Printing overlays on an IBM 6400-050
leeb
We have several documents that use a form overlay and are printed on a
laser printer. The overlay is assigned to the printer file via the
ovrprtf FRONTOVL parm. We would like to also be able to print these
(and future documents) on continuous plain paper on our IBM 6400-050.
So far, we have not been able to get the 6400 to print the overlay. It
just prints the spooled file data. The printer device description has,
(DEVCLS = *LAN, TYPE = *IPDS, AFP = *YES). We have PSF installed.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what other setting we may need in
order to accomplish the printing of overlays on the 6400?
Thank you,
leeb
Paul Tykodi
The 6400 family of impact printers use a resolution of 144 dots per
inch. You would need to create a new version of each overlay you want
to print on the impact printers at a resolution of 144 DPI in order for
the overlay to be included with the printable data. As far as I know,
PSF/400 frequently will not scale an overlay made for a higher
resolution printer down to 144 DPI because it becomes so large that it
no longer fits on the physical media.
Some years ago, I successfully printed overlays created at 144 DPI on
impact printers using OS/400 V4R5. I don't believe anything has changed
in the V5 releases that would prevent you from printing overlays,
created at the appropriate resolution, on an impact printer today.
Best Regards,
/Paul
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