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Guide to Using Page Description Languages 2-11
• The output tray offset is retained between print jobs. This
offset consistency cannot be guaranteed since there are
ways to change the output tray offset between print jobs.
When a PCL Job Separation command is encountered on a
page, DocuPrint NPS/IPS will offset that page from the previous
page. If the job is printed duplex and the command is
encountered on the backside of the page, DocuPrint NPS/IPS
will not offset the current page. In this case, the next page will be
offset. There are other conditions that result in different sets of
paper being offset in the output tray.
The DocuPrint NPS/IPS currently provides consistent support of
the PCL Job Separation command when it appears at the
beginning of the print job section that should be offset. There are
several recommendations to consider for the use of the PCL Job
Separation command in DocuPrint NPS/IPS printing
environments:
• Use DocuPrint NPS/IPS facilities for offsetting at the print job
level.
Do not rely on the use of the Job Separation command at the
end of every PCL job. Although this is the HP
recommendation, a consistent offsetting of print jobs cannot
be guaranteed. For example, actions such as resetting the
HP LaserJet IIISi at the printer change the output tray offset.
The printer does not keep track of the offset tray position
under all conditions.
• The Job Separation command can be used within a print job
to offset sections of the print job. (This feature is sometimes
referred to as creating report offsets within a print job.) The
recommended job structure is to insert PCL commands
before the section that should be offset.
The sequence of PCL commands is a Printer Reset
command, other PCL setup commands, and the Job
Separation command. This PCL setup produces consistent
results on the HP LaserJet IIISi and the Xerox DocuPrint
NPS/IPS.
• Do not place the Job Separation command at the end of a
page that starts a section with a new output tray offset. There
are significantly different results when printing the same print
job on the HP LaserJet IIISi and the Xerox DocuPrint NPS/
IPS.
• Use a PCL copy count of 1 (one).