The 9-track magnetic and 18/36-track cartridge tape drives are housed in a peripheral cabinet, as shown in figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1.Peripheral cabinet with tape drives
19-track magnetic tape drive
218/36-track cartridge tape drive
9-track magnetic tape drive The 9-track (1,600 and 6,250 bpi) magnetic tape drive is an alternative or additional offline capability to the 18/36-track cartridge tape drive. It is a source for print data such as forms, graphics, and variable data. System software and diagnostics can also be input from the 9-track magnetic tape drive. This tape drive can write data to tape for system backup or for printing at a later time.
18/36-track cartridge tape drive Like the 9-track magnetic tape drive, the front-loading 18/36-track cartridge tape drive is a source for inputting forms, graphics, variable data, and other files to the DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS system controller for printing or storage. The 18/36-track cartridge tape drive reads and writes IBM-compatible and ANSI-compatible 0.5 inch tape in the 3490E data format.
HIP-accessed interfaces
The Host Interface Processor (HIP) software supports communication in the following environments:
Xerox Network Systems (XNS) (Ethernet interface)
Xerox Print Access Facility (XPAF)
Xerox DocuPrintServer (formerly XPSM).
XNS Xerox Network Systems (XNS) enables communication between devices such as workstations and graphic stations and the LPS through a network. Ethernet is the physical connection for the network, and Interpress is the page description language used in packaging files for transmission over the network to the LPS.
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