Technical data

If your printer is connected to multiple nodes running different versions of
the printing system, power cycling the printer may not eliminate the 30-
second delay. The node that connects to the printer first persistently loads its
prologue. The other nodes must load the prologue with every print job. To
eliminate the delay in this case, every node should run the same version of the
DECprint Supervisor software.
11.4 What to Do if Layup Definition Files Are Not Found
DECprint Supervisor software places the following sample layup definition files
in [SYSHLP.EXAMPLES.DCPS]:
LPS$HOLES.LUP
LPS$SINGLEHOLES.LUP
LPS$DOUBLEHOLES.LUP
LPS$NUP.LUP
COLOR-PRINTER-FULL-PAGE.LUP
PROPRINTER-FULL-PAGE.LUP
Make sure that the layup directory logical name, DCPS$LAYUP, points to
SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYSHLP.EXAMPLES.DCPS] or to the directory that
contains the .LUP sample files on all nodes in the cluster.
11.5 What to Do if Files Are Printed with Unexpected Results
The DECprint Supervisor software attempts to print every file in every print
job even if there are problems in the specification of print parameters and print
job attributes. Print queues with erroneous default parameters can still print
files, but all the print parameters are not effective and messages are generated
indicating the problem, as described in Section 11.5.1.
In cases where the file is printed using the wrong data type translator, the
file data type has not been correctly determined by the DECprint Supervisor
software. The methods for solving problems with automatic data type detection
are described in Section 11.5.2.
11.5.1 What to Do if Default Queue Parameters Are Not Effective
If you enter a parameter in DCPS$STARTUP.COM incorrectly, print jobs sent
to that print queue are printed, but the invalid parameter and the parameters
following it are not applied to the print job.
If an invalid print parameter is included in the queue definition, the printing
system generates an error message that is displayed on your screen and
printed on the job trailer page for every print job sent to the associated queue.
The parameters that are not processed take the default settings.
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