Printing to a Xerox printer

To print to Xerox DocuPrint Enterprise Printing Systems (EPS) or DocuTech 2000 Series Production Publishers, you need to route jobs into the spool from other programs and define a Windows printer and spool printer for sending the jobs to the Xerox printer. Complete the following steps.

When printing to a Xerox printer, there is no way for the destination device to know whether it has received a complete file. Unless it receives a partial record, the destination device might not detect an error in transmission.

To add a Windows printer, you must be a member of the Administrators group.

  1. Open the Configuration Utility.

  2. From the Spool Printers tab, click Add. The Printer Properties dialog box displays.

    Printer Properties Dialog Box

  3. In the Name box, enter a printer name. The printer name cannot contain a backslash '\'. This name displays in the Spool Window’s printer list and is called the spool printer.

  4. Under Physical printer, select New. From the drop-down list, select Print to a Xerox EPS and click OK. A message box will display when the printer has been successfully created.

  5. Before using the printer, you must configure the port. Click Modify Port to display the IP Port Configuration tab pages.

  1. From the IP Configuration tab, specify an IP address Short for Internet Protocol address. A 32-bit (4-byte) binary number that uniquely identifies a host (computer) connected to the Internet to other Internet hosts. and port number A number that enables IP packets to be sent to a particular process on a computer connected to the Internet. to write the file to. The port number is 9100 by default.

    IP Configuration Tab

  2. From the File Format tab, verify the Xerox File Transfer (EPS) format is selected. This is used to send LCDS Acronym for Line Condition Data Stream. or Metacode A Xerox-generated data stream that provides all-points addressability on Xerox centralized printers. data.

  3. When you finish configuring the port, click OK. This adds the printer and returns you to the Printer Properties dialog box so you can configure the spool printer.

  1. Click Banners to select the header and trailer files and how they will be applied to print jobs (optional). The Banner Options dialog box displays.

  2. Click Overlays to setup overlays and configure how they will be applied to print jobs (optional). If you are printing to an IBM 3800 printer in compatibility mode, you must select the doc.tnj overlay file. The default directory is \\BHCS\Overlay, unless an alternate path was specified during installation. The Overlay Options dialog box displays.

  3. Click Advanced to specify advanced printer options. The Advanced Printer Options dialog box displays. Review the following table to select the desired options. Click OK to save your changes.

    Advanced Printer Options Dialog Box

When printing to a Xerox EPS, verify EBCDIC code page 37 -- English (U.S./Canada) is selected.

Options

Required

Optional

Don't Use

Printer initialization files

 

 

X

Page layout

 

 

X

Code page

X

 

 

If FCB is not found, use default FCB named 'STD'

 

X

 

Printer in Disabled state at startup

 

X

 

Printer can be hidden

 

X

 

Printer does not check jobs for valid data type

 

X

 

Bypass the Windows spooler

X

 

 

Special: Pass data to printer without conversion

 

 

X

Special: Pass the archive format to LPR port

 

 

X

Special: Printer uses transform

 

X

 

  1. Close the Configuration Utility.

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