Apple 1800428-001B User Manual

QMS

magicolor CX Reference Guide

1800428-001B

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The digitally encoded software included with your Q MS printe r is Copyrighted © 1996 by QMS, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This software may not be reproduce d, modified, displayed, transferred, or copied in any form or in any manner or on any media, in whole or in part, without the express written per mission o f QMS, Inc.

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The following typographic conventions are used in this manual:

Mixed-Case Courier

Mixed-Case Italic Courier

UPPERCASE COURIER

lowercas e bold

lowercase italic

UPPERCASE File and utility na mes ↵ Press the Enter key (PC) or Return key (Macintosh) ^ Press and hold down the Ctrl key (PC)

» Note:

Notes contain tip s, extra information, or impo rtant infor m ati on

Text you type, and messages and information displayed on the screen

Variable text you type; replace the italicized word(s) with information specific to your printer or computer

Information displayed in the printer message window

PostScript operators and DOS commands

Variable information in text

that deserves emphasis or reiteration.

▲ Caution:

Cautions present information that you need to know to a void

equipment damage, process failure, or extreme annoyance.

WARNING!

Warnings indicate the possibility of personal injury if a specific procedure is not performed exactly as des cribed in the manual.

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Products Covered by this Manual

This manual describes the following versions of the printer : a version with 8 MB RAM, a version with 20 MB RAM, a version with 32 MB RAM, and a version with 40 MB RAM . The 32 MB and 40 MB versions come standard with an internal hard disk, a SCSI interface, and an Ethernet or Token-Ring network interface.

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1 Printer Configuration

Configuration Methods ................................................................1-2

The Configuration Menu ..............................................................1-4

About the Contr ol Panel .............................................................. 1-5

The Message Window 1-6 The Control Panel Indicators 1-7 The Control Pa nel Keys 1-8

About the Configurati on Menu ................ ..... ....... ....... ......... .....1-10

Accessing the Configuration Menu 1-11 Selecting Configuration Menu Options 1-11 Changing Character Information 1-13 Saving Configuration Changes 1-15 Canceling Configuration Changes 1-16 Restoring the Factory Default Configuration 1-16 Clearing Warning Messages 1-16

Operator Control Menu ..............................................................1-17

Administration Menu ................................................................. 1-20

Communications 1-20 This menu contains several options that allow you to configure

the printer's communication parameters to match the host

and application parameters 1-20 Emulations 1-34 Special Pages 1-49 Printer Start-Up Options 1-52 Memory 1-53 Printer Engine Features 1-60 Miscellaneous 1-63 Disk Operations 1-65

2 Printer Options

Available Options and Accessories ........................................... 2-2

The Sheet Feeder ......................................................................... 2-4

The Envelope Cassette ............................................................... 2-8

Installing the Envelope Cassette 2-8

Font Cards .................................................................................. 2-12

Using Font Cards 2-12

Security Cards . ........ ......... ............ ......... .......... ........... ........ ....... 2-14

Using a Security Card 2-14 Installation Menu 2-18 Using Passwords 2-19

Removing and Replacin g the Con trol ler Board ... ......... ....... ... 2-20

Removing the Controller Board 2-20 Replacing the Controller Board 2-21

Single In-Line Memory Modules (SIMMs) ................................ 2-23

The Intellifont SIMM ................................................................... 2-26

Increasing the Disk Cache Size 2-28 Verifyin g the Installation 2-28 Accessing the Fonts 2-29

Interface Daughterboards .................................... ..................... 2-30

Connecting a Macintosh to a LocalTalk Interface .................. 2-33

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Installing an Internal IDE Hard Disk .........................................2-34

Attaching External Hard Disks ..................................................2-37

Formatting a Hard Disk ... ....... ..... ....... ....... ..... ......... ....... ....... .....2-39

Installing Fonts ...........................................................................2-41

Removing Fonts 2-42

Installing an Emulation ..............................................................2-44

Updating System So ftware . ........ ....... ............ ......... ............ .......2-45

Choosing the Appropriate System Software Fil e s for

Downloading 2-45 Installing the System Software 2-46 Downloading System Software to a Functional Printer—

SYSTEMDL.PS 2-48 Downloading System Software to a Functional Printer—

SYSTEM.DL 2-51 Downloading System Software to a Non-Functional Printer 2-56

3 Technical Specifications

Print Engine Speci ficati on s ... ..... ...... ..... ... ..... ....... ....... ...... ... ..... ..3-2

Controller Specifications .............................................................3-3

Environmental Requirem ents ....................... .. ..... ...... ... ..... ..... .. ..3-4

Print Media and Consumables ....................................................3-4

Options, Accesso ries , and Replacem en t Parts .. .............. ..... ....3-5

Pinout and Cabl e Speci ficati on s .......... ..... ..... ..... ....... ...... ..... .....3-5

Communi cation M odes .. ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... ......... ......... ....... ...3-11

Simultaneous Interface Operations (SIO) 3-11 The Emulation Sensing Processo r (ESP) 3-11 Parallel Interface Modes 3-12 End Job Mode 3-13

Document Optio n Com man ds .......... ....... ..... ....... ....... ....... .......3-20

Updated DOC Command s .......... .............. ................... ............ ..3 -22

Updated PCL 5 DOC Commands 3-22

Notices ........................................................................................ 3-35

Contents iii

FCC Statement 3-35 Canadian Users Notice 3-35 Laser Safety 3-36 Warranty Considerations 3-36

A QMS Customer Support

Sources of Supp ort ................. ..... ..... ....... ...... ..... ... ..... ....... ....... ..... . 2

Your QMS Vendor 2 Your Application Vendor 2 Q-FAX 2 The QMS Corporate Bulletin Board System 3 CompuServe 3 Internet 3 The QMS Customer Response Center (CRC) 4

QMS World-wide Offices .................................................................5

Glossary

Index

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Printer Configuration

In This Chapter . . .

“Configuration Methods” on page 2

“The Configuration Menu” on page 4

“About the Control Panel” on page 5

“About the Config uratio n Menu” on pa ge 10

“Operator Control Menu” on page 17

“Administrati on Menu” on page 20

Configuration Methods

You can configure the printer in the following ways:

Through an application or a driver

Through the printer control panel

Through PS Executive Series Utilities

Through printer commands

Through a remote console (for network users)

Using an Application or Driver

The best way to control the printer is through your application and a printer driver. See chapter 1, “Connecting the Printer,” in the user’s guide, and your application documentatio n for information on choos ing, installing, and using a prin ter dri ver. You should also read the Printing section of your applica tio n documen tation.

Using the Control P ane l

The printer’s control panel has two functions: (1) it allows you to change the printer’s default settings through the configuration menu and (2) it displays the current status of the printer. The configuration menu is set at the factory for most typical printing environments, so most users don’t have to use the control panel often. Typically, you or the system administrator might make a few one-time changes, depending on your printing environment. If you do make changes in the control panel, it’s important to realize that any commands given by your application or printer dri ver will override the control panel settings.

This chapter describes the options available through the control panel and how to use it. Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting,” of the user’s guide lists the status messages displayed in the control panel.

Using PS Executive Series Utilities

You can also use the PS Executive Series Utilities (shipped with your printer) to control the printer from your host. See the README file on

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Configuration Methods

the utilities disk for informat ion on inst alli ng the ut ilit ies, and see the utilities on-line help for details on using the software.

Using Printer Commands

Printer commands ( such as PostScript operators, QMS Document Option Commands [DOCs], and HP PCL and HP-GL commands) allow advanced users to enable fe atu res on a per-job basis.

Refer to your language documentation for specifics on HP PCL and HP-GL commands.

QMS Document Opt ion Com ma nds are added to the beginning of a print file and, when interpreted by the printer, turn on specific file processing or document handling features. For example, you can use DOC to specify an emulation, select a specific inputbin or media size, or choose page orientation. For more information , order the QMS Crown Document Option Commands manual from your QMS vendor. See chapter 3, “Te chnical S pecif icati on s,” of this manual for a list of DOCs this printer supports.

Using Remote Console

If a network interface is installed in the printer, the network administrator can configure the printer through remote console. To avoid confusion in a shared printing environment, only the system administrator should make configuration changes.

» Note:

If remote console has the print er off line, pressin g the Online/ Offline key will not take effect until the console puts the printer back on line.

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The Confi gu ration

guag

The Configuration Menu

Online/ Offline

Previous Next

Operator Control

Select Select

Copies Collation Orientation Inputbin Chain Inputs

Color Separation

Color Model Manual Feed Size Media

Disk Operations

(appears only if a hard

disk is installed)

Install Option Remove Option Format Disk Collation Spool Overflow

Communications

Timeouts LocalTalk Serial Parallel Network

Special Pages

Color Balance P age

Service Pa Calibration Pa Header Pa

Trailer Pa Header Inputbin Trailer Inputbin Status Page Type

Print Status

Registration Page

Memor

K Mem For Spool K Mem For PSHeap K Mem PSFonts K Mem Emulation K Mem Emul. Temp K Mem Display K Mem Disk Cache K Mem FrameBuff MB Printer Mem. Enable Disk Swap

Administration

Emulations

ESP Default Postscript PCL5 HP-GL LinePrinter

Startup Options

Do Start Page Do Sys Start Do Error Handler

Engine

Image Alignment Default Paper Input 1 Name Input 2 Name Outputbin Name Clear Warnin Def. Resolution Pa

e Recovery

Ener

y Saver

Man Feed Timeout

Miscellaneous

Restore Defaults Reboot System

New Flash Image Keypad Lan

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About the Control Panel

The control panel, located on the front of the printer, allows you to direct the printer’s operation. In addition, it displays the current status of the printer, including any condition that needs your attention.

The control panel consists of the following parts:

A 2-line, 32-character message window displays status and configuration information.

Eight LED indicators provide print er statu s informa tion.

Eight keys allow you to navigate the printer’s configuration.

IDLE

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About the Control Panel

The Message Window

The control panel message window provides status and configuration information. Status messages are listed in chapter 4, “Troubleshoot ing,” of the user’s guide. Status messages display in order of priority if the printer is on line; they don't displ ay if the printer is off line.

When you're in the Configuration menu, the top line of the message window displays the name of the current menu, and the bottom line displays the name of an option within that menu.

Setting the Message Window Language

Status messages and configuration menus can be displayed in the message window in English, French, German, or Spanish. If you need to change the message window language, use the Keypad Language option in the Administration/Miscel laneou s menu.

Keypad Language

Administration Miscellaneous

Keypad Language

Notes

The printer must be restarted for changes to the Keypad Language menu to take effect. You can either let the printer restar t automatically after you save the change and exit from the configuration menu, or you can wait for the change to take effect the next time you manually turn on the printer.

Choices

English (default), French, German, Spanish

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The Control Panel Indicators

Lights when the printer is on line and r eady to accept and process new print jobs.

Lights when the printer is receiving data from one or more of the simultaneous interfaces. This indicator is usually accompanied by a status message in the message window.

Lights when the printer requires operator intervention. This indicator is usually accompanied by a status message in the message window.

Lights when the standard paper cassette is selected.

Lights when the optional, lower paper cassette is selected.

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Printer Configuration

Lights when manual feed is selected using the Tray Select key.

Lights when the media in the active cassette has been defined to be paper. When this LED and the Transparency LED are both off, it means that the Thick Stock media option (in the Operator C ontrol/ M e dia menu) has been selected.

Lights when the media in the active cassette has been defined to be transparency. When this LED and the Paper LED are both off, it means that the Thick Stock media option (in the Operator C ontrol/ M e dia menu) has been selected.

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About the Control Panel

The Control Panel Keys

The printer control panel has eight function keys. The top row of keys (Online/Offline, Tray Select, Media, Cancel) is for frequently used operations. The bottom row of keys is used to navigate menus, select options, and enter values.

» Note:

When you're in configuration mode (that is, if you have entered the menu by pressing the Menu key), the printer ignores the Tray Select, Media, and Cancel keys.

Press the Online/Offline key once to take the printer off line (the indicator goes out). You must take the printer off line before using all other keys except the Cancel key.

When the printer goes off line, the communication ports are closed, so no new data is accepted. The printer continues printing until it has finished all jobs in process. Although jobs continue to compile and print using the data alr eady received, a job may be interrupted, causing it to wait for more incoming data before printing resumes.

When the printer is off line, press the Online/Offline key once to place it back on line and ready to accept new print jobs (the indicator goes back on). If a remote console has the printer off line, pressing the Online/Offline key will not take effect until the console puts the printer back on line.

The Tray Select key allows you to select the cassette from which to draw print media: the standard (upper) cassette, the optional (lower) cassette, or the manual feed tray.

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About the Control Panel

The Media key i s used to tell the printer whether paper or transparencies are in the currently selected cassette. The factory default for both upper and lower cassettes is paper.

Press the Cancel key to cancel the “oldest” print job currently printing, interpreting, or spooling; or t o send an end-of-job indicator to print jobs waiting for incoming data. The printer then resumes printing other print jobs in the queue. If you press the Cancel key by mistake, or if you decide not to cancel a print job after pressing this key, press the Menu key to “cancel” the Cancel key’s function.

Press the Menu key to acce ss the configuration menu after the printer goes off line. When you’re changing printer configuration, press this key to cancel a change (before pressing the Select k ey), to return to a previous menu, or to return to a previous c haracter when entering character information.

Press the Select/Copy ke y to access a menu or to choose a displayed menu option. If you have the CrownCopy copier option installed, use this key to access the Copy menu. The CrownCopy documentation contains information on using the copier option.

Press the Previous key to return to the previous selection or option for the current menu. When changing character information, use this key to return to the previous choice for the current input character.

Press the Next key to advance through the list of selections or options for the current menu. When changing character information, use this key to advance to the next choice for the current input character.

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About the Configuration Menu

The printer’s configuration menu allows you change the default printer configuration settings. Any changes made to the configuration will reside as new default settings and affect all subsequent print jobs.

The options in the configuration menu are organized under these main menus:

Operator Control Menu Use this menu to select document processing options such as

copy count, choosing input and output paper bins, chaining input bins, and duplexing (if a duplexing unit is installed). Docum ent processing selections are usually specified within individual jobs since each job has its own requirements. However, if there’s no way of specifying these selections within an applicatio n, use the control panel to change selections, send the job, and then change the defaults back.

» Note:

job through the control panel is not recomm ended in a shared environment. When many systems are using the same printer, there’s no way of making sure that no other jobs are sent to the printer while the defaults are changed. The Operator Control menu may be password protected with an optional security card if the system administrator does not want users changing defaults.

Administration Menu

Use this menu to maintain printer-host communica tion information, and for selecting and configuring printe r emulations, config uring special pages, printing engine calib ration, and confi guring hard disks, if present.

Defining document processi ng selectio ns for a par ticul ar

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About the Configuration Menu

Accessing the Configuration Menu

To access the configuration menu, make sure the printer is idle (IDLE displays in the message window), then press the Online/Offline key to take the printer off line (the Online/Offline indicator is not lighted), and finally press the Menu key.

For example, the following table shows how to use control panel keys to access the printer configuration menu. Press the control panel keys in the order shown. The printer responds by displaying a status message or configuration menu in the message window.

» Note:

You may need to press the Next key more t han one time to

advance through the list of options.

Press this key

Online/ Offline

The printer must be off line and idle before you can access the configuration menu.

to... The message

window reads...

Tur n off the Online/Offlin e indicator and ready the printer for configuration.

Access the configuration menu. CONFIGURATION

IDLE

OPERATOR CONTROL

Selecting Configuration Menu Options

Once you access the configuration menu, you use the contro l panel keys to move through the menu. Use the following keys:

Press this key to...

Next Advance to the next option or submenu within a menu. Previous Return to the previous option or submenu within a menu. Select Select an option or enter a submenu.

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About the Configuration Menu

For example, the instructions below show how to change the default printer emulat ion from ESP to PostScript :

Press this key

Online/ Offline

Select

Online/ Offline or Menu

Select

to... The message

window reads...

Tur n off the Online/Offlin e indicator and ready the printer for configuration.

Access the configuration menu. CONFIGURATION

Advance to the Operator Control/ Administration menu.

Access the Administration menu ADMINISTRATION

Access the Communications menu. COMMUNICATIONS

Advance to the Communications/Parallel menu.

Access the Parallel menu. PARALLEL

Advance to the Parallel/Emulation menu. PARALLEL

Access the Emulation menu. EMULATION

Advance to the Emulation/PostScript menu.

Select PostScript as the default emulation. POSTSCRIPT

After 3 seconds you are returned to the Parallel/Emulation menu.

Exit from the menu (Online/Offline) or return to the previous menu (Menu). You are prompted to save your change(s).

Advance to the Save Changes?/Yes option.

Select Yes. The print er finishes pr inting any print jobs in process, saves your change, and returns to idle.

IDLE

OPERATOR CONTROL CONFIGURATION

ADMINISTRATION

COMMUNICATIONS

TIMEOUTS COMMUNICATIONS

PARALLEL

MODE

EMULATION

ESP EMULATION

POSTSCRIPT

IS SE LECTED PARALLEL

EMULATION SAVE CHANGES?

SAVE CHANGES? YES

IDLE

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About the Configuration Menu

Changing Character Information

Sometimes, rather than selecting an opt ion, you need to enter character information, like a number or a word.

Entering character information through the control panel is similar to setting the time and date on a digital watch. Use the following keys to change the current input character:

Press this key to... Next Previous

Select

When you exit the character selection process, the printer verifies character information and confir ms it in the message window. If character information is valid, you’re returned to the previous menu; if it’s invalid, you’r e retur ned to the input field. Press the Menu key to cancel any changes to the character information.

Advance to the next choice for the current input character. Return to the previous choice for the current input

character. Advance the cursor to the next character (or if the cursor’s

on the

character farthest to the right, this key exits the

character selection process). Return the cursor to the previous character.

If the current character information is longer than the value that you need to enter, replace each extra character with a space. The printer interprets a space at the end of character information as a blank.

For example, to change the HP-GL emulation scaling percent , press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following table. (Underlining indicates the current input character in the message window.)

Press this key

Online/ Offline

Printer Configuration

to... The message

window reads...

Tur n off the Online/Offlin e indicator and readies the printer for configuration.

Access the configuration menu. CONFIGURATION

IDLE

OPERATOR CONTROL

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About the Configuration Menu

Select

Next (5 times)

Select

Online/ Offline or Menu

Select

Advance to the Administration menu. CONFIGURATION

ADMINISTRATION

Access the Administration menu ADMINISTRATION

COMMUNICATIONS

Advance to the Communications/ Emulation menu.

Access the Emulations menu. EMULATIONS

Advance to the Emulations/HP-GL menu. EMUL ATIONS

Access the HP-GL menu. HP-G L

Advance to the HP-GL/Scaling Percent menu.

Access the Scaling Percent menu. SCALING PERCENT

Lower the current character to 0. SCALING PERCENT

Select 0 and move the current character to the next 0.

Advance the current character to 5. SCAL ING PERCENT

Select 5 and move the current character to the last 0.

Select 50 as the default scaling percent. 50

After 3 seconds you are returned to the HP-GL/Scaling Percent menu.

Exit from the menu (Online/Offline) or return to the previous menu (Menu). You are prompted to save your change(s).

Advance to the Save Changes?/Yes option.

Select Yes. The print er finishes pr inting any print jobs in process, saves your change, and returns to idle.

COMMUNICATIONS EMUL ATIONS

ESP DEFAULT EMUL

HP-G L

PLOT TER HP-G L

SCALING PERCENT

SCALING PERCENT 00

SCALING PERCENT 050

IS SE LECTED HP-GL

SCALING PERCENT SAVE CHANGES?

SAVE CHANGES? YES

IDLE

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About the Configuration Menu

Saving Configuration Changes

Before the printer can accept print jobs with configuration changes, the changes must be saved.

For example, to save configuration changes after exiting a menu, press the control pa nel keys in the order shown in the following table. The printer responds by displaying a status message in the message window.

Press this key

Online/ Offline or Menu

Select

Online/ Offline

» Note:

The printer may need to be restarted before certain changes to

to... The message

window read s. ..

Exit from the menu (Online/Offline) or return to the previous menu (Menu). You are prompted to save your change(s).

Advance to the Save Changes?/Yes option.

Select Yes. The printer finishes printi ng any print jobs in process, saves your change, a nd returns to idle.

Turn on the Online/Offline indicator and ready the printer to accept and print jobs.

SAVE CHANGES? NO

SAVE CHANGES? YES

IDLE

the Administration menu take effect. Some changes restart the printer automatically while others display the message REBOOT NOW? in the control panel message window. If this message appears, select YES to restart the printe r and have the change(s) take effect immediately, or select NO to wait until you manually restar t the print er for changes to take effect.

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About the Configuration Menu

Canceling Configuration Changes

If you change a configuration option and then decide to cancel that change, you can do so when exiting the configuration menu.

For example, to cancel your configuration changes, press the control panel keys in the order shown in t he following table. The printer responds by displaying a status message in the message window.

Press this key

Online/ Offline or Menu

Select

Online/ Offline

to... The message

window reads...

Exit from the menu (Online/Offline) or return to the previous menu (Men u) and be prompted to save your change.

Select No. The printer finishes printing any print jobs in process, does not save your changes, and returns to idle.

Turn on the Onlin e/Offline indicator and ready the printer to accept print jobs.

SAVE CHANGES? NO

IDLE

Restoring the Factory Default Configuration

If you need to cancel all of the configuration changes you have made, you can reset all of the configuration settings to their factory defaults. See “Restore Defaults” on page 63 for more information.

» Note:

Remember that any changes made to the configuration menu are lost when the factory defaults are restored. If your printer has a hard disk and you have enabled disk swapping (recommended to take advantage of a hard disk), you should re-enable it after restoring factory defaults.

Clearing Warning Messages

Use the Clear Warning option to clear a status message that doesn't automatically clear afte r the related correcti ve action is taken. See “Clear Warning” on page 60 for more information .

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Operator Control Menu

The Operator Control menu consists of the following submenus:

Copies Collation Orientation Inputbin Chain Inputbins Col or Model Color Separation Manual Feed Size

Media

Operator Control Menu

» Note:

The printer must be turned off and on again before changes to this menu take effect (except changes to the Copies menu). The Media key on the printer's control panel provides a faster means of changing this setting, but doe s not con tai n a thick stock option.

Copies

While it is usually preferable to select in your application the number of copies you want to print, you can change the default number of copies for all print jobs through the printer control panel.

Operator Control

Copies

Notes: Sets the default number of copies for all subsequen t p rint jobs until the printer is turned off and on again. This setting has no effect on jobs generated by applications such a s FrameMaker that specify a copy number outside of the printer driver.

Choices

001 (default)-999

Collation

Use this option to arrange multiple copies of a document in sequential order.

Operator Control

Collation

Notes: For additional information on collation, see chapter 2, “Printing,” in the user’s

guide.

Choices

On (default), Off

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Operator Control Menu

Orientation

Specifies whether text and graphics are placed on the page in a portrait or landscape orientation.

Operator Control

Orientation

Inputbin

Allows you to select the default cassette (inputbin) from which media is drawn into the printer.

Operator Control

Inputbin

Notes: The lower inputbin refers to the optional lower cassette. The current default inputbin is indicated by the appropriate LED on the print control panel.

Chain Inp u tbins

Allows you to “chain” input bins (cassettes) so that when the first input bin empties, the print er will aut oma tically draw media from the second input bin with the same size and type of media.

Operator Control

Chain Inputbins

Notes: Use the Operator Control/Inputbin menu to set the default input bin. Make sure the two bins use the same size and type of media.

Choices

Landscape, Portrait (default)

Choices

Upper (default), Lower

Choices

On (default)—Switch to the next input bin with the same size and type of media when the default input bin is empty.

Off—Don’t switch inputbins; use only the default input bin.

Color Separation

Use this option to turn color separation on or off.

Operator Control Color Separation

Choices

On, off (default)

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Operator Control Menu

Color Model

Use this option to select between full-color or monochrome printing.

Operator Control

Color Model

Choices

Monochrome, Full Color (default)

Manua l Fe ed Size

Use this option to select the size of the print medium to be fed manually.

Operator Control

Manual Feed Size

Notes: The Envelope setting should be used if y our env elope siz e doesn’t match any of the other listed enve lopes sizes.

Choices

Letter (default), Legal, A4, Executive, Com10, and DL

Media

Use this option to tell the printer what type of media is in each tray so the printer can optimize output for that media type.

Operator Control

Media

Notes: First select a media tray (upper for the standard cassette slot, lower for the optional sheet feeder, or manual for the manual-feed tray). Then select paper, transparency, or thick stock for that tray. When the Thick Stock media option has been selected, both the Paper LED and the Transparency LED on the printer control panel are off.

Choices

Paper (default), transparency, t hick stock

Select Paper for printing paper, envelopes, or labels. Select transparency for printing on overhead transparency film. Select thick stock (for the manual-feed tray only) for printing on stock that is between 24 and 43 lb (90 g/m

and 163 g/m2). The factory default is paper.

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Administration Menu

The Administration m enu consists of the following submenus:

Communications Emulations Special Pages Startup Options Memory Engine

Miscellaneous

Communications

This menu contains several options that allow you to configure the printer's communicat ion parameters to m atch the host and appli cati on parameters

Timeouts

The Timeouts opt ions limit the amount of time the print er waits on transmission from the host for various types of data.

PostScript Emulatio n Tim eou t

The PostScript emulation tim eout is the maximum number of seconds the PostScript emulation waits for incoming data.

Administrati on

Communications

Timeouts

PS W ait Time out

Choices

00000-99999 00030 (30 sec.) (default)

Emulation Timeout

The emulation timeout is the maximum number of seconds emulations ot her than PostScri pt (such as HP-GL, HP PCL5, and Lineprinter) wait for incoming data.

Administration

Communications

Timeouts

Emul Tim e ou t

Notes: A value of 000 is the same as infinity (no timeout).

Choices

00000-99999 00005 (5 sec.) (default)

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Print Job Timeout

The print job timeout is the maximum numb er of secon ds the printer processes a print job before it ends the job.

Administrati on

Communications

Timeouts

Job Timeout

Notes: A value of 000 is the same as infinity (no timeout).

Choices

00000-99999 00000 (infinity, no timeout) (default)

ESP Timeout

The ESP timeout is the maximum number of seconds the printer waits to match an emulation before print ing the job in the default emulation.

Administrati on

Communications

Timeouts

ESP Timeout

Notes: A value of 000 is the same as infinity (no timeout).

Choices

00000-99999 00003 (3 sec.) (default)

Serial Interface

Use the Administration/Communications/Serial menu to set the serial interface communication values used for printer-host communication.

Mode

Enables or disables the serial port

Administrati on

Communications

Serial Mode

Notes: The printer must be restarted for changes to the Mode menu to take effect. You can either let the printer restart automatically after you save the change and exit the Configuration menu, or you can wai t for the change to take effect the next time you manually turn on the printer.

Printer Configuration

Choices

Interactive (default)—Establish two-way communication between the host and the printer.

Noninteractive—Establish one-way communication from the host to the printer.

Disabled—Turn off serial communication with the host. The printer stops accepting print jobs over the serial interface.

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Emulation

Sets the serial interface emulation.

Administration

Communications

Emulation

Min K Sp ool

Sets the minimum numbe r of kilobytes of system m emo r y allocated to th e ser ial int erface.

Administrati on

Communications

Min K Spool

Notes: This value must be less than K Mem For Spool. A 00000 value does not turn off the spooling buffer for the serial interface.

If the value is set to 00000, the printer calculates the Min K Spool automatically at initialization.

Serial

Choices

ESP (default), Hexdump, PostScript, PCL5, HPGL, Lineprinter

Other optional emulations also appear, if installed.

Choices

00000-99999 00015 (default)

The printer must be restarted for changes to the Min K Spool menu to take effect. You can either let the printer restart automatically after you save the change and exit the Configuration menu, or you can wait for the change to take effect the next time you manually turn on the printer.

Spoo ling Timeout

Sets the number of seconds the interface waits for data from the host before terminati ng a spooled pri nt job.

Administrati on

Communications

Serial

Spo ol Timeout

Choices

00000-99999 00030 (default)

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End Job Mode

Enables (and identifies an end-of-job sequence) or disables data stream sensing for the end-of-document (E OD) co mmand.

Administrati on

Communications

Serial

End Job Mode

Choices

None (default)—The printer recognizes only the PostScript ^D command.

QMS EOD—The printer recognizes only the QMS %%EndOfDocument command.

HP EOD—The printer recognizes only the HP <ESC>%12345X command.

Baud Rate

Sets the rate data is transmitted (bits per second) over the serial interface.

Administrati on

Communications

Serial

Baud Rate

Notes: Baud rates of 19200 and 38400 require that both RTS and CTS hardware flow control (Administration/Communications/Serial/Hdwe Flow Ctl menu) be selected. These baud rates do not support XON/XOFF software flow control.

Choices

300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600 (default), 19200, 38400

Parity

Sets the check bit used to identify data transmission errors.

Administrati on

Communications

Serial Parity

Notes: The print er’s parity setting must match that of the host or application. Use the Administration/Communications/Serial/Ignore Parity menu to specify how the printer handles parity errors.

Choices

None (default), Odd, Even

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Ignore Parity

Specifies how the printer should handle pa rity errors.

Administrati on

Communications

Ignore Parity

Notes: Use the Administration/Communications/Serial/Parity menu to set parity.

Receive Software Flow Control

Sets the software com muni catio n prot ocol used by the print er to control communication from the host comp uter.

Administrati on

Communications

Rcv Sw Flow Ctl

Serial

Choices

Off (default)—Ignore parity errors. The printer prints its best interpretation of the character(s) affected by the error.

On—Don’t ignore parity errors. The printer replaces the character(s) affected by the error with a question mark.

Choices

ETX/ACK, Robust XON/XOFF, None, XON/XOFF (default)

Transmit Softwar e Flow Control

Sets the software communi ca tio n protocol used by the host computer to control commun icati on with the printer.

Administrati on

Communications

Serial

Xmit Sw Flow Ctl

Choices

ETX/ACK, None (default), XON/XOFF

Data Bits

Sets the number of data bits transmit t ed per character.

Administrati on

Communications

Serial

Data Bits

Choices

7 Bits, 8 Bits (default)

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Stop Bits

Sets the number of stop bits transmitted per character.

Administrati on

Communications

Serial

Stop Bits

Choices

1 Bit (default), 2 Bits

Hardware Fl ow Control

Controls the flow of data between the print er and the host.

Administrati on

Communications

Serial

Hdwe Flow Ctl

Notes: If the host uses hardware flow control, set this option to match the type used by the host.

However, to download printer system software to flash ROM via the serial port, RTS and CTS must be set to On, and t he cable pinouts must be connected as shown in chapter 3, “Technical Specifications.”

Choices

DSR POL: Normal (default), reverse DSR: Off (default), on DTR POL: Normal (default), reverse DTR: Off, on (default) RTS: Off (default), on CTS: Off (default), on

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PS Protocol

Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for communicating over a serial interface to a PostScript printer. See chapter 3, “Technical Specif icat ions,” of this manual for more information on PS Protocol.

Administration

Communications

PS Protocol

Serial

Choices Binary—En ables quoted binary communications

protocol (BCP). Print jobs can change this setting through PostScript opera tors. Data in the printable ASCII range also prints. Use the special quoting mechanism (see chapter 3, “Technical Specifications”) for the special characters and ^D (EOF).

Binary Fixed—Enables binary communications protocol (BCP). Print jobs cannot change this setting through PostScript operators. Data in the printable ASCII range also prints. Use the special quoting mechanism (see chapter 3, “Technical Specifications”) for the special characters and ^D (EOF).

Normal—Enables standard, ASCII (7-bit) 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 dat a in the printable ASCII range. Print jobs can change this setting through PostScript operators.

Normal Fixed—Enables standard, ASCII (7-bit) hex protocol. Print jobs cannot change this setting through PostScript operators.

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Parallel Interface

Mode

The parallel interface supports Centronics parallel communication as well as IEEE 1284 bidirectional parallel communication.

Administration

Communications

Parallel

Mode

Notes: The printer must be restarted for changes to the menu to take effect. You can either let the printer restart automatically after you save the change and exit from the Configuration menu, or you can wait for the change to take effect the next time you manually turn on the printer. See chapter 3, “Technical Specifications,” for a discussion of the different modes

Choices

Interactive—Establish two-way communication between the host and the printer.

Noninteractive (default)—Establish one-way communication from the host to the printer.

Disabled—Turn off parallel communication with the host. The printer stops accepting print jobs over the parallel interface.

Emulati on

Sets the parallel interface emulation.

Administration

Communications

Parallel

Emulation

Choices

ESP (default), Hexdump, PostScript, PCL 5C, HPGL, Lineprinter

Other optional emulations also appear, if installed.

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Min K Sp ool

Sets the minimum numbe r of kilobytes of system m emo r y allocated to the pa rallel int erface.

Administrati on

Communications

Min K Spool

Notes: This value must be less than K Mem For Spool.

A 00000 value does not turn off the spooling buffer for the parallel interface. If the value is set to 00000, the printer calculates the Min K Spool automatically at initialization.

The printer must be restarted for changes to the Min K Spool menu to take effect. You can either let the printer restart automatically after you save the change and exit the configuration menu, or you can wait for the change to take effect the next time you manually turn on the printer.

Spool Tim eo ut

Sets the number of seconds the interface waits for data from the host before terminati ng a spooled pri nt job.

Administrati on

Communications

Spo ol Timeout

Parallel

Choices

00000-99999 00015 (default)

Choices

00000-99999 00030 (default)

Data Bits

Sets the number of data bits transmit t ed per character.

Administrati on

Communications

Parallel

Data Bits

Choices

7 Bits, 8 Bits (default)

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End Job Mode

Enables (and identifies an end-of-job sequence) or disables data stream sensing for the end-of-document (E OD) co mmand.

Administrati on

Communications

Parallel

End Job Mode

Choices

None (default)—The printer recognizes only the PostScript ^D command.

QMS EOD—The printer recognizes only the QMS %%EndOfDocument command.

HP EOD—The printer recognizes only the HP <ESC>%12345X command.

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PS Protocol

Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for communicating over a parallel interface to a PostScript printer. See chapter 3, “Technical Specif icat ions,” of this manual for more information on PS Protocol.

Administration

Communications

PS Protocol

Parallel

Choices Binary—En ables quoted binary communications

Normal Fixed—Enables standard, ASCII (7-bit) hex protocol. Print jobs cannot change this setting through PostScript operators.

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LocalTalk Interface

Admi nistr ati on Menu

» Note:

The LocalTalk me nu appears only if the optiona l LocalTalk interface board is installed in the printer.

Use the Administ rati on/ Communi cations/LocalTalk menu to set the LocalTalk interface values used for printer-host communication.

Mode

Enables or disables the communication interface.

Administration

Communications

LocalTalk

Mode

Choices

Enabled (default)—Establish one-way LocalTalk

communication (from the host to the printer).

Disabled— Turn off the LocalTalk interface (the

printer stops accepting LocalTalk interface print jobs).

Minimum Numb er of Kil obytes for Spool ing

Sets the minimum number of ki lobytes of system memory allocated to the LocalTalk interface.

Administration

Communications

LocalTalk

Min K Spool

Notes: This value must be less than the K Mem for Spool value. A 00000 value does not turn off the spooling buffer for the parallel

interface. If the value is set to 00000, the printer calculates the Min K Spool automatically at initialization.

Choices

00000-99999 (00015 default)

The printer must be restarted for changes to the Min K Spoo l men u to tak e effect. You can either let the printer restart automatically after you save the change and exit from the Configuration menu, or you can wait for the change to take effect the next time you manually turn on the printer.

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Connection

Allows you to enable or disable print spooling.

Administration

Communications

Connection

Notes: The printer must be restarted for chang es to the Connection menu to take effect. You can either let the printer restar t automatically after you save the change and exit the Configuration menu, or you can wai t for the change to take effect the next time you manually turn on the printer.

LocalTalk

Choices

Conventional (default)—Allow one LocalTalk connection and accept only one print job at a time. If two user s send print jobs to the printer, the workstation belonging to the first user is unavailable until the first job has been printed, and the workstation belonging to the second user is unavailable until both jobs have been printed.

Spool—Allow multiple LocalTalk connections and accept (spools) more than one print job at a time. Workstations are available while jobs are printing.

Both—Allow both single and multiple LocalTalk connections.

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PS Protocol

Sets the binary communic ations prot ocol (BCP) for communi cating over a LocalTalk interface to a PostScript printer. See chapter 3, “Technical Specifi cations,” of this manual for more inform at ion on PS Protocol.

Administration

Communications

LocalTalk

PS Protocol

Choices Binary—En ables quoted binary communications

Normal Fixed—Enables standard, ASCII (7-bit) hex protocol. Print jobs cannot change this setting through PostScript operators.

Network Interface

This option allows you to configure a network interface, if installed. See the QMS CrownNet documentation that came with the printer for information on the options available in this menu.

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Emulations

Optional emulations appear only if installed.

» Note:

To choose an emulation or ESP for a particular interface, use the appropriate interface menu in the Administration/Communications menu.

ESP Default Emulatio n

The emulation sensi ng proce ssor (ESP) feature of the printer analyzes incoming print jobs and identifies which emulation the printer will us e. The ESP Default Emul sets the ESP default emulation used when ES P is unable to identify the language of a print job. This allows the system admi nistrat or to select alt e r nat e default emulation s.

Administrati on

Emul ation s

ESP Default Emul

Notes: You must turn the printer off and back on again for the change to take effect. For more information on ESP, see chapter 3, “Technical Specifications.”

Choices

HPGL, Lineprinter, PostScript, PCL 5C (default)

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PostScript

Halftone Typ e

This menu allows you to choose a printer default screening option.

Administrati on

Emulations

PostScript

Halftone T ype

Notes: Some application software may be set up to ignore the printer's color settings. For information on preventing this, see “Connecting to a PC” or “Connecting to a Macintosh” in chapter 1, “Connecting the Printer.”

Color Rendering

For color matching with PostScr ipt Level 2 applications, this option allows you to choose from color rendering dictionari es.

Administration

Emulations

PostScript

Color Rende r ing

Choices

Enhanced (default) ColorSmooth See “About Printer Default Screening and CRD Options” in chapter 2, “Printing,” of the user’s guide for information on these options.

Choices

Business (default) Color imetric Photographic See “About Printer Default Screening and CRD Options” in chapter 2, “Printing,” of the user’s guide for information on these options.

HP-GL

Plotter

Identifies the HP -GL plot ter ty pe.

Administrati on

Emul ation s

HPGL

Plotter

Printer Configuration

Choices

7550A (default), 7475A, 7470A, Colorpro

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Scaling Percent

Identifies the percentage t o reduce or enlarge an image.

Administrati on

Emulations

Scaling Percent

Notes: To scale plots, select the paper size ori ginally used for the plot in the Paper Type menu, and then enter the reduction or enlargement needed to fit the plot on the new page in the Scaling Percent menu. If necessary, enter new x,y coordinates in the Origin menu to reposi tion the plot on the page.

Origin (X Direction)

Sets the image offset from the plotter’s origin in 0.01" increment s.

Administrati on

Emulations

X Direction

HPGL

HPGL Origin

Choices

001-150 (1-150%) 100 (100%) (default)

Choices

0000 (default) - 8500 (0"-8.5")

Origin (Y Direction)

Sets the image offset from the plotter’s origin in 0.01" increment s.

Administrati on

Emulations

HPGL Origin

Y Direction

Choices

00000 (default) - 11000 (0"-11.0")

Reverse Image

Determ ines whet her an image is pr inted in reverse.

Administrati on

Emulations

HPGL

Reverse Image

Choices

On—Print a white image on a black background. Off (default)—Print a black image on a white

background.

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Enhanced M od e

Increases the resolution of a downloaded character.

Administrati on

Emulations

HPGL

Enhanced Mode

Notes: The HP-GL user-defined character (UC) command downloads and draws characters with an encoding scheme that uses pen control movements and coordinate sequences. The characters are drawn on a grid that is superimposed on the character plot cell.

Choices

On—Uses an increased resolution for the grid Off (default)—Uses standard resolution for the

grid

Expan d Mode

Defines a larger imageable area for the selected media type. Th is increased imageable area affects the default pla cemen t of the scaling points P1 and P2.

Administrati on

Emulations

HPGL

Expand Mode

Notes: Setting this option to On partially determines the range of plotter units for a selected media type. When the plotter senses the media type , it automatically sets the hard clip limits to 0.591"/15 mm on three sides and to 1.537"/39 mm on the fourth side. How e v er, if Expand Mode is set to On, then the limits are set to 0.197"/5 mm on three sides a nd 1.143"/29 mm on the fourth side.

The HP-GL emulation senses the media size when the Paper Type is set to Scale to Paper or when it is set to a particular media size through the control panel or through a QMS Document Option Command.

Choices

On—Expands the imageable area. Off (default)—Doesn’t expand the imageable

area.

Paper Typ e

Identifies the original image’s paper size.

Administration

Emulations

HPGL

Paper Type

Choices

Scale to Paper (default), A (letter/8.5"x11.0"), A4 (210x297 mm), B (11.0"x17.0"), A3 (297x420 mm)

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Pen 1 - Pen 8 (Pen x/Width)

Sets the width for the eight plotter pens. A width option is available for each pen.

Administration

Emulations

Pen

Notes: A setting of “0” defaults the pen width to the pixel setting of “1.”

Pen 1 - Pen 8 (Pen x/Color)

Sets color for the eight plotter pens. A color option is ava ilable for each pen.

Administration

Emulations

Pen

HPGL

/Width

HPGL

/Color

Choices

00-60 (0.1-6.0 mm)

Defaults: Pen 1—7 (0.7 mm) Pen 2—3 (0.3 mm) Pen 3—3 (0.3 mm) Pen 4—3 (0.3 mm) Pen 5—3 (0.3 mm) Pen 6—3 (0.3 mm) Pen 7—3 (0.3 mm) Pen 8—3 (0.3 mm)

Choices

Black, Violet, Brown, Gray - 25%, Gray - 50%, Gray - 75%, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta

Defaults: Pen 1—Black (100% black) Pen 2—Black (100% black) Pen 3—Red (70% black) Pen 4—Green (41% black) Pen 5—Blue ( 8 9% black) Pen 6—Violet (59% black) Pen 7—Orange (25.8% bl a ck) Pen 8—Brown (50% black)

Notes: Cyan=30% black, magenta=59% black, and yellow=11% bl ack.

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HP PCL 5C

Defaul t Font

Sets the default font for this emulation.

Administrati on

Emul ation s

HP PCL 5C

Default Font

Notes: * represents a scalable font (default point size [12 points] is used to scale the font and produce the char acters in the selected size).

If you use Select by Index to select a font by its f ont index, the printer uses the Administration/Emulations/PCL5/Default Font Idx value to choose the default font.

Choices

Courier12 (default), Courier12Bold, Courier1 2Itali c, Courier10, Couri er1 0Bold, Couri er1 0Italic, Lineprinter, Times*, Times*Italic, Times*Bold, Times*BldItali c, Univ*, Univ*Itali c, Univ*Bold, Univ*BldItali c, UnivCond*, UnivCond*Italic, UnivCond*Bold, UnivCond*BldItlc, Select by Index

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Symbo l Set

Sets the character set used by the HP PCL5 emulation.

Administrati on

Emulations

HP PCL 5C Symbol Set

Notes: Not all symbol sets are avail a ble with certain re sident fonts. The Desktop, PS Math, Math 8, Microsoft-Pub, Pi-Font, PS-Text, Ventura-Intl, Ventura-Math, Ventura-US, and Windows symbol sets cannot be used with the resident bitmap fonts Courier 10, Courier 10 Italic, Courier 10 Bold, Courier 12, Courier 12 Italic, Courier 12 Bold, and LinePrinter. The five dingbat symbol sets (PS-ZapfDingbats, Ventura-D ingbats, ZapfDingbats100, Zapf-Dingbats200, and Zapf-Dingb ats300) can be us ed with all fonts.

If a mismatch between a symbol set and font occurs, the standard PCL font selection mechanism is used to locate a font that matches the selected symbol set. With the standard set of fonts distributed for your printer, this matches the Times* font, but other user-installed fonts could change this result.

Choices

Roman-8 (default), PC-850, PC8-US, PC8-DN, ECMA-94, Legal, HPGerman, HPSpanish, ISO2, ISO-4, ISO-6, ISO-10, ISO-11, ISO-14, ISO15, ISO-16, ISO-17, ISO-21, ISO-25, ISO-57, ISO-60, ISO-61, ISO-69, ISO-84, ISO-85, Desktop, PS Math, Math 8, Microsoft-Pub, PiFont, PS-Text, Ventura-Intl, Vent ura-Math, Ventura-US, Windows, PS- Za pf-Dingbats, Ventura-Dingbats, Zapf-Dingbats100, ZapfDingbats200, Zapf-Dingbats300

Lines Per Inch

Sets the number of lines printed per inch.

Administrati on

Emulations

HP PCL 5C

Lines/Inch x 100

Choices

0100-4800 06 (default)

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Line Termi na ti on

Adds an indicator which control s the way the printer interprets CR (carriage return) and LF (line feed) characters.

Administrati on

Emulations

HP PCL 5C

Line Termination

Choices

CR=CR, LF=LF ( default) CR=CR+LF, LF=LF CR=CR, LF=CR+LF CR or LF=CR+LF

Point Size x100

Specifies the point size for scalable fonts in 0.25 point increments.

Administrati on

Emulations

HP PCL 5C

Point Size x100

Notes: If the font is not scalable or if a bitmap font is specif ied , th is sett in g is ignored.

Choices

00025-99975 (0.25-999.75 points) 01200 (12 points) (default)

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Retain Temporary

Allows you to choose whether to retain temporary HP PCL5 fonts and macros at the end of each print job.

Administrati on

Emulations

HP PCL 5C

Retain Temporary

Choices

Off (default)—Reset PCL to its d ef ault state a t the end of each PCL print job, execute an implicit <ESC>E at the start and end of the job, an d delete any temporary fonts, macros, and patterns.

On—Reset PCL to its default state at the end of each PCL print job. T emporary fon ts , macros , and patterns from previous PCL print jobs are retained in memory after the print job has completed. You can recall these downloaded fonts, macros, and patterns from within your PCL file without having to download them again.

On Compatibility—R etain th e entire state of PCL as well as the temporary macros, fonts, and patterns from previous PCL jobs unless you do one of the following:

Change any PCL control panel option

Send any PCL-specific DOC—except the emulation DOC

Send any other DOC, such as number of copies, duple x, orientation, or inputbin

Send a PCL job from a different communications port—for example, if the PCL print environment is set for PCL jobs to print from the parallel port, and a PCL job is sent from the serial port. If any one of these occurs, the PCL state is reset to the new defaul t, and the previous state is lost.

Scalable Fo nts

Specifies whether to enable or disable the printing of HP PCL5 scalable fonts by an application.

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Administration

Emulations

HP PCL 5C

Scalable Fonts

Notes: This feature may be useful when printing PCL4 documents which may inadvertently select unwanted scalable fonts.

Choices

Enable (default)—Allow selection of scalable fonts. When you print PCL4 documents, PCL5 may substitute scalable fonts that could cause your PCL 4 documents to print incorrectly.

Disable—Print using bitm ap fonts only.

Default Font In dex

Sets the default font index when Select by Index is chosen in the Administration/Emulations/HP PCL 5C/Default Font menu. If a font by the same index number exists, it is selected as the default font. This font must be a cartridge or downloaded soft font.

Administrati on

Emulations

HP PCL 5C

Default Font Idx

Choices

00000-32767

Default: Depends on cartridge or downloaded font(s)

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Monochrome HP-GL/2

Administration

Emulations

HP PCL 5C

Monochrome HP-GL/2

Pen Color Default s: Pen 0 = White

Pen 1 = Black Pen 2 = Red Pen 3 = Green Pen 4 = Yellow Pen 5 = Blue Pen 6 = Magenta Pen 7 = Cyan Notes: When set to off, this option maps pen colors as follows:

Pen 0=White, Pen 1=Black, Pen 2=Red, Pen 3=Green, Pen 4=Yellow, Pen 5=Blue, Pen 6=Magenta, Pen 7=Cyan.

When set to on, this option tells the printer to map each pen to its assigned color, then convert the color to a grayscale using the National Te levision System Committee (NTSC) color standard for luminosity coefficients (Additive System):

Y = 0.30R + 0.59G + 0.11B Example of how to use the color standard formula: WhiteY = [1*0.30) + (1*0.59) + (1*0.11)]—100% gray

BlackY = [0*0.30) + (0*0.59) + (0*0.11)]—0% gray RedY = [1*0.30) + (0*0.59) + (0*0.11)]— 30% gray GreenY = [0*0.30) + (1*0.59) + (0*0.11)]—59% gray YellowY = [1*0.30) + (1*0.59) + (0*0.11)]—89% gray BlueY = [0*0.30) + (0*0.59) + (1*0.11)]—11% gray MagentaY = [1*0.30) + (0*0.59) + (1*0.11)]—41% gray CyanY = [0*0.30) + (1*0.59) + (1*0.11)]—70% gray

Choices

Off (default)— HP-GL 2 documents are printed in color.

On— HP-GL 2 documents are printed in shades of gray.

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Download Locati on

Controls the default storage location of PCL objects (fonts, macros, and patterns).

Administration

Emulations

HP PCL 5C

Downld Location

Notes: Document Option Commands specifying resources override this option on a per-job basis (unless the location is specified as RAM, in which case DOC does not override).

Before you download any objects, ensure that the printer has enough memory, or they may not be available for use. If it doesn’t, you can install additional SIMMs to increase printer memory, or, if a h ard disk is a v a ilable, you can enable disk swappi ng (Administration/Memory/Enable Disk Swap menu).

Choices

Disk (default)—All downloaded PCL objects are stored in the default disk resource, if present . These objects remain on the disk even if the printer power is turned off. (If this option is set to Disk and no hard disk is installed, RAM is used as the default storage location.)

Memory—All downloaded PCL objects are stored in temporary storage in RAM. If the printer has both a hard disk and a large amount of memory, setting this option to Memory enhances printer performance.

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Lineprinter

Point Size (in 100ths of an i nch )

Sets point size (in .01 point incremen ts) of the font for the current print job.

Administrati on

Emulations

Lineprinter

Point Sz 100ths

Character Map

Specifies the type of character map to be used.

Administrati on

Emulations

Lineprinter

Character Map

Line Numb ering

Specifies if a five-digit number is to be prefixed to the beginning of each line.

Administration

Emulations

Lineprinter

Line Numbering

Choices

00400-25600 (4-256 points) 00880 (8.8 points) (default)

Choices

ASCII (default), EBCDIC

Choices

On—Number all lines. Off (default)—Don’t number lines.

Tab Stop s

Specifies the number of spaces between tab stops.

Administrati on

Emulations

Lineprinter

Tab Stops

Choices

0-256 8 (default)

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Line Feed is Carriage Return-L ine Feed

Specifies whether each line feed (LF) in the print job is translated to a carriage return/line feed (CRLF) combina tion.

Administrati on

Emulations Lineprinter

LF is CRLF

Choices

On (default)—Translate all line feeds to carriage return/line feed combinations.

Off—Use lines feeds only as line feeds.

Carriage Return is Carriage Return -Li ne Feed

Specifies whether each carriage retur n (CR) in the print job is translated to a carriage return/l ine feed (CRLF) combination.

Administrati on

Emulations Lineprinter

CR is CRLF

Choices

On—Translate all carriage returns to line feeds. Off (default)—Use carriage returns only as

carriage returns.

Form Feed is Carriag e Return -Fo rm Feed

Specifies whether each form feed (FF) in the print job is translated to a carriage return/for m feed (CRFF) combination.

Administrati on

Emulations Lineprinter

FF is CRFF

Choices

On (default)—Translate all form feeds to carriage return/form feed combinations.

Off—Use form feeds only as form feeds.

Orientation

Specifies whether text and graphics are placed on the page in a portrait or landscape orientation.

Administrati on

Emulations Lineprinter Orientation

Choices

Landscape, Portrait (default)

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Autowrap

Specifies whether long lin es are to be wrapped to the next line instead of being truncated.

Administration

Emulations

Lineprinter

Lines Per Page

Specifies the number of lines printed on a page before an automat ic page eject.

Administration

Emulations

Lineprinter

Lines per Page

Notes: Interline spacing is set to the selected point size. Logical pages consisting of more lines than speci fied are split into multiple pages.

Margins

Defines the lef t, right , top, and bottom margin s.

Administrati on

Emul ation s

Lineprinter

Autowrap

Margins

Choices

On (default)—Wrap long lines. Off—Truncate long lines.

Choices

1-128 87 (default)

Choices

Bottom (default)-17000 (0"-17.00") Left (default)-17000 (0"-17.00") Right (default)-17000 (0"-17.00") Top (default)-17000 (0"-17.00")

Font

Sets the printer fonts for the current print job.

Administrati on

Emulations

Lineprinter

Font

Notes: Any PostScript fonts av ailable on the printer can be used. To see a list of available PostScript fonts, print an advanced status page through the printer configuration menu (Administration/Special Pages/Status Page Type) or through the PS Executive Series Utilities.

Choices

All printer-resident PostScr ipt fonts. Default: Courier

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Optional Emulations

If you have an optio nal emula tion installed, such as LN03 Plus, see the document at ion t hat cam e with it for a description of the options under the Administration/ Emulat ion s menu.

Special Pages

Status Pages

Printing a status page is a two-step procedure: Identify the type of status page you want to print, and then print it.

Status Page Type

Two types of status pages are available:

Administration Special Pages

Status Page Type

Choices

Standard (default)—Lists printer identification information, current memory configuration, timeouts, communication settings, input buffer sizes, and availa ble fonts. It also h as tickmarks for measuring the printer’s alignment.

Advanced—Contains the same information as the standard status page as well as configuration menu settings, fo nts, and downloaded emulations.

Status Page

Print s a status page.

Administrati on Special Pages

Print Status

Notes: The type of status page printed is determined by the selection made in the Status Page Type menu.

Choices

Yes, No (default)

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Registration Page

Prints a registration page. This page allows you to check color registration (placement of each of the process colors on the page).

Administration Special Pages

Registratio n Page

Notes: Color marks going around the outside of the page demonstrate horizontal and vertical color registration. Circles in the center of the page demonstrate cyan, magenta, and yellow color mixtur e s and red, green, and blue color mixtures. See the Administration/Engine/Image Alignment menu for calibration instructions.

Color Balance Adj us tm ent Page

Prints a page with instructi ons to help you balance the color on your printer.

Administration Special Pages Color Balan ce

Adjustme nts

Notes: Three color swatches indicate what direction and angle to adjust the Cyan, Magenta , and Yel low p rint density controls located under the top cover of the printer.

Choices

Yes—Prints registration page. No (default)—Registration page will not be

printed.

Choices

Yes—Prints color balance page. No (default)—Color balance page will not be

printed.

Header Page

Administration Special Pages

Header Page

Choices

On—Pr int a header page before each job. Off (default)—Don’t print a header page before

each job.

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Header Inputbin

You can select the input bin (tray or cassette) from which the printer pulls me dia when pr inti ng the header pag e.

Administrati on Special Pages

Head er Inputbin

Notes: If you used the Administration/Engine/Inputbin change the names of the input bins, these names replace Upper and Lower in the message window.

Choices

Upper (default)—Pull header page media from

the upper input bin.

Lower—Pull header page media from the (optional) lower input bin.

Name options to

Trailer Page

Administration Special Pages

Trailer Pages

Notes: See the (available for purchase from your QMS vendor) for more information.

Choices

Off (default)—Don’t print a trailer/error page for each print job.

On—Pr int a trailer/error page for each print job. On Error—If any print job errors exist, print a

trailer page that lists the errors as well as other trailer page information.

Errors Only—If any print job errors exist, print a trailer page that lists the errors but omits other trailer page information.

QMS Crown Document Option Commands

manual

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Trail er Page Inputbi n

You can select the input bin (tray or cassette) from which the printer pulls media wh en pr inting the trailer page.

Administrati on Special Pages

T railer Inputbin

Notes: If you used the Administration/Engine/Inputbin change the names of the inputbins, these names replace Upper and Lower in the message window.

Choices

Upper (default)—Pull trailer page media from the

Lower—Pull trailer page media from the lower input bin.

Printer Start-Up Options

Error Ha ndl er

Error Handler is a diagnostic tool that identi fies PostScript errors encountered during a print job.

Administration

Startup Options

Do Error Handler

Notes: The printer must be rebooted for this option to take effect. Refer to the

PostScript Language Reference Manual

Incorporated, Reading, PA: Addison-Wesley, 1990, ISBN 0-201-18127-4) for more information on PostScript errors.

Choices

Yes—Load the Error Handler. No (default)—Don’t load the Error Handler.

upper input bin.

Name options to

(Adobe Systems

Start-Up Page

By default, the printer prints a start -up page when you turn it on. You can turn the star t-up page off to conserve paper and toner.

Administrati on

Startup Options

Do Start Page

Notes: If you used the Administration/Engine/Inputbin change the names of the input bins, these names replace Multipurp ose, Lower, and Optional in the message window.

Choices

Yes (default)—Print a start-up page each time the printer is turned on.

No—Don’t print a star t-up page each time the printer is turned on.

Name options to

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SYS\START

If Do Sys Start is enabled, when the printer is turne d on, the controller checks the hard disk, if present, for a PostScript file named SYS \START and executes this file.

Administrati on

Startup Options

Do Sys Start

Notes: This file does not print. Information on creating a SYS\START file is available via Q-FAX (see appendix A, “QMS Customer Support,” in the user’s guide, for information on using Q-FAX).

Choices

Yes (default)—Check the hard disk, if present, for and execute the SYS\START file when the printer is turned on.

No—Don’t check the hard disk for a SYS\START file.

Memory

This submenu allows you to allocate the printer’s memory (RA M and, if a hard disk is present and disk swapping is turned on, hard disk space) among the various memory clients. This flexibility allows experienced users to optimize the printer's performance according to a given set of conditions.

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Caution: Misallocat ed mem or y may hinder the performance level of the printer. If you try to set a memory client below a minimum required value or above a maximum allowable value, the message INCORRECT VALUE appears in the message window.

To find out how memor y is currently allocat ed, print a statu s page (this option is in the Administration/ S pecial Pages menu) or check each client individually in the configurati on menu. When you alloca te memory to a specific client through the control panel, it is allocated in kilobytes (KB). The sizes listed on the status page are in bytes, so you must divide the numbers on the status page by 1024 to get the equivalent number of kilobytes entered through the control panel.

The printer automatically reallocates added or freed memory to either the Display List or the Frame B uf fer client, whichever asks for it first.

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This is the best place for it for most users, but it can be reallocated to other memory clients.

The value for each memory client must be evenly divisible by 4 KB: if a value is entered that is not evenly divisible by 4 K B, it is automati cally converted to the next lower value that is divisible by 4 KB. For example, if you enter 102 KB, the actual value is lowered to 100 KB (assuming there is enough memory available to allocate to this client). The amount shown on the status page will then be 102,400 (100 x

1024).

Spooling Buffer Memory

Listed as Host Input on the status page, this is the amount of memory used to store incoming data from all the interfaces until the physical print engine can print the job. When enough memory is allocated to this client, the host becomes free more quickl y, and the number of jobs that the printer can accept simultaneously is increased. So increasing this client can be beneficial in reducing network traffic, but t hrou ghput speed is not necessarily increased. If available, a hard drive can supplement this client with additional memory needed for spooling. The size range and default varies depending upon the amount of memory available on your system.

Administrati on

K Mem for Spool

Memory

Choices

Variable.

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PostScript Heap Memory

This is the amount of memory (KB) dedicated to the PostScript emulation interpreter. This memory holds downloaded PostScript emulation fonts, operators, and forms. The size range and default varies depending upon the amount of memory available on your system. This memory client is also known as virtual memory.

Inefficiently coded PostScript jobs can consume an infinite amount of virtu al memory or leave objects in the PostScript heap after the print jobs are completed, l eading to virtual memory errors. If not enough memory is allocated to th e PostScript heap, the job cannot print.

Increasing the memory allocated to this client allows more complex jobs to print and increases the nu mber of fonts that can be downloaded to virtual memory. If you receive a virtual memory error when attempting to print a job or download a font, this client should be increased in small increments until the error message goes away.

Administrati on

Memory

K Mem for PSHEAP

Choices

Variable

PostScript Fonts Memory

This is the amount of memory (KB) dedicated to caching pre viou sly sc aled bitmap representations of fonts for the PostScript emulation interpreter. This reduces the number of times a PostScript font must be converted from outline form to bitmap form, thus reducing processing time. The size range and default v aries depen ding upon the amount of memory available on your system. I t is listed as Font Cache on the status page.

As the font cache memory fills, the printer erases bitmapped characters to make room for n ew charac ters . By increasing the memory allocated to this client, the printer can store more characters and spend less time erasing and replacing characters in the cache.

Normally, you do not need to change this memory client unless you use a large number of fonts at different point sizes. 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 printing to take longer than smaller font caches because of the search time through the cache. You should experiment to see what font c ache size works best for you.

Administrati on

Memory

K Mem for PS F onts

Choices

Variable

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Emulation Memory

This is the amount of memory (KB) dedicated to non-PostScript emulations for temporary storage and for load ing optional emulations . The size range and default varies depending upon the amount of memory available on your system.

Increasing this client's memory allows more complicated non-PostScript jobs to print and allows larger, optional emulations or multiple emulations to be loaded and ready to process jobs, without having to be reloaded every time a job in that emulation is sent.

If an emulation is loaded to process a print job and there is not enough memory in the emulation client, another emulation already loaded might be unloaded automatically to obtain the ne cessary memory . I f y ou notice a delay in printing between jobs that have different non-resident emulations, it's possible that emulations are being reloaded each time they are run. Adding to the emulation client might eliminate this unloading and reloading and, consequently, increase throughput.

Also, increase the emulation client if you are printing complex nonPostScript jobs that might require more memory to process correctly.

Administration

K Mem Emul

Note: If you are using the optional CCITT emulation, this value should be increased by 200 KB.

Memory

Choices

Variable

Temporary Emulation Memory

This is the amount of memory (KB) to be used by non-PostScript emulations for storing downloaded fonts. The size range and default varies depending upon the amount of memory available on your system.

This memory allows context swit ching, which is the ability to retain downloaded fonts even after the printer c h anges from one emulation to another. Context switching prevents repetitive downloading and traffic congestion on networks.

Normally, this memory client does not need to be changed unless you plan to download many different non-PostScript fonts.

Administration

Memory

K Mem Emul Temp

Choices

Variable

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Display L ist Me m ory

This is the amount of memory (KB) dedicated to the display lists. The display list client holds the intermediate representation of pages to be printed in compressed blocks of data. The size range and default varies depending upon the amount of memory available on your system.

Display List shares its memory with the PostScr ipt h eap. Many pages of compressed blocks belonging to multiple print jobs can be stored simultaneously in the display list. If enough memory is allocated to this memory client, a page can always be ready to print as soon as another page has been imaged by the print engine, so increasing the amount of memory in this client might improve printing throughput. If not enough memory is allocated to this client, memory is taken from the excess memory client (PostScript heap) to complete the print j ob.

Administrati on

Memory

K Mem Display

Choices

Variable

Frame Buffer Memory

This is the amount of system memory (KB) dedicated to the frame buffers. This client holds rasterized pages that are ready to be transferred to the print engine. The amount of frame buffer storage affects the maximum size of any single page. The resolution, page size, and number of colors that can be printed depends on how much RAM is in th e printer. See “Changing Print Resolution” in chapter 2, “Printing,” of the user’s guide for information on minimum RAM requirements.

Administrati on

Memory

K Mem Fra me buff

Cho i ces

Variable

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Disk Cache Memory

This is the amount of memory (KB) dedicated to the disk cache, the area in which frequently used data is stored so it does not have to be continually read from and written to disk, if present (either an internal or an external drive). The size range and default var i es depending on the amount of memory available on your system.

If not enough memory is available for this client, some or all hard disks may not be accessible and/or an insufficient number of disk cache blocks may be available.

Administration

K Mem Disk Cache

Printer Memory

This memory client cannot be changed: it is the amount of memory in the printer that i s available to be split among the other memory clients.

Administration

MB Printer Mem

Memory

Choices

Variable

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Enabl e Disk Sw ap

If the printer has a hard dis k, then Enab le Disk Swap s hould be ena bled to take full advant age of it. Disk swappin g gives your printer virtual memory capability for all memory clients thr ough the creation of a “swap file” on a hard disk. The def ault size of the swap file depen ds on th e amount o f RAM installed. The more RAM is installed, the larger the default swap file size will be. The printer uses this file as an extensi on of its memory. As the physical RAM fills, the printer can swap the contents to the hard disk file to allow more space. This file swapping between disk and RAM occurs at various times throughout the printing process and is completely transparent.

If disk swapping i s enabled and a hard disk is not available or not turned on, the printer automatically resets to the factory defaults. It would then be necessary to re-enable disk swapping, if you want this functionality.

The printer must be restarted for changes to the Enable Disk Swap setting to take effect. Changing this setting causes the REBOOT NOW? prompt to appear. You can either choose to restart the printer now and this change takes effect immediately or you can manually restart the printer and have this change take effect later.

If you Enable Disk Swap and restart the printer, then the disk cache size automatically increases to 256 KB. See “Disk Cache Memory” on page 58 for more information.

Administration

Memory

Enable Disk Swap

Choices

No (default)—Don’t enable disk swapping. Yes—Enable disk swapping.

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Printer Engine Features

Clear Warning

Use this option to clear a status message that doesn't automatically clear after the related corrective action is taken.

Administrati on

Engine

Clear Warning

Notes: You should select the appropriate Clear Warning option each time you replace a developer cartridge, whether or not a warning message is actually displayed. See “Replacing a Developer Car tr idge” in chapter 3 in the user’s guide for information. Also, if you clear REPLACE FUSER or 100K CHECKUP, the counter that tracks that particular service resets to 0 and the message does not reappear until after another complete cycle . If you continue to use the printer without the proper maintenance or part replacement, print quality can deteriorate, and the wear on the printer can shorten the printer's life.

Choices

Options in this menu include all status messages that don't automatically clear. Select the message that you want to clear after correcting the specified status. See chapter 4, “Tro ubleshooting,” in the user’s guide, for details.

Energy Sa v er

The Energy Saver option specifies whether the pr inter cha nges to a low-power state (the engine remains on, but the fuser turns off) after the printe r is inactive for a user-defined length of time. This low-power state is compliant with US Environmental Protectio n Agency (EPA) Energy Star regulations. When a print job is received, the printer returns from the Energy Saver state to an active state within 90 seconds.

Operator Control

Energy Saver

Notes: The 1-hour setting is compliant with Energy Star regulations. Some optional daughterboards may cause the product to become nonEnergy Star compliant.

Choices

15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour (default), 2 hours, 3 hours—(Idle time before activation of low-power state).

Off—Stay at normal power levels all of the time.

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Image Alignment

This option allows you to adjust the horizontal and vertical placement of printed images. To check image alignment , print a standard status page (Administration/Special Pages/Print Status). When the printer is placing images properly, the alignment angle bar in the lower-left corner of the status page is 0.5"/12.7 mm from the left and bottom edges of the page. If the angle bar is off, use the Administ ration/ Engin e/ Image Alignmen t option to align the image horizon tal ly and verti ca lly in pixel increments (1/300" or 0.08 mm). Engine constraints may limit the accuracy of pixel alignment.

Horizontal Offset

Administrati on

Engine

Image Alignment

Horiz Offset

Notes: Values above 100 move the image to the right. Values below 100 move the image to the left.

Choices

000-300 (0.00"/0 mm-1.00"/25.4 mm) 100 (0.33"/.84 mm) (default)

Vertical Offset

Administration

Engine

Image Alignment

Vertical Offset

Notes: Values above 100 move the image down. Val ues below 100 move the image up.

Choices

000-300 (0.00"/0 mm-1.00"/25.4 mm) 100 (0.33"/.84 mm) (default)

Default Paper

Default Paper is used when the default media is requested but the default input bin is missing from the engine so there’s no way to sense the media size automaticall y.

Administrati on

Engine

Default Paper

Choices

Letter (default), A4

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Inputbin x Name

These options are used to name input bins 1 and 2 (upper and (optional) lower cassette).

Administrati on

Engine

Inputbin x Name

Choices

Up to 16 alphanumeric characters Inputbin 1 “upper” / Inputbin 2 “lower” (default)

Outputbin x Name

Use this option to assign a name to the output bin.

Administrati on

Engine

Inputbin x Name

Choices

Up to 16 alphanumeric characters Outputbin “upper” (default)

Default Resolution

Administrati on

Engine

Deaf. Resolution

Choices

300 dpi—300 x 300 dpi resolution 600 dpi—600 x 600 dpi resolution (default) 1200 dpi—1200 x 600 dpi resolution Default depends on how much memory is in the

printer. See “Changing Print Resolution” in chapter 2, “Printing,” of the user’s guide for information on minimum RAM requirements for different resolutions, page sizes, and numbers of colors.

Page Recovery

When a media jam or other similar error occurs, the printer can reprint the job star t ing f rom th e page on wh ich the jam oc curred .

Administrati on

Engine

Page Recovery

Choices

On—Reprints a print job from the page on which

the jam or error occurred.

Off (default)—Don’t reprint a print job when a jam or error occurs.

Admi nistr ati on Menu

Manual Feed Ti m eou t

This option allows you to set the amount of time the prin ter wai ts for paper to be inserted into the manual feed slot before it cancels the job.

Administrati on

Engine

Man. Feed Timeout

Notes: A value of 000 sets the timeout to infinity

Choices

000 - 300 seconds 060 seconds (default)

Miscellaneous

Restore Defaults

If you need to cancel all of the configuration changes you have made, you can reset all of the configuration settings to their factory defaults

Administration Miscellane ous

Restore Defaults

Notes: This process takes several minutes to complete. Remember that any changes made to t he configuration menu are lost when the factory defaults are restored, so if you think any changes have been made, it’s a good idea to print an advanced status page (Administration\Special Pages\Print Status menu) to have a record of these changes. If the printer has a hard disk and you have enabled disk swapping (recommended to take advantage of a hard disk), you should re-enable it after restoring factory defaults (Administration\Memory\Enable Disk Swap menu).

Choices

Yes, No (default)

Reboot System

You can use this selection to restar t the print er withou t turni ng off the power switch. You would use this when you’ve made changes to the configuration and need t o restar t the pr int er before the new settings will be acknowledged.

Administrati on Miscellaneous

Reboot System

Choices

Yes, No (default)

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New Flash Image

The system software in your printer is stored on flash memory. This allows you to update the system software without opening the printer and insta lling new PROMs.

Administrati on Miscellaneous

New Flash Image

Notes: The procedures for downloading a new flash image are in chapter 2, “Printer Options.”

Keypad Language

Status messages and configuration menus can be displayed in the message window in English, French, German, or Spanish.

Administrati on Miscellaneous

Keypad Language

Notes: The printer must be restarted for changes to the Keypad Language menu to take effect. You can either let the printer restart automatically after you save the change and exit from the Configuration menu, or you can wait for the change to take effect the next time you manually turn on the printer.

Choices

Yes, No (default)

Choices

English (default), French, German, Spanish

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Disk Operations

Admi nistr ati on Menu

» Note:

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This menu appears only if the printer has a hard disk.

Caution: If you connect to this printer an external hard disk you previously used with an earlier QMS Crown printer, this QMS magicolor CX software release will aut om atically reorganize the fi les on the hard disk when the printer is turned ba ck on again. Once this reorganization is done, the files on the hard disk can no longer be accessed if the hard disk is reattached to an earlier QMS Crown printer.

This reorganization proce ss ta kes time. If, when you first turn the printer on after attaching a previously used hard disk, it does not come on line immediately, be patient. Interrupting the reorganization process could cause all files on the hard disk to be lost.

Inst all Option

Use the Administration/Disk Operati ons/Install Option menu to add optional fonts to the hard disk from a font card. This selection copies data from the card to the hard disk. See chapter 2, “Printer Options,” for instructions.

Remove Op tio n

Use the Administration/Disk Operations/Remove Option menu to remove a previously installed optional font. See chapter 2, “Printer Options,” for instructions.

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Printer Options

In This Chapter . . .

“Avai lable Options and Accessories” on page 2

“The Sheet Feeder” on page 4

“The Envelope Cassette” on page 8

“Font Cards” on page 12

“Security Cards” on page 14

“Removing and Replacing the Controller Board” o n page 20

“Single In-Line Memory Mo dules (SIMMs)” on page 23

“The Intellifont SIMM” on page 26

“Interface Daughterboards” on page 30

“Connecting a Macintosh to a LocalTalk Interface” on page 33

“Installing an Internal IDE Hard Disk” on page 34

“Attaching External Hard Disks” on page 37

“Installing Fonts” on page 41

“Installing an Emu lat ion” on page 44

“Updating System Software” on page 45

Available Options and Accessories

The following options, accessories, and spare par ts are available for your printer. Contact your QM S vendor for information on obtaining them.

Documentation QMS Crown Document Option Commands

QMS Crown Network Notes

CrownCopy Color c opier that attaches directly to a printer SCSI port.

See the documentation that accom p anied this option for installation and use instructions.

Envelope cassette

Sheet Feeder 250-sheet feeder that comes with a media cassette that is

RAM 4MB, 60 ns, no parity, 72-pin, 1MB x 32 bits

Emulations CALS Host-based filter

30-envelope cassette; can be used in the standard media-cassette slot or the optional sheet feeder.

interchangeable with the standard cassette.

8MB, 60 ns, no parity, 72-pin, 2MB x 32 bits 16MB, 60 ns, no parity, 72-pin, 4MB x 32 bits 32MB, 60 ns, no parity, 72-pin, 8MB x 32 bits

Does support 2K or 4K refresh-type DRAMs Additional information is in Q-FAX document 6502, “QMS-

tested SIMMs and Hard Disks.” This document contains a description of each approved SIMM, its manufacturers and part numbers, and the QMS products on which it can be used. See appendix A, “QMS Customer Support,” in the user’s guide to find out how to access Q-FAX documents.

CCITT Loadable disk for mat or host-b ased filter LN03+ Loadable disk format TIFF Loadable disk format or host-based filter

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Fonts HP ProCollection card

Courier, Prestige Elite, Letter Gothic, Tms-Rmn, Helv, and LinePrinter

Intellifont SIMM

Clarendon, Courier, Garamond (Stempel), Times Roman, Albertus, Antique Olive, Letter Gothic, Line Printer, Omega, Univers, ITC Zapf Dingbats, Coronet, and Marigold

Kanji Font SIMM

Ryumin Light-KL, Gothic BBB-Medium (licensed to QMS by Morisawa and Company, Ltd.), Mincho Medium, Mincho Heavy, Gothic Bold, and Gothic Heavy (licensed to QMS by TypeBank)

LocalTalk Interface Board System Administrator Secur ity Card Hard Disks—

Internal IDE, External SCSI

Token-Ring Interface

EtherNet Interface

Internal IDE hard disk (requires a SCSI daughterboard for installation).

SCSI daughterboard which supports and internal hard disk and up to 3 external SCSI hard disks

Specifications are included in Q-FAX document 6502, “QMS-tested SIMMs and Hard Disks.” This document contains a description of each approved hard disk, its manufacturers and part numbers, and the QMS products on which it can be used. See appendix A, “QMS Customer Support,” in the user’s guide to find out how to access Q-FAX documents.

LAN Manager/LAN Server TCP/IP NetWare LAN Manager/LAN Server TCP/IP NetWare EtherTalk

Availabl e Options

and Accessorie s

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The Sheet Feeder

Unpack the sheet feeder and make sure you received the following:

Sheet feeder unit

Two small metal brackets

Four large plastic corner brackets

» Note:

WARNING!

without consumables. Be sure to have help when lifting and moving it. If consumables are installed, be sure to keep the printer level when moving it to prevent accidental spills.

ACHTUNG!

Verbrauchsmaterial ca. 48 kg. Bitte versuchen Sie niemals, den Drucker alleine anzuheben oder zu transportieren. Achten Sie bitte darauf, daß der Drucker mit eingebauten Tonerkartuschen nur waagerecht transportiert wi rd.

1 Turn the printer off, remove the power cord, and disconnect

There may be several other pieces with the sheet feeder,

but they are not required for this procedure.

Your printer weighs approximately 106 lbs (48 kg)

Das Gewicht dieses Druckers beträgt ohne

all interface cables from the printer.

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The Sheet Feeder

2 With the help of ano ther pe rson, pick up the prin ter by the

four corners and align it above the sheet feeder.

Keeping the printer level, lower it onto the sheet feeder . The bottom side edges of the printer rest inside the sides of the sheet feeder.

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The Sheet Feeder

3 Install the two small metal brackets using the following pro-

cedure:

a Align one of the metal brackets with the outside of the metal

post on the front right side of the sheet feeder. Make sure the holes on the post and bracket are centered and that the flange on the bottom of the bracket goes into the slot on the post.

b Attach the bracket to the post using one of the two small

metal screws that came with the sheet feeder.

c A lign and attach t he second metal bracket to the rear left

sheet feeder post in the same way as you did the first bracket.

Metal Bracket

Rear Left

Metal Bracket

Rear Left

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Metal Bracket

Front Right

The Sheet Feeder

4 Snap the plastic brackets onto the appropriate corners of the

sheet feeder.

The inside corner of each bracket is labeled to indicat e which corner of the sheet feeder it fits in. These brackets also have small rims on the bottom that fit inside the edges of the sheet feeder.

Rear Left

Front Left

(Top View)

Rear Right

Front Right

The sheet feeder is now installed. See chapter 2, “Printing,” in the user’s guide for information on handling media and fillin g cassettes.

» Note:

If you move the printer with the sheet feeder attached, lift the unit by the four bottom corners, not by the sheet feeder's cassette slot.

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The Envelope Cassette

You can purcha se an envelope cassette from your QMS vendor. The envelope cassette holds up to 30 24-lb (90 g/m2) DL and Com 10 envelopes. They should be the top-flap type with pre-folded sealing flaps. The leading edge (the edge that feeds into the printer) must be thin and well creased. End-flap envelopes, envelopes with transparent windows, and envelopes with three or more layers on the left and right edges are not recommended. The envelope cassette fits in the slot for the standard or the optional media tray, but we recommend it be used in the standard slot.

Installing the Envelope Cassette

1 Remove the paper cassette from the printer.

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The Envelope

Cassette

2 On the envelope cassette, open the stacker arm and set the

side and rear envelope stackers to the correct envelope size.

Stacker Arm

Set th e side stackers

Set the rear stacker

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The Envelope Cassette

3 Set the envelope-size key to the correct envelope size .

4 Lift the stacker arm and load 30 or fewer envelopes printing -

side up, so that the flap side will be on the left wh en the envelope is pulled into the printer.

5 Lower the stacker arm.

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Flap Side

The Envelope

Cassette

6 Slide the envelope cassette into the printer.

7 Make sure you select the correct envelope size through your

software driver when pr inting .

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Font Cards

You can purchase cards contai ning fonts not resident on the pr inte r. The printer can support two cards at once. Fonts cards may go in either of the two slots located on the front of the printer, below the control panel. Contact your QMS vendor for availability.

▲ Caution

remove a card. Press the Online/Offline key to turn the LED off. If you forget to take the printer off line, turn the printer power off and back on to regain access to the printer's resident fonts and the data stored in the printer's memory.

However, before installing or removing the ProColle ction font card, you must turn off your printer rather than just take it off line. Then turn the printer ba ck on after you finish.

: Usually, the printe r must be off line before you insert or

Using Font Cards

Use the following procedure to install a font card:

1 If you are installing a ProCollectio n card, turn off the printer.

Otherwise, press the Online/Offline key to take the printer off line (the LED should be off).

▲ Caution

left, toward the center of the printer. Do not force them in backwards; this could damage the card and pr inter.

: Font cards fit in only one direction, with the front label facing

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Font Cards

2 Insert the card into either slot with the front label side facing

left toward the inside of the printer.

3 Depending on the type of card you are installing, either turn

the printer on again or put it back on line.

To remove a card, use the following procedure:

1 If you are removing a P roCo llectio n card, turn off the printer.

Otherwise, press the Online/Offline key to take the printer off

line (the LED should be off). 2 Pull the card out gently. 3 Depending on the type of card you are removing, either turn

the printer on again or put it back on line.

» Note:

If you are using an application, make sure the printer driver installed suppor ts the fonts on the card, if you want to use those fonts. If not, contact your application manufacturer for support .

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Security Cards

An optional security card allows the Operator Control and Administration menus to be password prot ected, so that only users who know the password can change printer configurations. When a security card is installed, a new menu, Installation, appears in the printer's Configuration menu. The Install ation menu is use d to password-protect the printer.

▲ Caution

security card. If you forget to take the printer off line before you insert or remove a security card, turn the printer off and back on again to regain access to the data stored in the printer's memo ry.

: The printer must be off line before you inser t or remove a

Using a Security Card

1 Take the printer off line.

▲ Caution

facing left, toward the center of the printer. Do not force the card in backwards; this could damage the card and printer.

: A security card fits in only one direction, with the front label

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Security Cards

2 Insert the security card in to eith er slot with the card's front

label facing left, toward the insi de of the pri nter.

3 Press the Menu key to enter the Confi gurati on menu . Press

the Next key until the following message displays in the control panel message window:

CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION

4 Press the Select key to enter the Installati on menu, then use

the Next key to view the menu option s:

OPERATOR PASSWRD USE OPERATOR PWD ADMIN PASSWORD USE ADMIN PWD

5 To password-protect the Operator Control menu, press

Select to display the mes s age

INSTALLATION OPERATOR PASSWRD

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Security Cards

Then, specify the password. (See “Changing Character Information” in chapter 1, “Printer Configuration,” for detailed instructions for entering alphanumeric values.)

6 When you have entered the complete password, press the

Select key. This saves the password and returns you to the Installation menu.

7 To turn on the Password option, press the Next key to dis-

play the message

8 Press the Select key to enter this subme nu. Then press the

Next key to display the message

9 Press the Select key. This activates the password option and

returns you to the Installation menu.

10 To password-protect the Administration menu, press the

Next key to display

INSTALLATION USE OPERATOR PWD

USE OPERATOR PWD YES

INSTALLATION ADMIN PASSWORD

11 Press Selec t, then specify the password. (See “Changing

Character Information” in chapter 1, “Printer Configuration,” for detailed instru ctio ns for enteri ng al ph anum er ic value s.)

12 When you have entered the complete password, press the

Select key. This saves the password and returns you to the Installation menu.

13 To turn on the Password option, press the Next key to dis-

play the message

INSTALLATION USE ADMIN PWD

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Security Cards

14 Press S elect to ente r this submenu . Press the Next key to

display

USE ADMIN PWD YES

15 Press S elec t. This returns you to the Ins tallatio n menu. 16 Once the passwords are entered and activated, press the

Menu key to return to the Main menu. The following message is displayed:

SAVE CHANGES? *NO

17 Press the N ext key to display

SAVE CHANGES? YES

18 Press S elec t. Remove the securi ty ca rd from the card slot,

and put the printer back on line.

Once a menu is password-protected, you cannot enter it or make changes in it until you enter a valid password. You know a menu is password protected if

ENTER PASSWORD

appears on the message window when you try to enter the Configuration menu. If you enter an invalid password, the message window flashes

INVALID PASSWORD

for three seconds, and then returns to the parent menu. If you forget the password, the system administrator can recover it by repeating the “Using a Security Card” procedure.

If you enter the correct password, you are allowed to enter the menu. The password for the two menus may be the same or different.

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Security Cards

Installation Menu

The Installation menu appea rs only if a security card is installed. The system administrato r uses the Instal lation me nu to set pas swords for the Operator Control and Adm in istrati on menus.

Operator Passwo rd

Allows you to enter a password used to enter the Ope rator me nu when enabled.

Installation

Operator Passwrd

Notes: Enable the password in the Installation/Use Operator Pwd menu.

Use Operator Password

Determines if a password is required to enter the Operator menu .

Inst allat ion

Use Operator Pwd

Notes: Enter the password in the Installat ion/Operator Passwrd menu.

Choices

Up to 16 alphanumeric characters

Choices

On—Require a password to enter the Operator Control m e nu.

Off (default)—Don’t require a password to enter the Operator Control menu.

Admin Pa ss w ord

This represents the pas sword used to enter the Administrati on menu when enabled.

Inst allat ion

Admin Pwd

Notes: Enable the password in the Installation/Use Admin Pwd menu.

Choices

Up to 16 alphanumeric characters

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Security Cards

Use Admin Password

Determines if a password is required to enter the Administratio n menu.

Inst allation

Use Admin Pwd

Notes: Enter the password in the Installat ion/Admin Password menu.

Choices

On—Require a password to enter the Administration menu.

Off (default)—Don’t require a password to enter the Administration menu.

Using Passwords

When a password is required to enter the Operator Control or Administration menu, the message window will display

ENTER PASSWORD

if you press the Select key to enter the menu. Enter the password or press the Menu key to return to the menu.

If you specify the correct password, access to the selected menu is granted. However, i f you enter an invalid password, the message window flashes

INVALID PASSWORD

for three seconds and then returns you to the Configuration menu.

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Removing an d Replacing the Controller Board

Removing and Replacing the Controller Board

▲ Caution

electrostatic damage while perfo r min g this task. If an anti-static wrist strap is provided in your printer option kit,

attach one end of it to your wrist and the other end to any convenient electrical ground (for example, the bare metal chassis of equipment, as on the back of a computer, that is plugged in but turned o ff).

Never attach the wrist strap to any piece of equip ment wi th an electrical current pr esent. Turn off all power switches first. Plastic,

rubber, wood, painted metal surfaces, and telephones are not acceptable grounding points. The printer isn't an acceptable grounding point either because it must be unplugged before you perform this task.

If you don't have an anti-static wrist strap, discharge your body's static electric charge by touching a grounded surface before you handle any printer boards or components and before removing the controller board cover. Redischarge your body each time after walking around and before touching the controller board again. Handle the controller board carefully , and try to handle it by the edges only.

: It's very important to protect the controller boa rd from

Removing the Controller Board

▲ Caution:

administrator. Do not attempt this procedure if you have no experience working with circuit boards.

1 Turn the printer off, remove the power cord, and disconnect

2 Loosen the two mounti ng screws th at hold the con troller

The following procedure is written for the system

all interface cables from the printer.

board to the printer.

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Removing and

Replacing the Controller Board

3 Pull the controller boa rd straigh t out and lay it on a flat sur-

face.

Replacing the Controller Board

▲ Caution:

Do not attempt this procedure if you have no experience working with circuit boards.

1 Reinsert the con t roller bo ard maki ng sure it’s properly

Printer Options

The following instructions are written for advanced users.

seated in its connectors.

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Removing an d Replacing the Controller Board

2 Tighten the two mounting screws.

3 Reconnect all interface cables an d the powe r cord, and then

turn on the printer.

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Single In-Line Memory Modules (SIMMs)

Single In-Line

Memory Modules (SIMMs)

» Note:

If you’re installing an Intellifont SIMM, see “The Intell ifont SIMM” on page 26 for instructions. Intellifont SIMM and RAM SIMM connectors are not interchangeable.

1 Follow the instructions in “Removing the Controller Board”

on page 20, being careful to discharge electrostatic buildup before you begin.

2 Turn the controller board so that the side where the SIMMs

are located is closest to you.

RAM SIMM(s)

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Single In-Line Memory Modules (SIMMs)

3 Remove the currently install ed SIMM( s).

Pull the latch on each side of the SIMM connector outward using your thumbs. Tilt the SIMM forward and lift it out of the connector.

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Single In-Line

Memory Modules (SIMMs)

4 Insert the new SIMM into the con nec tor closes t to the edge

of the board (J2).

» Note:

J1, the connector closest to the center of the board.

Position the SIMM at a 60° angle to the controller board, with the notch on the right side and the bottom edge in the connector. Then pull the SIMM towards you to a 90° angle until you feel it fit into place behind the clips on either side of the connector. (You may need to use your fingers to open these clips.) When seated, the SIMM stands upright , fir mly in place.

If you’r e only going to install one SIMM, it must be placed in

▲ Caution

: If you cannot easily fit the SIMM into place, do not force it. Reposition it, making sure that the botto m of the SIMM is seated completely in the connector.

5 Repeat step 4 to install the other SIMM in the remaining con-

nector (J1).

6 Follow the instructions in “Replacing the Controller Board”

on page 21, being careful to follow the directions for eliminating electrostatic buildup.

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The Intellifont SIMM

» Note:

▲ Caution:

If you’re installing a RAM SIMM, see “Single In-Line Memor y Modules (SIMMs)” on page 23 for instructions. Intellifont SIMM and RAM SIMM connectors are not interchangeable.

An optional Intellif ont SIMM increases the number of fonts available to the HP PCL 5 emulation on your printer from 20 to the 37 PCL 5 fonts available on a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4Si.

WARNING!

taking the cover off the printer.

ACHTUNG!

Netzstecker heraus bevor Sie die Druckerabdeckung öffnen.

electrostatic damage while perfo r min g this task. If an anti-static wrist strap is provided in your printer option kit, attach

one end of it to your wrist and the other end to any convenient electrical ground (for example, the bare metal chassis of equipment, as on the back of a computer, that is plugged in but turned off). Never attach the wrist strap to any piece of equipment with an electr ical current present. Turn off all power switches first. Plastic, rubber, wood, painted metal surfaces, and telephones are not acceptable grounding points. The pr int er isn 't an accep table grou nding poi nt either because it must be unplugged before you perform this task.

Turn off the printer and unplug the power cord before

Bitte schalten Sie den Drucker aus und ziehen Sie den

It's very impor ta nt to protect the printer tray assembly from

If you don't have an anti-static wrist strap, discharge your body's static electric charge by touching a grounded surface before you handle any printer boards or components and before removing the tray assembly cover. Redischarge your body each time after walking around and before touching the printer tray assembly again.

1 Follow the instructions in “Removing the Controller Board”

on page 20, being careful to discharge electrostatic buildup before you begin.

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Apple 1800428-001B User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

1 Printer Configuration

2 Printer Options

3 Technical Specifications

A QMS Customer Support

Glossary

Index

Printer Configuration

Configuration Methods

The Configuration Menu

About the Control Panel

The Message Window

The Control Panel Indicators

The Control Panel Keys

About the Configuration Menu

Accessing the Configuration Menu

Selecting Configuration Menu Options

Changing Character Information

Saving Configuration Changes

Canceling Configuration Changes

Restoring the Factory Default Configuration

Clearing Warning Messages

Operator Control Menu

Administration Menu

Communications

Emulations

Special Pages

Printer Start-Up Options

Memory

Printer Engine Features

Miscellaneous

Disk Operations

Printer Options

Available Options and Accessories

The Sheet Feeder

The Envelope Cassette

Installing the Envelope Cassette

Font Cards

Using Font Cards

Security Cards

Using a Security Card

Installation Menu

Using Passwords

Removing and Replacing the Controller Board

Removing the Controller Board

Replacing the Controller Board

Single In-Line Memory Modules (SIMMs)

The Intellifont SIMM