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Xerox 721P83071 manual System controller, LPS interfaces, LPS system disk storage and memory

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System controller

BASIC CONCEPTS

System controller

The system controller contains the input subsystem and the control subsystem electronics.

The input subsystem provides interfacing capability (online, offline, Ethernet, and Dynamic Document Interface (for DEC, PC, MAC, and UNIX LAN connectivity) for a variety of input sources (host, magnetic tape, workstations, and graphic scanners).

Note: Your quarter-inch cartridge tape and floppy disk drives are not input sources for print jobs (refer to the ª4635 LPS hardware componentsº chapter).

The control subsystem performs all data handling, formatting, buffering, and operational control of the system. It also provides operator control through the LPS terminal or PC User Interface (UI). Refer to the ª4635 LPS hardware componentsº chapter for more information on system controller components and these subsystems.

LPS interfaces

The following LPS interfaces are available to connect a variety of input sources to the LPS:

Offline interface The offline interface permits input from a computer-prepared magnetic tape which is loaded onto the magnetic tape drive. The 9-track and 18-track magnetic tape drives are the optional offline interfaces available for the 4635 LPS. Refer to the ª4635 LPS hardware componentsº chapter for more information.

Online interface The online interface permits input from a channel-attached host computer.

Ethernet interface The Ethernet interface, using the host interface processor (HIP) task, permits input from workstations or graphic scanners on a shared or an unshared, but accessible, network.

DDI interface The Dynamic Document Interface (DDI) enables communication between a 4635 LPS and network via a shared disk mechanism over a SCSI bus. Refer to the Xerox Dynamic Document Interface Operator Guide for information regarding the DDI.

LPS system disk storage and memory

The system disks store the operating system software (OSS) as well as the system resources (fonts, forms, and graphics) that are to be loaded into memory for use during input processing. Refer to the ªLPS software componentsº chapter for more information on OSS.

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Xerox 721P83071 manual System controller, LPS interfaces, LPS system disk storage and memory

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Xerox 4635 Laser Printing System Product Reference XEROXDEC and VAX are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation Xerox Corporation 701 S. Aviation Boulevard El Segundo, CARelated publications PublicationNumber XEROX 4635 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM PRODUCT REFERENCE Basic concepts Table of contentsIntroduction 4635 LPS overviewTABLE OF CONTENTS 3. 4635 LPS hardware components4. 4635 LPS software components 5. Product differences/user considerationsIndex 6. Xerox customer resourcesAppendices GlossaryPage 4635 LPS Product Reference Introduction4635 Laser Printing System document set About the reference set· Command syntax for operator and system administrator procedures · LPS basic components and options bold Document conventions1.4635 LPS overview Software 4635 LPS18-track cartridge tape drive Input enablement deviceOptions 9-track magnetic tape driveBar code reader 5.25-inch floppy disk driveExpanded disk memory Expanded bitmap memoryEthernet graphic scanners Ethernet workstationsEnvironmental requirements 4635 LPS specificationsEquipment dimensions Clearance requirementsHeat dissipation, optional peripheral 4635 LPS Installation Planning GuidePC UI 4635 LPS featuresLPS connection System controllerPrinter Printed format FormsFonts Paper handlingTypes of output Page Basic concepts LPS overviewSystem controller LPS interfacesLPS system disk storage and memory Printer Imaging subsystemXerographic subsystem Input LPS production process overviewFigure 2-3. 4635 input options BASIC CONCEPTSXEROX 4635 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM PRODUCT REFERENCE Types of data Special processingJob source library JSL files OutputFonts Figure 2-4. Character spacingFigure 2-5. Character spacing examples · Landscape · Portrait · Inverse landscape · Inverse portrait Page Major components System controller hardware components3.4635 LPS hardware components Figure 3-2. 4635 system controller Figure 3-3. System controller panel Figure 3-4 shows the 4635 LPS PC UI Figure 3-4. PC UI 4635 printer Printer hardware componentsSample tray Purge tray Printer control console Optional bypass transport Optional input enablement deviceFigure 3-8. Printer control console Figure 3-7. 4635 LPS with optional bypass transportAttention light Attention alarm4635 LPS software componentsLPS operating system Figure 4-1. Major LPS processing tasks Operating System Software functional descriptionOperator communication Report RPT task Works in connection with the Input task Printer SoftwareUser Interface Software and User Dialog Software SoftwareHost Forms Description Language Optional host-resident software packagesXerox Printer Access Facility Xerox Pen Plotter Interface XPPI/DCFXerox Print Services Manager LPS compatibility and comparison 5. Product differences/user considerationsUsing your 4635 as a backup LPS V3A? Job features fromResults when run on 4635 V3A Will this 4050/4090 V3.5 job print on my4650 Job features fromResults when run on 4635 V3A Table 5-2. Will this 4650 V3.5 job print on my 4635 V3A?4850 Job features fromResults when run on 4635 V3A Table 5-3. Will this 4850 V3.7 job print on my 4635 V3A?9790 Job features fromResults when run on 4635 V3A Will this 9790 V2 print on my 4635 V3A?8790 Job features fromResults when run on 4635 V3A Will this 8790 V2 print on my 4635 V3A?Checking paper sizes and special stocks Table 5-7. Specialty paper and stock for the LPS Checking JDL compatibility Comparing LPS print job resolutionParameter Checking PDL compatibilityTable 5-10. PDL parameters and commands not accepted by the 4635 LPS CommandTable 5-11. PDL command parameters unique to the LPS CommandParameter DJDEs LPS comparisonLPS product comparison table LPS product comparison table continued Feature 4635 LPS edgemarking 4635 LPS user considerationsFigure 5-2. Edgemarking a landscape page Figure 5-1. Edgemarking a portrait pageFigure 5-3. Landscape orientation shift and skew 8.5 by 11 inches Registration shift and skewPaper size System page sizeFigure 5-4. Portrait orientation shift and skew 8.5 by 11 inches Error messages Virtual page sizeDeletions Print Darkness Pitch mode Switching paper size and feed modesInterpolation and scanned images Pitch modesCleaning time between pitch mode changes LAN supportXerox support services 6. Xerox customer resourcesXerox Customer Support Center Xerox Connection Customer Service Support CenterXerox Documentation and Software Services Xerox Font CenterXerox Customer Documentation Catalog Xerox Supplies Order Service A. 4635/4635MX Audit log record OverviewMaster audit directory Length Master audit directory recordDescription TypeLog header record Audit log dataComments DescriptionType LengthPage detail record Type Waste management detail recordTable A-4. Waste management detail record DescriptionOperations log data record Record type codes Error flagsStrings DatesAudit flags Completion status codesPrimary codes Secondary codes Key audit report calculationsGlossary File copied to a storage medium for safekeeping in case the compiler Printing on both sides front and back of a page. See also form Computer accessed by users which serves as a source of high feed legallibrary lineIn the Xerox printing systems environment, a formatted page that Source file converted into machine language binary code operator command edgemarkingOn systems with XPAF, a job that is sent directly from a host to a raster static clusterMagnetic disk storage medium, usually of large capacity, that is Device equipped with a keyboard and connected to a computer turnaround write weightwildcard wildcardingAcronyms CSI command status interface CSR customer service representative EPBIX enhanced page buffer interface IOM image output module microprocessor unit ROS raster output scanner RTC real-time clock XJCF Xerox Job Control Facility XMP xerographic mode persistence XMS xerographic mode switching XNS Xerox Network SystemsXPAF, XPF Xerox Printer Access Facility XPSM Xerox Print Services ManagerNumerals IndexP paper X Xerox S sample