Postscript

PostScript
Programming
Guide
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. PostScript Languange Printer Commands

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
Device Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
Page Device Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
Print Behavior With PJL Environment Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
TraySwitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
FoldType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
Output Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
OutputTrayMask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
Establishing Breaks Within a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-9
Interpreter Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-10
User Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-10
MaxFontItem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-10
System Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-11
MaxDisplayList . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-13
MaxFontCache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-13
MaxPermanentVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-13
MaxRasterMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-13
MaxSourceList . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-13
RamSize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-13
Product Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-14
Model Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-14
Device Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-14
Device Parameters of Type /FileSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-15
Parameters for Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-15
Parameters for ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-16
Parameters for Fontset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-17
Parameters for Scsi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-18
Categories and Resource Instances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-18
Regular Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-19
OutputDevice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-20
Resources Whose Instances Are Implicit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-21
Resources Used in Defining New Resource Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-22
Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-23
Level 1 Compatibility Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-23
Compatibility Operator Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-24
Paper Size Compatibility Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-26
Paper Tray Compatibility Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-26
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Chapter 2. I/O Setup
Postscript I/O Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
TBCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Index
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Chapter 1
PostScript Languange Printer Commands
Overview
Printer commands for Adobe PostScript 3 provide a way for you to communicate with
the printer to perform certain tasks.
This document provides programming information about Adobe PostScript 3 and
contains most of the PostScript commands. It is written for people who are familiar
with the command structure of the PostScript language. Most software applications do
not require you to enter printer commands. However, if needed, you should refer to
your software documentation for information about how to enter printer commands.
This document also describes the particular PostScript interpreter parameters and
resources implemented for the printer. The printer has features and capabilities that
might not be present in other PostScript printers and that are not documented
elsewhere.
The following documents are generally relevant to the operation and programming of
PostScript printers.
n PostScript Language Reference Manual, Third Edition (Addison-Wesley),
(hereafter referred to as the Reference Manual), describes the programming
language used to tell printers what and how to print. It describes features of the
language available in all PostScript interpreters.
n The PostScript Language Reference Manual Level 3 Version 3010 and 3011
Supplement (Adobe), (hereafter referred to as the Supplement), provides an up-to-
date catalog of standard page device, user, system, and device parameters. It
includes parameters that have changed since their original description in the
PostScript Language Reference Manual, Third Edition.
n PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook (Addison-Wesley) contains
explanatory and tutorial material to improve users’ understanding of the
PostScript page description language. It introduces the PostScript language at a
basic level.
n PostScript Language Program Design (Addison-Wesley) teaches programming
principles unique to the PostScript language with many usable samples. It is for
programmers interested in the effective and efficient design of PostScript
language programs and printer drivers.
n PostScript Printer Description File Format Specification (Adobe) describes the
PostScript Printer Description (or PPD) file format which provides information in
a machine-readable form about printer-specific features and about the fonts built
into the printer.
n PostScript Printer Description File for the Printer, available from the Adobe
Developers Association, provides a device-independent way of invoking
device-dependent features. It is needed by some drivers to offer complete device
functionality to the user.
PostScript Languange Printer Commands 1-1

The documentation assumes a knowledge of the following:
n How to reset the interpreter and page device parameters to their factory defaults.
n How to physically connect a printer to a host computer or user system.
n How to use the communications protocols and emulators implemented in the
printer.
n How to use the printer’s control panel.
1-2 PostScript Languange Printer Commands

Device Setup
The page device parameters represent particular raster output device features or
processing options; the values represent the current settings of those features or
options. The setpagedevice operator is used to set the values of the page device
parameters and the current pagedevice operator is used to get the current values of these
parameters.
For more information about how the setpagedevice operator is used to set up a raster
output device, refer to the Reference Manual.
Page Device Parameters
Printer
The following page device parameters are present in the printer. The semantics for the
parameters appear in the Reference Manual and the Supplement.
The following table lists all the page device parameters for the /Printer device.
Page Device Parameters Table

Key Type Default For More Information
BeginPage
procedure {pop} See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
Collate
See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual and print
boolean true
behavior information on page 1-6.
Duplex
boolean false See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
EdgeToEdge
Use:
<</PostRenderingEnhance true
/PostRenderingEnhanceDetails <</EdgeToEdge true>>
boolean false >> setpagedevice
Instead of:
<</EdgeToEdge true
>> setpagedevice
EndPage
procedure {exch pop 2 ne} See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
ExitJamRecovery
boolean false See Chapter 4 of the Supplement.
Fold
integer 0 See Chapter 2 of the Supplement.

Page Device Parameters Table (Continued)
FoldDetails
<</Type 2
dictionary See Chapter 2 of the Supplement.
/FoldType 0>>
HWResolution
array [600 600] See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
ImagingBBox
array or null null See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
InputAttributes
dictionary See below See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
Install
Procedure See below. See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
Jog
integer 0 See Chapter 4 of the Supplement and below.
LeadingEdge
integer or
null See chapter 4 of the Supplement.
null
ManualFeed
ManualFeedTimeout
integer 300 See Chapter 4 of the Supplement.
Margins
array [0 0] See Chapter 4 of the Supplement.
MediaType
string or
(plain) See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
null
MediaWeight
number or
null See below.
null
NumCopies
integer or See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual and print
1
null behavior information on page 1-6.
= Value is read-only but changes.

Page Device Parameters Table (Continued)
OutputAttributes
dictionary See below See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
OutputDevice
name or
/Printer See Chapter 4 of the Supplement.
string
OutputFaceUp
OutputPage
boolean true See Chapter 4 of the Supplement.
OutputType
string or
(Stacker 2) See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual.
null
PageDeviceName
string or
null See Chapter 4 of the Supplement.
null
PageSize
array See below See Chapter 4 of the Supplement.
Policies
<</HWResolution 0
/PolicyNotFound 1
/LeadingEdge 2
/MediaWeight 2
/OutputDevice 0 See Chapter 6 of the Reference Manual. See
dictionary
/MediaType 2 Chapter 4 of the Supplement and below.
/PolicyReport{pop}
/ProcessColorModel 0
/Separations 0
/PageSize 2>>
ProcessColorModel
name or
/DeviceGray See Chapter 4 of the Supplement.
string
Staple
integer 0 See Chapter 4 of the Supplement and below.
StapleDetails
dictionary See below See Chapter 4 of the Supplement and below.
TraySwitch
boolean true See Chapter 4 of the Supplement and below.
Tumble
= Value is read-only but changes.

Print Behavior With PJL Environment Variables
The following table summarizes the behavior of the /NumCopies and /Collate print
parameters when used with PJL environment variables QTY and COPIES.
Using PJL Environment Variables
PJL Environment Variable PostScript Device Parameter Behavior
Collated Uncollated
QTY COPIES /NumCopies /Collate
Copies Copies
- - - - n/a n/a
- - - true n/a n/a
- - - false n/a n/a
a - - - a n/a
a - - true a n/a
a - - false a n/a
- b - - b n/a
- b - true b n/a
- b - false n/a b
- - c - c n/a
- - c true c n/a
- - c false n/a c
a b - - a*b n/a
a b - true a*b n/a
a b - false a b
a - c - a*c n/a
a - c true a*c n/a
a - c false a c
- b c - c n/a
- b c true c n/a
- b c false n/a c
a b c - a*c n/a
a b c true a*c n/a
a b c false n/a c
- Parameter not set.
a Numeric value entered for PJL QTY environment variable.
b Numeric value entered for PJL COPIES environment variable.
c Numeric value entered for PostScript /NumCopies parameter.
n/a Not applicable.

Location Numbers and Corresponding Staple Location
Finisher Option
Physical Staple
Location Staple Location
Position (LEF/SEF)
0 invalid
1* <Saddle Stitch>
2 <Center>
3 <Front Corner>
4 <Rear Corner>
5 invalid
10 <Top Left> Top/Bottom
11 <Top Center> Center
12 <Top Right> Bottom + 180° rotation/Top
13 <Center Right> Center + 180° rotation
14 <Bottom Right> Top + 180° /Bottom + 180° rotation
15 <Bottom Center> Center + 180° rotation
16 <Bottom Left> Bottom + 180° rotation
17 <Center Left> Center
* Booklet Finisher and Publishing Finisher only.
TraySwitch
This boolean controls whether other trays of the same paper size and media type are
used when the current tray empties. The MBT is not used for this switching. If this
parameter is true, then, when a tray empties the printer searches for a tray containing
the same paper size and media type starting with Tray 1 and searches in order through
HCF, except MBT and Inserter Trays. The value of Priority is not used to determine the
tray switching order.
FoldType
Value Folding Type

0 No folding
2 Center folding

Output Type
OutputType Meaning
(Stacker 0)* Sample Tray
(Stacker 1) Standard Tray
(Stacker 2) Elevator Tray
(Stacker 3) Upper Tray
(Stacker 4) Booklet Tray
(Stacker 5)* Stacker 5
(Auto)* Autocascade
*: Container Stacker only

If this parameter is (Auto), the printer searches available output tray starting from
Stacker 5 through Stacker 8 in order to switch output tray after tray full condition.
In case of followings, printer skips these output trays and switches next higher priority
output tray.
n Print out long paper size to output tray with short basket.
n Any paper in output tray.
n Masked any output trays by /outputTrayMask command.
OutputTrayMask
This operator masks individual output tray (Stacker) for Autocascade.
Example: [x] statusdict / outputTrayMask get exec
x means integer of Stacker number.

Establishing Breaks Within a Job
A Set Break occurs when one or more of the following processing options changes
within a job.
Processing Options
Collate ManualFeedTimeout OutputType

Duplex Margins Left PageSize
ExitJamRecovery Margins Top paper feed method
HWResolution MediaWeight paper tray selection
Jog NumCopies Staple
ManualFeed OutputFaceUp StapleDetails
The following sample shows the syntax required to change the /Staple parameter,
causing a Set Break to occur.
Changing the /Staple Parameter
%!PS
/ston { ÄStaple On
<</Staple 1>> setpagedevice
clippath stroke showpage
} def
/stoff { ÄStaple Off
<</Staple 0>> setpagedevice
clippath stroke showpage
} def
ston ston stoff ston ston

%%EOF
The table below describes a five-page job that changes the /Staple twice within the job.
Job Request Result
Page 1 Staple: yes

Page 2 Staple: yes Page 1 and Page 2 are stapled.
Page 3 Staple: no Page 3 is not stapled.
Page 4 Staple: yes Page 4 and Page 5 are stapled.
Page 5 Staple: yes

Interpreter Parameters
The semantics for interpreter parameters appear in the Reference Manual. For more
recent parameters and their semantics, see the Supplement.
User Parameters
User parameters can be altered, within reasonable limits, by any PostScript language
program without requiring a password. The user parameters establish temporary
policies on matters such as whether to insert new items into caches.
The setuserparams and currentuserparams operators are used to set and get the
current values of the user parameters. The initial value of user parameters at the time
the printer is turned on for the first time is product dependent. Unless otherwise
specified, all user parameters are subject to save and restore.
Listed below are the user parameters present in the printer.
AccurateScreens boolean false See Section 3.1 of the Supplement.
JobName string () See Section 3.1 of the Supplement.
JobTimeout integer 0 See Section 3.1 of the Supplement.
MaxDictStack integer 530 See Section 3.1 of the Reference Manual.
MaxExecStack integer 10015 See Section 3.1 of the Reference Manual.
MaxFontItem integer 12500 See Section 3.1 of the Reference Manual.
MaxFormItem integer 100000 See Section 3.1 of the Reference Manual.
MaxLocalVM * integer 80% of RamSize See Section 3.1 of the Reference Manual.
MaxOpStack integer 100000 See Section 3.1 of the Reference Manual.
MaxPatternItem integer 20000 See Section 3.1 of he Reference Manual.
MaxScreenItem integer 48000 See Section 3.1 of the Reference Manual.
MaxUPathItem integer 5000 See Section 3.1 of the Reference Manual.
MinFontCompress integer 1250 See Section 3.1 of the Reference Manual.
VMReclaim integer 0 See Section 3.1 of the Reference Manual.
VMThreshold integer 40000 See Section 3.1 of the Reference Manual.
WaitTimeout integer 40 See Section 3.1 of the Supplement.
* Value is a read-only constant.
MaxFontItem
The key MaxFontItem indicates the maximum number of bytes occupied by the pixel
array of a single character in the font cache.

System Parameters
System parameters, in many cases, permanently alter the overall configuration of a
product. They are set using the operator setsystemparams and read using the operator
currentsystemparams. In general, setting system parameters requires a password.
System parameters are not subject to save and restore. Their values persist across
jobs. Listed below are the system parameters present in the printer.
System Parameters
BuildTime*
integer Time dependent See Section 3.2 of the Supplement.
ByteOrder*
boolean false See Section 3.2 of the Reference Manual.
CurDisplayList**
integer 0 See Section 3.2 of the Reference Manual.
CurFontCache**
CurFormCache**
CurInputDevice**
string () See Section 3.2 of the Supplement.
CurOutlineCache**
CurOutputDevice**
string () See Section 3.2 of the Supplement.
CurPatternCache**
CurScreenStorage**
CurSourceList**
integer 0 See Section 3.2 of the Supplement.
CurUPathCache**
DoPrintErrors§
boolean true See Section 3.2 of the Supplement.
DoStartPage
boolean false See Section 3.2 of the Supplement.
FactoryDefaults§
FatalErrorAddress§
FontResourceDir
string (fonts/) See Section 3.2 of the Supplement.

GenericResourceDir
string (Resource/) See Section 3.2 of the Supplement.
GenericResourcePathSep
string (/) See Section 3.2 of the Supplement.
JobTimeout §
LicenseID
string See below See Section 3.2 of the Supplement.
MaxDisplayList
integer see formula See Section 3.2 of the Reference Manual.
MaxFontCache
integer see formula See Section 3.2 of the Reference Manual.
MaxFormCache
MaxImageBuffer
MaxOutlineCache
MaxPatternCache
MaxPermanentVM§
integer See below See Section 3.2 of the Supplement.
MaxRasterMemory§
integer See below. See Section 3.2 of the Supplement.
MaxScreenStorage§
MaxSourceList§
integer See formula See Section 3.2 of the Supplement.
MaxUPathCache
PageCount**§
PrinterName §
string See below See Section 3.2 of the Supplement.
RamSize**§
integer see formula See Section 3.2 of the Supplement.
RealFormat*
string (IEEE) See Section 3.2 of the Reference Manual.
Revision*
StartJobPassword §&
Value is stored on the HDD. See Section 3.2
string ()
of the Supplement.

StartupMode §
SystemParamsPassword §&
Value is stored on the HDD. See Section 3.2
string or null null
of the Supplement.
WaitTimeout §
** Value read-only but changes.
§ Value is persistent across power cycles.
& Value is write-only.
MaxDisplayList
The default value for this parameter is memory dependent.
MaxFontCache
The default value of MaxFontCache is memory dependent.
MaxPermanentVM
The default value for this parameter is the largest positive integer.
MaxRasterMemory
The default value of MaxRasterMemory is memory and print mode (simplex/duplex)
dependent.
MaxSourceList
The default value for this parameter is memory dependent.
RamSize
The value of RamSize is the actual size of installed memory. It ranges from 41943040
for 40 megabyte systems to 134217728 for a 128 megabyte system.

Product Strings
The systemdict operators languagelevel, product, revision, serialnumber, and
version have the following values in the printer.
String Name Type Value

languagelevel integer 3
revision* integer 1+
serialnumber integer randomly determined at startup
version string 3011.106
* Also defined in statusdict.
Model Strings
The systemdict operators LicenseID and PrinterName have the following values.
String Name Type Value
70 ppm:
(LN-091-002) Roman Font
(LN-091-003) Morisawa 2 Font
LicenseID integer
92 ppm:
(LN-091-004) Roman Font
(Enter the name of the printer here,
PrinterName string
depending on the model.)
product* string (Enter the name of the product here.)
* Also defined in statusdict.
Device Parameters
Device parameters are set using the operator setdevparams and read using the
operator currentdevparams. Device parameters are similar to system parameters in
that they require a password, are global to the PostScript environment, and have similar
persistence characteristics. As with system parameters, some of these parameters can
be stored in non-volatile memory.
One property that distinguishes device parameters from both system and user
parameters is that device parameters may be interdependent: the legality of a value for
a given parameter might depend on the value of another parameter.
NOTE:
Even if two products have the same device parameters set name, the
parameters in the set might differ; for example, because the hardware
support for that device differs.

Device Parameters of Type /FileSystem
File system access from PostScript programs is described in Sections 3.8.2 and 3.8.3 of
the Reference Manual and Section 3.3 of the Supplement.
Parameters for Disk

The factory default values for the %disk% device parameters are shown below.
%disk% Device Parameters

BlockSize *
Bus*
name %scsi% See Section 3.3 of the Supplement.
Free** §
integer disk-dependent See Section 3.3 of the Supplement.
HasNames*
InitializeAction
Interleave*
LogicalSize§ **
Mounted
PhysicalSize** §
PrepareAction
Removable*
Searchable
SearchOrder
Type*
name /FileSystem See Section 3.3 of the Supplement.
Writable
§ Value is derived from the disk media.
** Value is read-only but changes.
Device %disk0% is on the %scsi% bus.

Parameters for ROM
The factory default values for the %rom% device parameters in the printer are shown
below.
%rom% Device Parameters
BlockSize*
CartridgeID *
CartridgeType *
Free*
HasNames*
InitializeAction
LogicalSize *
Mounted
PhysicalSize *
Removable*
Searchable
SearchOrder
Type*
Writable*

Parameters for Fontset
The following table lists the factory default values for the %fontset% device
parameters in the printer.
%fontset% Device Parameters

HasNames=
Mounted=
Removable=
Searchable=
SearchOrder=
Type=
Writable=
= Value is a read-only constant.

Parameters for Scsi
The following table lists the factory default values for the %scsi% device parameters
in the printer.
%scsi% Device Parameters

BootDelay=
CheckParity=
InitiaturId=
Poll=
TargetId=
Type=
name /Parameters See Section 3.3 of the Supplement.
= Value is a read-only constant.
Categories and Resource Instances

The following tables list the factory-installed categories and resource instances in the
printer. New resources of the regular resource categories are installed by the customer.
For example, font and pattern resources can be added. The categories of implicit
resources represent built-in capabilities of the interpreter. For example, the FormType
category indicates that the interpreter understands Type 1 only. There are also
categories used to define new categories.

Regular Resources
Most of the instances listed in the tables are described in the Reference Manual and the
Supplement. The information about instances that are listed in the Regular Resource
Category table is specific to this printer.
Regular Resources
Category Name Instances
CIDFont No instances defined.
CMap No instances defined.
ColorRendering DefaultColorRendering, DefaultColorRendering600
ColorSpace Default CMYK, Default Gray, Default RGB
ControlLanguage PostScript
Encoding ISOLatin1Encoding, StandardEncoding
AlbertusMT GillSans-Bold
AlbertusMT-Italic GillSans-BoldCondensed NewCenturySchlbk-BoldItalic
AlbertusMT-Light GillSans-BoldItalic NewCenturySchlbk-Italic
AntiqueOlive-Bold GillSans-Condensed NewCenturySchlbk-Roman
AntiqueOlive-Compact GillSans-ExtraBold NewYork
AntiqueOlive-Italic GillSans-Italic Optima
AntiqueOlive-Roman GillSans-Light Optima-Bold
Apple-Chancery GillSans-LightItalic Optima-BoldItalic
Arial-BoldItalicMT Goudy Optima-Italic
Arial-BoldMT Goudy-Bold Oxford
Arial-ItalicMT Goudy-BoldItalic Palatino-Bold
ArialMT Goudy-ExtraBold Palatino-BoldItalic
AvantGarde-Book Goudy-Italic Palatino-Italic
AvantGarde-BookOblique Helvetica Palatino-Roman
AvantGarde-Demi Helvetica-Bold StempelGaramond-Bold
AvantGarde-DemiOblique Helvetica-BoldOblique StempelGaramond-BoldItalic
Bodoni Helvetica-Condensed StempelGaramond-Italic
Bodoni-Bold Helvetica-Condensed-Bold StempelGaramond-Roman
Bodoni-BoldItalic Helvetica-Condensed-BoldObl Symbol
Bodoni-Italic Helvetica-Condensed-Oblique Tekton
Bodoni-Poster Helvetica-Narrow Times-Bold
Bodoni-PosterCompressed Helvetica-Narrow-Bold Times-BoldItalic
Font Bookman-Demi Helvetica-Narrow-BoldOblique Times-Italic
Bookman-DemiItalic Helvetica-Narrow-Oblique Times-Roman
Bookman-Light Helvetica-Oblique TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT
Bookman-LightItalic HoeflerText-Black TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT
Carta HoeflerText-BlackItalic TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT
Chicago HoeflerText-Italic TimesNewRomanPSMT
Clarendon HoeflerText-Ornaments Univers
Clarendon-Bold HoeflerText-Regular Univers-Bold
Clarendon-Light JoannaMT Univers-BoldExt
CooperBlack JoannaMT-Bold Univers-BoldExtObl
CooperBlack-Italic JoannaMT-BoldItalic Univers-BoldOblique
Copperplate-ThirtyThreeBC JoannaMT-Italic Univers-Condensed
Copperplate-ThirtyTwoBC LetterGothic Univers-CondensedBold
Coronet-Regular LetterGothic-Bold Univers-CondensedBoldOblique
Courier LetterGothic-BoldSlanted Univers-CondensedOblique
Courier-Bold LetterGothic-Slanted Univers-Extended
Courier-BoldOblique LubalinGraph-Book Univers-ExtendedObl
Courier-Oblique LubalinGraph-BookOblique Univers-Light
Eurostile LubalinGraph-Demi Univers-LightOblique
Eurostile-Bold LubalinGraph-DemiOblique Univers-Oblique
Eurostile-BoldExtendedTwo Marigold Wingdings-Regular
Eurostile-ExtendedTwo MonaLisa-Recut ZapfChancery-MediumItalic
Geneva Monaco ZapfDingbats
GillSans NewCenturySchlbk-Bold
FontSet No instances defined.
Form No instances defined.
Halftone DefaultHalftone, DefaultHalftone600
OutputDevice Default
Pattern No instances defined.
PDL PostScript
BitmapFontInit CIDnitN FontSetInit
ProcSet
CIDInit ColorRendering QAPrologue

OutputDevice
The printer supports one OutputDevice type: Default. The default output device is
equivalent to the Printer instance. Each instance is represented as a dictionary which
contains key-value pairs describing certain capabilities of that particular output device.
Refer to the following tables and to Section 4.4 of the Supplement for further details of
the contents of the dictionaries.
The following table lists the key value pairs in the resource dictionary for
OutputDevice type /Default.
Resource Dictionary for OutputDevice Type /Default

Key Value
HWResolution [[600 600] [300 300]]
[[612 792] [421 595] [864 1296] [516 728] [728 1032] [595 842] [842 1190]
ManualSize [612 936] [612 1008] [792 1224] [648 792] [638 842] [396 612] [522 756]
[612 752]]
[[612 792] [421 595] [864 1296] [516 728] [728 1032] [595 842] [842 1190]
PageSize [612 936] [612 1008] [792 1224] [648 792] [638 842] [396 612] [522 756]
[612 792]]
ProcessColorModel /DeviceGray

Resources Whose Instances Are Implicit
The following instances information is specific to this printer.
Resources Whose Instances Are Implicit

Category name Instances
ColorRenderingType 1
CIEBasedA DeviceCMYK
CIEBasedABC DeviceRGB
ColorSpaceFamily CIEBasedDEF DeviceN
CIEBasedDEFG Pattern
DeviceGray Separation
Emulator No instances.
FlateDecode
ASCII85Decode
FlateEncode
ASCII85Encode
LZWDecode
ASCIIHexDecode
LZWEncode
ASCIIHexEncode
Filter NullEncode
CCITTFaxDecode
ReusableStreamDecode
CCITTFaxEncode
RunLengthDecode
DCTDecode
RunLengthEncode
DCTEncode
SubFileDecode
FMapType 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
FontType 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 14, 32, 42
FormType 1
HalftoneType 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 16
ImageType 1, 3, 4
%disk% %rom1%
IODevice %fontset% %rom2%
%rom% %scsi%
PatternType 1, 2

Resources Used in Defining New Resource Categories
The following table lists those resources available in the printer that can be used to
define new resource categories.
Category Name Instances
Category FontType
CIDFont Form
CMap FormType
ColorRendering Generic
ColorRenderingType Halftone
ColorSpace HalftoneType
ColorSpaceFamily HWOptions
Category
ControlLanguage ImageType
Emulator IODevice
Encoding OutputDevice
Filter Pattern
FMapType PatternType
Font PDL
FontSet ProcSet
Generic No instances defined.

Compatibility
Level 1 Compatibility Operators

The following operators are included for compatibility with existing Level 1 PostScript
language driver software. These compatibility operators are present in Level 3 printers
for compatibility purposes only and their use in PostScript Level 3 language programs
is strongly discouraged.
The following compatibility operators are present in the printer. They are listed here in
three groups by dictionary. See “Compatibility Operator Descriptions” on page 1-24for
information about those compatibility operators which are not found, or differ from, the
ones documented in Chapter 6 of the Supplement.
Operators in statusdict
a3tray
ledgertray setdostartpage
a4tray
legaltray setdosysstart
b5tray
lettertray setduplexmode
buildtime
manualfeed setjobtimeout
byteorder
margins setmargins
checkpassword
newsheet setpagestackorder
defaulttimeouts
pagecount setprintername
diskonline
pagestackorder setsccinteractive
diskstatus
printername setsoftwareiomode
doprinterrors
product settumble
dostartpage
realformat setuserdiskpercent
dosysstart
resolution softwareiomode
duplexmode
revision tumble
firstside
sccinteractive userdiskpercent
initializedisk
setdefaulttimeouts waittimeout
jobname
setdoprinterrors 11x17tray
jobtimeout
Operators in userdict
11x17 b4
a3 b5 letter
a4 folio lettersmall
a4small ledger note
a5 legal
Operators in systemdict
devdismount devformat
devstatus
devforall devmount

Compatibility Operator Descriptions
Some of the following compatibility operators use tray numbers to represent paper tray
locations or feeding methods. The table below lists the tray numbers and the
corresponding meanings for the printer. The compatibility operators listed here were
implemented and defined for the printer.
Tray Numbers and Their Meanings in the Compatibility Operators

Tray # Meaning
0 <Tray 1>
1 <Tray 2>
2 <Tray 3>
3 <MBT>
4 <HCF>
*1
10 <Inserter tray 1>
*1
11 <Inserter tray 2>
*2
20 <Inserter tray>
*1: Publishing Finisher only.

*2: Booklet Finisher only - 92 ppm
defaultpapertray defaultpapertray int

The operator returns the first element of the Priority array in the InputAttributes
dictionary found within the current page device. This number represents the default
paper tray slot which may or may not be installed. If there is no Priority array within
InputAttributes at the time that defaultpapertray is executed, some arbitrary slot
number will be returned.
Errors: stackoverflow
papertray papertray int

This operator returns the first element of the Priority array in the InputAttributes
dictionary found within the current page device. This number represents the current
paper tray slot which may or may not be installed. If there is no Priority array within
InputAttributes at the time that papertray is executed, some arbitrary slot number will
be returned.
Errors: stackoverflow

setdefaultpapertray int setdefaultpapertray
This operator copies the values of PageSize and MediaType found in the
InputAttributes dictionary for the specified tray into a dictionary with keys for the
PageSize and MediaType. It also writes the requested tray number into the first
element of the Priority array in the InputAttributes dictionary and places this entry in
the dictionary it is building. This dictionary is then passed to setpagedevice. The
result is that the requested tray will be selected as a default and will be used by any
PostScript language job that does not expressly select a paper size or medium. If the
setdefaultpapertray compatibility operator is invoked at a save level other than zero,
an invalid access error occurs.
Errors: rangecheck, stackunderflow, typecheck
setpapertray int setpapertray

This operator copies the values of PageSize and MediaType found in the
InputAttributes dictionary for the specified tray into a dictionary with keys for the
PageSize and MediaType. It also writes the requested tray number into the first
element of the Priority array in the InputAttributes dictionary and places this entry in
the dictionary it is building. This dictionary is then passed to setpagedevice. The
result is that the requested tray will be selected until some other setpagedevice
operation or tray selection compatibility operator causes a different tray to be selected.
Errors: rangecheck, stackunderflow, typecheck

Paper Size Compatibility Operators
The following table describes the paper size compatibility operators. See the subsection
Paper Size Operations in the Supplement for more information.
Paper Size Compatibility Operators in userdict

Operator PageSize ImagingBBox
a3 [842 1190] null
a4 [595 842] null
a4small [595 842] [25 25 570 817]
a5 [421 595] null
b4 [728 1032] null
b5 [516 728] null
folio [612 936] null
ledger [ 792 1224] null
legal [612 1008] null
letter [612 792] null
lettersmall [612 792] [25 25 587 767]
note [width height] [25 25 width-25 height-25]
superB [864 1296] null
Paper Tray Compatibility Operators

The following table describes the paper tray compatibility operators. See the subsection
Paper Tray Operations in the Supplement for more information.
Paper Tray Compatibility Operators in statusdict

Operator PageSize ImagingBBox
a3tray [842 1190] null
b5tray [516 728] null
foliotray [612 936] null
ledgertray [792 1224 ] null
legaltray [612 1008] null
lettertray [612 792] null
superBtray [864 1296] null

Chapter 2
I/O Setup
Postscript I/O Mode

The PostScript I/O mode can be selected on a per Virtual Printer basis via the Web
menu:
Manage / System / Virtual Printer-><PS virtual printer>->PostScript->
PostScript I/O Mode / Raw, Normal, or TBCP
TBCP
In the TBCP mode the printer will recognize and process the special characters as
specified in the table below.
ASCII ASCII VALUE
CONTROL FUNCTION PRINTER BEHAVIOR
KEYBOARD NAME (HEX)
Â SOH 0x01 Quote data character See Control Function
^C ETX 0x03 Generate an interrupt error See Control Function
^D EOT 0x04 End of file marker See Control Function
Ê ENQ 0x05 Reserved Ignored
^Q DC1 0x11 XON in XON/XOFF flow control Ignored
^S DC3 0x13 XOFF in XON/XOFF flow control Ignored
^T DC4 0x14 Job status request See Control Function
^[ ESC 0x1B Start of end protocol sequence See Control Function
^\ FS 0x1C Reserved Ignored
The ^C special character causes an interrupt error. Data that follows a ^C character is
discarded until a ^D character is received.
The ^T special character causes PostScript to return its status via the back-channel. If
the PostScript interpreter is waiting for a job, the status string “%%[ status: idle ]%%”
is sent. If the PostScript interpreter is busy processing a job, the status string “%%[
status: busy; source: Network ]%%” is sent.
The ^D special character forces the end of PostScript job.
To transmit control characters as data, the host software must quote the character.
Quoting is done by replacing the character with the two-character sequence: Â
followed by the character itself XOR-ed with 0x40. For example, to send a byte with
the hex value 0x14, the two-byte sequence 0x01 0x54 is sent.
All other special characters are ignored.
I/O Setup 2-1

2-2 I/O Setup
Index
Symbols Duplex parameter 1-3
%disk% device parameters 1-15

E
%fontset% device parameters 1-17
%rom% device parameters 1-16 EdgeToEdge parameter 1-3
%scsi% device parameters 1-18 EndPage parameter 1-3
ExitJamRecovery parameter 1-3
B
F
BeginPage parameter 1-3
BlockSize parameter 1-15 FactoryDefaults parameter 1-11
BootDelay parameter 1-18 FatalErrorAddress parameter 1-11
break, establishing 1-9 FontResourceDir parameter 1-11
BuildTime parameter 1-11 Free parameter 1-15, 1-16
Bus parameter 1-15
ByteOrder parameter 1-11
G
C GenericResourceDir parameter 1-12
GenericResourcePathSep parameter 1-12
CartridgeID parameter 1-16
CartridgeType parameter 1-16
H
CheckParity parameter 1-18
Collate parameter 1-3 HasNames parameter 1-15, 1-16, 1-17
compatibility operators 1-23 HWResolution parameter 1-4, 1-20
paper size 1-26
paper tray 1-26
I
tray numbers in 1-24
CurDisplayList parameter 1-11 ImagingBBox parameter 1-4
CurFontCache parameter 1-11 InitializeAction parameter 1-15, 1-16
CurFormCache parameter 1-11 InitiaturId parameter 1-18
CurInputDevice parameter 1-11 InputAttributes parameter 1-4
CurOutlineCache parameter 1-11 Install parameter 1-4
CurOutputDevice parameter 1-11 Interleave parameter 1-15
CurPatternCache parameter 1-11 interpreter parameters 1-10
currentdevparams operator 1-14
currentsystemparams operator 1-11
J
currentuserparams operator 1-10
CurScreenStorage parameter 1-11 JobTimeout parameter 1-12
CurSourceList parameter 1-11 Jog parameter 1-4
CurUPathCache parameter 1-11
L
D
languagelevel operator 1-14
defaultpapertray operator 1-24 LeadingEdge parameter 1-4
defining new resource categories 1-22 LicenseID operator 1-14
device parameters 1-14 LicenseID parameter 1-12
DoPrintErrors parameter 1-11 LogicalSize parameter 1-15, 1-16
DoStartPage parameter 1-11
Index-i
M device parameters 1-14
device setup 1-3
ManualFeed parameter 1-4 interpreter parameters 1-10
ManualFeedTimeout parameter 1-4 Level 1/Level 3 compatibility 1-23
ManualSize parameter 1-20 page device parameters 1-3
Margins parameter 1-4 resource category 1-18
MaxDisplayList parameter 1-12, 1-13 system parameters 1-11
MaxFontCache parameter 1-12, 1-13 user parameters 1-10
MaxFontItem key 1-10 PrepareAction parameter 1-15
MaxFormCache parameter 1-12 PrinterName operator 1-14
MaxImageBuffer parameter 1-12 PrinterName parameter 1-12
MaxOutlineCache parameter 1-12 ProcessColorModel parameter 1-5, 1-20
MaxPatternCache parameter 1-12 product operator 1-14
MaxPermanentVM parameter 1-12, 1-13 product strings 1-14
MaxRasterMemory parameter 1-12, 1-13
MaxScreenStorage parameter 1-12
R
MaxSourceList parameter 1-12, 1-13
MaxUPathCache parameter 1-12 RamSize parameter 1-12, 1-13
MediaType parameter 1-4 RealFormat parameter 1-12
MediaWeight parameter 1-4 regular resources 1-18
model strings 1-14 Removable parameter 1-15, 1-16, 1-17
Mounted parameter 1-15, 1-16, 1-17 resource categories 1-18
resource instances 1-18
N revision operator 1-14
Revision parameter 1-12
NumCopies parameter 1-4
S
O
Searchable parameter 1-15, 1-16, 1-17
operators SearchOrder parameter 1-15, 1-16, 1-17
in statusdict 1-23 serialnumber operator 1-14
in systemdict 1-23 set break 1-9
in userdict 1-23 setdefaultpapertray operator 1-25
OutputAttributes parameter 1-5 setdevparams operator 1-14
OutputDevice parameter 1-5 setpapertray operator 1-25
OutputDevice types 1-20 setsystemparams operator 1-11
OutputFaceUp parameter 1-5 setuserparams operator 1-10
OutputPage parameter 1-5 staple locations 1-7
OutputType parameter 1-5 Staple parameter 1-5
StapleDetails parameter 1-5
P StartJobPassword parameter 1-12
StartupMode parameter 1-13
PageCount parameter 1-12 statusdict operators 1-23
PageDeviceName parameter 1-5 system parameters 1-11
PageSize parameter 1-5, 1-20 systemdict operators 1-23
paper size compatibility operators 1-26 SystemParamsPassword parameter 1-13
paper tray compatibility operators 1-26
PhysicalSize parameter 1-15, 1-16
T
Policies parameter 1-5
Poll parameter 1-18 TargetId parameter 1-18
PostRenderingEnhanceDetails 1-3 tray numbers in compatibility operators 1-24
PostScript TraySwitch parameter 1-5, 1-7
compatibility operators 1-23 Tumble parameter 1-5
Index-ii
Type parameter 1-15, 1-16, 1-17, 1-18
U
userdict operators 1-23
V
version operator 1-14
W
WaitTimeout parameter 1-13
Writable parameter 1-15, 1-16, 1-17
Index-iii
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Chapter 1. PostScript Languange Printer Commands

PostScript Languange Printer Commands 1-1

1-2 PostScript Languange Printer Commands

Page Device Parameters

Page Device Parameters Table

PostScript Languange Printer Commands 1-3

1-4 PostScript Languange Printer Commands

PostScript Languange Printer Commands 1-5

Using PJL Environment Variables

PJL Environment Variable PostScript Device Parameter Behavior

1-6 PostScript Languange Printer Commands

Value Folding Type

PostScript Languange Printer Commands 1-7

*: Container Stacker only

1-8 PostScript Languange Printer Commands

Collate ManualFeedTimeout OutputType

Changing the /Staple Parameter

ston ston stoff ston ston

Job Request Result

Page 1 Staple: yes

PostScript Languange Printer Commands 1-9

1-10 PostScript Languange Printer Commands

PostScript Languange Printer Commands 1-11

1-12 PostScript Languange Printer Commands

PostScript Languange Printer Commands 1-13

String Name Type Value

1-14 PostScript Languange Printer Commands

Parameters for Disk

Key Type Default For More Information

PostScript Languange Printer Commands 1-15

1-16 PostScript Languange Printer Commands

%fontset% Device Parameters

Key Type Default For More Information

PostScript Languange Printer Commands 1-17

%scsi% Device Parameters

Key Type Default For More Information

Categories and Resource Instances

1-18 PostScript Languange Printer Commands

PostScript Languange Printer Commands 1-19

Resource Dictionary for OutputDevice Type /Default

1-20 PostScript Languange Printer Commands

Resources Whose Instances Are Implicit

PostScript Languange Printer Commands 1-21

1-22 PostScript Languange Printer Commands

Level 1 Compatibility Operators

PostScript Languange Printer Commands 1-23

Tray Numbers and Their Meanings in the Compatibility Operators

*1: Publishing Finisher only.

defaultpapertray defaultpapertray int

papertray papertray int

1-24 PostScript Languange Printer Commands

setpapertray int setpapertray

PostScript Languange Printer Commands 1-25

Paper Size Compatibility Operators in userdict