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Notes:
1. For MVS, make sure to use the PSF APSRMARK utility to mark the resident
fonts before you use them. PSF/MVS also ships another utility, APSRCF30,
which you can use to convert 240-pel fonts to 300-pel fonts.
2. For VSE, make sure to use the PSF APTRMARK utility to mark the resident
fonts before you use them. PSF/VSE also ships another utility, APTVCF30,
which you can use to convert 240-pel fonts to 300-pel fonts.
See “PSF Support Notes” on page 62 for more information. Refer to
PSF/MVS:
System Programming Guide
and
PSF/VSE: System Programming Guide
for
information about these utilities. To create fonts from Adobe Type 1 fonts, you can
use the Type Transformer, which is shipped with PSF/2.
The 3130 300-pel printed output will have the same line and page endings, but the
right margins may not perfectly match those of the 240-pel version. For example,
the typical line variation for a 12-point font is ± 13 mm (0.05 in.) or about one-half a
character width.
If the font requested is not supported by the 3130 or by PSF, you can use either a
supported substitute font or obtain a 300-pel version of the font from a font vendor.
If you use a substitute font, the line endings, page endings, and right margins may
be different from the 240-pel printed version.
Page Definitions and Form Definitions
Page definitions and form definitions often contain images and fonts that are
dependent on resolution. Check these resources to see if they specify fonts,
overlays, and page segments that need to be considered for migration or
conversion. Also, overlays can specify other objects such as fonts and page
segments that may need to be considered for migration or conversion.
Bar Codes
The 3130 can print the following types of bar codes:
BCOCA - If the print data set was designed to run on a printer with BCOCA, it
can be run with little or no change on a 3130. Some bar codes may print
slightly differently on the 3130. Some differences include:
– The 3812, 3816, and 4028 insert a blank area (called a quiet zone) at the
beginning of the bar code area. Other printers, such as the 3130, 4224,
4230, and 4234 do not.
– The Code128 modifier may print in a different position with the 3130.
– EAN2, EAN5, UPC2, and UPC5 bar codes may print larger than they did
on previous printers.
See the reference materials for your software and printers for more specific
details on bar code implementation. For implementing BCOCA bar codes, see
your application software documentation for information.
Bar Codes Generated by DCF - When a program such as Document
Composition Facility (DCF) is used to generate bar codes using draw rules, the
output should be tested on the 3130 with the scanning equipment used for
reading the bar codes. The different resolution of the printer may cause very
slight differences in the placement of the bar code components.
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