SimulPrint a Document

Use the SimulPrint tool to split a large document into equal sections and send each section to a different printer for simultaneous printing. You can select from 2 to 16 destinations to process a document.

NOTE: SimulPrint is unavailable for document types that do not support this feature. The supported document types are ASCII, PCL and PCL-XL.

PCL and PCLXL documents utilize the silent run feature available on most PCL/PCLXL printers. The entire document is sent to every printer with pre-pending PJL commands instructing the printer which pages should be printed. This is done to insure that any font down loads, macro definitions, and other printer/page setup code is sent to every printer. It also insures that any PCL code at the end of a document that removes macro or font definitions is executed. If you are using simple PCL, consider using the r - restartable pcl data type, or the a - ascii data type which allows the SimulPrint tool to break the document up into parts, because it can assume that each page is independent of any prior pcl commands.

To use SimulPrint:

1. Click Documents on the main menu and select Active documents from the menu options. The Active Documents list opens.

2. Click on the document and select SimulPrint from the pop-up menu options. The MultiPrint Document window opens..

3. On the MultiPrint Document window click the printer icon at the end of the Destinations field. The Select Destinations window opens

4. In the Available Destinations section of the Select Destinations window, click the name of the destinations that you want to add to SimulPrint the document. The printers are then displayed in the Selected Destinations section of the window. To remove a destination from the Selected Destinations section, click the delete icon next to the destination name.
   
   NOTE: NOTE: In the Search field on the Select Destinations window, type all or part of the information for which you want to limit the list of destinations displayed for selection. If you want to search your preferred destinations only, select Preferred Only. See Preferences.
    

5. After you have selected all destinations for SimulPrint of the document, click OK.
   
   The MultiPrint Document window opens again and the destination are listed in the Destinations section

6. Click OK on the MultiPrint Document window.

The Active Documents list shows the documents. The document name will have a prepend of Part #. There will be a Part # for each destination that was added for SimulPrint.

TIP: If you want a separator page to identify the part of the document printed on each printer, select the type of separator page in the Separator page field on the Change Document window. See View or Change Document Properties.