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IPDS Technical Reference 1 IPDS Overview 11 Object Container Command Set 2 Summary of IPDS Commands 12 Loaded Font Command Set 3 Device Control Command Set 13 Exception Reporting, Sense Data, and Recovery 4 Presentation Text Command Set 14 Code Page and Font Identification 5 IM Image Command Set 15 Fonts 6 IO Image Command Set 7 Graphics Command Set 8 Bar Code Command Set 9 Overlay Command Set 10 Page Segment Command Set Read this manual carefully before you use this product and keep it handy for future reference. Introduction This manual contains detailed instructions and notes on the operation and use of this machine. For your safety and benefit, read this manual carefully before using the machine. Keep this manual in a handy place for quick reference. Important Contents of this manual are subject to change without prior notice. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS Manuals for the IPDS card ....................................................................................1 How to Read This Manual .....................................................................................2 Symbols .....................................................................................................................2 About This Book ....................................................................................................3 Audience ....................................................................................................................3 Terminology ...............................................................................................................3 About IPDS .............................................................................................................4 Capabilities of IPDS ...............................................................................................5 Printing a Letter .....................................................................................................6 Using Overlays.......................................................................................................8 Using Page Segments ...........................................................................................9 Using Images and Graphics................................................................................10 IM and IO Images.....................................................................................................10 Graphics...................................................................................................................10 Using Bar Codes ..................................................................................................11 Printing in Duplex Mode......................................................................................12 1. IPDS Overview About the IPDS Feature.......................................................................................13 IPDS Operating States.........................................................................................14 Home State ..............................................................................................................14 Overlay State ...........................................................................................................14 Font State.................................................................................................................14 IPDS Command Format.......................................................................................15 Reserved Bytes........................................................................................................16 Flag Byte ..................................................................................................................17 Correlation ID (CID) .................................................................................................17 Error Processing ......................................................................................................17 Page and Copy Counters.........................................................................................19 Data Types............................................................................................................20 Text ..........................................................................................................................20 Image .......................................................................................................................20 Graphics...................................................................................................................21 Bar Code ..................................................................................................................21 Coordinate System ..............................................................................................22 Xm, Ym Coordinate System (Medium Presentation Space) ....................................22 Xp, Yp Coordinate System (Logical Page Presentation Space) ..............................22 I, B Coordinates System (Text) ................................................................................23 Other Text Positioning Terms ..................................................................................23 Notation Conventions...............................................................................................24 Color Simulation ..................................................................................................25 Simulation Modes Supported ...................................................................................25 Color Simulation Processes and Algorithms ............................................................26 Logical Page and Object Area Coloring ...................................................................28 Presentation Space Reset Mixing ............................................................................30 i 2. Summary of IPDS Commands IPDS Initialization Defaults..................................................................................31 Page Printer Initialization Sequence ..................................................................34 3. Device Control Command Set About Device Control Command Set .................................................................35 Acknowledgement Reply ....................................................................................36 Activate Resource................................................................................................39 Resource ID example with RIDF = GRID.................................................................42 Resource ID example with RIDF = MVS Host Unalterable Remote Font Environment ...43 Resource ID example with RIDF = Coded Font.......................................................44 Resource ID example with RIDF = Object-OID........................................................45 Resource ID example with RIDF = Data-object font ................................................45 Begin Page ...........................................................................................................46 Deactivate Font ....................................................................................................47 End ........................................................................................................................49 End Page...............................................................................................................50 Load Copy Control...............................................................................................51 Media Source and Destination Support Matrices.....................................................52 Load Font Equivalence........................................................................................56 Logical Page Descriptor......................................................................................59 Logical Page Position..........................................................................................62 Presentation Fidelity Control..............................................................................63 Text Fidelity Control .................................................................................................63 Finishing Fidelity Control..........................................................................................64 Sense Type and Model ........................................................................................65 Execute Order Any State (XOA)..........................................................................77