Processing concerns when using the PCL Secondary

InfoPrint Manager uses the PCL Secondary when PSF receives data and converts it to PCL for printing on a PCL printer. You use the PCL Secondary whenever you submit jobs through either a PSF Other-driver printer that does not set the document-formats-ripped-at-destination attribute or through a PSF Command printer. This sections describes concerns that are specific to jobs sent through the PCL Secondary.

There are specific limitations that must be observed when sending jobs through the PCL Secondary:

• InfoPrint Manager only supports printing the following data streams as output of the PCL Secondary:
  • PPDS
  • PCL4
  • PCL5
  • PCL5c
  • PCL6
• The PCL Secondary only:
  • Produces PCL image data when there is image in the data sent to it.
  • Converts on a job basis and does not save AFP resources (whether fonts, overlays, or page segments) from previous jobs on the PCL printer.
• PCL Secondary level of support based on Intelligent Printer Data Stream Reference:
  • Bar Code Support (BCOCA): Most barcode commands are supported, except for orientation degrees. However, some orientation degrees are supported: 0, 90, 180, and 270.
  • Color Management Support (CMOCA): Not supported.
  • Graphic Support (GOCA): Most graphic commands are supported, except for mapping options and orientation degrees. However, the mapping option position-and-trim and some orientation degrees are supported: 0, 90, 180, and 270.
  • Image Support (IOCA): Most image commands are supported, except for Bi-level color, JBIG2 compression algorithm, and orientation degrees. However, some orientation degrees are supported: 0, 90, 180, and 270. Any color related functions are only supported for PCL6.
  • Object Container Support: Most Object Container commands are supported, except for Bi-level color, grayscale, and orientation degrees. However, some orientation degrees are supported: 0, 90, 180, and 270. PCL Secondary depends on the transforms to convert image into AFP. Therefore, any limitations imposed by the transform also apply to the PCL Secondary.
  • Text Support (PTOCA): Most text commands are supported, except for: glyph layout controls, Unicode complex text, Write Text Controls, and orientation degrees. However, some orientation degrees are supported: 0, 90, 180, and 270.
• The PCL Secondary does not support:
  • Finishing Operations.
  • Saved Pages.
  • Alternate Offset Stacker.
  • Control Edge Marks.
  • Running parallel PCL Secondaries to transform jobs into PCL format, unless you create and print to different actual destinations.
  • Using any printer-resident resources (see How the PCL Secondary uses fonts).
  • Reusing printer resources (including fonts) in subsequent jobs.
  • Full range for units per unit base additional function of BCOCA BCD2 subset.
  • Output bin switching between pages. The first printed output bin is used for all pages.
  • Full IS/3.
• When printing with double byte fonts, the value for the printer-memory actual destination attribute must be 65535 kilobytes.