KONICA MINOLTA QMS magic 2 Reference Guide

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QMS magicolor 2 Print System Reference

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The digitally encoded software included with your QMS magicolor 2 Print System is Copyrighted © 1998 by QMS, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This software may not be reproduced, modified, d isplayed, transferred, or copi ed in any for m or in any man ner or on any media, in whole or in par t, withou t the express written per miss ion of QMS, Inc.

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1 Introduction

Introduction ..................................................................................1-2

About This Manual ......................................................................1-2

Typographic Conventions 1-4

2 Print Media

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

Media Input ...................................................................................2-2

Media Sizes and Imageable Areas ..............................................2-3

Working Within the Imageable Area 2-4 Image Alignment 2-5 Page Margins 2-5 Media Size versus Cassette Size 2-5

Media Types and Weights ........................................................... 2-6

Paper 2-6 Envelopes 2-6 Transparencies 2-7 Labels 2-7

Storing Media ............................................................................... 2-8

3 Fonts, Typefaces, and

Symbol Sets

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

About Fonts and Typefaces ....................................................... 3-2

Typeface Classification 3-3 Typography Terms 3-4

Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets .......................... 3-7

Resident PostScript Fonts 3-7 Resident HP PCL 5c Fonts 3-9 PCL 5c Symbol Sets 3-10 Resident HP-GL Fonts 3-11

4 Printer Configuration

Introduction ................................... ...... ............. ............. ............. .. 4-3

Methods of Configuration .......................................................... 4-3

Using an Application 4-4 Using QMS Document Option Commands 4-4 Using the Control Panel 4-4 Using a Remote Console 4-4

Configuration Menu .................................................................... 4-5

Accessing the Configuration Menu 4-5 Selecting Configuration Menu Options 4-6 Changing Character Information 4-8 Saving Configuration Changes 4-11 Canceling Configuration Changes 4-12 Setting the Message Window Language 4-12 Restoring the Factory Default Configuration 4-13

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Working with Custom Configurations 4-13 Rebooting the Printer 4-14

Overview of the Menus ..............................................................4-14

Administration Menu 4-14 Installation Menu 4-15 Operator Control Menu 4-15

Accounting .................................................................................4-17

Collation .....................................................................................4-19

Color ................................. ................................. .......................... 4-20

Using a Color Model 4-20 Printing Color Separations 4-20

Communications ......................... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....................4-21

Setting Timeouts 4-21 Setting Network Interface Parameters 4-22 Setting Parallel Interface Parameters 4-23 Setting Serial Interface Parameters 4-26 Setting LocalTal k Interface Parameters 4-32

Consumables and Maintenance ...............................................4-35

Identifying Black Toner Cartridge Replacement 4-35 Identifying Cyan Toner Cartridge Replacement 4-35 Identifying Magenta Toner Cartridge Replacement 4-36 Identifying Yell ow Toner Cartridge Replacement 4-36 Identifying Fus er Replacement 4-37 Identifying Cleaning Roller Replacement 4-37 Identifying Fuser Oil Replacement 4-38 Identifying OPC Belt Cartridge Replacement 4-38 Identifying Preventive Maintenance Service 4-39 Identifying Waste Toner Pack Replacement 4-40 Resetting All Cons umables Statistics Counters 4-40 Setting a Toner Out Action 4-40

Copies ....................................................................................... .4 -41

Emulations .................................................................................4-41

Setting ESP Default Parameters 4-41 Setting PostScript Parameters 4-41 Setting PCL 5c Parameters 4-42 Setting HP-GL Parameters 4-48 Setting Line Printer Parameters 4-51

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Engine ..................................... ............. .................... ................... 4-54

Adjusting the Image Alignment 4-54 Setting a Default Resolution 4-55 Using Page Recovery 4-56 Setting Energy Cons ervation 4-56 Downloading a New System Image 4-57 Setting the Time-of-Day Clock 4-57 Adjusting the Color Density 4-58

Media Input ....................................................... .......................... 4-59

Selecting a Media Cassette 4-59 Chaining Medi a Cassettes 4-60 Naming Media Cassettes 4-60 Selecting a Media Size 4-61 Selecting a Media Type 4-63

Media Orientation ...................................................................... 4-63

Media Output .............................................................................. 4-64

Naming the Output Bin 4-64

Memory ...................................................................................... 4-64

Quick Configuration 4-65 Disk Swapping 4-66 Manual Configuration 4-67

Options ....................................................................................... 4-73

Passwords ........................ ............. ............. ...... ............. ............. 4-73

Selecting an Operator Menu Password 4-73 Enabling the Operator Menu Pass word 4-74 Selecting an Administration Menu Password 4-74 Enabling the Admini stration Menu Password 4-74

Special Pages .................................... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... 4-75

Calibration Page 4-75 Consumables Statisti cs Page 4-75 Header Pages 4-76 Registration Pages 4-77 Status Pages 4-78 Trailer Pages 4-79

Start-Up Options ....................................................................... 4-80

Enabling/Disabling the Start-Up Page 4-80 Enabling/Disabling the SYS\START File 4-80 Loading the PostScript Error Handler 4-81

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Storage Devices .........................................................................4-81

Backing up a Hard Disk 4-81 Formatting a Hard Disk 4-82 Restoring a Hard Disk 4-82

5 Additional Technical

Information

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

Accounting ...................................................................................5-2

Accounting Menu 5-3 Accounting File s 5-3 Accounting File Format Description 5-4 Accounting File s Description of Fields 5-5 Copy Accounting Files to Host 5-13

Printer-Host Communication ....................................................5-14

Interface 5-14 Simultaneous Inte rfac e Operation (SIO) 5-15 ESP Technology 5-15 Communication Modes 5-15

Memory ......................................................................................5-16

QMS Memory Management 5-17 Memory Terms 5-18 Evaluation of Your Printing Environment 5-21 Memory Clients 5-22 Hard Disk Management 5-30 Specific Printing Environment Example 5-30

End Job Mode ............................................................................5-31

Common Reasons to Use End Job Mode 5-32 Using the EOD Commands 5-33 Setting the End Job Mode for the Serial and Parallel Protocols

5-34 Setting the End Job Mode via the Control Panel 5-35 Adding an EOD Command to Your File 5-36 Creating a Network Job Separator 5-38

Parallel Interface Modes ............. ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ...... .5 -38

Byte Mode 5-38

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Compatibility Mode 5-39 ECP (Enhanced Compatibility Port) Mode 5-39 EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) Mode 5-39 Nibble Mode 5-39

PS Protocol Option ................................................................... 5-40

Options 5-41 Advantages 5-42 Implementation 5-42

HP-GL Color Encoding ............................................................. 5-43

A QMS Customer Support

Sources of Support ............................ ....... ...... ....... .....................A-2

Your QMS Vendor A-2 Your Application Vendor A-2 Q-FAX A-2 CompuServe A-3 Internet A-3 QMS Customer Response Center (CRC) A-4

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

B Technical Specifications

Engine and Controller Specifications ................... ...... ....... ...... ..B-2

Engine B-2 Controller B-5 Electrical B-7 Environmental B-9 Physical B-10

Print Media ................................................................................B-10

PC Cable Pinouts ............................... .......................................B-11

Centronics/IEEE 1284 Parallel B-11 Serial B-13 LocalTalk B-15 Macintosh to Serial B-15 Ethernet B-16

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Regulatory ................................................................................ B-17

Warranty Considerations ......................................................... B-18

Consumables and You r Warranty B-18 Electrostatic Discharge and Your Warranty B-18

C Document Option

Commands

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

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

Header/Trailer Page Commands C-2 HP-GL Emulation Commands C-2 HP PCL 5c Emulation Commands C-3 Lineprinter Emulation Commands C-3 CCITT Groups 3 and 4 Commands C-4 Document Formatting C-4 Job and Subjob Boundary Commands C-5 LN03 Commands C-5

D Notices

Manual Notice ..............................................................................D-2

FCC Compliance Statement ....................................................... D-2

Canadian Users Notice ............................................................... D-3

Laser Safety ................................................................................. D-3

International Notices ................................................................... D-4

Power Cord D-4

Colophon ..................................................................................... D-4

E Configuration Menu

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

Contents vii

Menu Chart Conventions ............................................................E-2

Administration Menu ....................................... ....... ...... ....... ...... ..E-3

Installation Menu .......................... ...... ....... ...... ............................E-9

Operator Control Menu ... ..........................................................E-10

Index

Administration/Communications/Network2/CrownNet

Menu E-4

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Introduction

In This Chapter . . .

n “Introduction” on page 1-2 n “About This Manual” on page 1-2

Introduction

This manual provides detailed instructions and technical information for your QMS with your other printer documentation.

This chapter gives you a brief overview of this manual.

magicolor

2 Print System. Use this guide in conjunction

About This Manual

This manual contains printer configuration and reference information. It is divided into the following sections:

Introduction

Print Media

Fonts, T ypefac es ,

and Symbol Sets

Printer

Configuration

Additional

Technical Information

Provides an overview of the manual.

Lists print media sizes, margins, and imageable areas and provides media storage information.

Discusses typefaces and fonts, typographic terms, displays the printer’s typefaces, and provides some page design tips.

Explains the methods of configuring the printer, demonstrates how to use the printer control panel, and provides a detailed discussion of the configuration menu.

Discusses Crown accounting, ESP and SIO, communication modes, memory, end job mode, IEEE 1284 bidirectional parallel interface modes, PS Protocol, and HP-GL color encoding.

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About This Manual

QMS Customer

Support

Technical

Specifications Document Option

Commands

Notices

Configuration Menu

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

Provides technical specifications for the printer and lists available supplies and replacement parts.

Lists printer-supported Document Option Commands (DOCs), provides updated HP PCL 5e terminology , and discusses updated DOCs.

Lists manual and legal notices.

Provides a view of the printer’s configuration menu.

1-3Introduction

About This Manual

Typographic Conventions

The following typographic conventions are used in this manual:

Mixed-Case Courier

Mixed-Case Italic Courier

UPPERCASE COURIER

lowercase bold PostScript operators and DOS commands

lowercase italic

UPPERCASE File and utility names ↵ Press the Enter key (PC) or Return key

^ Press and hold down the Ctrl key (PC)

» Note:

Notes contain tips, extra information, or important information

that deserves emphasis or reiteration

s Caution:

Cautions present information that you need to know to avoid

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

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

Information displayed in the printer message window

Variable information in text

(Macintosh)

In Adobe Acrobat PDF versions of the manual, click to play a QuickTime video clip of the procedure described in the text.

equipment damage, process failure, or extreme annoyance.

M WARNING!

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

ACHTUNG!

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

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Print Media

In This Chapter . . .

n “Introduction” on page 2-2 n “Media Input” on page 2-2 n “Media Sizes and Imageable Areas” on page 2-3 n “Media Types and Weights” on page 2-6 n “Storing Media” on page 2-8

Introduction

This chapter lists the supported media sizes and imageable areas, and provides information on selecting and storing media.

Media Input

Cassette Approximate Capacity Location

Letter/A4 Universal

250 sheets of 20 lb (75 g/m 50 transparencies

15 envelopes Upper

) paper

Upper or optional lower feeder

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Media Sizes and Imageable Areas

Your printer supports full-color print ing on several media sizes. Each media size has a certain imageable area, the maximum area on which the printer can print clearly and without distortion. This area is subject to both hardware limits (the physical media size and the margins required by the printer) and software constraints (the amount of memory available for the full-page frame buffer).

» Note:

All media is fed in the portrait (short edge first) orientation.

Media Media Size Imageable Area Input

Inches Millimeters Inches Millimeters

A4 8.2x11.7 210.0x297.0 7.86x11.29 199.81x286.77 L, U A5 5.8x8.3 148.0x210.0 5.41x7.86 137.50x199.77 LU, UU B5 (ISO) 6.9x9.8 176.0x250.0 6.52x9.44 165.61x239.82 L, U B5 (JIS) 7.2x10.1 182.0x257.0 6.76x9.71 171.70x246.80 L, U Com 10 4.1x9.5 105.0x241.3 3.72x9.15 94.49x232.30 LU, UU DL Envelope 4.3x8.7 110.0x220.0 3.92x8.31 99.57x211.00 LU, UU Executive 7.3x10.5 184.0x267.0 6.84x10.10 173.73x256.54 L, U Folio 8.5x13.0 215.9x330.2 8.09x12.60 205.57x320.04 U Foolscap 8.0x13.0 203.2x330.2 7.60x12.60 193.04x320.04 U Legal 8.5x14.0 215.9x355.6 8.09x13.60 205.57x345.44 U Letter 8.5x11.0 215.9x279.4 8.09x10.60 205.57x269.24 L, U SP Folio 8.5x12.4 215.9x315.0 8.09x12.00 205.57x304.84 U Statement 5.5x8.5 139.7x215.9 5.09x8.10 129.37x205.87 L, U UK Quarto 8.0x10.0 203.2x254.0 7.60x9.60 193.04x243.84 L, U

Input Source/Loc atio n :

L=Letter/A4 cassette (upper and optional lower input feeder) LU=Letter/A4 cassette (upper only) U=Universal cassette (upper and optional lower input feeder) UU=Universal cassette (upper only)

Source/ Location

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Media Sizes and

(

)

Imageable Areas

Working Within the Imageable Area

The imageable area for all media sizes is the page size minus

1.97"/5 cm from the top, left, and right edges, and the page size minus

1.57"/4 cm from the bottom edge. In other words, the non-printable areas and non-gu ar a nt ee d p rint are as ar e id en t ica l for all media sizes.

» Note:

The non-guaranteed print areas are areas on which you can

print, but image quality in these areas may be less than perfect.

Non-printable Area

5 mm 0(.197 in.)

Non-guaranteed

Print Area

5 mm (0.197 in.)

Guaranteed

Print Area

Non-guaranteed

5 mm (0.197 in.)

Media Feed

Direction

Print Area

Non-printable Area

0.157 in.

4 mm

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Media Sizes and Imageable Areas

Image Alignment

If for any reason, you need to change the image alignment, you can do so in several different ways:

n Adjust the margins or page size through your application. n Use the printer’s control panel (Administration/Engine/Image

Alignment menu).

n Use the PostScript translate and scale operators to reduce

image size and change its placement on the page.

Page Margins

Margins are set through your application. Some applications allow you to set custom page sizes and margins while others have only standard page sizes and margins from which to choose. If you choose a standard format, you may lose part of your image (due to imageable area constraints). If you can custom-size your page, use those sizes given for the imageable area for optimum results.

Media Size versus Cassette Size

Ensure that the media size matches the cassette size (for example, letter/A4 media must be loaded only when the cassette is set to letter/A4 size). Since the cassette sends a media size signal to the printer controller, using a wrong size media could cause a media jam, incorrect positioning of the image, or a clipped image. Also, see chapter 3, “Advanced Printing Features,” in the mation on the amount of memory needed to print on each media size.

Operation

manual for infor-

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Media Types and Weights

Paper

Type

n Any standard or recycled office paper suitable for plain-paper

laser printers, such as

– Xerox 4024 – Hammermill Laser Print

n Letterhead/memo paper n Thick stock

» Note:

We do not recommend using perforated or 3-hole punched paper .

Weight

n Long-grain plain paper, 16–24 lb (60–90 g/m2) n Long-grain thick stock, up to 60 l b cover/90 lb index (163 g/m

» Note:

You should test any thick stock to ensure that its

performance is acceptable.

Envelopes

Type

n Use common office envelopes with diagonal joints, sharp folds

and edges, and ordinary gummed flaps, such as

– Commercial #10 – International DL: Auto Fil #1914 (white)

n Envelopes may not have fasteners, clasps, transparent windows,

peel-off strips for sealing, or material that will melt, vaporize, offset, discolor, or emit dangerous fumes at the fusing temperature

° C/392° F). These items will seriously damage your printer.

(200

: SPHINX

)

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Media Types and Weights

Transparencies

Type

n Use any transparencies meeting normal photocopier standards

and that can withstand the fusing temperature (200 We recommend

– Xerox 3R3117 – 3M CG3700

n Use only transparency sizes letter and A4.

° C/392° F).

Weight

n Transparencies 24–41.75 lb (90–157 g/m2)

Labels

Type

n Use only labels recommended for laser printers, such as

– Avery 5260

n Adhesive label stock should have pressure-sensitive (peel and

stick) adhesive backing.

n Use only label stock in sizes letter or A4. n A label consists of a face sheet (the printing surface), adhesive,

and a carrier sheet. – Face sheet must adhere to the plain paper specifications

listed on page 2-6.

– The face sheet surface must cover the entire carrier sheet,

and no adhesive should come through on the surface.

– The adhesive and carrier sheet must withstand the fusing

temperature (200

° C/392° F).

Weight

n Labels 24–42 lb (90–157 g/m2)

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Storing Media

How you store paper and other media can make a big difference in print quality and printer operation. Improperly stored media increases the chance of jams during printing and can drastically affect the appearance of your work. Keep media in good condition by storing it

n In its wrapper n On a flat surface n In a closed cabinet n In a cool, dry area

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Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets

In This Chapter . . .

n “Introduction” on page 3-2 n “About Fonts and Typefaces” on page 3-2 n “Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets” on page 3-7

Introduction

This chapter defines common terms used in the descripti on of fonts and typefaces, and displays the printer’s resident typefaces.

About Fonts and Typefaces

Many of the terms and phrases used in desktop publishing are derived from the language of professional printers and typesetters. This section explains common words and phrases used when discussing typefaces.

Typeface

A named design of a set of printed characters, such as Times, that has a specified obliqueness (degree of slant) and stroke weight (thickness of stroke). It does not define a particular size.

Font

A set of characters of the same typeface (such as Times), style

italic

(such as (such as bold), and point size (such as 10). Although you hear the term “font” used more generally, as if referring to a typeface, it’ s really a subset of a typeface.

), stroke weight

Typeface Family

A group of similar typefaces. For example, the Times typeface family consists of four typefaces: Times Roman, Times

Bold, Times Italic, and Times Bold Italic.

Character Set

A collection of symbols designed for various printing applications. Many character sets are composed of the letters (uppercase and lowercase A-Z), digits (0-9), and any symbol (such as blank space, dollar sign, and ampersand). Other character sets are composed entirely of symbols.

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About Fonts

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and Typefaces

Typeface Classification

One way of classifying the different typefaces is to group them into the following categories:

Serif

A serif is a decorative line or tai l on the ends of the strokes of a letter. Serifs, usually on the lower half of a letter, have also been referred to as feet or curlicues. Courier, ITC Bookman, New Century Schoolbook, Palatino, and Times are serif typefaces. In the example shown, all the letters except “e” and “o” have serifs.

Sans Serif

Sans serif (“sans” is French for “without”) indicates a typeface without any of these small tails. A sans serif typeface is decorative by the shape and styling of its letters but has less detail than a serif typeface. Helvetica, Helvetica Condensed, Helvetica Narrow, and ITC Avant Garde Gothic are all sans serif typefaces. In the example shown above, the slight curving at the bottom of the letters “t” and “a” is not a serif. It is part of the line forming the letter rather than a decorative line added on.

Times Roman

Helvetica

Script

Script typefaces simulate handwriting or brush lettering. Each letter is connected visually, if not physically. ITC Zapf Chancery is a script typeface.

Pi or Symbol

Pi or symbol typefaces are collections of assorted special-purpose characters (for example, decorative, graphic, math, or monetary charac-

Zapf Chancery

ολ

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About Fonts and Typefaces

ters). They are especially useful for highlighting items in lists, providing graphics, and displaying symbols that might otherwise have to be drawn in by hand. Many typef aces toda y include a complement of the more commonly used pi characters. Symbol and ITC Zapf Dingbats are pi typefaces.

Typography Terms

Monospacing

The terms “monospaced” and “fixed-pitch” refer to a typeface whose characters all have uniform and equal spacing. These typefaces are useful for spreadsheets and other documents with columnar data. Monospacing is the opposite of proportional spacing.

Proportional Spacing

The term “proportionally spaced” refers to a typeface in which the width of each character varies. For example, the letter “i” is thinner than the letter “m” and therefore takes up less space. Proportional spacing sav es page space and is easier on the e y e. This manual’s text uses the Helvetica font, a proportionally-spaced typeface. Because proportionally spaced typefaces place each character according to its individual size, they increase legibility and readability. This example shows the difference between a monospaced typeface (Courier) and a proportionally spaced typeface (Times).

alphabet

Bitmapped Font

A bitmapped font is one in which each character is represented by a set of dot patterns. Each font size requires a different set of dot patterns.

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About Fonts and Typefaces

Scalable Font

A scalable font is one in which each character’s dot pattern (bitmap) is generated from a mathematical representation (or outline) of the character . Scalable fonts eliminate the need to store different font size s.

Point Size

Point size ref ers to the height of a proportionally spaced typeface. A point is a unit of measure approximately equal to larger the point size, the larger the letter. The example shows characters in 8, 10, 12, 24, and 36 point sizes.

/72". The

A B C D E

Pitch

Pitch refers to the number of characters per horizontal inch (cpi) in a monospaced typeface. Therefore, the larger the pitch, the smaller the letter. For example, a tenpitch typeface prints ten characters per inch (or 10 cpi) while a twelve-pitch typeface prints twelve characters per inch (or 12 cpi). The example shows ten-pitch and twelve-pitch Courier.

mathematic

mathematical

Stroke Weight

Stoke weight (light/medium/bold) is the width (thickness), of the lines (strokes) that make up a character. The example at left shows the medium and bold weights of Palatino.

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About Fonts and Typefaces

Italic and Oblique Forms

Italic was originally developed in the early sixteenth century as a typeface based on cursive handwriting. Today’s italics are still individually crafted typefaces designed to blend with a specific roman (upright) typeface.

Oblique (or slanted) type forms, however, are not designed and crafted individually but are mechanically slanted versions of the roman form from which they derive.

Orientation

Orientation is the direction of the print or image on a page. Portrait orientation reads from left to right, across the narrower dimension of the page. Landscape orientation also reads from left to right but places the print across the wider dimension of the page. Spreadsheet and table applications commonly use landscape printing. Both terms derive from painting; a portrait is usually a vertical view while a landscape is usually a horizo ntal view

Times Roman

Times Italic

ITC Avant Garde Roman

ITC Avant Garde Oblique

Portrait

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Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets

Resident PostScript Fonts

Your printer has 42 resident PostScript fonts. Check with your QMS vendor for av ailability of additional fonts for your printer. See appendix A, “QMS Customer Support,” for a list of locations and telephone numbers.

Your printer supports Type 1 and T ype 3 downloaded P ostScript fonts. PostScript supports TrueType downloaded fonts only in Type 42 format. All of these typeface families are authentic: they are licensed, they carry the true name, and they have multilingual character sets. An example of each font is given in the following lists.

Font Sans

ITC Avant Garde

ITC Avant Garde Oblique

ITC Avant Garde Demi

ITC Avant Garde Demi Oblique

ITC Bookman Light

ITC Bookman Light Italic

ITC Bookman Demi

ITC Bookman Demi Italic

Courier

Courier Oblique

Courier Bold

Courier Bold Oblique

Helvetica

Helvetica Oblique

Helvetica Bold

Helvetica Bold Oblique

Serif

ü ü ü ü

Serif Script Pi/

Symbol

ü ü ü ü

Other

3-7Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets

Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets

Font Sans

Helvetica Condensed

Helvetica Condensed Oblique

Helvetica Condensed Bold

Helvetica Condensed Bold Oblique

Helvetica Narrow

Helvetica Narrow Oblique

Helvetica Narrow Bold

Helvetica Narrow Bold Oblique

Letter Gothi c ML Letter Gothi c US

New Century Schoolbook

New Century Schoolbook Italic

New Century Schoolbook Bold

New Century Schoolbook Bold Italic

OCR-B

Palatino

Palatino Italic

Palatino Bold

Palatino Bold Italic

Serif

ü ü ü ü

ü ü

Serif Script Pi/

Symbol

ü ü ü ü

Other

Σψµβολ (Symbol) ü

Times Roman

Times Roman Italic

Times Roman Bold

Times Roman Bold Italic

ITC Zapf Chancery Medium Italic ü Dingbats (ITC Zapf Dingbats)

ü ü ü ü

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Resident HP PCL 5c Fonts

Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets

The QMS

magicolor

2 Print System has 24 resident HP PCL 5c fonts, allowing it to emulate the HP PaintJet XL300. All fonts can be automatically rotated to landscape orientation.

» Note:

You can use any of the Hewlett-Packard XL series of drivers with this printer; however, we recommend the XL300 driver due to the higher resolution. Y ou can download Hewlett-Packard drivers from the Hewlett-Packard website at http://www .hp.com. W e recommend that if you print using a Hewlett-Packard printer driver, you disable PJL commands within the driver settings.

Font # of

Symbol

Courier Medium Courier Italic Medium Courier Bold] Courier Italic Bold

Line Printer Legal Medium 8.5 pt Line Printer PC-850 Medium 8.5 pt Line Printer PC-8 D/N Medium 8.5 pt Line Printer PC-8 Medium 8.5 pt Line Printer Roman-8 Medium 8.5 pt Line Printer ECMA-94 Latin (ISO8859/1)

8.5 pt

Times Roman Medium Times Roman Italic Medium Times Roman Bold Times Roman Italic Bold

Sets

5 32 32 32

25 25 25 25 25 25

32 32 32 32

Scalable/

Bitmap

S S A S

B B B B B B

S S S S

Pi/

Symbol

Sans Serif

Serif

ü ü ü ü

ü ü ü ü ü ü

ü ü ü ü

Univers Medium Univers Italic Medium Univers Bold Univers Italic Bold

Univers Condensed Medium Univers Condensed Italic Medium Univers Condensed Bold Univers Condensed Italic Bold

32 32 32 32

S S S S

ü ü ü ü

3-9Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets

Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets

Font # of

Symbol

Wingdings 1 S ü ITC Zapf Dingbats 32 S ü

Sets

Scalable/

Bitmap

Pi/

Symbol

Sans Serif

PCL 5c Symbol Sets

This table lists all of the PCL 5c symbol sets that are supported on the

magicolor

QMS Desktop

ISO - 4 (UK) ISO - 6 (ASCII) ISO - 11 (SWED) ISO - 15 (ITAL) ISO - 17 (SPAN) ISO - 21 (GERM) ISO - 60 (NORW) ISO - 69 (FREN) ISO - Latin - 1 ISO - Latin - 2 ISO - Latin - 5 Legal MC - Text Math - 8 Microsoft - Pub

2 Print System:

PC - 850 PC - 852 (Latin 2) PC - 8tk PC8 - US PC8 - DN PI - font PS - Math PS - Text Roman - 8 Ven tura - Intl Ventura - Math Ven tura - US Windows 3.0 (Latin 1) Windows 3.1-1 (Latin 1) Windows 3.1-2 (Latin 2) Windows 3.1-5 (Latin 5)

Serif

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Resident HP-GL Fonts

Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets

Your QMS

magicolor

2 Print System has the following 40 resident

scalable HP-GL fonts in both fixed- and variable-spaced versions.

Set 0—Fixed space ANSI ASCII Set 1—Fixed space 9825 Character Set Set 2—Fixed space French/German Set 3—Fixed space Scandinavian Set 4—Fixed space Spanish/Latin

American Set 5—Fixed space Special Symbols Set 6—Fixed space JIS ASCII Set 7—Fixed space Roman extensions Set 8—Fixed space Katakana Set 9—Fixed space ISO IRV Set 10—Variable space ANSI ASCII Set 11—Variable space 9825 Character set Set 12—Variable space French/German Set 13—Variable space Scandinavian Set 14—Variable space Spanish/Latin

American Set 15—Variable space Special symbols Set 16—Variable space ASCII Set 17—Variable space Roman extensions Set 18—Variable space Katakana Set 19—Variable space ISO IRV

Set 30—Fixed space ISO Swedish Set 31—Fixed space ISO Swedish for

names

Set 32—Fixed space ISO Norway

version 1 Set 33—Fixed space ISO German Set 34—Fixed space French Set 35—Fixed space United Kingdom Set 36—Fixed space Italian Set 37—Fixed space Spanish Set 38—Fixed space Portuguese Set 39—Fixed space Norway version 2 Set 40—Variable space ISO Swedish Set 41—Variable space ISO Swedish for

names Set 42—Variable space ISO Norway

version 1 Set 43—Variable space German Set 44—Variable space French Set 45—Variable space United Kingdom Set 46—Variable space Italian Set 47—Variable space Spanish Set 48—Variable space Portuguese Set 49—Variable space Norway ver. 2

3-11Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets

Printer Configuration

In This Chapter . . .

n “Introduction” on page 4-3 n “Methods of Configuration” on page 4-3 n “Configuration Menu” on page 4-5 n “Overview of the Menus” on page 4-14 n “Accounting” on page 4-17 n “Collation” on page 4-19 n “Color” on page 4-20 n “Communications” on page 4-21 n “Consumables and Maintenance” on page 4-35 n “Copies” on page 4-41

n “Emulations” on page 4-41 n “Engine” on page 4-54 n “Media Orientation” on page 4-63 n “Media Output” on page 4-64 n “Memory” on page 4-64 n “Options” on page 4-73 n “Passwords” on page 4-73 n “Special Pages” on page 4-75 n “Start-Up Options” on page 4-80 n “Storage Devices” on page 4-81

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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 information about all of the configuration menu options except the CrownNet Ethernet interface. The

CrownNet Interface System Administrator’s Guide

PDF format on the uration information for the Administration/Communications/Network CrownNet menu.

QMS Software Utilities

CD-ROM) contains config-

(in Adobe Acrobat

Methods of Configuration

QMS

You have four ways to configure your printer:

n Through an application n Through QMS Document Option Commands (DOCs) n Through the printer control panel n Through a remote console (for network users)

4-3Printer Configuration

Methods of Configuration

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.

Applications use printer drivers to send appropriate commands to the printer for requested tasks. If your application doesn’t have a QMS

magicolor

Script driver, such as the QMS Level 2 Windows driver or a LaserWriter driver. However, comparable drivers may not allow you to access all of your printer's features.

2 Print System driver, you can select a comparable Post-

Using QMS Document Option Commands

QMS Document Option Commands (DOCs) can enable job-specific features your application or page description language can’t access. See your with your printer) for information on the DOC commands. See appendix C, “Document Option Commands,” of this manual for a list of DOCs this printer supports.

QMS Crown Document Option Commands

manual (shipped

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 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.

Using a Remote Console

Many of the configuration choices that can be made at the control panel can also be made via a Remote Console session from

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Configuration Menu

CrownAdmin or CrownAdmin 3. You can run Remote Console via Telnet in an UNIX environment. To avoid confusion in a shared printing environment, only the system administrator should make configuration changes. See the QMS CrownAdmin or QMS CrownAdmin 3 online help for information on using Remote Console.

» Note:

If a remote console has the printer off line, pressing the Online

key will not take effect until the console puts the printer back on line.

Configuration Menu

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

» Note:

Accessing the Configuration Menu

Some changes take effect immediately and others take effect

after the printer is rebooted.

The options in the configuration menu are organized under three main menus: Operator Control, Administration, and Installation.

1 Make sure the printer is idle.

IDLE displays in the message window.

2 Press the Online key to take the printer off line.

The Online indicator is not lighted.

3 Press the Menu key.

s Caution:

configuration settings, before making any configuration changes, you should print an advanced status page.

To ensure that you don’t lose any of your custom

4-5Printer Configuration

Configuration Menu

Example

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

» Note:

You may need to press the Next key more than once to

advance through the list of options.

Press this key

Online Turn off the Online indicator and

Menu Access the configuration menu. CONFIGURATION

to... The message window

reads...

IDLE

ready the printer for configuration.

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 panel keys to move through the menu. Use the following keys:

Press this key to... Next Advance to the next option or submen u 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 for the parallel port, press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following table.

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Configuration Menu

» Note:

You may need to press the Next key more than once to

advance through the list of selections or options.

Press this key

Online Turn off the Online indicator and

Menu Access the configuration menu. CONFIGURATION

Next Advance to the Operator Control/

Select Acce ss the Administration menu ADMINISTRATION

Select Access the Communications menu. COMMUNICATIONS

Next Advance to the Communications/

Select Access the Parallel menu. PARALLEL

Next Advance to the Parallel/Emulation

Select Access the Emulation menu. EMULATION

Previous Advance to the Emulations/

Select Select PostScript as the default

Online or Menu

to... The message window

reads...

IDLE

ready the printer for configuration.

OPERATOR CONTROL CONFIGURATION

Administration menu.

Parallel menu.

menu.

PostScript menu.

emulation. After 3 seconds yo u a re returned to

the Parallel/Emulation menu. Exit from the menu (Online) or

return to the previ ous menu (Men u). You are prompted to save your change(s).

ADMINISTRATION

COMMUNICATIONS

TIMEOUTS COMMUNICATIONS

PARALLEL

MODE PARALLEL

EMULATION

ESP EMULATIONS

POSTSCRIPT POSTSCRIPT

IS SELECTED PARALLEL

EMULATION SAVE CHANGES?

4-7Printer Configuration

Configuration Menu

Next Advance to the Sav e Chan ges?/Yes

option.

Select Select YES. The printer finishes

printing any print jobs in process, saves y our cha nge, and returns to idle.

SAVE CHANGES? YES

IDLE

Changing Character Information

Sometimes, rather than selecting an option, 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 control panel to enter character information in the message window during printer configuration. The maximum length of the message window is 16 characters.

Entering character information through the control panel is similar to setting the time and date on a digital watch. You enter 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 pre vio us choi ce for the current input

character.

Once you have changed the current input character, use the f ollowing keys to move the cursor to another input character:

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.

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Configuration Menu

When you exit, the printer verifies character information and confirms it in the message window. If character info rmation is valid, 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 cha nges to the character information.

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

Example

To change the HP-GL emulation scaling percent, press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following table. The 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 need to press the Next key more than once to

advance through the list of selections or options.

Press this key

Online Turn off the Online indicator and

Menu Access the configuration menu. CONFIGURATION

Next Advance to the Administr a tio n

Select Access the Administration menu ADMINISTRATION

Next Advance to the Emulati on me n u. ADMINISTRATION

Select Access the Emulations menu. EMULATIONS

Next Advance to the Emulations/HP-GL

to... The message window

reads...

IDLE

readies the printer for configuration.

OPERATOR CONTROL CONFIGURATION

menu.

ADMINISTRATION

COMMUNICATIONS

EMULATIONS

ESP DEFAULT EMUL EMULATIONS

HP-GL

4-9Printer Configuration

Configuration Menu

Press this key

Select Access the HP-GL menu. HP-GL

Next Advance to the HP-GL/Scaling

Select Access the Scaling Percent menu. SCALING PERCENT

Previous Lower the current character to 0. SCALING PERCENT

Select Select 0 and move the current

Next (5 times)

Select Select 5 and move the current

Select Select 50 as the default scaling

Online or Menu

Next Advance to the Sa ve Changes?/

Select Select Yes. The printer finishes

to... The message window

reads...

PLOTTER HP-GL

Percent menu.

character to the next 0. Advance the current character to 5. SCALING PERCENT

character to the last 0.

percent. After 3 seconds y ou are returned to

the HP-GL/Scaling Percent menu. Exit from the menu (Online) or

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

Yes option.

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

SCALING PERCENT

0 SCALING PERCENT

000

05 SCALING PERCENT

050 50

IS SELECTED HP-GL

SCALING PERCENT SAVE CHANGES?

SAVE CHANGES? YES

IDLE

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Configuration Menu

Saving Configuration Changes

Before the printer can accept print jobs with configuration changes, the changes must 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 or Menu

Next Advance to the Save Changes?/

Select Select Yes. The printer finishes

Online Turn on the Online indicator and

» Note:

The printer may need to be restarted before certain changes to

to... The message window

reads...

Exit from the menu (Online) or return to the prev ious menu (Menu). You are promp ted to save your change(s).

Yes option.

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

ready the printer to accept and print jobs.

SAVE CHANGES? NO

SAVE CHANGES? YES

IDLE

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

4-11Printer Configuration

Configuration Menu

Canceling Configuration Changes

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

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 or Menu

Select Select No. The printer finishes

Online Turn on the Online indi cator and

to... The message window

reads...

Exit from the menu (Online) or return to the previous menu (Menu) and be prompted to save your change.

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

ready the printer to accept print jobs.

SAVE CHANGES? NO

IDLE

Setting the Message Window Language

Menu Administration/Mis cellaneous/Keypad Language Purpose Allows you to change the language in which status messages

and configur ation menu s are di splayed in the mess age win do w

Choices English, French, German, Spanis h 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 sa ve the change and exit from the Configuration menu, or you can w ait for the change to take effect the next time you manually turn on the printer.

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Configuration Menu

Restoring the Factory Default Configuration

Menu Administration/Miscellaneous/Restore Defaults Purpose Allows you to cancel all of the configuration changes you’ve

made and reset all of the configuration settings to their factory defaults

Choices Yes, No Default No Notes This process takes a few minutes to complete.

Working with Custom Configurations

Saving a Default Custom Configuration

Menu Administration/Mis cellaneous/Save Defaults Purpose Saves the current printer configur ati on as a custom default . Choices Yes—Save the current configuration settings as a custom

default.

No—Don’t save the current configuration s et tings as a custom

default .

Default No Notes You can save only o ne configu ratio n; how e v er , y ou can ch ange

the saved configuration at any time.

Restoring a Default Custom Configuration

Menu Administration/Miscellaneous/Restore Defaults/Saved Defaults Purpose Reconfigures the printer by using the default custom

configuration.

Choices Yes, No Default No Notes To restore the sa v ed def a ults, access the me nu item and sel ect

Yes.

4-13Printer Configuration

Overview of the Menus

Rebooting the Printer

After changing any option that requires a system restart, you are prompted to REBOOT NOW? If you want to make other configuration changes choose NO. After you make all configuration changes choose YES to restart the system and have all configuration menu changes take effect at once.

Menu Administration/Miscellaneous/Reboot System Purpose Allows you to restart the printer if you’ve made changes to any

configuration menu(s) that require a system restart.

Choices Yes, No Default No Notes This process takes a few minutes to complete.

Overview of the Menus

Administration Menu

» Note:

The Administration menu may be password-protected with an optional security key if the system administrator does not want users changing defaults. See the Options manual for more information.

The Administration menu contains the following submenus:

For information on this submenu... See this section...

Communicat ion s “Communicat ion s” on page 4-21 Consumables “Consumables and Maintenance” on

page 4-35 Disk Operations “Storage Devices” on page 4-81 Emulations “Emulations” on page 4-41 Special Pages “Special Pages” on page 4-75 Startup Options “Start-Up Options” on page 4-80 Memory “Memory” on page 4-64

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Overview of the Menus

Engine “Engine” on page 4-54 Miscellaneous “Configuration Menu” on page 4-5,

“Engine” on page 4-54, and “Media Output” on page 4-64

Installation Menu

» Note:

This menu appears only if an optional security key is installed.

It’s not available when using a remote console.

The Administration menu contains the following submenus:

For information on this submenu... See this section...

Admin Password “Selecting an Administration Menu

Password” on page 4-74

Operator P asswrd “Enabling the Operator Menu

Password” on page 4-74

Use Admin Pwd “Enabling the Administration Menu

Password” on page 4-74

Use Operator Pwd “Enabling the Oper ato r Menu

Password” on page 4-74

Operator Control Menu

Document processing options are usually specified within individual jobs since each job has its own requirements. However, if there’s no way of specifying these options within an application, use the control panel to change options, send the job, and then reset the options to their previous state. Defining document processing options for a particular job through the control panel is not recommended in a shared environment. When many systems are using the same printer, there’s no way of making sure that no other jobs are sent to the printer while the defaults are changed.

» Note:

The Operator Control menu may be password protected with an optional security key if the system administrator does not want users changing defaults.

4-15Printer Configuration

Overview of the Menus

The Operator Control menu contains the following selections:

Selection See this section... Accounting “Accounting” on page 4-17

Chain Input Bins “Media Input” on page 4-59 Collation “Collation” on page 4-19 Color Model “Color” on page 4-20 Color Separation “Color” on page 4-20 Consumables “Consumables and Maintenance” on page 4-35 and

Copies “Copies” on page 4-41 Custom Bin “Media Input” on page 4-59 Inputbin “Media Input” on page 4-59 Media “Media Input” on page 4-59 Orientation “Media Orientation” on page 4-63

This option is available only when you have an optional hard disk installed.

“Special Pages” on page 4-75

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Accounting

Setting the Accounting Mode

Menu Operator Control/Accounting/Mode Purpose Enables or disables job accounting. Choices Enabled, Disabled Default Disabled Notes You can also enable accounting via Remote Console.

When accounting is disabled, any files containi ng data remain untouched. How ever, empty files are remo ved to sav e dis k space.

Allocating Disk Space

Menu Operator Control/Accounting /Dis k Spac e Purpose Allocates disk space for job accounting files. Choices 50-10240 (KB) Default 1024 (KB) Notes 1024 KB = 1 MB

10240 KB = 10 MB The amount of space required for each job can vary between

200 and 250 bytes, so each 1 MB in the job accounting file stores information on 4,000 to 5,000 jobs.

If the selected value is greater than the current value, the file size is increased to reserve the extra space. If the value is smaller than the current fil e size, any empty job accounting files are moved. If only one file is used and it is not empty, it cannot be shrunk.

Accounting

4-17Printer Configuration

Accounting

Resetting Accounting

Menu Operator Control/Accounting /Res eta cc ou ntin g Purpose Erases the Accounting files and recreates them using the

Choices Yes, No Default No Notes If this operation is selected when accounting is disabl ed, the

current file size.

files are removed but not recreated, thus saving disk spa ce. This opera tion i s also a va ilab le as the res etaccount command

for the admin user at a remote console. (See the

Console User’s Guide

When job files are more than 80% full but le ss than 100% full, the following message displays on the control panel and remote console:

xxxxxxxx

(

xxx%

95%.) This is an appropriate time to transfer them to your host computer using ftp if it is available to you. Then use the option to reset the accounting fil es to emp ty after they have been transferred to the host.

When the file is 100% full, the

FILE

is the percentage full, reported as 80%, 85%, 90%, or

for more information.)

xxx%

FULL

Remote

xxx

FILE IS FULL

message displa ys .

» Note:

When accounti ng is ena bled and the job accounting files are 100% full , no further print jobs are ac cepted b y the printer until Res etaccoun ting i s selec ted or unti l accoun ting is disabled. If you disable accounting at this ti me, no job information is stored . You can retriev e yo ur accounti ng files while they are full and then do the Resetaccounting operation. However, to avoid delaying jobs being sent to the printer, it is advisable to perform the retrieve/reset operations before the job accounting files fill up .

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Collation

Segmenting the Accounting Job File

Menu Operator Control/Accounting /Fi le Segmen t Purpose Allows you to speci fy whether accounting info rmation is stored

in the printer in a single file or in multiple files.

Choices Single, Multiple Default Multiple Notes Job accounting information ma y be sto red in a sing le file if it

can be retriev ed via FTP on y our ho st. Otherwis e, the sele cted job accounting file should be spread into several files.

If a single file is used, its size equals the Disk Space value described earlier in this section. The file name will be ACC1.JOB.

If multiple files are selec ted , their combined size equals the File Size v alue describ ed earli er in this secti on. E ach file will be 1 MB, except the last file, which includes the remaining dedicated space. That is, if you ded ic ate 10 MB to accounting and select multiple files, the printer creates 10 files of 1 MB each. If y ou dedicate 5.5 MB to accounting, the printer creates 5 files of 1 MB each and one of 500 KB. T he j ob fi lenames are ACC1.JOB, ACC2.JOB, and so on.

Collation

Menu Operator Control/Collation Purpose Allows you to enable or disable collation. Choices On, Off Default Off Notes For more inform ation, refer to chapter 3, “Advanced Printing

Features,” of the

Operation

manual.

4-19Printer Configuration

Color

Using a Color Model

Menu Operator Control/Color Model Purpose Allows you to select between full-color or monochrome mode. Choices Full Color, Monochrome Default Full Color

Printing Color Separations

Menu Operator Control/Color Separation Purpose Allows you to print color separations. Choices On, Off Default Off

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Communications

Setting Timeouts

Setting a PostScript Emulation Timeout

Menu Administration/Communications/Timeouts/PS Wait Timeout Purpose Sets the maximum number of seconds the P os tScript

emulation waits for incoming data.

Choices 00000-99999 (sec.) Default 00030 (sec.) Notes A value of 00000 is the same as infinity (no timeout).

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

n No additional data is rece ived du ring the specifi ed period of

time.

n The interface didn’t time out. n An EOD (end-of-document) command was not seen.

When a print job is sent from a Macintosh , the PS W ait timeout is automatically changed to 00300 seconds (5 min.).

Large print jobs, such as those generated by graphics or computer-aided des ign ap plicatio ns, requ ire ti meouts of 00300 seconds (5 min.) or greater.

Communications

Setting an Emulation Timeout

Menu Administration/Communications/Timeouts/Emul Timeout Purpose Sets the maximum number of seconds emulatio ns other than

PostScript (such as HP-GL, PCL 5c, and Lineprinter) wait for incoming data.

Choices 00000-99999 (sec.) Default 00005 (5 sec.) Notes A value of 00000 is the same as infinity (no timeout).

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Setting a Print Job Timeout

Menu Administration/Communicatio ns /Timeo uts /J ob Timeou t Purpose Sets the maximum number of seconds the printer processes a

Choices 00000-99999 (sec.) Default 00000 (infinity, no timeout) Notes A value of 00000 is the same as infinity (no timeout).

Setting an ESP Timeout

Menu Administration/Communications/Timeouts/ESP Timeout Purpose Sets the maximum number of seconds the printer waits to

Choices 00000-99999 (sec.) Default 00003 (sec.) Notes A value of 00000 is the same as infinity (no timeout).

print job before it ends the job.

match an emulation before printing the job in the default ESP emulation.

Setting Network Interface Parameters

Use the Administration/Communications/Networkx/CrownNet menu to configure the CrownNet Ethernet interface. Refer to the

CrownNet System Administrator’s Guide

for a complete discussion of

the CrownNet configuration menus. If you have an optional network interface, refer to the documentation

that came with the interface for configuration information.

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Communications

Setting Parallel Interface Parameters

Mode

Menu Administration/Communication s/Parallel/Mode Purpose Specifies the type of parallel communicati on . Choices Interactive—Establish two-way communication between the

host and the printer (IEEE 1284 bidirectional parallel communication).

Noninteractive—Establish one-way communication from the

host to the printer (Centronics parallel commun ic ati on).

Disabled—Turn off parallel communication with the host. The

printer stops accep ting print jobs over the parallel interface.

Default Noninteractive Notes The printer must be restarted for ch anges to the menu to take

effect. You can either let the printer restart automatically after you save the change and exit from the Configuration men u , or you can wait for the change to take effect the next time you manually turn on the printer . See cha pter 5, “Additional Technical Information,” for a discussion of the different modes.

Emulation

Menu Administration/Communications/Parallel/Emulation Purpose Sets the parallel interface emul ati on. Choices ESP, Hexdump, PostScript, PCL5c, HPGL, Lineprinter Default ESP Notes Optional emulations also display as choices.

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Minimum Number of Kilobytes for Spooling

Menu Administration/Communicatio ns /Parallel/Min K Spool Purpose Sets the minimum number of kilobytes of syste m me mory

Choices 00000-99999 (sec.) Default 00015 (sec.) Notes This value must be less than K Mem For Spool in the

Spooling Timeout

allocated to the parallel interface.

administration/memory submenu. A 00000 va lue does not turn off the spooling buffer for the

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

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

Menu Administration/Communications/Parallel/Spool Timeout Purpose Sets the number of seconds the parallel interfac e waits f or data

from the host befo re terminatin g a spool ed print job.

Choices 00000-99999 (sec.) Default 00030 (sec.)

Data Bits

Menu Administration/Communications/Parallel/Data Bits Purpose Sets the number of data bits transmitted per charac ter. Choices 7 Bits, 8 Bits Default 8 Bits

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End Job Mode

Menu Administration/Communication s/Parallel/End Job Mode Purpose Enables (and identifies an end-of-job sequence) or disables

data stream sensing for the end-of-document (EOD) command.

Choices None—The printer recognizes only the PostScript ^D

command.

QMS EOD—The printer recognizes only the QMS

%%EndOfDocument command.

HP EOD—The printer recognizes only the HP

<ESC>%12345X command.

Default None Notes See chapter 5, “Addit ional Technical Inf ormation,” f or detai ls on

how to implement this feature.

Default Job Priority

Menu Administration/Communications/Parallel/Def Job Prio Purpose Allows you to specify which jobs are printed first, according to

the interface through which they’re received, when jobs are received simultaneously.

Choices 001-100 (highest-lowest priority) Default 001 (highest priority) Notes For example, you can give jobs received via the parallel

interface priority over jobs received via the Ethernet interface.

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PS Protocol

Menu Administration/Communications/Parallel/PS Protocol Purpose Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for

Choices Normal—Enables standard, ASCII (7-bit) hex protocol. Data is

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

communicating over a parallel interface to a PostSc rip t printer.

sent and received in ASCII format. This mode is recommended if you do not print binary data. It was designed for data in the printable ASCII range. Print jobs can change this setting through PostScript operators.

Normal Fixed—Enables standard, ASCII (7-bit) hex protocol.

Print jobs cannot change this setting through PostScript operators.

Binary—Enables quoted binary communications protocol

(BCP). Print jobs can change this setting through PostSc ript oper ator s . Da ta in the printable ASCII range also prints.

Binary Fixed—Enables binary communications protocol

(BCP). Print jobs cannot alter change this setting through PostSc ript oper ator s . Da ta in the printable ASCII range also prints.

discussion of PS Protocol.

Setting Serial Interface Parameters

Mode

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Mode Purpose Enables or disables the serial port. Choices Interactive—Establish two-way communication between the

host and the printer.

Noninteractive—Establish one-way communication from the

host to the printer .

Disabled—Turn off serial communication with the host. The

printer stops accepting print jobs over the serial interface.

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Communications

Default Interactive Notes The printer must be restarted for ch anges to the Mode men u to

take eff e ct. You can either let the prin ter rest art automatically after you sav e the change and exit the Confi gur a tion menu, or you can wait for the change to take effect the next time you manually turn on the printer .

Emulation

Menu Administration/Communicatio ns /Serial/E mul ati on Purpose Sets the serial interface emulatio n. Choices ESP, Hexdump, PostScript, PCL5, HPGL, Lineprinter

» Note:

Default ESP

If installed, these optional emulations may also

appear: CALS, CCITT, CGM, LN03+, QUIC, TIFF.

Minimum Number of Kilobytes for Spooling

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Min K Spool Purpose Sets the minimum number of kilobytes of syste m me mory

allocated to the serial interface.

Choices 00000-99999 (KB) Default 00015 (KB) Notes This value must be less than K Mem For Spool.

A 00000 va lue 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 to the Min K Spool menu to take effect. You ca n either let the printer restart automatically after y ou save the change and exit the Configuration menu, or you can w ait for the change to take effect the next time you manually turn on the printer.

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Spooling Timeout

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Spool Timeout Purpose Sets the number of seconds the interface wai ts for data from

Choices 00000-99999 (sec.) Default 00030 (sec.)

End Job Mode

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/End Job Mode Purpose Enables (and identifies an end-of-job sequence) or disables

Choices None—The printer recognizes only the PostScript ^D

Default None Notes See chapter 5, “Addition al Technical Inf ormation,” f or detai ls on

the host before terminating a spooled print job.

data stream sensing for the end-of-document (EOD) command.

command.

QMS EOD—The printer recognizes only the

QMS%%EndOfDocument command.

HP EOD—The printer recognizes only the HP

<ESC>%12345X command.

how to implement this feature.

Default Job Priority

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Def Job Pr i o Purpose Allows you to specify which jobs are printed first, according to

the interface through which they are received, when jobs are received simultaneously.

Choices 001-100 (highest-lowest priority) Default 001 (highest priority) Notes For ex ample, y ou ca n giv e jobs rece ive d via the se rial interf ace

priority over jobs received via the parallel and Ethernet interfaces.

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Communications

Baud Rate

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Baud Rate Purpose Sets the rate data is transmitted (bits per second) over the

serial interface.

Choices 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400 (bits/sec.) Default 9600 (bits/sec.) Notes Baud rates of 19200 and 38400 require hardware flow control

(Administration/Communications/Serial/Hdwe Flow Ctl menu).

Parity

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Par ity Purpose Sets the check bit used to identify data tr ans mi ss io n er rors. 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/Ignore Parity

menu to specify how the printer hand le s parity errors.

Ignore Parity Errors

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Ignore Parity Purpose Specifies how the printer should handl e parity errors. Choices Off—Ignore parity errors. The printer prints its best

interpretation of the character(s) affected by the error.

On—Don’t ignore parity errors. The printer replaces the

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

Default Off Notes Use the Administration/Communications/Serial/Parity menu to

set parity.

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Receive Software Flow Control

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Rcv Sw Flow Ctl Purpose Sets the software communication protocol used by the printer

Choices ETX/ACK, Robust XON/XOFF, None, XON/XOFF Default XON/XOFF

Transmit Software Flow Control

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Xmit Sw Flow Ctl Purpose Sets the software communication protocol used by the host

Choices ETX/ACK, None, XON/XOFF Default None

Data Bits

to control communication from the host computer.

computer to control communication with the printer.

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Data Bits Purpose Sets the number of data bits transmitted per charac ter. Choices 7 Bits, 8 Bits Default 8 Bits

Stop Bits

Menu Administration/Communicatio ns /Serial/ Stop Bits Purpose Sets the number of stop bits transmitte d per char ac te r. Choices 1 Bit, 2 Bits Default 1 Bit

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Hardware Flow Control

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Hdwe Flow Ctl Purpose Controls the flow of data between the printer and the host. Choices DSR POL

DSR DTR POL DTR RTS CTS

Defaults DSR POL

DSR DTR POL DTR RTS CTS

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

the type used by the host. However, to download printer system software to flash ROM

via the serial port, RTS and CTS must be set to On, and the cable pinouts must be connected as shown in appendix B‚ “Technical Specifications.”

Normal, reverse Off, on Normal, reverse Off, on Off, on Off, on

Normal Off Normal On Off Off

PS Protocol

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/PS Protocol Purpose Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for

communicating over a serial interface to a PostScript printer.

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Choices Normal—Enables standard, ASCII (7-bit) hex protocol. Data is

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

Normal Fixed—Enables standard, ASCII (7-bit) hex protocol.

Print jobs cannot change this setting through PostScript operators.

Binary—Enables binary communications protocol (BCP). Print

jobs can change this setting through PostScript operators. Data in the printable ASCII range also prints.

Binary Fixed—Enables binary fixed communications protocol

(BCP). Print jobs cannot alter change this setting through PostSc ript oper ator s . Da ta in the printable ASCII range also prints.

discussion of PS Protocol.

Setting LocalTalk Interface Parameters

Mode

Menu Administration/Communications/LocalTalk/Mode Purpose Enables or disables the LocalTalk interface. Choices Enabled—Establishes o ne-w ay LocalTalk communication from

the host to the printer .

Disabled—Turns off the LocalTalk interfa ce, and the printer

stops accepting LocalTalk interface print jobs.

Default Enabled Notes The printer must be restarted f or ch anges to the Mo de men u to

take eff ect . Changing the Mod e settin g will cause the REBOOT NOW? prompt to appear. Your can either choose to restart the

printer now and thi s change takes effect immediately or you can manually restart the printer and have this change take effect later.

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Communications

Min K Spool

Menu Administration/Communications/LocalTalk/Min K Spool Purpose Sets the minimum number of kilobytes of syste m me mory

allocated to the LocalTalk interface.

Choices 00000-99999 (KB) Default 00015 (KB) Notes This value mus t be less than K Me m F or Sp ool (Administ ratio n/

Memory menu). A 00000 va lue does not turn off the spooling buffer for the

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

The printer is im media tely restarted when a cha nge is mad e to this option. (F or example, change the value to 35, press the Select key, and the menu changes to LocalTalk. Pres s the Online key and the printer aut omatic al ly reboots.)

Connection

Menu Administration/Communic atio ns /Lo ca lTalk/Conn ect ion Purpose Allows you to enable or disable print spooling. Choices Conventional—Allows one LocalTalk connection and accepts

only one print job at a time. 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—Allows multiple LocalTalk connections and accepts

(spools) more than one print job at a ti me. W orkstations are available while jobs are printing.

Both—Allows both single and multiple LocalTalk connections.

Default Conventional

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PS Protocol

Menu Administration/Communications/LocalTalk/PS Protocol Purpose Sets the binary communication protocol (BCP) fo r

Choices Normal—Enables standard, ASCII (7-bit) hex protocol. Data is

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

communicating ov e r a LocalTalk interf ac e to a PostScript printer.

Normal Fixed—Enables standard, ASCII (7-bit) hex protocol.

Print jobs cannot change this setting through PostScript operators.

Binary—Enables binary communications protocol (BCP). Print

jobs can change this setting through PostScript operators. Data in the printable ASCII range also prints.

Binary Fixed—Enables binary fixed communications protocol

(BCP). Print jobs cannot change this setting through PostSc ript oper ator s . Da ta in the printable ASCII range also prints.

discussion of PS Protocol.

Def Job Prio

Menu Administration/Communications/LocalTalk/Def Job Pr i o Purpose Allows you to specify which jobs are printed first, according to

the interface through which they are received, when jobs are received simultaneously.

Choices 001-100 (highest-lowest priority) Default 001 (highest priority) Notes In other words, you can give jobs received via the LocalTalk

interface priority over jobs received via the parallel or optional serial interface.

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Consumables and Maintenance

Identifying Black Toner Cartridge Replacement

Menu Operator Control/Consumables/It em Replac ed/K Toner Purpose Allows you to spe cify that the black toner cartridge has been

replaced, which resets the consumables usage monitoring system.

Choices No—The black toner cartridge hasn’t been repla ce d.

Yes—The black toner cartridge has been replaced.

Default Ye s Notes To access consumables usage information, use the Operator

Control/Consumables/Print Statistics menu or the printer web page.

If a partially used toner cartri dge is installed and the us age information is reset, the monitoring system will provide incorrect usage information.

Identifying Cyan Toner Cartridge Replacement

Menu Operator Control/Consumables/It em Replaced/C Toner Purpose Allows you to specify that the cyan toner cartridge has been

replaced, which resets the consumables usage monitoring system.

Choices No—The cyan toner cartridge hasn’t been replac ed.

Yes—The cyan toner cartridge has been replaced.

Default Ye s Notes To access consumables usage information, use the Operator

Control/Consumables/Print Statistics menu or the printer web page.

If a partially used toner cartri dge is installed and the us age information is reset, the monitoring system will provide incorrect usage information.

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Identifying Magenta Toner Cartridge Replacement

Menu Operator Control/Consumables/Item Replaced/M Toner Purpose Allows you to specify that the magenta toner cartridge has

been replaced, which resets the consumables usage monitoring system.

Choices No—The magenta toner cartridge hasn’t been replaced.

Yes—The magenta toner cartridge has been replaced.

Default Ye s Notes To access consumables usage information, use the Operator

Control/Consumables/Print Statistics menu or the printer web page.

If a partially used toner cartri dge is installed and the us age information is reset, the monitoring system will provide incorrect usage information.

Identifying Yellow Toner Cartridge Replacement

Menu Operator Control/Consumables/It em Replac ed/Y Toner Purpose Allows you to specify that the yellow toner cartridge has been

replaced, which resets the consumables usage monitoring system.

Choices No—The yellow toner cartridge hasn’t been replaced.

Yes—The yellow toner cartridge has been replaced.

Default Ye s Notes To access consumables usage information, use the Operator

Control/Consumables/Print Statistics menu or the printer web page.

If a partially used toner cartri dge is installed and the us age information is reset, the monitoring system will provide incorrect usage information.

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Consumables and Maintenance

Identifying Fuser Replacement

Menu Administration/Consumables/Item Replaced/Fuser Purpose Allows you to specify that the fus er has been replaced, which

resets the consumables usage monitoring system.

Choices No—The fuser hasn’t been replaced.

Yes—The fuser has been replaced.

Default Ye s Notes To access consumables usage information, use the Operator

Control/Consumables/Print Statistics menu or the printer web page.

Identifying Cleaning Roller Replacement

Menu Operator Control/Consumable s/I tem Replac ed/Cleaning Roller Purpose Allows you to specify that the cleaning roller has been

replaced, which resets the consumables usage monitoring system.

Choices No—The cleaning roller hasn’t been replaced.

Yes—The cleaning roller has been replaced.

Default Ye s Notes To access consumables usage information, use the Operator

Control/Consumables/Print Statistics menu or the printer web page.

If a previously used cleaning roller is installed and the usage information is reset, the monitoring system will provide incorrect usage information.

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Consumables and Maintenance

Identifying Fuser Oil Replacement

Menu Operator Control/Consumables/Item Replaced/Fuser Oil Purpose Allows you to specify that the fuser oil bottle has been

replaced, which resets the consumables usage monitoring system.

Choices No—The fuser oil bottle hasn’t been replaced.

Yes—The fuser oil bottle has been replaced.

Default Ye s Notes To access consumables usage information, use the Operator

Control/Consumables/Print Statistics menu or the printer web page.

If a partially used fus er oil bottle is installed and the usage information is reset, the monitoring system will provide incorrect usage information.

Identifying OPC Belt Cartridge Replacement

Menu Operator Control/Consumables/It em Replaced/OPC Cartridge Purpose Allows you to specify that the OPC belt cartridge has been

replaced, which resets the consumables usage monitoring system.

Choices No—The OPC belt cartridge hasn’t been replaced.

Yes—The OPC belt cartridge has been replaced.

Default Ye s Notes To access consumables usage information, use the Operator

Control/Consumables/Print Statistics menu or the printer web page.

If a previously used OPC belt cartridge is installed and the usage information is reset, the monitoring system will provide incorrect usage information.

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Consumables and Maintenance

Identifying Preventive Maintenance Service

120,000-Page Preventive Maintenance Service

Menu Administration/Consumables/PM Service/120K PM Service Purpose Allows you to spe cify that preventive maintenance has been

performed on the printer after 120,000 pages have been printed.

Choices No—Preventive maintenance hasn’t been perfor med.

Yes—Preventive maintenance has been performed.

Default Ye s Notes To access consumables usage information, use the Operator

Control/Consumables/Print Statistics menu or the printer web page.

If this option is reset without performing preventive maintenance, the monitoring system will provide in correct usage information.

20,000-Page Preventive Maintenance Service

Menu Administration/Consumables/PM Service/20K PM Service Purpose Allows you to spe cify that preventive maintenance has been

performed on the prin ter after 20,000 pa ges h ave been printed.

Choices No—Preventive maintenance hasn’t been perfor med.

Yes—Preventive maintenance has been performed.

Default Ye s Notes To access consumables usage information, use the Operator

Control/Consumables/Print Statistics menu or the printer web page.

If this option is reset without performing preventive maintenance, the monitoring system will provide in correct usage information.

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Consumables and Maintenance

Identifying Waste Toner Pack Replacement

Menu Operator Control/Consumables /It em Replac ed/Waste Toner

Pack

Purpose Allows you to specify that the waste toner pack has been

replaced, which resets the consumables usage monitoring system.

Choices No—The waste toner pack hasn’t been replaced.

Yes—The waste toner pac k has been repl ac ed.

Default Ye s Notes To access consumables usage information, use the Operator

Control/Consumables/Print Statistics menu or the printer web page.

If a partially filled waste toner pack is in stalled and the usage information is reset, the monitoring system will provide incorrect usage information.

Resetting All Consumables Statistics Counters

Menu Administration/Consumables/Start Period Purpose Allows you to reset all counters for the user-defined

consumables tracking period to 0.

Choices No—Don’t reset counters to 0

Yes—Reset counters to 0

Default No

Setting a Toner Out Action

Menu Administration/Engine/Toner Out Action Purpose Allows you to configu re the printer eith er to conti nue printi ng or

to stop when an message window.

Choices Continue, Stop Default Continue

TONER LOW message is displayed in the

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Copies

Menu Operator Control/Copies Purpose Allows you to specify the number of copies to be printed of all

subsequent print jobs.

Choices 001-999 Default 001 Notes It’s preferable to select the number of copies to print through

your application. When the printer is turned off and then back on again, this

option automatically resets to 001.

Emulations

Copies

» Note:

To choose an emulation or ESP for a particular interface, use the appropriate interface menu in the Administration/Communications menu. Optional emulations appear only if installed.

Setting ESP Default Parameters

Menu Administration/Emulations/ESP Default Purpose Sets the ESP default emulation used when ESP is unable to

identify the language of a print job.

Choices PostScript, PCL5c, HPGL, Lineprinter

» Note:

Default PCL5c

Optional emulations appear only if installed.

Setting PostScript Parameters

The PostScript menu allows you to select the color rendering dictionary and the halftone type.

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Color Rendering Dictionary

Menu Administration/Emulations/PostScript/Color Rendering Purpose Selects a color render ing dictionary. Choices Business, Colorimetric, Photogra phic Default Photographic Notes Because color printers have different gamuts (ranges of

predictable color) than other color devices (such as your monitor), it’ s nec essary to tell th e printer ho w to print colors out of its gamut. A color rendering dictionary (CRD) is software that translate s device-independent color to its corresponding device-dependent color value.

Setting PCL 5c Parameters

Default Font

Menu Administration/Emulatio n s/PCL5c/Default Font Purpose Sets the default PCL 5c font. Choices Courier12*, Courier12*Bold, Courier12*Italic,

Courier10*Bold, Courier10*Italic, Lineprinter, Times*, Times*Italic, Times*Bold, Times*BldItalic, Univ*, Univ*Italic, Univ*Bold, Univ*BldItalic, Univcond*, Univcond*Italic, Univcond*Bold, Univcon d*BldItlc, Select By Index

Default Courier12 Notes Fonts with an asterisk “*” in their names are scalable. Their

default point si z e is set b y the Point Size X100 option. Choosing Se lect B y Inde x as the def ault font selects the f ont by the index number printed on the advanced status page and is set through the Default Font Index option.

Courier10*,

» Note:

Lineprinter is a bitmap font with a fixed point size. Selecting a bound, bitmap f ont o ver rides the def aul t settings for s ymbol set and point size. An unbound font us es the specified default symbol set if possible, and a sc al able font uses the d efault font size.

You must use the Select By Inde x value to select an

Intellif ont.

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Emulations

Download Location

Menu Administration/Emulatio ns/PCL5c/Downld Location Purpose Controls the default storage loc ati on of PCL obj ects (fonts,

macros, and patterns) when it is not otherwise spe cified through QMS Document Option Commands (DOCs).

Choices Disk

Default Memory Notes » Note:

—All downloaded PCL objects are stored in the default

disk resource, if present.

Memory—All downloaded PCL object s are stored in tempor ary

storage in RAM.

Before do wnlo ading any fonts, macros, or patte rns, ensure that the printer has enough memory to do the download.

Document Option Commands (DOCs) specifying resources override this option on a per-job basis.

If this option is set to Disk and no hard disk is insta lled, memory is used as the default storage location.

If the printer has both a hard disk and a large amount of memory , sett ing this opti on to Memory enhances printer performance.

Symbol Set

Menu Administration/Emulations/PCL5c/Symbol Set Purpose Selects the default PCL 5c symbol set. Choices Roman-8, ISO Latin 1, ISO Latin 2, ISO Latin 5, PC-8 US, PC-

8 DN, PC-850, PC-852 (Latin 2), PC-8 TK, Windows 3.1 Latin 1, Windows 3.1 Latin 2, Windows 3.1 Latin 5, Desktop, PS Text, Venture-Intl, Venture-US, Microsoft Pub, Math 8, PS Math, V en tur a Math, PI Fo nt, Leg al, ISO-4, ISO-6, ISO-11, ISO-15, ISO-17, ISO-21, ISO-60, ISO-69, Windows 3.0 (Latin

1), MC-Text

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

Lines Per Inch

Menu Administration/Emulations/PCL5c/Lines/Inch X100 Purpose Sets the default lines printed per inch in PCL jobs , regardl es s

Choices 0100 to 4800 (lines/inch x 100) Default 0600 (lines/inch x 100) Notes You must enter the number of lines per inch times 100. For

particular, the Desktop, PS Math, Math 8, Microsoft Pub, Pi Font, PS Text, Ventura Intl, Ventura Math, Ventura US, and Windows symbo l sets ca nnot be us ed wit h the resid ent bitmap lineprinter font.

If a mismatch between symbol set and fonts occurs, the standard PCL f ont selecti on mechanis m is used to loc ate a fo nt that matches the se lecte d symb ol set. Wi th the stan dard set of fonts distributed for your printer, this matches the Times* font, but other user-installed fonts could change this result.

of page size.

example, 6 lines per inch is entered as 600; 6.6 lines per inch is entered as 660.

Line Termination

Menu Administration/Emulatio n s/PCL5c/Line Termination Purpose Indicates the default line termination mode. This setting

specifies the treatment of line feeds and carriage returns.

Choices CR=CR LF=LF

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

Default CR=CR LF=LF

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Emulations

Point Size x 100

Menu Administration/Emulatio ns/PCL5c/Point Size x100 Purpose Sets the point size for scalable def aul t fonts increments of .01

point. For example, a 24 point default point size is selected by entering 2400. The smallest increment allowed in point size is .25 point. For example, 8.5 point and 8.75 point fonts are allowed, but 8.6 point is not.

Choices 00025-99975 (0.25-999.75 points) Default 01200 (12 points) Notes If the font is not scalable or if a bitmap font is specified, the

setting is ignored.

Retain Temporary

Menu Administration/Emulatio n s/PCL5c/Retain Temporary Purpose Allows you to cont rol the PCL 5 c print en viro nment acros s print

jobs.

Choices On—Resets PCL to its default state at the end of each PCL

print job. Temporary fonts, macros, and patterns from previous PCL jobs are retained in memory after the print job has complete d. You can rec all these do wn loaded f on ts, macros, or patterns from within your PCL file witho ut having to download them again.

Off—Resets PCL to its default state at the end of each PCL

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

On Compatibility—Retains the entire state of PCL as well as

the temporary macros, fonts, and patterns from previous PCL jobs when jobs of other emulations are printed between PCL jobs.

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Default Off Notes A retained state is cleared if you do any of the following:

Default Font Index

n Explicitly clear the PCL state by sending an <ESC>E or

Printer Job Language.

n Turn off the printer. (Note that if Retain Temporary is set to

On or On Compatibility and pow er is turned off and back on again, all temporary objects on the disk’s standard resource will become permanent. RAM-based temporary objects are lost).

n Change any PCL front panel option. n Send any PCL-specific DOC commands (except the DOC

emulation command).

n Send a PCL job from a different communications port. For

example, the state set up by a PCL job using the parallel port is cleared if a subsequent PCL job arriv es at the se rial port.

Menu Administration/Emulatio n s/PCL5c/Default Font Idx Purpose Sets the default font if the default font is set to Select By Index Choices 00000 to 32767 Default 00000 Note The index number can be obtained on the advanced status

page. See “Printing a Status Page” on page 4-78 for status page details.

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Emulations

Monochrome GL/2

Menu Administration/Emulations/PCL5c/Monochrome GL/2 Purpose Allows the printer to emulate a monochrome or color plotter. Choices On—Sets the printer to monochrome (2 pen).

Off—Sets the printer to color (8 pen). Sin ce a monochrome

print system has two pen colors only (bla ck and white), grayscale patterns are substituted for other colors. The printer maps each pen to its assigned color, then converts the color to a grayscale using the National Television System Committee (NTSC) color standard for luminosity coefficients (Additive System): Y = .3R + .59G + .11B

Examples on How to Use the Color Standard Formula

White Y = [(1*0.3) + (1*0.59) + (1*0.11)]—100% gray Black Y = [(0*0.3) + (0*0.59) + (0*0.11)]—0% gray Red Y = [(1*0.3) + (0*0.59) + (0*0.11)]—30% gray Green Y = [(0*0.3) + (1*0.59) + (0*0.11)]—59% gray Yellow Y = [(1*0.3) + (1*0.59) + (0*0.11)]—89% gray Blue Y = [(0*0.3) + (0*0.59) + (1*0.11)]—11% gray MagentaY = [(1*0.3) + (0*0.59) + (1*0.11)]—41% gray Cyan Y = [(0*0.3) + (1*0.59) + (1*0.11)]—70% gray

Default On

Pen Color Defaults

Pen 0 = White Pen 1 = Black Pen 2 = Red Pen 3 = Green Pen 4 = Yell ow Pen 5 = Blue Pen 6 = Magent a Pen 7 = Cyan

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Setting HP-GL Parameters

Enhanced Mode

Menu Administration/Emulations/HPGL/Enhanced Mode Purpose Increases the resolution of the g rid for downloade d chara cters .

The HP-GL UC (User-define d Charac ter) command al lows y ou to download and draw characters using an encoding scheme consisting of sequences of pen control movements and coordinate sequ ences. T he characters are drawn o n a grid that is superimposed on the character plot cell.

Choices On—Standard resolution for fixed- and variable-spaced fonts

Default Off

Expand Mode

(4x8 grid).

Off—Enhanced resolut ion for v a riab le -spaced fonts (26x36

grid).

Menu Administration/Emulations /HPGL/Ex pa nd Mo de Purpose Defines a larger imageabl e area which affects the default

placement of the scaling points P1 and P2.

Choices On—Turn on expand mode

Off—Use default scaling points, plotting range, and plotting area.

Default Off Notes The available range of plotter units for a particular media size

is only partially d etermined by s etting the Expand Mode to On. When the printer/plott er sense s the medi a size it aut omatic ally sets the hard clip limit to 15mm on three sides and 39 mm on the fourth. If Expand Mode is On, then the hard clip lim its are set to 5mm on three sides and 29 mm on the fourth side. This is what allows you to define a larger imageable area.

The HP-GL emulatio n senses the media type if the paper type is set to Retain Scale. It is also pos si ble to hav e the HP- GL emulation use a pa rticular media si ze b y settin g Original P a per Type through the control pa nel or by using a Document Option Command.

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Paper Type

Menu Administration/Emulations/HPGL/Paper Type Purpose Identifies the original image’s paper size. Choices A—(8.5''x 11''—216 x 279 mm),

A0—(33.11'' x 46.81''—841 x 1189 mm) A1—(23.39'' x 3.11''—594 x 1189 mm) A2—(16.54'' x 23.29''—420 x 594 mm) A3—(11.69'' x 16.54''—297 x 420 mm) A4—(8.27'' x 11.69''—210 x 297 mm) B—(11'' x 17''—279 x 432 mm) C—(17'' x 22"—431.80 x 558.80 mm) D—(22'' x 34''—558.80 x 863.60 mm) E—(34'' x 44''—863.60 x 1117.60 mm) C ARCH D ARCH E ARCH Retain Scale

Default Retain Scale

Pen 1—Pen 8

Menu Administration/Emulations/HPGL/Pen Purpose Sets the width and color for the eight plotter pens. Each pen

has a width and a color option available.

Choices 00-60 (0.0-6.0 mm) Default Pen 1—07 (0.7 mm)

Pen 2 —03 (0.3 mm) Pen 3 —03 (0.3 mm) Pen 4 —03 (0.3 mm) Pen 5 —03 (0.3 mm) Pen 6 —03 (0.3 mm) Pen 7 —03 (0.3 mm) Pen 8 —03 (0.3 mm)

Note A choice of 0 defaults to a pixel of “1”.

/Width (x = pen no.)

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Menu Administration/Emulations/HPGL/Pen x/Color (x = pen no.) Choices Black, Blue, Brown, Cyan, Gray-25%, Gray-50%, Gray-75%,

Default Pen 1—Black (100% black)

Notes See chapter 5, “Additional Technical Information,” for more

Plotter

Menu Administration/Emulations/HPGL/Plotter Purpose Identifies the HP-GL plotter type. Choices 7470A, 7475A, 7550A, Colorpro, DraftMaster Default 7550A Notes DraftMaster supports architectural and engineering paper

Green, Magenta, Orange, Red, Violet, Yellow

Pen 2 —Black (100% black) Pen 3 —Red (70% black) Pen 4 —Green (41% black) Pen 5 —Blue (89% black) Pen 6 —Violet (59% black) Pen 7 —Orange (25.8% black) Pen 8 —Brown (50% black)

information on the HP-GL emulation color encoding equation.

sizes (for example, A to E and Arch A to Arch E). These paper sizes describe a mapping to the physical paper. This mapping is a scaling factor (or a size ratio) between the chosen paper size and the ph ys ic al pap er size in the defa ult inputbin. F o r example , if A3 is select ed (si z e 11.69''x1 6.54'') for paper size and the physical paper size in the default inputbin is A4 (8.27''x11.69''), then the plot is scaled by a factor of 2.

Scaling Percent

Menu Administration/Emulations/HPGL/Scaling Percent Purpose Identifies the percentage to reduce or enlarge an image. Choices 001-150 (percent)

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Emulations

Default 100 (percent) 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.

Setting Line Printer Parameters

Autowrap

Menu Administration/Emulations/Line Printer/Autowrap Purpose Indicates whether long line s are to be wrap ped to the ne xt line

instead of being truncated.

Choices On—Wrap long lines.

Off—Truncate long lines.

Default On

Character Map

Menu Administration/Emulations/Line Printer/Character Map Purpose Specifies the type of character map to be used. Choices ASCII, EBCDIC Default ASCII

CR IS CRLF

Menu Administration/Emulations/Line Printer/CR IS CRLF Purpose Stipulates whether each carriage return (CR) in the print job is

translated to a carriage return/line feed (CRLF) combination.

Choices On—Translate all carriage returns to line feeds.

Off—Use carriage returns only as carriage returns.

Default Off

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FF is CRFF

Menu Administration/Emulations/Line Printer/FF IS CRFF Purpose Stipulates whether each form feed (FF) in the print job is

Choices On—Translate all form feeds to carriage return/form feed

Default On

Font

Menu Administration/Emulations/Line Printer/Font Purpose Sets the printer fonts for the current print job. Any PostScript

Choices All printer-resident PostScript fonts. Default Courier

translated to a carr iage return/form feed (CRFF) combination.

combinations.

Off—Use form feeds only as form feeds.

fonts available on the printer can be used. To see a list of availa ble PostScript fonts, print an advanc ed status page.

LF is CRLF

Menu Administration/Emulations/Line Printer/LF IS CRLF Purpose Stipulates whether each line feed (LF) in the pr int job is

translated to a carriage return/line feed (CRLF) combination.

Choices On—Translate all li ne feeds to carriage return/line feed

combinations.

Off—Use line feeds only as line feeds.

Default On

Line Numbering

Menu Administration/Emulations/Line Printer/Line Numbering Purpose Specifies that a five-digit number is to be prefi xed to each line. Choices On—Number all lines.

Off—Don’t number lines.

Default Off

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Emulations

Lines Per Page

Menu Administration/Emulations/Line Printer/Lines per Page Purpose Specifies the number of lines printed on a page before an

automatic page eject. Interline spacing is set to the selected point size. Logical pages consisting of more lines than specified are split into multiple pages.

Choices 001-128 Default 087

Margins

Menu Administration/Emulations/Line Printer/Margins Purpose Defines the left, right, top, and bottom margins in 1/7200 "

increments.

Choices Left 00000-79200 (0''-11.00'')

Default Left 00000

Note The margins are in 1/7200 increments (79200 is 11.00'' at

Right 00000-79200 (0''-11.00'') Top 00000-79200 (0''-11.00'') Bottom 00000-79200 (0''-11.00'')

Right 00000 Top 00000 Bottom 00000

7200'' increments).

Orientation

Menu Administration/Emulations/Line Printer/Orientation Purpose Specifies whether text and graphics are placed on the page in

a portrait or landscape orientation.

Choices Portrait, Landscape Default Portrait

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Point Sz 100ths

Menu Administration/Emulations/Line Printer/Point Sz 100ths Purpose Sets the five-digit va lue used to spe ci fy the point size of the

Choices 00000-99999 Default 00880 (8.8 points)

Tab Stops

Menu Administration/Emulations/Lineprinter/Tab Stops Purpose Specifies the number of spaces between tab stop s. Choices 000-256 Default 008

Engine

font for the current print job.

Adjusting the Image Alignment

To check image alignment, print a standard status page. When the printer is placing images properly, the alignment angle bar in the lower-left corner of the status page is 0.5"/12.7 mm from the left and bottom edges of the page. If the angle bar is off, use the Administration/Engine/Image Alignment menu to align the image horizontally and vertically in pixel increments (1/300" or 0.08 mm).

» Note:

Engine constraints may limit the accuracy of pixel alignment.

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Engine

Horizontal Offset

Menu Administration/Engine/Image Alignment/Horiz Offset Purpose Adjusts the horizontal placement of the image on the page. Choices 000-300 (0.00"/0 mm-1.00"/25.4 mm) Default 100 (0.33"/.84 mm) Notes Values above 100 move the image to the right.

Va lu es bel o w 100 move the image to the left.

Vertical Offset

Menu Administration/Engine/Image Alignment/Vertical Offset Purpose Adjusts the vertical placement of the image on the page. Choices 000-300 (0.00"-1.00") Default 100 (0.33"/.84 mm) Notes Values above 100 move the image down.

Va lu es below 100 move the image up.

Setting a Default Resolution

Menu Administration/Engine/Def Resolution Purpose Sets the default printer resoluti on. Choices 300 dpi—300x300 dpi resolution

600 dpi—600x600 dpi resolution 1200 dpi—1200x600 dpi resolution 2400 dpi—2400x600 dpi resolution

Default 600 dpi, 1200 dpi, or 2400 dpi—your printer’s default is the

highest resolution available for the amount of RAM installed in the printer

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Notes If you want the printer to use a lower default resolution when

you restore defaults, set this option to your choice (and make any other necessary configuration settings), and then use the Administration/Miscellaneous/Save Defaults menu to save your custom defaults. See “Working with Custom Configurations” on page 4-13 for more information.

In addition, after you lower the default resolution, you should reconfigure the printer me mo ry (Administr a tio n/Memory/Quick Config menu) to distrib ute it better f or tha t particular resolu tion. For example, if you set the default resolution to 600 dpi when your printer has enoug h memory to print at 2400 dpi, the frame buffer remains configured f o r 2400 dpi, which means that printer memory that could be better used somewhere else is being wasted.

Using Page Recovery

Menu Administration/Engine/Page Recovery Purpose Enables or disables page recovery. Choices On—Reprints a print job from the page on which the jam or

error occurred.

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

Default On

Setting Energy Conservation

Menu Administration/Engine/Energy Saver Purpose Sets the length of inactiv ity bef ore th e prin ter chan ge s to a lo w-

power state (the engine remains on, but the fuser turns off).

Choices 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours—Idle time

before activation of low-power state.

Off—Use normal power all the time.

Default 1 hour Notes When a print job is received, the printer returns to normal

power within 90 seconds.

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Engine

Downloading a New System Image

Menu Administration/Miscellaneous/New System Image Purpose Updates the printer’s system software. Choices Yes, No Default No Notes Refer to the

this option.

Options

manual f or co mplete information on using

Setting the Time-of-Day Clock

Menu Administration/Miscellaneous/Set Clock Purpose Allows you to set the printer’s optional time-of-day clock Choices Current Value:

Enter Value:

Default Current date and time Example SAT 11 OCT 1997 13:00:00 Notes This menu doesn’t appear unless the optional time-of-day

clock is installed.

DAY ## MONTH

19xx hh:mm:

Menu Administration/Miscellaneous/Adjust Clock Purpose Allows you to adjust the speed of the pr inter’s optional time-of-

day clock.

Choices -155 Sec/Month to +155 Sec/Month (in 5 second/month

intervals)

Default 0 Sec/Month Notes This menu doesn’t appear unless the optional time-of-day

clock is installed.

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Engine

Adjusting the Color Density

This feature gives you the ability to control the toner density. To check the image density, print a Calibration Page (Administration/Special Pages/Calibration) and compare it to the Calibration Card that was provided with your printer. If any of the color panels on the Calibration Page does not match the color on the Calibration Card, use the Administration/Engine/Density menu to adjust the color density. Ref er to the “Color Density” section of chapter 4, “Color Printing,” in the

Operation

manual for detailed instructions on adjusting color density.

» Note:

This menu is available only on engines with the latest 1-3 engine ROM. It is not available on older engines. Refer to the “Color Density Problems” section of chapter 8, “Troubleshooting Printer Problems,” in the Operation manual for instructions on how to determine if your printer has the latest 1-3 engine ROM.

Yellow

Menu Administration/Engine/Density/Yellow Purpose Allows you to adjust the yellow color density. Choices -4 to 4 Default 0 Notes Values above 0 increase the yellow color density.

Values below 0 decrease the yellow color dens ity.

Magenta

Menu Administration/Engine/Density/Magenta Purpose Allows you to adju st the magenta color density. Choices -4 to 4 Default 0 Notes Values above 0 increase the magenta color density.

Values below 0 decrease the magenta color density.

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Cyan

Menu Administration/Engine/Density/Cyan Purpose Allows you to adju st the cyan color density. Choices -4 to 4 Default 0 Notes Values above 0 increase the cyan color density.

Values below 0 decrease the cyan color density.

Black

Menu Administration/Engine/Density/Black Purpose Allows you to adjust the black color density. Choices -4 to 4 Default 0 Notes Values above 0 increase the bla ck color density.

Values below 0 decrease the black color density.

Media Input

Selecting a Media Cassette

Menu Operator Control/Inputbin Purpose Allows you to select the default cassette (inputbin) from which

print media is pulled.

Choices Upper—The standard cassette.

Optional—The optional lower inp ut feeder.

Default Upper

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Media Input

Chaining Media Cassettes

Menu Operator Control/Chain Inputbins Purpose Allows you to “chain” cassettes (inputbins) so that when the

first cassette empties, the printer automatically draws media from the other cassette.

Choices On—Switch to the next cassette with the same siz e and type of

media when the defau lt cas sette is empty.

» Note:

Off—Don’t switch cassettes; use only the default cassette. On Any—Switch to the next cassette with any size and type of

Default On

Make sure the two cass ettes use the same size

media.

media when the defau lt cas sette is empty.

Naming Media Cassettes

Upper (Standard) Cassette

Menu Administration/Engine/Inputbin 1 Name Purpose Allows you to give the upper (standard) cassette a more

descriptive name.

Choices Up to 16 alphanumeric characters Default Upper Note This name is displayed in the printer message w indow, where

appropriate. You can also use it with QMS Document Opti on Commands (DOCs).

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Media Input

Lower Input Feeder

Menu Administration/Engine/Inputbin 1 Name Purpose Allows you to give the optional lower input feeder a more

descriptive name.

Choices Up to 16 alphanumeric characters Default Optional Note This menu appears only if the optional lower input fee der is

installed. This name is displayed in the printer mess age window, where

appropriate. You can also use it with QMS Document Opti on Commands (DOCs).

Selecting a Media Size

Custom Media Size—Upper (Standard) Cassette

Menu Operator Control/Custom Bin/Upper Purpose Specifies the media size if it is some thing oth er than A4, Legal,

or Letter (the typical sizes the casse ttes expect)

Choices A5, B5 ISO, DL Envelope, Folio, None, SP Folio, Statement,

UK Quarto, Universal

Default None Notes Choose None if you’re using A4, B5 JIS, Com 10, Executive,

Foolscap , Legal, or Lette r size media. The p rinter automati cally senses these media sizes.

If you choose any size other than None, t he printable area for the media in the cassette is set to the med ia size s ele cted. For example, if you’re using a letter/A4 ca ssette but choose A5 in this menu, the cassette is seen by the printer as an A5 cassette, and the imageable area is set accordingly.

Choose Universal if you’re printing on any unl is ted med ia s ize.

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Custom Media Size—Optional Lower Input Feeder

Menu Operator Control/Custom Bin/Optional Purpose Specifies the media siz e if it is so mething oth er than A4, Legal,

Choices B5 ISO, Folio, None, SP Folio, UK Quarto, Universal Default None Notes Choose None if you’re using A4, B5 JIS, Executive, Foolscap,

Default Media Size

or Letter (the typical sizes the casse ttes expect)

Legal, or Letter size media. The printer automatically senses these media size s.

If you choose any size other than None, the printable area for the media in the cassette is set to the med ia size s ele cted. For example , if y ou’ re using a lette r/A4 casset te bu t choos e F olio in this menu, the cassette is seen by the printer as a Folio cassette, and the imageable area is set accordingly.

Choose Universal if you’re printing on any unl is ted med ia s ize.

Menu Administration/Engine/Default Paper Purpose Specifies the media size when the defau lt cassette (inp utbin) is

missing and there’s no way for the print engine to sense the media size automatically.

Choices Letter, A4 Default Letter

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Media Orientation

Selecting a Media Type

Upper (Standard) Cassette

Menu Operator Control/Media/For Uppe r Bin Purpose Allows you to specify the ty pe of media in th e upper (st and ard)

cassette so the printer can optimiz e outp ut for that media type .

Choices Automatic—For printing on either paper or transparencies (th e

printer automatically senses which is in the cassette).

Thick Stock—For printing on stock thicker than normal paper.

Default Automatic

Lower Input Feeder

Menu Operator Control/Media/For Op tio nal Bin Purpose Allows you to spe cify the type of media in the optional lower

input feeder so the printer can optimize output for that media type.

Choices Automatic—For printing on either paper or transparencies (th e

printer automatically senses which is in the cassette).

Thick Stock—For printing on stock thicker than normal paper.

Default Automatic

Media Orientation

Menu Operator Control/Orientation Purpose Allows you to set the orientation of the printed document. Choices Portrait—Vertical orientation

Landscape—Horizontal orientation

Default Portrait Notes The orientation of the print media is usually set in your

application.

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Media Output

Naming the Output Bin

Menu Administration/Engine/O utputbin Name Purpose Allows you to name the outputbin. Choices Up to 16 alphanumeric characters Default Upper Note This name is displayed in the printer message w indow, where

appropriate. You can also use it with QMS Document Opti on Commands (DOCs).

Memory

This submenu allows you to allocate the printer’s memory (RAM) among the various memory clients. The flexibility of defining memory available to clients allows experienced users to optimize the printer's performance according to a given set of conditions.

This section briefly describes each of the memory submenus and the memory clients. See chapter 5, “Additional Technical Information,” for more detailed information on the printer’s memory and what benefits, if any, may result from adding memory to each client.

To find out how memory is currently allocated to each memory client, print a status page or check each client individually in the configuration menu.

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Quick Configuration

Memory

» Note:

The Quick Config menu appears only if there is no hard disk installed in the printer or if the Administration/Memory/Enable Disk Swap option is turned off.

Menus Administration/Memory/Quick Config/300 dpi

Administration/Memory/Quick Config/600 dpi Administration/Memor y/Quick Config/1200 dpi Administration/Memory/Quick Config/2400 dpi

Purpose Configures the memory clients to the settings which allow the

printer to perform best for each resolution.

Choices Legal, Letter/A4 Notes The printer is automati cally restarted after this menu change.

The results of Quick Config depend on the amount of memory installed, the resolution used for printing, and the media size.

Under the Quick Config option documented on the advanced status page y o u wi ll s ee "****". This option isn’t user-definable. Quick Config configures memory depending only on the resolution and paper size.

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Disk Swapping

Disk swapping gives your pr inter virtual memory capability for all memory clients through the creation of a “swap file” on the printer’s hard disk. The printer uses this file as an extension of its memory. As the physical RAM fills, the printer can swap the contents to the hard disk file to allow more space. This file swapping between disk and RAM occurs at various times throughout the printing process and is completely transparent.

» Note:

The printer must have a hard disk to take advantage of this

feature. If there is no hard disk installed, this menu does not appear.

Menu Administration/Me mo ry/Enable Disk Swap Purpose Enables or disables disk swapping. Choices Off—Don’t enable disk swapping.

On—Enable disk swapping. Default On Notes If disk sw apping is enab led an d the hard di sk is re mov ed or not

turned on, the printer automatically resets to the factory

defaults.

The printer must be restarted for changes to the Enable Disk

Swap and other memory menus to take effec t. You can either let

the printer restart automatically after you save the change and

exit from the configuration menu, or y ou can wa it fo r the change

to take effect the next time you manually turn on the printer.

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KONICA MINOLTA QMS magic 2 Reference Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

QMS magicolor 2 Print System Reference

Contents

Introduction

Introduction

About This Manual

Typographic Conventions

Print Media

Introduction

Media Input

Media Sizes and Imageable Areas

Working Within the Imageable Area

Image Alignment

Page Margins

Media Size versus Cassette Size

Media Types and Weights

Paper

Type

Weight

Envelopes

Type

Transparencies

Type

Weight

Labels

Type

Weight

Storing Media

Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets

Introduction

About Fonts and Typefaces

Typeface

Font

Typeface Family

Character Set

Typeface Classification

Serif

Sans Serif

Script

Pi or Symbol

Typography Terms

Monospacing

Proportional Spacing

Bitmapped Font

Scalable Font

Point Size

Pitch

Stroke Weight

Italic and Oblique Forms

Orientation

Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets

Resident PostScript Fonts

Resident HP PCL 5c Fonts

PCL 5c Symbol Sets

Resident HP-GL Fonts

Printer Configuration

Introduction

Methods of Configuration

Using an Application

Using QMS Document Option Commands

Using the Control Panel

Using a Remote Console

Configuration Menu

Accessing the Configuration Menu

Example

Selecting Configuration Menu Options

Example

Changing Character Information

Example

Saving Configuration Changes

Example

Canceling Configuration Changes

Example

Setting the Message Window Language

Restoring the Factory Default Configuration

Working with Custom Configurations

Saving a Default Custom Configuration