Working With Captured Resources; Capture Resource And Remove Resources; Preparing Fonts For Capture - Lexmark T656 User Manual

7 Working with Captured Resources

7.1 Capture Resource and Remove Resources

Capture is a function whereby downloaded resources can be stored on disk or user flash. The flash
memory and hard disk may be printer optional storage media ordered separately from the printer.
Menu path: Option Card Menu > IPDS MENU > RESOURCE CAPTURE.
These menu items are described in RESOURCE CAPTURE Menu Options on page 45.
A captured resource is treated as if it is printer resident (e.g. a captured font will appear to the host as if it
is part of the printer resident font list). Unlike resident resources, which can not be deleted, captured
resources may be deleted when storage space is required. Resources that are resident on the printer will
not be downloaded for capture by the host.
Captured resources are:
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only available to the IPDS emulation.
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retained in the printer across job boundaries, IPDS sessions and power cycles.
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available for use by any host connected to the printer.
Resources captured to flash memory or a disk remain in the printer until:
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removed using selections under the Remove Resources menu item or.
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overwritten with a later capture of a resource with the same object ID or characteristics or
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the disk or flash is formatted.
When there is not enough space remaining to capture a resource, the job will be printed without capturing
any remaining resources.

7.2 Preparing Fonts for Capture

Fonts that can be captured are: eligible bitmap fonts (LF1 format), eligible outline fonts (LF3 format), and
eligible TrueType and OpenType fonts.
The resolution of the captured font must match the IPDS emulation resolution for the font to be used by
the host application. For instance, a bitmap font captured with a 300 pel resolution can not be used by the
IPDS emulation when it is emulating an IBM 3812/3816 printer. The fonts used in emulating a 3812/3816
printer have a resolution of 240 pels.
Important: Fonts intended for capturing must be marked eligible for capture on the host before they
will be downloaded to the printer for capture. You should always check your font licensing information
before making a font eligible for capture. Sensitive fonts should not be made eligible for capture.
Basic information about how to mark a font as eligible on the AS/400 or iSeries is on page 66. Basic
information about how to mark a fonts as eligible on a Mainframe is on page 67.
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