Xerox 6180N Using LCDS Print Description Language - Page 109

2. Specifying input parameters Input data is processed and temporarily written to disk for subsequent printing under control of user selected PDL commands. The input processor decodes and formats input data online from a host attached channel interface or a remote communication, and offline from magnetic tape via the Tape Client. Input data streams The FreeFlow Print Server LCDS systems receive data online, over a channel or through Ethernet using TCP/IP. They also print offline from magnetic open reel and cartridge tapes. The print server supports submission of the following data streams: • PostScript • PCL • ASCII (converted to PostScript by the print server) • TIFF (converted to PostScript by the print server) • LCDS • PDF (converted to PostScript by the print server) PostScript, PCL, and LCDS each has its own decomposer on the print server, and the print server supports page description commands for each page description language. Print Description Language is a type of page description language, which is used only with the LCDS data stream. Using LCDS Print Description Language 2-1