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Creating a network job separator, Working with status pages, Identifying a status page type – IBM 1725 SLS User Manual

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Working with

Status Pages

QMS 1725 SLS Print System User's Guide

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by the EOD command filename for each file being printed. Then “run”
the batch file to print your list of files.

Sample DOS batch file:

Command

Explanation

Print mktg.doc

Job filename

Print end.txt

EOD command filename

Print acct.doc

Job filename

Print end.txt

EOD command filename

Creating a Network Job Separator

If your printer is connected to a network through a PC and the PC is
acting as a print server managing the printing of shared network files,
then your system administrator must create a job separator and asso-
ciate it with a print job queue. Different network environments have
different procedures for creating the job separator, such as initializa-
tion sequences, custom banner pages, print job headers, or print job
trailers. The print server does not necessarily send multiple print jobs
to the printer in the order that you queued them to the printer. The
network job separator is accessed with each print job, so this ensures
that network job separation is enforced. See

QMS Crown Network

Notes for more information on how to create a network job separator
for several commonly used networks.

Working with Status Pages

Printing a status page is a two-step procedure: Identify the type of
status page you want to print, and then print it.

Identifying a Status Page Type

Two types of status pages are available:

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Standard—This one-page document provides printer identifica-
tion information (printer type and name, firmware version and