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Select RIP (RIP)
The RIP record is required only for multi-RIP systems.
Chapter 4. Record Formats
Select RIP (RIP)
It is used to identify the logical RIP that is to receive subsequent data in
the job file until another RIP record is encountered. The subsequent data
can be fonts, fixed files, or variable data. If the same fonts or fixed files
are used for more than one RIP, they must be repeated in the job file for
each RIP.
The RIP record is permitted only at the start of a block on tape or disk. For
a multiple RIP job, it is required that each block (with the exception of the
first one) begin with the RIP record.
Refer to Chapter 1 for a discussion of physical and logical RIPs.
Note: The controller may use data provided in this record to formulate a
printhead ID, solely or in conjunction with JC2, PHR, and SRM records.
Byte Position Bytes Field Name Description
1-2 2 Record Length The length of this record, in binary, including the record length
field. For example, hex 00 05 specifies a record length of 5 bytes.
3 1 Cyclic Record Count A binary cyclic record count using modulo 256. Each record in the
job is counted, starting with hex 01 for the first record. The 255th
record is hex FF and the 256th record is hex 00. This count is used
to verify record sequence.
4 1 Control Code A binary code that identifies the record type. A value of hex 23
identifies the RIP record.
5 1 RIP Number This field identifies, in binary, the number of the logical RIP that is
to receive the data that follows in the job file. The range is 0-255.
For example, hex 04 identifies logical RIP number 4.
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