DIGITAL

DECprint Supervisor for OpenVMS, Version 1.4

AV-PV4AJ-TE

June 1997

Dear Customer,

Congratulations! You are about to install the reliable, feature-
rich DECprint Supervisor (DCPS) for OpenVMS software to support
your PostScript printers. With the DECprint Supervisor product,
you can enhance PostScript printing from OpenVMS systems on both
VAX and Alpha platforms.

The DECprint Supervisor family is offered as three products to
provide you with modular printing solutions that dovetail with
your PostScript printing business needs. The DECprint Supervisor
for OpenVMS, Base product (DCPS-Base) drives DIGITAL PostScript
printers and supports files formatted in PostScript and DEC
PPL3 (ANSI). The optional DECprint Supervisor for OpenVMS,
Open product (DCPS-Open) enables you to drive selected non-
DIGITAL PostScript printers. The optional DECprint Supervisor
for OpenVMS, Plus product (DCPS-Plus) provides value-added
features along with translators and automatic detection of the
most popular printer languages.

This modularization means you purchase only the software print-
ing solutions that meet your unique business requirements.
And you can apply those solutions in your OpenVMS or-through
PATHWORKS-in your MS-DOS, Windows 3.1 or 95, Macintosh, or OS/2
environment.

DCPS-Base

The DECprint Supervisor for OpenVMS license entitles you to use
the DCPS-Base component of the DECprint Supervisor family. This
gives you centralized selection and control of such items as:

-  PostScript and DEC PPL3 (ANSI) printing

-  Support for printer resident PCL interpreter (see the SPD for
   supported printers)

-  Support for printers via Raw TCP/IP or CPAP network proto-
   cols (requires DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS or Cisco
   MultiNet for OpenVMS)

-  Support for PrintServer Printers on TCP/IP and DECnet net-
   works via CPAP (requires PrintServer Software, Version 5.1)

-  Print job accounting information

-  Device control modules for PostScript and ANSI files

-  AppleTalk interconnect (requires PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Mac-
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-  Status and error messages routed to the user's terminal and
   operator's console

-  Single-sided, double-sided, and tumble printing

-  Portrait and landscape page orientation

-  Input and output tray selection














































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DCPS-Open

The optional DCPS-Open license gives you access to DCPS-Base
product capabilities for your third-party printers, such as
the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet series and the Apple LaserWriter
series. For a complete list of third-party printers supported by
the DCPS-Open product, see the DECprint Supervisor for OpenVMS
Software Product Description (SPD 44.15.06).

To order the DCPS-Open license, call 1-800-DIGITAL and ask for
part number QL-09FA*-AA (for VAX platforms), or part number
QL-09KA*-AA (for Alpha platforms).

DCPS-Plus

The optional DCPS-Plus license greatly expands the scope of your
PostScript printing business solutions. With this license, you
have access to such invaluable features as:

-  Automatic data type detection and switching

-  Page layout specification

-  Printing two or more page images on a single sheet

-  Device control modules for all supported data types

-  Printing a specific range of pages from a file

-  Formatting ASCII file output so that each line of text is
   numbered

-  Scaling a page created for one paper size to fit a new paper
   size

-  Printing multiple uncollated copies of a single sheet for
   faster printing

-  Automatic translation to PostScript for the following printer
   languages

   *  DDIF (bitonal image subset only)

   *  HP PCL Level 4

   *  IBM Proprinter XL24

   *  ReGIS

   *  TEKTRONIX 4010/4014

To order the DCPS-Plus license, call 1-800-DIGITAL and ask for
part number QL-09LA*-AA (for VAX platforms) or part number QL-
09MA*-AA (for Alpha platforms).

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Media and Documentation

DECprint Supervisor software and documentation is available as
follows:

o  On CD-ROM:
   DECprint Supervisor for OpenVMS (VAX and Alpha)
   Part Number: QA-09NAB-H8

o  DECprint Supervisor on the OpenVMS VAX Software Product
   Library CD-ROM:
   Part Number: QA-VWJ8A-A8

o  DECprint Supervisor on the OpenVMS Alpha Software Product
   Library CD-ROM:
   Part Number: QA-03XAA-H8

o  On the NAS Client/Server Packages for OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS
   Alpha:
   DECprint Supervisor license and media only
   See the NAS product descriptions for ordering information.

o  Documentation only:
   DECprint Supervisor documentation kit
   Part Number: QA-09NAA-GZ

For additional information, see the DECprint Supervisor for
OpenVMS Software Product Description (SPD 44.15).









 ©Digital Equipment Corporation. 1996, 1997. All Rights Reserved.

      The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corpo-
      ration: Alpha, DDIF, DECnet, DECprint, DIGITAL, OpenVMS,
      PATHWORKS, ReGIS, VAX, and the DIGITAL logo.

      PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated,
      which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Ap-
      ple, AppleTalk, LaserWriter, and Macintosh are registered
      trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. MultiNet is a regis-
      tered trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. HP, LaserJet, and
      PCL are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Com-
      pany. OS/2 and Proprinter are registered trademarks of
      International Business Machines Corporation. MS-DOS is a
      registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. TEKTRONIX
      is a registered trademark of Tektronix, Inc. All other
      trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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