QMS 4525 Print System System Administrator’s Guide ® 1800266-001D
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Contents 1 Introduction About this Manual ........................................................................ 1-2 Typographic Conventions 1-5 A Good Location for Your Printer ............................................... 1-6 Physical Requirements 1-6 U.S. Electrical Requirements 1-7 Shipment Contents ...................................................................... 1-7 QMS Product Registration .......................................................... 1-8 Power-up Sequence Control Panel ....
Installing Print System Software .............................................. 1-11 Installing from the Control Panel 1-11 Installing From the Parallel Port 1-14 2 Printer Configuration Configuring the Printer ..............................................................
Tumble Duplex ............................................................................. 3-3 Collation ........................................................................................ 3-4 Orientation ....................................................................................3-4 Inputbin .........................................................................................3-6 Print Media Sizes and Imageable Areas 3-6 Page Policy ........................................................
ESP Timeout 4-4 Serial Communication ................................................................. 4-4 Mode 4-5 Emulation 4-5 Min K Spool 4-5 Spool Timeout 4-6 End Job Mode 4-6 Baud Rate 4-7 Parity 4-7 Ignore Parity 4-7 RCV SW Flow Ctl 4-7 XMIT SW Flow Ctl 4-7 Data Bits 4-8 Stop Bits 4-8 Hdwe Flow Ctl 4-8 PS Protocol 4-8 Parallel Communication ..............................................................
PostScript Emulation Level 5-3 PCL 5 .............................................................................................5-3 Default Font 5-4 Symbol Set 5-4 Lines Per Page 5-5 Line Termination 5-6 Point Size X100 5-6 Retain Temporary 5-7 Scalable Fonts 5-8 Default Font ID 5-8 Monochrome GL/2 5-9 Emulations LN03+ Menu ...........................................................
Enhanced Mode 5-16 Expand Mode 5-16 Paper Type 5-17 Pens 1-8 5-17 6 Special Pages and Startup Options Menus Special Pages Menu .................................................................... 6-2 Header Page 6-2 Header Inputbin 6-2 Trailer Page 6-2 Trailer Inputbin 6-3 Status Page Type 6-3 Startup Options Menu ................................................................. 6-3 Do Start Page 6-3 Do Sys Start 6-4 Do Error Handler 6-4 7 Memory Menu Memory Menu .......................................
K Mem Disk Cache 7-13 System Memory 7-14 8 Engine, Miscellaneous, and Disk Operations Menus Engine Setup Menu ...................................................................... 8-2 Laser Setup 8-2 Image Alignment 8-4 InputBin 1 Name 8-5 InputBin 2 Name 8-6 Toner Low Action 8-6 Manual Feed Timeout 8-6 Gamma Correction 8-6 Sorter Setup 8-7 Finisher Setup 8-7 Miscellaneous Menu ....................................................................
Back-up User Files 8-34 Back-up All Files 8-34 Reinstall Hard Disk 8-34 Copy Hard Disk to Hard Disk 8-35 Invoke Diagnostics 8-35 9 Using the Sorter Introduction .................................................................................. 9-2 Configuring a Sorter 9-3 Maximum Capacity 9-3 Choose Binmap Menu 9-3 Modify Binmap Menu 9-6 Separation 9-8 Sort Mode 9-8 Next Bin Not Empty 9-9 Bin Groups 9-9 Logical Bin Names 9-9 Binmap Templates 9-10 Emptying Sorter Bins .....................................
Simultaneous Interface Operation (SIO) .................................. 11-2 Emulation Sensing Processor (ESP) ........................................ 11-4 Communication Modes ..............................................................11-4 Connecting via the LocalTalk Port ........................................... 11-5 Macintosh Interface Cabling 11-5 Macintosh Printing Software .....................................................
QMS Customer Technical Assurance (CTA) A-5 QMS World-wide Offices .............................................................A-6 B Cable Pinouts LocalTalk ......................................................................................B-2 Serial .............................................................................................B-2 IBM PC/XT, PC/AT, and Compatible Computers .......................B-3 Centronics Parallel .....................................................................
Resolution D-2 Laser Safety D-2 Printing Speed D-2 Warm-up Time D-2 Input Bins D-2 Output Bins D-3 Photoconductor D-4 Charging System D-4 Exposure System D-4 Developing System D-5 Fusing Mechanism D-5 Toner D-5 Cleaning System D-5 Power Consumption D-5 Physical Specifications .............................................................. D-6 Weight D-6 Outer Dimensions D-6 Space Requirements D-7 Room Ventilation D-7 Room Volume D-7 Acoustic Noise Emission D-7 Hard Disks ...................................
QMS Document Option Commands (DOC) ............................. E-11 Lineprinter Emulation E-11 LN03 Plus Emulation E-13 Document Formatting E-13 Layout Terminology E-14 Sessions ..................................................................................... E-17 What is a Session? E-17 How is a Session Used? E-18 Session Command E-20 Session Command Examples E-22 Sessions Document Finishing Terminology E-25 Document Finishing DOC Commands E-26 About Collation, Stapling, and Jogging ...............
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1 Introduction In This Chapter . . .
About this Manual About this Manual This manual is designed to help the system administrator configure, control, monitor, and maintain the QMS 4525 printer, including the optional sorters and the stacker/stapler. Chapter 1 - Introduction Introduces the manual, describes typographic conventions, lists the contents of your shipment, tells you how to register the warranty on your printer, and covers power-up diagnostics and printer diagnostics.
About this Manual Chapter 6 - Special Pages and Startup Options Menus Describes the Special Pages Header, Error, and Trailer Pages options that you use to turn header and/or trailer page printing on and off, to describe the input bins to print these pages from, and to explain whether to print timing messages on the error page. Special Pages also allows you to select the status page type. Startup Options describes the Do Start Page, Do Sys Start, and Do Error Handler options.
About this Manual LocalTalk, parallel, or serial port, and how to test communications. Appendix A— QMS Customer Support Lists useful telephone numbers and describes how to communicate with QMS through Q-FAX, the QMS Corporate Bulletin Board, CompuServe, Internet, and QMS Customer Technical Assurance. Appendix B — Cable Pinouts Provides the recommended pinouts for LocalTalk, serial, IBM PC/ XT, IBM PC/AT, and both Centronics and Dataproducts parallel cables.
About this Manual Typographic Conventions The following typographic conventions are used throughout this manual: Mixed-Case Courier Text you type, and messages and information displayed on the console. UPPERCASE or Mixed-Case Courier Information displayed in the printer message window. Mixed-Case Italic Courier Variable text you type. Replace the italicized word(s) with information specific to your printer or computer. bold PostScript operators and DOS, DOC, CCITT, VMS, and UNIX commands.
A Good Location for Your Printer A Good Location for Your Printer Your QMS 4525 Print System requires an appropriate operating environment. Physical Requirements The location should meet the following requirements: Be away from cooling sources, heating sources, extreme temperature changes, direct sunlight, excessive dust, and corrosive chemicals or vapors. Be away from any strong electromagnetic field (such as that created by an air conditioner) and excessive vibration.
Shipment Contents The electrical connection should be direct, not via a branched socket. Noise-generating equipment should not be connected to the same electrical outlet as the printer.
QMS Product Registration QMS Product Registration Call QMS toll-free at 1 (800) 637-8049 (US) to register your QMS product. For contact information outside of the United States, refer to Appendix A, “QMS Customer Support.” Please take a few minutes to call. Your input helps us to continue developing new products to address your changing printing needs.
Power-up Diagnostics Control Panel second period, the BootROM starts the auto boot process and the control panel displays Boot Systemloading / The bar at the end of the display keeps rotating to indicate that the print system is downloading. When the downloading is completed, printer initialization begins and the control panel displays INITIALIZING See Chapter 8, the “Control Panel—BootROM User Menu” section, for more information on this menu.
Printer Diagnostics Console Printer Diagnostics Console The following diagnostic tests are available from the console: 1. DRAM 8. Parallel Port 2. CPU 9. Floppy Disk 3. Engine 10. VIA 4. Hard Disk 11. NOVRAM/TOD 5. Optional I/O 12. Perform all tests 6. AppleTalk 13. View test results 7. Serial Port 14. Return to Main Menu These diagnostic tests are intended for use by QMS Service Engineers. See Chapter 8, the “Console—BootROM User Menu” section, for more information on this menu.
Installing Print System Software Interface Current configurations of the standard and optional interfaces. Release Printer firmware release date. Enabling/Disabling the Start-up Page To enable printing of the start-up page each time the printer is turned on, set the Do Start Page option in the Administration/Startup Options menu to Yes. To disable the start-up page, set the option to No. The factory default setting is Yes.
Installing Print System Software Any key pressed during this period, aborts the auto boot process and accesses the BootROM User menu. The following message displays: QMS Softload x.
Installing Print System Software 9 When BootROM is done with the diskette, it prompts for the next diskette by displaying Install to Disk Next Diskette To continue, place the next diskette in the disk drive and press the Enter key. This process continues until all the diskettes have been loaded. Remember, press the Enter key after inserting each diskette. 10 You have now completed installing the system software and are ready to boot the system.
Installing Print System Software printer initialization is complete, the following message displays: IDLE 1RWH ,I \RX GR WRXFK D NH\ GXULQJ WKLV VWHS \RX PXVW JR EDFN WR VWHS DQG VWDUW IURP WKHUH DJDLQ Installing From the Parallel Port To install system software from the parallel port, follow these instructions: 1 Turn the printer off and back on again. The following message displays in the message window: QMS Softload x.x 2 Once this message displays, you have 10 seconds to press any key.
Installing Print System Software 3 After the BootROM User menu displays, press the Previous or Next key until the following message displays QMS Softload x.x 4 Press the Enter key to access the Install to Disk menu, and the following displays Install to Disk 5 Parallel Press the Enter key to display Install To Disk 7 Diskette Press Next key until the following message displays: Install To Disk 6 Install To Disk Target Disk 6 Press the Enter key.
Installing Print System Software 9 You have now completed installing the system software and are ready to boot the system. Press the Back key. The message window displays the following message: QMS Softload x.x Install To Disk 10 Press the Previous or Next key until the message window displays: Boot System Hard Disk 11 Press the Enter key and the following displays: Boot System Hard Disk 6 12 Assume that hard disk 6 is the print system's internal hard disk.
2 Printer Configuration In This Chapter . . .
Configuring the Printer Configuring the Printer Configuring the QMS 4525 Print System involves setting default printer options to meet your printing requirements. Examples of common configuration options are default page size, default number of copies, and default font. You may find that many of the factory default configuration settings suit your needs, but you may have to change some of them.
Configuring the Printer When in normal mode with display message mode enabled, status conditions that require user intervention display on a local or remote console . The default to display status conditions on a local console is normal mode, the default for a remote console is silent mode. Reverse channel is seen in normal mode, and not in silent mode. For example, status conditions may indicate that paper is low, output bins are full, or a paper jam has occurred.
Configuring the Printer PS Executive Series Utilities PS Executive Series Utilities, included with and designed specifically for your printer, provides another means of communicating with your printer. Features such as the following are provided only through the PS Executive Series Utilities: Printer drivers, including a Windows 3.
Configuring the Printer information on these commands, see the QMS Crown Document Option Commands manual. 1RWH 8SGDWHG ,QIRUPDWLRQ RQ '2& FRPPDQGV WKDW KDV QRW \HW EHHQ LQFOXGHG LQ RWKHU PDQXDOV LV LQFOXGHG LQ DSSHQGL[ ( o0DQXDO 8SGDWHV p RI WKH 6\VWHP $GPLQLVWUDWRUnV *XLGH 7KHVH FRPPDQGV DUH SUHIL[HG ZLWK DQ o*p Command Summary The following is a list of QMS Document Option Commands.
Configuring the Printer Print page range Scale logical page Select emulation Select number of copies Select orientation Select output bins Select paper Enable stapling Enable offset stacking %%IncludeFeature: pagerange %%IncludeFeature: pagescaling %%IncludeFeature: emulation %%IncludeFeature: numcopies %%IncludeFeature: orientation %%IncludeFeature: output %%IncludeFeature: input %%IncludeFeature: staple %%IncludeFeature: offset HP-GL Emulation Function Expand plot Scale the image Select enhanced resolu
Configuring the Printer Lineprinter Emulation Function Font selection Point size Character map Line numbering Tab spacing Line feeds Carriage returns Form feeds Orientation Autowrap Lines per page Margins Command %%IncludeFeature: font %%IncludeFeature: pointsize %%IncludeFeature: map %%IncludeFeature: number %%IncludeFeature: tabs %%IncludeFeature: lfiscrlf %%IncludeFeature: criscrlf %%IncludeFeature: ffiscrff %%IncludeFeature: lporientation %%IncludeFeature: autowrap %%IncludeFeature: linesperpage %%Inc
Configuring the Printer Supported CCITT Group 3 and 4 Commands Reverse bits Set end of block Set data compression Set dpi Set encoded byte flag Start decompression Set image position Set image size Invert image End print job Set line end Eject page Set rotation %%BitReverse %%BlockEnd %%Compression %%DPI %%EBA %%ImageData %%ImagePosition %%ImageSize %%InvertImage %%JobEnd %%LineEnd %%PageEnd %%Rotation Deciding Which Configuration Method to Use Some configuration options can be changed only from the cont
Configuring the Printer Network print commands usually affect only an individual print job. However, when automatically sent from a print queue, network print commands are added to every job sent from that print queue. Network print commands may or may not override application commands, depending on the way the queue is set up. See your system administrator.
Printer Status Page Printer Status Page Before you start configuring the printer, you should have a status page so you can see the current default settings of many of the printer configuration options. Printing Status Pages Printing a status page is a two-step procedure: Identify the type of status page to print and then print it.
Using the Control Panel German. The control panel layout is uncluttered, and the keys are large and clearly marked. When the printer is on line and idle (ready to accept a print job), this is what the control panel looks like IDLE Many of the control panel keys have different functions when the printer is off line and when it is on line. For descriptions of the keys when the printer is off line, see “Printer Configuration” later in this chapter.
Using the Control Panel Line Toggles the printer between on line and off line. The two lights above the key indicate the current status. Cancel Cancels all jobs that are currently being processed or printed, or sends an end-of-job indicator to a print job waiting for incoming data. Print jobs that are spooled begin printing after current jobs are cancelled or ended. Message Display The control panel message display is a single-line display with two fields.
Using the Control Panel indicator lights, indicating that the printer is off line. When the printer is off line, these keys are functional: Symbol Key Name Function Enter Works as an Enter key when selecting configuration options or when you are entering data in the configuration menus. If a menu displays, pressing this key enters that menu. Clear Clears input data from the display at the current cursor position. Back Enters the Configuration menu.
Using the Control Panel Symbol 2-14 Key Name Function Next Moves to the next option in the current menu. When you are entering data, this key also cycles forward to the next ordinal character. Left Moves the cursor left one character position. Use this key and the Right key when entering a string in response to a configuration question. Right Moves the cursor right one character position. Use this key and the Left key when entering a string in response to a configuration question. A..
Using the Control Panel Symbol Key Name Function A/a Toggles between uppercase and lowercase letters. 0..9,.. Cycles through numeric values 0 - 9, followed by punctuation keys and symbols (for example, !, @, #, $), when you are entering data. Multi Value Intended to be used only by the QMS Service Engineer and is not described in this manual. Line Exits from the Configuration menu and toggles the printer between off line and on line.
Configuration Menu Configuration Menu The printer's configuration menu options are divided into two main menus: Operator Control and Administration. Operator Control menu The Operator Control menu configures the number of copies, inputbins, outputbins, chain inputbins, duplex, tumble duplex, collation, page orientation, job accounting settings.
Configuration Menu Accessing the Operator Control Menu If you want to change option settings in the Operator Control menu, press the Enter key to access the menu. The menu name and the first option in the menu are displayed: OPERATOR CONTROL COPIES To access a menu or option in the Operator Control menu, use the Next and Previous keys to display it in the second field and press the Enter key. If the selected item is another menu, the menu name and the first option in that menu display.
Changing Default Settings Changing Default Settings There are two types of printer menu options: those that require choosing from a set of possible pre-defined values and those that require entering alphanumeric information. An Enumerated List of Values If an option has an enumerated list of possible values, they display in the second field of the message window.
Changing Default Settings 9 Press the Enter key to enter the Baud Rate menu. The first choice in the set of baud rate values displays in the second field. This value is also the current default setting. BAUD RATE 9600 10 Press the Next key until the value you want (for example, 2400) displays: BAUD RATE 2400 11 Press the Enter key.
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Changing Default Settings 5 Notice that the first digit is highlighted. You may select any number of copies up to 1000. For this example, we are setting the copy count to 159. 6 Press the Next key once. The first digit changes from 0 to 1. Press the Enter key. 7 The second digit is now highlighted. Press the Next key until the second digit changes to 5. Press the Enter key. 8 The third digit is now highlighted.
Changing Default Settings line. Saving a menu change means that the new value of the option is recorded and stored in the printer's memory. Follow these steps to save your change to the Baud Rates and Copies options: 1 Press the Line key or the Back key to exit from the menu and be prompted to save your change (Line key) or return to the previous menu (Back key). The following message displays: SAVE CHANGES? NO 2 Press the Next key to advance to the Save Changes/Yes option.
3 Operator Control and Installation Menus In This Chapter . . .
The Operator Control Menu The Operator Control Menu The Operator Control menu has options that set the default values of the various paper handling features of the QMS 4525 Print System. The default values set through this menu are used in the absence of an emulation (such as application or printer language) or DOC command setting (which also includes network print commands).
Duplex Duplex The Duplex option enables printing on both sides of a sheet. The default setting is Off. Unless you want all jobs printed in duplex mode, do not change the default setting. The best way to specify duplex printing is through your application. In that case, use it to turn duplex mode On and Off, and leave this option set to Off. The illustration below shows the duplex and tumble duplex options. Tumble Duplex The Tumble Duplex option controls the default settings for duplex mode.
Collation Collation The Collation option enables or disables collated stacking of multiple copies in the output bins. The default setting is On. The illustration below shows the difference between collation on and collation off. See appendix E, “Manual Updates,” for more information on collation. Collated Uncollated Orientation The Orientation option selects portrait or landscape orientation of the image on the physical page. The default setting is Portrait.
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Inputbin Inputbin The Inputbin option selects the Upper or Lower input bin as the default input bin. The illustration below shows the locations of the input bins. The default setting is lower. 8SSHU ,QSXW %LQ 3DSHU &RPSDUWPHQW /RZHU ,QSXW %LQ Print Media Sizes and Imageable Areas Your printer supports paper and transparencies in eight sizes. Each size has a certain imageable area, the maximum area capable of being printed on.
Page Policy The following are the supported paper types and their imageable areas: Paper type Inches Page Size Millimeters Imageable Area Page Size Imageable Area Letter 8.5 x 11.0 8.19 x 10.66 216 x 279 208 x 271 Legal large 8.5 x 14.0 8.19 x 13.69 216 x 356 208 x 348 A4 8.3 x 11.7 7.95 x 11.37 210 x 297 202 x 289 Quarto 8.0 x 10.0 7.67 x 9.68 203 x 254 195 x 246 Commercial 8.3 x 10.6 7.95 x 10 .31 210 x 270 202 x 262 Foolscap 8.0 x 13.0 7.67 x 12.
Outputbin Config Present Chain Policy no x no Print on whatever paper is in the desired bin. If no paper is in the desired bin, stop and prompt the user to load any paper in the desired bin. no x yes Print from the desired bin if it has paper. Otherwise, print from the other bin if it has paper. If both bins are empty, stop and prompt the user to load any paper in any bin. yes no no Stop and prompt you to load the desired paper in the desired bin.
Chain Inputbins illustration below shows the locations of the output bins on a 20-bin sorter. 6RUWHU 2XWSXW %LQV 6LGH 2XWSXW %LQ Chain Inputbins The Chain Inputbins option specifies whether or not the printer switches to the other inputbin (if it contains the same size paper) when the current inputbin is empty. The default setting for Chain Inputbin is Off.
Accounting Accounting The following three types of accounting are available with your QMS 4525 Print System: Crown Accounting If your printer is connected to a host, standard QMS Crown accounting is available to you on the QMS 4525 Print System. Standard Network Management Systems (SNMP) If your printer is connected to a network via TCP/IP, you have standard QMS Crown accounting and SNMP accounting (the standard system for managing the network provides).
Accounting Accounting Menu The Accounting menu is under the Operator Control Menu. This menu enables or disables job accounting, allocates disk space when accounting is enabled, resets accounting, lets you store job accounting information in a single job file or in multiple files, and copies the accounting information to floppy disk. Job accounting information can be stored in a single file if it can be retrieved using the file transfer protocol (ftp) on your host.
Accounting are removed. If only one file is used and it is not empty, it cannot be shrunk. If no accounting information exists in the system when shrinking the usage, the Job Accounting file(s) is (are) recreated using the new size. The printer does not ask for confirmation for this operation. It takes effect immediately. The amount of space required for each job can vary between 200 and 250 bytes so you can store information for 4000 to 5000 jobs for each 1 MB in the Job Accounting file.
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Accounting How Crown Accounting Works As jobs are printed on the QMS 4525 printer, the system collects information about different job parameters in relation to the jobs. When each job completes, the printer stores an entry for the job in the Job Accounting file(s). 2 &DXWLRQ 'R QRW WXUQ WKH SULQWHU RII ZKLOH WKH GLVN LV EHLQJ DFFHVVHG 'RLQJ VR PD\ FDXVH LQFRQVLVWHQFLHV LQ WKH LQIRUPDWLRQ VWRUHG The following accounting files are stored in the path DSK6:/ admin: Job Accounting File (ACCx.
Accounting Accounting File Format Description The ASCII file format chosen allows the file to be extended by tagging each field in each record in each of the accounting files. New fields can be added by creating new tag identifiers for the new fields. This allows backward compatibility for existing filters when the accounting files evolve in future versions. A version field is included to identify the supported fields as the system evolves.
Accounting simplicity at the expense of using a small amount of extra space.) In this example, the value for the field tagged 1 is the integer 3 and the value for the field tagged 2 is a string. The represents the carriage return character. Accounting Files Description of Fields This section briefly describes the meaning and provides the ID and name for each of the fields and each of the accounting files.
Accounting Job Accounting File Record Description Field ID 0: The Job ID field is the sequential number of the document since the last time the printer was turned of and back on again. Field ID 1: This field is the priority of a document which is internally assigned. Field IDs 2 and 3: These fields are the time and date of document arrival in the printer. Field ID 4: This field is the completion code of the document.
Accounting Field ID 13: The Body Count field represents the number of images in the actual document excluding multiple copies. Field ID 14: The Simplex Count field represents the sheet count of simplex pages printed, taking into consideration multiple copies. Field ID 15: The Duplex Count field represents the sheet count of duplex pages printed, taking into consideration multiple copies.
Accounting Field ID 20: The Index Count field represents the number of sheets of paper of a specific type used by the document. The actual description of the paper is in the Paper Accounting file. Field ID 21: The Index field represents the record number in the Paper Accounting file that contains the description for the preceeding paper count. A follows each occurrence of this field.
Accounting Paper Accounting File Record Description Field ID 22: The Paper Width field contains the paper width which is measured in thousands of an inch (mils) and represents the horizontal dimensions of the paper. Field ID 23: The Paper Height field contains the paper height which is measured in thousands of an inch (mils) and represents the vertical dimensions of the paper. Field ID 24: The Paper Weight represents the weight per surface square units.
Accounting Status Accounting File Record Description Field ID 28: The Version field indicates the accounting files' version number. This initial revision will be version 1. Field ID 29: The Number of Paper Types field indicates the corresponding number of records in the Paper Accounting file. Field ID 30: The Job Accounting File Size field indicates the configured maximum total sizes of all the job files used (this is user configurable).
Accounting Field ID 39: Field ID 40: The Job File Full flag indicates whether the Job Accounting file is full. 1 Indicates that the file is full and that Resetaccounting should be performed. 2 Indicates that the file is note full. The Paper Accounting File Full flag indicates whether the Paper Accounting file is full. 1 Indicates that the Paper Accounting file is full andthe Resetaccounting should be performed. 2 Indicates that the Paper Accounting file is not full.
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The Installation Menu Processing Accounting Information on the Host After the accounting files are stored on your host, you can create your own filters (programs) based on your specific requirements using the file and record descriptions shown earlier in this chapter. The Installation Menu The Installation menu can be used to password-protect the Operator Control and Administration menus.
The Installation Menu information on how to enter the string. If you enter an invalid password, a message indicating that the password is invalid displays. Use Operator Pwd This option sets the Use Operator Pwd value. The range is On and Off. If this value is set to On, access the Operator Control menu requires a password. If this value is set to Off, a password is not required to access the menu. The default value is Off. Admin Passwrd This option maintains the Administration menu's password.
The Installation Menu Procedure The floppy disk drive is located on the left side of the printer. Support for the password disk is only available through the control panel. To install the password disk from the control panel, use the following procedure: 1 Make sure the printer is off line. The Off indicator light should be On. 2 With the label facing up, insert the password disk in the floppy drive.
The Installation Menu All users accessing the password-protected menus will be asked to enter a valid password before access to the password-protected menu is granted. When the correct password is entered, the menu displays. The passwords for these two menus may be the same or different. If you forget the password, it can be recovered as follows: 1 Insert the password disk containing the INSTALL.MNU file in the printer's floppy disk drive. 2 Access the Installation menu.
4 Communications Menu In This Chapter . . .
The Communications Menu The Communications Menu The Communications menu options control default settings for the standard and optional printer-host communication interfaces. The Communications menu is under the Administration menu, which may be password protected. See chapter 3, the “Installation Menu” section, for more information about passwords.
Timeouts PS Wait Timeout The PostScript Wait Timeout setting is the maximum number of seconds the printer waits for additional data for a PostScript job. The range is 0 to 99999 seconds and the default setting is 00030 seconds. If the PostScript emulation Receives no additional data during this period of time Receives no interface timeout Receives no end of job notification then the system generates an end of file to terminate the job and the next job in the queue begins.
Serial Communication then the system generates an end of file to terminate the job and the next job in the queue begins.The range is 0 to 99999 seconds, and the default value is 0 seconds (no timeout). ESP Timeout The ESP timeout option sets the maximum number of seconds for the printer to attempt an emulation selection using the Emulation Sensing Processor.
Serial Communication Stop Bits HDWE Flow Ctl PS Protocol Mode The Mode option allows you to enable or disable the interface. The options are Interactive, Noninteractive, or Disabled. If it is Disabled, the printer accepts no jobs through this protocol. Interactive mode allows two-way communication (reverse channel) between the host computer and the printer. Noninteractive is unidirectional communication from the host computer to the printer only. The default value is Interactive.
Serial Communication Memory to an Interface” in chapter 7 for information about the Min K Spool setting. The printer is immediately restarted when a change is made to this option. (For example, change the value to 35, press the Enter key, and the menu changes. Press the Line key and the printer automatically reboots.) Spool Timeout The Spool Timeout option sets the number of seconds the interface waits for additional data from the host computer before terminating a print job.
Serial Communication Baud Rate The Baud Rate option sets the data transmission rate used by the host over the serial channel. The baud rates are 19200, 38400, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, and 4800. The default value is 9600. Set this option to match the baud rate used by your host. You must turn the printer off and then on again before this change takes effect.
Serial Communication type of flow control used by your host. You must turn the printer off and then on again before this change takes effect. Data Bits The Data Bits option sets the number of data bits per character in the data stream. The choices are 7 and 8 bits. The default value is 8 bits. Set this option to match the number of data bits transmitted by your host. You must turn the printer off and then on again before this change takes effect.
Parallel Communication See appendix E, “Manual Updates,” for more information on PS Protocol. Choices Normal—Enable standard, ASCII hex protocol. Data is sent and received in ASCII format. This mode is recommended if you do not print binary data. It was designed for data in the printable ASCII range. Print jobs can alter the PS protocol value through PostScript operators. Normal Fixed—Enable standard, ASCII hex protocol. Print jobs can not alter this value through PostScript operators.
Parallel Communication Mode The Mode option enables or disables the parallel interface. The default value is Enabled. If you are not using the parallel interface, you may select Disabled to prevent any jobs from being received through this interface. The printer must be restarted for changes to the Mode menu to take effect. Changing the Mode setting will cause the REBOOT NOW? prompt to appear.
Parallel Communication new setting does not conflict with the PS Wait Timeout and Emul Timeout values. If the Spool Timeout value expires before the printer has received all data for a job it is spooling, the printer terminates the spooled print job. You must turn the printer off and then on again before this change takes effect. Data Bits The Data Bits option sets the number of data bits per character in the data stream from the host. The choices are 7 and 8 bits. The default value is 8 bits.
AppleTalk Communication See appendix E, “Manual Updates,” for more information on PS Protocol. Choices Normal—Enable standard, ASCII hex protocol. Data is sent and received in ASCII format. This mode is recommended if you do not print binary data. It was designed for data in the printable ASCII range. Print jobs can alter the PS protocol value through PostScript operators. Normal Fixed—Enable standard, ASCII hex protocol. Print jobs can not alter this value through PostScript operators.
AppleTalk Communication may select Disabled to prevent any jobs from being received through this interface. The enabled mode allows communication between the host computer and the printer. The printer must be restarted for changes to the Mode menu to take effect. Changing the Mode setting will cause the REBOOT NOW? prompt to appear.
Network 1 and Network 2 Network 1 and Network 2 You may order optional interfaces for your printer so you can connect to other networks. (See you QMS vendor for information on the available combinations of optional network interfaces for your printer.) If the optional interfaces are installed, they appear as Network 1 and Network 2 in the Communications menu. See the documentation that comes with your interface to connect your printer to the network and configure it for network printing.
5 Emulations Menu In This Chapter . . .
The Emulations Menu The Emulations Menu The options in the Emulations menu of the Administration menu select the default values for the various languages and emulations supported by the QMS 4525 Print System. The Administration menu may be protected by a password. See chapter 3, “Installation Menu,” for more information.
PostScript PostScript Select PostScript in the Emulations menu to choose which level of PostScript the printer uses to print your files. Emulations / PostScript Menu PostScript Emulation Level PostScript Emulation Level The PostScript Emulation Level allows you to select PostScript Level 2, Level 1 B/W for Level 1 files that use no color operators, or Level 1 Color for Level 1 files that use color operators. Level 2 works for Level 2 files and most Level 1 files. The default is Level 2.
PCL 5 Emulations / PCL 5 Menu Default Font Symbol Set Lines Per Page Line Termination Point Size X100 Retain Temporary Scalable Fonts Default Font ID Monochrome G/L 2 Default Font Sets the printer’s default font.
PCL 5 Math, Ventura US, and Windows symbol sets cannot be used with the resident bitmap fonts: Courier10, Courier10bold, Courier10italic, Courier12, Courier12bold, Courier12italic, and Lineprinter. The five Dingbat symbol sets (PS-Zapf-Dingbats, Ventura-Dingbats, Zapf-Dingbats-100, Zapf-Dingbats200, Zapf-Dingbats300) can be used with all fonts.
PCL 5 Line Termination Indicates the default line termination mode. This setting specifies the treatment of line feeds and carriage returns. (See Appendix E, “Manual Updates,” for more information on line termination). Menu Administration/Emulations/PCL 5/Line Termination Choices CR=CR LF=LF CR=CR+LF LF=LF CR=CR LF=CR+LF CR or LF=CR+LF Default CR=CR LF=LF Point Size X100 Sets the point size for scalable default fonts in increments of .25 points.
PCL 5 Retain Temporary Allows you to control the PCL print environment across print jobs. Menu Administration/Emulations/PCL 5/Retain Temporary Choices Off, On, On Compatibility Off—Resets PCL to its default state at the end of each PCL print job, executes an implicit E at the start and end of the job, and deletes any temporary fonts, macros, and patterns. On—Resets PCL to its default state at the end of each PCL print job.
PCL 5 Scalable Fonts Specifies whether to enable or disable the printing of PCL 5 scalable fonts by an application. This feature may be useful when printing PCL 4 documents which may inadvertently select unwanted scalable fonts. Menu Administration/Emulations/HP PCL 5/Scalable Fonts Choices Enable, Disable Enable—Allows selection of scalable fonts. When you print PCL 4 documents, PCL 5 may substitute scalable fonts that could cause your PCL 4 documents to print incorrectly.
PCL 5 Monochrome GL/2 Allows your printer to emulate a monochrome or color plotter. Menu Administration/Emulations/HP PCL 5/Monochrome GL/2 Choices On, Off On—Sets the printer to monochrome (2 pen). Off—Sets the printer to color (8 pen). Since a monochrome print system has two pen colors only (black and white), grayscale patterns are substituted for other colors.
Emulations LN03+ Menu Emulations LN03+ Menu The LN03 Plus emulation has the following configuration options: Emulations / LN03+ Menu Product ID Autowrap Paper Size Paper Override X-Origin Y-Origin Reset Override Orientation Product ID The Product ID setting is the emulation printer model. If your host sends a Device Attributes request to the printer, the printer responds with the Product ID. You can select LN03, LQP02, or LA100. The factory default setting is LN03.
Emulations LN03+ Menu and uses the current paper size (does not change paper trays). If Paper Override is set to On, the emulation uses the transformation point for the size of paper selected and uses the specified paper size. X Origin Inset The X Origin Inset option moves the lower left corner of the image to the right from 0 to 300 dots (1 inch at a resolution of 300 dpi). Use this option to eliminate clipping of the right edge of the image on some systems. The default offset is 75 dots.
imPRESS imPRESS Emulations / ImPRESS Form Area Size The Form Area Size option in the imPRESS menu establishes the maximum size (in kilobytes) for forms that are to be inserted into imPRESS print jobs. The range is 0 to 10240 KB, and the default is 0 KB. Lineprinter The Lineprinter menu controls default settings for the Lineprinter emulation, which prints simple byte-oriented line printer files.
Lineprinter can be used. To see a list of PostScript fonts available, print an advanced status page. The default is Courier. Point Size in 100ths Use this option to specify the point size (in .01 point increments) of the font to be used to print the current print job. The range is 400 (4 points) to 25600 (256 points). The default is 850 (8.5 points). Character Map This selection specifies the type of character map to be used. The choices are ASCII and EBCDIC. The default is ASCII.
Lineprinter FF is CRFF This option stipulates whether each form feed in the print job is translated to a carriage return/form feed combination. The options are On and Off with On being the default. Orientation This option specifies whether text is printed in Portrait or Landscape orientation. The default is Landscape.
HP-GL HP-GL The HP-GL options contains settings for the default conditions of the HP-GL (plotter) emulation. Emulations / HP-GL Plotter Scaling Percent Origin Reverse Image Enhanced Mode Expand Mode Paper Type Pen 1 Pen 2 Pen 3 Pen 4 Pen 5 Pen 6 Pen 7 Pen 8 Plotter The Plotter option has a selection of choices for the type of HP-GL compatible plotter that the QMS 4525 Print System emulates for HPGL jobs. The choices are 7470A, 7475A, 7550A, and ColorPro.
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HP-GL Paper Type The Paper Type option allows you to scale an image to the defined paper size when printing a plot image. The choices are A (8.5" x 11"), A4 (210 mm x 297 mm), B (11" x 17"), A3 (297 mm x 420 mm), or Scale to Paper. The default value is A. Pens 1-8 The Pen options are choice values for the width and color of the 8 “pens” the printer uses when printing HP-GL emulation jobs. The pen width may be set from 0 (0 mm wide) to 60 (60 mm wide). The pen color may be set from 1 to 8.
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6 Special Pages and Startup Options Menus In This Chapter . . .
Special Pages Menu Special Pages Menu The Special Pages options allow you to configure your printer to print header and trailer pages. Administration / Special Pages Menu Header Page Header Inputbin Trailer Page Trailer Inputbin Status Page Type Header Page This option controls whether or not a header page prints before each job. This option is either On or Off with the default of Off. (See the QMS Crown Document Option Commands manual for information on header page contents.
Startup Options Menu Trailer Inputbin This option selects the input bin from which the trailer page prints. The range of possible values are Upper or Lower. Upper selects the upper bin, and Lower selects the lower bin. The default value is Upper. Status Page Type This option selects the status page type. The range of possible values are Standard and Advanced. The default is Standard.
Startup Options Menu Do Sys Start Sys/Start is a PostScript file residing on the hard disk. Whenever you turn on the printer, and the Do Sys Start option is enabled, the controller checks the hard disk for a SYS/START file and, if it finds one, executes the file. The options are Yes and No. The default is Yes. Creating a Sys/Start file Detailed information on creating a SYS/START file is available from Q-FAX. (See appendix A, “QMS Customer Support,” for information on accessing Q-FAX.
7 Memory Menu In This Chapter . . .
Memory Menu Memory Menu The memory menu allows you to allocate system memory (RAM) among the various memory clients. Read the following sections to learn how to use the Memory menu to best configure your printer's memory. Administration / Memory Menu K Mem K Mem K Mem K Mem K Mem K Mem For Spool For PSHeap PS Fonts Emulation Display Disk Cache Memory: An Overview Memory allows your printer to store and retrieve information that is required to perform many of its tasks.
Memory: An Overview The ability to configure your printer's memory does not necessarily mean that you must change your current configuration. If you are presently using all the features you need, and the printer is performing efficiently, you should not feel compelled to reconfigure your printer's memory.
QMS Memory Definitions QMS Memory Definitions Before you can configure your printer's memory efficiently, you must first understand the different types of memory and how they work together. QMS Crown documentation uses the following memory terms: Memory—Memory allows your printer to store and retrieve information. It is the space within your printer where information is stored while being actively worked on. Memory Clients—A memory client is a block of memory dedicated to a specific function.
QMS Memory Definitions written and read more quickly than on a hard disk, but a RAM disk loses any information stored on it when the printer's power is turned off. The frame buffer and spooling buffer are RAM disk clients. Hard Disk—The QMS 4525 Print System comes standard with a 200 MB internal hard disk. The hard disk serves as secondary storage places for such items as downloaded fonts and emulations.
Evaluation of Your Printing Environment Evaluation of Your Printing Environment The first step in allocating your printer's memory is to define your printing needs. Each of your printer's features requires a minimum amount of memory. If you use a feature, you must allocate enough memory to the client which controls it. On the other hand, if there are features you do not use, you can move excess memory in the clients which control the unused features to other clients that need additional memory.
Memory Clients 13 Will you want to download fonts, forms, or operators to memory? 14 Will you be duplexing documents? 15 Will you be collating documents? If so, how large and complex will these documents be? 16 What paper sizes will you be using? After you have answered all of these questions, read the following section to see which memory clients control the features you plan to use and which memory clients control features you do not need.
Memory Clients increasing paper size, or printing at a higher resolution, may require increasing the amount of memory allocated to this client to boost print speed and overall system throughput. If not enough memory is allocated to this client, memory is taken from the display list to complete a print job. The frame buffer memory client is not configurable on the QMS 4525 Print System, but you can manipulate this client by taking memory from other clients.
Memory Clients will not allow you to set this memory client below its minimum setting. The range is 128 to 10240 KB. The default value is 06464. 1RWH :KLOH LQFUHDVLQJ WKLV FOLHQW LV EHQHILFLDO LQ UHGXFLQJ QHWZRUN WUDIILF WKURXJKSXW VSHHG LV QRW QHFHVVDULO\ LQFUHDVHG If you change the K Mem for Spool value, the printer automatically restarts after you save your changes and exit from the configuration menu.
Memory Clients (15 KB) is added to the available float memory. Each interface menu has a mode setting that allows you to disable it. K Mem for PS Heap Also known as PS Heap, PostScript VM, and Virtual Memory, this client holds downloaded fonts, PostScript operators, and forms. Inefficiently coded PostScript jobs can consume an infinite amount of virtual memory or leave objects in the PostScript heap after the print jobs are completed, leading to virtual memory errors.
Memory Clients Normally, you do not need to change this memory client unless you use a large number of fonts at various point sizes. If you do, you may allocate additional memory to this client to improve printer performance. There is no specific formula to use in figuring the amount of memory required by the font cache, but after a certain point, large font caches cause the printer to take longer to print than smaller font caches because of the search time through the cache.
Memory Clients restarts after you save your changes and exit from the configuration menu K Mem Emul Temp Also known as Emulation Temporary, this client sets the amount of system memory to be used by non-PostScript emulations for storing downloaded fonts, forms, and macros. By dedicating a portion of memory to this client, QMS Crown printers can perform context switching, which is the ability to retain downloaded fonts and forms even after the printer changes from one emulation to another.
Memory Clients memory client below its minimum setting. The range is 3072 to 307200 KB. The default value is 111056. If you change the K Mem for PS Fonts value, the printer automatically restarts after you save your changes and exit from the configuration menu K Mem Disk Cache Number of kilobytes of RAM dedicated to the disk cache. This memory client is also known as disk cache. It stores frequently used data in system memory instead of continually storing and retrieving it from a hard disk.
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8 Engine, Miscellaneous, and Disk Operations Menus In This Chapter . . .
Engine Setup Menu Engine Setup Menu The options in the Engine Setup menu allow you to fine tune image alignment, select a default paper size, and name the input and output bins. Administration / Engine Setup Menu Laser Setup Image Alignment Inputbin 1 Name Inputbin 2 Name Toner Low Action Manual Feed Timeout Gamma Correction Finisher Setup Laser Setup The Laser Setup menu allows you to adjust the laser beam's intensity to compensate for normal degradation of the master belt.
Engine Setup Menu The range of possible values for Laser Intensity is 0 to 56. The default value is 30. Use the following procedure to reset the laser beam intensity. 1 From the Engine Setup menu, select the Laser Intensity option. 2 Select Intensity. The current intensity setting displays LASER INTENSITY (0-56) ENTER VALUE [XX]: in which XX is the current setting. 3 Enter the new setting on control panel. 4 Press the Enter key to select the new setting.
Engine Setup Menu 7 When the test page is satisfactory, save your changes and place the printer on line. Image Alignment The Image Alignment menu allows you to adjust image alignment on each side of the page and then run a test page from each input bin. To check the alignment of the image on the page, print a test page and measure the distance from the center of the cross hairs (in the center of the page) to the left and bottom edges of the paper.
Engine Setup Menu Default 100 (0.00") Notes Vertical Offset—Adjusting the vertical offset moves the center of the image up or down in pixel (1/300") increments. Changing the setting to a lower value moves the image up, and changing it to a higher value moves the image down. Horizontal Offset—Adjusting the horizontal offset moves the center of the image to the left or right in pixel (1 /300") increments.
Engine Setup Menu The names for the bin may be up to 16 characters long. The default name for inputbin 1 is “Lower.” InputBin 2 Name Use this option to assign a name to inputbin 2 (upper input bin). For example, you may want to load the bin with letterhead paper and assign it the name “letterhead.” Once you have assigned a name, users connected to the printer can use QMS DOC commands to select the inputbin “letterhead” if they want their job printed on letterhead paper. The names are not case sensitive.
Miscellaneous Menu midrandge contrast while blacks (shadows) and whites (highlight) keep their original values. Menu Administration/Engine Setup/Image Alignment/Gamma Correction Range 0, 1 0—(Off) Do not apply gamma correction. 1—(On) Apply gamma correction. Default 0 Notes Gamma correction works only for PostScript images. Sorter Setup The Sorter Setup menu appears only if your printer has a 20-bin or 40-bin sorter installed.
Miscellaneous Menu Printer Name Printer Type Restore Defaults The Restore Defaults option allows you to reset all configurable values to their factory default. This option takes effect immediately. The range of possible choices are Yes and No, with No being the default. Clock Operations The Clock Operations menu sets or adjusts the printer system's clock. The range of possible values are Set Clock or Adjust Clock. Set Clock The Set Clock option changes the date and time of the printer system clock.
Miscellaneous Menu yyyy Specifies the year. The clock is programmed to change years correctly. Time hh Specifies the hours. The choices are 0 to 23. The default is the current hour. mm Specifies the minutes. The choices are 0 to 59. The default is the current minutes. The time is a numeric value. The hour specifies the hour in 12-hour clock time. The seconds are display only. If you need to adjust the seconds use the Adjust Clock option to adjust them on a monthly basis.
Disk Operations Menu Printer Name The Printer Name assigns a name to the printer. This option is an alphanumeric string of 31 characters maximum. The default value is QMS 4525 Print System. Printer Type Use the Printer Type option to indicate the printer type on an AppleTalk network. For example, set the printer type to “LaserWriter” if you have Macintosh computers on your network. Or, you can specify a different printer type if you want to hide the printer from Macintosh computers.
Disk Operations Menu Identifying Hard Disks The hard disks are identified by their device numbers. Your printer has an internal hard disk with a device number of DSK6 and a printer controller with a device number of DSK7. As shown below, if you have optional external hard disks attached to the printer SCSI-2 port, their device numbers can range from DSK0 to DSK5. Device numbers of external disks are configured by the installer.
Disk Operations Menu 2 Open the side panel to access the floppy disk drive. On/Off Switch Indicator Light Floppy Disk Drive Fan Side Panel Door 3 Press the Enter key to access the Disk Operations menu. Press the Next key until INSTALL OPTION displays in the second field of the message display. 8-12 4 Press the Enter key again to install an option.
Disk Operations Menu 7 The message READING DATA displays until the contents of the disk have been copied to the hard disk. When the copy process finishes, the message INSTALL COMPLETE displays. Press the Back key to return to Install Option. 8 Press the Line key to ready the printer for receiving data from the host. Removing an Option Use Remove Option if you need to remove an installed option from the printer's hard disk. To remove an option, you need the original 3.
Disk Operations Menu 6 The message READING DATA displays until the matching files on the hard disk have been deleted. When the removal process finishes, the message REMOVE COMPLETE displays. Press the Back key to return to the Remove Option selection. 7 Press the Line key to place the printer on line. Formatting a Disk Use the Format Disk selection to perform a DOS format of a 3.5" 1.44 MB disk. You may also use this selection to format the printer's internal hard disk and any external hard disks.
Disk Operations Menu the internal hard disk is DSK6, and external hard disks are DSK0-DSK5). 5 Press the Enter key. The message ARE YOU SURE? displays. If you are sure you want to format the disk, press the Enter key again. If you decide that you do not want to format the selected disk, press the Back key. This takes you back to step 2, where you can select a different disk to format or you can exit by pressing the Line key.
Disk Operations Menu 2 Open the side panel (see illustration in the “Installing an Option” section above) to access the floppy disk drive. 3 Press the Next key until BACKUP HARD DISK displays in the second field of the message display. 4 Press the Enter key again. Press the Next key until the address of the hard disk you want to back up displays in the second field of the message display. 5 Press the Enter key. Press the Next or Previous key to choose between FULL or INCREMENTAL back up.
Disk Operations Menu 8 When the contents of the hard disk have been backed up, the message BACKUP COMPLETE displays. Press the Back key to return to the Backup Hard Disk selection. Press the Line key to ready the printer for receiving data from the host. Restoring the Hard Disk Use your back-up disks to restore the contents of the hard disk in the event of a hard disk failure. 1 To restore a hard disk, place the printer off line and use the control panel to access Disk Operations.
Control Panel— BootROM User Menu 6 Press the Enter key to begin restoring the hard disk. The message COPYING DATA displays. 7 If you have more than one back-up disk, repeat steps 4 through 6 for each disk. When the contents of the floppy disk have been copied to the hard disk, the message RESTORE COMPLETE displays. 8 Press the Back key to return to the Restore Hard Disk selection. Press the Line key to ready the printer for receiving data from the host.
Control Panel— BootROM User Menu Boot System Install to Disk Format Disk Restore Defaults Backup Disk Boot System Menu This menu allows you to boot the motherboard system image. Boot System Menu Hard Disk Parallel Diskette Use the Previous or Next key to advance through the options. Use the Enter key to select booting from any of these options and set the new defaults. The default option is stored in NOVRAM.
Control Panel— BootROM User Menu value which can be in Novram. Press the Enter key and the following displays: Boot System 4 Hard Disk 6 Press the Next key, and the following displays: Boot System Hard Disk 3 For this example we are using hard disk 3. Press the Enter key to activate booting. The system begins loading, and the following message displays: Boot System 5 booting / At this point, DO NOT TOUCH ANY KEYS until the system has completed loading.
Control Panel— BootROM User Menu 1 To boot the system from the parallel port, wait until after the BootROM User menu displays, and press the Previous or Next key until the following displays in the message window: QMS Softload x.x 2 Press the Enter key to access the Boot System menu and then press the Previous or Next key to display: Boot System 3 Connecting..... Run fstpio on the host to send the system image.
Control Panel— BootROM User Menu 1 To boot the system from diskette, wait until after the BootROM User menu displays, and press the Previous or Next key until the following displays in the message window: QMS Softload x.x 2 Press the Enter key to access the Boot System menu and then press the Previous or Next key to display: Boot System 3 Diskette Press the Enter key, and the following displays: Boot System 4 Boot System Insert disk1 Press the Select key to activate booting.
Control Panel— BootROM User Menu Install to Disk Use the Install to Disk option to copy files from diskette or the parallel port to hard disk. A new image is installed to disk only when image validation is done.
Control Panel— BootROM User Menu 6 Insert the first diskette into the floppy disk drive, and then press the Enter key. When BootROM is done with the diskette, it prompts for the next diskette by displaying Install to Disk Next Diskette 7 To continue, place the next diskette in the disk drive and press the Enter key. This process continues until all the diskettes have been loaded. Remember, press the Enter key after inserting each diskette.
Control Panel— BootROM User Menu image immediately. When the system rebooting and printer initialization is complete, the following message displays: IDLE 1RWH ,I \RX WRXFK D NH\ GXULQJ WKLV VWHS \RX PXVW JR EDFN WR VWHS Installing From the Parallel Port To copy a file from the parallel port to the hard disk via the parallel port, follow these instructions: 1 After the BootROM User menu displays, press the Previous or Next key until the following message displays QMS Softload x.
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Control Panel— BootROM User Menu Format Disk Use the Format Disk option to format a DOS 3.5" 1.44 MB floppy disk, the printer's hard disk, or any external hard disks.
Control Panel— BootROM User Menu 4 Press the Enter key to format the disk. The following message displays: Format Disk Are you sure? If you are sure you want to format the disk, press the Enter key again. If you decide that you do not want to format the selected disk, press the Enter key. This takes you back to where you can select another disk to format (step 2). 5 If you press the Enter key the second time in step 4 to format the disk, the message Format Disk Formatting displays.
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BootROM Error Messages 8-30 E11 System Error Serial line connection failure E12 System Error Serial line parity or other error E13 System Error I/O operation cannot be performed by device E14 System Error I/O error E15 System Error Invalid seek pointer E16 System Error Bad file name syntax E17 System Error Too many open file systems E18 System Error Too many open files for file system E19 Dir Full File system directory full E20 Disk Full File system full; no data space E21 File Unfound
BootROM Error Messages E53 Load Error Can't load segment or set entry point to odd address E54 System Error Open error. Insert diskette %d and press the Select key to retry or the Menu key to quit. E55 System Error Read error. Press the Select key to retry or the Menu key to quit. E56 System Error Write error. Press the Select key to retry or the Menu key to quit.
Console— BootROM User Menu Console—BootROM User Menu The BootROM User Menu via the console provides a richer set of system functions than the control panel menu and is intended for QMS Field Engineering and QMS Technical Assurance staff. To get to this menu, you must press a key on the console during the BootROM initialization. When the print system is turned on, the console (like the control panel) displays BootROM internal diagnostic messages similar to the following: QMS Bootrom Version x.
Console— BootROM User Menu Cache..........PASSED TLB............PASSED I/O Subsystem: Novram/TOD.....PASSED VIA............PASSED I/O duart......PASSED Engine duart...PASSED FDC............PASSED Z80 I/F........PASSED SCSI...........PASSED Parallel.......PASSED Optional I/O 1.PASSED Optional I/O 2.FAILED; error code = 0x020a0102 ROM checksum...PASSED diagnostics complete, passing control to bootcode... Ready to autoload...
Console— BootROM User Menu BootROM User Menu The options on the BootROM user menu via the console allow you to perform system functions such as loading the system, installing files from the floppy disk, backing up the hard disk, formatting the hard disk, copying hard disk to hard disk, restoring defaults, and invoking diagnostics. Load System Prompts you for a loadable file on a hard disk. If the load file name is not specified, the default file will be used.
Console— BootROM User Menu Copy Hard Disk to Hard Disk Duplicates the contents of DSK5 to DSK 6. It reformats DSK6 to delete its contents. It is intended for use by QMS Field Engineering to allow them a fast method of installing a new system. Invoke Diagnostics Displays diagnostic menus that allow the QMS Field Engineer or QMS Technical Support staff to run hardware diagnostic tests.
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9 Using the Sorter In This Chapter . . .
Introduction Introduction If your QMS 4525 Print System was purchased with a sorter it has one of the following sorters: 20-bin sorter 40-bin sorter The QMS 4525 Print System comes with either a 20-bin sorter or a 40-bin sorter, as shown below. 406 ZLWK %LQ 6RUWHU 406 ZLWK %LQ 6RUWHU Using either of the sorters involves 9-2 Configuring a sorter with the Sorter Setup menu. Specifying one of the sorter bins as the default output bin.
Introduction These steps are described on the following pages. Configuring a Sorter Use the Sorter Setup menu to Set the maximum capacity of the sorter bins Select one of four default binmaps Modify the four default binmaps The Sorter Setup menu appears under the Engine Setup menu only if your printer has a sorter installed. Engine Setup / Sortup Setup Menu Maximum Capacity Choose Binmap Modify Binmap Maximum Capacity The Maximum Capacity option sets the maximum capacity of all sorter bins.
Introduction templates for the four default binmaps. For example, Map # 1 is the default template for binmap 1. Map # 2 is the default template for binmap 2, and so on. If these templates suit all of your sorting needs, you need go no farther. If none of the four templates meet your needs, you can assign any of the remaining templates 5 through 12 for a 20-bin sorter, or 5 through 21 for a 40-bin sorter, to any of the four binmaps.
Introduction Default Bin Mapping for 40-bin Sorter Map# Logical Bins #s Physical Bins Description 1 1 - 40 1 Each logical bin has 1 physical bin 2 1 40 One logical bin with 40 physical bins 3 1 - 20 2 Each logical bin has 2 physcial bins 4 1 - 10 4 Each logical bin has 4 physical bins 5 1 -8 5 Each logical bin has 5 physical bins 6 1-4 10 Each logical bin has 10 physical bins 7 1 2 - 36 5 1 First logical bin has 5 physical bins Rest of logical bins have 1 physical bin 8 1 2
Introduction Default Bin Mapping for 40-bin Sorter Map# Logical Bins #s Physical Bins Description 18 1 - 20 21 1 20 First 20 logical bins have 1 physical bin Last logical bin has 20 physical bins 18 1 - 20 21 1 20 First 20 logical bins have 1 physical bin Last logical bin has 20 physical bins 19 1 - 25 26 1 15 First 25 logical bins have 1 physical bin Last logical bin has 15 physical bins 20 1-30 1 First 30 logical bins have 1 physical bin If none of these default binmaps meet your requ
Introduction many print jobs will exceed the maximum capacity of each physical bin, additional bin capacity is often needed. To obtain larger bin capacity, you can combine two or more physical bins into a “logical” bin. This is called “bin mapping.” For instance, if you routinely print reports that approach 500 pages in length and you use 20 lb paper, you can map five physical bins into a single logical bin that would hold the entire report.
Introduction Use binmap templates to select some of the most common physical to logical bin assignments. Sorter Setup / Modify Binmap / Binmaps 1 Thru 4 Separation Sort Mode Next Bin Not Empty Bin Groups Logical Bin Names Binmap Templates Separation Use the Separation option to enable or disable print job separation within a logical bin. Separate Jobs Each print job will be deposited in the next physical bin of a logical bin.
Introduction Local Sort Multiple copies of a print job will be deposited within a single logical bin. Global Sort Each copy of a print job will be deposited in the next logical bin. Next Bin Not Empty If Job or Copy Separation is enabled, you can use the Next Bin Not Empty menu to cause the printer to deposit the next print job in the next bin even if the bin is not empty, or to wait for the next bin to be emptied before continuing to print.
Emptying Sorter Bins Binmap Templates The Binmaps Templates option provides a shorthand method of setting bin groups. Binmap templates are used to assign physical sorter bins to logical bins. Emptying Sorter Bins The sorter automatically detects if a bin is empty and it counts the number of sheets deposited in a bin to determine when a bin is full. A bin holds a maximum of 100 sheets of 16-27 lb (60-100 g/m2) paper or 50-sheets of 27-53 lb (100-200 g/m2) paper .
Default Sorter Bin Default Sorter Bin Use the Outputbin option in the Operator Control menu to select the side outputbin or one of the sorter bins as the default outputbin. Remember that the sorter bins listed in this option are logical bins.
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10 Stacker/Stapler In This Chapter . . .
Introduction Introduction If your printer is equipped with a stacker/stapler, use this chapter to Set up and use the stacker/stapler Here’s how the QMS 4525 Print System looks with a stacker/stapler installed: The stacker/stapler provides normal printed output, stapling, and offset stacking of print jobs.
Setting Up the Stacker/Stapler this chapter) gathers output into batches of 35 sheets or less to be stapled. Upper bin The upper bin receives stapled print jobs, offset-stacked print jobs, and stapled offset print jobs. It also receives overflow when the stacker bin is full. See “Emptying Output Bins” later in this chapter. Stacker bin The stacker bin receives stapled or unstapled print jobs. Offset stacking is also available. See “Bin Capacities” and “Emptying Output Bins” later in this chapter.
Setting Up the Stacker/Stapler The stacker/stapler has three operating modes: Separated Stapled and unstapled print jobs are separated: all stapled jobs are deposited in the upper bin, and print jobs that are not stapled are deposited in the stacker bin. Continuous Continuous mode delivers stapled or unstapled print jobs to the stacker bin until it is full. Output then switches to the upper bin until it, too, is full.
Setting Up the Stacker/Stapler lected into batches of 35 sheets or less before being stapled and stacked (see illustration) in the upper or lower output bins. ,QWHUQDO %DWFK 7UD\ 1RWH 6WDSOLQJ UHTXLUHV DW OHDVW WZR VKHHWV SHU SULQW MRE 7KHUHIRUH EDWFK WUD\ FDSDFLW\ PXVW EH VHW DW WZR RU PRUH VKHHWV IRU VWDSOLQJ WR RFFXU Normally, a maximum of 35 sheets of 30 lb. (80 g/m2) paper can be batched in the internal batch tray.
Setting Up the Stacker/Stapler Output Bin Names Use the Outputbin Name option in the Finisher Setup menu to name the stacker/stapler output bins. You can name the lower output bin and the upper output bin. The bin names can be up to 16 characters in length. Offset Stacking If your printer has a stacker/stapler installed, the Offset Stacking option enables or disables offset stacking. The default setting for Offset Stacking is On.
11 Printer-Host Connection In This Chapter . . .
Introduction Introduction An interface is the point at which two elements connect so they can work together. The printer-host communications interface is the way a printer connects to and works with a host (for example, a microcomputer, minicomputer, mainframe computer, or a network), and involves both hardware and software.
Simultaneous Interface Operation (SIO) These ports are located on the interface panel on the back of the printer and are labeled (see illustration below).
Emulation Sensing Processor (ESP) Emulation Sensing Processor (ESP) ESP technology is another standard feature of Crown architecture. ESP technology, which works with most popular commercially available applications, uses a form of artificial intelligence to analyze incoming file data and select the appropriate printer emulation (for example, PostScript, PCL 5, imPRESS, or Lineprinter) from those installed on the printer.
Connecting via the LocalTalk Port Connecting via the LocalTalk Port Connecting to the LocalTalk port involves Assembling the proper interface cabling (use a LocalTalktype kit such as Farallon's PhoneNET, available from your QMS vendor) Making the connection Making sure the necessary printing files are installed on the Macintosh The LocalTalk port is used to print if Your host is any member of the Apple Macintosh family.
Connecting via the LocalTalk Port nating resistors if you are connecting the printer to a single Macintosh.) Host Printer DIN-8 Female Port 9-Pin Female DIN-8 Male Connector 9-Pin Male Transformer Boxes RJ11 Cable Terminating Resistors Your PhoneNET and Macintosh documentation contains further information on AppleTalk networks and the proper termination of the transformer boxes. Making the Connection Use the following procedure to connect your printer to the host.
Macintosh Printing Software 5 Turn on the printer. Macintosh Printing Software Once the Macintosh and printer are physically connected by the LocalTalk cable, you must make sure the necessary printer software files (for example, printer drivers and printer description files) are installed on the Macintosh so it can communicate with the printer.
Macintosh Printing Software Macintosh Printer Drivers To be able to print from your applications, you must have a QMS 4525 Print System-compatible driver installed on your Macintosh. Most Macintosh applications use the Apple LaserWriter driver that comes with the Macintosh system software. However, we recommend installing the LaserWriter 8.
Macintosh Printing Software 12 Choose the Setup button. 13 Choose the Select PPD button to set up printer-specific features. (Choose the AutoSetup button to set up the printer automatically.). 14 Choose QMS 4525 Print System. 15 Choose Select. Now you can access printer features (such as multiple bins) by choosing Options in the Print dialog box. Choose Help in the Options dialog box for information on these options.
Macintosh Printing Software QuarkXPress application. Check your QuarkXPress documentation for details. Aldus PageMaker 4.2 and higher use PPD and PDX files. The PDX works in conjunction with the standard PPD to expand printer capabilities. The PPD and PDX must be placed in the PPDs folder within the Aldus folder inside your System Folder. Aldus PageMaker 4.01 and earlier use the APD file. The APD gives PageMaker information specific to your printer type.
Connecting via the Parallel Port 4 Select the printing options you want to use, then click OK. If no page prints, check the “Apple Macintosh Checklist” in chapter 6 of the QMS 4525 Print System User's Guide . Connecting via the Parallel Port Parallel communication is faster than serial communication, so it is best if A parallel port is available on your host The host and printer are within 6.
Connecting via the Parallel Port 1 Attach the 36-pin printer end of the cable to the parallel port on the printer, then close the clips. Computer Printer 25-Pin Female 36-Pin Female Amphenol 25-Pin Male 36-Pin Male Amphenol Parallel 2 Attach the other end of the cable to the host's parallel port. 3 The factory default parallel settings (PostScript, 8 data bits) are appropriate for most parallel communications. Use the printer control panel to set up parallel communication, if necessary.
Connecting via the Parallel Port Testing Parallel Communication To test communication between your printer and host, first create a short file that ejects a page from the printer. Then send the file to the printer. Creating the Test File To create the test file, type the following commands at the DOS prompt (you can use either uppercase or lowercase letters; however, you must type the PostScript showpage operator in lowercase letters). The symbol means to press the Enter key.
Connecting via the Serial Port delete it. Then type mode lpt1:,,p in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file so that print jobs are sent until the printer accepts them. Reboot your computer and try the communication test again. If the communication test still does not work, see chapter 6, “Troubleshooting,” in the User's Guide and refer to your DOS documentation for more information. Refer to appendix B, “Cable Pinouts,” for cable pinout information.
Connecting via the Serial Port The standard serial cable has a 25-pin male (DB25) connector on the printer end and either a 9-pin female connector or a 25-pin female connector on the host. The serial cable is a null modem cable.
Connecting via the Serial Port Use the printer control panel to set up serial communication (described earlier in this manual). 4 In your applications, select a QMS 4525-compatible printer driver. If you use other than a QMS 4525-compatible driver with this printer, you may be able to print, but you may not be able to take advantage of all the printer's features. See your application documentation for more information.
Connecting via the Serial Port copy con printest.ps↵ showpage↵ ^D^Z↵ Sending the Test File To test serial communication, type this command at the DOS prompt to send the PRINTEST.PS file you just created to the printer: print printest.ps↵ If prompted for the name of the list device, type com1↵ If the printer and host are communicating, a blank page ejects from the printer. If a blank page does not eject and you typed the file correctly, check the following: In your AUTOEXEC.
Connecting via the Serial Port If the communication test still does not work, see chapter 6 in the QMS 4525 Print System User's Guide and refer to your DOS documentation for more information. Changing Serial Port Settings Since your printer is configured at the factory for the most typical printing environments, the serial port settings in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and on the start-up page are probably the same.
Connecting via the Serial Port 5 Press the Enter key to enter the Serial menu, then press the Next key one or more times until SERIAL BAUD RATE displays. 6 Press the Enter key to enter the Baud Rate menu. The currently selected baud rate displays: COMMUNICATIONS 7 Press the Next key to cycle through the list of baud rates.
PC Printing Software If you do not want to change other serial settings, press the Line key. SAVE CHANGES? NO displays. To save your change, press the Next key so that the message window displays SAVE CHANGES? YES Press the Enter key to save the change. The On indicator lights, and IDLE displays. 9 To verify the changes you just made, turn the printer off, then back on. Compare the printer's start-up page to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
PC Printing Software puter. For example, through PS Exec you can turn off the start-up page, rename the printer, download fonts, print font samples, and manage hard disks. Many of the procedures described in this manual involve using PS Exec. The README file on the PS Executive disk explains how to install the program, and the on-line help explains how to use it. Installing a PostScript Printer Driver If you're using Windows, we recommend that you install the QMS-developed Windows driver (QSCRIPT.
Connecting via an Optional Network Interface You may be able to obtain PC screen fonts from your application manufacturer. Connecting via an Optional Network Interface In addition to the three standard interfaces LocalTalk, parallel, and serial, your printer has the option of using one or two network interfaces, such as DECnet, TCP/IP, Novell NetWare, and EtherTalk on Ethernet networks, and TCP/IP and Novell NetWare on Token-Ring networks.
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A QMS Customer Support In This Chapter . . .
Sources of Support Sources of Support Several sources of help and information are available, depending on the type of help you need: Your QMS Vendor Your local vendor (the one from whom you bought the printer) may be best equipped to help you. Your vendor has specially trained service technicians available to answer questions, and the equipment to analyze your printer problems. Your Application Vendor Often, “printing” problems have more to do with the application being used than with the printer.
Sources of Support The QMS Corporate Bulletin Board System The QMS Corporate Bulletin Board System (BBS) contains technical support notes, application notes, drivers, patches, and utilities, and you may leave technical questions not requiring an immediate response on electronic mail for the Sysop (System Operator). The bulletin board [(205) 633-3632] operates at 1200, 2400, 9600, and 14400 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, with XMODEM and YMODEM capabilities.
Sources of Support QMS National Service If you have a problem you cannot resolve, contact QMS National Service. The following service call message requires that you contact QMS National Service: SERVICE CALL xxx Phone Numbers (800) 762-8894 Service information and maintenance pricing for QMS and other manufacturers printer’s 1-800-858-1597 On-site service and depot repair information 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central Time 1-205-633-4300 Extension 2530 Spare parts ordering and information 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sources of Support QMS Customer Technical Assurance (CTA) QMS Customer Technical Assurance is available from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Central Standard Time, at (205) 633-4500 (US). You can also fax questions to CTA at (205) 633-3716 (US). Please indicate whether you would like a faxed or a phoned reply.
QMS World-wide Offices QMS World-wide Offices United States/ Latin America QMS, Inc. One Magnum Pass Mobile, AL 36618 (205) 633-4300 Product Information: (800) 631-2692 or (800) 631-2696 National Service: (800) 858-1597 OEM Information: (800) 631-2692 Consumables: (800) 777-7782 Fax: (205) 633-4866 E-mail: info@qms.
B Cable Pinouts
LocalTalk LocalTalk The table below gives the correct pinouts for the printer end of the 9pin LocalTalk cable used to connect a computer and printer. Pin No. Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ground No Connection Ground Transmit + Transmit No Connection Sync Receive + Receive - Serial The table below gives the correct pinouts for the printer end of the 25pin serial cable used to connect a computer and printer: Pin No.
IBM PC/XT, PC/ AT, and Compatible Computers IBM PC/XT, PC/AT, and Compatible Computers The following tables show the suggested pinouts for IBM PC/XT, PC/ AT, and compatible computers.
Centronics Parallel Centronics Parallel The following table describes the Centronics parallel interface cable that can be used with your printer. (See “Notes to the Centronics Parallel Cable Pinouts Table” on the next page for more information.) Signal Pin No. Return Pin No.
Dataproducts Parallel Return denotes twisted-pair return and is to be connected at signalground level. When wiring the interface, be sure to use a twisted-pair cable for each signal and never fail to complete connection on the return side. To prevent noise effectively, these cables should be shielded and connected to the chassis of the system unit and printer, respectively. All interface conditions are based on TTL level. Both the rise and fall times of each signal must be less than 0.2 microseconds.
Local Console Connection Signal Pin o. Return Pin No. Signal Description Direction 28 44 Data Bit 8 In 30 14 Paper Instruction In 34 18 Data Bit 5 In 36 35 Data Bit 7 In 38 37 Strobe In 39 - Logic Ground 41 40 Data Bit 4 In 43 42 Data Bit 6 In 45, 46 - Interface Verify Local Console Connection Use a null-modem cable to connect an RS-232C console to the console port on the printer interface panel.
External SCSI-2 Port Pin Signal 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 15, 17, 19-24, 27-31 33-35, 37, 39, 41 43, 45, 47, 49 Ground 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 26 32 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 Data 0 Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 Data 4 Data 5 Data 6 Data 7 DBP Terminator power (+5V) ATEN* BSY* ACKN* RST* MSG* SEL* CD* REQ* IO* Cable Pinouts B-7
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C Manual Notices
Manual Notice Manual Notice QMS, Inc. reserves the right to make changes to this manual and to the equipment described herein without notice. Considerable effort has been made to ensure that this manual is free of inaccuracies and omissions. However, QMS, Inc. makes no warranty of any kind including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with regard to this manual. QMS, Inc.
Laser Safety 0 :$51,1* To prevent electrical shock, do not remove any covers from your printer unless you are experienced in working with circuit boards and are following instructions for procedures described in QMS documentation. $&+781* Um elektrische Kurtzschlüsse zu vermeiden, entfernen Sie keine Gehaüsteile von Ihrem Drucker, wenn Sie keine Erfahrungen im Umgang mit elektrischen Bauteilen haben. Befolgen Sie die in der QMS Dokumentation beschriebenen Hinweise.
International Notices Vfg 1046/1984 Conformity Statement Hierdurch bescheinigen wir, daß dieses Produkt in Übereinstimmung mit Postordnung 1046/1984 ist und RFI unterdrückt ist. Die Geschäftslage und der Verkauf diese Geräte auszuprobieren, mit der Übereinstimmung und der Regierung zu bestätigen, wurde der Deutschen Bundespost gegeben. Bescheininigung des Herstellers/Importeurs Hiermit wird bescheinigt, daß QMS 4525 Print System in Übereinstimmung mit den Bestimmungen der Vfg 1046/1984 funkentstört ist.
Colophon Your printer complies with the Electronics Emissions Requirements of the European Economic Council directive. 82/499/EEC Colophon This manual was written and formatted in FrameMaker. Some illustrations were created in Adobe Illustrator and translated to WMF format using Transverter Pro, other illustrations were created directly in FrameMaker. Typefaces chosen are Benguiat, Courier, Helvetica, MarkerFelt, and Tekton. The manual was printed in camera-ready form on a QMS printer.
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D Technical Specifications
Print Engine Specifications Print Engine Specifications Type Electronic laser printer, floor model. Resolution 300 dpi (dots per inch) or 12 dots per millimeter. Laser Safety The overall printer operating condition is Laser Class 1 apparatus according to IEC 825. There is no radiation outside the printer. Printing Speed Maximum of 45 prints per minute. Warm-up Time Less than 6 minutes.
Print Engine Specifications Lower Input Bin Capacity 1600 sheets of 20 lb (75 g/m2) paper Supported Paper Weights 20 to 27 lbs (75 to 100 g/m2) Input Bin Configuration Each input bin can be configured to accommodate one size paper.
Print Engine Specifications Each sorter bin can hold a maximum of 100 sheets of 16 to 27 lb (60 to 100 g/m2) paper or a maximum of 50 sheets of 27 to 32 lb (100 to 120 g/m2) paper. 40-bin face-down sorter Total capacity–4000 sheets Each sorter bin can hold a maximum of 100 sheets of 16 to 27 lb (60 to 100 g/m2) paper or a maximum of 50 sheets of 27 to 32 lb (100 to 120 g/m2) paper.
Print Engine Specifications Developing System Magnetic brush development with mono-component toner. Toner can be refilled by the system administrator or by a QMS Service Engineer. Fusing Mechanism Heat and pressure. Toner Print capacity per 3.2 lb (1.45 kg) bottle of toner: 55,000 prints. Total toner bin print capacity–192,500 prints. Cleaning System Magnetic brush cleaning.
Physical Specifications Physical Specifications Weight Print engine 860.0 lbs (418 kg) 20-bin sorter 167.6 lbs (76 kg) 40-bin sorter 253.6 lbs (115 kg) Stacker/stapler 180.8 (82 kg) Weight of Packaging Print engine 143.3 lbs (65 kg) 20-bin sorter 22.1 lbs (10 kg) 40-bin sorter 26.5 lbs (12 kg) Stacker/stapler 28.7 lbs (13 kg) Weight of Consumables Bottle of toner 3.2 lbs (1.45 kg) Pack of 21 lb (80 g/m2) A4 paper 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg) Master belt 2.
Physical Specifications With buffers 57.7" (1465 mm) Depth Without buffers 29.0" (735 mm) With buffers 30.3" (770 mm) Space Requirements For operator: 24" (600 mm) at the front, on the right-hand and the left-hand side For service: 24" (600 mm) on all sides Angle of inclination: Maximum of 4° Room Ventilation Recommended: Minimum of 438 cubic feet/hour (12.
Hard Disks Hard Disks Only QMS 344 MB internal and external hard disks are approved. Contact your QMS vendor. See appendix A, “QMS Customer Support,” for a information on how to contact your QMS vendor.
Print Media Specifications Drafting film Drafting paper Preprinted paper (quick-drying and heat-proof ink) 1RWH 7KH LQN PXVW EH KHDW UHVLVWDQW XS WR ) & IRU VHFRQGV DQG SUHVVXUH UHVLVWDQW XS WR OE LQ NJ FP IRU PLOOLVHFRQGV Do Not Use The following media is unsupported: Thin offset plates, such as PD200 Recycled paper Vellum Print Media Sizes and Imageable Areas Your printer supports paper and transparencies in three sizes.
Consumables Inches Paper Type Page Size Millimeters Imageable Area Page Size Imageable Area Folio 8.3 x 13.0 7.95 x 12.67 210 x 330 202 x 322 Legal Small 8.5 x 13.0 8.19 x 12.67 216 x 330 208 x 322 1RWH ,I D UHTXHVWHG SDSHU VL]H LV QRW LQVWDOOHG LQ WKH SULQWHU \RX DUH SURPSWHG WR LQVWDOO WKH FRUUHFW SDSHU Consumables Toner Mono-component toner. The toner is not classified as hazardous waste under the present EPA regulations.
Consumables Master Belt Zinc oxide photoconductive belt for laser printers. To our knowledge, this master belt presents no health hazards in normal use. Material is not classified as hazardous waste under the present EPA regulations. Dispose of it in accordance with any applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
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E Manual Updates
Introduction Introduction This appendix provides updated information on the DOC commands or PostScript operators that are supported on your QMS 4525 Print System (with the optional stacker/stapler), but are usually documented in other QMS manuals. This information will be merged into the QMS manuals listed in this section, as they are revised. But until then, the information in this appendix supersedes the following information in the QMS Crown Document Option Command manual (part number 1800216-001E).
QMS Crown Technical Reference Manual Updates the stacker/stapler unit is not present on your QMS 4525 Print System and you send these commands, they will be accepted with no effect on printing or the operation of the printer. QMS Crown Technical Reference Manual Updates Communications PS Protocol Your QMS 4525 Print System supports a new protocol for communication between the printer and a host computer over a serial, parallel, or optional interface connection. This new protocol is called PS protocol.
QMS Crown Technical Reference Manual Updates ^S DC3 0x13 XOFF in XON/XOFF flow control ^T DC4 0x14 Job status request ^\ FS 0x1C (Reserved for future use) A data byte is quoted by replacing it with a two-character sequence. The first character is a ^A (ASCII hex 0x01), and the second character is the character itself XORed with the ASCII value 0x40. For example, to send the value 0x14(^T) as data, send the two-character sequence 0x01 0x54 (^a T) instead.
QMS Crown Technical Reference Manual Updates Normal Enables standard, ASCII hex protocol. Data is sent and received in ASCII format. This mode is recommended if you do not print binary data. It was designed for data in the printable ASCII range. Print jobs can alter the PS protocol value through PostScript operators. Normal Fixed Enables standard, ASCII hex protocol. Print jobs can not alter this value through PostScript operators. Quoted Binary Enables binary communications protocol.
QMS Crown Technical Reference Manual Updates Advantages The main advantage of using the Binary, Fixed Binary, Quoted Binary, and Quoted Fixed Binary PS protocol modes when sending binary data is that these modes compress the data stream allowing your documents to be smaller so you can send smaller jobs to the printer. For example, some device drivers can format bit map images as binary data instead of as ASCII hex data.
QMS Crown Technical Reference Manual Updates The NVRAM values are boolean, so they are translated to integers in the following manner: 1 A false value is translated to zero. 2 A true value is translated to three (use at end of set). Command Syntax Purpose Errors staplemode staplemode integer Reports the current value of staplemode limitcheck, stackoverflow Command Syntax Purpose setstaplemode integer setstaplemode -Sets the value of staplemode.
QMS Crown Technical Reference Manual Updates Command Syntax Purpose Notes If you change the default value for stapling it does not affect the current job. However, if the default value is changed, the engine's nvram values for staples are also changed. Errors limitcheck, stackoverflow Command Syntax Purpose E-8 defaultstaplemode defaultstaplemode integer Reports the default staplemode. setdefaultstaplemode integer defaultstaplemode -Sets the default staplemode.
QMS Crown Technical Reference Manual Updates Command Syntax Purpose Parameter Range setjogmode integer setjogmode -Sets the value of jogmode.This value is the default jogging mode for the current print job.
QMS Crown Technical Reference Manual Updates Command Syntax Purpose setdefaultjogmode integer setdefaultjogmode -Sets the default jogmode. This does not take effect until the start of the next job. Parameter integer Range 0 to 4 0—Do not jog 3—Jog at each set Notes If you change the default value for jogging it does not affect the current job. However, if the default value is changed, the engine's nvram values for jogging are also changed.
QMS Document Option Commands (DOC) Purpose dots per inch Default Current engine resolution (300) Range 1 to 9999 QMS Document Option Commands (DOC) The following new or updated DOC commands are supported on the 4525 Print System (with the optional stacker/stapler unit). See the QMSCrown Document Option Commands manual, for information on all other supported DOC commands.
QMS Document Option Commands (DOC) Parameter: value Purpose: Specifies the rotation of the lineprinter document sheets. Default: portrait Range: portrait, landscape Notes: Portrait orientation has the y axis parallel to the long edge of the page. Landscape orientation has the y axis parallel to the short edge of the page. This command applies only to the Lineprinter emulation.
QMS Document Option Commands (DOC) LN03 Plus Emulation Command: Syntax: Purpose: Print Orientation %%IncludeFeature: orient(value) Specifies the orientation that the LN03 plus emulation will use. Parameter: value Purpose: Specifies the rotation of the LN03 plus emulation document sheets Default: portrait Range: portrait,landscape Notes: Portrait orientation has the y axis parallel to the long edge of the page. Landscape orientation has the y axis parallel to the short edge of the page.
QMS Document Option Commands (DOC) Layout Terminology Border The rectangles formed after applying the physical sheet size, orientation, margins, number of rows and columns, and the row and column spacing (in that order) are called logical page spots. When borders are selected, they are drawn at the logical page spot. Logical page A logical sheet or logical page is the image that is produced by the emulation.
QMS Document Option Commands (DOC) Command: Syntax: Purpose: Printing Borders %%IncludeFeature: border(value ) Draws a border at the page spot. The width of the border (thickness of the stroke) is given by the value whose units are centipoints (1/7200 inch). The outside of the border corresponds to the rectangle defined by the page spot so the thickness of the border is entirely within the page spot. Parameter: value Purpose: Specifies the number of centipoints for the border.
QMS Document Option Commands (DOC) The borders in Example A are 72 centipoints wide (1/100 inch). ([DPSOH $ %! %%Title: Border (72 centipoints) %%IncludeFeature: emulation(postscript) %%IncludeFeature: pagesize(letter) %%IncludeFeature: border(72) %%IncludeFeature: margins(1800 1800 1800 1800 off) %%EndComments The borders in Example B are 1800 centipoints wide (1/4 inch).
Sessions The borders in Example C are 7200 centipoints wide (1 inch). ([DPSOH & %! %%Title: Border (7200 centipoints) %%IncludeFeature: emulation(postscript) %%border(7200) %%IncludeFeature: margins(1800 1800 1800 1800 off) %%EndComments Sessions What is a Session? A session is a means of grouping multiple documents, including documents created in different emulations, to form one larger document which can be treated as a single entity by QMS Crown printers.
Sessions Despite their different printer description languages, subjobs can be combined in a single session that maintains global features, such as duplex mode, copy count, document layout, and collation. A session also gives you the flexibility to override the major document’s global printing attributes for one or more subjobs.
Sessions acceptable to an emulation, including 8-bit data, to be transferred to the printer without terminating documents or subjobs early and out of context.
Sessions Session Command Syntax Purpose %%Session: mode argument terminator Signal the start of a subjob within a session. Parameter mode argument Purpose Specify the argument of the %%Session command. Default none (job does not consist of subjobs) Range 0 length—Specifies the byte count for the end of subjob. The maximum possible value is 2147483647. A length of 0 means ignore the byte count terminator.
Sessions Notes Since each subjob may use a different end-of-subjob argument, the %%Session: ... command sequence must be inserted at the beginning of each subjob to specify the end-of-subjob argument for that particular subjob. There are two methods to signal the end of a subjob, end by count and end by delimiter. Both methods may be used within one document, but each subjob may only use one method. End by Count—You can specify how many bytes are contained in the current subjob.
Sessions use of language-specific terminators to end subjobs for the remainder of the document. If a valid %%Session command is encountered, the printer processes all of the data up to the end of that subjob. Once the subjob terminates and more data arrives from the host computer, the printer checks again to see if the subsequent data consists of a new %%Session command to start the next subjob. Again, if the text at the start of the subsequent subjob does not match %% Session: ...
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Sessions Sessions Document Finishing Terminology Newlayout The newlayout command is the mechanism that allows groups of subjobs to use the same layout features. A layout may be specified once for an entire document or altered for individual subjobs using the newlayout command. Collation range Collation range is a group of consecutively delivered pages to which the same settings of collation and offset parameters apply. When collation is On, the set of pages can match the collation range.
Sessions Document Finishing DOC Commands Command Collate Document Syntax %%IncludeFeature: collate( value) Purpose Enables or disables collation of multiple copies. Parameter value Default Control panel specific. See the Configuration menu if the command is not present. Range on, off on—Enables collation. off—Disables collation. Notes If the command is used but the value is omitted or is outside of the range for the command, the printer's Configuration menu value is used.
Sessions Range on, off on—Enables jogging after each set. off—Disables jogging. Notes A jogging value specified through QMS DOC overrides any specification from the printer's Configuration menu. Offset stacking or jogging is applied after a job or set prints on the QMS 4525 Print System. Command Start New Layout Syntax %%IncludeFeature: newlayout(value) Purpose Used when a document has more than one subjob and you want to control whether different subjobs have the same format.
Sessions Range off, on, collate, on collate off—Ignores any changes to layout or collation properties specified at this subjob boundary via DOC. The layout and collation properties in effect with the previous subjob remain in effect. This command is equivalent to the absence of the %%IncludeFeature: newlayout command altogether.
About Collation, Stapling, and Jogging on collate—Allows a change in both the layout properties and in the collation properties at this subjob boundary. Any QMS DOC settings for standard commands (such as layout, document finishing, or document formatting) which are specified in the current subjob will replace the previous values of these settings inherited from the previous subjobs. All other settings inherited from the previous subjobs in the document remain unchanged.
Collation when jogging occurs at the end of the last set being depicted in the example. Table Conventions In the output column of tables in this section, each page is identified by an uppercase letter indicating which subjob the page belongs to, and by a digit indicating the page number within the subjob. For example, “A1” indicates the first page within subjob A. The set or collation range boundaries are delimited by parentheses “( )”. Stapled ranges of pages are delimited by square brackets “[ ]”.
Collation The examples above show that there is no difference in the printing order for a single copy of a document. But in contrast, the examples below show what happens when multiple copies is added to this same scenario.
Collation lated document. The order of printing is copy 1(a), copy 2(a), copy 3(a), copy 4(a), copy 1(b), copy 2(b), copy 2(c), and copy 2(d). 8 7 6 5 8 4 3 2 1 7 6 5 8 4 3 2 1 7 6 5 8 7 6 5 Copy 4(a) Copy 3(a) Copy 2(a) Copy 1(a) Copy 4(b) Copy 3(b) Copy 2(b) Copy 1(b) 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 Collation Advantage The main advantage of collation is user convenience and the time savings derived from not having to separate and sort individual copies of a document.
Collation < /Collate true > setpagedevice % collate on < /Collate false > setpagedevice % collate off There is also a systemdict operator (level 1 or 2): systemdict begin true _setcollation end % collate on systemdict begin false _setcollation end % collate off A collation value specified through the emulation overrides any specification from the QMS DOC collate command or from the printer's Configuration menu.
Collation sion up to any subjob that has %%IncludeFeature, with the exception of a subjob that has %%IncludeFeature: newlayout (on collate) in the DOC header to explicitly start a new collation range. The newlayout command allows the system defaults, the DOC staple command, or the value indicated in setpagedevice to be taken into consideration.
Controlling Stapling In contrast, the example on the right shows the same session with newlayout(on collate) added to subjob B. Set 4 Set 2 Set 3 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 Set 1 B1 A2 A1 B1 Set 2 B1 A1 Set 1 A2 A2 A1 A1 A2 7ZR 6XEMRE 6HVVLRQ &ROODWLRQ LV 2Q 7ZR 6XEMRE 6HVVLRQ 1HZOD\RXW ([DPSOH Controlling Stapling If your printer has a stacker/stapler installed, you can staple sets or jobs of up to 35 sheets in the upper-left corner.
Controlling Stapling tion from the printer's Configuration menu. (See the staple command, described earlier in this appendix, for more information on this command.) You can use network print commands to set stapling. These commands are converted to QMS DOC commands on the QMS 4525 print system.
Controlling Stapling *No stapling occurs in this example because there must be at least two sheets for stapling to occur. Stapling and Collation Examples The following seven figures illustrate the examples shown in the table above.
Controlling Stapling Set 2 Set 2 Set 1 A2 A1 A2 A1 ([DPSOH ) &ROODWH 6WDSOH Set 1 A2 A2 A1 A1 ([DPSOH * &ROODWH 6WDSOH Set 2 Set 1 A2 A2 A1 A1 ([DPSOH + &ROODWH 6WDSOH The following example illustrates how stapling may be selectively applied to subjobs within a session: %! Title: Subjob A %%IncludeFeature: staple(off) collate(on) numcopies(2) E-38 QMS 4525 Print System Administrator's Guide
Controlling Stapling ... Subjob A two sample pages ... %! %%Title: Subjob B %%IncludeFeature: newlayout(on collate) numcopies(2) << /Staple 2 /Collate false >>setpagedevice ... Subjob B two sample pages ...%! Title: Subjob C %%IncludeFeature: newlayout(on collate) numcopies(2) << /Staple 0 /Collate true >>setpagedevice ... Subjob C two sample pages %%End The illustration below shows how the job would print.
Controlling Jogging For the purposes of stapling, an internally generated header page is considered a separate collation range. Internally generated trailer pages are treated similarly. The illustration below shows the effects of stapling on a simple two copy, two page job with headers and trailers turned on and stapling on set boundaries.
Controlling Jogging QMS DOC %%IncludeFeature: offset command or from the printer's Configuration menu. Using QMS DOC The QMS 4525 Print System supports the offset command. A jogging value specified through QMS DOC overrides any specification from the printer's Configuration menu. (See the offset command,described earlier in this appendix, for more information on this command.) You can use network print commands to set jogging. These commands are converted to QMS DOC commands on the QMS 4525 print system.
Controlling Jogging Example Copies Collate Jog Boundary Output C 1 Off Job (A1) (A2) / D 1 Off Set (A1) / (A2) / E 2 On Job (A1 A2) (A1 A2) / F 2 On Set (A1 A2) / (A1 A2) / G 2 Off Job (A1 A1) (A2 A2) / H 2 Off Set (A1 A1) / (A2 A2) / Jogging and Collation Examples The following seven figures illustrate the examples shown in the table above.
Controlling Jogging Jog Jog Set 2 Jog Set 2 Set 1 A2 A2 A1 A2 A1 A1 A2 A1 Set 1 ([DPSOH ) -RJ &ROODWH ([DPSOH * -RJ &ROODWH Jog Jog Set 2 A2 A2 A1 A1 Set 1 ([DPSOH + -RJ &ROODWH The following example illustrates how jogging may be selectively applied to subjobs within a session: %! Title: Jogging Subjob A %%IncludeFeature: offset(off) collate(on) numcopies(2) ... Two sample pages ...
Controlling Jogging %%IncludeFeature: newlayout(on collate) numcopies(2) << /Jog 3 /Collate false >> setpagedevice ... Two sample pages ...%! Title: Jogging Subjob C %%IncludeFeature: newlayout(on collate) numcopies(2) << /Jog 0 /Collate true >> setpagedevice ... Two sample pages ... %%End The following illustration shows how the session would print.
Combining Stapling with Jogging copy job with headers and trailers turned on and jogging on set boundaries: Jog Set 2 iler Tra A2 A1 A1 A2 er d ea Set 1 H -RJJLQJ ZLWK +HDGHUV DQG 7UDLOHUV Combining Stapling with Jogging The QMS 4525 Print System can offset stack after stapling. Precedence is given to stapling when deciding offset boundaries. The following table illustrates the behavior of jogging combined with stapling in the following requests for a two-copy collated job.
PCL 5 Emulation Terminology Stapling and Jogging Examples The two figures below illustrate the examples shown in the table above. Set 2 Jog Jog Jog Set 2 Set 1 (Stapled) A2 A1 A2 A1 A1 A2 A2 A1 Set 1 (Stapled) ([DPSOHV $ DQG & 6WDSOH -RJ ([DPSOHV % DQG ' -RJ 6WDSOH PCL 5 Emulation Terminology Resource A resource is a location where downloaded objects such as fonts, macros, or patterns are stored. The printer has one default resource, and one additional resource for each attached disk.
PCL 5 Emulation Terminology Object The following are the three types of PCL downloaded objects: Temporary These objects reside on the current resource, and they are deleted either at the beginning and end of a job (unless Retain Temporary is set to On or On Compatibility) or when the system is reset (E or receipt of Printer Job Language). Permanent These objects reside on the current resource, and are retained when the system is reset (E or receipt of Printer Job Language).
PCL 5 Emulation Terminology Fonts Fonts are a unique set of objects that have an ID and attributes (symbol set, spacing, pitch, height, style, weight, and typeface number). A font is accessed by specifying a desired set of attributes. The system selects the font that most closely matches these attributes from the available set of fonts. See the PCL 5 Emulation Technical Reference Manual for information on what characterizes a PCL font. There are two types of fonts: bound and unbound.
PCL 5 Emulation DOC Commands PCL 5 Emulation DOC Commands Command Disable Scalable Syntax %%IncludeFeature: scalablefonts(value) Purpose Disables PCL 5 scalable fonts Parameter value Purpose Specifies whether to disable scalable fonts. Range 0—Enable scalable fonts 1—Disable scalable fonts Default 0 Disables scalable fonts Notes Scalable fonts may be disabled to print PCL 4 documents which inadvertently select PCL 5 scalable fonts.
PCL 5 Emulation DOC Commands ([DPSOH $ -RE %! %%IncludeFeature: emulation(pcl5) install(6 20) %%EndComments )s#W<>*c33E (s#W<>*c34E (s#W<>... *c5F ([DPSOH $ -RE (20X this text is NOT in the downloadedfont... ([DPSOH % -RE %! %%IncludeFeature: emulation(pcl5) install(6 20) %%EndComments )s#W<>*c33E (s#W<>*c34E (s#W<>..
PCL 5 Emulation DOC Commands ([DPSOH & -RE %! %%IncludeFeature: emulation(pcl5) install(6 20 ) %%EndComments )s#W<>*c33E (s#W<>*c34E (s#W<>... *c5F ([DPSOH & -RE %! %%IncludeFeature: emulation(pcl5) install(6) %%EndComments (20Xthis text is also in the downloaded font... Parameter resource id Purpose Identifies one of the possible locations for downloaded objects.
PCL 5 Emulation DOC Commands Notes The object ID can be used instead of the usual PCL command to assign an ID. This ID is overwritten by any ID assigned from the PCL print job, if present. If neither a DOC command nor the PCL print job specify an ID, the default ID of 0 is used. Identifiers must be unique. If the ID matches an ID for an existing object, that object is deleted and replaced by the new object.
PCL 5 Emulation DOC Commands Notes This ID must be specified. It indicates the resource from which the desired object is to be removed. There is no way to specify “all resources”. If an install command precedes the remove command, the remove command is ignored (these commands are mutually exclusive). If the disk does not exist, PCL issues the NO SPACE FOR FONT, MACRO, OR PATTERN error message. Parameter object id Purpose Specifies the ID of the object that is to be removed from the printer system.
PCL 5 Emulation DOC Commands E-54 Notes This is an obsolete DOC command that is identical to the remove command, except that it does not allow specification of an object type. The DOC string “removeresource(aaa bbb)” is equivalent to “remove(aaa bbb *)”. Parameter resource id Purpose Indicates the resource from which the object is to be removed. Default n/a Range 0 to 6 Format Integer Notes This ID must be specified. It indicates the resource from which the desired object is to be removed.
PCL 5 Emulation DOC Commands Default Printer configuration dependent Range courier12 courier12bold courier12italic courier10 courier10bold courier10italic lineprinter times* times*italic times*bold Format character Notes Fonts are identified by the names shown above. Only the resident fonts may be selected (the available set varies from printer to printer). An asterisk “*” in the name indicates that a font is scalable, and that a point size is to be applied.
PCL 5 Emulation DOC Commands E-56 Notes This ID is used when the Default Font selected is selectbyid. This allows for selection of fonts only on the current resource. Using this command to specify a font ID as the default font and then using the Default Font command to select the selectbyid value overrides the symbol set value. You can override the symbol set only if a bound font is selected as the default value, or if an unbound font is selected that does not support the default symbol set.
PCL 5 Emulation DOC Commands Notes This command specifies the default symbol set. Not all symbol sets are available with certain resident fonts. In particular, the Desktop, PS Math, Math 8, Microsoft Pub, Pi Font, PS Text, Ventura Intl, Ventura Math, Ventura US, and Windows symbol sets can not be used with the resident bitmap fonts: courier10, courier10bold, courier10italic, courier12, courier12bold, courier12italic, lineprinter.
PCL 5 Emulation DOC Commands E-58 Format boolean Notes The result of various settings for these parameters is shown in table below, in terms of the equivalent code passed to the PCL line termination command (&k#G). The second setting (lfiscrlf on, criscrlf off) is correct for most ASCII listings printed from UNIX machines. PC listings should usually be done with both items set to off, and Macintosh listings usually require the third setting (lfiscrlf off, criscrlf on).
PCL 5 Emulation DOC Commands LFISCRLF CRISCRLF PCL CODE COMMENTS Off Off 0 CR->CR, LF->LF, FF->FF On Off 2 CR->CR, LF->CR-LF, FF->CR-FF Off On 1 CR->CR-LF, LF->LF, FF->FF On On 3 CR->CR-LF, LF->CR-LF, FF->CR-FF Command: Set Linefeed (Line Termination) Syntax: %%IncludeFeature: lfiscrlf (value) Purpose: Controls the default line termination mode (the &k#G command). Specifies the line termination treatment of a linefeed.
PCL 5 Emulation DOC Commands E-60 Syntax: %%IncludeFeature: linesperpage (#) Purpose: Sets the default PCL line spacing. Parameter: # Purpose: Specifies the number of lines on the default page at the default orientation. Default: Printer configuration dependent Range: 5 to 4096 Format: Integer Notes: The Lines Per Page DOC command always overrides the front panel’s setting of Lines Per Inch.
PCL 5 Emulation DOC Commands Purpose Establishes the current resource and the default object code value for the current job to which it is attached. Notes This command is identical to the install DOC command. It is included for backward compatibility. All downloaded objects are by default temporary, and will be deleted at the end of a job unless Retain Temporary is set to on, true, or on compatibility.
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Disk Operations 8-10 Emulations menu 5-2 Engine Setup 8-2 Memory 7-2, 7-7 Miscellaneous 8-7 Special Pages 6-2 Startup Options 6-3 Adobe Illustrator 11-9 Adobe Separator 11-10 Aldus Freehand 11-10 Aldus PageMaker 11-9, 11-10 Aldus PrePrint 11-10 APD File 11-9 APD file 11-10 Apple Macintosh Macintosh 11-10 AppleTalk Connection 4-13 LocalTalk 4-12 Min K Spool 4-13 Application Notes, QMS 11-21 Applications Macintosh 11-10 PC 11-21 AUTOEXEC.
Modes 11-4 Parallel 4-9 Serial 4-4 Testing, Macintosh 11-10 Testing, PC parallel 11-13 Testing, PC Serial 11-16 Communication protocol Changing 2-4 Communication setups PC parallel 11-13 PC serial 11-15 Communications menu 4-2 AppleTalk 4-12 Emulation timeout 4-3 ESP timeout 4-4 Job timeout 4-3 Optional interface 4-14 Parallel communications 4-9 PS wait timeout 4-3 Serial communications 4-4 Timeouts 4-2 CompuServe A-3 Configuration 2-2 Menus 2-16 Options 2-12 Configuration menu Accessing 2-16 Connecting Opt
Direction B-5 Disk file 7-5 Disk Operations menu 8-10 Backup Hard Disk 8-15 Format Disk 8-14 Identifying hard disks 8-11 Installing software 1-11 Remove Option 8-13 Restore hard disk 8-17 Disk operations menu Install Option 8-11 Diskette 8-21, 8-23 Display list 7-12 Do Error Handler 6-4 Do Sys Start 6-4 DOC Commands Sessions E-17 DOC commands Header/trailer 2-5 HP-GL emulation 2-6 Lineprinter emulation 2-7 LN03 Plus emulation 2-7 PCL 5 emulation features 2-6 PostScript emulation 2-7 Printer 2-5 Document Opt
Expand mode 5-16 Exposure system D-4 External SCSI-2 port 11-23, B-7 F File segmentation 3-13 File size 3-11 Finisher setup 8-7 Offset stacking 8-7 Stacker/Stapler 8-7 Finisher setup menu 10-3 Flow control Hardware 4-8 Software 4-7 Transmit software 4-7 Font cache Configuration 2-4 PostScript 7-10 Fonts 2-10 Downloaded 2-4 Installing 8-11 Removing 8-13 Screen, Macintosh 11-7 Format disk 8-14 Frame buffer 7-7 Freehand Aldus 11-10 French, control panel language 2-11 Front side image alignment 8-4 Fusing mech
Install Option 8-11 Install to disk 8-23 Diskette 8-23 Install/restore diskette 8-34 Installation menu 3-25 Printer type 8-10 Installing files Installing from the parallel port 8-25 Installing fonts 8-11 Installing from the control panel 1-11 Installing from the parallel port 1-14, 825 Installing printer software 1-11 Installing system software 1-11 Installing from the control panel 1-11 Installing from the parallel port 1-14 Interface Optional 4-14 Interfaces 11-22 Optional network 11-2 Internal batch tray
Local console connection 11-22, B-6 LocalTalk AppleTalk B-2 Cable pinouts B-2 Testing communication 11-10 Location for printer 1-6 Logical bins 9-3 M Macintosh Cabling 11-5 Printer description files 11-7 Printer drivers 11-10 PS Executive Series Utilities 11-7 Screen fonts 11-7 System 6 11-8 System 7 11-8 Testing communication 11-10 Macintosh printer drivers 11-8 Macintosh printing software 11-7 Manual feed print media Adhesive labels D-8 Clear adhesive film D-8 Dontusethis' D-9 Drafting film D-9 Drafting
mode command (DOS) 11-17 Monochrome GL/2 5-9 N Next key 2-14 Non-volatile memory 7-5 Novell NetWare 11-22 O Offset stacking 8-7, 10-3, 10-6 Operator Control Installation menu 3-25 Operator Control menu 3-2 Chaining inputbins 3-9 Collation 3-4 Copies 3-2 Duplex 3-3 Inputbin 3-6 Orientation 3-4 Outputbin 3-8 Tumble duplex 3-3 Operator control menu 3-2 Options Network interface 4-14, 11-2 Paper Handling 9-2 Removing 8-13 Orientation 3-4, 5-11, 5-14 Origin option 5-16 Output bins Emptying 10-3 Outputbin optio
Cable pinouts B-3 Driver 11-20 PS Executive Series Utilities 11-20 Screen fonts 11-22 Software 11-21 Testing communication 11-13 Testing parallel port 11-13 Testing serial port 11-16 PCL 5 emulation features 2-6 PCL 5 menu Default font 5-4 Default font ID 5-8 Line termination 5-6 Lines per page 5-5 Monochrome GL/2 5-9 Point sizeX10 5-6 Symbol set 5-4 PDF 11-9 PDX 11-9 Pen width/colors 5-17 Photoconductor D-4 Physical bins 9-3 Physical memory 7-5 Pinouts Cable pinouts B-3 Plotter 5-15 Point sizeX10 5-6 PostS
Changing 2-4 PS Executive Series Utilities 2-4, 11-7, 11-20 PS Font Cache Range 7-11 PS Protocol 4-8, 4-11 Normal 4-9, 4-12 Normal fixed 4-9, 4-12 Serial interface 4-8, 4-11 PS wait timeout 4-3 Q Q-FAX 11-21, A-2 QMS Bulletin board 11-21 Q-FAX 11-21 QMS National Service A-4 QuarkXPress 11-9, 11-10 R RAM 7-4 Reallocation 2-4 RAM disk 7-4 Record description 3-17, 3-20, 3-21 Refilling toner D-5 Reinstall hard disk 8-34 Remote console 2-2 Removing emulations 8-13 Removing fonts 8-13 Reset accounting 3-12 Rese
Operator control 3-25 Use admin pwd 3-26 Use operator pwd 3-26 Setup, printer Using menus 11-18 showpage operator (PostScript) 1113, 11-16 Simultaneous Interface Operation 112 Software Flow control 4-7 Macintosh applications 11-10 PC 11-21 Sorter Choose Binmap 9-3 Configuring 9-3 Logical bins 9-3 Maximum capacity 9-3 Physical bins 9-3 Sorter setup menu 9-3 Using 9-2 Sorter capacity D-3 Sorter Setup menu 8-7 Space requirements 1-6 Special Pages Header inputbin 6-2 Header page 6-2 Trailer inputbin 6-3 Trailer
System Use 7-14 T TCP/IP 11-22 Technical Specifications 20-bin sorter D-3 40-bin sorter D-3 Acoustic noise emission D-7 Charging system D-4 Cleaning system D-5 Configuring input bins D-3 Consumables D-10 Developing system D-5 Dimensions D-6 Electrical requirements D-5 Exposure system D-4 Fusing system D-5 Imageable areas D-9 Laser safety D-2 Master belt D-4, D-11 Paper input bins D-2 Paper output options D-3 Paper sizes D-9 Photoconductor D-4 Power consumption D-5 Print engine type D-2 Printing speed D-2 R
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