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Chapter 1. Overview
KODAK VERSAMARK Printing System Components
An IJPDS job file contains all of the information needed by KODAK
VERSAMARK printing systems to process and print a complete job. The
IJPDS job files can be input to a printing system on magnetic tape or on a
hard disk, depending on the printing system's configuration.
An IJPDS job file consists of special-purpose records that are identified by
control codes. Records contain such information as font identification, font
bitmaps, image positions, fixed data, and variable data. All records used
in IJPDS job files are described in detail in Chapter 4.
To help you understand how a KODAK VERSAMARK printing system uses an
IJPDS job file to print a job, this chapter begins with a brief overview of
the printing system components. The remainder of the chapter is
dedicated to describing some of the terms and parameters used in the
IJPDS job file, including their relationships with certain records. Examples
of how the records are used in an IJPDS job file are also provided.
The following components are included in a KODAK VERSAMARK printing
system:
System controller
Data station
Print station
Printhead(s).
Figure 1.1 illustrates one possible printing system configuration:
Figure 1.1 Printing system components
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controller
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Print
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