Xerox 721P83071 manual Components, LPS operating system

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4.	4635 LPS software
	components

This chapter describes the software components associated with the 4635 Laser Printing System (LPS). The major topics are as follows:

·LPS operating system

·Operating System Software (OSS) functional description

·Optional host-resident software packages.

LPS operating system

The 4635 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 4635 LPS.

The 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 4635 OSS on 9- track, 18-track cartridge, or quarter-inch cartridge tape. The OSS tape contains:

·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

·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 ªSystem software functional descriptionº section of this 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.

·In a mini sysgen, an existing operating system is modified in a way that does not require new system file input or patching. For example, an existing feature is deactivated or reactivated, or a specification is changed that is independent of the operating system files.

·In an update sysgen, an existing operating system is upgraded to include new features or is replaced with a new version of the system.

XEROX 4635 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM PRODUCT REFERENCE

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Contents Xerox 4635 Laser Printing System Product Reference Page Related publications Publication NumberXerox 4635 Laser Printing System Product Reference Table of contents Product differences/user considerations LPS hardware componentsLPS software components Xerox customer resources AppendicesGlossary IndexPage Introduction LPS Product ReferenceAbout the reference set Laser Printing System document set4635 LPS Forms Creation Guide 4635 LPS Installation Planning Document conventions BoldLPS overview 4635 LPS SoftwareInput enablement device OptionsTrack magnetic tape drive Track cartridge tape driveInch floppy disk drive Expanded disk memoryExpanded bitmap memory Bar code readerEthernet workstations Ethernet graphic scannersLPS specifications Equipment dimensionsClearance requirements Environmental requirementsCabinet fully configured Heat dissipation, printerHeat dissipation, system controller Electrical requirementsPC UI LPS featuresLPS connection Printer Forms FontsTypes of output Page Basic concepts LPS system disk storage and memory System controllerLPS interfaces Xerographic subsystem PrinterImaging subsystem LPS production process overview InputOutput subsystem Sources of input for the LPS4635 input options Special processing Types of dataOutput Job source library JSL filesFonts Character spacingBasic Concepts Page Major components System controller hardware components4635 system controller System controller panel Shows the 4635 LPS PC UI Printer hardware components Shows the components of the 4635 printer moduleShows the 4635 LPS with the optional bypass transport 4635 LPS with optional bypass transport LPS Hardware Components Components LPS operating systemOperating System Software functional description Major LPS processing tasksOperator communication Printer Software User Interface Software and User Dialog SoftwareXerox Printer Access Facility Optional host-resident software packagesXerox Pen Plotter Interface XPPI/DCF Host Forms Description LanguageXerox Print Services Manager Product differences/user considerations LPS compatibility and comparisonUsing your 4635 as a backup LPS Will this 4050/4090 V3.5 job print on my To the Xerox 4635 LPS Operator GuideRefer to the Xerox 4635 LPS Operator Refer to the Xerox 4635 LPS Operator Job features from 9790 Results when run on 4635 V3A Will this 9790 V2 print on my 4635 V3A?Job features from 8790 Results when run on 4635 V3A Will this 8790 V2 print on my 4635 V3A?Checking paper sizes and special stocks Product DIFFERENCES/USER Considerations Comparing LPS print job resolution Checking JDL compatibilityChecking PDL compatibility LPS 11.PDL command parameters unique toCommand Parameter LPS comparison DJDEsLPS product comparison table Feature 4635 4050 4090 4650 4850 8790 9790 Printer Feature 4635 4050 4090 4650 4850 8790 9790 Fonts PaperLPS user considerations LPS edgemarkingEdgemarking a portrait Registration shift and skew Landscape orientation shift and skew 8.5 by 11 inchesPaper size System page sizeDeletions Error messagesVirtual page size Print Darkness Pitch modes Maximum paper width PPM rate Switching paper size and feed modesInterpolation and scanned images Cleaning time between pitch mode changes LAN supportXerox support services Xerox Customer Support CenterCustomer Service Support Center Xerox ConnectionXerox Documentation and Software Services Xerox Font CenterXerox Supplies Order Service Overview Master audit directoryData Master audit directory recordDescription Type Length Comments Key fields Audit log data Log header recordMode status Description Type Length CommentsLog dates Report totalsDetail record Waste management detail record Operations log data record Table A-5.Operations log data recordError flags StringsDates Record type codesPrimary codes Audit flagsCompletion status codes Key audit report calculations Secondary codesAIS AsciiCME Djde Ebcdic FCBFDL FISHCS FSLHCF JSL JDEJDL LEF Micr Operator Command Object FileOctal OfflinePDL SEF RIPROM Symbol Syntax errorSimplex printing Special ProcessingSystem Disk Systems SpecialistTab Tape DensityTesting TerminalText Text StringUCS Wildcard WildcardingWrite Write protectionAcronyms GLOSSARY-18 GLOSSARY-19 GLOSSARY-20 MPU MTUOCR OCSGLOSSARY-22 GLOSSARY-23 Index NumeralsOSS Sample Xerox