Xerox 701P21091 manual Input data, Output specifications

PDL principles and procedures

Input data

Before starting to develop the JSL for your application, you should know the following information about the input data.

•The input source, such as:

–The host that supports the 3211 or 4245 host interface

–Open reel or cartridge tape, which are offline devices

–System disk

–Combination of two or more of these sources

•Computer on which the data was created

•Block and record lengths and structure

•Code in which the data is encoded, such as ASCII and

EBCDIC

•How printer carriage control (PCC) information should be processed

•For tapes: the label format used

Output specifications

Before starting to develop the JSL for your application, you must know the following about the printed output.

•Will you modify an existing JSL or create a new one?

•Will the orientation be landscape (horizontal) or portrait (vertical)? (Refer to “Page orientation,” later in this chapter, for an explanation of these terms.)

•Will you use more than one type or color of stock in the print job?

•What fonts will be used?

•Will you use a form? If so, you need to specify the form in your JSL. If do not have an existing form that you can use, you will need to create it and load it onto the system disk.

You may specify the first form for your job in the Queue Manager, LCDS Setup, Output, or On-line Job Manager windows on the controller, when you are ready to print. This form selection overrides any initial form specified in the JSL. (If you do not specify an Initial Form at the user interface, the form defined in the JSL is used.)

•What paper sizes will be used?

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