BLD FLASH 9520 SOURCE MATERIAL DATED: 5/95 ¦ N_UP AND POWER POSITIONING N_UP is a new FORMDEF capability for printing 1, 2, 3, or 4 AFPDS pages per side of a sheet. There are 2 flavors of N_UP: o Basic N_UP supported on the 3825/7/8/9 3835, 3935 and all 3900 models. o Power Positioning, or Enhanced N-UP, supported only on the AFCCU print- ers: 3900 Wide, 3900 Duplex, 3935 and 3130. Note: 3812, 3816, 4028, 3912, 3916, and 3930 printers will support N_UP=1, allowing them to take advantage of the FORMDEF options PRESENT and DIRECTION to change the medium origin position. For a complete description and examples of N_UP see the PPFA section of the "PSF/MVS 2.2 Update Guide" (G544-3984) available on PENPUBS disk: TOOLS SENDTO PENNANT BPCTOOLS PENPUBS GET G5443984 TERS3820 N_UP requires support in the printer microcode, in PSF, and in PPFA to create the N_UP FORMDEF. These are the software and hardware levels needed to sup- port Basic N_UP and Power Positioning (Enhanced N_Up). BASIC N_UP POWER POSITIONING * PPFA/370 APAR PN27884 (10/92) APAR PN54401 (3Q94) PTF UN29597 MVS PTF UN66491 MVS PTF UN29589 VM PTF UN66492 VM PTF UN29590 VSE PTF UN66494 VSE PTF UN66493 AIX PSF/MVS Version 2.2 (06/94) APAR OW03243 (08/94) PTF UW09686 PSF/VSE V2.2 + APAR DY43254 (04/94) not announced PTF UD49159 AS/400 V3R1, 11/94 (see section below) not announced * Also includes support for the INVOKE function of Basic N-UP. N_UP DISTRIBUTED PRINTING AND AS/400 N_UP SUPPORT _________________________________________________ RPM will support Basic N_UP but it will not support Power Positioning, nor will it support the AFCCU printers (3900 Wide, 3900 Duplex, 3935 and 3130). PSF/2 native, and PSF/2 DPF will not support Basic N_UP or Power Positioning. The DIRECT feature of PSF/2 Version 2.0 and PSF/6000 provides direct passthrough support from the host. This connection will support AFCCU print- ers, N_UP and Power Positioning if the host supports them. Support for N_UP and Power positioning on LAN print jobs will be provided in PSF/6000 in a fu- ture release. Note that currently, the AS/400 requires RPM or PSF/2 or PSF/6000 to drive channel-attached printers, and all N_UP printers except 3935 and 3130 are channel only. AS/400 V3.1 will support Basic N_UP for the 3935 and 3130 con- nected via twinax or LAN; and for the 3825/7/8/9, 3835 and 3900-1 connected via RPM or by the PSF/2 or PSF/6000 DIRECT feature. N_UP can be specified in a FORMDEF sent from a S/370 system, or in the printer file using keywords MULTIUP(n) and REDUCE(*NONE). If REDUCE(*TEXT) is coded, you will get the traditional OS/400 multiple-up function, not the new N_UP capability. HARDWARE SUPPORT ________________ BASIC N_UP has been available since 1992 on AFP channel-attached printers, and was included in the base code for the AFCCU printers. The microcode lev- els shown for Basic N-UP should be on all existing printers. Power Position- ing (Enhanced N_UP) is now available for all AFCCU printers. The dates shown for Power Positioning microcode are for scheduled microcode upgrades. Cus- tomers needing earlier support can request the microcode earlier. BASIC N_UP POWER POSITIONING 3825 Microcode 6.B or later Not available 3827 Microcode 12.Q or later Not available 3828 Microcode 12.Q or later Not available 3829 Microcode 1.C or later Not available 3835-1 Microcode 23 or later Not available 3835-2 Microcode 9.C.6 or later Not available 3900-1 Microcode 6.E.6 or later Not available 3900-W Microcode 2.0 or later 3.0 or later 3900-D Microcode 1.8 or later 1.8 or later 3935 Microcode 1.0 or later 1.7 or later 3130 Microcode 1.16 or later 1.16 or later $EOM