MULTIUP(1, 2, 3, or 4) and REDUCE(*NONE) parameters

Note:

Hardware MULTIUP (REDUCE(*NONE)) is only supported by some printers. The 3130 or 3935 is an example of a printer that supports hardware MULTIUP. If the target printer does not support hardware MULTIUP, the pages printed are not printed using the MULTIUP function.

To use hardware MULTIUP you can select any MULTIUP value (1 through 4), and you must specify *NONE as the value on the REDUCE parameter of the printer file. It is then up to the application to ensure the output fits in the partition (portion) of the page. The partitioning of the page is determined by the printer. This combination of MULTIUP and REDUCE parameter values also allows multiupping of data streams restricted by software multiupping. For example, *LINE and *AFPDSLINE data streams can be multiupped as can data streams which contain advanced functions and host resident fonts.

When REDUCE(*NONE) is specified, overlays, page segments, and resources stored in the integrated file system apply to each partition of the multiupped page. Thus, if front overlay (FRONTOVL) and back overlay (BACKOVL) are used for a MULTIUP(2) REDUCE(*NONE) job, the FRONTOVL is printed in the first partition and BACKOVL in the second partition.

Notes:

The corner with the X is the physical paper origin. It is the left edge of the narrow side of the page.
The circle with the plus (+) sign in it designates the logical paper origin.

The following diagrams are examples of how output prints when REDUCE(*NONE) and MULTIUP(2, 3, or 4) are specified.

MULTIUP(2), REDUCE(*NONE), and PAGRTT(0)

MULTIUP(3), REDUCE(*NONE), and PAGRTT(0)

MULTIUP(4), REDUCE(*NONE), and PAGRTT(0)

MULTIUP(4), REDUCE(*NONE), and PAGRTT(90)

Note:

It is recommended that you not use rotation with MULTIUP and REDUCE(*NONE). Following the reading direction can be difficult due to the way the data is oriented on the physical page. The example below shows how the output prints.