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Xerox DocuPrint 2000 Series 100/115/135/155/180 NPS/IPS Extension Operations Guide 701P21100 Version 3.6 October 2002...
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Printed in the United States of America. Publication number: 701P21100 Xerox® and all Xerox products mentioned in this publication are trademarks of Xerox Corporation. Products and trademarks of other companies are also acknowledged. Changes are periodically made to this document. Changes, technical...
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This document provides all the information you need to install, set up, and operate the NPS/IPS Extension option on the DocuPrint 2000 Series 100/115/135/155/180 EPS. It also describes the procedure for switching between operating modes and provides troubleshooting information. This document is...
<ENTER> (for example, enter y). • Italics: Document and library names are shown in italics (for example, the Xerox DocuPrint NPS/IPS Guide to Managing Print Jobs). • Quotation marks: Keywords you can enter as arguments appear in quotes (for example, “USLetter”).
Information Quick Reference Card • Xerox DocuPrint NPS/IPS Guide to Configuring and Managing the System • Xerox DocuPrint NPS/IPS Guide to Submitting Jobs from the Client • Xerox DocuPrint NPS/IPS Guide to Managing Print Jobs • Xerox DocuPrint NPS/IPS Guide to Using Page Description Languages •...
Printing customer documentation To print the latest version of the customer documentation: 1. Create a queue, specifying ASCII for input and duplex for output. 2. Insert the DOC CD into the CD drive. 3. Open a UNIX terminal window on the graphical user interface.
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Introduction xviii NPS/IPS Extension Operations Guide...
The NPS/IPS Extension option expands the printing capabilities of the 2000 Series 100/115/135/155/180 EPS. With this option installed, the EPS has the additional ability to print jobs from an IPDS data stream, as well as utilize the extended network printing capabilities that are available in NPS/IPS mode.
This procedure is described in chapter 3, “Changing print modes.” Operating system software The DocuPrint 2000 Series 100/115/135/155/180 EPS operates from the standard internal fixed disk drive, and the EPS software release level must be 2.10.00 or higher. The DocuPrint NPS/IPS operates from an external fixed disk drive, and the NPS/IPS software level must be 7.4.1 or higher.
IBM hosts supported The following IBM hosts are supported for NPS/IPS with a network connection: • • OS/2 • OS/400 (TCP/IP only) • Connectivity One or more of the following network communications systems may be used to transport documents from the client workstations to the printing system: •...
Product overview Data streams supported The Xerox DocuPrint 2000 Series 100/115/135/155/180 EPS with optional NPS/IPS Extension hardware and software supports the following data formats: • PostScript Level 2 • PostScript Level 3 with PDF • PCL 5e • LCDS •...
Differences in supported software features Because of differences between NPS/IPS and EPS in regard to the PostScript, PCL, ASCII, and VIPP interpreters, some features are supported in NPS/IPS mode that are not supported in EPS mode, and vice versa. Listed below are some features that are supported differently by the two different operating systems.
Product overview Components of the NPS/IPS Extension The NPS/IPS Extension option consists of the following system components, which are added to the base DocuPrint 2000 Series 100/115/135/155/180 EPS configuration: • 9.1 gigabyte (GB) or larger external fixed disk drive • 1 meter SCSI cable •...
NPS/IPS Installation Planning Guide and the DocuPrint 2000 Series 100/115/135/155/180 EPS Installation Planning Guide. Preparing for installation The Xerox representative needs certain information about your environment to complete the software installation and configuration process for the NPS/IPS Extension option. DocuPrint NPS Extension...
Installation planning Information Be prepared to provide the Xerox personnel with the following needed for information during installation: installation • Network information such as host-name, IP address, IP netmask, default router • AppleTalk network information, if applicable • Novell network information, if applicable •...
To efficiently install and set up the NPS/IPS Extension option on your 2000 Series 100/115/135/155/180 EPS system, certain activities need to be performed by you and by Xerox. Xerox is responsible for the physical installation of the NPS/IPS Extension hardware and IPS/NPS software. The steps in the installation process typically occur in the following order: 1.
This chapter provides information on switching between the various print modes of the printing system. Changing from EPS print mode to NPS/IPS print mode NOTE: You must be logged in the system as either a Trusted User or System Administrator to switch from EPS to NPS/IPS mode.
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Changing print modes Figure 3-1. Queue Manager window with pop-up menu 3. If your system is channel-attached, disable the online gateway. (Click Help on the Online Manager window for this procedure.) 4. Right-click on the screen background to open the Workspace background menu.
Changing from NPS/IPS print mode to EPS print mode Use the following procedure to change operating modes of the printing system from NPS/IPS mode to EPS mode. NOTE: You must be logged in the system as either an Operator or Administrator to switch between NPS/IPS and EPS modes. 1.
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Changing print modes Refer to the DocuPrint 2000 Series 100/115/135/155/180 EPS customer documentation set for information and procedures for operating in EPS print mode. NPS/IPS Extension Operations Guide...
This chapter describes how to solve some specific problems that may occur when you are using switching from one mode to another. Mode switching problems Use the following information if you experience problems when switching print modes. Condition Possible causes Does not boot from External rigid disk drive is not EPS to NPS/IPS print...
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Problem solving • Name of your printer, for example, DocuPrint 2000 Series180 • Serial number of your printing system (a 9-digit alphanumeric code located on the frame inside the printer, behind the narrow door to the far left, on the front of the printer) •...
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Index CE mark ix changing print mode EPS to NPS/IPS 3-1 NPS/IPS to EPS 3-3–3-4 components, NPS/IPS Extension 1-2, 1-6 connectivity 1-3 conventions xiv data streams 1-1, 1-4 differences, EPS and NPS 1-5 documentation available xv NPS/IPS, available xvi printing xvii changing print mode 3-1 software features 1-5 EPS print mode...
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Index queues holding 3-1 safety hotline numbers vii laser v operation vi–ix service, calling for 4-1–4-2 software features supported 1-5 software levels 1-2 TCP/IP 1-3 Token Ring 1-3, 2-2 troubleshooting 4-1 user interface screen, EPS 3-3 Index-2 NPS/IPS Extension Operations Guide...
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