User manual XEROX DOCUPRINT 180

XEROX Xerox Laser Printing Systems Tape Formats Manual Version 3 September 1991 600P86175 Xerox Corporation 701 S. Aviation Boulevard El Segundo, CA 90245 © 1993 by Xerox Corporation. All rights reserved. Copyright protection claimed includes all forms and matters of copyrightable material and information now allowed by statutory or judicial law or hereinafter granted, including without limitation, material generated from the software programs which are displayed on the screen, such as icons, screen displays, looks, etc. Printed in the United States of America Publication number: 600P86175 Xerox® and all Xerox products mentioned in this publication are trademarks of Xerox Corporation. Products and trademarks of other companies are also acknowledged. DEC and VAX are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. IBM and all IBM products mentioned in this publication are trademarks of International Business Machines, Inc. WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. Changes are periodically made to this document. Changes, technical inaccuracies, and typographic errors will be corrected in subsequent editions. This document was created on the Xerox 6085 Professional Computer System using VP software. The typeface is Optima. Notice This manual describes the characteristics of various tape formats which can be processed by Xerox laser printing systems Operating System Software (OSS). Printer carriage control conventions are also included. The information is organized into chapters by vendor. Laser safety WARNING: Use of controls or adjustments, or performances other than specified herein, may result in hazardous radiation exposure. Xerox laser printing systems are certified to comply with laser performance standards set by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare as Class 1 laser products. This is a class of laser products that does not emit hazardous radiation. This is possible only because the laser beam is totally enclosed during all modes of customer operation. When performing operator functions, laser warning labels may be visible. These labels are to alert and remind the service representative and are placed on or near panels or shields which require a tool for removal. THE PANELS TO WHICH THESE LABELS ARE FIXED OR NEAR ARE NOT TO BE REMOVED BY ANYONE OTHER THAN A XEROX SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. This label is located inside the left door, on the machine frame just above the directions for clearing a jam in area 4. XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANAUL iii Operation safety Your Xerox equipment and supplies have been designed and tested to meet strict safety requirements. These include safety agency examination and approval, and compliance with established environmental standards. Attention to the following notes will ensure the continued safe operation of your equipment. Always connect equipment to a properly grounded power source receptacle. If in doubt, have the receptacle checked by a qualified electrician. WARNING: Improper connection of the equipment grounding conductor can result in electrical shock. Always place equipment on a solid support surface with adequate strength for the weight of the machine. Always use materials and supplies specifically designed for your Xerox equipment. Use of unsuitable materials may result in poor performance and can possibly create a hazardous situation. Never move or relocate either the printer or the system controller without first contacting Xerox for approval. Never use a ground adapter plug to connect equipment to a power source receptacle that lacks a ground connection terminal. Never attempt any maintenance function that is not specifically described in your operator guide. Never remove any covers or guards that are fastened with screws. There are no operator-serviceable areas within these covers. Never override or "cheat" electrical or mechanical interlock devices. Never use supplies or cleaning materials for other than their intended purposes. Keep all materials out of the reach of children. Never operate the equipment if unusual noises or odors are noticed. Disconnect the power cord from the power source receptacle and call Xerox service to correct the problem. If you need any additional safety information concerning the equipment or materials Xerox supplies, call Xerox Product Safety at the following toll-free number: 1-800-828-6571 iv XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANAUL Related publications A number of related documents are listed below for your convenience. For a complete list and description of available Xerox documentation, please refer to the Xerox Documentation Catalog (Publication 610P17517) or call the Xerox Document Subscription Service (XDSS) at 1-800-445-5554. 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Order directly from the Xerox Systems Institute at 1-408-7374652. ** XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANAUL vii Table of contents Notice laser safety Operation safety Related publications iii iii iv v 1-1 1-1 1-2 ANSI labeled tape structures VOL1 label HDR1, EOV1, EOF1 labelsl HDR2, EOV2, EOF2 labels HDR3-9, EOV3-9, EOF3-9 labels UVL, UHL, UTL labels 1-2 1-7 1-8 1-9 1-11 1-11 1-11 1-12 1-13 2-1 2-1 OS/360 ANSI labeled tapes IBM standard labeled tapes VOL1 label VOL2 through VOL8 labels HDR1, EOV1, EOF1 labels HDR2, EOV2, EOF2 labels UHL1-8, UTL1-8 labels 2-1 2-1 2-5 2-5 2-6 2-7 2-9 2-9 2-11 3-1 3-1 Identification segment Data records Line-up records Physical record size 3-1 3-2 3-2 3-2 1. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) labeled tapes Tape marks Labels Block sequence indicator Printer carriage control conventions ANSI tape JSL sample 2. IBM OS/360 and DOS/360 standard labeled tapes IBM labeled tapes Printer carriage control conventions IBM OS and DOS tape JSL sample 3. IBM DOS/360 GRASP tape organization Record format XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL ix TABLE OF CONTENTS Sample data block GRASP carriage control conventions GRASP interspersed block tapes POWER and GRASP tape JSL sample 3-3 3-4 3-4 3-4 4-1 4-1 4-1 4-1 4-2 4-2 4-3 4-5 5-1 5-1 5-1 5-2 5-5 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-5 6-6 6-7 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-9 6-9 6-9 6-9 6-10 4. IBM DOS/360 POWER II tape organization Tape formats Block version characteristics Version 4.0 Version 4.1 Version 4.2 Tape format examples POWER and GRASP tape JSL sample 5. IBM POWER/VS and POWER/VSE tape organization Tape formats File formats Data formats POWER and GRASP tape JSL sample 6. UNIVAC Series 70 (US70) magnetic tape organization Labeled tapes Labeled groups and sets Header label group Header label sets Volume label File header label User header label Trailer labels Trailer label sets File trailer labels User trailer label Tape configurations Unlabeled tapes Tape marks Labeled tapes Unlabeled tapes Data formats US70 labeled and unlabeled tape formats Alternate device tapes Tape organization Carriage control byte x XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS COBOL print tapes Format 1 Format 2 Format 3 Format 4 US70 printer control conventions Printer control byte Line spacing Printer carriage control tape UNIVAC tape JSL sample 6-10 6-10 6-11 6-11 6-11 6-12 6-12 6-12 6-13 6-15 7-1 7-1 7-1 7-1 7-2 7-3 7-6 8-1 8-1 8-2 8-3 8-3 8-4 9-1 9-1 9-1 9-2 9-3 9-4 9-4 10-1 10-1 10-3 10-8 10-8 10-8 10-10 10-10 10-11 7. Xerox ANSI standard labeled tapes and unlabeled tapes Xerox labeled tapes Control Program-Five (CP-V) and ANSI labeled tapes Unlabeled tapes Nonstandard labels Carriage control conventions Xerox tape JSL sample 8. Medium Burroughs system tapes Record format Label types Tape configurations Carriage control conventions Buroughs tape JSL sample 9. Large Burroughs system tapes Burroughs labeled tapes Record format Line-up records Carriage control Character set Burroughs tape JSL sample 10. Honeywell tapes 4 x 3 packed 6-bit character format Honeywell 200/2000 tape formats Honeywell 200/2000 data formats Bannered data format Variable length record format Fixed length record format System print tape data format Honeywell 200/2000 carriage control XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL xi TABLE OF CONTENTS Honeywell 600/6000 tape formats Honeywell 600/6000 data formats Variable length record format, Honeywell 6000 standard system tapes Data format with embedded control characters, normal edit mode (4 x 3) packed BCD) Single control characters Paired control characters Data format with embedded control characters, normal edit mode (9 x 8 packed ASCII) Single control characters Paired control characters Carriage control (Honeywell 600/6000) Honeywell 2000 and 6000 tape JSL samples 10-13 10-17 10-17 10-18 10-18 10-19 10-20 10-20 10-20 10-21 10-23 11-1 11-1 11-4 11. UNIVAC SDF tape format Introduction Control records Print image control record Heading string "H" Setup string "S" Margin string "M" Line string "L" Data records Appropiate JSL coding for Univac tapes UNIVAC tape JSL sample 11-8 11-8 11-9 11-9 11-10 11-10 11-11 11-12 12-1 12-1 12-2 12-2 12-2 12-3 12-4 12-5 13-1 12. IBM OS Writer tape organization OS Writer report tape format Job Descriptor Library (JDL) specification Sample report creation under an OS Writer Introduction Procedure Steps to creating an OS Writer tape WRITER tape JSL sample 13. NCR tapes Carriage control conventions Printer control block codes Function code (F) Graphics code (G) Selective print character (P) Space code (S) 13-1 13-2 13-2 13-3 13-3 13-3 xii XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS NCR tape JSL sample 13-4 14-1 14-1 14-2 14-3 15-1 15-1 15-1 14. Undefined tapes File format Data format Undefined tape JSL sample 15. DEC PDP-11 tapes Tape formats File formats ANSI labeled tapes Data formats Data structure characteristics Operating system operations FONTINDEX Control codes Points to note PDP-11 (RSX) tape JSL sample 15-3 15-3 15-3 15-4 15-4 15-4 15-5 15-6 16-1 16-1 16-1 16-2 16-3 16-4 16-5 GLOSSARY-1 INDEX-1 16. ICL 2900 VME/B tape format Tape formats Data block formats Carriage control conventions Normal format effectors Embedded format effectors ICL tape JSL sample Glossary Index XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL xiii 1. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) labeled tapes The American National Standards Institute has defined standard labeled magnetic tapes in ANSI Standard X3.27--1969. The structure of these tapes is described in the following sections on tape marks and labels. Tape marks The tape mark is used on ANSI tapes in the following places: · · · Following every file header label group Preceding and following the end-of-file label group (a double tape mark follows the last, or only, file on tape) Preceding and following the end-of-volume label group (a double tape mark follows the last volume). Used in the manner described above, the tape mark identifies the boundaries between the data and label groups of a file, and the label groups in consecutive files. Double tape mark A double tape mark (two consecutive tape marks) indicates that no further data follows on the tape. A double tape mark also occurs between a header label group and a trailer label group when a file containing no information (a null file) is written. This null file double tape mark is formed by the tape mark following the file header label group and the one preceding the end-of-file label group. Labels There are two general classes of labels for ANSI tapes: operating system labels and user labels. Operating system labels are generated and processed by the operating system. User labels are generated and processed by user programs. Four types of labels Within these general classes, there are four types of labels, each 80 characters long. They are beginning-of-volume, beginning-offile, end-of-volume, and end-of-file. The names of the various classes and types of labels are defined in table 1-1. Note: In user labels, the letter "a" refers to any of the graphic characters defined in ANSI Standard X3.4--1968. XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL 1-1 AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) LABELED TAPES Table 1-1. ANSI labels Type Beginning-of-volume Beginning-of-file End-of-volume End-of-file Operating system labels VOL1 (required (Additional VOL labels prohibited) HDR1 (required) HDR2 to HDR9 (optional) EOV1 (required) EVO2 to EOV9 (optional) EOF1 (required) EOF2 to EOF9 (optional) User labels UVL1 to UVL9 (optional) UHLa (optional; unlimited number allowed) UTLa (optional; unlimited number allowed) UTLa (optional; unlimited number allowed) The beginning-of-volume label identifies the volume and its owner and is often referred to as a volume label. Other labels are called "file labels" and are either header labels (if they precede the file) or trailer labels (if they follow the file). The Xerox/OSS can process four tape configurations: · · · · Single file, single volume Single file, multiple volume Multiple file, single volume Multiple file, multiple volume. ANSI labeled tape structures The locations of the types and classes of labels in these configurations are shown in figures 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3. Figure 1-1 shows ANSI labeled tape structure when no optional labels are used. Figure 1-2 shows ANSI labeled tape structures with end-of-file (EOF) and end-of-volume (EOV) marks coinciding. · In general, the pattern shown in option 1, figure 1-2, occurs when the end-of-tape reflective strip is reached while writing the last block of a file. Usually, the operating system does not yet know that this is the last block, and the EOV label group is recorded at this time. On the other hand, the pattern shown in option 2, figure 12, occurs when the reflective strip is reached after the EOF label group has been started. The pattern shown in option 3, figure 1-2, permits the initiation of any file within a file set at the beginning of a volume. When this configuration is used, the block count (field 12) of the end-of-volume label is undefined. File sets are not terminated by an end-of-volume label group. · · 1-2 XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) LABELED TAPES Structures with optional labels Figure 1-3 shows ANSI labeled tape structure when optional labels are used. Optional operating system and user labels are used to structure files, as follows, without otherwise modifying the relationship between the required labels and files. · · Optional operating system labels of a given type follow a required label of the same type. User labels of a given type directly follow a consecutive group of operating system labels of the same type. When no optional operating system labels are used in the label group, the user labels directly follow a required label of the same type. There are no tape marks within a group of labels. Every label is completed on the volume where the first label of a group was reached. · · XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL 1-3 AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) LABELED TAPES Figure 1-1. ANSI labeled tape structure Note: No optional labels are shown. 1-4 XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) LABELED TAPES Figure 1-2. ANSI labeled tape structure--assuming coincident end-of-file and end-of-volume where a continuation volume exists * If end-of-volume and end-of-file coincide, the labeling configuration is as shown above. The letters (A) and (B) indicate to which file the labels belong. These tapes assume no optional operating system or user labels are used. XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL 1-5 AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) LABELED TAPES Figure 1-3. Notes: 1. 2. ANSI label groups with optional labels The letter "a" refers to any of the graphic characters defined in the ANSI Standard X3.4--1968. The letter "n" refers to a number 2 through 9. * For the first file on a volume, HDR1 immediately follows the last volume label without an intervening tape mark. 1-6 XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) LABELED TAPES VOL1 label The VOL1 label must appear as the first block on every ANSI labeled tape and in no other position. It provides the identification for a particular reel of tape. No other label is permitted whose identifier (first three characters) is VOL. The VOL1 label is described in table 1-2. Table 1-2. VOL1 label (ANSI tapes) Name Label identifier Label number Volume serial --number Character position(s) 1-3 4 5-10 Field 1 2 3 Description This is the 3-character identifier VOL. This is the number 1. This is a 6-character code assigned by the owner to identify this reel (physical volume) of tape. These characters must be those defined in ANSI Standard X3.27--1969 as "a" characters. This is an access code. Any of the characters specified for the volume serial number may be used. A space means unlimited access; any other character means special handling. Spaces. Spaces. This is an owner identification code composed of characters defined in ANSI Standard X3.27--1969 as "a" characters. Spaces. This is a standard level code. A number 1 indicates that the labels and data formats on this volume conform to ANSI Standard X3.27--1969. A space indicates that they do not. Accessibility 11 4 Reserved Reserved Owner identification 12-31 32-37 38-51 5 8 Reserved Label standard level 52-79 80 8 9 XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL 1-7 AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) LABELED TAPES HDR1, EOV1, EOF1 labels Note: The formats and contents of these labels are identical except for the block count. The formats are shown in table 1-3. Table 1-3. Character position(s) 1-3 4 5-21 22-27 HDR1, EOV1, and EOF1 labels (ANSI) tapes Name Label identifier Label number File identifier Set identification Field 1 2 3 4 Description This is the 3-character identifier HDR, EOV, or EOF. This is the number 1. This may be made up of any of the characters defined in the ANSI Standard X3.27--1969 as "a" characters. This identifies the set of files to which this belongs and may be any of the characters defined in the ANSI Standard X3.27--1969 as "a" characters. The identification is the same for all files of a multi-file set. This number is 0001 for the first header label of each file. This applies to the first or only file on a volume and to subsequent files on a multi-file volume. The field is incremented by 1 on each subsequent volume of the file. This is a 4-digit numeric field that specifies the sequence number of files within the volume or set of volumes. Within all the labels for a given file, this field contains the same number. This is a 4-digit numeric field that specifies the sequence number of files within the volume or set of volumes. Within all the labels for a given file, this field contains the same number. This is a 2-digit numeric field that specifies successive iterations of the same generation. The generation version number of the first attempt to produce a file is 00. This consists of a space, followed by two numeric digits for the year, followed by three numeric digits for the day (001 to 365) within the year. This field has the same format as field nine. An "expired" file is one in which today's date is equal to, or later than, the date given in this field. If this condition is satisfied, the remainder of this volume may be overwritten. To be effective on multi-file volumes, the expiration date of a file must be less than or equal to the previous "expire from" date of all previous files on the volume. This indicates any restriction on who may have access to information in this file and may be any one of the characters defined in the ANSI Standard X3.27--1969 as "a" characters. A space indicates unlimited access; any other character indicates special handling. File section number* 28-31 5 File sequence number 32-35 6 Generation number (optional) 36-39 7 Generation version (optional) 40-41 8 Creation date 42-47 9 Expiration date 48-53 10 Accessibility 54 11 *Fields 3, 5, and 12 are used by the operating system. 1-8 XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) LABELED TAPES Table 1-3. HDR1, EOV1, and EOF1 labels (ANSI) tapes (continued) Name Block count* Character position(s) 55-60 Field 12 Description For HDR1, this field contains zeros. For EOV1 and EOF1, it is a 6-digit numeric field specifying the number of data blocks (exclusive of labels and tape marks) since the preceding HDR group. This is a 13-character field specifying the operating system that recorded this file. Any of the characters defined in ANSI Standard X3.27--1969 as "a" characters may be used System code (optional) 61-73 13 Reserved 74-80 14 Spaces *Fields 3, 5, and 12 are used by the operating system. The HDR1 label is required for all files and for continuation of files on succeeding reels. It identifies the file and contains operating system information that relates to the file. The EOV1 label is required following the last data block on a tape when the file or file set is continued on a succeeding tape. It is separated from the last data block by the tape mark that must precede every end-of-volume label group. The EOF1 label is required following the last data block of every file. It is separated from the last data block by the tape mark that must precede every end-of-file group. HDR2, EOV2, EOF2 labels These labels are optional. EOF2 and EOV2 may be formatted differently by different operating systems. The HDR2 label is optional but is provided automatically by some operating systems. When used, it must directly follow HDR1. HDR2 generally provides data relating to the physical parameters of the recorded file, including record format, record length, and block length. Table 1-4 describes the format of HDR2 labels. XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL 1-9 AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) LABELED TAPES Table 1-4. Character position(s) 1-3 4 5 HDR2, EOV2, and EOF2 labels (ANSI) tapes) Name Label identifier Label number Record format* Field 1 2 3 Description This is the 3-character identifier HDR, EOV, or EOF. This is the number 2. F = fixed length. D = variable length with the number of characters in the record specified in decimal. U = undefined length. This specifies the maximum number of characters per block and is a 5-digit numeric field. For Burroughs large systems ANSI format, this field represents Burroughs' words (6 characters per word) rather than a character count. This specifies record length if record format is F, maximum record length including any count fields if record format is D or V, or undefined if record format is undefined. Record length is a 5-digit numeric field. This field may have any of the characters defined in the ANSI Standard X3.27--1969 as "a" characters. In the HDR2 label for IBM labels only, this field is the block attribute. This is a 2-digit numeric field specifying the character length of any additional field inserted before a data block (e.g., block length). This length is included in block length (field 4). Block length* 6-10 4 Record length* 11-15 5 Reserved for operating systems Block attribute* (IBM only) Buffer offset* 16-49 50 51-52 6 7 8 Reserved 53-80 9 Spaces *Fields 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 are used by the operating system. The EOV2 label is optional and is provided automatically by some operating systems. When used, it must directly follow EOV1. In some operating systems, EOV2 is identical to HDR2. Table 1-4 describes the format of these labels. In other operating systems, EOV2 has the format described in table 1-5. (Refer to next section.) The EOF2 label is optional but is provided automatically by some operating systems. When used, it must follow EOF1 directly. In some operating systems, EOF2 is identical to HDR2. Table 1-4 describes the format of these labels. In other operating systems, EOF2 has the format described in table 1-5. (Refer to next section.) 1-10 XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) LABELED TAPES HDR3-9, EOV3-9, EOF3-9 labels These operating system labels are optional. The formats of the labels are shown in table 1-5. Table 1-5. HDR3-9, EOV3-9, and EOF3-9 labels (ANSI) tapes* Name Label identifier Label number Operating system option Character position(s) 1-3 4 5-80 Field 1 2 3 Description This is the 3-character identifier HDR, EOV, or EOF. This is a 1-digit number from 3 to 9. This field may have any of the characters defined as "a" characters in ANSI Standard X3.37--1969. *In some operating systems, EOF2 and EOV2 may use this format. UVL, UHL, UTL labels These are optional user labels. Their format is described in table 1-6. Table 1-6. Character position(s) 1-3 4 UVL, UHL, UTL labels (ANSI) tapes Name Label identifier Label name Field 1 2 Description This is the 3-character identifier UVL,UHL, or UTL. For UVL, this may be a number from 1 to 9. For UHL and UTL, this may be any of the characters defined in ANSI Standard X3.27--1969 as "a" characters. This may be any character defined in ANSI Standard X3.27--1969 as "a" characters. User option 5-80 3 Block sequence indicator Tapes recorded with the optional block sequence indicator referred to by the appendix of the ANSI Standard X3.27--1969 cannot be printed. XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL 1-11 AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) LABELED TAPES Printer carriage control conventions The ANSI control characters for IBM tapes are shown in table 1-7. Table 1-7. USASCII graphic blank 0 -- + 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B USASCII tapes 20 30 2D 2B 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 41 42 EBCDIC tapes 40 FO 60 4E F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 C1 C2 ANSI control characters for IBM tapes Control function Space one line before printing. Space two lines before printing. Space three lines before printing. Suppress space before printing.* Skip to channel 1 and print. Skip to channel 2 and print. Skip to channel 3 and print. Skip to channel 4 and print. Skip to channel 5 and print. Skip to channel 6 and print. Skip to channel 7 and print. Skip to channel 8 and print. Skip to channel 9 and print. Skip to channel 10 and print. Skip to channel 11 and print. C 43 C3 Skip to channel 12 and print. *A record with a write-type control character immediately followed by a record with the "Write (no space)" control character will be processed according to the job descriptor entry option selected for overprint handling. The processing parameters for ANSI carriage control are as follows. ANSI INITIAL DEFAULT ADVTAPE MASK ASSIGN BOF (OVR,SP1P) YES X`FF` See values in table 1-7. 1-12 XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) LABELED TAPES ANSI tape JSL sample Figure 1-4 JSL sample for IBM OS, DOS, ANSI, WRITER tapes IBMRCA:JDL; 000010 /* */ 000020 /* SYSTEM TO PRINT IBM OS STANDARD AND DOS STANDARD */ 000030 /* LABELED TAPES, IBM ANSI LABELED TAPES, IBM OS */ 000040 /* WRITER TAPES, AND US70 (RCA) LABELED TAPES. */ 000050 /* */ 000060 V1: VFU ASSIGN=(1,5), ASSIGN=(2,10), ASSIGN=(3,15), 000070 ASSIGN=(4,20), ASSIGN=(5,25), ASSIGN=(6,30), 000080 ASSIGN=(7,35), ASSIGN=(8,40), ASSIGN=(9,45), 000090 ASSIGN=(10,50), ASSIGN=(11,55), ASSIGN=(12,60), 000100 TOF=5, BOF=66; 000110 /* */ 000120 /* VFU FOR OS WRITER WITH CHANNEL 9 ASSIGNED TO LINE 66 */ 000130 /* */ 000140 WR: VFU ASSIGN=(1,5), ASSIGN=(2,10), ASSIGN=(3,15), 000150 ASSIGN=(4,20), ASSIGN=(5,25), ASSIGN=(6,30), 000160 ASSIGN=(7,35), ASSIGN=(8,40), ASSIGN=(10,45), 000170 ASSIGN=(11,50), ASSIGN=(12,60), ASSIGN=(9,66), 000180 TOF=5, BOF=66; 000190 /* */ 000200 VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC, PLABEL=YES; 000210 LINE DATA=(1,132), PCCTYPE=ANSI, PCC=(0,NOTRAN), 000220 OVERPRINT=(MERGE,NODISP), VFU=V1; 000230 ACCT USER=(BIN,TRAY); 000240 /* */ 000250 /* CATALOG FOR OS VARIABLE BLOCKED TAPES */ 000260 /* */ 000270 OSVB:CATALOG; 000280 BLOCK LENGTH=2660, PREAMBLE=4, LTHFLD=2, FORMAT=BIN; 000290 RECORD LENGTH=136, PREAMBLE=4, STRUCTURE=VB, 000300 LTHFLD=2, OFFSET=0, FORMAT=BIN; 000310 /* */ 000320 /* CATALOG FOR OS WRITER TAPES */ 000330 /* */ 000340 OS:CATALOG; 000350 VOLUME HOST=OSWTR, OSCHN=9, OSTLP=0, OSHDP=1, 000360 PLABEL=YES; 000370 BLOCK LENGTH=2400, PREAMBLE=4, LTHFLD=2, FORMAT=BIN; 000380 RECORD LENGTH=136, PREAMBLE=4, STRUCTURE=VB, 000390 LTHFLD=2, FORMAT=BIN; 000400 LINE DATA=(1,132), PCCTYPE=ANSI, PCC=(0,NOTRAN), 000410 OVERPRINT=(MERGE,NODISP), VFU=WR; 000420 /* */ 000430 /* CATALOG FOR UNIVAC SERIES 70 */ 000440 /* (FORMERLY RCA) */ 000450 /* */ 000460 US:CATALOG; 000470 VOLUME HOST=US70, LABEL=STANDARD, PLABEL=YES; 000480 BLOCK LENGTH=1330, PREAMBLE=0; 000490 RECORD LENGTH=133, STRUCTURE=FB; 000500 LINE DATA=(1,132), PCCTYPE=US70, PCC=(0,NOTRAN), 000510 OVERPRINT=(MERGE,NODISP), VFU=V1; 000520 /* */ 000530 /* IBM OS/DOS STANDARD LABELED TAPES */ 000540 /* ------------------------------------------*/ 000550 /* */ 000560 /* THE FOLLOWING JDES PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR IBM OS STANDARD */ 000570 /* AND IBM DOS STANDARD LABELED TAPES */ 000580 /* */ 000590 XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL 1-13 AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) LABELED TAPES /* CHARACTERISTICS JOB */ /* ---------------------*/ /* */ /* OS STANDARD LABELS, 1403 PCC 1 */ /* OS STANDARD LABELS, ANSI PCC 2 */ /* OS STANDARD LABELS, 1401 PCC 3 */ /* OS STANDARD LABELS, NO PCC 4 */ /* DOS STANDARD LABELS, 1403 PCC 5 */ /* DOS STANDARD LABELS, ANSI PCC 6 */ /* DOS STANDARD LABELS, 1401 PCC 7 */ /* DOS STANDARD LABELS, NO PCC 8 */ /* */ 1:JOB INCLUDE=(OSVB); VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; LINE PCCTYPE=IBM1403; 2:JOB INCLUDE=(OSVB); VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; LINE PCCTYPE=ANSI; 3:JOB INCLUDE=(OSVB); VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; LINE PCCTYPE=IBM1401; 4:JOB INCLUDE=(OSVB); VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; LINE PCCTYPE=NONE; 5:JOB; VOLUME HOST=IBMDOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; LINE PCCTYPE=IBM1403; 6:JOB; VOLUME HOST=IBMDOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; LINE PCCTYPE=ANSI; 7:JOB; VOLUME HOST=IBMDOS,LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; LINE PCCTYPE=IBM1401; 8:JOB; VOLUME HOST=IBMDOS, LABEL=STANDARD, CODE=EBCDIC; LINE PCCTYPE=NONE; /* */ /* IBM ANSI LABELED AND OS WRITER TAPES */ /* ---------------------------------------------*/ /* */ /* THE FOLLOWING JDES PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR IBM ANSI LABELED */ /* TAPES AND OS WRITER TAPES. */ /* */ /* CHARACTERISTICS JOB */ /* ---------------------*/ /* */ /* ANSI LABELS, ASCII CODE, ANSI PCC 21 */ /* ANSI LABELS, ASCII CODE, NO PCC 22 */ /* OS WRITER, ANSI PCC 23 */ /* OS WRITER, 1403 PCC 24 */ /* */ 21:JOB; VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=ANSI, CODE=ASCII, LCODE=ASCII; LINE PCCTYPE=ANSI; 22:JOB; VOLUME HOST=IBMOS, LABEL=ANSI, CODE=ASCII, LCODE=ASCII; LINE PCCTYPE=NONE; 23:JOB INCLUDE=(OS); VOLUME HOST=OSWTR; LINE PCCTYPE=ANSI; 24:JOB INCLUDE=(OS); VOLUME HOST=OSWTR; LINE PCCTYPE=IBM1403; /* */ /* US70 (RCA) STANDARD LABELED TAPES */ /* ------------------------------------------*/ /* */ /* JDES 41 AND 42 PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR US70 (FORMERLY RCA) */ 000600 000610 000620 000630 000640 000650 000660 000670 000680 000690 000700 000710 000720 000730 000740 000750 000760 000770 000780 000790 000800 000810 000820 000830 000840 000850 000860 000870 000880 000890 000900 000910 000920 000930 000940 000950 000960 000970 000980 000990 001000 001010 001020 001030 001040 001050 001060 001070 001080 001090 001100 001110 001120 001130 001140 001150 001160 001170 001180 001190 001200 001210 001220 001230 001240 001250 001260 001270 1-14 XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) LABELED TAPES /* /* 41:JOB END;END; STANDARD LABELED TAPES. INCLUDE=(US); VOLUME HOST=US70, LABEL=STANDARD; */ */ 001280 001290 001300 001310 001320 XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL 1-15 2. IBM OS/360 and DOS/360 standard labeled tapes The Xerox/OSS accepts any of the following IBM 360 9-track tapes: · · · · ANSI labeled tapes created under OS/360 OS/360 standard labeled tapes DOS/360 standard labeled tapes Nonstandard unlabeled tapes whose data files conform to the record format, blocking factor, and carriage control requirements as described within this section. OS/360 ANSI labeled tapes ANSI labeled tapes created under OS/360 conform to ANSI Standard X3.27--1969. These tapes always have the HDR2, EOF2, and EOV2 labels. The EOF2 and EOV2 labels are always identical to the HDR2 and the actual count in EOF2 and EOV2. The recording code for both labels and data files is ASCII. IBM standard labeled tapes OS/360 and DOS/360 standard labeled tapes are similar in principle to ANSI labeled tapes but differ enough in detail to require separate processing. The labels created by these operating systems and, optionally, by users, are shown in table 21. The location of these labels in the various tape configurations are illustrated in figures 2-1 and 2-2. Table 2-1. IBM OS/360 and DOS/360 tape labels Class and originator Type Beginning-of-volume Beginning-of-file End-of-volume End-of-file OS/360 VOL1 HDR1, HDR2 EOV1, EOV2 EOF1, EOF2 DOS/360 VOL1 HDR1 EOV1 EOF1 User (optional) OS: None permitted. DOS: VOL2--VOL8. UHL1--UHL8 UTL1--UTL8 UTL1--UTL8 Table 2-2 shows the principal differences between IBM standard labeled tape structures and ANSI tape structures. XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL 2-1 IBM OS/360 AND DOS/360 STANDARD LABELED TAPES Figure 2-1. IBM labeled tape structure * HDR2, EOV2, and EOF2 are provided under OS/360 but not under DOS/360. Note that optional labels are not shown. 2-2 XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL IBM OS/360 AND DOS/360 STANDARD LABELED TAPES ** Multiple file tapes created under DOS/360 must be created with the DTF TPMARK = NO specification to avoid incorrectly placing two tape marks between files. Table 2-2. ANSI and IBM labeled tape structure Feature Tape marks ANSI labels A double tape mark follows the last EOF or EOV label group on a tape to indicate the end of recorded data on the tape. VOL1 only. IBM OS/360 standard labels A double tape mark follows only the last EOF label group on a tape. This indicates that end of recorded data has been encountered, and there is not a continuation reel. OS: DOS: VOL1 only VOL1 provided. VOL2-9 permitted. 1 and 2 provided. 1 provided; additional labels not used. VOL UVL HDR, EOF, EOV 1-9 allowed. 1 required; 2-9 optional. None allowed. OS: DOS: UHL, UTL These are limited only by the 63 USASCII graphics available as "a" characters for the label "number." USASCII Only UHL 1-8 allowed. Recorded code EBCDIC XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL 2-3 IBM OS/360 AND DOS/360 STANDARD LABELED TAPES Figure 2-2. IBM standard label groups * For the first file on a volume, HDR1 immediately follows the last volume label without an intervening tape mark. HDR2, EOV2, and EOF2 are created by OS/360 but not DOS/360. ** 2-4 XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL IBM OS/360 AND DOS/360 STANDARD LABELED TAPES VOL1 label This label is always the first record on a tape. The format is described in table 2-3. Table 2-1. VOL1 label (IBM tapes) Name Label identifier Label number Volume serial number Character position(s) 1-3 4 5-10 Field 1 2 3 Description This is the 3-character identifier VOL. This is the number 1. This is an identification code assigned to the volume when it enters the system. Zero. Blanks. Blanks. Blanks This identifies the owner of the volume. Blanks. Reserved VTO pointer (direct access only) Reserved Reserved Owner name and address code Reserved 11 12-21 22-31 32-41 42-51 52-80 4 5 6 7 8 9 VOL2 through VOL8 labels These labels are optional under DOS/360 and are bypassed by the Xerox/OSS. XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL 2-5 IBM OS/360 AND DOS/360 STANDARD LABELED TAPES HDR1, EOV1, EOF1 labels The formats of these labels are identical except for block count. The formats are shown in table 2-4. Table 2-4. Character position(s) 1-3 4 5-21 HDR1, EOV1, and EOF1 labels (IBM tapes) Name Label identifier Label number File identifier* Field 1 2 3 Description This is the 3-character identifier HDR, EOV, or EOF. This is the number 1. These are the rightmost 17 bytes of the file name and includes GnnnVnn if part of a generation data group. This is the volume serial number of the tape volume containing the file. This number (0001-9999) indicates the order of the volume within the multi-volume group created at the same time. This number (0001-9999) indicates the relative position of the file within a multi-file group. This field contains a number from 0000 to 9999 indicating the absolute generation number if the file is part of a generation data group (the first generation is 0000). This field contains a number from 00 to 99 indicating the version number of the generation if the file is part of a generation data group (the first version is 00). This is the year and day the file was created and is of the form: byyddd b = blank yy = year (00-99) ddd = day (001-366) This is the year and day when the file may be scratched or overwritten. The data is of the same form as described for creation date. 0 means no security. 1 means security protection; additional ID of file required before it can be read, written, or deleted. 3 means security protection; additional ID of file required before it can be read, written, or deleted. This is the number of data blocks in the file on the current volume (exclusive of labels and tape marks). For HDR1, this field contains zeros. This code identifies the system. Blanks. File serial number Volume sequence number* File sequence Generation number 22-27 28-31 4 5 32-35 36-39 6 7 Version number 40-41 8 Creation date 42-47 9 Expiration date 48-53 10 File security 54 11 Block count* 55-60 12 System code 61-73 13 Reserved 74-80 14 *Fields 3, 5, and 12 are used by the operating system. 2-6 XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL IBM OS/360 AND DOS/360 STANDARD LABELED TAPES The HDR1 label is always the first beginning-of-file label. When the file is the first on the tape, the HDR1 label immediately follows the last VOL label without an intervening tape mark. When the file is not the first on the tape, HDR1 is the first block following the tape mark that followed the previous end-of-file label group. The HDR1 label is created by both OS/360 and DOS/360. The EOV1 label is always the first (or only) label following the last data block on a tape when a file is continued on a succeeding tape. It is separated from the final data block by a tape mark. The EOF1 label is always the first (or only) label following the last data block of a file. It is separated from the final data block by a tape mark. HDR2, EOV2, EOF2 labels The formats of these labels are identical and are described in table 2-5. Only HDR2 labels are processed. EOV2 and EOF2 are bypassed. Table 2-5. HDR2, EOV2, and EOF2 labels (IBM tapes) Name Label identifier Label number Record format* Character position(s) 1-3 4 5 Field 1 2 3 Description This is the 3-character identifier HDR, EOV, or EOF. This is the number 2. This is an alphabetic character that indicates the format of the records in the associated file. The characters are: F = fixed length. V = variable length. U = undefined length. This is a binary number (up to 32,764) that indicates the block length in bytes. Format F--Must be an integral multiple of record length (field 5). Format V--Indicates maximum block length in file, including the 4-byte length field. Format U--Indicates maximum block length. This is a number that indicates record length in bytes. Format F--Indicates actual record length. Format V--Indicates maximum record length in file, including the 4-byte length field. Format U--Zeros. Block length* 6-10 4 Record length* 11-15 5 *Fields 3, 4, 5, and 12 are used by the operating system. XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL 2-7 IBM OS/360 AND DOS/360 STANDARD LABELED TAPES Table 2-5. HDR2, EOV2, and EOF2 labels (IBM tapes) (continued) Name Tape density Character position(s) 16 Field 6 Description This is a code that indicates the recording density of the tape. 2 = 800 bpi 3 = 1600 bpi This is a code that indicates a volume switch. 0 indicates no volume switch has occurred; 1 indicates a volume switch has occurred. This is an indication of the job/job step that created the file. This is either a code for 7-track tapes or blanks for 9-track tapes. This is a code indicating whether a control character set was used to create the file, and the type of control characters used: A = ANSI control characters. M = machine control characters. blank = no control characters. Blank. This is a code indicating the block attribute used to create the file. The codes are: B = blocked records. S = spanned records. R = blocked and spanned records. blank = not blocked and not spanned records. File position 17 7 Job/job step identification Tape recording technique Printer control character 18-34 35-36 37 8 9 10 Reserved Block attribute* 38 39 11 12 Reserved 40-80 13 Blanks. *Fields 3, 4, 5, and 12 are used by the operating system. The HDR2 label is always created by OS/360 and immediately follows HDR1 on OS/360 standard labeled tapes. It is not created by DOS/360. The HDR2 label provides data relating to the physical parameters of the recorded file such as record format, record length, and block length. The EOV2 label is always created by OS/360 and immediately follows EOV1 on OS/360 standard labeled tapes. It is not created by DOS/360. The EOF2 label is always created by OS/360 and immediately follows EO1 on OS/360 standard labeled tapes. It is not created by DOS/360. 2-8 XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL IBM OS/360 AND DOS/360 STANDARD LABELED TAPES UHL1-8, UTL1-8 labels These are optional user labels and are bypassed by the Xerox/OSS. Their formats are described in table 2-6. Table 2-6. Character position(s) 1-3 4 5-80 UHL and UTL labels (IBM tapes) Name Label identifier Label number User option Field 1 2 3 Description This is the 3-character identifier UHL or UTL. This is a number from 1 to 8. Specified by user. The UHLn labels immediately follow HDR2 for OS/360 and HDR1 for DOS/360. The UTLn labels immediately follow EOV2 for OS/360 and EOV1 for DOS/360. Printer carriage control conventions The Xerox/OSS accepts IBM 1401 "Emulation" control characters, IBM 1403 "Machine" control characters, and IBM ANSI control characters. Table 2-7. Code (hexadecimal) E1 E2 E3 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C0 4B 4C IBM 1401 emulation control codes Code (hexadecimal) D1 D2 D3 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F0 7B 7C 1401 function Print, space 1 line. Print, space 2 lines. Print, space 3 lines. Print, skip to channel 1. Print, skip to channel 2. Print, skip to channel 3. Print, skip to channel 4. Print, skip to channel 5. Print, skip to channel 6. Print, skip to channel 7. Print, skip to channel 8. Print, skip to channel 9. Print, skip to channel 10. Print, skip to channel 11. Print, skip to channel 12. 1401 function No print, space 1 line. No print, space 2 lines. No print, space 3 lines. No print, skip to channel 1. No print, skip to channel 2. No print, skip to channel 3. No print, skip to channel 4. No print, skip to channel 5. No print, skip to channel 6. No print, skip to channel 7. No print, skip to channel 8. No print, skip to channel 9. No print, skip to channel 10. No print, skip to channel 11. No print, skip to channel 12. XEROX LASER PRINTING SYSTEMS TAPE FORMATS MANUAL 2-9 IBM OS/360 AND DOS/360 STANDARD LABELED TAPES Table 2-7. IBM 1401 emulation control codes (continued) Code (hexadecimal) 0B 13 1B 8B 93 9B A3 AB B3 BB C3 CB D3 DB E3