The PRINTER parameter (in member CTDPARM in the IOA PARM library) defines the logical printers on which Control-D can print. For each local printer in the data center, the following information must be specified:
Logical printer name – JES logical printer name.
Destination code – JES destination code.
Lines per minute – Speed of the printer in lines per minute. (In a data center that only uses Page Printers, the number of pages per minute must be specified.)
Printer status – Initial status of the logical printer.
Chunk size – Default size of the chunk sent to the printer. Control-D supports two techniques for printing:
One-Chunk Method.
Multi-Chunk Method.
These methods are discussed in the following pages.
Printer type – Printer type must be defined in exit CTDUX003 for deferred printing, and exit CTDUX014 for immediate printing. The printer type can be:
APA – All Points Addressable Printer (or AFP page printers such as the 3800-3, 3820, 3835, 3900, and so on).
REG – Regular Impact Printer.
LAS – Laser Printer (all laser printers, except those working in APA mode – such as 3800-1).
XER – XEROX 97xx Laser Printer or any DJDE printer.
FOB – SIEMENS 2200 Model 2 and 2300 Model 2 Laser Printing Subsystems.
For more information concerning printer definition, refer to the Control-D chapter in the INCONTROL for z/OS Installation Guide: Installing, and the Control-D and Control-V chapter in the INCONTROL for z/OS Administrator Guide.
