Using Interrupt Message Pages
Interrupt Message Pages provide a way for printer operators to find the cause and location of a printing problem. Interrupt Message Pages are pages that are similar to the message pages that print at the end of a print job, but Interrupt Message Pages are printed at the point of an error where a possible data loss has occurred. This will allow the operators to make sure that no data is missing, or to compensate for issues during the post-processing phase of the print job.
Interrupt Message Pages are for use with PSF TCP/IP attached printers using the PSF DSS or the Distributed Print Function (DPF). They are associated with an Actual Destination (AD), and cannot be changed for each job. Interrupt Message Pages do not work with other PSF attachment types. Interrupt Message Pages and finishing processes are incompatible and we do not recommend combining these functions.
| Scenario/Condition | Produce interrupt message page? | |
|---|---|---|
| Pause/Resume job | Yes | |
| Pause/Resume printer | No | |
| AD shutdown - Synchronous (same as pause job) | Yes | |
| AD shutdown - Now (stop as soon as possible) | No | |
| Recoverable data and hardware exceptions (including paper jams, pre-/post-processor exceptions) | Yes | |
| Back/Forward spacing | Yes | |
| Back/Forward spacing with no pages committed | No | |
| Print a page range | No | |
| Cancel job | - Pdrm/pddelete | No |
| - Cancel button on the printer | Yes | |
| Stop button on the printer | No - on ready/not ready |
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| Communication lost | No | |