Xerox 4050, Product Reference

Page 1: ...XEROX Xerox 4050 4090 4450 4650 Laser Printing Systems Product Reference June 1994 720P93010...

Page 2: ...hich are displayed on the screen such as icons screen displays looks etc Printed in the United States of America Publication number 720P93010 Xerox and all Xerox products mentioned in this publication...

Page 3: ...10 2 Hardware components 2 1 LPS system disk storage and memory 2 1 System disks 2 1 Font memory 2 1 Graphics 2 2 4050 4090 4650 basic components 2 2 System controller 2 3 System controller component...

Page 4: ...work connectivity 4 1 Interface options 4 1 Online 4 1 Offline 4 1 OEM 4 2 DEC 4 2 Ethernet 4 2 IBM and compatible mainframes 4 2 Online direct interface 4 2 Remote interface 4 3 Network interface 4 4...

Page 5: ...ernet with XNS protocol 4 10 Ethernet with TCP IP protocol 4 10 Other workstations 4 11 Offline connectivity for workstations 4 12 Appendix LPS comparison A 1 Glossary GLOSSARY 1 Index INDEX 1 XEROX 4...

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Page 7: ...Installation Planning Operator Guide System Administration Guide PDL Reference Command Reference Forms Creation Guide Message Guide and Product Reference Xerox 4050 4090 4450 4650 LPS Forms Creation...

Page 8: ...Description Language PDL Reference Presents the syntax and a brief description of all commands that can be used in coding a print job such as Print job preparation commands Input and output processing...

Page 9: ...4050 4090 4450 4650 LPS Installation Planning 720P92990 Xerox 4050 4090 4450 4650 LPS Message Guide 720P93020 Xerox 4050 4090 4450 4650 LPS Operator Guide 720P93000 Xerox 4050 4090 4450 4650 LPS Opera...

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Page 11: ...loped by the Xerox Font Center in addition to the standard set of fonts you receive with the LPS Table 1 1 lists the feature differences among the 4050 4090 4450 and 4650 LPS Table 1 1 LPS features LP...

Page 12: ...oduce complex documents ranging from books and lengthy reports to invoices statements forms and listings Advantages Electronic printing has several important advantages over traditional printing metho...

Page 13: ...ics capabilities 5 25 inch floppy disk drive Optional 9 track magnetic tape drive with 1600 or 6250 bits per inch bpi Optional 18 track 180 Cartridge Tape System CTS with read and write capability for...

Page 14: ...he host computer system floppy disk magnetic reel tape or cartridge tape 4050 4450 LPS Contains 16 MB of font memory 4090 4650 LPS 128 MB of font memory Allows you to select fonts on a character to ch...

Page 15: ...nformation regarding these memory options Graphics Graphics Handling Option GHO Graphics Video Generator GVG Raster Image Processor RIP Software Electronic Printing Image Construction EPIC Host Forms...

Page 16: ...ailable sources creates and transmits data to the 4050 4090 4450 4650 LPS The system controller receives the incoming data from one of the interfaces for processing If the input is print data the syst...

Page 17: ...All Xerox laser printing systems have a line editor utility for the creation and modification of program source files FSL and JSL extension files Refer to the Xerox 4050 4090 4450 4650 LPS Command Ref...

Page 18: ...on begins with the collecting and input of data using one of several available sources As shown in figure 1 2 several data input methods are available Figure 1 2 Xerox 4050 4090 4450 4650 input option...

Page 19: ...information on DEC VAX VMS Magnetic tape Magnetic tape input 9 or 18 track is received by the offline interface The Xerox Laser Printing Systems Tape Formats Manual describes the tape format and encry...

Page 20: ...nt bold font 49 pages of equipment inventory with the last page designed to summarize totals 37 pages of equipment description with pricing information removed and a shaded grid filling the columns on...

Page 21: ...l types of memory used with the LPS System disks The 4050 4450 LPS has two standard 50 MB system disks Optional expansion of up to 200 MB in 50 MB increments is available The 4090 4650 LPS has two sta...

Page 22: ...ng Image Construction EPIC host resident software Scanned images from the Xerox 7650 Pro Imager using a Xerox Publishing Illustrator Workstation XPIW Scanned images from the 150 Graphic Input Station...

Page 23: ...m performs all data handling formatting buffering and operational control of the system The standard system controller components are the terminal system controller panel floppy disk drive and the sys...

Page 24: ...splay as shown in figure 2 3 The keyboard is your means of communicating with the LPS the display is the printing system means of communicating with you The commands you enter at the keyboard control...

Page 25: ...180 18 track cartridge tape drive Note These options are not available on the 4450 mid range printer 9 track magnetic tape drive The optional 9 track magnetic tape drive offers an alternative to onli...

Page 26: ...CTS is available with a single or a dual tape transport as shown in figure 2 6 Figure 2 6 180 CTS with transport options 1 Single transport 2 Dual transport Printer The LPS printer is a high performan...

Page 27: ...cated next to each stacker tray which allow you to divert output to the other stacker tray Figure 2 7 Printer components 1 Printer control console 2 Sample tray 3 Stacker tray 1 4 Stacker tray 2 5 Fee...

Page 28: ...n operating the printer control console Additional features Instruction labels Instruction labels are located throughout the printer to assist you with a variety of tasks Audible tones For certain con...

Page 29: ...n select either output tray If both trays are in the ready mode and neither is selected manually the system selects tray 1 You can change your tray selection at any time provided the alternate output...

Page 30: ...HCF provides two additional feeder trays and increases the feeder capacity by approximately 2 000 sheets Feeder trays 3 and 4 each hold 1 000 sheets of 20 pound 75 gsm paper They work interchangeably...

Page 31: ...bypass transport exit slot or by physically and electrically linking a finishing device with the LPS bypass transport output module Third party devices perform a variety of finishing tasks such as sad...

Page 32: ...protocol environment and the Binary Synchronous Communications BSC protocol environment DEC A VAX VMS system This permits synchronous data transmission to the 4050 4090 4450 4650 LPS in a DEC Data Com...

Page 33: ...aper The final image is fixed when the paper passes through a fusing station on its way to the output stacker The photoreceptor belt is cleaned and recharged in preparation for the next cycle of opera...

Page 34: ...mple output tray The 4050 4450 4650 LPS delivers output at a rate of up to 50 PPM and the 4090 delivers output at a rate of up to 92 PPM for the first copy of a report depending on the processing feat...

Page 35: ...m to input for processing Decomposes the Publication Set of Interpress and provides limited Professional Set support Print Description Language processor PDL Allows you to enter statements that specif...

Page 36: ...fsetting stock selection copy count and page selection You can create an Interpress master at the host computer system or at a workstation and transfer it to the LPS PDL PDL is a resident language tha...

Page 37: ...Operating System Software OSS is a set of programs which allow the printing system to manage its own resources Xerox distributes new versions of the OSS on magnetic tapes or floppy disks These release...

Page 38: ...s when you print your job Within a JDL file you can have one or more unique definitions for different processing features output formats and tape formats Each set of unique definitions represents a jo...

Page 39: ...ch when compiled becomes a form FRM file The PDL statement commands describe the job to the system You create FRM files for use with your forms Reference Refer to the Xerox 4050 4090 4450 4650 LPS For...

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Page 41: ...input directly from the host computer system Offline You can use the offline interface as an alternative to or in addition to an online system The offline interface connects any 9 track or 18 track m...

Page 42: ...processors Ethernet You use the Ethernet interface for devices connected to the network Ethernet is the Xerox Local Area Network LAN which allows data to be transmitted by cable from one device to an...

Page 43: ...ry Remote interface To connect an IBM or IBM compatible mainframe remotely an OEM interface and Barr SNA Bisynchronous Communication Module are required In this configuration the LPS can support SNA S...

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Page 48: ...ntative for connectivity and application software information for this configuration Macintosh workstations Macintosh PCs are generally connected to an AppleTalk network They may also be configured to...

Page 49: ...output to Xerox IMG files that can be read by the printer Ethernet interface Each Macintosh connected to the network must have its own Ethernet card One or a few Ethernet cards are less expensive than...

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Page 51: ...ssor connects TCP IP to XNS and passes the Interpress datastreams through without further conversion Other workstations Workstations other than the IBM PC Macintosh and Sun may also be connected to th...

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Page 53: ...650 running Version 3 8 software This will help you to determine if your system is compatible with other Xerox printers at your site This chapter contains LPS comparison and compatibility tables Refer...

Page 54: ...nal Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Control memory 512KB 512KB 512KB 512KB 512KB 1024KB 512KB 512KB Font memory MB Expandable to MB 8 16 64 128 64 128 32 128 64 128 32 128 8 16 8 16 5 25 inch floppy d...

Page 55: ...s Multinational character set Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Standard character sizes pt 4 24 4 24 6 36 4 36 4 36 3 36 4 24 4 24 Max number of fonts per page 128 128 128 128 128 128 95 95 Downloadabl...

Page 56: ...capabilities With variable paper size option Available as standard on international version Paper Size Inches Laser Printing System 4135 4050 4090 4450 4650 4850 4890 9790 8790 8 5 by 11 8 27 by 10 63...

Page 57: ...s for 4050 4650 and 4090 in the Xerox 4050 4090 4450 4650 LPS Operator Guide before using this stock Specialty paper or stock Laser Printing System 4135 4050 4090 4450 4650 4850 4890 9790 8790 Card st...

Page 58: ...ed on an LPS only if 600 dpi fonts are loaded Likewise 300 dpi jobs can be created and compiled on an LPS only if 300 dpi fonts are loaded Table A 4 Print resolution of print jobs created or printed o...

Page 59: ...ed operated upon stored and so on as a single unit by the computer block length Number of characters or bytes contained in a block of data the block is treated as a unit within the computer Block leng...

Page 60: ...er The number of dots imaged per inch measures printer resolution for example 300 dots per mich dpi See also spot dpi Dots per inch Indicates the number of dots per inch displayed on a terminal screen...

Page 61: ...e point size weight stress and orientation Font Interchange Standard See FIS form 1 Compiled FSL file 2 Specific arrangement of lines text and graphics stored in an electronic version Forms can be pri...

Page 62: ...riptions JDL Job Description Library Collection of compiled job descriptions See also JSL JID Job Identifier job Synonymous with a START command a job is a group of print data sets called reports A jo...

Page 63: ...uction that eliminates the other bits in the unit In accessing files a file name mask is used to reference one or more files with similar file id identifier syntax In Interpress a mask serves as a tem...

Page 64: ...with host or PC based application software parameter Part of a command other than the keyword See keyword parse To read or interpret a command to build up a parameter list from information within a co...

Page 65: ...ports are subsets of a job resolution Number of dots per inch dpi or spots per inch spi The greater the number of dots the higher the resolution and the clearer the image The terms dots spots and pixe...

Page 66: ...is merged with a standard document to create specialized or personalized versions of that document Variable data is not a part of a form design but varies from page to page virtual page Page area sel...

Page 67: ...truction see EPIC EPIC 3 2 ethernet interface 2 12 4 2 4 7 to 4 11 executive print 3 1 F FDL 3 1 3 2 features 1 2 feeder trays alternate 2 13 file management subsystem 3 1 fonts 1 4 1 6 A 3 font edito...

Page 68: ...comparison A 2 to A 3 components 2 6 to 2 7 control console 2 7 to 2 8 processing special features 1 9 to 1 10 production process 1 7 S sample pages 2 14 simplex printing 2 13 software 1 5 Sun workst...