4. Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS software components
This chapter describes the software components associated with the Xerox DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing System (LPS). The major topics are as follows:
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DocuPrint 180 LPS operating system
Operating System Software (OSS) functional description
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DocuPrint 180 LPS operating system
The Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS System Software consists of the Xerox OSS, System User Interface (UI) Software, User Interface Dialog, and the Printer Software. The OSS is the primary software; however, each software type working in conjunction controls and monitors the operation of your Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS.
The DocuPrint 180 LPS OSS, like any other 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
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New system files
A system generation processor program that is used to load the new system files onto the system disks and configure them for a particular system
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A concatenated version of the system files and system generation processor which is used for performing an online system generation (wherein the processor and files are downloaded to the printing system from a host computer)
Patch files which are used to modify the new system files for optimal performance.
Refer to the “System software functional description” chapter for more details on OSS contents.
The process by which the OSS is installed, upgraded, or modified is called system generation or sysgen. There are three types of sysgens that can be performed: mini, update, or full.
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