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 allows 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. They are associated with an Actual Destination (AD), and cannot be changed for each job.
Interrupt Message Pages and finishing processes are incompatible and we do not recommend combining these functions.
| Scenario/Condition | Produce interrupt message page? |
|---|---|
| Pause job | Yes |
| Resume job | Yes |
| Pause printer | No |
| Resume printer | No |
| AD shutdown - Synchronous (same as pause job) | Yes |
| AD shutdown - Now (stop as soon as possible) | No |
| NACKs 1 | On an action code basis |
| Forward Spacing | |
| – Normal in-job forward space | Yes |
| - before NPRO2 | No |
| - after NPRO | Yes |
| – Forward space with no pages committed | No |
| – Forward past the end of the job | Yes |
| - before NPRO | No |
| - after NPRO | Yes |
| Back Spacing | |
| – Normal in job back space | Yes |
| - before NPRO2 | No |
| - after NPRO | Yes |
| – Back space with no pages committed | No |
| – Back space to the beginning | Yes |
| - before NPRO | No |
| - after NPRO | Yes |
| Print a page range | No |
| Cancel job | |
| - pdrm/pddelete | Yes |
| - cancel button on printer | Covered under NACK |
| Communication lost | No |
| Stop button on the printer | No - on ready/not ready (other conditions fall under NACKs) |
| Add new Interrupt Message Page messages to the final message page | Yes |
| Add messages to the Interrupt Message Page | Yes |
| Print messages in currently supported NLS language | Yes |
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