Print From AS/400

To provide printer spooling and network print server functionality, UNIX-based printing uses LPD/LPR port 515 or lp to port 9100. Xerox printers can communicate using either protocol.

Xerox provides Work Station Customization Object (WSCO) files to support IBM i V6R1 or later. A Work Station Customization Object is a look-up table that the host print transform (HPT) uses to translate AS/400 commands to the equivalent PCL code that is specific to a particular printer. A WSCO file can modify many print features, including: paper input tray, 2–sided printing, characters per inch, lines per inch, orientation, fonts, and margins.

The XTOOLS library provides a source WSCO file for each supported Xerox printer or device. The library and installation instructions are available from www.support.xerox.com.

To install the XTOOLS library, select the downloadable files for the IBM AS/400 operating system, unzip the downloaded XTOOLSxxxx.zip file, then follow the instructions to install the library.
Download and install the library only once.

Note:

• The host print transform works only on AFPDS and SCS files. To use the WSCO for printing, convert IPDS-formatted printer files to AFPDS files.

• Administrator credentials with IOSYSCFG permissions are required to create a device description or a remote queue.

• For details on AS/400, refer to the IBM AS/400 Printing V, (Red Book), available on the IBM website.

Install the WSCO and Setting up Print Queues

For detailed instructions on installing the library and setting up print queues, refer to the installation instructions that are included with the library.