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Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Communication Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
What's New in This Release ............................. xi
Chapter 1. Introduction to the 3130 Advanced Function Printer ....... 1
General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Common Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Optional Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Host Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
IPDS Application Environment ............................. 4
Operational Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Data Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Performance and Print Quality ............................. 7
Advanced Function Image and Graphics (IPDS Only) ................ 7
Print Material and Paper Handling ........................... 8
Chapter 2. Planning Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Implementation Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Additional Planning Tasks ............................... 11
Chapter 3. Preparing the Processing Environment .............. 13
Performance Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Compatibility Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Advanced Function Presentation Licensed Programs (IPDS-Only) ....... 14
Installing and Verifying AFP Programs ...................... 14
Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
240-Pel to 300-Pel Migration Considerations (IPDS-Only) ............ 15
IOCA Images and IM Images ........................... 15
GOCA Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Page Definitions and Form Definitions ...................... 16
Bar Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Overlay Generation Language/370 ........................ 17
AS/400 Migration Considerations (IPDS-Only) ................... 17
Bolding of Characters ................................ 17
Enlarge Print Function ............................... 17
Box Draw Function ................................. 17
Other Font Considerations .............................. 18
Chapter 4. Preparing the Physical Environment ................ 19
Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Temperature and Humidity ............................. 19
Altitude Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Copyright IBM Corp. 1994, 1996 iii