IEBIMAGE (Create Printer Image) Program

IEBIMAGE is a data set utility that creates and maintains the following types of IBM 3800 Printing Subsystem and IBM 4248 printer modules and stores them in a library:

Forms control buffer modules for the 3800 and 4248 that specify controls for the vertical line spacing and any one of 12 channel codes per line.
Copy modification modules for the 3800 that specify data that is to be printed on every page for specified copies of the output data set.
Character arrangement table modules for the 3800 that translate the input data into printable characters and identify the associated character sets and graphic character modification modules.
Graphic character modification modules for the 3800 that contain the scan patterns of characters that you design or characters from IBM-supplied modules.
Library character set modules for the 3800 that contain the scan patterns of character sets that you define or IBM-supplied character sets.

The IEBIMAGE program creates and maintains all modules that are required for use on the 3800 Model 1 and Model 3 printers. The program default is to build these modules in the 3800 Model 1 format. However, 3800 Model 3 compatibility can be specified with IEBIMAGE utility control statements.

You can also use IEBIMAGE to create and maintain FCB modules for the 4248 printer. These modules are compatible with the 3262 Model 5 printer. However, the 3262 Model 5 does not support variable printer speeds or the horizontal copy feature of the 4248. Unless otherwise stated, where a reference to the 4248 printer is used in this topic, the 3262 Model 5 can be substituted.

Related reading: For information about creating images for printers, see z/OS DFSMSdfp Advanced Services.