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Making the

Connection

QMS 1660 Print System Getting Started

4-4

Making the Connection

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Caution:

Turn off both the printer and the PC before making the

connection

Attach the cable to the printer and the PC.

Parallel Cable

Connect the 36-pin end of the cable to the printer’s
parallel port (it’s labeled “PARALLEL”).

Close the clips.

Connect the 25-pin end of the cable to the PC’s parallel
port.

Tighten the screws.

SERIAL

PARALLEL

LOCAL

OPT I/O-1

OPT I/O-2

TALK

25-pin Female Port

Printer

36-pin Female Port

To Printer

To PC

Summary of Contents for 1660

Page 1: ...QMS 1660 Print System Getting Started 1800356 001B...

Page 2: ...le AppleShare AppleTalk EtherTalk LaserWriter LocalTalk Macintosh TrueType Apple Computer Inc Banyan VINES Banyan CompuServe H R Block DEC DECnet LN03 VMS Digital Equipment Corporation PhoneNET Farall...

Page 3: ...s city your guide to getting started as well as in other nearby cities other printer documentation n About This Manual As long as you re at the Welcome Center you probably want a list of local attract...

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Page 5: ...1 3 Optional Documentation 1 4 Related Documentation 1 5 About This Manual 1 5 Typographic Conventions 1 6 Printer Features 1 7 Media Flexibility 1 7 Multiple Resolutions 1 7 Toner Savings 1 8 Three S...

Page 6: ...ts 2 3 Checking Shipment Contents 2 4 Registering the Printer 2 5 Unpacking the Printer 2 5 Installing Consumables 2 8 Installing the Toner Cartridge 2 8 Loading the 250 Sheet Paper Cassette 2 11 Conn...

Page 7: ...ction 4 2 What You Need 4 2 Making the Connection 4 4 PC Printing Software 4 6 Installing PS Executive Series Printer Utilities 4 6 Installing a PostScript Printer Driver 4 6 Printing from the PC 4 9...

Page 8: ...urces of Support A 2 Your QMS Vendor A 2 Your Application Vendor A 2 Q FAX A 2 The QMS Corporate Bulletin Board System A 3 CompuServe A 3 Internet A 3 QMS Customer Response Center CRC A 4 QMS National...

Page 9: ...1 Introduction In This Chapter n About the printer n About the documentation n About this manual n Printer features and user benefits...

Page 10: ...ve to read them all tonight to be able to use your printer In fact some of them you may never have to refer to at all depending on the type of documents you print and the environment in which you prin...

Page 11: ...1660 Print System Operation This manual guides you through the day to day operation of your printer It includes information on replacing print media and toner using advanced printing features handlin...

Page 12: ...nced network users and system administrators need this information Printer Option Documentation If you purchased a printer option for example a network interface or a Kanji option kit you received sep...

Page 13: ...nd the printer s features 2 Setting Up Your Printer Guides you in selecting a location for your printer and explains how to unpack and set up your printer 3 Connecting to a Macintosh Explains how to c...

Page 14: ...ACHTUNG Bitte halten Sie sich exakt an die im Handbuch beschriebene Vorgehensweise da sonst Verletzungsgefahr bestehen k nnte B Configuration Menu Displays the printer configuration menu in tree form...

Page 15: ...11 7 101 mm to 297 mm wide and from 5 8 to 19 5 147 mm to 495 mm long User Benefit You have the option of printing on a variety of standard and non standard media sizes including full ledger 11 70x17...

Page 16: ...rial interfaces are standard on your printer An optional CrownNet Ethernet or Token Ring interface allows you to connect to EtherTalk Ethernet only LAN Manager LAN Server NetWare and TCP IP networks U...

Page 17: ...ineprinter Emulation The Lineprinter emulation prints simple unformatted text files at 300x300 and 600x600 dpi Each text line ends with a carriage return Note Using 600x600 dpi resolution with certain...

Page 18: ...Benefit With so many resident fonts and symbol sets there is less need for time consuming downloading QMS Crown Technology The QMS Crown multitasking operating system provides fast pro cessing speeds...

Page 19: ...age However using a form of artificial intelligence ESP technology ana lyzes incoming file data from any of the printer s interfaces selects the appropriate emulation from those installed on the print...

Page 20: ...compressed data formats allow more pages to be stored in memory The printer remembers the last page printed pulls the nec essary information from memory and automatically reprints any lost pages User...

Page 21: ...System Administrator s Manual explains how to begin a remote console session and the QMS Crown Remote Console User s Guide explains how to use a remote console to control and configure the printer A c...

Page 22: ...SIMM specifications are included in Q FAX document 6502 QMS tested SIMMs and Hard Disks This document contains a description of each approved SIMM its manufacturers and part numbers and the QMS produ...

Page 23: ...he 37 PCL 5 fonts available on an HP LaserJet 4Si n A pre formatted IDE hard disk provides the Kanji fonts Ryumin Light KL and Gothic BBB Medium both licensed to QMS by Morisawa and Company Ltd as wel...

Page 24: ...e protocols User Benefit CrownNet network interfaces provide flexibility and fast data transfer in complex network environments Hard Disk Expandability An optional internal IDE SCSI disk drive board s...

Page 25: ...1 17 Introduction What s Next Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Printer explains how to find a good loca tion for the printer unpack the printer install a toner cartridge and load and install a 250 sheet pape...

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Page 27: ...2 Setting Up Your Printer In This Chapter n Finding a good location for the printer n Unpacking the printer n Installing a toner cartridge n Loading and installing a 250 sheet paper cassette...

Page 28: ...re changes direct sunlight excessive dust and corrosive chemicals or vapors n Away from any strong electromagnetic field such as that created by an air conditioner and excessive vibration n Temperatur...

Page 29: ...The recommended frequency is 50 Hz 2 Hz for 100 and 220 240 V systems and 60 Hz 2 Hz for 110 120 V systems Caution The supplied power cord is equipped with a 3 wire grounding plug for safety purposes...

Page 30: ...duct sales and support information n QMS 1660 Print System n 250 sheet ledger or A3 paper cassette n 250 sheet letter or A4 paper cassette n Paper cassette rear cover n Power cord n Warranty and regis...

Page 31: ...your printer during shipment cardboard polystyrene tape and shipping spacers must be removed before you can use the printer Use the following procedure to unpack the printer To ensure that your print...

Page 32: ...pping carton The printer is heavy so two people should lift it Hold the printer by the carrying grips located on the printer bottom 3 Remove the protective plastic covering and tape from the printer b...

Page 33: ...Unpacking the Printer 2 7 Setting Up Your Printer 6 Remove the two orange shipping spacers from inside the printer 7 Remove the piece of cardboard that holds the paper lift plate in place...

Page 34: ...mage is formed heat and pressure from the printer are applied to transfer the image to the page The toner cartridge contains the toner and the photosensitive drum needed to operate the laser printer Y...

Page 35: ...ective sheet and discard it Place the cartridge on a stable flat surface to get a good grip on the protective sheet tab 3 Distribute the toner in the cartridge Hold the cartridge with both hands and g...

Page 36: ...2 10 4 Remove the tape seal Holding the cartridge in place with one hand use your other hand to grasp the orange tab on the right side of the tape seal Pull the orange tab 26 4 670 mm straight out and...

Page 37: ...ou need access to the inside of the printer When the front cover is open the protective shutters of the cartridge s photosensitive drum open and the drum surface is exposed to light This may deteriora...

Page 38: ...es One paper cassette is already installed in the printer 2 Align a stack of paper on a flat surface The cassette holds about 250 sheets of 20 pound 75 g m2 paper 3 Insert the paper into the appropria...

Page 39: ...he cassette into the cassette slot until it s firmly seated 5 Adjust the media stop to fit the paper size The printer delivers your output print side down to the output tray at the top of the printer...

Page 40: ...nsumables QMS 1660 Print System Getting Started 2 14 6 If you re using either a ledger A3 or an optional legal B4 media cassette place the cassette rear cover on the end of the cassette at the rear of...

Page 41: ...ower right of the printer Caution Make sure that the printer power switch is turned off the O is pressed down 1 Plug the power cord into the connector on the rear of the printer 2 Connect the opposite...

Page 42: ...mber n Address and status on or off line of attached hard disk s if any n Emulation and protocol information for all standard and optional interfaces If the start up page prints with all the start up...

Page 43: ...o Start Page menu See Enabling Disabling the Start up Page in chapter 4 Printer Configuration of the Reference for complete information Installing Options If you purchased any printer options such as...

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Page 45: ...3 Connecting to a Macintosh In This Chapter n Printer host interface n AppleTalk port connection n Macintosh printing software...

Page 46: ...printer to an AppleTalk network with more than one Macintosh see your PhoneNET and Macintosh documenta tion for more information n Your host is an IBM PC or compatible microcomputer worksta tion minic...

Page 47: ...essary cables If not contact your QMS vendor or a local computer store To connect your printer to a single Macintosh you need the following n Two PhoneNET type transformer boxes one for the printer po...

Page 48: ...sion 5 Turn on both the printer and the Macintosh A start up page should print If it doesn t see the Printer Problem Checklist in chapter 6 Troubleshooting of the Operation guide 6 Test communication...

Page 49: ...iles Installing PS Executive Series Printer Utilities The PS Executive Series Utilities or PS Exec included on the Mac intosh format disks we shipped with your printer is a utilities program for contr...

Page 50: ...er 8 x driver in the Extensions folder inside the System Folder and all of the other options inside a newly cre ated PSExec 3 x folder in the hard disk window Also inside this folder is the Installer...

Page 51: ...e not available through LaserWriter 8 x alone Note If you have problems printing with LaserWriter 8 x reinstall the LaserWriter 7 x driver that came with your Macintosh if available or call the QMS Cu...

Page 52: ...to access all of your printer s features and you may get an error message telling you to change the printer name Note The application PageMaker FreeHand PrePrint Separator or QuarkXPress should be in...

Page 53: ...the PS Exec installation instructions at the very beginning of this section n If you use QuarkXPress install the QMS 1660 and 1660E PDFs in the PDF folder in the QuarkXPress folder While QuarkXPress 3...

Page 54: ...Maker or MacroMedia FreeHand when you want to print hold down the Option key while selecting Print from the File menu This brings up the LaserWriter windows which con tains the QMS printing options No...

Page 55: ...4 Connecting to a PC In This Chapter n Connecting via the parallel port n Connecting via the serial port n Using PS Executive Series Utilities n Using the QMS developed Windows driver...

Page 56: ...h as DOS and Windows What You Need Interface cables are not included with your printer If you re replacing a printer you may already have the necessary cables If not contact your QMS vendor or a local...

Page 57: ...284 bidirectional parallel cable IEEE 1284 is indicated on the cable This cable must be 6 5 feet 2 meters or less in length n If your PC supports only Centronics parallel IEEE 488 communi cation you m...

Page 58: ...tach the cable to the printer and the PC n Parallel Cable a Connect the 36 pin end of the cable to the printer s parallel port it s labeled PARALLEL b Close the clips c Connect the 25 pin end of the c...

Page 59: ...Tighten the screws 2 Turn on both the printer and the PC A start up page should print If it doesn t see the Printer Problem Checklist in chapter 6 Troubleshooting of the Operation guide 3 Test commun...

Page 60: ...xecutive Series Printer Utilities The PS Executive Series Utilities or PS Exec included on the DOS format disks we shipped with your printer is a utilities program for controlling the printer from you...

Page 61: ...wing procedure to install the driver 1 With Windows running on your PC insert the QMS Win dows Driver disk shipped with your printer in the PC s 3 5 disk drive 2 Open the Windows Control Panel and dou...

Page 62: ...Printer drop down list box and select the appropriate default settings 10 Choose OK to return to the Printers dialog box 11 Choose Set As Default Printer to make the QMS printer the default printer 12...

Page 63: ...according to the instructions in your QuarkXPress documentation Printing from the PC You re now ready to print from your PC From this point you ll proba bly perform most printing tasks from your appli...

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Page 65: ...5 Control Panel In This Chapter n Control panel indicators n Control panel message window n Control panel keys...

Page 66: ...ration information n Seven keys allow you to control the printer Control Panel Indicators Five indicators on the control panel display printer status information and three other indicators located on...

Page 67: ...dicator is not lighted and make the printer ready for configuration Lights when you access the configuration menu and remains on until you press the Online Offline key to put the printer back on line...

Page 68: ...Spanish If you need to change the message window language use the Keypad Language option in the Administration Miscellaneous menu If you re not familiar with using the configuration menu refer to chap...

Page 69: ...incoming data before printing resumes When the printer is off line press the Online Offline key once to place it back on line and ready to accept new print jobs the indicator goes back on If a remote...

Page 70: ...t See the Special Pages section of chapter 4 Printer Configuration in the User s Guide Reference for more information Press the Menu key to access the configuration menu after the printer goes off lin...

Page 71: ...re ready to print For more information on the day to day operation of your printer refer to the Operation manual For more technical information refer to the Reference manual v Press the Select key to...

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Page 73: ...A QMS Customer Support In This Appendix n Sources of customer support n QMS world wide offices...

Page 74: ...turer is the best source of help Q FAX Q FAX a QMS information retrieval service provides application notes technical support notes on common printing problems and information about printer specificat...

Page 75: ...hrough CompuServe you ask general non technical questions share information with other users and access printing information and programs When you use CompuServe type go qmsprint to go directly to the...

Page 76: ...mber 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 u...

Page 77: ...4 639 3347 Asia Pacific QMS Asia Pacific Melbourne 61 3 899 5777 Sydney 61 2 901 3235 Tokyo 81 3 3437 4030 Canada QMS Canada Inc 9630 Rte Trans Canadienne Saint Laurent Qu bec H4S 1V9 Telephones 514 3...

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Page 79: ...B Configuration Menu In This Chapter n Configuration menu diagram...

Page 80: ...ocation PCL5 Plotter Scaling Percent Origin Reverse Image Enhanced Mode Expand Mode Paper Type Pen 1 8 HP GL Font Point Sz 100ths Character Map Line Numbering Tab Stops LF is CRLF CR is CRLF FF is CRL...

Page 81: ...nouts R B 7 3 hole punched O 6 29 500 sheet paper cassette R 6 13 600x600 dpi resolution unavailable O 6 28 A About this manual GS 1 5 O 1 2 R 1 2 Accessories See Optional Accessories Active jobs Stat...

Page 82: ...GS 4 6 ASCII R G 1 AUTOEXEC BAT file O 6 14 O 6 15 Autowrap menu Lineprinter R 4 23 Avant Garde Gothic ITC Avant Garde Gothic R 3 3 B Baud R G 2 Baud rate R G 2 Baud Rate menu Serial R 4 37 BCP See P...

Page 83: ...PCL 5 files O 3 8 Colophon R D 4 Color encoding HP GL R 5 35 Communication Modes R 5 3 Settings O 3 9 Testing Macintosh O 6 13 Testing parallel port O 6 13 Testing serial port O 6 13 Compatibility mo...

Page 84: ...Correction gamma R 4 27 R 4 58 R 5 4 Courier R 3 8 R 6 36 cpi Pitch R 3 5 CR is CRLF menu Lineprinter R 4 24 Creating a network job separator R 5 30 Crown GS 1 10 R G 3 Customer Response Center CRC Q...

Page 85: ...1 3 DOS commands mode O 6 15 Dots per inch See dpi Downld Location menu PCL5 R 4 18 Download R G 3 Downloading optional emulation R 6 59 dpi R G 4 See also Resolution Drivers LaserWriter troubleshooti...

Page 86: ...Name menu R 4 44 Inputbin 3 Name menu R 4 44 Man Feed Timeout menu R 4 67 Outputbin 1 menu R 4 45 Page Recovery menu R 4 59 Resolution menu R 4 59 Toner Out Act menu R 4 60 Vertical Offset menu R 4 57...

Page 87: ...R 3 5 R G 2 Defined R 3 2 Downloading troubleshooting O 6 26 HP GL R 3 10 Installing on hard disk R 4 29 Installing optional R 6 57 Intellifont proms R 6 32 Intellifont SIMM R 6 36 Intellifonts R 6 36...

Page 88: ...ng R 6 52 Internal specs R B 12 Kanji option kit R 6 61 Kanji troubleshooting O 6 25 Memory R 6 56 SCSI R 6 53 R B 12 SCSI turning on R 6 54 Swap file R 4 49 Troubleshooting O 6 27 Using R 6 56 Hardwa...

Page 89: ...age O 6 9 IEEE 1284 cable pinouts R B 7 Ignore Par Err menu serial R 4 39 Image alignment O 3 9 R 2 3 R 4 56 Image Alignment menu R 4 56 Image orientation problem O 6 30 Imageable area R 2 2 Image ali...

Page 90: ...0 ISO Italian symbol set HP GL R 3 10 ISO Norway Version 1 symbol set HP GL R 3 10 ISO Norway Version 2 symbol set HP GL R 3 10 ISO Spanish symbol set HP GL R 3 10 ISO Swedish For Names symbol set HP...

Page 91: ...4 24 Font menu R 4 24 LF is CRLF menu R 4 25 Line Numbering menu R 4 25 Lines per Page menu R 4 25 Margins menu R 4 26 Orientation menu R 4 26 Parameters setting R 4 23 Point Sz 100ths menu R 4 26 Ta...

Page 92: ...4 Weights R 2 4 Memo O 2 11 Memory R 5 9 R 5 11 Allocating R 4 47 Buffer frame R 4 50 Client R 5 11 R 5 15 Definitions R 5 10 Disk cache R 4 47 R 6 34 Disk swap R 4 49 Display R 4 48 Emulation R 4 49...

Page 93: ...ng R 4 11 Min K Spool menu LocalTalk R 4 32 Parallel R 4 34 Serial R 4 40 mode command DOS O 6 15 Mode menu LocalTalk R 4 30 Parallel R 4 35 Serial R 4 40 Mode printing R 5 2 PostScript R 5 2 Modes co...

Page 94: ...ds R 6 16 SIMMs R 6 26 Options Configuring R 4 54 Interface menu R 4 42 See also Optional Accessories Orientation Landscape R 3 6 Portrait R 3 6 Orientation menu R 4 45 Lineprinter R 4 26 Origin menu...

Page 95: ...nterface IEEE 1284 cable pinouts R B 7 System software downloading R 6 71 R 6 76 Parallel port Connection GS 4 4 Testing communication O 6 13 Parallel protocol R 5 25 Parity Errors ignore R 4 39 Ignor...

Page 96: ...20 Point Sz 100ths menu Lineprinter R 4 26 Portrait orientation R 3 6 Postcards Storage R 2 6 Type R 2 5 Weight R 2 5 PostScript DOC R C 4 Emulation Level menu R 4 27 Error Handler O 6 31 R 4 62 Erro...

Page 97: ...s Macintosh GS 3 5 PC GS 4 6 PostScript emulation GS 4 6 Windows GS 4 6 Printer turn off Warning R 6 32 Printing Blank pages O 6 29 Environments R 5 13 Incomplete jobs O 6 30 Modes R 5 2 Two sided O 3...

Page 98: ...cartridges O 2 13 Registration printer GS 2 5 Remote Console Configuration printer R 4 4 QMS Crown Remote Console User s Guide GS 1 4 Removal Font optional R 6 58 Removing the paper feeder R 6 9 Resid...

Page 99: ...ding R 6 72 R 6 77 Serial port O 6 13 Connection GS 4 4 Parameters O 6 15 Parameters changing O 6 16 Testing communication O 6 13 Serial protocol R 5 25 Serif typefaces R 3 3 Service call Placing O 6...

Page 100: ...ory allocating R 4 53 Min K Spool menu R 4 32 R 4 34 Timeout R 4 42 Stain O 6 34 Standard status page R 4 63 Start up options R 4 61 Startup Options menu Do Error Handler menu R 4 62 Do Start Page men...

Page 101: ...4 World wide GS A 5 O A 5 R A 5 Support QMSCompuServe R A 3 Swap file R 4 49 Symbol R 3 8 Symbol set menu PCL5 R 4 22 Symbol sets HP GL R 3 10 See HP GL symbol sets SYS internal hard disk R 6 49 SYSS...

Page 102: ...navailable O 6 28 600x600 dpi resolution unavailable O 6 28 AppleTalk O 6 22 Binary data printing problem O 6 28 Blank pages O 6 29 Data indicator O 6 20 O 6 22 Emulation error O 6 25 EOD problems O 6...

Page 103: ...ographic conventions GS 1 6 O 1 3 R 1 4 U Univers R 6 37 Univers Condensed R 6 37 Unpacking GS 2 5 Unpacking printer GS 2 5 Updating system software R 6 63 Using the EOD commands R 5 26 V Vendor Label...

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