Appendix 4: Printing Postscript Files - Xerox 850DX - Phaser Color Solid Ink Printer User Manual

Appendix 4: Printing PostScript Files

The PostScript language supports the ability to modify copies, collation, and finishing options (Gera finishers only). These commands may apply to entire jobs, not
just the PostScript portions. This appendix describes the rules used to merge AccXES Client Tools and PostScript requests.
This appendix applies only if a PostScript file contains one or more of the following:
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Setting of the Collate page device parameter (via setpagedevice)
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Setting of the Fold page device parameter (via setpagedevice)
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Setting of the NumCopies page device parameter (via setpagedevice or by #copies)
NOTE: If your PostScript does not contain these operators, then this appendix may be disregarded.
Interaction between PostScript Copies, Collation, and Finishing Options
PostScript commands for Collate, Fold, and Copies may apply to 1) just the PostScript file or 2) the entire job:
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For a single data format job* which contains a PJL header and a PostScript file, the copies, collation, and finishing parameters specified in the PostScript file
take precedence for the job and behave according to PostScript Language Reference Manual. [If PostScript collation parameter is true, PostScript copies is a job
parameter – if PostScript collation is false, PostScript copies is a page parameter.]
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For a multiple data format job* which contains a PJL header, file 1 is any data format EXCEPT PostScript and files 2 (or later) are any data format including
PostScript. The PJL header parameters for copies, collation, and finishing will take precedence for all files in the job. If file 2 (or later) is a PostScript file which
specifies collation or finishing, then those PostScript values for collation and finishing are ignored. If the PostScript file specifies copies, that value is applied to
the PostScript file only.
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For a multiple data format job* which contains a PJL header, if file 1 is a PostScript job that specifies copies, collation or finishing, the PostScript values for
collation and finishing take precedence for ALL the files in the job and behave according to PostScript Language Reference Manual [see item 1].
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A PostScript setting of Collation = True maps to an AccXES setting of Collation = Auto.
*NOTE: If banner pages are enabled BEFORE the job, the job is treated as a multiple data format job with the banner page being file 1.
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