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QMS MAGNUM Emulation User's Guide
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Proprietary Statement
The software included with MAGNUM is Copyrighted 1995 by QMS, Inc. All Rights
Reserved. This software may not be reproduced, modified, displayed, transferred, or
copied in any form or in any manner or on any media, in whole or in part, without the
express written permission of QMS, Inc.
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manual is free of inaccuracies and omissions. Howe ver, QMS, Inc. makes no warranty of
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manual in oper atin g the equ ipm ent, or in con nect ion wi th the p erfo rmanc e of t he
equipment when so operated.
Colophon
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The ma nu al was p ri n te d on a QM S p ri n ter.
Contents
1 Introduction
Introduction .................................................................................. 1-2
System Requirements .................................................................1-2
About the Documentati on ............................. ....... .............. ..... ....1 -3
About This Manual 1-4
What's in the Shipment ........................................ ................... ....1 -5
Registering the Product ..............................................................1-6
MAGNUM Emulation Features ....................................................1-6
Code V Programming Language 1-6
Graphics Capabilities 1-7
Fonts 1-7
2 Installation
Getting Started ............................................................. ................ 2-2
Add i ng Additi o nal M emory ............ ......... ........ ............ ................ 2 -2
Configuring Printer Memory ....................................................... 2-3
Reconfigure the Memory 2-3
Downloading the Em ulatio n ............. ........... ........ .............. ....... .. 2-7
Using the Emulatio n ....... ......... ....... ....... ......... ...... ....... ....... ....... .. 2-8
Setting Default Font Parameters 2-9
Setting Form Setup Parameters 2-11
Setting Misc Parameters 2-12
Setting Code V Setup Parameters 2-14
A QMS Customer Support
Sources of Supp ort ..... ..... ..... ....... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ....... ...... ...A -2
Your QMS Vendor A-2
Your Application Vendor A-2
Q-FAX A-2
The QMS Corporate Bulletin Board System A-3
CompuServe A-3
Internet A-3
QMS Customer Response Center (CRC) A-4
QMS World-wide Offices .............................................................A-4
QMS United States and Latin America A-4
QMS in Australia A- 5
QMS Canada A-5
QMS France A-5
QMS Germany A-6
QMS in Ireland A-6
QMS in Japan A-6
QMS in The Netherlands and Belgium A-6
QMS in Scandinavia A-6
QMS in South Africa A- 6
QMS in Spain A-7
QMS in Switzerland A-7
QMS UK Ltd A-7
QMS MAGNUM Emulation User's Guideii
B Character Tables
Introduction ................................................................................. B-2
ISO Character Table B-2
PC Subset Character Table B-3
Index
v
Contents iii
1
Introduction
In This Chapter . . .
n
System requirements
n
Manual overview
n
MAGNUM emulat ion featu res
Introduction
Introduction
The QMS MAGNUM emulation is compatible with the powerful industrial graphics Code V programming language used on the QMS
CF2215 printer. It gives you advanced MAGNUM controller technology (the standard for industrial graphics applicatio n s) designed to
meet your bar code, label, and form printing needs.
» Note:
This emulation doesn ’t support IBM interf aces.
System Requirements
To use the QMS MAGNUM emulati on, you need the following:
For this
system
requirement...
QMS Crown
Printer
Hard Disk Either an external or an internal hard disk is required to
Memory 4 MB more than standard memory is required to load
You need...
The QMS MAGNUM emulation is available only on the
following QMS Crown printers at the specified (or
greater) software release level:
—QMS 1060E Print System (software release 2.0.15)
—QMS 1660E Print System (software release 2.0.15)
—QMS 2025 Print System (software release 8.2.0)
—QMS 3225 Print System (software release 8.2.0)
—QMS 3825 Print System (software release 8.2.0)
load the QMS MAGNUM emulation on any of the above
QMS Crown printers.
the QMS MAGNUM emulation on any of the above
printers except the QMS 3825, which comes standard
with maximum memory of 32 MB.
QMS MAGNUM Emulation User's Guide1-2
About the
Documentation
About the Documentation
You received the followin g documentation with the QMS MAGNUM emulation:
&
&
QMS MAGNUM
Emulation User’s
Guide
QMS Code V
Version II
Programming
Manual
Other
Documentation
You’re now looking at this manual. It
contains detailed informatio n on installing
and using the QMS MAGNUM emulation.
This manual provides command reference
information for the Code V Version II
programming language used in the QMS
MAGNUM emulation.
In addition to this documentation, you will
also have your QMS Crown printer
documentation.
Introduction
1-3
About the
Documentation
About This Manual
This manual contains detailed inform ation on insta lling and using the
QMS MAGNUM emul ation. It is divided into the following section s:
Introduction
1
Installation
2
QMS Customer
A
Support
Character Tables
B
Presents an overview, provides
system requirements, and
describes the QMS MAGNUM
emulation documentation.
Provides the installation
procedures, settings for the
printer’s memory, details on how to
configure the emulation memory
client, and informat ion on the QMS
MAGNUM emulat ion menu.
Provides product sales and support
telephone numbers and describes
how to communicate with QMS
through the QMS Bul let in Bo ard,
CompuServe, the Internet , and
.
Q-FAX
Provides the character substitution
tables for the ISO character set and
the PC Subset character set.
QMS MAGNUM Emulation User's Guide1-4
What'sinthe
Shipment
Conventions
The following typographic conve ntions are used throughout this manual:
Mixed-Case
Cour ier
Mixed-Case
Italic Courier
lowercase italic
UPPERCASE File and utility names.
↵ Press the Enter key (PC).
^ Press and hold down the Ctrl key (PC)
» Note:
Notes contain tips, extra inform ation, or importa nt
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
computer, printer, or network.
Variable information in text.
information that deserves emphasis or reiterat ion.
▲ Caution
: Cautions present information that you need to
know to avoid equipment damage, process failure, or
extreme annoyance.
What's in the Shipment
In addition to this manual, the QMS MAGNUM emulation contains the
following:
n
n
n
Introduction
QMS Code V Version II Programming Manual
1 disk
Registration/w ar ranty ca rd
1-5
Registering
the Product
Make sure that all items are included in your shipment before install ing the emulation. I f any items are missing or dam aged, contact your
QMS Vendor. See appendix A, “QMS Customer Support,” for product
sales and support information.
Registering the P roduct
QMS is committed to develop ing print systems tha t offer you flexible,
efficient solutions, so we’re interested in knowing how you plan to use
this product.
To register by mail, fill out and send in your warranty card. To register
by telephone, in the US, call QMS toll-free at (800) 637-8049. In other
countries, see appendix A, “QMS Customer Sup port, ” for the appropriate telephone number.
MAGNUM Emulation Features
This brief overview will acquaint you with the basic Q MS M AGNUM
emulation features and how th ey can benefit you.
Code V Programming Lan guage
The QMS Code V programming lang uage is a powerful industrial
graphics language that features the following:
—Scalable MAGNUM characte rs
—Rotatable fonts, bar codes, and graphics
—Specifications for over 20 different bar code symbologies
—Advanced data handling capabilities such as automat ic repeti tion,
automatic incrementing and decrementing, forms storage, and
automatic fill ing of forms wit h variable dat a at print time.
—Bit image plotting, scaling , and rotating
QMS MAGNUM Emulation User's Guide1-6
MAGNUM
Emulation
Features
User Benefit—You can print industrial graphics applications on your
normal workgroup or departmental laser printer.
Graphics Capabilities
This emulation allows for the gene ratio n of forms and labels, including bar codes (UPC, Code 39, Code 128, and other codes). Other
graphic features include lines, boxes, forms, and half to ne patt erns.
User Benefit—This extensive suite of industrial graphics capabilit ies
assists you with your most complex bar code, label, and form printing
needs.
Fonts
The following nine fonts are downloa ded to the printer’s hard disk
when the emulation is installed:
Font Font Descriptio n Characters Per Inch
Font 4 Code V Near Letter Quality Size 0 (Lookup)
Font 5 Code V Near Letter Quality 10 cpi
Font 6 Code V Near Letter Quality 12 cpi
Font 7 Code V Near Letter Quality 13.3 cpi
Font 8 Code V Near Letter Quality 15 cpi
Font 9 Code V Near Letter Quality 17.1 cpi
Font 10 OCR—A Size 1 10 cpi
Font 11 OCR—B Size 10 cpi
Font 12 Symbol Set
User Benefit—These standard font s increase the em ulat ion’s func tionality and allow you to create more complex and distinctive indu strial graphics documents.
v
Introduction
1-7
2
Installation
In This Chapter . . .
n
Installing and configuring printer me mory
n
Downloading t he emulation
n
Using the e mulatio n
Getting Sta rted
Getting Started
The following major st eps are involv ed in sett ing up and using th e
QMS MAGNUM emulation:
n
Adding additional memory (if necessary)
n
Configuring printer memory
n
Using the e mulatio n
Adding Additional Memory
The QMS MAG N U M emulation requires 2 MB of memory for optimal
emulation download and performance. When you have only the standard memory on your QMS C ro wn p rinte r, that memory has been
configured at the factory, and any excess has either been allocated to
the display list or frame buffer, or it has been distributed among all clients (depending on which pri nter you have). QMS recommend s th e
following for your printer:
For this
printer...
QMS 1060E/
1660E
You need to...
Add 4 MB of additional RAM. See chapter 6, “Printer
Options,” in your printer
on insta ll in g a dd itional memory. After the memor y is
installed, refer to the “Configuring Printer Memory”
section, later in this chapter, for information on changing
the K Mem Emulation memory setting.
» Note:
Remember that an optional hard disk is
required to download the MAGNUM emulat ion.
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Reference
guid e f o r i nformation
Configuring
Printer Mem o ry
For this
printer...
QMS 2025/
3225
QMS 3825 No additi onal memory is required, so you only need to
You need to...
Add 4 MB of additional RAM. Contact your QMS vendor
for informa ti on on ordering and i nst a llin g additional
RAM. See appendix A, “QMS Customer Support,” for a
list of service a nd worl d- wi de sale s telephone numbers.
reconfigure the printer ’s mem ory. See "Configuring
Printer Memory" in the nex t s e ct ion of this chapter, for
informati on on changi ng the K Mem Emul ation m emor y
setting.
Configuring Printer Mem o ry
This secti on provi des in form at ion on confi guri ng the emulation memory settings for the QMS MAGNUM emulation.
» Note:
Reconfigure the Memory
If your printer already has this memory correctly configured,
you can skip to the “Downloading the Emulation” sectio n, later in this
chapter.
You need to allocate at least 2 MB of K Mem Emulation me mory on
any QMS 1060E/1660E/2025/3225 /38 25 Print System in order to
download and use the QMS MAGNUM emulation.
» Note:
memory is reconfigured. QMS recom m ends tha t you add an
additional 4 MB of memory to any QMS Crown printer (except the
QMS 3825, which comes standard with 32 MB maximum memory) for
optimal QMS MAG NU M emulatio n support. Additi onal m emo ry
allocated to optio nal em ulat ions im proves performance.
Installation
The printer may be unable to load the emulati on unti l its
2-3
Configuring
Printer Mem o ry
Procedure
Before you reconfigure the printer’s me mory, print an advanced status page. It provides a record of all current configu ratio n settings ,
which you may need if you have to reset the printer to its current
default s ettings. (See your printer documentati on for information on
how to print an advanced stat us pa ge.)
We recommend that you read this entire procedure before modifying
any memory settings. If you ex p erience problems when configuring
the printer ’s me mory, use the advanced status page to reset the
printer to your current default memory settings.
s Caution:
If you have already reconfigured your QMS printer's
memory with settings unique to your print environment, do not
perform an Administration/ M em o ry operation before you eit her write
down any unique memory settings or print an advanced status page .
You will need this information if you have to return the print er to its
current mem o ry settings. A Restore Defaul ts setting is availabl e on
your printer, if you need to cancel all configuration changes and reset
the printer to its factory default s.
1 Access the Administr atio n/Mem o ry menu via the co ntro l
panel.
See your printer documentation for details on how to access
menu options.
2 Change the Administration/Memory/K Mem Emulation setting
on your printer to 2 MB (2048 KB).
» Note:
If your printer already has this memory correctly
configured, you can skip to the “Downloading the Emulation”
section, later in this chapter.
Press the Previous or Next ke y to adva nce through the different
memory client s . Wit h t he Administ ration/ Memory/ K M em Emulation memory client disp layed in the mess age window, press the
Select key on ce.
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Configuring
Printer Mem o ry
» Note:
minimum, you may need to take memory away f rom the
Administration/Memory/Framebuffer memory client. Keep in mind
that a memory setting can be equal to or higher than the
minimum value, but it can’t be lower than that value.
A numerical va lue is displayed (expressed as a 5-di git numbe r),
showing the cu rren t memory setting for that specifi c memory
selection. Using the Previous or Nex t key, change the value of
each digit (up or down) to reflect the new 2 MB (2048 KB) memor y setting.
Y ou change one digit at a time much like sett ing the time and date
on a digital watch. The current input digit is highlight ed and the
cursor flashes. When you have reached the correct digit, press
the Select key once. This a c cepts the displayed digit and mov es
the cursor to the next digit. After the last digit is entered, press the
Select key to co mplete the change. The new memory sett ing is
displayed for a moment, and then the current Memory menu
selection disp lays. (See the exa mple that fo llows this proce dure. )
If you set the wrong value for this memory client, repeat this step.
If you are unable to allocate 2 MB (2048 KB) to the Administration/M emory/K Me m E mulation client and Admini s tration/Memory/Framebuffer is configurable on y our printer, then complete
step 3 first and return to this step; otherw i se continu e at step 4.
To configure t his mem ory client t o 2 MB (2048 KB)
3 If you are unable to chang e the Adm ini strati on/M em or y/K
Installation
Mem Emulation value to 2 MB (2048 KB), then first change
the Administration /M emo ry/F ram eb uffer setti ng to a lower
value, if it is configurable on your printer.
Access Administration/ M emory/Framebuffer and choos e a
smaller media si ze at the same or a lower resolution. For example, when using a QMS 1060E Print System with 12 MB of RAM,
the default media size i s Leg a l and the reso lution is 600 DPI.
Change it to A4 media size at 600 DPI. After you have decreased
the Fra mebuffer me mory requir e ments , then return to step 2.
2-5
Configuring
Printer Mem o ry
4 When you have allocated at least 2 MB (2048 KB) to Adminis-
tration/Memory /K Me m Emulati on , save your changes and
press the Menu key until the Online or Ready indic ator
lights.
The printer automatically restarts after you save changes and e xit
from the configuration m enu. It may take a few minutes before it
returns to IDLE.
5 Print a start-up page or an advanced status page to confirm
the memory realloc aton .
See your printer documentation for in format ion on print ing eit her
of these pages .
6 Reconfigur e the other config ur atio n settings, if necessary
for your environm en t.
Keep in mind that K Mem Emulation must be a minimum of 2 MB
(2048 KB).
Example
» Note:
This is an example of the control panel messages on a QMS
1660E Print System. The messages on a QMS 1060E Print System
are slightly different . See chapter 4, the “Accessing the Configuration
Menu” section of the Reference in the QMS 1060E printer
document ati on, for m ore det ailed informat ion. In this example, you
start accessing menu options at the Admini strat ion me nu.
Use this key... to... The message window
reads...
Select Advance to the Administration/
Memory men u.
Next Advance to the K Mem Emulation
selection.
Select Access the K Mem Emulation
selection and displays a 01356
mem o ry setting with t h e fi rst di git
flashing. Keep 0 as the first digit of
this number.
MEMO RY
K MEM FOR S PO OL
MEMORY
K MEM EMULATION
K MEM EMULATION
0
1356
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Downloading
the Emulation
Use this key... to... The message window
reads...
Previous or
Next the n
Select
Previous or
Next the n
Select
Previous or
Next the n
Select
Previous or
Next the n
Select
Select Verify the K Mem Emulation set ting.
Move to the second digit and return
or advance to 2.
Move to the third digit and return or
advance to 0.
Move to the fourth digit and return or
advance to 4.
Move to the fifth digit and return or
advance to 8.
Return (after 3 seconds) to the
K Mem Emulation clien t.
K MEM EMULATION
02
356
K MEM EMULATION
020
56
K MEM EMULATION
0204
6
K MEM EMULATION
0204 8
0204 8
IS SE LECTED
MEMORY
K MEM EM ULA TION
Downloading the Emulation
The QMS MAGNUM e mulation c omes as a PostScript file on a PC
floppy disk. This s ection describes how to dow nload the QMS MA GNUM emulatio n from the floppy disk to the printer’s hard disk.
» Note:
Installation
At least one hard disk (internal or external) must be installed on
the QMS Crown printer before you can download this emulation. If
more than one hard disk is available, the emulat ion autom at ically
installs itself on the disk with the most free sto ra ge space.
Once the emulation is down loaded , the only way to r emove it is to
reformat the hard disk (Ad minist ration/Disk Operations/Fo rmat Disk
menu or the PS Executive S eri es Utilities ).
2-7
Using the
Emulation
Procedure
1 If necessary, connect the PC to the printer’s parallel or serial
2 Turn on the printer, and wait for IDLE to appear in the mes-
3 Insert the emulati on disk in your PC’s 3.5" disk drive , and
4 Send the emulation to the printer’s hard disk.
port.
sage window.
change to that drive (for example, if you’re using the A drive,
type a:↵).
n
If your PC and printer are connected through the parallel port,
type
#
copy /b *.ps lpt
#
where
n
If you r PC and printer are connected through the seria l port,
type
is 1 to 3. (/b refers to bi nary files. )
↵
copy /b *.ps com
where # is 1 to 4. (/b refers to bi nary files. )
5 When the downloa ding is complete, rebo ot the printer.
The emulat ion is ready to be us ed .
#
Using the Emulation
After the QMS MAGNUM emulation is prope r ly down loaded and configured, its options display in the Administration/Emulations/MAGNUM menu. Four configurat ion choices are availa b le. See the
Code V Version II Programming Manual
for more detail ed i nformation on these options.
QMS MAGNUM Emulation User's Guide2-8
(included in this shi pm ent)
QMS
Using the
Emulation
The MAGNUM options (described in the following sections) select the
default values used by the emulation when interpreting the various
documen t processing features of your QMS Crown printer . See your
printer documentation for in fo r mation on using th e contro l panel and
configuration menu.
QMS recommends that you set the emulation for the desired interface
to MAGNUM via the Adminis trat ion/ C o mm unica t ions /
lation setting (where
interf ace
is your comm unications interface).
interface
/Emu-
» Note:
If ESP is desired for the interface, the n set the A dmi nistration/
Emulation/ESP Default setting to MAGNUM.
Setting Default Font Parameters
Default Font
Use the Admin istration/Emulatio ns/MAGNUM/Default Font menu to
set the default font for the MAGN UM emulation. This font is used if
the printer doesn’t re ceiv e a font sele ction c o mmand in the dat a
stream. See the
for more in fo r mation about selecti ng a defa u lt font.
Code V Version II Programming Language M anual
Installation
2-9
Using the
Emulation
Menu
Choices
Administration/Emulations/MAGNUM/Default Font
Font 4—Size 0 (Look-up characters)
Font 5—Code V Near Letter Quality 10 cpi
Font 6—Code V Near Letter Quality 12 cpi
Font 7—Code V Near Letter Quality 13.33 cpi
Font 8—Code V Near Letter Quality 15 cpi
Font 9—Code V Near Letter Quality 17.14 cpi
Font 10—OCR-A S ize 1 10 cpi
Font 11—OCR-B Size 1 10 cpi
» N ote:
The OCR fonts included with the emulation have
a slightly different cell height compared to earlier
versions of the fonts. They may appear slightly
different on you r QM S Cro wn p rinter, if you’re
executing Code V programs that use earlier versions
of the OCR fonts.
QMS MAGNUM Emulation User's Guide2-10
Using the
Emulation
Default
Notes
Font 5
The following is a sample of how the fonts look:
» N ote:
Font 12, symbol set, is also available for use
with this emulation. It contains symbols such as
copyright, trade mark, UL, and TUV approval. See the
Code V Version I I Program mi ng Language Manua l for
more informati on about standard sym bo l set font #12.
Setting Form Setup Parameters
Use the Ad ministration /Em u lations/ MAG NUM /Fo rm Setup menu to
change the line spacing.
Lines Per Inch
Sets the nu mber of lines printed per inch (line spaci ng). Line spaci ng
controls the distance between lines of text when your files are printed.
Menu Administration/Emulations/MAGNUM/Form Setup/ Lines Per Page
Choices 3—lpi
Default 6
Installation
4—lpi
6—lpi
8—lpi
2-11
Using the
Emulation
Setting Misc Parameters
Use the Ad ministration /Em u lations / MAG NUM / M isc menu to set the
default ISO character set, characters to ignore, line termination, and
null value.
ISO Char Set
Sets the ISO Character Set, as defined by the International Standards Organization (ISO), for the printer. In addition to the 9 ISO character sets, two non-ISO character se ts (OCR-A Size 1 and OCR-B
Size 1) can be set via this option.
Menu Administration/Emulations/MAGNUM/Misc/ISO Char Set
Choices USA, UK, Sweden/Finland, Norway/Denmark, Japan,
Germany, France, Italy, Spain, PC Subset, Code VI
Default USA
Notes See appendix B , “Characte r Tables” for more information
on cha r act er su bs ti t ut i ons.
Set 1ST Ignore
Defines the first character that the cont ro ller is to ignore wh en processing MAGNUM print jobs. If your host sends extra characters with
your data stream that have no effect on the printer, setting this option
will improve proces s ing time.
Menu Administration/Emulations/MAGNUM/Misc/Set 1ST Ignore
Choices 0 to FF
Default 0
Notes Ignores characters set in hexadeci mal.
QMS MAGNUM Emulation User's Guide2-12
Using the
Emulation
Set 2ND Ignore
Defines the second character that the controller is to ignore when processing MAGNUM print jobs. If your host sends extra characters with
your data stream that have no effect on the printer, setting this option
will improve proces s ing time.
Menu Administration/Emulations/MAGNUM/Misc/Set 2ND Ignore
Choices 0 to FF
Default 0
Notes Ignores characters set in hexadecimal.
CR=CR+LF
Stipulates whether each carriage return (CR—hex 0D) in the print job
is translated to a carriage return/line feed co mbination (CR/LF— hex
0D/hex 0A).
Menu Administration/Emulations/MAGNUM/Misc/CR=CR+LF
Choices On—Translates all carriage returns to a carriage return/line
feed combination.
Off—Use carriage returns only as carriage returns.
Default Off
LF=CR+LF
Stipulates whe ther each line feed (LF—hex 0A) in the print job is
translated to a carriage return/line feed combination (CR/LF—hex 0D/
hex 0A).
Menu Administration/Emulations/MAGNUM/Misc/LF=CR+LF
Choices On—Translates all line feeds to carriage re turn/ lin e feed
Default Off
Installation
combinat ions .
Off—Use line feeds on ly as line feeds.
2-13
Using the
Emulation
LF=LF+LF
Stipulates whe ther each line feed (LF—hex 0A) in the print job is
translated to a line feed/line feed combination (LF/LF—hex 0A/hex
0A).
Menu Administration/Em u lations / MAG N UM/ M isc/L F =LF +LF
Choices On—Translates al l line feeds to line feed/line feed
Default Off
Ignore Nulls
Stipulates whether to ignore a ll nulls (hex 00) received from the hos t.
Menu Administrat ion/ E m u lations / MAG N UM/ M isc/I gnore N ulls
Choices On—Ignores all nulls received fr om the host.
Default Off
combinat ions .
Off—Use line feeds on ly as line feeds.
Off—Process all nulls with the data stre am.
Setting Code V Setup Parameters
Use the Administration/Emulations/MAGNUM/Code V Setup menu to
set the default Code V programming language values.
» Note:
QMS recomm ends that these options be changed only by
experienced Code V programming language users.
Conversion
Sets the MAGNUM emulation to conversion On mode.
Menu
Administration/Emul ations/MAGNUM/ Code V Setup/C onversion
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Using the
Emulation
Choices On—Enables th e printer to interpret Code V programming
language co mmands.
Off—S et s t he p ri nt e r in S traight Thru mode, disabling
interpretation of Code V programming language
commands.
Default Off
Free Format
Sets the MAGNUM emulation to Free Format mode, which ignores all
hex values from 00 to 1F.
Menu
Choices On—Enables Free Format mode.
Default Off
Notes To enab le Free Format mode on MAGNUM emulation
Administration/Emul ations/MAGNUM /Code V Setup/Fr ee Format
Off—Disables Free Format mode.
start-up, set both thi s option and the Administration/
Emulations /M AGNUM/Code V Setu p/F ree Format/
Conversion option to On.
When Free For mat is enabled, form control characters
(carriage return and lin e feed) are ignored, and paper
positioning must be controlled via the following Code V
programming co mmands.
^- = Carriage return
^* = Line feed
^, = Form feed
See the
for more in formation on this optio n .
Code V Version II Programming Language Manual
Ignore Mode
Sets the MAGNUM emulation to ignore al l data sent until receip t of a
^A command.
Menu
Choices Enable—Enables Ignore mode.
Administration/Emul ations/MAGNUM /Code V Setup/Ign ore Mode
Disable—Disables Ignore mode.
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Using the
Emulation
Default Disable
Notes To enable Ignore mode on MAGNUM e mulati on st art-up ,
Control Char
Sets the default control character.
set both this option and the Administration/Emulations/
MAGNUM/ Code V Setup/ Ign ore M o de /Con version option
to On. See the
Manual
that toggle the Ignore Mode.
for more in form at ion on th e ^X and ^A co mma nds
Code V Version II Programming Language
Menu
Choices 00 to 99
Default 94
Notes QMS recomm en d s th a t th e control character be a non-
^PY^
Stipulates the number of characters the contr o ller ignores following
the ^PY^- c ommand, which ena bles MAGNUM conversion.
Menu
Choices One Character— Forces a li ne feed and starts print ing on
Administration/Emul ations/MAGNUM/ Code V Setup/C ontrol Char
printable character. Th is includes alphanumeric characters,
characters between Hex 00 and Hex 11F (inclusive ),
lowercase characters, and the character N (Hex 4E).
Remem ber that the control character may also be changed
by using Co de V programming language commands. See
Code V Version II Programming Language Manual
the
more informat ion.
- Line TRM
Administration/Emulations/MAGNUM/Code V Setup/^PY^- Line TRM
the second line of the page. Since the ^PY^- must be
on the first line of the progra m and mus t be the only
command on that line, a carriage return and line feed
must follow it. The line feed forces prin ting to begi n on
the second line.
Two Character—Ignores both carriage return and line feed
and starts printing on the first printable line of the page.
for
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Using the
Emulation
Default One Character
Notes All characters are absorbed until line termination i s set to
one or two lines.
Slash in Zero
Prints zeros with or without slashes.
Menu
Choices Enable—Prints a slash in the zero (ø).
Default Enable
Administration/Emul ations /MAGNUM /Code V Setup/Slash In 0
Disable—Pri nt s a zero with no slash (0 ).
Vertical MAG COR
Sets the vertic a l MAGN UM correcti on.
» Note:
This option is provided for users of the Code V Version I
programming langua ge. If you modified programs that utilized rotated
MAGNUM character s in Code V Version I to compensate for
elongated characters caused by the 60 x 72 dot matrix used by
impact printers, then set this option to On.
In Code V version II, there is no elongating of rotated MAGNUM characters. Set this option to On if you wish to send your existing Code V
Version I programs t o the print er unchange d. If you don’t have Code
V Version I program s, or if you didn’t encounter elongat ed MAGN UM
characters, then leave this option set to Off.
Menu
Choices On—Ad justs the dots per inch to ma tch the printer.
Default Off
Administrat ion/ Em ula tions/MAGNUM/Code V Setup/Vertical MAG COR
Off—Doesn’t ad just the dots per inch.
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Using the
Emulation
Vertical Scale
Sets the vertica l scale.
» Note:
This option is provided for users of the Code V Version I
programming language. Early printer controllers that used the Code V
Version I programming language didn’t match t he resolution of the
printers in which they were installed. Since the laser printer has a
resolution of 300 dpi, you need to modify all positioning and
dimensional commands in your Code V Version I programs for them
to print correctly.
The factory default setti ng for vertical resolutio n is 290 dpi. If you
want to print programs written in Code V Version I without first modifying these commands, then set this optio n to On. If you do not have
Code V Version I p rogram s, leave this option at its default value (Off).
Menu
Choices Off—Sets vertical scale to 290 dpi reso lution.
Default Off
Administration/Emulations/MAGNUM/Code V Setup/Vertical Scale
On—S ets vertical scale to 300 dpi resolution.
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Using the
Emulation
Scale VAR Ratio
Defines the bar/space relationship in dots for variable (VAR) ratio bar
codes.
Menu
Choices Off—Doesn’t scale variable ratio bar codes. Allows you to
Default Off
Notes If you have a program containing variable ratio bar codes
Administration/Emulations/MAGNUM/Code V Setup/Scale VAR Ratio
take advantage of higher densit y bar code printing.
On—Scales variable ratio bar codes to match the overall
size of the same bar codes when printed on an
impact printer.
that you printed previously on an impact printer, the
bar:space ratio may be too small for your needs when this
program is p rin ted on your QMS Crown printer. This is due
to the smaller dot size on laser printers.
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A
QMS Customer Support
In This Appendix. . .
n
Sources of customer support
n
QMS world-wide offices
Sources of Support
Sources of Support
Several sources of help and information are availa ble, dependin g on
the type of help you need:
Your QMS Vendor
Your local vendor (the one from whom you bought the printer) may be
best equipped to help you. Your vendor has specially trained se rvice
technicians available to answer questions, and the equipment to analyze your printer problems.
Your Application Vendor
Often, “printing” problems ha ve more to do with the application being
used than with the printer. In t his case, the app licat ion ma nufa cturer
is the best source of help.
Q-FAX
Q-FAX, a QMS information retrieval service, provides appl icati on
notes, technical support notes on comm on print ing proble ms, and
information about printer sp ecifi catio ns, opt ions, accessories, consumables, and prices.
In the United States and Canada, call (800) 633-7213 to reach QFAX. In all other countries, call (334) 633-3850. Have your fax
number handy when you call (or place the call from your fax
machine's handset ).
You ca n choose to have either a directory (a list of currently available
documents on a particular topic) or a specific docum ent sent to you.
The first time you call, request the directory (press 2 on your phone or
fax keypad when prompted). Then call back to request sp ecific documents. You can order up to three document s per call.
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Sources of
Support
The QMS Corporate Bulletin Board System
The QMS Corporate Bulletin Board Sy stem (BBS ) contains te chnical
support notes, application notes, printer drivers, patches, and utilities,
and you may leave technical questions not requi ring an immedi ate
response on electronic mail for the Sysop (System Operator).
The bulletin board [(334) 633-3632] operates at 1200, 2400, 9600,
and 14400 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, with XMODE M,
YMODEM, and ZMODEM capabilities. Contact the QMS Customer
Response Center (CRC) for more information about the bullet in
board.
CompuServe
Through CompuServe, you ask general (non-t echnical) questions,
share information with other users, and access printing information
and programs. When you use CompuServe, type
go qmsprint↵
to go directly to the forum where QMS is located. The QMS library
section contains application notes, printer drivers, utiliti es, technical
information, and announcement f iles.
Internet
The QMS server provides access to information about QMS products,
the Customer Response Center, QMS printer drivers, and other general informatio n about QM S.
If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can view the QMS
home page at http://www.qms.com/. The QMS ftp resource is
ftp.qms.com .
QMS Customer Support
A-3
QMS World-
wide Offices
QMS Customer Response Center (CRC)
The QMS Customer Response Center (CRC) is availabl e M-F, 7:00
am-6:00 pm, Central Standard Time, at (334) 633-4500 (US). You can
also fax questions to the CRC at (334) 633-3716 (US). Please indicate whether you would like a faxed or a phoned reply.
If you call for assistance, have the following information ready so our
technicians can help you more quickly:
n
Your phone number, fax number, and shipping address
n
A description of the problem
n
The printer model and serial numb er
n
The type of host computer you are using
n
The type and version of operating system you are using
n
The interface you are using, and, if serial, the protocol
n
The application and version you are using
n
The emulation you are using
n
Your printer firm ware versi on (listed on the stat us and start-up
pages)
QMS World-wide Offices
QMS United States and Latin Am erica
General Contact
1 (334) 633-4300
Fax 1 (334) 633-4866
Email info@qms.com
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Customer Response Center (CRC)
Technical Assistance
1 (334) 633-4500 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Central Time
Bulletin Board Service
1 (334) 633-3632
Latin America Fax
1 (334) 639-3347
National Service
Service Information and Maintenance Pricing
1 (800) 762-8894
On-Site Service and Depot Repair Informatio n
1 (800) 858-1597 7:00 am - 7:00 pm Centr al Time
Spare Parts Ordering and Information
1 (800) 633-4300 x2530 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Central Time
QMS in Australia
Service Information and Maintenance
61-3 899 5777
Fax 61-3 899 0972
QMS World-
wide Offices
QMS Canada
General Contact
1 (514) 333-5940 or 1 ( 800) 361-3392
Fax 1 (514) 333-5949
National Service
On-Site Service and Depot Repair Information
1 (800) 268-4969 8:30 am - 7:00 pm Eastern Time
Spare Parts Ordering and Information
1 (800) 673-8060 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time
Bulletin Board Service
1 (905) 673-8215
QMS France
Service Information and Maintenance
33-1 4 107 9393
Fax 33-1 4083 0110
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A-5
QMS World-
wide Offices
QMS Germany
Service Information and Maintenance
49-211 596 1333
Fax 44-211 596 1397
QMS in Ireland
Service Information and Maintenance
35-3626 1666
Fax 35-316 260131
QMS in Japan
Service Information and Maintenance
81-3 3437 40 30
Fax 81-3 3437 4067
QMS in The Netherlands and Belgium
Service Information and Maintenance
31-30414646
Fax 31-30413850
Service Information and Maintenance
31-30414646
Fax 31-30413850
QMS in Scandinavia
Service Information and Maintenance
46-8 725 5680
Fax 46-8 725 5681
QMS in South Africa
Service Information and Maintenance
27-11 3134000
Fax 27-11 8053611
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QMS in Spain
Service Information and Maintenance
34-1 742 5013
Fax 34-1 320 8438
QMS in Switzerland
Service Information and Maintenance
41-1829 1111
Fax 41-1829 1781
QMSUKLtd
Service Information and Maintenance
44-1844 261900
Fax 44-1844 261993
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QMS World-
wide Offices
QMS Customer Support
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B
Character Tables
In This Appendix. . .
n
ISO character table
n
PC Subset character table
Introduction
Introduction
This chapter provides the ISO and the PC Subset character substitution tables used in the MAGNUM emulation.
ISO Character Table
The following substit ut ions oc cur autom atically when one of the following ISO character sets is selected as the default character set:
ISO Character
Set
USA #$@[\]^‘{|}~
UK £$@[\]^‘{|}–
Sweden/Finland # $ É Ä Ö Å Ü é ä ö å ü
Norway/Denmark # $ @ Æ Ø Å Ü ‘ æ ø å ü
Japan #$@[¥]^‘{|}–
Germany # $ § Ä Ö Ü ^ ‘ ä ö ü ß
France £ $ á ° ç § ^ ‘ é ù è ¨
Italy £$б°зй^щатим
Spain £ $ á ¡ Ñ ¿ ^ ` ° ñ ç ~
PS Subset See PC Subset Character Table.
Code V I #$@[¢]^`ÄÖÅÜ£
23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E 7F
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Introduction
PC Subset Character Table
The following character substitutions occur au tomatically when P C
Subset is selected as the default character set.
7C = | 94 = ö AA = ¬
80 = Ç 95 = ò AB = ½
81 = ü 96 = ô AC = ¼
82 = ä 97 = ù AD = ¡
83 = â 98 = ÿ AE = «
84 = ä 99 = Ö AF = »
85 = à 9A = Ü B3 = |
å 9B = ¢ DC =
86 =
87 = ç 9C = £ E1 = ß
88 = ê 9D = ¥ E6 = µ
89 = ë 9E = Pt F1 = ±
8A = è 9F =
8B = Ï A0 = á F9 =
8C = Î A1 = í FA = •
8D = ì A2 = ó FD = ²
8E = Ä A3 = ú FE =
8F = Å A4 = ñ FF =
É A5 = Ñ
90 =
91 = æ A6 = ª
92 = Æ A7 = º
93 = Ô A8 = ¿
F8 =
n
o
o
n
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Character Tables
B-3
Index
^PY^-Line TRM 2-16
B
Bulletin board, QMS A-3
C
Character table
ISO B-2
PC Subset B-3
Code V Setup menu
^PY^-Line TRM 2-16
Control Char 2-16
Conversion 2-14
Free F or ma t 2- 1 5
Ignore Mode 2-15
Scale VAR Ratio 2-19
Slash in Zero 2-16
Vertical MAG COR 2-17
Verticle Scale 2-18
CompuServe A-3
Control Char 2-16
Conventions
Manual 1-5
Conversion 2-1 4
CR=CR+LF 2-13
Customer Response Center (CRC),
QMS A-4
Customer support, QMS A-2
D
Default font 2-9
Default font menu 2-9
Documentation 1-3
About this manual 1-4
Overview of this manual 1- 4
QMS CrownNet Interface Card Setup
Guide 1-3
Typographic conventions 1-5
Downloading MAGNUM emulation 2- 7
E
Emulation
Downloading 2-7
Using 2-8
Example
Reconfigure the printer 2-6
F
Form Setup menu 2-11
Lines per inch 2-11
Free Format 2-15
I
Ignore Mode 2-15
Ignore Nulls 2-14
Internet A-3
ISO Char Set 2-12
ISO character table B-2
L
LF=CR+LF 2-13
LF=LF+LF 2-14
Lines per inch 2-11
M
MAGNUM emulation
Adding additional memory 2-2
Code V Setup menu 2-14
Configuring printer memory 2-3
Default Font menu 2-9
Downloading 2-7
Features 1-6
Form Setup menu 2-11
ISO character table B-2
Misc menu 2-12
PC subset character table B-3
Setting default font 2-9
Using 2-8
Manual
Contents 1-4
Overview 1-4
Typographic conventions 1-5
Memory
Adding 2-2
Configuring 2-3
Misc menu
CR=CR+LF 2-13
Ignore Nulls 2-14
ISO Char Set 2-12
LF=CR+LF 2-13
LF=LF+LF 2-14
Set 1ST Ignore 2-12
Set 2ND Ignore 2-13
P
PCL 5 emulation
Overview 1-2
Printer
Reconfigure the memory 2-3
Product registration 1-6
PS Subset characer table B-3
Q
Q-FAX A-2
QMS
Customer Response Center
World-wide offices A-4
QMS CrownNet Interface Card Setup
Guide 1-3
(CRC) A-4
R
Reconfigure the memory 2-3
Example 2-6
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S
Scale VAR Ratio 2-19
Service, QMS
United States A-4
Set 1ST Ignore 2-12
Set 2ND Ignore 2-1 3
Shipment contents 1-5
Slash in Zero 2-16
Support, QMS
CompuServe A-3
Customer A-2
Internet A-3
QMS bulletin board A-3
Technical A-4
United States A-4
World-wide A-4
System requirements 1-2
Hard disk 1-2
Memory 1-2
Printer 1-2
T
Technical support, QMS A-4
V
Vertical MAG COR 2-17
Vertical Scale 2-18
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