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PRO Meta to PCL provides a smooth migration path for Xerox printer customers who want to move their applications to distributed Desktop and LAN printers without making costly application changes.
PRO Meta to PCL dynamically converts Xerox LCDS and Metacode documents to PCL for printing on Desktop and LAN printers. PCL documents can also be sent to a file for database storage or archival.
With PRO Meta to PCL, Xerox fonts appear the same on Desktop and LAN printers as they do on Xerox printers.
With its sophisticated tailoring capability, PRO Meta to PCL can support unique applications and configurations. Custom fonts and logos are dynamically transformed to PCL, providing superior image fidelity. Character and word placement is identical to that on Xerox printers.
PRO Meta to PCL runs on a multitude of platforms including MVS, Unix, AIX and Windows.
PRO Meta to PCL is optimized for production-speed and performance with low resource usage and fast execution time.
PRO Meta to PCL supports an unlimited number of printers in any network configuration. Support is provided for edge-to-edge printing, multiple copy printing and, all Xerox black and white printing functionality.
PRO Meta to PCL can be used for applications such as:
PRO Meta to PCL is the best approach because it provides the following:
The key to the power and flexibility of PRO Meta to PCL is the way it manages print resources. As a default PRO Meta to PCL automatically converts Xerox resources into PCL resources, thus optimizing and simplifying the implementation process.
Xerox fonts can either be automatically converted to PCL bitmap fonts or mapped to printer-resident PCL fonts. Xerox forms are automatically converted to PCL macros and IMG images are converted to PCL compressed images, which are embedded in the output PCL file. Converted fonts, logos and images can be kept and reused, thus speeding up the transform process.
PRO Meta to PCL runs on the following platforms:
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for problem reporting and product inquiries as well as FAX and e-mail support. Our online web-based Knowledgebase provides access to our
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For organizations who need support around the clock, our Premium Support Plan provides full 24 X 7 support.
The following options can be used with PRO Meta to PCL.
PRO Indexer
PRO Document Enhancer
PRO JES Spool Extraction Facility
PRO JES to FTP
PRO Transform Manager
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With PRO Meta to PCL, Xerox fonts appear the same on Desktop and LAN printers as they do on Xerox printers. Custom fonts and logos are dynamically transformed to PCL, providing superior image fidelity.
With PRO Meta to PCL, converted fonts, logos and images can be kept and reused, thus speeding up the transform process.
PRO Meta to PCL provides a smooth migration path for Xerox printer customers who want to move their applications to distributed Desktop and LAN printers without making costly application changes. This can save you significant time and resources.
The key to the power and flexibility of PRO Meta to PCL is the way it manages print resources. PRO Meta to PCL automatically converts Xerox resources into PCL resources. This simplifies the implementation process.
With PRO Meta to PCL, Xerox fonts can either be automatically converted to PCL bitmap fonts or mapped to printer-resident PCL fonts, providing the utmost flexibility and quality.
PRO Meta to PCL supports many extended features including edge-to-edge printing, multiple copy printing and Xerox black and white printing functionality. This ensures that you will get the best return on your printer hardware investment.
PRO Meta to PCL runs on a multitude of platforms including MVS, AIX, Unix and Windows. This ensures that you have a choice of platforms.
PRO Meta to PCL lets you map Xerox tray references to PCL paper source reference numbers. This gives you the utmost in flexibility.
Since PRO Meta to PCL provides mixplex support you can save money on click charges when printing to printers
that support both simplex and duplex.
Note that some PCL printers cannot handle this.
By converting Xerox LDCS and Metacode documents to PCL format on the fly, PRO Meta to PCL allows you to easily reroute jobs originally destined for one type of printer to another type of printer for workload balancing. This can result in huge saving in hardware, maintenance and floor space cost.
PRO Meta to PCL is based on the PRO Meta interpreter that supports all of the Xerox centralized printer capabilities including:
In addition, PRO Meta to PCL has been enhanced to be a replacement for the Xerox Remote Print Management Facility (RPMF) Print Management Utility (PMU).
PRO Meta to PCL contains support for an extensive array of Xerox print resources including:
Superior font management is the key to providing a successful print transform program and PRO Meta to PCL provides the utmost flexibility for font utilization.
PRO Meta to PCL provides several methods for handling fonts, which can be mixed and matched as appropriate.
The user can:
PRO Meta to PCL automatically converts Xerox images and .IMG files into PCL compressed images and automatically embeds the images in the output PCL file.
PRO Meta to PCL provides a very efficient and simple method of managing Xerox forms (.FRM). Xerox forms are stored in a library on the host. During the transform process, these forms are loaded, as they are needed. PRO Meta to PCL then accesses any resources that are needed for these forms and processes them automatically. Finally, the text on each form is put into a PCL macro, which is stored in the printer and accessed when it is needed in the document.
PRO Meta to PCL contains a device driver that creates HP PCL output files. These files can be printed on any printer that can support Hewlett Packard’s PCL Level 5.
The output PCL can be optimized through a number of run-time options which control the way that fonts are managed and the way that the PCL is constructed. For example, shading patterns can be made darker or lighter for specific printers or applications.
Because PRO Meta to PCL was designed with an extensive set of control options, every facet of the transform process is controlled. Therefore, PRO Meta to PCL is a fit for many different environments.
PRO Meta to PCL can be installed and configured by Crawford Technologies professional services consultants. For more information, contact us. System requirements are as follows:
PRO Meta to PCL runs on the following operating systems:
PRO Meta to PCL for MVS has been developed using the IBM C/C++ compiler. For C run-time library support, one of the following is required on OS 390 and MVS.
PRO Meta to PCL requires a computer capable of running the software described above.
Windows
PRO Meta to PCL must have a host connected to the Windows system using any attachment methodology that allows data to be sent from the
host to the printer without translation. This includes TCP/IP, and other LAN/WAN links.
PRO Meta to PCL requires a printer capable of printing the PCL language at Level 5 or greater. For HP printer support, this requires an HP LaserJet IIID, IIISi, or any of the LaserJet 4, 5, 6 or newer printers. For other manufacturers, check your printer’s specifications.
PRO Meta to PCL converts Xerox LCDS and Metacode documents to PCL for printing on Desktop and LAN laser printers. PCL documents can also be sent to a file for database storage or archival.
