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The
following
shows
an
overview
of
the
printer
configuration
menus
and
also
shows
where
to
access
IPDS
configuration
values.
For
information
about
other
configuration
values,
refer
to
the
6400
Setup
Guide
,
S246-0116.
Figure
7.
Configuration
Main
Menu
18
6400
IPDS
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35
Table of Contents
Default Chapter
5
Table of Contents
5
Communications Statements
13
Notices
13
Related Publications
14
Trademarks
14
Chapter 1. Introduction
17
About IPDS
17
Capabilities of IPDS
17
Printing a Letter
18
Conventional Letter Preparation
18
IPDS Letter Preparation
19
Using Overlays
20
Using Page Segments
21
Using Images and Graphics
22
IM Images
22
Graphics
22
Graphic Material Created by Image and Graphics Commands
22
Using Bar Codes
23
Bar Codes from the Printer
24
Chapter 2. System Configuration
25
Attaching Printer with IPDS to S/370-S/390 Host Systems
26
Attaching to LU1-IPDS-PSF/MVS-Local SNA 3174 Control Unit
26
Step 2 - JES2 Definition (SYS1.PARMLIB)
27
Step 3 - PSF/MVS Definition
27
Step 4 - Printer Settings
28
Attaching to LU1-IPDS-PSF/MVS-Remote SNA 3174 Control Unit
28
Step 1 - NCP Definition
28
Step 2 - VTAM Definition
28
Step 3 - JES2 Definition (SYS1.PARMLIB)
28
Step 4 - PSF/MVS Definition
29
Step 5 - Printer Settings
29
Attaching to LU1-IPDS-Local SNA 3174 Control Unit
29
Step 1 - VTAM Definition
30
Step 2 - JES2 Definition (SYS1.PARMLIB)
30
Step 3 - Define to CICS or Another Application Program
30
Step 4 - Printer Settings
30
Attaching to LU1-IPDS-Remote SNA 3174 Control Unit
31
Step 1 - NCP Definition
31
Step 2 - VTAM Definition
31
Step 3 - JES2 Definition
31
Step 4 - JES328X Print Facility or VPS Definition
31
Step 5 - Printer Settings
31
Summary of Physical and Logical Unit Types
32
Physical Unit Types and Examples
32
Logical Unit Types and Typical IBM Products
32
Configuring IPDS from the Printer Operator Panel
33
Printer Configuration Main Menu
34
Configuration Main Menu
34
IPDS Configuration Menu
35
IPDS Configuration Values
35
IPDS Menu
35
Bar Code Quality
36
Graphics Quality
36
Image Quality
36
Override Host
36
IPDS Emulation Mode
37
Other IPDS Menu Selections
38
OCRB Font Density
38
Early Print Complete
38
Chapter 3. IPDS Commands Reference
39
IPDS Initialization Defaults
39
Configuration Values
41
Command Format
42
Notation Conventions
43
Text Orientation
43
Command Sets
44
Device Control Command Set
46
Begin Page (BP)
47
Deactivate Font
47
End (END)
48
End Page (EP)
48
Load Copy Control (LCC)
48
Load Font Equivalence (LFE)
50
Using
51
Code Page ID Values
52
Logical Page Descriptor (LPD)
55
Logical Page Position (LPP)
57
Using the Logical Page Descriptor Command to Specify the Logical Page
57
Using the Logical Page Position Command to Position the Logical Page
57
No Operation (NOP)
58
Sense Type and Model (STM)
58
Set Home State (SHS)
62
Execute Order any State (XOA)
62
Discard Buffered Data (DBD)
62
Request Resource List (RRL)
63
Exception Handling Control (EHC)
64
Print Quality Control (PQC)
65
Execute Order Home State (XOH)
66
Print Buffered Data (PBD)
66
Erase Residual Print Data (ERPD)
66
XOH Set Media Size (SMS)
67
Using the Set Media Size Command to Specify the Physical Medium
67
Obtain Printer Characteristics (OPC)
68
Presentation Text Command Set
77
Load Equivalence (LE)
77
Write Text (WT)
78
Absolute Move Baseline (AMB)
80
Absolute Move Inline (AMI)
80
Begin Line (BLN)
81
Begin Suppression (BSU)
81
Draw B-Axis Rule (DBR)
82
Draw I-Axis Rule (DIR)
83
End Suppression (ESU)
83
No Operation (NOP)
84
Overstrike (OVS)
84
Relative Move Baseline (RMB)
85
Relative Move Inline (RMI)
85
Repeat String (RPS)
86
Set Baseline Increment (SBI)
86
Set Coded Font Local (SCFL)
87
Set Inline Margin (SIM)
87
Set Intercharacter Adjustment (SIA)
87
Set Text Color (STC)
88
Set Text Orientation (STO)
89
Set Variable Space Increment (SVI)
89
Temporary Baseline Move (TBM)
90
Transparent Data (TRN)
90
Underscore (USC)
91
IM Image Command Set
91
Write Image Control (WIC)
92
Write Image (WI)
94
End (END)
94
Graphics Command Set
95
The Drawing Order Coordinate System
95
The Graphics Medium Presentation Space
96
The Graphics X and y Coordinate System
96
The Graphics Medium Presentation Space and Its Limits
96
The Graphics Window
97
The Graphics Object Area
97
The Graphics Window Within the Graphics Medium Presentation Space
97
Positioning the Graphics Window in the Graphics Object Area
98
The Graphics Object Area on the Physical Medium
98
Write Graphics Control (WGC)
99
Graphics Area Position Control (GAP)
99
Graphics Object Area Position Control and the Graphics Object Area
100
Graphics Output Control (GOC)
101
Graphics Output Control and the Graphics Object Area
102
Graphics Data Descriptor (GDD)
103
Area Mapping Control Options
104
Graphics Data Descriptor and the Graphics Medium Presentation Space
104
Scale-To-Fit Mapping
105
Center-And-Trim Mapping
106
GDD Initial Graphics Defaults Self-Describing Instructions
107
Position-And-Trim Mapping
107
Graphics Drawing Order Defaults and Masks
109
Write Graphics (WG)
110
Write Graphics Defaults
110
Begin Segment Introducer (BSI)
111
Drawing Orders
113
Begin Area
114
Begin Image
115
Begin Image at Current Position
115
Character String
116
Character String at Current Position
116
Comment
117
End Area
117
End Image
117
End Prologue
118
End Segment Description
118
Fillet
118
Fillet at Current Position
118
Full Arc
119
Full Arc at Current Position
120
Image Data
120
Line
121
Line at Current Position
121
Marker
122
Marker at Current Position
122
No Operation
123
Relative Line
123
Relative Line at Current Position
123
Segment Characteristics
124
Set Arc Parameters
124
Set Background MIX
125
Set Character Angle
125
Set Character Cell
126
Set Character Direction
126
Set Character Precision
127
Set Character Set
127
Set Color
127
Set Current Position
128
Set Extended Color
128
Set Fractional Line Width
129
Set Line Type
129
Set Line Width
130
Set Marker Precision
130
Set Marker Set
131
Set Marker Symbol
131
Set MIX
131
Set Pattern Set
132
Set Pattern Symbol
132
Bar Code Command Set
132
Write Bar Code Control (WBCC)
133
Bar Code Area Position (BCAP)
134
Specifying the Bar Code Object Using the Bar Code
135
Bar Code Output Control (BCOC)
136
Bar Code Data Descriptor (BCDD)
137
Specifying the Bar Code Object Size Using the Bar Code Output Control
137
Bar Code Type, Name, and Modifier Description and Values
141
Write Bar Code (WBC)
142
Code 128 Character Set (EBCDIC)
145
Overlay Command Set
146
An Example of Overlay Nesting
146
Begin Overlay (BO)
147
Delete Overlay (DO)
147
Include Overlay (IO)
147
Page Segment Command Set
148
Begin Page Segment (BPS)
148
Include Page Segment (IPS)
149
Delete Page Segment (DPS)
149
Delete Font (DF)
149
Load Font Equivalence
151
Chapter 4. IPDS Command Differences
151
Sense Type and Model
152
XOH OPC Printable Area SDF
152
XOH OPC RRL Resource Type and ID Format SDF
153
XOH OPC Product Identifier SDF
153
Appendix A. IPDS Exception Reporting Codes
157
Appendix B. Summary of IPDS for Control Units
185
System Attachment
185
Data Stream Summary
185
DSC Mode
185
IPDS Application in LU-1 Mode
186
Determining IPDS Capability
186
Inbound Structured Fields
186
Selecting and Terminating IPDS Mode of Operation
187
Implicit Termination of IPDS Mode
188
Copy Considerations
188
Error Recovery in LU-1 IPDS Mode
189
IPDS ACK/NACK Sequence in LU-1 Mode
189
Recommended ACK/NACK Sequence in LU-1 Mode
189
Reporting IPDS Errors Using the ACK Reply Structured Field in LU-1 Mode
189
Other Asynchronous/Synchronous Sequences in LU-1 Mode
190
Synchronous ACK/NACK Reporting of IPDS Errors in LU-1 Mode
190
Asynchronous NACK in LU-1 Mode
191
Asynchronous NACK in LU-1 Mode
192
Synchronous ACK/NACK in LU-1 Mode
193
IPDS Application in DSC Mode
194
Determining IPDS Capability
194
Synchronous NACK in LU-1 Mode
194
Inbound Structured Fields
195
Selecting and Terminating IPDS Mode of Operation
195
Implicit Termination of IPDS Mode
196
DSC Data Stream Modes
196
Abnormal Termination of Printer Operation
197
Copy Considerations
197
Chaining and Error Recovery in 3270 IPDS Mode
197
IPDS ACK/NACK Sequence in DSC Mode (Channel-Attached)
197
Not Recommended NACK Sequence for Printers
197
Recommended NACK Sequence for Printers in DSC Mode (Channel-Attached)
198
Reporting IPDS Errors with ACK Reply Structured Field in DSC Mode
198
Asynchronous NACK in DSC (Channel-Attached) Mode
199
Other Asynchronous/Synchronous Sequences in DSC (Channel-Attached) Mode
200
Asynchronous NACK in DSC (Channel-Attached) Mode
201
IPDS ACK/NACK Sequence in DSC Mode (BSC-Attached)
202
Synchronous ACK/NACK in DSC (Channel-Attached) Mode
202
Recommended NACK Sequence for Printers in DSC Mode (BSC-Attached)
203
Reporting IPDS Errors in DSC (BSC-Attached) Mode
204
Asynchronous NACK in DSC (BSC-Attached) Mode
205
Other Asynchronous/Synchronous Sequences in DSC (BSC-Attached) Mode
205
Structured Field Descriptions
206
LU-1 (SNA) Structured Fields
206
Synchronous ACK/NACK in DSC (BSC-Attached) Mode
206
DSC (Non-SNA) Structured Fields
207
Data Chain Structured Field
207
Select IPDS Mode
207
Data Chaining Query Reply
208
3270 IPDS Query Reply
208
Programming Dependencies
208
Bsc
208
MVS/CICS with VTAM in LU-1 Mode (Remote 3X74 Attachment)
209
MVS/CICS with VTAM in DSC Mode (Local 3X74 Attachment)
210
Related Reading
212
Glossary of Abbreviations and Definitions
213
Index
233
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