DCPS

VSI DECprint Supervisor (DCPS) for OpenVMS is a layered software application that provides access to selected PostScript printers. DCPS runs on OpenVMS Integrity servers and OpenVMS Alpha systems.

Components

• A print symbiont that processes print requests for the host on which it resides.
• Software to transmit the request and associated data over the following protocols:
  • Ethernet via TCP/IP to a printer with a network interface card (NIC) that supports the bidirectional Raw TCP/IP socket protocol or LPD protocol
  • Ethernet via TCP/IP to a printer connected to a print server or a terminal server that supports the bidirectional Raw TCP/IP socket protocol or LPD protocol
  • Ethernet via TCP/IP to a remote LPD queue on another system
  • Ethernet to a PrintServer printer via DECnet or TCP/IP using Common Printer Access Protocol (CPAP)
  • Local Area Transport (LAT)
  • USB connection
  • Serial line
• Translators to convert various non-PostScript files into the PostScript language for printing.
• Page formatting capabilities such as the ability to print multiple page images on a single side of a sheet of paper and to specify borders, margins and page offsets.
• A series of PostScript tools for application developers. These include a PostScript error handler and Font Encoding Vectors for the ISO Latin Alphabet Number 1 (ISO 8859/1) and DIGITAL Multinational Character Set for use with all the PostScript text fonts that are built into DIGITAL and selected Compaq PostScript printers.

Features

• PostScript printing. The print symbiont passes PostScript files directly to the printer. DECprint Supervisor does not interpret or translate PostScript files. Therefore, they must be created using standard PostScript Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 operators as defined within the printer itself.
• ANSI (DEC PPL3) printing. DECprint Supervisor translates ANSI files into PostScript for printing on the output device. These ANSI files may contain ASCII text, sixel graphics and other features of VSI's ANSIcompliant Printing Protocol Level 3.
• Selection of input tray via INPUT_TRAY, MEDIA_TYPE, PAGE_SIZE or SHEET_SIZE parameters and output tray via OUTPUT_TRAY, within the limitations of the printer and the tray-naming conventions to provide such features.
• Rotation of the page via the PAGE_ORIENTATION parameter for nonPostScript files only.
• Selection of single-sided, double-sided, or tumble printing when available on the printer, via the SIDES parameter.
• Formatting of ANSI text files via the /HEADER, /FORM, /SPACE and /FEED qualifiers and the TAB parameter.
• Control of ANSI file margins, page setup and wrap or truncate options as specified by the DEFINE/FORM command.
• Status and error messages sent to the user's terminal, may be printed on the job trailer page or job log page, written to a log file, or displayed on the operator's console.
• Use of device control modules for basic data types via the /SETUP qualifier. PostScript modules may contain any PostScript operators supported by the printer in the printing context.
• Collection of accounting information for each print job as follows: sheets of paper printed, the number of RMS Gets and the number of QIO Writes. All Compaq, DIGITAL and GENICOM printers support this feature except where noted in the Other Hardware Required section of the SPD. This feature may not be available with other printers.
• Access to the PCL interpreter native to selected printers. Printers for which the native PCL interpreter is supported are listed in the Other Hardware Required section of the SPD.
• Support for printers via network interface cards, print servers and terminal servers that support bidirectional Raw TCP/IP sockets or LPD.
• Support for printers via remote LPD queues on other systems.
• Support for PrintServer printers on DECnet or TCP/IP interconnects using CPAP protocol.
• Automatic data type detection and switching. The software attempts to determine the data type of the file. If successful, it will automatically translate, if necessary, and print the file. If it cannot determine the file data type, it will use the default data type defined by DATA_TYPE=AUTOMATIC.
• Printing the following: non-PostScript data types on the PostScript printer:
  • DDIF (bitonal Image subset only; requires DECwindows Motif software)
  • PCL Level 4 (as implemented on the HP LaserJet IID)
  • IBM Proprinter XL24
  • ReGIS (monochrome output only)
  • Tektronix 4010/4014
  • ASCII LIST translator that formats and numbers ASCII files. This translator numbers each line of text, creates alternating bars of gray and white in the background and creates a running head of the file name and page number.
  • Printing two or more page images on a single side of a sheet via the NUMBER_UP parameter.
  • Specifying page layup features via the LAYUP_DEFINITION parameter. Page layup features include Borders, Margins, Margin Alternation, Pages Per Sheet, First Page, Page Order and Page Grid. Layup definition options may be provided directly, as arguments to the LAYUP_DEFINITION parameter, or indirectly, as the contents of a file specified by that parameter.
• Specifying a range of pages of the file to be printed via the PAGE_LIMIT parameter.
• Printing jobs with finishing options with the PUNCH and STAPLE parameters, on supported printers equipped with such options.
• Automatically scaling a page created for one paper size so that it fits on a different paper size via use of both the PAGE_SIZE and SHEET_SIZE parameters on the same print command.
• Printing multiple uncollated copies of each sheet via the SHEET_COUNT parameter.
• Use of device control modules for all data types via the /SETUP qualifier. ANSI modules may include control sequences. PCL modules may include binary font data.
• Support for OpenVMS autostart queues, simplifying startup and ensuring high availability of print queues

Licensing

A software license is required in order to use the VSI DECprint Supervisor software product.

• For Integrity servers, the license is included in the OpenVMS Base Operating Environment (BOE). Version update licenses are not available for the Integrity servers platform. Rights to use future revisions of VSI DECprint Supervisor are available only through a Support Agreement or through a new license purchase.
• For AlphaServer systems, the license to use VSI DECprint Supervisor is included in the ALPHA-LP license.

Supported Hardware

Producer	Model	Notes
Apple	LaserWriter IIg
	LaserWriter IIf	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	LaserWriter II NT	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	LaserWriter II NTR	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	LaserWriter II NTX	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	LaserWriter Plus	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	LaserWriter Pro 600	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	LaserWriter Pro 630	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
Compaq	Laser Printer LN16	Supported only when the printer is in PostScript mode
	LN32
	LNC02	Does not support DCPS accounting feature
	LNM40
DIGITAL	Colormate PS (LF01R) 1	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	Colorwriter LSR 2000	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	Colorwriter 2000[+] (LNC01)	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	DECcolorwriter 1000 (LF02)	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	DEClaser 1150 (LN07R)	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	DEClaser 1152 (LN07C)	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	DEClaser 2150 (LN05R)	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	DEClaser 2250 (LN06R)	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	DEClaser 3250 (LN08R)	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	DEClaser 3500 (LN14)	Includes support for direct printing to native PCL interpreter only when printer is in autosensing mode
	DEClaser 5100 (LN09)	Includes support for direct printing to native PCL interpreter only when printer is in autosensing mode
	Laser Printer LN15	Supported only when the printer is in PostScript mode
	Laser Printer LN15+	Supported only when the printer is in PostScript mode
	Laser Printer LN17+ps
	Laser Printer LN20	Does not support DCPS accounting feature
	Laser Printer LN40	Does not support DCPS accounting feature
	Laser Printer LNC02	Does not support DCPS accounting feature
	LN17ps
	PrintServer 17 (LPS17)
	PrintServer 17/600
	PrintServer 20 (LPS20)	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	turbo PrintServer 20	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	turbo PrintServer 32 (LPS32)	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	turbo PrintServer 32 plus
	turbo PrintServer 40 (LPS40)	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	turbo PrintServer 40 Plus	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	ScriptPrinter (LN03R)	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
GENICOM	Intelliprint cL160
	Intelliprint mL260
	Intelliprint mL402
	Intelliprint mL450
	LN21
	LN28
	LN45
	LNM40
	microLaser 170	Supported only when the printer is in PostScript mode
	microLaser 210
	microLaser 280
	microLaser 320
	microLaser 401
HP	9085 MFP 5	Raw TCP only
	CM8050 Color MFP, Color MFP with Edgeline
	CM8060 Color MFP, Color MFP with Edgeline
	Color LaserJet 2500
	Color LaserJet 2550
	Color LaserJet 2605
	Color LaserJet 3000
	Color LaserJet 3700
	Color LaserJet 3800
	Color LaserJet 4500
	Color LaserJet 4550
	Color LaserJet 4600
	Color LaserJet 4610
	Color LaserJet 4650
	Color LaserJet 4700
	Color LaserJet 4730 MFP
	Color LaserJet 5500
	Color LaserJet 5550
	Color LaserJet 8500	LPD and AppleTalk only
	8550	LPD and AppleTalk only
	9500
	9500 MFP
	Color LaserJet CM1015 MFP
	Color LaserJet CM1017 MFP
	Color LaserJet CM1312 MFP
	Color LaserJet CM2320 MFP
	Color LaserJet CM3530 MFP
	Color LaserJet CM4730 MFP
	Color LaserJet CM6030 MFP
	Color LaserJet CM6040 MFP
	Color LaserJet CP1513
	Color LaserJet CP1514
	Color LaserJet CP1515
	Color LaserJet CP1516
	Color LaserJet CP1517
	Color LaserJet CP1518
	Color LaserJet CP1519
	Color LaserJet CP2024
	Color LaserJet CP2025
	Color LaserJet CP2026
	Color LaserJet CP2027
	Color LaserJet CP3505
	Color LaserJet CP3525
	Color LaserJet CP4005
	Color LaserJet CP6015
	LaserJet 1300
	LaserJet 1320
	LaserJet 2100
	LaserJet 2200
	LaserJet 2300
	LaserJet 2410
	LaserJet 2420
	LaserJet 2430
	LaserJet 3052
	LaserJet 3055
	LaserJet 3390
	LaserJet 3392
	LaserJet 4000
	LaserJet 4050
	LaserJet 4100
	LaserJet 4100 MFP
	LaserJet 4200
	LaserJet 4240
	LaserJet 4250
LaserJet 4300
LaserJet 4345 MFP
LaserJet 4350
LaserJet 4M
LaserJet 4M Plus
LaserJet 4ML
LaserJet 4MP
LaserJet 4MV
LaserJet 4SiMX
LaserJet 5000
LaserJet 5100
LaserJet 5200
LaserJet 5M (monochrome version)
LaserJet 5SiMX
LaserJet 8000
LaserJet 8100
LaserJet 8150
LaserJet 9000
LaserJet 9000 MFP
LaserJet 9040 MFP
LaserJet 9050
LaserJet 9050 MFP
LaserJet 9055 MFP
LaserJet 9065 MFP
LaserJet III with PostScript (Level 1) cartridge	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
LaserJet II with PostScript-Plus (Level 2) cartridge	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
LaserJet IIID with PostScript (Level 1) cartridge	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
LaserJet IIID with PostScript-Plus (Level 2) cartridge	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
LaserJet IIISi with PostScript (Level 1) option, with PostScript (Level 2) option
LaserJet M1522 MFP
LaserJet M2727 MFP
LaserJet M3027 MFP
LaserJet M3035 MFP
LaserJet M4345 MFP
LaserJet M5025 MFP
LaserJet M5035 MFP
LaserJet M9040 MFP
LaserJet M9050 MFP
LaserJet P2015
LaserJet P2055
LaserJet P3004
LaserJet P3005
LaserJet P3011
LaserJet P3015
LaserJet P4014
LaserJet P4015
LaserJet P4515
PaintJet XL300	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
IBM	Infoprint 21
	InfoPrint 32
	InfoPrint 40
LEXMARK	C720
	C750
	C910
	Optra C710
	Optra Rt+	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	Optra S 1250
	Optra S 1255
	Optra S 1620
	Optra S 1625
	Optra S 1650
	Optra S 1855
	Optra S 2420
	Optra S 2450
	Optra S 2455
	Optra Se 3455
	Optra T610
	Optra T612
	Optra T614
	Optra T616
	Optra W810
	T520
	T522
	T620
	T622
	W820
RICOH	Aficio 3035	LPD and AppleTalk only Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
	Aficio 3045	Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
	Aficio 3235C	LPD and AppleTalk only Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
	Aficio AP400N	LPD and AppleTalk only Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
	Aficio AP410N	LPD and AppleTalk only Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
	Aficio AP4510	LPD and AppleTalk only Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
	Aficio CL3500N	LPD and AppleTalk only Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
	Aficio CL4000DN	LPD and AppleTalk only Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
	Aficio CL7000	LPD and AppleTalk only Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
	Aficio CL7100	LPD and AppleTalk only Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
	Aficio CL7200	LPD and AppleTalk only Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
	Aficio CL7300	LPD and AppleTalk only Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
	Aficio MP 161	LPD and AppleTalk only Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
	Aficio MP 2510	LPD and AppleTalk only Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
	Aficio MP 3500	LPD and AppleTalk only Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
	Aficio MP 4500	LPD and AppleTalk only Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
	Aficio MP 5500	LPD and AppleTalk only Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
	Aficio SP 8100DN	LPD and AppleTalk only Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
	Aficio SP C410DN	Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
	Aficio SP C411DN	Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
	Aficio SP C811DN	LPD and AppleTalk only Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported
TEKTRONIX	Phaser 200e	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	Phaser 200i	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	Phaser 220e	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	Phaser 740	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	Phaser 750	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	Phaser 780	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
	Phaser 850	Printer does not have native PCL interpreter
XEROX	DocuPrint N2025
	DocuPrint N2125
	DocuPrint N24
	DocuPrint N2825
	DocuPrint N32
	DocuPrint N3225
	DocuPrint N40
	DocuPrint N4025
	DocuPrint N4525
	Phaser 4500	LPD and AppleTalk only
	Phaser 4510	LPD and AppleTalk only
	Phaser 5500	LPD and AppleTalk only
	Phaser 6250	LPD and AppleTalk only
	Phaser 7300	LPD and AppleTalk only
	Phaser 7750	LPD and AppleTalk only
	Phaser 8400	LPD and AppleTalk only
	WorkCentre Pro 232	LPD and AppleTalk only
	WorkCentre Pro 238	LPD and AppleTalk only
	WorkCentre Pro 245	LPD and AppleTalk only
	WorkCentre Pro 255	LPD and AppleTalk only
	WorkCentre Pro 265	LPD and AppleTalk only
	WorkCentre Pro 275	LPD and AppleTalk only
	WorkCentre Pro 35	LPD and AppleTalk only
	WorkCentre Pro 456
	WorkCentre Pro 556
	WorkCentre Pro 656
	WorkCentre Pro 756
	WorkCentre Pro 906
	WorkCentre Pro C21286
	WorkCentre Pro C26366
	WorkCentre Pro C35456

See also

• DECPrint Supervisor Software Product Description