Special Processing - Xerox 4050 Product Reference

Special processing

XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS PRODUCT REFERENCE
The input sources shown in table 1-6 are available for the
4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS.
Table 1-6.
Input source What it does . . .
Channel-attached The online channel interface receives input directly from a
host host mainframe through a cable and supports all IBM and
IBM-compatible systems supporting the channel-attached
3811/3211 and 4245 interfaces.
Remote host The 871-CM and the OEM interface use the Host Interface
Processor (HIP) task to permit ASCII and EBCDIC data
transmission to the LPS using SNA/SDLC or BSC protocols.
This input method allows the 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS to
print jobs from a remote IBM-compatible host computer. By
using a telephone modem, the 871-CM eliminates the need
for a channel extender unit.
VAX/VMS host The DEC interface enables communication between a DEC
VAX/VMS system and a 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS through
cable or modem connections using the HIP task.
Refer to the Xerox Print Management Facility—VMS Version
manuals, which contain more information on DEC VAX/VMS.
Magnetic tape Magnetic tape input (9- or 18-track) is received by the offline
interface. The Xerox Laser Printing Systems Tape Formats
Manual describes the tape format and encryption schemes
that a Xerox LPS recognizes.
Workstations and Using the HIP task, the ethernet interface receives input
graphic scanners from workstations, such as the Xerox 6085, and graphic
scanners, such as the 7650 Pro Imager, using Xerox
Publishing Illustrator Workstation (XPIW) and the 150 GIS.
Ethernet is the Xerox Local Area Network (LAN) that allows
data to be transmitted by cable from one device to another
on a shared or an unshared, but accessible, network.
Note: Graphic handling requires either Graphics Video
Generator (GVG) or Graphics Handling Option (GHO) on the
4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS.
Special processing features (outlined in table 1-7) distinguish the
4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS from an impact printer because you
can specify that you want the system to perform logical functions
(such as printing portions of the data, offsetting certain pages of
a report, and repositioning a page logically during the printing
process).
Input sources
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