Xerox 721P85600 Printer User Manual


 
LPS OPTIONS
2-2 XEROX DOCUPRINT 96/DOCUPRINT 96MX LPS INSTALLATION PLANNING GUIDE
The 9-track magnetic and 18/36-track cartridge tape drives are
housed in a peripheral cabinet, as shown in figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1. Peripheral cabinet with tape drives
1 9-track magnetic tape drive
2 18/36-track cartridge tape drive
9-track magnetic tape drive The 9-track (1,600 and 6,250 bpi) magnetic tape drive is an
alternative or additional offline capability to the 18/36-track cartridge
tape drive. It is a source for print data such as forms, graphics, and
variable data. System software and diagnostics can also be input
from the 9-track magnetic tape drive. This tape drive can write data
to tape for system backup or for printing at a later time.
18/36-track cartridge tape drive Like the 9-track magnetic tape drive, the front-loading 18/36-track
cartridge tape drive is a source for inputting forms, graphics, variable
data, and other files to the DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS
system controller for printing or storage. The 18/36-track cartridge
tape drive reads and writes IBM-compatible and ANSI-compatible
0.5 inch tape in the 3490E data format.
HIP-accessed interfaces
The Host Interface Processor (HIP) software supports
communication in the following environments:
Xerox Network Systems (XNS) (Ethernet interface)
Xerox Print Access Facility (XPAF)
Xerox DocuPrintServer (formerly XPSM).
XNS Xerox Network Systems (XNS) enables communication between
devices such as workstations and graphic stations and the LPS
through a network. Ethernet is the physical connection for the
network, and Interpress is the page description language used in
packaging files for transmission over the network to the LPS.