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Software
Product
Description
PRODUCT NAME:
SPD 54.74.00

DECprint Supervisor for Xerox Printers for OpenVMS Alpha, Version 1.0

DESCRIPTION
DECprint Supervisor for Xerox Printers (DSX) for OpenVMS Alpha is a layered software product that runs on
OpenVMS Alpha systems and provides access to Xerox
Laser Printing Systems (LPS). DSX provides the interface between Xerox printers and the OpenVMS printing
and queuing system. DSX uses the OpenVMS PRINT
commands, with which OpenVMS customers are familiar.

All supported printers print at 300 x 300 dpi for extremely
high-quality text, graphics, and images. Highlight color
provides one additional color (green, blue, red, or others) to add interest and attract the eye to specific information.

Popular User Interface

DSX software provides access to the advanced functions and high-speed printing that Xerox LPS printers
are known for. The DSX software is well suited for printing:

DSX supports printing of complex pages, forms, and
graphics through standard OpenVMS interfaces, such
as the PRINT command and the DECwindows Print
Widget. In addition, all features accessible through
the command line are accessible through the standard
OpenVMS print API.

• High-speed, high-quality cut sheet documents

Components

• High-quality complex documents with a mix of text,
graphics, and images

DSX consists of the OpenVMS print symbiont, support
software utilities, and interface software for the shared
disk interface.

• One- and two-sided documents on a demand-print
basis
• Black or black and highlight color documents

• The print supervisor allows you to print documents
and reports efficiently and reliably on Xerox printers
connected to the OpenVMS system through a SCSI
bus interconnect.

• Insurance policies, benefit summaries, phone bills,
credit card bills, invoices, and other high-volume,
time-critical print jobs

• The Management and Diagnostic utility allows you to
manage the LPS print resources and to troubleshoot
the host-to-printer interconnect.

Supported Data Types

• Driver software communicates with the printer
through a SCSI channel to a shared disk subsystem.

DSX supports four data streams:

• Device control modules provide access through
JDLs, JDEs, and DJDEs to functions in the Xerox
printers.

• ASCII text
• Line Conditioned Data Stream (LCDS)
• Metacode (in 512-byte blocks)
• Image

You can combine these data streams to produce complex documents for any printing requirement.

Printing Resolution

• The included Xerox LPS print resources, such as
forms and print job libraries, allow you to install and
print documents with minimal familiarity with Xerox
LPS internals.
The following components help you install and use DSX
software:
• Installation procedure
• Installation verification procedure

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DECprint Supervisor for Xerox Printers for OpenVMS Alpha, Version 1.0

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• Startup procedures

4. Verify that you have received all DSX software.

• Example procedures and commands

5. Install the DSX software on one system.

• On-line help

6. Verify the installation by running the Installation Verification Procedure.

• Documentation for users, printer operators, and system managers

7. Modify the OpenVMS startup files to automatically
start the print queues.

Features

If you are unsure of how to make these connections,
Digital recommends purchasing Digital Installation Services. These services include installing the software
and connecting the shared disk enclosure to both the
OpenVMS system and the Xerox printer.

DSX software supports the following:
• The DCL PRINT command and qualifiers
• Simplex and duplex printing
• Portrait and landscape printing
• Highlight color on printers so equipped

Before Digital Installation Services installs the software
and shared disk interface, you must:

• Page imposition (number up) of up to four page images per sheet

• Obtain and install the printer and demonstrate that
the Xerox printer is operational.

• Offset stacking of print sets

• Acquire and install, if necessary, a dedicated SCSI
channel adapter for the OpenVMS Alpha system.

• Forms

• Acquire and install, if necessary, a SCSI controller in
the Xerox LPS printer.

• JDLs, JDEs, and DJDEs from the command line or
through device control library and the DEFINE/FORM
command

• Make available for a reasonable period of time, as
mutually agreed upon by Digital and the customer,
all hardware, including the Xerox printer that is to be
used during the installation.

• Communication through a shared disk on a dedicated
SCSI channel providing high-speed transfer (5 MB
per sec) of print jobs to the printer and printing at the
rated speed of the Xerox LPS printer

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

• Downloading of printer resources from the OpenVMS
system to the printer using the Management and Diagnostic utility

The following hardware is required:
• A shared disk subsystem, used as the communication channel between the OpenVMS Alpha system
and the Xerox DDI.

• Uploading printer resources from the printer to the
OpenVMS system using the Management and Diagnostic Utility for the purposes of modifying or backing
up the resources.

• A SCSI channel adaptor for the OpenVMS Alpha system.

INSTALLATION

• A SCSI cable between the OpenVMS Alpha system
and the disk subsystem.

You can install DSX software if you are familiar with the
OpenVMS printing system and Xerox printers and have
system management privileges.

• A SCSI controller for the Xerox printer.
• A SCSI cable between the disk subsystem and the
Xerox printer.

Installation of the DECprint Supervisor for Xerox Printers
for OpenVMS Alpha software and shared disk system
consists of the following steps:

Processors Supported
DSX requires one of the following processors with a
dedicated SCSI channel and one of the supported printers. If additional printers are attached, an additional
SCSI channel dedicated to the printer must be added to
the system.

1. Using the Alpha system’s SCSI cable, connect the
the SCSI channel adapter in the Alpha system to the
shared disk system.
2. Using the printer’s SCSI cable, connect the SCSI
controller in the Xerox printer to the shared disk system.

DEC 2000 Model 300 Server
DEC 2000 Model 500 Server
DEC 3000 Model 300 Workstation
DEC 3000 Model 300L Workstation
DEC 3000 Model 300X Workstation

3. Verify that you have met all the prerequisite software
and hardware requirements.

DECprint Supervisor for Xerox Printers for OpenVMS Alpha, Version 1.0

SPD 54.74.00

If the Xerox printer is going to be more than 10 feet from
the OpenVMS Alpha system, order a SCSI extender.
This consists of two signal converters and a cable.

DEC 3000 Model 300LX Workstation
DEC 3000 Model 400 Workstation
DEC 3000 Model 400 Server
DEC 3000 Model 500 Workstation
DEC 3000 Model 500 Workstation
DEC 3000 Model 500x Workstation
DEC 3000 Model 600 Workstation
DEC 3000 Model 600s Workstation
DEC 3000 Model 700 Workstation
DEC 3000 Model 800 Workstation
DEC 3000 Model 800s Workstation
DEC 3000 Model 900 Workstation
DEC 4000 Model 600 Departmental Server
DEC 4000 Model 700 Departmental Server
DEC 7000 Model 600 Enterprise Server
DEC 7000 Model 700 Enterprise Server
DEC 10000 Model 600 Enterprise Server

• DWZZB-AA SCSI signal converter (two are needed)
• BN21L-15 15M 68-pin SCSI P cable

Xerox Printers Supported
The following Xerox Laser Printing System printers are
supported:
4250/MRP black and white printer with XDDI software

AlphaStation 200 4/100 Workstation
AlphaStation 200 4/166 Workstation
AlphaStation 200 4/233 Workstation
AlphaServer 400 4/166 System
AlphaStation 400 4/233 Workstation
AlphaServer 1000 4/200 System
AlphaServer 2000 4/200 System
AlphaServer 2000 4/275 System
AlphaServer 2100 4/200 System
AlphaServer 2100 4/275 System
AlphaServer 8200 5/300 System
AlphaServer 8400 5/300 System

4850 highlight color printer, release 5.0
4090 black and white printer model 3 with XDDI software
4890 highlight color printer, release 5.0
4135 black and white printer, release 3.6s
4635 black and white printer, release 3.0
These Xerox printers are high-speed, high-volume printers capable of printing from 50 to 135 pages per minute
with volumes up to 2 million pages per month. The 4850
and 4890 are highlight color printers, which print black
and one additional color. In addition, the following Xerox
parts are needed on the Xerox printer:

Processor Restrictions
You need a dedicated SCSI channel for each printer
attached to the system.
Pick the appropriate SCSI controller from the list below
for each printer attached to your system:

• product code 9FK, 10 ft SCSI cable

• For PCI-based systems, including AlphaStations and
AlphaServers:
KZPAA-AA PCI fast SCSI-2 controller

• product code 6HC, SCSI controller for 4890 and 4635
printers

• For EISA-based systems, including DEC 2000/3000
systems:
PB2HA-SA EISA based fast SCSI-2 controller

• product code 6HP SCSI controller for 4850, 4135,
4090 and 4250/MRP printers

• For turbo channel-based systems, including DEC
3000 systems:
PMAZC-AA turboChannel fast SCSI-2 controller

Disk Space Requirements (Block Cluster Size = 1)
DSX for OpenVMS Alpha Systems requires the following amount of free space on the system disk:

• For XMI-based systems, including DEC 7000 and
DEC 10000 systems:
KZMSA-AB XMI fast SCSI-2 controller

Disk space required for installation: 10500 blocks

You also need to order one of the following for each
printer attached to your system:

Disk space required for permanent use: 8700 blocks
• BA353-AA Storageworks table-top cabinet
• RZ26L-VA 1.0 GB SCSI-2 disk drive

The sizes are approximate; actual sizes may vary depending on your system environment, configuration, and
software options.

• BN21H-1E 1.5M SCSI-2 cable

DECprint Supervisor for Xerox Printers for OpenVMS Alpha, Version 1.0

SPD 54.74.00

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

SOFTWARE PRODUCT SERVICES

For all systems:

A variety of service options are available from Digital.
For more information contact you distributor, reseller or
the local Digital Sales Office.

OpenVMS Alpha Operating System, V6.1 or later

Optional Software
SOFTWARE WARRANTY

Distributed Queueing System, (DQS) Version 1.3 for
OpenVMS is recommended when the system that DSX
is running on is dedicated to driving one or more Xerox
printers. This allows networked OpenVMS systems with
DQS to transparently send print jobs to the system with
DSX installed. See SPD 28.80 for more details.

Warranty for this software is provided by Digital with the
purchase of a license for the product as defined in the
Software Warranty Addendum of this SPD only when
the product is used to drive a Xerox printer as listed in
this SPD.

DEC TCP/IP for OpenVMS Alpha (formerly called UCX)
is recommended when systems running Digital UNIX
(formerly called OSF/1) need to print to a Xerox printer.
TCP/IP runs in the OpenVMS system, receives print
jobs from Digital UNIX systems using the ‘‘lpd’’ protocol, and forwards them on to the OpenVMS queueing
system. See SPD 46.46.xx for more details.
SOFTWARE LICENSING
This software is furnished under the licensing provisions
of Digital Equipment Corporation’s Standard Terms and
Conditions. For more information about Digital’s licensing terms and policies contact your local authorized Digital distributor or reseller or your local Digital sales office.

DISTRIBUTION MEDIA
CD-ROM
ORDERING INFORMATION

Part Number

Software License:
Software Media (CD-ROM):
Software Documentation:
Software product Services:

QL–3Q0AA–3B
QA–3Q0AB–H8
QA–3Q0AA–GZ
QT–3Q0A*–**

OSF/1 is a registered trademark of Open Software
Foundation, Inc.

UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and
other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open
Company LTD.

Xerox is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation.

™

The DIGITAL logo, DEC, DECprint, DECwindows,
Digital, OpenVMS Alpha, PATHWORKS, and VAX are
trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation.

DSX is licensed on a concurrent use basis. Each concurrent use license allows you to use DSX with one
Xerox printer. You need one concurrent use license
for each printer being driven by DSX at the same time.
Thus if you are driving two Xerox printers from an OpenVMS system, you will need two concurrent use licenses
loaded on your system.

Component

* Denotes variant fields. For additional information on
available services, refer to the appropriate price book.