IBM 1725 SLS User Manual

QMS 1725 SLS Print System User's Guide

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Proprietary Statement

The digitally encoded software included w ith your QMS 172 5 SLS Print Sys tem is Copyrighted © 1995 by QM S, Inc. All Rights R eserved. This software may not be reproduced, modified, d isplay ed, tr ans ferred, or cop ied in any form or in any manner or on any media, in whole or in par t, without the express written permiss ion of QMS, Inc.

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Dear Customer,

Although your new QMS printer is the result of the latest and most advanced engineering techniques in the electronic industry, it isn’t necessary for you, the user, to understand every detail of the printer’s design in order to make it do what you bought it f or. But there are some things you’ll need to know about your printer, a nd we’ve included guidebooks to help you get started.

We’ve designed your user’s guide to help you find the in formation you need as quickly and easily as possible:

Table of Conten ts—U se this section as a road map to discover what’s in the Getting Started guide.

About the Documentati on —T his section functions as a Welcome Center. It gives you an idea about what’s in your Setup and User’s Guide as well as in the other documentat ion that has accompanied your printer.

About This Manual—This section describes the same information as in the table of contents, but in a descriptive format.

Headers, Footers, and Tab Dividers—Use these as markers to help you locate the section of the manual you want quickly.

Index—The blue pages at the end of this guide will help you find the specific information you need.

We hope you enjoy your new QMS printer and find our guides helpful and informative. Your QMS Techn ical Writer

1 Introduction

Abo u t the Pr inte r ..... . .................. . ................................ . ................ 1-2

About the Documentati on ................. ........... ........ ............. ...... ....1-2

Standard Product Documentation 1-3 Related Documentation 1-5

About This Manual .......................................................................1-5

Typographic Conventions 1-5

Printer Features ........ ............. ...... .............. ..... .............. ....... .........1-6

Media Flexibility 1-6 Multiple Resolutions 1-6 Five Resident Emulations 1-7 Sessions Support 1- 8 Resident Font s and Symbol Sets 1-8 QMS Crown Technology 1-8 Software Loadable System (SLS) 1-10

Printer Option s . . ....... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... .....1-11

Using the Contro l Panel ........ ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ....... ...... ..... ... 1-13

Control Panel Indicators 1-14 Message Window 1-15 Control Pa nel Keys 1-16

2 Printer Configuration

Introduction . . .... ... ..... ...... . ....... .... ... ..... ...... . ....... ..... .. ..... ...... ... ..... .. 2-2

Methods of Confi gu ratio n ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... .. 2-2

Using an Application 2-2 Using PS Executive Series Utilities 2-3 Using Printer Commands 2-3 Using the Control Panel 2-3

Configuration Menu ..................................................................... 2-4

How to Move Around the Configuration Menu 2- 5 Accessing the Configuration Menu 2-5 Selecting Configuration Menu Options 2-6 Changing Character Information 2-8 Saving Configuration Changes 2-10 Canceling Configuration Changes 2-11 Setting the Message Window Language 2-11 Restoring the Factory Default Configuration 2-12

Operator Control Menu ............................................................. 2-12

Copies 2-12 Collation 2-13 Orientation 2-13 Inputbin 2-13 Outputbin 2-14 Chain Inputbins 2-14 Manual Feed Size 2-14 Def. Duplex 2-15 Tumble Duplex 2-15

Administration Menu ................................................................. 2-15

Communications ....................................................................... 2-16

Setting Timeouts 2-16 Setting Serial Interface Parameters 2-17 Setting Parallel Interface Parameters 2-23 Emulation 2-24

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Setting AppleTalk Interface Parameters 2-26

Emulatio ns ........... ............ .............. .............. .............. .............. ... 2-2 9

Setting an ESP Default Emulation 2-29 Setting PostScript Parameters 2-29 Setting HP PCL5 Parameters 2-30 Setting HP-GL Parameters 2-36 Setting Lineprinter Parameters 2-39

Special Pages .............................................................................2-42

Working with Status Pages 2-42 Working with Trailer Pages 2-44 Enabling/Disabling Trailer Pages 2-44

Printer Start-Up Option s ............. ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ....... .......2 -4 5

Enabling/Disabling the Start-Up Page 2-45 Enabling/Disabling the SYS\START File 2-46 Loading the PostScript Error Handler 2-46

Memory .......................................................................................2-46

QMS Memory Management 2-47 Memory Terms 2-48 Evaluation of Your Printing Environment 2-50 Duplexing and Memory Requirements 2- 51 Memory Clients 2-52 Quick Config 2-52 Configuring Spooling 2-52 PostScript H eap 2-53 PostScript F onts 2-54 Emulation 2-54 Emulation (Temporary) 2-55 Display List 2-55 Disk Cache 2-56 Frame Buffer 2-57 Printer Memory 2-58

Printer Engine Features .............................................................2 -58

Adjusting the Image Alignment 2-58 Setting Default Paper 2-59 Setting Inputbin x Name 2-59 Setting Outputbin x Name 2-60 Setting Default Resolution 2-60 Setting Gamma Correction 2-60 Specifying Page Recovery Action 2-60 Setting Toner Out Action 2-61

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Setting Manual Feed Timeout 2-61 Setting the Letterhead Option 2-61 Reading the Page Counters 2-62

Miscellaneous ............................................................................ 2-62

Restoring the Factory Default Configuration 2-62 Setting the Message Window Language 2-63

Hard Disks .................................................................................. 2-63

Identifying Hard Disks 2-64 The Disk Operations M enu 2-64 Formatting a Hard Disk 2-65 Collation 2-66 Spool Overflow 2-66

Installation ........... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... ... .... . ...... . ...... . ...... . 2-67

Operator Password 2-67 Use Operator Password 2-67 Admin Password 2-67 Use Admin Password 2-68 Using Passwords 2-68

Configuring Optional Features ................................................. 2-68

3 Daily Operations

Introduction . . .... ... ..... ...... . ....... .... ... ..... ...... . ....... ..... .. ..... ...... ... ..... .. 3-2

Preventing Media Jams ......... ................... ............ ..................... .. 3-2

About Paper . .... ... ..... .. ..... .... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .... ... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ... .. 3-3

Paper Sizes 3-3 Paper Storage 3-4

Paper Feeding ..... ..... ....... ...... ..... ..... ... ....... ....... ..... ...... ... ..... ....... .. 3-5

Cassette Feed 3-5 Manual Feed 3-6

Face-up Output Bin ........ ............. ...... .............. ..... .............. ....... .. 3-8

Printing Tran spa renc ies .............. ..... ....... ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ....... .. 3-8

Printing La b e l s ... ............................... . ................................ . ......... 3- 9

Printing Envelopes .................................................................... 3 -10

Formatting Data for Envelopes 3-10

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Printing a Single Envelope 3-10 The Optional Envelope Feeder 3-11

Tray Chaining .............................................................................3-11

Collating Output .........................................................................3-12

End J ob Mo d e . .......................................... . .................................3-1 4

Common Reasons to Use En d Job Mode 3-15 Using the EOD Commands 3-15 Setting the End Job Mode for the S erial and Parallel Protocols 3-16 Setting the End Job Mode via the Control Panel 3-17 Adding an EOD Command to Your File 3-18 Creating a Network Job Separator 3- 20

Working with S tatus Pa ges ................... ..... ... ....... ...... ..... ..... ... ..3 -20

Identifying a Status Page Type 3-20 Printing a Status Page 3-21

Cancelling/Ending Print Jobs ...................................................3-2 1

Cancelling a Print Job 3-22 Ending a Print Job 3-23

4 Print Quality

Introduction .................................................................................. 4-2

Changing Print Resolution ..........................................................4-2

Setting Default Resolution 4-2

Setting Print Density ....................................................................4-2

Using Gamma Correction . .......... ................... ..................... .........4-3

Terms 4-4 Gamma Correction Concept 4-6

Using the Image Calibrati on Page . ......... ...... .............. ....... .........4-7

5 Printer Care

Introduction .................................................................................. 5-2

When to Replace the Toner Cartrid ge ....... ......... ....... ....... ...... ....5-2

Handling the Toner Cartridge 5-3

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Installing the Toner Cartridge .................................................... 5-3

Handling the Printer .................................................................... 5-5

Keeping the Printer Clean ..... ............ ................... .............. ......... 5-6

Cleaning the Anti-Static Teeth 5-6 Cleaning the Transfer-Guide Lock-Tray and Strip 5-8 Cleaning the Media-Feed-Guide Area 5-9

6 Troubleshooting Printer

Problems

Introduction . . .... ... ..... ...... . ....... .... ... ..... ...... . ....... ..... .. ..... ...... ... ..... .. 6-2

Status Messages ................................................................ ......... 6-2

Service Messages 6-4 HP-GL Error Codes and PCL Error Codes 6-5

PostScript Er rors ....... ..... ....... ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ....... ...... ..... ..... 6-5

Testing PC Communication ........................................................ 6-6

Creating the Test File 6-6 Sending the Test File 6-7 Verifying the Serial Port Setting Changes 6-11

Testing Macintosh Communication ......................................... 6-12

Printer Problem Checklist ..... ................... ................... .............. 6-12

Media Jams ................................................................................ 6-14

Locations 6-14 Clearing an Input Bin Media Jam 6-15 Clearing an Image-Transfer Area Media Jam 6-17 Clearing a Fuser Assembly Area Media Jam 6-18 Clearing an Output Bin Media Jam 6- 20 Clearing a Duplexer Media Jam 6-21

Problem Descriptions . ..............................................................6-22

Paper Jam Message Stays On 6-22 Data Indicator Stays Lit 6-22 No Advanced Status Page 6-23 No Start-up Page 6-23 Printer Resets 6-23 Blank Pages 6-24

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Not All Pages Print 6-24 Printer Will Not Duplex 6-25

Print Quality Problems ..............................................................6-25

Printer Will Not Print 600 dpi 6-26

Image Defects .............................................................................6-26

White or Light Lines 6-26 Light Image (Entire Page) 6-26 Dark Image (Entire Page) 6-27 Stain Along the Edge of the Page 6-27 Stains on the Back of the Page 6- 27 Image Easily Smears when Rubbed 6-27

Placing a Service Call ................................................................6-28

7 Professional Printing

Introduction .................................................................................. 7-2

About Typefaces and Fon ts . ..... ........ ............ ....... .............. ..... ....7 -2

Typeface Classificati on ............................ ..... .............. ....... .........7-3

Typograph y Term s .......... ...... ... ... ...... ..... ... ..... .... ... ....... .... ... ..... ....7-4

Resident Fonts .............................................................................7-7

Resident PostScript Fonts 7-7 Resident HP PCL Fonts 7-9 Resident HP-GL Symbol Sets 7-10

8 Printer Options

Introduction .................................................................................. 8-2

Additional Paper Cassettes .................................. .......................8 -3

The Envelope Feeder ...................................................................8-3

Selecting Envelopes 8-3 Installing the Envelope Feeder 8-3

Duplexer Assem bly ......... ....... ....... ......... ....... ....... ........ ....... ..... ....8-7

Installing the Duplexer Assembly 8-7

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Font and Emulation Cards ................ .............. ................... ....... 8-11

Installing an Optional Font 8-13 Removing an Optional Font 8-14 Installing Optional Emulation Cards 8-15 Removing a Printer Emulation 8-15

Downloadin g an Em ulatio n Fro m Disk .. ... ..... ..... ....... ....... .... ... 8-17

Security Card .................. ....... ............ ....... ............ ....... .............. 8-18

Removing and Re-ins ta lling the Tray Assem bl y ............. ....... 8-20

Removing the Tray Assembly 8-20 Re-installing the Tray Assembly 8-24

Memory Mod ul es (SIMM s) ................ ....... ...... ... ..... ..... ....... ....... 8-26

Installing a SIMM 8-26 Removing a SIMM 8-29

Installing Optional Interfaces ................................................... 8-30

Installing an Optional Interface Card and Daughterboard 8- 30

Centronics to Dataproducts Con versi on ................................ 8 -36

Hard Disks .................................................................................. 8-38

Internal 8-38 External 8-42 Identifying 8-42

Updating System So ftware .......................... ........ ............. ........ 8-43

Procedure 8-43

A QMS Customer Support

Sources of Supp ort ... ..... ....... ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ....... ...... ..... .....A -2

B Technical Specifications

Print Engine Specifications ........................................................B-2

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

Electrical Requirements . ....... .... ... ..... .... ... ....... .... . ....... ...... . ....... ..B -4

Environmental Requirements ........... ....... .. ..... ..... .... ... ....... .. ..... ..B -4

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Physical Characteristics ............................................................. B-4

Print Media ...................................... ........................................ .....B-5

Print Media Sizes B-5 Envelopes B-6

Optional Hardware ......................................................................B-6

Paper Handling B-6 Hard Disks B-7

Consumable Supplies .................................................................B-7

Cable Pinouts .......... ..... ..... ..... ..... ....... ...... ..... ..... ... ....... ....... ..... ... B-8

Centronics Parallel B-8 Serial B-9 IBM PC/XT, PC/AT, and Compatible Computers B-10 LocalTalk (Optional Interface) B-11 Macintosh to Serial B-11

Warranty Considerati ons ......................................................... B-12

Consumables and Your Warranty B-12 Electrostatic Discharge and Your Warranty B-12

C Document Option

Commands

Introduction ................................................................................. C-2

Supported DOCs ....................................... ................... ............ ... C-2

Header/Trailer Page Commands C-2 HP-GL Emulation Commands C-2 HP PCL 5 Emulation Comma nds C-3 Lineprinter Emulation Commands C-3 PostScript Emulation Commands C-4 Printer Commands C-4

Updated DOCs ........................ .................................................. ... C-4

PCL 5 Emulation Terminology C-4 Updated PCL 5 DOCs C-7

CCITT Comma nd s . ..... ....... ....... ......... ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... ..... . C -18

Accessing CCITT Emulation C-18 Command Syntax C-18

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ImageSize C-19 ImagePosition C-19 Rotation C-20 LineEnd C-20 BlockEnd C-20 EBAMode C-21 BitReverse C-21 InvertImage C-21 Compression C-22 DPI C-22 ImageData C-22 PageEnd C-23 JobEnd C-23

D Sessions

Sessions ...... ........................ .......................... .......................... ..... D-2

What is a Session? D-2 How is a Session Used? D-3 Session Command D-4 Examples D-7 Sessions Document Finishing Terminology D-9 Document Finishing DOC D-10

E Notices

Manual Notice ....... ......... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ....... ..E-2

Laser Safety .................................................................................E-2

FCC Complian ce ...... ....... ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ......... ....... ....... .....E-2

International Notices ...................................................................E-4

Canadian Users E-4 Vfg 1046/1984 Conformity Statement E-4 Bescheinigung des Herstellers/Importeurs E-4 Declaration of Manufacturer/Importer E-4 Electronics Emissions E-5

Colophon ...................................................................................... E-5

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F Configuration Menu

Menu Diagrams ......................................... ............ ....... ............ .... F -2

Glossary

Index

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Introduction

In This Chapter...

About the printer

About the documentation

About this manual

Printer features and user benef it s

Printer options

Using the printer’s control panel

Printer-host co mmunication

About the Printer

The QMS 1725 SLS Print System offers the unique QM S Crown multitasking operating system, superior perform ance, extensive connectivity, upgrade option s including duplex printin g, and flexible emulation support.

In addition, it prints 17 pages per minute (let te r/A4 paper size) and is a high-quality 300x300 and 600x600 dpi multiple-resolution desktop printer.

About the Documentation

The documentation provides a window int o the many capabili tie s of your printer. The more famil iar you are with the document ation, the easier it’ll be for you to get the results you want from your printer.

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About the Documentation

Several pieces of documentation accompany your printe r. If you’ve ordered printer options, you’ll have even more manu als. B ut don’t worry—you don’t have to read them all before you’re able to use your printer. I n fact , som e of them you may never have to refer to at all, depending on the type of documents you print and the environment in which you print them.

This section will give you an idea of how we’ve organized inf ormation and which documents you’ll probably refer to the most.

Standard Product Docum entation

The following document atio n is shipped with your print er:

QMS 1725 SLS Print System Setup Guid e

Refer to this guide as you unpack and set up the printer. It contains detailed, illustrated inst ructi ons to guide you as you unpack and set up your printer and connect it to a host computer. It also covers installing a toner cartridge and filling the paper trays. Each person who plans on using this printer should review this document.

QMS 1725 SLS Print System User ’s Guide

You're looking at this manual right now. This manual guides you through the day-to-day operation of your printe r. It include s information on using the printer’s control panel, making configuration changes, replacing print media, using advanced printing features, handling and cleaning your printer, improving print quality, and troubleshooting printer problem s. Th e “About This M anual” sec tion later in this chapter provides more contents of this manual.

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About the Documentation

PS Executive Series Util ities

On-line documentatio n explains how to install and use the PS Executive Series Utilities that accompanies your printer. Once you install this software on your host, use its menus to access the printer ’s features, such as printer naming, font and emul ation downloading, and sample files that illustrate some of your printer ’s capabilities. A Windows driver is also included with this software. (Before instal ling the util ities, be sure to che c k for a README.T XT file in case of last-minut e updat es.)

QMS Crown Document Option Com man ds

Document Option Commands (DOCs) are sof tware codes you insert in documents to enable printer fe atu res that cannot be accessed by your application or page description langu age. This manual lists and explains all of the DOCs. Using QMS DOC, you can develop one driver to support all languages and emulations for your printer. Also, you can use ho st netwo rk management software to create customized netwo rk printer queues for all users connected to the printer. In most cases, only advanced users and system administrators need this informat ion.

QMS Crown Network Notes

Refer to this manual for tips on using your QMS 1725 SLS Print System if you’re connecting to a network. It discusses 3Com 3+Open, Banyan VINES, LAN Manager-based LA Ns, Novell NetWare, TCP/IP, UNIX, and VMS/DECnet . In most cases, on ly advanced network users and system administrat ors need this information.

This manual is provided on disk in encapsulated PostScript (EPS) form. Refer to the REA DM E file on the dis k for informat ion on printing a hard copy of the manual.

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About This Manual

This manual is a complete guide to the features, operation, and maintenance of your QMS 1725 SLS printer. Each chapter begins with highlights of its contents. An extensive index at the end of the manual further helps to locate specific topics and a glossary defines relevant terms. The appendixes contain supplem ent ary info rmat ion such as cable pinouts, technical specifications, and other printer-related material.

About This Manual

Typographic Conventions

The following typographic conve ntions are used in this manual:

Mixed-Case Cour ier

Mixe d-Case Italic Courier

UPPERCASE COUR IER

lowercase bold PostScript operators and DOS commands

Introduction

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 com puter

Information displayed in the printer message window

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lowercase italic

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

» Note: Notes contain tips, e xt ra information, or impor tant information that

deserves emphasis or reiteration.

Caution:

equipment damage, proces s failure, or extreme annoyance.

WARNING!

procedure is not performed exactly as described in the manual.

ACHTUNG!

Vorgehensweise, da sonst Verletzungsgefahr bestehen könnte .

Cautions present information that you need to know to avoid

Warnings indicate the possibility of personal injury if a sp ecifi c

Bitte halten Sie sich exakt an die im Handbuch beschriebe ne

Variable information in text

Printer Features

This brief overview will acquaint you with your printer’s major features and how they can benefit you. Consult the index or the table of contents to locate this information.

Media Flexibility

Your printer supports print medi a of different sizes— A4, executive, legal, letter—in portrait and landscape orientations.

User Benefit—You can print on commonly used media sizes.

Multiple Resolutions

The printer supports two print resolutions: 300x300 and 600x600 dpi (dots per inch).

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User Benefit—Two resolutions allow you to customize the quality of your output according to its use: 300x300 dpi for most hardcopy needs, 600x600 dpi for high-resolut ion out put.

Five Resid ent Emulations

Your printer supports printing in HP PCL5, HP-GL, Lineprinter, CCITT, and PostScript emula tion s.

User Benefit—Most applicat ion s can print directly to the printer.

HP PCL 5 Emulation

The printer emulates the Hewlet t -Packard LaserJet IIIS i at both 300x300 dpi (bitmap and scalable fonts) and 600x600 dpi (scalable fonts only). The available resolution for HP-GL/2 is 300x300 dpi.

HP-GL Emulation

The printer provides HP-GL plotter emulation (7470A, 7475A, 7550A, and ColorPro) at 300x300 dpi and 600x600 dpi.

Lineprinter Emulation

The Lineprinter emul ati on prints sim ple, unformat ted text files at 300x300 and 600x600 dpi. Each text line ends with a carriage return.

CCITT

This emulation supports CCITT Group 3 1-D, Group 3 2-D, and Group 4. Key features specific to this emulation inclu de a stream-oriented data flow system, concise data attribute set, and enhanced performance.

PostScript Level 2 Emulation and Level 1 Compatibility

The QMS 1725 SLS Print System’s Level 2 emulation allo w s you to take full advantage of your printer's high print resolution (up to 600x600 dpi). The Level 2 emulation is compatible with Adobe’s PostScript Level 2 language while providing additional capabilit ies. QMS Level 2 emulation supports extensive graphics capabili ties to control

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Printer Features

the appearance of text, geometric shapes and images, and improves memory and resource management. Full support for PostScript Level 1 files is also included.

Sessions Support

Since your printer supports sessions, it’s possible for you to combine multiple document s into a single print job with global features th at override the individual document’s page description—even when the individual document s are composed from different appli catio ns using different printer descripti on languages. S e ssions allow you to print multiple chapters as a book, a series of reports as a batch process, or “wild card” file selections on UNIX or VMS comput er systems. More information about sessions and session comm ands are in appendi x D, “Sessions.”

Resident Fonts and Symbol S ets

Your printer comes with 12 PostScript typeface families containing 39 licensed fonts, and it provides TrueType font support (in Po stSc ript emulation only). All resident PostS cript typeface families have mu lti lingual character sets. The printer also has 7 resident bitmap HP PCL fonts in 25 symbol sets each, 12 resident scalable HP PCL fonts in 35 symbol sets each, 1 resident scalable HP PCL font in 5 symbol sets, and 40 resident HP-GL symbol sets.

User Benefit—With so many resident fonts and symbol sets, there is less need for time-consuming downloadin g.

QMS Crown Technology

The QMS Crown multitasking operat ing s ystem provides fast processing speeds, networking capability, and hig her printer perf ormance while maintaining outstanding print quality.

Compile-Ahead Technology and True Multitasking

Compile-ahead technology keeps all of your printer’s resources busy to improve throughput. While the engine is printi ng a page, compile-ahead technology uses available printer mem ory to prepare

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the subsequent pages of the document (or the next job). With pages ready in memory, the engine continues pri nting as it deposits printed pages in the output tray. (In oth er words, compil ing, rasterizing , and printing all work independently but simult aneously.)

User Benefit—Because print job processing time is significantly reduced, you spend less time waiting for your documents to print.

Simultaneous Interface Operation (SIO)

Other printers may have mult iple int erf ace ports, but your QMS 1725

all

SLS Print System is unique because SIO allows ports—AppleTalk, parallel, serial, and an optional interface—to be

at the same time

active The multiple interfaces let you connect to any AppleTa lk network or

directly to an IBM or compatible PC. The printer also wo rks in many minicomputer and main frame co mpu ter environm ents .

User Benefit—You can have m ore than one computer print ing to the printer. E ach interface has an input buffer (which may be expanded with additional memory) that receives data while anot her interface is being used to print.

of its interface

Emulation Sensing Processor (ESP) Technology

Most printers can recognize only their native comma nd languag e. However, using a form of artificial intel ligen ce , ESP technology a nalyzes incoming file data from any of the printer ’s interfaces, selects the appropriate emulation from those insta lled on the printe r, and processes th e print job.

User Benefit—When your printer is in ESP mo de, you can easily print PostScript, HP PC L 5, HP-G L, CCI TT, a nd L ineprin ter d ocuments without chan ging printer swi tch settings or sending soft ware commands to accomm odat e different print er la nguages.

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Printer Features

Context Switching

After its initial use, the state of an emulat ion and downl oaded dat a (such as fonts, macros, and overlays) is preserved for as long as the printer power is on.

User Benefit—Repetit ive download ing of emulat ion s, font s, m acros, and overlays is unnecessary, saving you time.

Compressed Data Formats

Crown printers convert data received from the input buffer s into intermediate, compressed blocks until the data is needed for printing. These compressed blocks of data are designed t o be processed rapidly by the printer, and many more can be stored in memory at one time than can traditional bitmapped image s.

User Benefit—This increases the speed of printer features such as collation and autom at ic ja m recovery.

Automatic Jam Recovery

With most printers, if a media jam occurs, you must remove the jammed media and then reprint the job. On a QMS Crown printer, if the Page Recovery menu option is set to ON and a media jam occurs, once you remove the jammed media, the print er reprints the jammed page and then continues with the print job. This is possible because compressed data format s allow more pag es to be stored in memory. The printer remembers the last page printed, pulls the necessary information from memory, and aut om atically reprint s any lost pag es.

User Benefit—You save tim e and print media because it’s unnecessary to resend a print job after clearing a media jam.

Software Loadable System (SLS)

Your printer has a software loadable s ystem , which allows you to replace or upgrade its system software from a host computer.

User Benefit—Future enhancem ents to the system software ca n be easily installed as they become available from QMS.

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Printer Options

The following options are available for your QMS 1725 SLS Print System. Contact your QMS vendor for purchase information.

Media Handling Accessories

The optional media handling accessories include legal- and A 4- size media cassettes, a large-capacity sheet feeder (1500 sheets), and a duplexing unit. You can also print directly on business or personalsized envelopes with an optional envelope feeder or by using the manual feed.

User Benefit—Your print er handles a variety of sizes and types of common print media.

Upgradable RAM (Random Acce ss Memory)

The QMS 1725 SLS Print System comes wit h 13 MB of RAM. How ever, you can upgrade this RAM to 32 MB through the inst alla tio n of SIMMs (single in-line memory mo dules). Addition al RAM allows you to print at higher resolutions on certain media sizes, download and cache fonts, and send large data-intensive files to the printer wit hout tying up the host for long periods.

Printer Options

User Benefit—Your print er’s memory can be upgraded as your needs grow.

Fonts

Contact your QMS vendor for a complete list of available fonts. User Benefit—Optiona l fonts increa se the print er ’s functionali ty and

allow you to create more distinctive docu ments.

Emulations

Your printer provides support fo r optional emulati ons, such as LN03 and QUIC II.

User Benefit—Extra emul ations allow you to print docume nts c reated in printer languages other than tho se resident on the printer.

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Printer Options

ImageServer

The optional ImageServer kit acts as an interface between docum ent imaging applications and the prin ter. To purchase the ImageServer kit, contact you r QMS ven d or.

User Benefit—With thi s option inst alle d, you can load TIFF, CALS and CCITT emulations. ImageServer enables your p rinter to print at or near the rated engine speed when working with compl ex, rasterized images.

Network Interfaces

The QMS 1725 SLS Print System can use optional interfaces such as IBM 3270, IBM 5250A, or one of the CrownNet NICs (network interface cards) running multiple protocols. Contact your QM S vendor for a list of available protocols.

User Benefit—Optiona l interf aces provi de flexibili ty and fast data transfer in complex network environments.

Hard Disk Expandability

The QMS 1725 SLS Print System provides support for a larger internal hard disk and optional external SCSI hard disks.

User Benefit—Hard disks provide t rue virtual memor y as well as storage for character bitmaps, downloaded outl ine fo nts, and other files.

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Using the Control Panel

The control panel, located on the front of the printe r, allows you to direct the printer ’s operation. In addition, it displays the current status of the printer, inclu ding any co ndit ion that needs your attent ion.

The control panel consists of the following parts:

Sixteen indicator s provide printer status info rmation and ide nti fy the current media source.

A message window displays status and configuration information.

Nine keys allow you to control the printer.

Message Window

Using the Control Panel

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Using the Control Panel

Control Panel Indicators

Indicators on the control panel display printe r status inf ormat ion , current media source, and paper jam locations.

Flashes when the printer is warming up. It r emains on when the printer is ready to receive a print job and while it is processing or pr inti ng a job (unless an error is encountered).

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

Lights when the printer is receiving data from one or more of the simultaneous interfaces.

Lights when the printer’s hard disk is being accessed.

Lights when the printer is on line and ready to accept and process new print jobs. Press it once to take the printer off line (the indicator is not lighted) and make the printer ready for configuration.

Lights when the print resolution is set to 600 dots per inch.

Lights when the duplex option is installed and duplex printing is chosen.

Lights when manual feed is chosen as the inputbin.

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Using the Control Panel

This light will flash to indicate the printer is terminating the current print job.

Envelope feeder (optional)

select indicator

Jam indicators (4). Light in area of suspected jam location.

Upper paper cassette select

indicator

Lower paper cassette select

indicator

Message Window

The control panel message window provides status and configuration information. Status messages are listed in chapter 6, “Troubleshooting Printer Problems.”

Setting the Message Window Language

Status messages and configuration me nus 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/M iscellane ous menu . If you’re not familiar with using the configurat ion men u, refer to chapte r 2, “Printe r Configuration,” for complete information.

Menu Administration/Miscellaneous/Keypad Language Choices E nglish, Fre nch, German, Spanish Default English 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 m anually turn on the printer.

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Using the Control Panel

Control Panel Keys

Press the Online/Offline key once to take the pr inter 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 por ts are closed, so no new data is accepted. The printer continues printing until it has finished all jobs in pr o cess. Although jobs continue to compile and print using the data already 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 i ndicator 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.

Press the Cancel key to cancel all print jobs currently printing, interpreting, or spooling; or to 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 t he Menu key t o “cancel” the Cancel key’s function.

Press the 600 DPI key to choose between printing at 300 dots per inch or 600 dots per inch. The indicator is on when the resolution is set to 600 dots per inch.

Press the Duplex key to choose duplex printing. The indicator is on when the printer is set for duplex printing.

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Press the Tray Select key to choose the cassette (input bin) from which the printer should draw media.

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

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 t h e previous choice for the current input character.

Press the Menu key to access 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 key), to return to a previous menu, or to return to a previous character when entering character information.

Press the Select key to access a menu or to choose a displayed menu option.

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Printer Configuration

In This Chapter . . .

Methods of configu ra tion

Configuration me nu

Operator control menu

Administration menu

Installation menu

Introduction

This chapter begins by listing and describing the different ways you can configure your printer to meet your special printing needs.

The next section describes how to use the printer control panel to access the configuration menu and how to make configuration changes.

The rest of the chapter provides basic printer configuration information about some of the configuration menu options. Menu features are grouped according to task. Each feature is introduced, then a table describes the feature’s location in the configuration m enu, the available choices for that feature, and the factory default (the value set at the factory).

Methods of Configuration

You have different meth ods of co nfi guring your printe r to meet your printing needs:

Through an application

Through PS Executive Series Utilities

Through printer commands

Through the printer control panel

Using an Application

Using your application is the best way to control your printer since most printing is done on a per-job basis. This helps prevent confusion in network environments and saves you from making changes at the printer control panel. Your application documentation explains how to control your printer settings: probably by choosing options from a printing menu.

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Methods of Configuration

Applications use printer drivers to send appropriate commands to the printer for requested tasks. If your application doesn’t have a QMS 1725 Print System driver, you can se lect a compa rable P ostS cript driver, such as another QMS driver or a LaserWriter driver. However, comparable drivers may not allow you to access all of your printer's features, such as 600x600 dpi printing, duplexing, or co llat ing.

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 the utilities disk for inform ati on on install ing th e utiliti es, and see the utilities on-line help for details on using the sof tware.

Using Printer Commands

Printer commands (such as PostScript operators, QM S Document Option Commands [DOCs], and HP PCL and HP-GL commands) can enable job-specific features your application or page description language can’t access. See the

manual, for information on these commands. See appendix C,

mands

“Document Option Commands, ” of this manual fo r a list of DOCs this printer supports.

QMS Crown Document Option Com-

Using the Control Panel

Your printer is configured at the factory for most typical printing environments, so most users don’t have to use the control panel often. However, if you do need to change a printer setting for all print jobs (not just on a per-job basis), you can do so through the control panel. If you’re working in a shared printing environment, your system administrator should be the only person to make changes through the printer’s control panel.

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Configuration Menu

The printer ’s confi gurat ion men u allows you change the def ault 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 organi zed under three main menu s:

Operator Control Me nu 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). Document processing selections are usually specified within individual jobs since each job has its own requirements. However, i f there’s no way of specifying these selections within an application, use the control panel to change selections, send the job, and then change the defaults back.

» Note: Defining do cument processing selecti ons for a particular job

through the control panel is not recommended in a shared environment. When many system s are using the sam e printer, theres no way of making sure that no other jobs are s ent to the printer while the defaults are changed.

Administration Menu

Use this menu to maintain print er-host com mun icati on info rmation, and for selecting and configuring printe r emulat ion s, confi guring special pages, printing engi ne calibrat ion, and configu ring hard disks.

» Note: For information on printer-host communication usi ng an optional

interface, refer to the

Admin istrators Guide

Installation Menu

Use this menu to establish passwords for the Operator Control and Administration menus. This menu displays only when an optional security card is installed. See chapt er 8, “Printer Options,” for details on using a security card.

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QMS CrownNet Interface System

(available through Q M S).

Configuration Menu

How to Move Around the Configuration Menu

Use the control panel keys to move around the printer menu. The top line of the message window always displays the name of the current menu, and the bottom line displa ys the name of an option withi n that menu. The control pane l keys are as follows:

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

Press the Online/Offline key once to exit the configuration menu and put the printer back on line, ready to accept new print jobs (the indicator goes back on).

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.

Press the Select key to access a menu or to choose a displayed menu option.

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

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Configuration Menu

take the printer off line (the Online/Offline indicator is not lighted), and finally press the Menu key.

Example

The following table shows how to use control panel keys to a ccess the printer configurat ion me nu. Press the control panel ke ys in the order shown. The printer responds by displaying a status message or configuration menu in the me ssage w indow.

» Note: You may nee d to press the Next key more than one time to advance

through the list of options.

Press this key

Online/ Offline

Menu Access the c onfiguration menu. CONFIGURATION

to... The message

window reads...

Turn off the Online/Offline indicator and ready the printer for configuration.

IDLE

OPERATOR CONTROL

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

Selecting Configuration Menu Options

Once you access the configuration menu, you use the control pane l 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.

Example

To change the default printer emulation from ESP to PostScript, press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following tabl e.

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» Note: You may nee d to press the Nex t key more than once to advance

through the list of selections or options.

Press this key

Online/ Offline

Menu Access the c onfiguration menu. CONFIGURATION

Next Advance to the Operator Control/

Select Access the Administration menu ADMINISTRATION

Select Access the Communications menu. COMMUNICATIONS

Next Advance to the Communications/Parallel

Select Access the Parallel menu. PARALLEL

Next Advance to the Parallel/Emulation menu. PARALLEL

Select Access the Emulati on menu. EMUL ATION

Previous Advance to the Emulation/PostScript

Select Select PostScript as the default

Online/ Offlin e or Menu

Next Advance to the Save Changes?/Yes

Select Select Yes. The printer finishes printing

to... The message

window reads...

Turn off the Online/Offline indicator and ready the printer for configuration.

Administration menu.

menu.

emulation. After 3 seconds you are returned to the

Parallel/Em ulation menu. Exit from the menu (Online/Offline) or

return to the previous menu (Menu). You are prompted to save your change(s).

option.

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 POST SCRIPT

IS SE LECTED PARALLEL

EMULATION SAVE CHANGES?

SAVE CHANGES? YES

IDLE

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Changing Character Information

Sometimes, rather than selecting an opt ion, you need to enter character information. A character is any letter, digit, or symbol. A field is a group of characters that have meaning. Use the printer co ntrol panel to enter character information in the message window during printer configuration. The maxi mum length of the message wind ow is 16 characters.

Entering character information through the control pane l is similar to setting the time and date on a digital watch. You e nte r one character at a time. The current input character flashes. Use the following keys to change the current input character:

Press this key to... Next Advance to the next choice for the current input character. Previous Return to the previous choice for the current input

character.

Once you have changed the current input character, use the following keys to move the cursor to another input charact er:

Press this key to... Select Advance the cursor to the next character. Menu Return the cursor to the previous character.

To exit from the character selection process, move the cursor to the last character of the input field (the character farthest to the right) and press the Select key, or move to the first character of the input field (the character farthest to the left) and press the Menu key.

When you exit, the printer verifies character information and confirm s it in the message window. If character inform ation is va lid, you’re returned to the previous menu; if it’s invalid, you’re returned to the input field. Press the Menu key to cancel any changes to the character inform ati on.

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

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Configuration Menu

Example

To change the HP-GL emulat ion scaling percen t, press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following table. Th e printer responds by displaying a status message or configuration menu in the message window. An underline indicates the current input character in the message window.

» Note: You may nee d to press the Next key more than one time to advance

through the list of selections or options.

Press this key

Online/ Offline

Menu Access the c onfiguration menu. CONFIGURATION

Next Advance to the Administration menu. CONFIGURATION

Select Access the Administration menu ADMINISTRATION

Next Advance to the Communications/

Select Access the Emulations menu. EMULATIONS

Next Advance to the Emulations/HP-GL menu. EMULATIONS

Select Access the HP-GL menu. HP-G L

Next Advance to the HP-GL/Scaling Percent

Select Access the Scaling Percent menu. SCALIN G PER CENT

Previous Lower the current character to 0. SCALING PERCE NT

Select Select 0 and move the current character

Next (5 times)

to... The message

window reads...

Turn off the Online/Offline indicator and readies the printer for configuration.

Emulation menu.

menu.

to the next 0. Advance the current character to 5. SCALING PERCE NT

IDLE

OPERATOR CONTROL

ADMINISTRATION

COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS

EMULATIONS

ESP DEFAULT EMUL

HP-GL

PLOT TER HP-GL

SCALING PERCE NT

0 SCALING PERCE NT

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Select Select 5 and move the current character

to the last 0.

Select Select 50 as the default scaling percent . 50

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

Online/ Offlin e or Menu

Next Advance to the Save Changes?/Yes

Select Select Yes. The printer finishes printing

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

option.

any print jobs in process, saves your change, and returns to idle.

SCALING PERCE NT 050

IS SE LECTED HP-GL

SCALING PERCE NT SAVE CHANGES?

SAVE CHANGES? YES

IDLE

Saving Configuration Changes

Before the printer can accept print jobs with configurat ion changes, the changes m ust be saved.

Example

To save your configuration changes, press the control panel 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/ Offlin e or Menu

Next Advance to the Save Changes?/Yes

Select Select Yes. The printer finishes printing

Online/ Offline

to... The message

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

option.

any print jobs in process, saves your change, and returns to idle.

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

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window reads...

SAVE CHANGES ? NO

SAVE CHANGES ? YES

IDLE

Configuration Menu

» Note: The printer may need to be restarted before cert ain changes to the

Administration m e nu take effect. Some changes restart the printer auto- matically while others display the mes s a ge panel message window. If this message appears, select

REBOOT NOW?

YES

in the control

to restart the printer and have the change(s) take effect imme di ate ly, or selectNOto wait until you manually restart the printer for changes to take effect.

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.

Example

To cancel your configuration changes, press the control panel 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/ Offlin e or Menu

Select Select No. The printer finishes printing any

Online/ Offline

to... The message

window reads...

Exit from the menu (Online/Offline) or return to the prev ious menu (Menu ) and be prompted to save your change.

print jobs in process, does not save your changes, and returns to idle.

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

SAVE CHANGES? NO

IDLE

Setting the Message Win do w Langua ge

Menu Administration/Miscellaneous/Keypad Language Choices E nglish, Fre nch, German, Spanish Default English

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Operator Contr ol Menu

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 m anually turn on the printer.

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 .

Menu Administration/Miscellaneous/Restore Defaults Choices Yes, No Default No Notes This process t a kes several minutes to complete.

Operator Control Menu

The Operator Control menu con sists of the following submenus:

Copies Collati on Orientation Inputbin Outputbin Chain Inputbins Manual Feed Size Def. Duplex

Tumble Dupl ex

Copies

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

Menu Operator Control/Copies Choices 001-999 Default 001 Notes Sets the default number of copies for all subsequent print jobs.

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Operator Contr ol Menu

Collation

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

Menu Operator Control/Collation Choices On, Off Default On Notes For additional information on collation, refer to Collating Output

in chapter 3, “Daily Operations.”

Orientation

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

Menu Operator Control/Orientation Choices L andscape, Portrait Default Portrait

Inputbin

Allows you to select the default cassette (input bin) from which media is drawn into the printe r.

Menu Operator Control/Inputbin Choices U p per, Lower Default Upper Notes The current default input bin is indicated by t he appropriate

LED on the print control panel.

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Operator Contr ol Menu

Outputbin

Use this option to indicate the default output bin (tray). You can choose to have paper exit the printer at either the upper bin or the face-up bin.

Menu Operator Control/Outputbin Choices Upper, face-up Default Upper

Chain Inputbins

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

Menu Operator Control/Chain Inputbins Choices On—Swit c h to the next input bin with the same si ze and type

Default On Notes Use the Operator Control/Inputbin menu to set the defa ult

of media when the default input bin is empty. Off—Don’t switch input bins; use only the default input bin.

input bin. Make sure the two bins use t he same size media.

Manual Feed Size

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

Menu Operator Control/Manual Feed Size Choices Letter , Legal, A4, Execu tive, Com9, Com10, DL, Monarch, and

Envelope (see notes)

Default Letter Notes The Envelope setting should b e used if your envelope size

doesn’t match any of the other listed envelopes sizes.

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Admi nistr ati on Menu

Def. Duplex

The Def[ault] Duplex option all ows you to print on the front and back of each page.

Menu Operator Control/Def. Duplex Choices On, Off Default Off Notes This is an optional feature and supported only if the duplexing

unit and enough memory are installed. See “Quick Config” in the Memory submenu later in this chapter.

Tumble Duplex

Prints jobs so they can be bound at the top edge (flip-chart style).

Menu Operator Control/Tumble Duplex Choices On, Off Default Off Notes The Operator Control/Def. Duplex option must also be turned

on. This is an optional feature and supported only if the duplexing unit is installed.

Administration Menu

The Administrati on men u consists of the followi ng subme nus:

Communications Emulations Special Pages Startup Options Memory Engine Miscellaneous Disk Operations

Printer Configuration

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Communica tions

Commu n ications

This menu contains several options that all ow you to config ure the printer's communication parameters to match the host and application parameters.

» Note: This section contains information on Timeouts, Serial, Parallel and

Emulation menus. For information on printer-host communication using the Ethernet interface or any options located under the Network 1 submenu (the Network 1 menu appears only when an optional interface has been installed), refer to chapter 2, P rinter Configuration, of the

CrownNet Interface System Administrators Guide.

Setting Timeouts

The Timeouts options limit the am ount of time the printe r wai ts on transmission from the host for various types of data.

Setting a PostScript E mulation Timeou t

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

QMS

Menu Administration/Communications/Timeouts/PS Wait Timeout Choices 0 0000-99999 Default 00030 (30 sec.) Notes A value of 000 is the same as infinity (no timeout).

The job is closed and the next job in the queue begins if all of the following occur:

No additional data is received during the specified period of time.

The interface didn’t tim e out.

An EOD (end-of-document commands) was not seen. When a print job is sent from a Macintosh, the PS Wait timeout

is automatically changed to 00300 (5 min.). Large print jobs, such as those generated by graphics or

computer-aided design applications, require timeouts of 00300 (5 min.).

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Communica tio ns

Setting an Emulation Timeout

The emulation timeout is the maximum numb er of secon ds emulations other than PostScript (such as HP-GL, HP PCL5, and Line printer) wait for incoming data.

Menu Administration/Communications/Timeouts/Emul Timeout Choices 00000-99999 Default 00005 (5 sec.) Notes A value of 000 is the same as infinity (no timeout).

Setting a Print Job Timeout

The print job timeout is the maxim um num ber of seconds the printer processes a print job before it ends the job.

Menu Administration/Communications/Timeouts/Job Timeout Choices 00000-99999 Default 00000 (infinity, no timeout) Notes A value of 000 is the same as infinity (no timeout).

Setting an ESP Timeout

The ESP timeout is the maximum numbe r of seconds the printer waits to match an emulation before printing the job in the default emulation.

Menu Administration/Communications/Timeouts/ESP Timeout Choices 0 0000-99999 Default 00003 (3 sec.) Notes A value of 000 is the same as infinity (no timeout).

Setting Serial I nterface Parameters

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

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Communica tions

Mode

Enables or disables the serial port.

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Mode Choices Interactive—Establish two-way communication between the

Default Interactive Notes The printer must be restarted for changes to the Mode menu to

Emulation

Sets the serial interface emul ati o n.

host and the printer. Noninteractive—E stabli sh on e-wa y commu nication from t h e

host to the printer. Disabled—Turn off serial communication with the host. The

printer stops accepting print jobs over the serial interface.

take effect. You can either let the printer r e start automaticall y after you save the change and exit the Configuration menu, or you can wait f or the change to take effe ct the next time you manually turn on the printer.

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Emulation Choices E SP, Hexdump, PostScript, PCL5, HPGL, CCITT, Lineprinter

Other optional emulations also appear, if installed.

Default ESP

Minimum Nu mber of Kilobytes for Spooling

Sets the minimum number of kilobytes of system memory allocated to the serial interface.

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Min K Spool Choices 0 0000-99999 Default 00015

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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.

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

Spooling Timeout

Sets the number of seconds the interface waits for data from the host before terminat ing a spooled print job.

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Spool Timeout Choices 0 0000-99999 Default 00030

End Job Mode

Enables (and identifies an end-of-job se quence) or disables data stream sensing for the end-of-documen t (EOD) comm and.

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/En d J ob Mo de Choices N one— T he 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.

Default None Notes See chapter 5, “Additional T echnical Information,” for details on

how to implement this feature on your QMS 1725 SLS Print System.

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Communica tions

Default Job Priority

Allows you to specify which jobs are printed first, according to the interface through which they are received, when jobs are received simultaneously. For example, you can give jobs received via the serial interface priority over jobs received via the parallel and AppleTalk interfaces.

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Def Job Prio Choices 0 01-100 (highest-lowest priority) Default 001 (highest pr iorit y)

Baud Rate

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

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Ba ud Rate Choices 3 00, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400 Default 9600 Notes Baud rates of 19200 and 38400 require hardware flow control

(Administration/Communications/Seri al/Hdwe Flow Ctl menu).

Parity

Sets the check bit used to identify data transmission error s.

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Parity Choices None, Odd, Even Default None Notes The printer’s parity setting must match that of the host or

application. Use the Administration/Communications/Serial/Ignor e Parity

menu to specify how the printer handles parity errors.

Ignore Parity

Specifies how the printer should handle parity errors.

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Ignore Parity

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Choices Off—Ignore parity errors. The printer prints its best

interpretation of th e charact er (s) affecte d by the error. On—Don’t ignore parity errors. The printer replaces the

character(s) affe cted by the error with a question mark.

Default Off

Receive Software Flow Control

Sets the software com mu nicat ion proto col use d by the printer to control communication from the host computer.

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Rc v Sw Flow Ctl Choices ETX/ACK, R obust XON/XOFF, None, XON/XOFF Default None

Transmit Software Flow Control

Sets the software communication protocol used by the host computer to control communication with the printer.

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Xmit Sw Flow Ctl Choices ETX/ACK, N one, XON/XO FF Default None

Data Bits

Sets the number of data bits transmitted per chara cter.

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Data Bits Choices 7 Bits, 8 Bits Default 8 Bits

Stop Bits

Sets the number of stop bits tran smitt ed per characte r.

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Stop Bits Choices 1 Bit, 2 Bits Default 1 Bit

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Hardware Flow Control

Controls the flow of data between the printer and the host.

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Hdwe Flow Ctl Choices DSR POL

Defaults DSR POL

Notes If the host uses hardware flow control, s et this option to match

Normal, reverse DSR DTR POL DTR RTS CTS

DSR DTR POL DTR RTS CTS

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 the cable pinouts must be connected as shown in appendix B, “Technical Specifications.”

Off, on

Normal, reverse

Off, on

Normal

Off

Normal

Off

PS Protocol

Sets the binary communicat ions protocol (BCP) for communicat ing over a serial interface to a PostScript printer.

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/PS Pr otocol

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Choices Normal—Enable standard, ASCII hex protocol. Data is sent

and received in ASCII format. This mode is recommended if you do not pri nt binary data. It was designed for data in the printable ASCII range. Print jobs can alter the PS protocol value through PostScript operators.

Normal Fixed—Enable standard, ASCII hex proto col. Print jobs cannot alter this value through PostScript operators.

Binary—Enable Quoted binary communications protocol. Print jobs can alter this value through PostScript operators. Data in the printable ASCII range also prints.

Binary Fixed—Enable Quoted binary communications protocol. Print jobs cannot alter this value through PostScript operators. Data in the printable ASCII range also prints.

Default Normal Notes See chapter 5, “Additional Technical Information,” for a full

discussion of PS Protocol.

Setting Parallel Interface Parameters

Use the Administration /Com m unicat ions/ P arallel menu to set the parallel interface values used for printer-host comm uni cati on s.

Mode

The parallel interface supports Centroni c s parallel communi ca tio n as well as IEEE 1284 bidirectional paral lel communi cati on.

Menu Administration/Communications/Parallel/Mode Choices E n abled—E stablish 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.

Default Enabled

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Notes The printer must be restarted for changes to the menu to take

Emulation

Sets the parallel interfa ce emula tio n.

Menu Administration/Communications/Parallel/Emulation Choices E SP, Hexdump, PostScript, PCL5, HPGL,CCITT, Lineprinter

Default ESP

Minimum Nu mber of Kilobytes for Spooling

Sets the minimum number of kilobytes of system memory allocated to the parallel interface.

Menu Administration/Communications/Parallel/Min K Spool Choices 0 0000-99999 Default 00015 Notes This value must be less than K Mem For Spool.

effect. You can either let the printer restart automatically after you save the change and exit from the Configuration menu, or you can wait f or the change to take effe ct the next time you manually turn on the printer.

Other optional emulations also appear, if installed.

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 Mi n K Spool menu to take effect. You can either let the printer restart automatically after you save th e change and exit the configuration menu, or you can wait for the change to take effect the next time you m anually turn on the printer.

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Spooling Timeout

Sets the number of seconds the interface waits for data from the host before terminat ing a spooled print job.

Menu Administration/Communications/Parallel/Spool Timeout Choices 00000-99999 Default 00030

Data Bits

Sets the number of data bits transmitted per chara cter.

Menu Administration/Communications/Parallel/Data Bits Choices 7 Bits, 8 Bits Default 8 Bits

End Job Mode

Enables (and identifies an end-of-job se quence) or disables data stream sensing for the end-of-documen t (EOD) comm and.

Menu Administration/Communications/Parallel/End Job Mode Choices N one— T he 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.

Default None Notes See chapter 5, “Additional T echnical Information,” for details on

how to implement this feature on your QMS 1725 SLS Print System.

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Default Job Priority

Allows you to specify which jobs are printed first, according to the interface through which they are received, when jobs are received simultaneously.

Menu Administration/Communications/Parallel/Def Job Prio Choices 0 01-100 (highest-lowest priority) Default 001 (highest pr iorit y) Notes For example, you can give jobs received via the parall el

PS Protocol

Sets the binary communicat ions protocol (BCP) for communicat ing over a parallel interface to a PostScript print er.

Menu Administration/Communications/Parallel/PS Protocol Choices Normal—Enable standard, ASCII hex protocol. Data is sent

interface priority over jobs received via the serial and AppleTalk interfaces.

Normal Fixed—Enable standard, ASCII hex proto col. Print jobs cannot alter this value through PostScript operators.

Binary—Enable Quoted binary communications protocol. Print jobs can alter this value through PostScript operators. Data in the printable ASCII range also prints.

Binary Fixed—Enable Quoted bi nary communications protocol. Print jobs can not alter this value through PostScript operators. Data in the printable ASCII range also prints.

Default Normal

Setting AppleTalk Interface P arameters

Use the A dministration/Communications/AppleTalk menu to set the AppleTalk i nterface values used for printer-host communication.

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Mode

Enables or di s ables the communication i nterface.

Menu Administration/Communications/AppleTalk/Mode Choices E nabled—E stablish one-way LocalTalk communication (from

the host to the printer). Disabled—Turn off the LocalTalk interface (the printer stops

accepting LocalTalk interface print jobs).

Default Enabled Notes The printer must be restarted for changes to the Mode menu to

Connection

Allows you to enable or disable print spooling.

Menu Administration/Communications/AppleTalk/Connection Choices C o nventional—Allow one LocalTalk connection and accept

only one print job at a t ime. If two users 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.

Default Conventional Notes The printer must be restarted for changes to the Connection

menu to take effect. You can either let the printer restart automatically after you save th e change and exit the Configuration menu, or you can wait for the change to take effect the next time you m anually turn on the printer.

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Minimum Number of Kilobytes for S p o o li n g

Sets the minimum number of kiloby tes of sy s t e m memory allocated to the LocalTalk interface.

Menu Choices Default Notes

Administration/Communi cati ons/A ppleTalk/Min K Spool 00000-99999 00015 This value must be le s s than the K Mem f or Spool value .

A 00000 value does not turn off the spooling buffe r for the paralle l inter fa ce. If the v alue is s e t to 00000, the print er calculate s the Min K Spool automat i ca l l y at initia l ization.

The pri nt er must be res t arted for changes to the Min K Spool menu to take effect. You can either let the printer restar t automatica l ly after you s a ve the change and exit from the Configuration menu, or you can wai t for the change to take effect the nex t time you manually turn on the printer.

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Emulations

Use the Administration /Em ulat ions me nu to set the parame ters for the available printer em ulat ions. Optional print ing em ulat ion s 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.

Setting an ESP Default Em ulation

The emulation sensing processor (ESP) feat ure of the QMS 1725 SLS Print System analyzes incoming print jobs and identifies which emulation the pri nter will use. The ESP Def ault Emul sets the ESP default emulation used when ESP is unable to identify the language of a print job. This allows the system admi nistrat or to select alternat e default emulations.

Menu Administration/Emulations/ESP Default Emul Choices HPGL, Linepr inter, PostScript, PCL5, CCITT Default PCL5 Notes You must turn the printer off and back on again for the change

to take effect. For more inform ation on ESP, see chapter 5, “Additional Technical Information.”

Setting PostScript Parameters

This menu allows you to select a PostScript emulati on level. This is useful if you have files prepared in an application which is not fully compatible with Adobe’s PostScript Level 2 page description language.

Menu Administr ation/Emulations/PostScript/Emulation Level

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Choices L evel 2—For PostScript Level 2 files and most Level 1 files.

Level 1 B/W—For files that contain onl y black-and-white PostScript Level 1 operators. This mode does not support the PostScript color operators; the use of color operators could cause the print job to fail.

Level 1 Color—For files that contain color PostScript L evel 1 operators. This mode accepts color PostScript Level 1 operators and translates these commands to the appropriate grayscale. This is the recommended setting for Level 1 compatibility since it contains all of the commands in Level 1 B/ W and the color commands.

Default L evel 2

Setting HP PCL 5 Parameters

For details on the HP PCL 5 language, refer to th e

Language Technical Reference Man u al

( available from Hewlett-

Packard Co.; order part number 5961-0509)

Support Notes

, available free through the QMS Bulletin Board, Q-

HP PCL 5 Print er

HP PCL5C Technical

FAX , and CompuServe, also has inform at ion on HP PCL5C. (See appendix A, “QMS Customer Su pport, ” to find out how to access the bulletin board, Q-FAX, and CompuServe.) In addition, appendix C of this guide has information on the PCL 5 Document Option Commands.

Default Font

Sets the defaul t font for this emul ation.

Menu Administration/Emulations/PCL 5/Default Font Choices Courier12, Courier12Bold, Courier12Italic, Courier10,

Courier10Bold, Courier10Italic, Lineprinter, Times*, Times*Italic, Times*Bold, Times*BldItalic, Univ*, Univ*Italic, Univ*Bold, Univ*BldItalic, UnivCond*, UnivCond*Italic, UnivCond*Bold, UnivCond*BldItlc, Select by Index

Default Courier12

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Notes * represents a scalable font (default point size [12 points] is

used to scale the font and produce the characters in the selec t ed si ze ) . If you use Select by Index to select a font by its font index, the printer uses the Administration/Emulations/PCL5/Default Font Idx value to choose the default font.

Symbol Set

Sets the character set used by the HP PCL5 emul ati on.

Menu Administr ation/Emulations/PCL 5/Symbol Set Choices Roman-8, PC-850, PC8-US, PC8-DN, ECMA-94, Legal,

HPGerman, HPSpanish, ISO-2, ISO-4, ISO-6, ISO-10, ISO1 1, ISO-14, ISO-15, 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, Pi-Font , PS-Text, Ventura-Intl, Ventura-Math, Ventura-US, Windows, PS-Zapf-Dingbats, Ventur a-Dingbats, Zapf-Dingbats100, Zapf-Dingbats200, Zapf-Dingbats300

Default Roman-8 Notes Not all symbol sets are available with certain resident fonts.

The Desktop, PS Math, Math 8, Microsoft-Pub, Pi-Font, PSText, 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, VenturaDingbats, Zapf-Dingbats100, Zapf-Dingbats200, and ZapfDingbats300) can be used 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. See Hewlett-Packard’s

Technical Reference Manual

more information on selecting PCL 5 fonts.

PCL 5 Printer Language

(HP part number 5961-0509) for

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Lines/Inch

Sets the number of lines printed per inch.

Menu Administr ation/Emulations/PCL 5/Lines Per Inch Choices 1-48 Default 6

Line Termination

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

Menu Administr ation/Emulations/PCL 5/Line Termi nation Choices CR=CR, LF=LF

Default CR=CR, LF=LF

Point Size x100

CR=CR+LF, LF=LF CR=CR, LF=CR+LF CR or LF=CR+LF

Identifies the point size for scalable fonts in 0.25 point increment s.

Menu Administr ation/Emulations/PCL 5/Point Size x100 Choices 00025-99975 (0. 25-999.75 points) Default 01200 (12 points) Notes If the font is not scalable or if a bitm ap font is specified, this

setting is ignored.

Retain Temporary Fonts and Macros

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

Menu Administr ation/Emulations/HP PCL 5/Retain Tem porary

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Choices Off—Reset P CL to its default state at the end of each PCL

print job, execute an implicit <ESC>E at the start and end of the job, and delete any temporary fonts, macros, and patterns.

On—Reset PCL to its default state at the end of each PCL print job. T emporary fonts, macros, and patterns from previous PCL print jobs are retained in memory after t he 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—Retain the 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 front panel option

Send any PCL-specific DOC—except the emulation DOC

Send any other DOC, such as number of copies, duplex, 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 default, and the previous state is lost.

Default Off

Scalable Fonts

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

Menu Administration/Emulations/HP PCL 5/Scalable Fonts Choices Enable—Allow selectio n 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 bitmap fonts o nly.

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Default Enable Notes This feature may be useful when pr inting P CL4 documents

Default Font Index

Sets the default font index when Select by Index is chosen in the Administration /E mulat ions/ PC L 5/Def ault 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.

Menu Administr ation/Emulations/PCL 5/D efault Font Idx Choices 00000-32767 Default D epends on cartridge or downloaded font(s)

Monochrome HP-GL/2

Allows your printer to emulate a monochrome or color plotter.

Menu Administr ation/Emulations/PCL 5/Monochrome GL/2 Choices Off—Emulate a color plotter (8 pens). Since a monochrome

Default On

which may inadver tentl y select unwanted scalable fonts.

print system has only 2 pen colors (black and white), grayscale patterns are substituted for other colors.

On—Emulate a monochrome plotter (2 pens).

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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, P en 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 Television System Committee (NTSC) color standard for luminosity c oefficient s (Addit iv e System):

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

Black Y = [0*0.30) + (0*0.59) + (0*0.11)]—0% gray Red Y = [1*0.30) + (0*0.59) + (0*0.11)]—30% gray Green Y = [0*0.30) + (1*0.59) + (0* 0.11)]—59% gray Yellow Y = [1*0.30) + (1*0.59) + (0*0.11)]—89% gray Blue Y = [0*0.30) + (0*0.59) + (1* 0.11)]—11% gray Magenta Y = [1*0.30) + (0*0.59) + (1*0.11)]—41% gray Cyan Y = [0*0.30) + (1*0.59) + (1*0.11)]—70% gray

Download Location

Controls the default storage locat ion of PCL obje cts (fonts, ma cros, and patterns) when it is not otherwise specified through Document Option Commands.

Menu Administr ation/Emulations/PCL 5/Downld Location Choices Disk—All downloaded PCL objects are stored in the default

disk resource, if present. Memory—All downloaded PCL objects are stored in tempo rary

storage in RAM.

Default Disk Notes Document Option Commands specifying r esources override

this option on a per-job basis. If this option is set to Disk and no hard disk is i n stalled, memory is used as the default storage location. 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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Setting HP-GL Parameters

Fifteen configuration ch oices are available.

Plotter

Identifies the HP-GL plotter type.

Menu Administr ation/Emulations/HPGL/Pl otter Choices 7550A, 7475A, 7470A, Colorpro Default 7550A

Scaling Percent

Identifies the percentag e to reduce or enlarge an image.

Menu Administr ation/Emulations/HPGL/Scali ng Percent Choices 001-150 (1-150%) Default 1 00 (100%) Notes To scale plots, select the paper size originally 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 reposition the plot on the page.

Origin

Sets the image offset from the plotte r’s origin in 0.01" increments.

Menu Administration/Emulations/HPGL/Origin/X Direction Choices 00000-08500 (0"-8.5") Default 00000

Menu Administration/Emulations/HPGL/Origin/Y Direction Choices 00000-11000 (0"-11.0") Default 00000

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Reverse Image

Determines whether an image is printe d in reverse.

Menu Administr ation/Emulations/HPGL/Reverse Image Choices On—Print a white image on a black background.

Off—Print a black image on a white background.

Default Off

Enhanced Mode

Increases the resolution of a downloaded character.

Menu Administration/Emulations/HPGL/Enhanced Mode Choices On—Uses an increased resolution for the grid

Off—Uses standard resolution for the grid

Default Off 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.

Expand Mode

Defines a larger imageable area for the selected media type. This increased imageable area affects the default placement of the scaling points P1 and P2.

Menu Administration/Emulations/HPGL/Expand Mode Choices On—Expands the imageable area.

Off—Doesn’t expand the imageable area.

Default Off

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Notes Setting this option to On partially determines the range of

Paper Type

Identifies the original image’s paper size.

Menu Administr ation/Emulations/HPGL/Paper Type Choices Scale to Paper, A (letter/8. 5" x11.0"), A4 (210x297 m m), B

Default A

Pen 1 - Pen 8

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. However, if Expand Mode is set to On, then the limits are set to 0.197"/5 mm on three sides and 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.

(11.0"x17.0"), A3 (297x420 mm)

Sets the width and color for the eight plotter pens. A width and a color option are available for each pen.

Menu Administration/Emulations/HPGL/Pen Choices 00-60 (0.1-6.0 mm) Default P en 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)

Notes A pen width of 00 def aults the to the pixel setting of 0.1 mm.

Menu Administr ation/Emulations/HPGL/Pen

/Width

/Color

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Choices Black, Violet, Brown, Gray - 25%, Gray - 50%,

Gray - 75%, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, C yan, Magenta

Default P en 1—Black (100% black)

Pen 2—Black (100% black) Pen 3—Red (70% black) Pen 4—Green (41% black) Pen 5—Blue (89% black) Pen 6—Violet (5 9% black) Pen 7—Orange (25.8% black) Pen 8—Brown (50% black)

Notes Cyan=30% black, magenta=59% black, and yellow=11%

black.

Setting Lineprinter Parameters

Twelve configuration options are available.

Font

Sets the printer fonts for the current print job .

Menu Administr ation/Em ulations/Lineprinter/Font Choices All printer-resident PostScript fonts. Default Courier Notes Any PostScript fonts available 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.

Point Sz 1 00ths

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

Menu Administr ation/Emulations/Lineprinter/Point Sz 100ths Choices 00400-25600 (4- 256 points) Default 00880 (8.8 points)

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Character Map

Specifies the type of character map to be used.

Menu Administration/Emulations/Lineprinter/Character Map Choices ASCII, EBCDIC Default ASCII

Line Numbering

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

Menu Administration/Emulations/Lineprinter/Line N umbering Choices On—Number all lines.

Default Off

Tab Stops

Specifies the number of spaces between tab stops.

Off—Don’t number lines.

Menu Administration/Emulations/Lineprinter/Tab Stops Choices 0-256 Default 8

Line Feed is Carriage Return-Line F eed

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

Menu Administration/Emulations/Lineprinter/LF is CRLF Choices On—Translate all line feeds to carriage return/line feed

combinations. Off—Use lines feeds only as line feeds.

Default On

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Carriage Return is Carriage Return-Line Feed

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

Menu Administration/Emulations/Lineprinter/CR is CRLF Choices On—Translate all carri age retur ns to line feeds.

Off—Use carriage returns only as carriage returns.

Default Off

Form Feed is Carriage Return-Form Feed

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

Menu Administration/Emulations/Lineprinter/FF is CRFF Choices On—Translate all form feeds to carriage return/form feed

combinations. Off—Use form feeds only as form feeds.

Default On

Orientation

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

Menu Administration/Emulations/Lineprinter/Orientat ion Choices L andscape, Portrait Default Portrait

Autowrap

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

Menu Administration/Emulations/Lineprinter/CRI SCRLF Choices On—Wrap long lines.

Off—Truncate long lines.

Default Off

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Lines Per Page

Specifies the number of lines printed on a page bef ore an autom at ic page eject.

Menu Administration/Emulations/Lineprinter/Lines per Page Choices 001-128 Default 066 Notes Interline spacing is set to the selected point size. Logical pages

Margins

Defines the left, right, top, and bottom marg ins in 1/100" increment s .

Menu Administration/Emulations/Lineprinter/M argins Choices Bottom0-1700 (0"-17.00")

Default Bottom 0

consisting of more lines than specified are split into multiple pages.

Left0-1700 (0"-17.00") Right0-1700 (0"-17.00") Top0-1700 (0"-17.00")

Left 0 Right 0 Top 0

Special Pages

Use the Administration /Specia l Pages menu to print special pages, such as status pages, header pages, and trailer pages. See the

Crown Document Option Commands

on the contents of these special pages.

Working with 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.

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manual for detailed inform at ion

Special Pages

Identifying a Status Page Type

Two types of status pages are available.

Menu Administration/Special Pages/Status Page Type Choices Standard—Lists printer identificati on information, current

memory configuration, timeouts, communication settings, input buffer sizes, and available fonts.

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

Default Standard

Printing a Status Page

Prints a status page.

Menu Administration/Special Pages/Print Status Choices Yes, No Default No Notes The type of statu s page printed is determined by the selection

made in t h e Status Page Type menu.

Calibration Page

Prints a calibration page.

Menu Administration/Special Pages/Calibration Page Choices Yes—Prints calibratio n page.

No—Calibration page will not be printed.

Default No Notes See the Administration/Engine/Image Alignment menu for

calibration instruct i ons.

Working with H eade r Pages

A header page is a separator page that prints before a print job to help users sort their jobs. The information on the header page can be customized. See the

QMS Crown Document Option Commands

ual for more information.

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Enabling/Disabling Header Pages

Menu Administration/Special Pages/Header Page Choices On—Pr int a header page before each job.

Default Off

Identifying a Header Page Input Source

You can select the input bin (tray or cassette) from which the print er pulls media when printing the header page.

Menu Administration/Special Pages/Header Inputbin Choices Upper—Pull header pa ge media fr om the upper input bin.

Default Upper Notes If you used the Administration/Engine/Inputbin

Off—Don’t print a header page before each job.

Lower—Pull header page media from t he lower input bin.

Name options to change the names of the input bins, these names replace Upper and Lower in the message window.

Working with Trailer Pag es

A trailer page is a separator page that prints after a print job to help users sort out their jobs and, if requested, identify print job errors.

Enabling/Disabling Trailer Pages

Menu Administration/Special Pages/Trailer Page Choices Off—Don’t print a trailer/error page for each print job.

On—Print a trailer/error page for ea ch print job. On Error—If any print job errors exist, print a trailer page that

lists the errors as well as other tr ailer pa ge information. Errors Only—If any print job errors exist, print a trailer page

that lists the errors but omits other trailer page information.

Default Off Notes See the

more information.

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manual for

Identifying a Trailer Page Input Source

You can select the input bin (tray or cassette) from which the print er pulls media when printing the trailer pag e.

Menu Administration/Special Pages/Trailer Inputbin Choices U pper—Pull trailer page media from the upper input bin.

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

Default Upper Notes If you used the Administration/Engine/Inputbin

to change the names of the inputbins, these names r eplace Upper and Lower in the message window.

Printer Start-Up Options

The Administrati on/S t artu p Opti ons menu allows you to configure your printer to run certain options automaticall y when you turn it on.

Printer Sta rt-U p Options

Name options

Enabling/Disabling the Start-Up Page

By default, the printer prints a start-up pa ge whe n you turn it on. The start-up page lists basic information about the printe r, such as it s name, the PostScript emulation level and version, and various printer settings. However, you can turn the start-up page off to conserve paper and toner.

Menu Administration/Startup Options/Do Start Page Choices Yes—Print a start-up page each ti me the printer is turned on.

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

Default Yes

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Enabling/Disabling the SYS\START File

If you have a hard disk and Do Sys Start is enabled, when the printer is turned on, the controller checks t he hard disk for a PostScript file named SYS\START and executes this file.

Menu Administr ation/Startup Options/Do Sys Start Choices Yes—Check the hard disk 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.

Default No Notes This file does not print. Information on creating a SYS\START

file is available via Q-FAX (see appendix A, “QMS Customer Support,” for information on using Q-FAX).

Loading the PostScript Error Handler

Error Handler is a diagnostic tool that identifies PostScrip t errors encountered during a print job.

Menu Administr ation/Startup O ptions/Do Error Handler Choices Yes—Load the Error Handler.

No—Don’t load the Error Handler.

Default No Notes Refer to the

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

PostScript Language Reference Manual

(Adobe

Memory

Memory allows your printer to store and retrieve information tha t’s required to perform many of its tasks. The memory requirements of each printer are dictated by the applications to be run. Each printer comes standard with a certain amount of memory, but yo u may add more memory as necessary.

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Memory

The memory is divided among users (or “clients”), each of which allocated a specific amount (or “block”) of memory. Each memory client is dedicated to a specific printing and application purpose. Your QMS 1725 SLS Print System allows you to distribute its memory among the various memory clients where it can best serve your specific printing needs. The following sections provide informatio n on memory management so you can get the most from your printer.

Generally , there are two main reasons for wanting to reconfigure your printer’s memory:

To achieve maximum performance

To enable additional feature s

The ability to configure your printer’s memory doesn’t necessarily mean that you must change your current configurat ion. If you’re presently using all the features you need and the printer is performing efficiently, you shouldn’t feel compelle d to reconfigure your printer's memory. J u st remember that if your printing needs change, not only do you have the ability to inc rease the amo unt of printer mem o r y, but you also can redistribute it where you feel it would best meet your printing requirements .

QMS Memory Management

Managing the memory on your printer is much the same as managing your personal income. In money management, you have a certain amount of income and many ways of spe nding that income. You decide where that money goes according to what’s important to you. There’s no single correct way to manage money, but there is one best way for you according to your financial obligations.

The same is true for managing the memory on your printer. There’s no single correct way for everyone to allocate available printer memory. There may be, however, a best way to configure your p rinter 's memory for maximum efficiency in your specific printing environment. For example, if you use a large number of PostScript fonts of various point sizes, you may want to increase the am ount of mem ory allocated to the area specified for PostScript fonts. Or you may want t o

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increase memory to the area that minimizes slowdowns when collating large print jobs.

Memory configurat ion affect s these things as well as the number of jobs that can be accepted by the printer, t he num ber of options available simultaneously, the number of downloadable fonts and emulations that can be stored, and overall printer performance.

Memory Terms

Before you can configure your printer's memory efficient ly, you must first understand the different types of memory and how they work together. Your QMS 1725 SLS Print System document atio n uses the following memory terms:

Hard Disk

The QMS 1725 SLS Print System comes stan dard with an internal hard disk and has the option of upgrading to a larger internal hard disk (up to 512 MB) and adding up to six external drives. SCSI.

Evaluation of Your Pr inting Environment

The first step in allocating your printer’s memory is to define your printing needs. Each of your printer ’s features requires a minimum amount of memory. I f you use a feature, you must allocate enoug h memory to the client that controls it. On the other hand, if there are features you don’t use, you can take the me mory in the clients th at control the unused features and assign it to other clients that need additional mem or y.

Evaluation Questions

To get a better idea of what your printing requirements and your printer ’s capabilities are, answe r the following que stions:

1 How much RAM does your printer have (standard and additional

memory)?

2 Do you have the option of installing addit ional memory if it’s

needed?

3 Does your printer have any external hard disks connected? If so,

how many and what size? 4 Which resident emulations will you be running? 5 Will you be loading any non-resident emulations? If so, how many

and which ones? 6 How many printer ports will be connected? 7 Do you have an optional interface connected? 8 How many people will be using this printer simultaneously?

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9 How many downloadable fonts will you be using? What sizes?

From which emulation? 10 Wil l you use many different sizes of fonts/typ efaces? 11 How large are the files you typically print? How large is the larg-

est file you’ll be printing ? 12 Are most of your files text, or are any graphics intensive? 13 Wil l you want to download fonts, forms, or operators to memo ry? 14 Wil l you be collating docu men ts? If so, how large and complex

will these documents be? 15 What med ia si ze s will you be using? 16 Wil l you be printing at 300x300 dpi or 600x600 dpi? After you have answered all of these questions, read the following

sections to find out which memory clients cont rol features you plan to use and which memory clients control fea tures you don’t need.

Duplexing and Memory Requirements

Additional memory is required for duplexing at 600 dpi resolution on legal-size media. The following chart represents the minimum amount of memory needed to print various paper sizes at 300 or 600 dpi resolution. In m ost cases, the minimum amount of mem ory do es not allow the printer to run at rated speed. The amounts shown assume the Page Recovery function (Administrat ion /Engin e/Page Recovery) is turned on.

300 dpi 600 dpi Paper Size Si mplex Duplex Simplex Duplex Letter 8MB 8MB 8MB 12MB Legal 8MB 8MB 12MB 16MB A4 8MB 8MB 8MB 12MB Executive 8MB 8MB 8MB 12MB

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Memory Clients

This submenu allows you to allocate the printer ’s memory (RAM ) among the various memory client s. Th e flexibility of defi ning m emo ry available to clients allows experienced users to optimize the printer's performance according to a given set of conditions.

Caution:

printer.

Quick Config

In addition to the ability to set each client’s memory allocation through the Memory submenu, yo ur Q MS 1725 SLS Print System also has a Quick Config option to aid you in setting your printer for your specific environment. The Quick Config option is intended to allow you to specify the following item s:

Resolution (300 or 600 dpi)

Printing mode (simplex or duplex)

Misallocated memory m ay hinder the performance l evel of the

Page size (letter/executive, A4, or legal)

The Quick Config menu uses these items to allocate the printe r ’s memory. The print er does not allow item s to be selected that do not work with the amount of RAM currently installed in the printer.

If you are uncertain about how to configure your printer’s memory, use only the Quick Config option in this submen u.

Configuring Spooling

The K Mem for Spool, listed on the status page as Host Input, is the total number of kilobytes of RAM allocated to all spooling buffers. This memory client stores incoming data from the various interfaces until it is processed and printed.

Menu Admi nistrat ion/Memory/ K Mem for Spool Status Page

Alias

Host Input

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Choices 00112-99999 Default Variable Notes This value must be greater than the sum of the Min K Spool for

all installed and enabled interfaces. If you change the K Mem for Spool value, the printer

automatically restarts after you save your changes and exit from the configuration menu.

When the sum of the Min K Spool for all interfaces is less than K Mem for Spool, memory is allocat ed as follows:

1 Interfaces with Min K Spool (in the Administrati on/ Commun i ca-

tions menu) value greater than zero to receive their specified allocation.

2 Half of the remaining memory is equally distri bute d among any

interfaces with a Min K Spool value of zero.

3 The other half of the remaining memory is called floa t memory.

This memory is divided among all ports wit h a Min K Spool value of zero. If only one port has a Min K Spool value of zero, that port receives all float memory.

PostScript Heap

The K Mem for PSHea p, listed on the status page as Heap, is the number of kilobytes of RAM dedicated to the PostScript emulat ion interpreter. This memory client holds downloaded PostScript emulation fonts, operators, and forms.

Menu Administration/Memory/K Mem for PSHeap Status Page

Alias Choices 0 1024-99999 Default Variable Notes If you change the K Mem for PSHeap value, the printer

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Heap

automatically restarts after you save your changes and exit from the configuration menu.

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PostScript Fonts

The K Mem for PS Fonts, listed on the statu s page as Font Cache, is the number of kilobytes of RAM dedicated to caching previously scaled bitmap representations of fonts for the PostS cript emulat ion interpreter.

Menu Administration/Memory/K Mem for PS Fonts Status Page

Alias Choices 00088-99999 Default Variable Notes This memory setting can reduce the number of times a

Emulation

Font Cache

PostScript font mu st be converted from outline form to bitmap form, thus reducing processing time.

If you change the K Mem for PS Fo nts value, the printer automatically restarts after you save your changes and exit from the Configuration menu.

The K Mem Emulation is the number of kilobytes of RAM to be used by non-PostScript emulat ion s for temporary storage and for loadi ng optional emulations.

Menu Administr ation/Memory/K Mem Emulat ion Choices 00768-99999 Default Variable Notes If you receive an emulation error, you may need to increase

the amount of memory for this client. If you change the K Mem Emulation value, the printer automatically restarts after you save your changes and exit from the configuration menu.

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Emulation (Temporary)

The K Mem Emul Tmp is the number of kilobytes of RAM to be used by non-PostScript emulation s for storing downlo aded (soft) font s, forms, or macros.

Menu Administration/Memory/K Mem Emul Tmp Choices 00256-99999 Default Variable Notes This value must be greater than the sum of the Min K Spool for

all installed and enabled interfaces.

disappears when the printer is turned off.

This client is listed as Temporary on the status page. Increasing this client’s si ze increases the number of PCL downloaded fonts which can be accepted.

If you change the K Mem Emul Tmp value, the printer automatically restarts after you save your changes and exit from the Configuration menu.

Data in this client

Display List

The K Mem Display is the number of kilobytes of RAM dedicated to the display lists. The display list holds the intermediate representation of pages to be printed. Increasing the size of the Display List increases the number of pages that can be collated. The maximum number of pages that can be collated is 100 pages.

Menu Administration/Memory/K Mem Display Choices 00128-99999 Default Variable Notes If you change the K Mem Display value, the printer

automatically restarts after you save your changes and exit from the configuration menu.

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Disk Cache

The K Mem Disk Cache is the number of kilobytes of RAM dedicated to the disk cache. This memory client speeds file system throughput on any installed hard disks by storing frequently used data in system memory instead of continually storing it to and retrieving it from a hard disk.

Menu Administration/Memory/K Mem Disk Cache Choices 00032-99999 Default Variable Notes If no hard disk is used, the disk cache should be set to the

The amount of memory needed for this memory client depends on the size and number of hard disks, the number of subdirectories on each disk, and the amount of memory dedicated to caching.

minimum. The printer then reallocates the released memory to other clients that need additional memory.

If one or more hard di sks are used, they remain unavailable until sufficient memor y is available to the disk cache.

If you change the K Mem Disk Cache value, the printer automatically restarts after you save your changes and exit from the configuration menu.

» Note: If sufficient memory is avai lable to the disk cache, all d isks are

accessible. If insufficient memory is available to the disk cache, some disks may b e accessible while others may not be.

The recommended amount of memory for the disk cache client is

120 KB minimum

0.5 KB per MB of disk storage total for all disks

For example, the recommend ed amo unt of mem ory for the disk cache for a single 120 MB hard disk is 180 KB, and for two 120 MB hard disks it is 240 KB. These are recommended values. The printer will still operate with a sma ller cache, but decre ased perform ance may result.

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Frame Buffer

The Frame Buffer me mory client holds rasterized or bit map ped images of page faces which are ready to be sent to t he print engine . A frame holds the contents of each single page image.

Claculating the Frame Buffer Size

The following formulas should help you determine th e minimu m num ber of kilobytes required in the frame buffer for any printing situat ion. Your printer may require additional memory in the frame buffer to print at a rated speed.

paper feed width (inches) x horizon. resolution (dpi) ÷ 8 = scanline width (bytes)

paper feed length (inches) x vert. resolution(dpi) = number of scanlines

scanline width (bytes) x number of scanlines = total frame buffer memory (bytes)

bytes ÷

1024 = KB

For example, if you are printing a duplex, 8.5 x 11.0'' page at 600 dpi, with the short edge of the page fed into the printer first, your equation would look like this:

(8.5 x 600) / 8 = 638 bytes (scanline width) 11 x 600 = 6,600 (number of scanlines) 638 x 6,600 = 4,210,800 bytes or 4,210,800 ÷ 1024 = 4,113 kilobytes

Now, si nce in this example you are duplexing, you must double the frame buffer memor y to 8,421,600 byt es or 8,225 KB.

If you are uncertain about how to configure your printer’s memory, use only the Quick Config menu. Memory is then autom at icall y allocated to the memory clients that require it. Any excess memory is allocated to the Frame Bu ffer client .

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Printer Engine Features

Printer Memory

MB Printer Mem , listed as Sy stem Use on the stat u s pag e, is the number of megabytes of RAM available to be split among the various memory clients. The size of this client's mem or y limits the number of jobs that may be queued simultaneously. When this client's memory is exhausted, the printer slows down, and the hosts are forced to wait.

Menu Administration/Memory/MB Print er Mem Status Page

Alias Choices N one--For infor mation only. Default Depends on the amount of memory installed. Notes This memory client is not user-configurable.

System Use

Printer Engine Features

Through the Administratio n/Engi ne menu you can set print enginerelated parameters.

Adjusting the Image Alig nm ent

This option allows you to adjust the horizontal and vertical placement of printed images.

To check image alignment, print a standard status page (Admini stration/Speci al Pa ges/P rint Status). When the printer is placing im ages 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 Administrat io n /Engi ne/I m age A lignm ent option to align the image horizon tally and vertically in pixel increments (1/300" or 0.08 mm). There are separate adjustmen ts for the front and back of a sheet for duplex alignment.

» Note: Engine constra ints may limit the accuracy of pixel alignment.

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Horizontal Offset

Menu Administration/Engine/Image Alignment/Horiz Offset Choices 0 0000-00300 (0.00"/0 mm-1.00"/25.4 mm) Default 00100 (0.33"/.84 mm) Notes Values above 100 move the image to the right.

Values below 100 move the image to the left.

Vertical Offset

Menu Administration/Engine/Image Alignment/Vertical Offset Choices 0 0000-00300 (0.00"-1.00") Default 00100 (0.33"/.84 mm) Notes Values above 100 move the image down.

Values below 100 mo ve the image up. Vertical Duplex Offset default = 00150

Setting Default Paper

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

Menu Administration/Engine/Default Paper Choices Letter, A4 Default Letter

Setting Inputbin x Name

These options are used to name input bins 1 and 2.

Menu Administration/Engine/Inputbin x Name Choices Up to 16 alphanumeric characters Default Inputbin 1 “upper” / Inputbin 2 “lower”

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Setting Outputbin x Name

These options are used to name output bins 1 and 2.

Menu Administration/Engine/Outputbin x Name Choices Up to 16 alphanumeric characters Default Outputbin 1 “upper”/ Outputbin 2 “face up”

Setting Default Resolution

This option sets the print engine’s default resoluti on.

Menu Administration/Engine/Def Resolution Choices 300 dpi—300x300 dpi resolution.

600 dpi—600x600 dpi resolution.

Default 600 dpi

Setting Gamma Correction

This option sets the print engine’s gamma correction.

Menu Administration/Engine/Gamma Correction Choices 0,1,2,3 Default 0 Notes Gamma correction produces optimum print quality for

halftones. For information on gamma correction, see chapt er

guide

4, “Print Quality,” in this

Specifying Page Recovery A ction

When a media jam or other similar error occurs, the printer can reprint the job starting from the page on which the jam occurred.

Menu Administration/Engine/Page Recovery Choices On—Repri nts from the page on which the jam or error

occurred. Off—Doesn’t reprint a print job when a jam or error occurs.

Default On

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Setting Toner Out Action

You can configure the print er to stop or to continue printing when a TONER OUT error message is displayed in the me ssage window.

Menu Administration/Engine/Toner Out Act. Choices Continue—Printing when a TONER OUT message display s.

Stop— No printing when a TONER OU T message displays.

Default Continue

Setting Manual Feed Tim eou t

This option allows you to set the amount of time the printe r waits for paper to be inserted into the manual feed slot before it cancels the job.

Menu Administration/Engine/Man. Feed Timeout Choices 00000 - 00300 seconds Default 00060 seconds Notes A value of 00000 sets the timeout to infinity

Setting the Letterhead Option

This option only appe ar s if the duplexing unit is installed on the printer. The letterhead option allows you to print both simplex and duplex jobs on letterhead paper from the sam e input bin (cassette) without having to sort the pages manually.

Menu Administration/Engine/Letterhead Choices On, off Default Off Notes Letterhead paper must be loaded face down in the input bin

with the bottom edge inserted first into the pr inter. You may notice a decrease in the printing speed dependi ng on the mi x of simplex and duplex pages.

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Miscellaneous

Reading the Page Counters

The page count of the pages printed can be read from the message window or through a remote console without t he need for a status page to be printed.

Menu Administration/Engine/Page Counters/Sheets Print ed Choices Ten-digits, non-conf igurable. (For information only.) Default Current page count Notes The sheets printed number represents the number of media

pages that have been fed through the printer. A duplexe d page increments this counter by only one.

Menu Administration/Engine/Page Counters/Faces Printed Choices Ten-digits, non-conf igurable. (For information only.) Default Current faces printed count Notes The faces printed number represents the number of page

faces that have been printed. A duplexed page would increment this counter by two.

Miscellaneous

The Miscellaneous submenu allows yo u to change printer configu rations, such as defaults and message window language.

Restoring the Factory D efault 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 .

Menu Administration/Miscellaneous/Restore Defaults Choices Yes, No Default No Notes This process t a kes several minutes to complete.

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Setting the Message Window Language

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

Menu Administration/Miscellaneous/Keypad Language Choices E nglish, Fre nch, German, Spanish Default English Notes The printer must be restarted for changes to the Keypad

Hard Disks

Use the Administration /Di sk Operation s menu to perform disk operation processes that appear only when optional hard disks are installed.

Hard Disks

Caution

: If you connect to this printer a n external hard disk you previously used w ith an earl ier QMS Crown printer, this QM S 1725 SLS Print System software release willautomatically reorganize the files on the h ard disk whe n the printe r is turned back on again. (The printer release number is listed on both the start-up and t he status page.) Once this reorganization is done, the fil es on the hard disk can no longer be accessed if the hard disk is reattached to an earlier QM S Crown printe r.

This reorganization process takes time. If, when you first turn the printer on after a ttaching a previously used hard dis k, it does not come on line immediately, be patient. Interrupting the reorgani zation process could cause a ll files on the hard disk to be lost.

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Hard Disks

Identifying Hard Disks

The documentation th at comes with your external SCS I (Small Computer System Interface ) hard disk should conta in all of the n ecessary information for connecting and configuring the disk.

Device Numbers

Hard disks are identified by device numbers which you assign. Valid choices for external SCSI hard disks range from DSK0 to DSK5. However, you cann ot repeat numb e r s; each device numb er must be unique. The recommended device number for the internal SCSI hard disk, if present, is DSK6.

Internal Disk

DSK6

Optional Disks

(DSK0 - DSK5)

» Note: For the printer t o recognize any attached hard disk(s), each hard

disk must be turned on before you turn on the printer. DISK ON LINE appears on the start-up page if the printer re cognizes the disk(s).

The Disk Op erations Menu

The Administrati on/D i sk Operati ons menu cont ains all of the opt ions you need to format a hard disk, as well as to install option al font s on and remove them from a hard disk.

» Note: The install, re move, and format disk operations do not include support

for a Font Folio disk. You must download the fonts to your hard disk from host appli cations.

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Error Messages

The following three messages may appear while you are using the Disk Operations menu.

Message Meaning Action

FORMAT FAILED The hard disk cannot be

used.

WRITE ERROR The hard disk

encountered a write error, or there is no room for the data on the hard disk or i n RAM.

Press the Menu key to remove the message, and contact your QMS vendor.

Press the Menu key to remove the message, and restart the operation from the beginning.

Formatting a Hard Disk

Caution:

be lost. You would then have to reload the system softw are. Refer to Installing Print System S oftware Upgrades, in chapter 8 for instructions on loading system software.

If you format the internal hard disk, the printers system code will

You have two ways of formatting a hard dis k:

PS Executive Series Util ities

Printer configurat ion menu

Using PS Executive Series Utilities

The PS Executive Series Utilit ies offer form at ti ng opti ons for both Macintosh and PC setups. See the on-line document at ion fo r details on formattin g di sks.

Using the Printer Co nfiguration Menu

After you have accessed t he Administrat ion /Di sk Operation s menu, press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following table. The printer responds by displaying a status message in the message window. Always turn on any external hard disks prior to turning

on the printer.

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Hard Disks

» Note: You may need to press the Next key one or more times to advance

through the list of selections or options.

Use this key

Select Access the Administration/Disk

Select Access the Format Disk/Dsk#: menu. FORMAT DISK

Next Scroll through the list of attached di sks. FORMAT DISK

Select Select the disk and display a format

Select Be gin the formatt ing process. The hard

» Note: After an unformatted disk is formatted and the

COMPLETE

to... The message window

reads...

DISK OPERATIONS

Operations/Format Disk menu.

confirmation message.

disk is formatt e d while the system

reboots.

You are informed when the formatting

process is complete. The printer then

reboots, and a start-up page prints (if

enabled).

FORMAT DISK

DSK#:

DSK: FORMAT DISK

ARE YOU SURE? FORMAT DISK

FORMATTING...

FORMAT DISK FORMAT COMPLETE

FORMAT

message displays, you m ust turn t he printer off and back on

again be fore the printer can recognize the disk.

Collation

This option is used to specify which disk and how much of that disk should be used to store collated print jobs when the jobs cannot be accommodated by RAM sp ace. Th e printer sc rolls through all the installed hard disk addresses. Refer to “Collat ing Ou tput , ” in chapter 3, “Daily Operations,” for more inform ation.

Spool Overflow

This option is used to specify which disk and how much of that disk should be used to store print jobs when the jobs can not be accommodated by RAM. The maxim um setting varies according to the disk size installed in the printer.

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IBM 1725 SLS User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

D Sessions

E Notices

Glossary

Index

Introduction

About the Printer

About the Documentation

Standard Product Docum entation

Related Documentation

About This Manual

Typographic Conventions

Printer Features

Media Flexibility

Multiple Resolutions

Five Resid ent Emulations

Sessions Support

Resident Fonts and Symbol S ets

QMS Crown Technology

Software Loadable System (SLS)

Printer Options

Using the Control Panel

Control Panel Indicators

Message Window

Control Panel Keys

Printer Configuration

Introduction

Methods of Configuration

Using an Application

Using PS Executive Series Utilities

Using Printer Commands

Using the Control Panel

Configuration Menu

How to Move Around the Configuration Menu

Accessing the Configuration Menu

Selecting Configuration Menu Options

Changing Character Information

Saving Configuration Changes

Canceling Configuration Changes

Setting the Message Win do w Langua ge

Restoring the Factory Default Configuration

Operator Control Menu

Copies

Collation

Orientation

Inputbin

Outputbin

Chain Inputbins

Manual Feed Size

Def. Duplex

Tumble Duplex

Administration Menu

Communica tions

Setting Timeouts

Setting Serial I nterface Parameters

Setting Parallel Interface Parameters

Emulation

Setting AppleTalk Interface P arameters

Emulations

Setting an ESP Default Em ulation

Setting PostScript Parameters

Setting HP PCL 5 Parameters

Setting HP-GL Parameters

Setting Lineprinter Parameters

Special Pages

Working with Status Pages

Working with Trailer Pag es

Enabling/Disabling Trailer Pages

Printer Start-Up Options

Enabling/Disabling the Start-Up Page

Enabling/Disabling the SYS\START File

Loading the PostScript Error Handler

Memory

QMS Memory Management

Memory Terms

Evaluation of Your Pr inting Environment