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Xerox 721P88200 manual Mainframe connections, Direct Bus and Tag, ESCON connection

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Mainframe connections

You may use several different formats to connect your mainframe to the DocuPrint IPS printer. The various connection formats are described and pictured in this section.

Note that on this platform, the PSF control functions are IPDS emitters only.

Direct Bus and Tag

The simplest connection format is the Direct Bus and Tag. For this solution, the printer is connected directly to the host via Bus and Tag cables.

ESCON connection

This format uses fiber optic cable and the ESCON protocol as the channel connection to the host. Using this solution, the printer is connected to an IBM 9034 Type 1 converter. The converter is then connected to the System/390 mainframe through a fiber optic serial cable.

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Xerox 721P88200 manual Mainframe connections, Direct Bus and Tag, ESCON connection

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DocuPrint IPS overviewApplication examples DocuPrint IPS printer capabilities• • • • InsuranceDOCUPRINT IPS OVERVIEW DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDEFor this application, you could use the DocuPrint 4850 IPS or 4890 IPS printers. These printers accept the AFP IPDS data stream and print the policies, duplex or simplex, normal or tumble, with full-pagehighlight color, even in stapled booklets, at up to 92 images per minute. The printed policies are then ready for immediate processing by automated distribution equipment Manufacturing • • •Banking EOBs with check Document typesPolicy production DOCUPRINT IPS OVERVIEW DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE• • • • • • AFP summaryWhat is AFP? AFP resources • • • • •Page definitions PageDefs Form definitions FormDefsOverlays IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDEFonts AFP SUMMARYAFP architecture Object Content Architectures• • • • • • • • • • • •Data streams Data towersOperating Table 2-1. Supported PSF levelsMinimum supported PlatformESCON connection Mainframe connectionsDirect Bus and Tag Remote connection: channel extender Remote connection: BARR/RJE IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDETCP/IP connection: Ethernet AFP SUMMARYTCP/IP connection: Token Ring • • •AS/400 connections AS/400 remote connection IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDETCP/IP connection: Ethernet AFP SUMMARYInfoPrint Manager stand-aloneconnection RS/6000 connectionsTCP/IP connection: Token Ring InfoPrint Manager remote connection • • • •TCP/IP connection: Ethernet InfoPrint Manager LAN connectionStand-alonePSF/2 PS/2 connectionsTCP/IP connection: Token Ring PSF/2 • • •PSF/2 LAN IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDEPSF/2 Ethernet TCP/IP AFP SUMMARYPSF/2 Token Ring TCP/IP Hardware 3. DocuPrint IPS systemDocuPrint IPS summary • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Software Processing overviewDOCUPRINT IPS SYSTEM DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDEEnterprise Printing Option Figure 3-1. DocuPrint IPS printer components IPDS command sets and data towersDocuPrint IPS architecture DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE Figure 3-2. Towers and command setsData towers Text function set – PTOCA PT1, PT2, and PT3Graphic function set – GOCA GR/1 IO Image function set – IOCA IO/1Bar Code function set – BCOCA BC/1 Resource towers• • • • • • Product capabilitiesUser interface Printer emulationObtain Printer Characteristics OPC command Sense Type and Model STM commandRemote solution summary Remote printing solutionsSolution • • • •configuration Connectivity solutions• • • Systemconfiguration Connectivity solutions continuedSystem System connectivity combinations3-12 DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDEDOCUPRINT IPS SYSTEM Resource creation packages and programs 4. IPS application migrationWhere do application resources reside? Elixir Font Library Services Facility FLSFIBM AFP Font Collection Overlay Generation Language OGLElixirFont for AFP Elixir Desktop and Converters for AFPElixirForm for AFP ElixirImage for AFPOverView AFP Designer ISISOverView Font & Image Editor OverView AFPDS CompilerPapyrus DocEXEC PReSPapyrus Host/Server/Client TRF EditorTransForm TransFontPrinter-residentfonts versus downloading fonts FontsIBM AFP font collection Sonoran fonts240 versus 300 pel libraries • • •Core interchange fonts Data 1 fontsFont conversion • • • • •Custom fonts Overlays Page segmentsresolution/units Color IM image cross-referencechartresolution Color IM-typeimagesMaximizing throughput Pixel doublingMixed plex jobs Input tray attribute considerations Converting 3800 applications Continuous form to cut sheet conversionDOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE Using 3800-compatibleform definitionsConverting other IBM continuous form applications IPS APPLICATION MIGRATIONIf you use these 3800-compatibleFormDefs in applications you plan to print on DocuPrint IPS printers, you should perform either of these procedures Color mapping 5.Incorporating Xerox value-addedfeaturesAdding color Variable and constant data Using PPFAUsing Elixir Desktop for AFP Conditional processing • • • •PAGEDEF LTRLOGO Overlays Using Elixir Desktop for AFP• • • • • • Using Elixir Desktop for AFP• • • Page segments and imagesLines and borders Using DCF/ScriptUsing Elixir Desktop for AFP Stitching Using Elixir Desktop for AFP• • • Shading and shaded form boxesOffset stacking facility Resource interpolationMarkForm facility Resolution selected Table 5-1. Printer resolutions and scalingresolution dpi DocuPrint IPSAlternate shading Disable hardware scaling and alternate shadingDisable hardware scaling MICR applications • • • • • • • •Xerox E13B and CMC-7MICR fonts Existing IBM MICR implementationMICR application resources Security featuresCustom MICR font application Existing Xerox MICR font applicationChanging input trays within a job Input and output tray processingInput tray grouping Output tray grouping • • •Changing input trays for copy subgroups • • • Feeding and finishing• • • • • • • Media destination output bin selectionAdditional notes DFA support for DocuPrint IPSDocuPrint • • • • Enterprise Printing Option\Switching modesSwitching between print modes 5-20 INCORPORATING XEROX VALUE-ADDEDFEATURESDOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 6.Commonly asked questionsWhat is Sixth Sense Technology? Resolution A.DocuPrint IPS printer capabilitiesHighlight colorHighlight Resolutioncolor Supported paper sizesNumber of feeding options continuedInput tray capacity Third-partyfeedingNumber of finishing options continuedOutput tray capacity Optional stitcherXerox B.Resource creation and conversion programsSoftware VendorVendor SoftwareUsed for InputVendor SoftwareUsed for InputRESOURCE CREATION AND CONVERSION PROGRAMS DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDEAFP features currently not supported C. DocuPrint IPS limitationsOther considerations Color limitations• • • • Jam recovery for ordered/tab stockN-UPProcessing Printing preprinted forms loaded face downHints and Tips DOCUPRINT IPS LIMITATIONS DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDEMVS print flow for a remote printer via PSF/2 AFP print flowsMVS print flow VM print flow AS/400 data flowVSE print flow OS/400 print flowAIX print flow RS/6000 data flowPS/data flow AFP PRINT FLOWS DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDENumerics IndexPage