Facility VMS Version XPPI Xerox Pen Plotter Interfa...

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