KONICA MINOLTA QMS 1660 Getting Started Guide

QMS 1660 Print System Getting Started

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Dear Customer,

Mark Twain once said that only two things in life are certain: death and taxes. Well, if he were living t oday, we're sure he'd add m anual s to this list. Just about everything you buy is accompanied by a manual—and your new QMS printer is no exception.

Now, we know that even though we've devot ed our lives to writing manuals, very few people actually enjoy reading th em. So we've written this user’s guide with you in mind. However, there are as many of you out there as there are printers, and you all need something different. Because of this, we've tried to design your user’s guide to help you reach your destination as quickly and easily as possible:

Tabl e of Contents— U se this section as a road map to discover what there is to see in t he user’s guide.

About the Documentati on —T his section functions as a Welcome Center. It gives you an idea about what's in this city (your guide to getting started) as well as in other nearby cities (other printer documentation).

About This Manual— As long as you're at the Welcome Center, you probably want a list of local attractions. This section lets you know which chapters you really shouldn't miss and which you need to visit only if you have the time and interest, or a special purpose. It's pretty much the same information as in the table of contents, but in a descriptive format.

Headers, Footers, and Tab Dividers—Use these as roa d signs to help you locate the section of the manual yo u want to visit.

Index—While some people like to wander through a city, stopping wherever they find something interesting , others like to call ahead to make a reservation for a specific hotel or restaurant. Our Blue Pages help you find information quickly without unnecessary detours. Easy on, easy off. We think you'll find the blue color especially useful since you’ll have more than one manual in the binder.

We hope you enjoy your new QMS printer (and traveling through it s manuals, too!)

Your QMS Technical Writer

ContentsContents

1 Introduction

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

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

Standard Product Documentation 1-3 Optional Documentation 1-4 Related Documentation 1-5

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

Typographic Conventions 1-6

Printer Features ........ ............. ...... .............. ..... .............. ....... .........1-7

Media Flexibility 1-7 Multiple Resolutions 1-7 Toner Savings 1-8 Three Standard Interfaces 1-8 Four Resident Emulations 1-8 Resident Fonts and Symbol Sets 1-10 QMS Crown Technology 1-10

Energy Star Compliance 1-12 Software Loadable System 1-13 Remote Console 1-13 PCMCIA Card Slots 1-13 Printer Options 1-14

What's Next? .. .... ................. .............. ....... ........................ .......... 1-17

2 Setting Up Your Printer

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

Finding a Good Lo catio n ........................... ..... ..... ....... ...... ..... ..... 2-2

Location Requirements 2-2 Power Requirements 2-3

Checking Shipment Contents .................................................... 2-4

Registering the Printer ................................................................ 2-5

Unpacking the Printer ................................................................. 2-5

Installing Consumables .............................................................. 2-8

Installing the Toner Cartridge 2-8 Loading the 250-Sheet Paper Cassette 2-11

Connecting the Power Cord ..................................................... 2-15

Printing a Start-up Page ............................................................2-16

Enabling/Disabling the Start -up Page 2-17

Installing Options ...................................................................... 2-17

What's Next? .. .... ................. .............. ....... ........................ .......... 2-17

3 Connecting to a Macintosh

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

Before Making the Connection ................................................... 3-3

What You Need 3-3

Making the Connec tion ................ ..... ....... ....... ..... ....... ......... ....... 3-3

Macintosh Printing Software ...................................................... 3-5

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Installing PS Executive Series Printer Utilities 3-5

Printing from the Ma cin tosh .................... ..... ....... ...... ..... ... ..... ..3 -10

A Note for Users of "Aldus" Applications 3-10 A Note for Users of Adobe PhotoShop 3-10

What's Next? ..............................................................................3-10

4 Connecting to a PC

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

Before Making the Connection ...................................................4-2

What You Need 4-2

Making the Connec tion ......... ...... ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ..4 -4

PC Printing Software .............................. ..... ..... ...........................4-6

Installing PS Executive Series Printer Utilities 4-6 Installing a PostScript Printer Driver 4-6

Printing from the PC .. .. ... ...... ..... ... ..... .... ... ..... ...... ... ..... ...... ... ... ....4-9

What's Next? ................................................................................4-9

5 Control Panel

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

Control Panel Ind icato rs ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ..5 -2

Message Window .........................................................................5-4

Setting the Message Window Language 5-4

Control Panel Keys ......................................................................5-5

Online/Offline, Cancel, and Status Page Keys 5-5 Menu, Next, Previous, and Select Keys 5-6

What's Next? ................................................................................5-7

Contents vii

A QMS Customer Support

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

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

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

B Configuration Menu

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

About the Printer

The QMS 1660 Print System offers the unique QMS Crown multitasking operating system, superior performance, extensive connectivity, upgrade options, and flexible emulation support.

It prints 16 letter/A4-size pages per minute; uses media up to 11.70"x19.50"/

297.18x495.30 mm in size; and offers 300x300 , 600x 600, and 1200x6 00 dpi (dots-per-inch) resolution.

About the Documentation

The documentation provides a window int o the many capabili tie s of your printer. The more familiar you are with the documentat ion, the easier it’ll be for you to achieve the results you want from your printer.

Several pieces of standard documentation accompany your printer. If you’ve ordered any printer options, you’ll have even more documentation. But don’t worry—you don’t have to read th em all tonight to be able to use your printer. In fact, some of them you may never have to refer to at all, depending on the type of documen ts yo u 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.

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Standard Product Documentation

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

About the Documentation

QMS 1660 Print System Getting Started

QMS 1660 Print System Operation

QMS 1660 Print System Reference

You're looking at this manual right now. It contains detailed, illustrated instructions to guide you as you unpack and set up your printer and connect it to an Apple Macintosh or an IBM or compatible PC. In addition, it introduces you to the printer’s control panel. The “About This Manual” section later in this chapter details the contents of this manual.

This manual guides y ou through the day-to-day operation of your printer. It includes information on replacing print media and toner, using advanced printing features, handling and cleaning your printer, improving print quality, and troubleshooting printer problems.

This manual provides information you may need only once in a while, such as information on typefaces and fonts, control panel configuration menu, memory , e nd job mode, the PS protocol option, HP-GL color encoding, and installing and using printer options.

This manual also provides technical specifications, a list of printer-supported QMS Document Option Commands (DOC), and a glossary of frequently used terms.

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About the Documentation

QMS Crown Network Notes

» Note:

This manual is provided on disk in encapsulated PostScript (EPS) form. Refer to the README file for information on printing a hard copy of the manual.

Printer Option Documentation

Refer to this manual for tips on using your QMS 1660 Print System if you’re connecting t o a network through the serial or parallel port.

It discusses 3Com 3+Open, Banyan VINES, LAN Manager-based LANs, Novell NetWare, TCP/IP, UNIX, and VMS/DECnet. In most cases, only advanced networ k users and system administrators need this information.

If you purchased a printer option (for example, a network interface or a Kanji option kit), you received separate documentation for it. See chapter 6, “Printer Options,” of the

System Reference

information.

QMS 1660 Print

for additional option

Optional Documentation

The following manual, availabl e from your QMS vendor, may also be useful:

QMS Crown Document Option Commands

Document Option Commands (DOCs) are software codes you insert in documents to enable printer features that cannot be accessed by your application or page description language. This manual lists and explains all of the DOC commands. The DOCs supported by your printer are listed in appendix D, “Document Option Commands,” of the

System Reference.

QMS 1660 Print

In most cases, only advanced users and system administrators need this information.

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About This Manual

This manual provides detailed information on how to set up your QMS 1660 Print System and how to use the control panel. It is divided into the following sections:

About This Manual

Introduction

Setting Up Yo ur

Printer

Connecting to a

Macintosh

Connecting to a PC

Using the Control

Panel QMS Customer

Support

Provides an overview of the documentation, this m anual, and the printer’ s features.

Guides you in selecting a location for your printer and explains how to unpack and set up your printer.

Explains how to connect the printer to an Apple Macintosh.

Explains how to connect the printer to an IBM or compatible PC via the parallel and serial ports.

Introduces the parts of the printer control panel.

Provides world-wide product sales and support telephone numbers and describes how to communicate with QMS through the QMS Bulletin Board, CompuServe, the Internet and Q-FAX.

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Configuration Menu

Displays the printer configuration menu in tree form.

Index

Typographic Conventions

The following typographic conve ntions are used in this manual:

Mixed-Case Cour ier

Mixed-Case Ital ic Cour ier

UPPERCASE COUR IER

lowercase bold PostScript operators and DOS commands

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, extra informati on, or important inform ation

that deserves emphasis or reiteration.

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 put er

Information displayed in the printer message window

Variable information in text

▲ Caution

Cautions present information that you need to know to avoid

equipment damage, proce ss failure, or extreme annoyan ce.

WARNING

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

ACHTUNG!

Bitte halten Sie sich exakt an die im Handbuch beschriebene Vorgehensweise, da sonst Verletzungsgefahr bestehen könnte.

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Printer Features

This brief overview will acquaint you with your printer’s major features and how they can benefit you. Specific chapters throughout this manual, the operation manual, and the reference manual cont ain mo re information on each feature. Consult the index or the table of contents in each manual for guidance in locating thi s inf orm ati on.

Media Flexibility

The printer supports print med ia in 14 different sizes—11"x17"/

279.40x431.80, full ledger (full -bleed 11"x17" on 11.70"x17. 40"/

297.18x441.96 mm me dia), 11.7"x19.5"/297.18x495.30 mm, A3, A4, A5, A6 (postcard), B4, B5, B6, executive, legal, letter, and universal)—and in both portrait and landscape orientations. The multipurpose tray also supports custom print media in sizes ranging from 3.9" to 11. 7" (101 mm to 297 mm) wide and from 5.8" to 19.5" (147 mm to 495 mm) long.

User Benefit—You have the option of printing on a variety of standard and non-standard media sizes, including full ledger (11.70x17. 40/ 297. 18x441. 96 mm) and 11.70"x19.5"/297.18x495. 30 mm, which provide full-bleed 11"x17"/279.40 x 431.80 mm images in both portrait and landscape orientations and wit h enough addi tional imageable area to accommodate crop marks outside the 11"x17" area.

Printer Features

Multiple Resolutions

The printer supports three print resolutions: 300x300, 600x600, and 1200x600 dpi (dots per inch).

» Note:

Printing at 600x600 and 1200x600 dpi resolution on certain media sizes requires additional mem or y. S ee the “High -Reso lution Printing” section in chapter 3, “Advanced Printing Fe atu res,” of the Operation manual for details.

User Benefit—Three different resolutions allow you to customize the quality of your output according to its use: 300x300 dpi for most hardcopy needs, 600x600 dpi for good camera-ready output, and

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1200x600 dpi for better camera-ready output and enhanced gray scales (depending on your application).

Toner Savings

The Conserve Toner option allows you to increase the life of the printer ’s toner cartridge. Using the printer ’ s control panel or Remote Console, you can turn Conserve Toner on or off for all print jobs. However, with PS Executive Series Utilities, you can set Conserve Toner on a per-job basis.

User Benefit—A choice of printing modes allows you to lower printing costs by reducing the amount of toner on the printed page when you’re printing draft copies of documents.

Three Standard Interfaces

LocalTalk, Centronics/IE EE 1284 parallel, and serial inte rfaces are standard on your printer. An optional CrownNet (E thern et or Toke nRing) interface allows you to connect to EtherTalk (Ethernet only), LAN Manager/LAN Se rver, NetWare, and TCP/IP networks.

User Benefit—You can connect a computer directly to the printer’s LocalTalk, parallel, and serial ports or use the optional CrownNet interface to connect to a wide variety of microcomputers, workstations, minicomput ers, and ma inf rame co m put er s on several different networks using either Ethernet or Token-Ring cabling).

Four Resident Emulations

Your printer supports print ing in HP PCL 5, HP-GL, Lineprinter, and PostScript emulations.

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

HP PCL 5 Emulation

The printer simultaneously emulates a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIISi and an HP PaintJet XL300 Color Printer (the output is gray-scaled on your QMS 1660). PCL 5 files print at both 300x300 dpi (bitmap and

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scalable fonts) and 600x600 dpi (scalable font s only), but HP-GL/ 2 files print at 300x300 dpi only.

» Note:

Using 600x600 dpi resolution with certain media sizes may require additional memory. See the “High-Resolution Printing” section in chapter 3, “Advanced Printing Features,” of the details.

Reference

HP-GL Emulation

The printer provides HP-GL plotter emulation (7470A, 7475A, 7550A, and ColorPro) at 300x300 dpi, 600x600 dpi, and 1200x600 dpi.

» Note:

Using 600x600 dpi and 1200x600 dpi resolution with certain media sizes may require additiona l memor y. S ee the “Hig hResolution Printing” section in chapter 3, “Advanced Prin ting Features,” of the

Reference

for details.

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.

» Note:

Using 600x600 dpi resolution with certain media sizes may require additional memory. See the “High-Resolution Printing” section in chapter 3, “Advanced Printing Features,” of the details.

Reference

PostScript Level 2 Emulation and Leve l 1 Compatibility

for

The QMS 1660 Print Sy stem’s Level 2 emulati on allows you to take full advantage of your printer's high print resolution (up to 1200x600 dpi). The Level 2 emulation is compatible with Adobe's Post Script Level 2 language while providing additional capabilities. QMS Level 2 supports extensive graphics capabilities to control the appearance of text, geometric shapes and images, and improves mem ory and resource management. Full support for PostScript Level 1 files is also included.

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» Note:

Resident Fonts and Symbol Sets

Your printer comes with 12 PostScript typeface families containing 39 licensed fonts, and it provides TrueType font support (in PostSc 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 higher printer performance while maintaining outstanding print quality.

Compile-Ahead Technology and True Multitasking

Compile-ahead technology ke eps all of the QMS 1660’s printing resources busy to improve throughput. While the engine is printing a page, compile-ahead technology uses available printer memory to prepare the subsequent pages of the document (or the next job). With pages ready in mem ory, the engine continues printi ng as soon as it deposits printe d pages in the output tray. In other words, compili ng, rasterizing, and printing all work independently but simultaneou sly.

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

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Simultaneous Interface Operation (SIO)

Although many other print er s have multiple interfa ce ports and automatically designate a “hot port,” only one port actively receives data at a time. Y our QMS 1660 Print System is unique because SIO allows all of its interface ports—LocalTalk, Centronics IEEE 488/1284 parallel, serial, and up to two optional network int erfaces— to be active at the same time.

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.

Emulation Sensing Processor (ESP) Technology

Most printers can recognize only their native comma nd languag e. However, using a form of artif icial intel ligence , ESP techno logy analyzes incoming file data from any of the printer ’s interfaces, selects the appropriate emulation from those insta lled on the printe r, and processes the print job.

User Benefit—When your printer is in ESP mo de, you can easily print PostScript, HP PCL 5, HP-GL, and Lineprinter documen ts with out changing printer switch settings or sending soft ware comm and s to accommodate different printer languages.

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.

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

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rapidly by the printer, and many more can be stored in memory at one time than can traditional bitmapped image s.

User Benefit—This allows and increa se s the speed o f such printer features as collation and aut oma tic jam recovery.

Automatic Jam Recovery

Crown technology also provides automatic jam recovery. With most printers, when a media jam occurs, you must remove the jammed media and then reprint the job. If jam recovery is enabled on a Crown printer, once you remove the jammed media, the printer reprints the jammed page and then cont inue s with the print job. This is possible because compressed data formats allow more pag e s to be stored in memory. The print er re members the last page printed, pulls the nec essary information from memory, and automatically reprints any lost pages.

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

Energy Star Compliance

The QMS 1660 Print System is compliant wit h US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star regulations. After a specified period of inactivity, the printer changes to a low-power state (the engine remains on, but the fuser turns off). When a print job is received, the printer returns to normal power within 90 seconds.

User Benefit—The EPA Energy Star Computers program promotes the use of energy-efficient personal computers, monitors, and printers and the reduction of air pollution caused by power generation.

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Software Loadable System

Your printer has a software load able system , which allows you to replace or upgrade its system software from a Macintosh or a PC, or over an Ethernet or T oken-Ring network. Future enhancements to the system software can be easily installed as they become availab le from QMS.

Remote Console

An optional CrownNet network interface card (NIC) and its accompanying software allow your printer to establish a remot e console connection via EtherTalk, LAN Manager/LAN Server, Novell NetWare, and TCP/IP. Printer status that requires user intervention is displayed on the remote console. Fo r example, a status messa ge may indi cate that paper is low, t he out put bin is full, or a media jam has occurred.

QMS CrownNet Interface Syst em Admini strat o r ’s Manual

The explains how to begin a remote console session, and the

Remote Console User’s Guide

to control and configure the printer. A copy of each manual is shipped with the CrownNet NIC.

explains how to use a remote console

QMS Crown

User Benefit—The ability to control your printe r from a remote console as well as from the printer’s own control panel means you don’t have to leave your workstation every time the printer needs attention. Moreover, you’ll know right away if the printer is tied up with a media jam or other simple problem requiring user inte rventio n.

PCMCIA Card S lots

The two PCMCIA (Pe rsonal Com put er Mem ory Card Internatio nal Association) card slots on the right side of the printer under the output tray support PCMCIA Release 1.0 Type I and Type II cards. The right slot also supports Release 2.0 Type I and Type I I cards.

User Benefit—Both slots support font and security cards (see the following section, “Printer Options,” for details).

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Printer Options

The following options are available for your QMS 1660 Prin t System. Contact your QMS vendor for purchase information.

Upgradable RAM (Random Acce ss Memory)

The QMS 1660 Print Sy stem comes in two conf igurat ions :

12 MB of RA M

24 MB of RA M

However , you can upgrade this RAM to 64 MB through the installation of SIMMs (single in-line memory modules). Additi onal RA M allows you to print at higher resolutions on certain media sizes, download and cache fonts, and attach and use multiple hard disks. Ad ditional RAM also increases the printer's buffer (the area where data sent from the host computer is stored), all owing you to send large dataintensive files to the printer without tying up the host for long periods.

» Note:

SIMM specifications are included in Q-FAX document 6502, “QMS-tested SIMMs and Hard Disks.” This document contains a description of each approved SIMM, its manufacturers and part numbers, and the QMS products on which it’s used. See appendix A, “QMS Customer Support,” of this manual to find out how to access QFAX docum ents.

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

Operation

manual for details.

250-Sheet and 500-Sheet Paper Cassettes

This option increases the printer's paper feed capacity. While your printer comes standard with two 250-sheet paper cassettes (letter/A4 and 11" x 17"/A3), you can install only one paper cassette at a time in the printer. However, an optional paper feeder allows you to install dual paper cassettes, increasing paper feed capacity to 600 sheets

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(including the multipurpose t ray). Attaching an opti onal cassett e supporter to the paper feeder allows you to install a 500-sheet paper cassette, increasing paper feed capacity to 850 sheets (including the multipurpose tray).

User Benefit— You can customize the print er’s media input sour ces to your printing needs.

Fonts

Optional fonts are available in three different formats:

The HP ProCollection fon ts and special PostS cript fonts are either contained on font cards or must be download ed to an optional printer hard disk. Font cards can be inserted in either of the two card slots.

An Intellifont SIMM increases the number of fonts available to the HP PCL 5 emulation from 20 to the 37 PCL 5 fonts available on an HP LaserJet 4Si.

A pre-formatted IDE hard disk provides the Ka nji fon ts R yumi n Light-KL and Gothic BBB Medium (bot h licensed to QMS by Morisawa and Company, Ltd.) as well as the fonts Mincho Medium, Mincho Heavy, Go thic Bold, and Gothic Heavy (licensed to QMS by TypeBank). These fonts can be printed at a variety of

point sizes and in diff erent styles and resolutio n s. Contact your QMS vendor for a complete list of available fonts. User Benefit—Optional fonts increase the printer’s functionality and

allow you to create more distinctive docu ments.

Emulations

Optional emulations, such a s LN03 and QUIC II, are contained on floppy disks and must be downloaded to an optional printer hard disk.

Contact your QMS vendor for a complete list of available emulat ions. User Benefit—Extra emul ations allow you to print docume nts c re-

ated in printer languages other than tho se resident on the printer.

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Security Card

An optional security card allows you to password-protect the printer’s configuration menu. Th e card can be inserted in either PCMCI A (Personal Computer Memory Card Intern atio nal Associatio n) card slot.

User Benefit—A security card restricts access to the configuration menu to those users with valid password s, thus ensuring that defaul t settings are not changed inappropriatel y.

CrownNet Network Interfaces

Using a CrownNet network interface card (NIC), the QMS 1660 Print System can be attached to an Ethernet and/or a Token-Ring net wo rk running multiple protocols. Contact your QMS vendor for a list of available protocols.

User Benefit—CrownNet network interfaces provide f lexibil ity and fast data transfer in complex network environment s.

Hard Disk Expandability

An optional internal IDE-SCSI disk drive board supports an internal

2.5" IDE hard disk and up to three external SCSI hard disks.

» Note:

Q-FA X document 6502, “QMS -tested S IMM s and Hard Disks,” contains a description of each approved hard disk, its manufacturers and part num bers, and the QMS products on which it’s used. See appendix A, “QMS Customer Support,” of this manual to find out how to access Q-FAX documents.

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

Paper Output Ramp

The paper output ramp exte nds the QM S 1660’s output t ray to accommodate 11.7" x 19.5"/297. 18 x 495.30 mm me dia.

User Benefit—Extra-large-size me dia lies flat in the output tray.

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What's Next?

Chapter 2, “Setting Up Your Printer,” explains how to find a good location for the printer, unpack t he print e r, install a toner cartridge, and load and install a 250-sheet paper cassette.

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Setting Up Your Printer

In This Chapter...

Finding a good location for the printer

Unpacking the printer

Installing a toner cartridge

Loading and installing a 250-sheet paper cassette

Introduction

This chapter explains how to set up your QMS 1660 Print System for the first time.

It includes information on finding a good location for the printer, unpacking it and checking the shipment content s, inst alling a toner cartridge and paper cassette, and printing a start-up page.

Finding a Good Location

Your QMS 1660 Print System operat es in almost any comput ing en vironment. However, when selecting your printer's location, use the following guidelines.

Location Requirements

Away from cooling sources, heat ing sources, extreme tem perature changes, direct sunlight, excessive dust, and corrosive chemicals or vapors.

Away from any strong electromagnetic field (such as that created by an air conditioner) and excessive vibration.

Temperature range of 50° F (10° C) to 90° F (32.5°C).

Relative humidit y range of 20% to 80%.

Level (with less than 2° slope) and capable of supporting the printer weight, which is about 50 lbs (23 kg) for the printer only.

An appropriate distance from the host comp uter, based on your operating environment— 6 feet (1.8 m eters) or less for parallel connection or 25 feet (7.5 meters) or less for a serial connection.

Well ventilated. Leave space on each side of the printer for adequate ventilation.

Enough space to hold the four printer legs and to allow you to open the front cover, access the multipurp ose tray, and slide out

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the paper cassette. In other words, with the 11" x 17"/A3 paper cassette installed, you need an area at least 25.4"/664 mm x

49.2"/1250 mm.

3.4" (85 m m)

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3.5" (90

3.9" (100 m m)

49.2" (1250 mm)

Power Requirements

Your print er requires a properly groun ded AC outlet with a power range of ±10% of the rated voltage (100, 110/120, or 220/240 V). Noise-generating equipment should not be connected to the same electrical outlet as the printer. The recommended frequency is 50 Hz ±2 Hz for 100 and 220/240 V systems and 60 Hz ±2 Hz for 110/120 V systems.

▲ Caution:

grounding plug for safety purposes. Use the proper grounding-t ype power outlet.

Energy Star Compliance

The printer is compliant with US Environment al Protect ion A gency (EPA) Energy Star regulations. After a specified period of inactivit y, the printer changes to a low-power state (the engine remains on, but the fuser turns off). When a print job is received, the printer returns to normal power within 90 seconds.

The supplied power cord is equipped with a 3-wire

Setting Up Your Printer

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Checking Shipment Contents

In addition to this manual, your shipment consists of the following items. As you unpack the printer in the next section, make sure that all of these items are included in your shipment before setting up your printer. I f any items are missing or damaged, co ntact you r shipping company or your QMS vendor. Se e appendix A, “QMS Custom er Support,” for world-wide product sales and support informat ion.

QMS 1660 Print System

250-sheet ledger or A3 paper cassette

250-sheet letter or A4 paper cassette

Paper cassette rear cover

Power cord

Warranty and registration card

Toner cartridge

Documentation

— QMS 1660 Print Syst em Operation — QMS 1660 Print Syst em Ref erence

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Documentation binder

PS Executive Series Util ities softw are (on disk)

» Note:

Interface cables aren’t included in the shipment. If you need cables, contact your QMS vendor or a local computer store. Chapters 3, “Connecting to a Macintosh,” and 4, “Connecting to a PC,” of thi s manual specify the type of cable you need.

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(on disk)

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