HP DECprint Supervisor (DCPS) for OpenVMS
System Manager's Guide


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Contents (summary)
Preface Preface
Chapter 1 DCPS Overview
Chapter 2 Setting Up Printers
Chapter 3 Creating and Modifying Print Queues
Chapter 4 Providing Automatic Data Type Detection
Chapter 5 Manipulating Print Jobs and Print Queues
Chapter 6 Specifying Separation, Log, and Error Pages
Chapter 7 Creating Setup Modules and Device Control Libraries
Chapter 8 Creating and Maintaining Form Definitions
Chapter 9 Charging Users for Printer Resources
Chapter 10 Printer-Specific Information
Chapter 11 Troubleshooting Procedures
Appendix A Printing System Management Commands
Appendix B Logical Names Used by DCPS
Appendix C Downloading and Deleting Fonts
Appendix D DECprint Supervisor (DCPS) and DECprint Printing Services Software (CPS)
  Index
  Figures
  Examples
  Tables


Contents


Preface
Preface Preface
Chapter 1
1 DCPS Overview
     1.1     Purpose of the DCPS Software
     1.2     DCPS Software Components
         1.2.1         The Print Symbiont
         1.2.2         Device Control Libraries
         1.2.3         Translators
Chapter 2
2 Setting Up Printers
     2.1     Networked Printers
         2.1.1         TCP/IP Printers
             2.1.1.1             Raw TCP/IP Printers
             2.1.1.2             LPD Printers
             2.1.1.3             CPAP Printers
         2.1.2         LAT Printers
             2.1.2.1             Configuring the Printer for LAT Access
             2.1.2.2             Setting DECserver LAT Port Characteristics
             2.1.2.3             Editing the LAT Configuration File
             2.1.2.4             Setting the Communications Speed
         2.1.3         DECnet Printers
         2.1.4         AppleTalk Printers
     2.2     Directly-Connected Serial Printers
     2.3     General Information
         2.3.1         Supported Printers
         2.3.2         Setting the printer timeout
         2.3.3         Changing the Printer Password
         2.3.4         Setting the Printer Name
Chapter 3
3 Creating and Modifying Print Queues
     3.1     If You Are Installing the Software for the First Time
     3.2     If You Are Upgrading From DECprint Printing Services Software (CPS)
     3.3     Setting Up Execution Queues
         3.3.1         Supplying the Name of the Execution Queue (P1)
         3.3.2         Supplying the Printer Device Name (P2)
             3.3.2.1             If Your Printer Is On a TCP/IP Network and Uses Raw TCP/IP Sockets
             3.3.2.2             If Your Printer Is On a TCP/IP Network and Uses LPD
             3.3.2.3             If Your Printer Is On a LAT Network or Directly Connected
             3.3.2.4             If Your PrintServer Printer Is Part of a TCP/IP Network
             3.3.2.5             If Your PrintServer Printer Is Part of a DECnet Network
             3.3.2.6             If Your Printer Is Part of an AppleTalk Network
         3.3.3         Supplying the Library Logical Name (P3)
         3.3.4         Assigning Default PRINT Command Parameters to the Queue (P4)
         3.3.5         Supplying Default Queue Attributes (P5)
         3.3.6         Setting the Speed for Serial Printers (P6)
         3.3.7         Supplying SET DEVICE Qualifiers to the Queue (P7)
         3.3.8         Enabling SET VERIFY When Initializing the Queue (P8)
     3.4     Running the Startup Procedure in Setup Mode
     3.5     Customizing Execution Queue Behavior
         3.5.1         Running DCPS as a Multistreamed Process
             3.5.1.1             Managing Print Queues When Running Multistreamed
             3.5.1.2             Changing the DCPS Environment When Running Multistreamed
             3.5.1.3             Determing the Proper Value for DCPS$MAX_STREAMS
         3.5.2         Interrupting Busy Printers When a Job Starts
         3.5.3         Suppressing PostScript Synchronization When a Job Starts
         3.5.4         Purging the Symbiont Process's Working Set
         3.5.5         Enabling Spooling for LPD Queues
         3.5.6         Specifying Sheet Size for LPD Queues
         3.5.7         Specifying Product Name for LPD Queues
         3.5.8         Suppressing Unsolicited PJL Messages
         3.5.9         Suppressing the OPCOM Message USERNOTFOUND
         3.5.10         Using Old ANSI Translator Page Size for A4 Landscape
     3.6     Setting Up Generic Queues
     3.7     Activating Changes to the Queue Definitions
     3.8     Testing the Printing System
Chapter 4
4 Providing Automatic Data Type Detection
     4.1     How DCPS Automatically Detects Data Type
     4.2     Specifying Automatic Data Type Detection
         4.2.1         Linking File Extensions with Data Types
         4.2.2         Specifying Default Data Types for the System and Queues
         4.2.3         How Users Control Data Type Detection
Chapter 5
5 Manipulating Print Jobs and Print Queues
     5.1     Displaying Print Job Status
     5.2     Deleting a Print Job
     5.3     Releasing a Print Job in the Holding State
     5.4     Requeuing Print Jobs
         5.4.1         Requeuing Pending Print Jobs
         5.4.2         Requeuing the Currently Printing Job to Another Queue
         5.4.3         Requeuing Current and Future Print Jobs in a Queue
     5.5     Modifying the Attributes of a Print Job
     5.6     Displaying a Queue
     5.7     Pausing a Queue
     5.8     Starting a Queue
     5.9     Modifying the Attributes of a Queue
     5.10     Preventing Users from Printing to a Queue
     5.11     Deleting a Queue
     5.12     Responding to a Stalled Queue
     5.13     Stopping and Starting the Queue Manager


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