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    IPDS DIMM for HP LaserJet 2100 Installation & Operator’s Guide D60413-01 November 2003 MPI Tech A/S Vadstrupvej 35 2880 Bagsvaerd Denmark Tel: +45 44 36 60 00 Fax: +45 44 36 61 11 www.mpitech.com[...]

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    Table of contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 3 2 Installation ......................................................................................... 4 2.1.1 Actual installation ...................................................................... 4 3 Configuration .....[...]

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    1 Introduction The IPDS DIMM provides more features th at any other competitive product in t he world. The IPDS DIM M is an internal module for AFP print using the IP DS printing capabilities. As one of the very few companies MPI Tech off ers total connectivity flexibility as the solution operates with both HP JetD irect and MPI Tech LAN connectivi[...]

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    2 Inst allation The installation of t he IPDS DIMM is described in detail below. Requirements: Minimum 8M B RAM installed in the print er. Note: Before you start installing the IPDS DIMM, make sure that the printer is powered off and that the powe r cord has been disconnected. CAUTION Static electricity can damage y our IPDS Dual Inlin e Memory Mod[...]

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    3 Configuration 3.1 Using the Web Browser Through a web browser it is possible to configure the IPDS DIMM and to perform various advanced test functions. 3.1.1 Requirements A web browser, for example Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or Netscape Navigator 4.0 or higher. A TCP/IP enabled EIO Interface Card with an IP address. 3.1.2 Getting Started 1. [...]

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    3.1.3 IPDS Configuration 1. Go to IPDS CONFIGURATION SETTI NGS to configure the IPDS DIMM. The settings are shown in Figure 1 . 2. Customize the settings with your preferred values. If you cli ck , you will see a list of the diff erent settings, th e range of the values and t he default values. These are also listed in section 3.1.6, IPDS Configura[...]

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    EMULATION Defines the type of IPDS printer to emulate. Range: 3812 3816 4028 Default: 4028 DEFAULT CODEPAGE Defines which codepage to use as printer default. Range: 1..65534 (0xFFFE). Validated when the ppd line opens. Default: 500 REPORT MARGINS TO SYSTEM Defines whether the margins should be repo rted i n the OPC reply or not. If not, the entire [...]

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    Range: NO YES Default: NO TRUE PAGE COUNTER Defines whether to quer y for printed pages. Range: NO YES Default: NO IM SMOOTHING Defines whether the 240 to 300 dpi scaling in IM 3812 mode should be smoothed in the same way as characters or not at all. Range: NO YES Default: YES 3.1.7 IPDS Input Trays Below is a short description of th e configurable[...]

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    Note: The defau lt value is actually '0 ', indicating that the AFP ID will be automatically assigned. By def ault Tray 1 (the fold dow n tray) will actually be assigned the highest (normal tray) AFP ID 3.2 Hints and Guidelines for Configuration This section describes where settings are st ored. There is also a description of the configura[...]

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    4 PSF/400 AFP Printing Using TCP/IP This chapter provides configuration guidelines for OS/400 using TCP/IP. The versions differ somewhat in the setup. For the different OS/400 versions, use the cross-references below: 4.1, AS/400 Settings for Version 3.1 4.2, AS/400 Settings for Version 3.2 4.3, AS/400 Settings for Version 3.6 4.4, AS/400 Settings [...]

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    Printer Requirements: The recommended memory configu ration is as follows: Requirement Minimum installed memory Recommended minimum memory (simple text) Recommended minimum memory (pages with overlays or graphics) A4/Letter simplex 8 MB 8 MB 12 MB Printer Minimum Printer firmware date code IPDS DIMM firmware(or later versions) HP2100 19990105 S93 1[...]

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    A completed screen looks like the following example: Display Device Description Page 1 5763SS1 V3R1M0 940909 BLDSYS1 09/11/96 11:15:40 Device description . . . . . . . : DEVD HP_IPDS Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . : OPTION *ALL Category of device . . . . . . . : *PRT Automatically created . . . . . .: NO Device class . . . . . . . . . . : DEVCLS [...]

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    A printout shou ld look like the following: QPQXWAFP -------- DEVD HP_IPDS IPDSPASTHR *YES TCPIP *YES RMTSYS 192.194.134.90 PORT 9100 ACTTMR *NOMAX INACTTMR *SEC15 SBP *NO PSC *YES DRF *NO DRR *NO EDGSNSTV *NO Then do the following: Ping the IP address to verify communicati on with the printer: PING ’192.194.134.90’ Vary the printer on: VRYCFG [...]

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    A completed screen looks like this: Display Device Description Page 1 Device description . . . . . . . . . . .: DEVD HP_IPDS Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .: OPTION *ALL Category of device . . . . . . . . . . .: *PRT Automatically created. . . . . . . . . .: NO Device class . . . . . . . . . . . . . .: DEVCLS *RMT Device type. . . . . . . [...]

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    A completed screen looks like this: PSF configuration: HP_IPDS Library: QGPL User resource library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *JOBLIBL IPDS pass through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *YES Activate release timer . . . . .. . . . . . . . : *NORDYF Release timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *SEC15 Restart timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    A completed screen looks like this: Display Device Description Page 1 Device description. . . . . . . .: DEVD HP_IPDS Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . .: OPTION *ALL Category of device . . . . . . . : *PRT Automatically created . . . . . .: NO Device class . . . . . . . . . . : DEVCLS *RMT Device type. . . . . . . . . . .: TYPE *IPDS Device model . [...]

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    A printout shou ld look like the following: QPQXWAFP -------- DEVD HP_IPDS IPDSPASTHR *YES TCPIP *YES RMTSYS 192.194.134.90 PORT 9100 ACTTMR *NOMAX RLSTMR *SEC15 SBP *NO PSC *YES DRF *NO DRR *NO EDGSNSTV *NO Then do the following: Ping the IP address to verify communicati on with the printer: PING ’192.194.134.90’ Vary the printer on: VRYCFG HP[...]

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    A completed screen looks like this: Display Device Description Page 1 5716SS1 V3R7M0 961108 BLDRB1 09/11/96 12:02:59 Device description . . . . . . .: DEVD HP_IPDS Option . . . . . . . . . . . . .: OPTION *ALL Category of device . . . . . . .: *PRT Device class . . . . . . . . . .: DEVCLS *LAN Device type . . . . . . . . . . : TYPE *IPDS Device mod[...]

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    A completed screen looks like this: PSF Configuration Information Page 1 PSF configuration: NETWRKPRT Library: AFP User resource library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *JOBLIBL IPDS pass through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *YES Activate release timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NORDYF Release timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *SEC15 Restar[...]

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    A completed screen looks like this: Display Device Description Page 1 5716SS1 V4R1M0 961108 BLDRB1 09/11/96 12:02:59 Device description . . . . . . . . : DEVD HP_IPDS Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : OPTION *ALL Category of device . . . . . . . . : *PRT Device class . . . . . . . . . . . : DEVCLS *LAN Device type. . . . . . . . . . . . : TYPE *[...]

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    A completed screen looks like this: PSF Configuration Information Page 1 PSF configuration: NETWRKPRT Library: AFP User resource library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *JOBLIBL IPDS pass through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *YES Activate release timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NORDYF Release timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *SEC15 Restar[...]

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    A completed screen looks like this: Display Device Description Page 1 5716SS1 V4R2M0 971108 BLDRB1 09/11/97 12:02:59 Device description . . . . . . . . : DEVD HP_IPDS Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : OPTION *ALL Category of device . . . . . . . . : *PRT Device class . . . . . . . . . . . : DEVCLS *LAN Device type. . . . . . . . . . . . : TYPE *[...]

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    A completed screen looks like this: PSF Configuration Information Page 1 PSF configuration: NETWRKPRT Library: AFP User resource library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *JOBLIBL IPDS pass through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *YES Activate release timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NORDYF Release timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *SEC15 Restar[...]

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    A completed screen looks like this: Display Device Description Page 1 5716SS1 V4R3M0 981108 BLDRB1 09/11/98 12:02:59 Device description . . . . . . . . : DEVD HP_IPDS Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : OPTION *ALL Category of device . . . . . . . . : *PRT Device class . . . . . . . . . . . : DEVCLS *LAN Device type. . . . . . . . . . . . : TYPE *[...]

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    A completed screen looks like this: PSF Configuration Information Page 1 PSF configuration: NETWRKPRT Library: AFP User resource library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *JOBLIBL IPDS pass through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *YES Activate release timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NORDYF Release timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *SEC15 Restar[...]

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    5 PSF/MVS AFP Printing Using TCP/IP This chapter provides informat ion on how to create MVS definitions for printing from PSF/MVS via TCP/IP. The fo llowing topics are addressed: JES printer statements PSF Startup procedure Once these parameters have been configur ed, and the basic TCP/ IP installation of the PrintServer (equipped with an IPDS DIMM[...]

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    */ // FORMDEF=A10110,CHARS=GT15 /* JOB SEPARATOR FORMDEF */ //DSHDR OUTPUT PAGEDEF=V06483, /* DS SEPARATOR PAGEDEF */ // FORMDEF=A10120,CHARS=GT15 /* DS SEPARATOR FORMDEF */ //MSGDS OUTPUT PAGEDEF=A06462, /* MESSAGE DATASET PAGEDEF */ // FORMDEF=A10110 /* MESSAGE DATASET FORMDEF */ //*****************************************************************[...]

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    the PrintServerfor the MPI Tech EIO interface (IPDS). Use a value of 91005002 to address the second IPDS port if required.for any other interface. 28[...]

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    6 AIX (version 4.2) for PPD For a description of PSF for AI X, please see the IBM manual, IBM Print Services Facility for AIX: Print Administration version 2.1, Doc. no. S544-3817-02 . 6.1 Device Parameter Setup 1. From smit , enter the main menu and select PSF for AIX - Printing and Configuration 2. Here, you continue through th e following screen[...]

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    7 Error Messages Overview of IPDS NACK’s that can be returned to the system. 7.1 Supported IPDS NACK's: Command Reject Exceptions 0x800100: Invalid IPDS Command Code 0x800200: Invalid IPDS Command Sequence 0x800400: Data received after ARQ 0x80E000: Invalid IPDS Command Length Equipment check with intervention-Required Exception (MPI Tech Li[...]

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    0x086000: Numeric representation precision check 0x08C100: Position check Specification Check - IO Image Exceptions 0x050001: Invalid IO-Image self-def. field code 0x050003: Invalid IO-Image self-def. field len. 0x050004: Invalid IO-Image self-def. field val. 0x05700F: IO - Begin Segment out of sequence. 0x05710F: IO - End segment out of sequence 0[...]

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    0x036000: Area bracket exception 0x036800: Begin Area received incorrectly 0x036801: Area truncated exception 0x036802: Supported order invalid in area 0x037001: Unsupported BSI segment flag 0x037082: Invalid BSI segment flag 0x0370C1: Invalid BSI length 0x0370C5: Insufficient segment da ta 0x039200: Graphic image order sequence error 0x039300: Gra[...]

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    0x021702: Invalid deletion type in DF command 0x021802: Invalid font ID 0x021901: Invalid repeat length for RPS 0x021902: Multiple occurrences of the same LFE 0x021A01: Repeat String (RPS) or Tr ansparent Data (TRN) exception 0x021B01: Repeat String (RPS) ta rget-string length exception 0x021B02: Invalid Load Font Control unit base 0x021C01: Invali[...]

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    0x026202: Invalid LPD Xp-extent 0x026301: Insufficient pattern storage 0x026302: Invalid LPD Yp-extent 0x026402: Invalid LPD unit base 0x026802: Invalid LPD inline- sequence direction 0x026902: Invalid LPD baseline-seq. direction 0x026A01: Insufficient source im age data 0x026A02: Invalid LPD initial I print coord. 0x026B01: Excess source image dat[...]

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    Conditions Requiring Host Notification: 0x010000: Normal Printer Restart 0x010100: Physical Media Size or Input Media Source ID Changed 0x011000: Print Position adjustment (used for resource timeout) 0x01E400: Cancel Key pressed 7.2 IPDS messages on printout • IPDS DIMM ERROR Explanation: A hardware error is detected on the IPDS DIMM. The IPDS DI[...]

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    Appendix A. Abbreviations Abbreviation Full name Explanation AFP Advanced Function Presentation IBM concept for print data formatting that defines how print control files should be structured. This is the current standard. APL A Programming Language ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange CPI Characters Per Inch DCA Document Conten[...]

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    Abbreviation Full name Explanation ICDS Compressed Data Stream MPI Tech equivalent for the IPDS data stream. ICDS will for inst ance be generated and sent by PSS and translated to PCL or PostScript by the MPI Tech PrintServer/Protocol converter. ICDS supports the complete print data stream and communication between ICDS capable devices (including s[...]

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    Abbreviation Full name Explanation LPD Line Printer Demon Part of the standard TCP/IP stack (programs). Two major (incompatible) variations of LPR/LPD are generally usedWorks only in conjunction with LPR. The sender of a print job via TCP/IP will be L PR and the receiver will be LPD. LPR Line Printer Requester Part of the standard TCP/IP stack (pro[...]

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    Abbreviation Full name Explanation PPR Page Printer Requester Enhanced version of LPR/LPD. The enhancement enables bi- directional communication when printing. Not part of the standard TCP/IP stack (programs). Used by ida PSS, ida HPR and PSF. Works only in conjunction with PPR. The sender of a print job via TCP/ IP will be PPR and the receiver wil[...]

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    Abbreviation Full name Explanation TCP/IP Transmission Control Program/Internet Protocol Suite of programs for network communication. TCP/IP can be inst alled on almost every existing operating system, but the supported functions vary between operating systems. TCP/IP consist of a base TCP program and various other programs providing support for e.[...]