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Summary of Contents for 1660E

Page 1: ...QMS 1660E Print System Getting Started 1800382 001B...

Page 2: ...LaserWriter LocalTalk Macintosh TrueType Apple Computer Inc Banyan VINES Banyan Centronics Centronics Data Computer Corporation CompuServe H R Block DEC DECnet LN03 VMS Digital Equipment Corporation...

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

Page 6: ...equirements 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...

Page 7: ...Network 4 3 Thin Wire Ethernet 4 3 Twisted Pair Ethernet 4 4 Installing the Software 4 4 DOS 4 5 Macintosh System 4 5 OS 2 4 6 UNIX 4 8 Windows 4 10 Configuring the Interface 4 10 EtherTalk 4 11 LAN M...

Page 8: ...s 5 5 Menu Next Previous and Select Keys 5 6 What s Next 5 7 A QMS Customer Support Sources of Support A 2 Your QMS Vendor A 2 Your Application Vendor A 2 Q FAX A 2 The QMS Corporate Bulletin Board Sy...

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: ...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 print them Thi...

Page 11: ...on replacing print media and toner using advanced printing features handling and cleaning your printer improving print quality and troubleshooting printer problems QMS 1660E Print System Reference Thi...

Page 12: ...llel port Note This manual is provided on disk in encapsulated PostScript EPS form Refer to the README file for information on printing a hard copy of the manual It discusses 3Com 3 Open Banyan VINES...

Page 13: ...ption Commands Document Option Commands DOCs are software codes you insert in documents to enable printer features that cannot be accessed by your application or page description language This manual...

Page 14: ...Panel Introduces the parts of the printer control panel A QMS Customer Support Provides world wide product sales and support telephone numbers and describes how to communicate with QMS through the QMS...

Page 15: ...major features and how they can benefit you Specific chapters throughout this man ual the operation manual and the reference manual contain more information on each feature Consult the index or the t...

Page 16: ...ditional memory See the High Resolution Printing section in chapter 3 Advanced Printing Features of the Operation manual for details See chapter 6 Printer Options of the Reference manual for more info...

Page 17: ...fferent networks Four Resident Emulations Your printer supports printing in HP PCL 5 HP GL Lineprinter and PostScript emulations User Benefit Most applications can print directly to the printer HP PCL...

Page 18: ...he Level 2 emulation is compatible with Adobe s PostScript Level 2 language while providing additional capabilities QMS Level 2 supports extensive graphics capabilities to control the appearance of te...

Page 19: ...nting all work independently but simultaneously User Benefit Because print job processing time is significantly reduced the host is free sooner and you spend less time waiting for your documents to pr...

Page 20: ...convert data received from the input buffers into intermediate compressed blocks until the data is needed for printing These compressed blocks of data are designed to be processed rapidly by the print...

Page 21: ...twork interface and its accompanying software allow your QMS 1660E to establish a remote console con nection via EtherTalk LAN Manager LAN Server Novell NetWare and TCP IP Printer status that requires...

Page 22: ...enefit Both slots support font and security cards see the fol lowing section Printer Options for details Printer Options The following options are available for your QMS 1660E Print Sys tem Contact yo...

Page 23: ...pabilities as your print resolution requirements change 1200x1200 dpi provides better camera ready output than either 600x600 or 1200x600 dpi and enhanced gray scales depending on your application Not...

Page 24: ...the fonts Mincho Medium Mincho Heavy Gothic Bold and Gothic Heavy licensed to QMS by TypeBank These fonts can be printed at a variety of point sizes and in different styles and resolutions Contact yo...

Page 25: ...interfaces provide flexibility and fast data transfer in complex network environments Hard Disk Expandability An optional internal IDE SCSI disk drive board supports an internal 2 5 IDE hard disk and...

Page 26: ...nt System Getting Started 1 18 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 2...

Page 27: ...er 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 n Connecting the power cord n Pr...

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: ...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 Use...

Page 30: ...nt 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 registration card n Toner cartridge n Documentation QM...

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: ...u need access to the inside of the printer When the front conver 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: ...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 appropriate...

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 1660E 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 o...

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: ...ns Do 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...

Page 44: ...If you want to connect your printer to a Token Ring network via an optional CrownNet network interface use the installation instructions in chapter 6 Printer Options of the Reference manual and the c...

Page 45: ...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 3 Connecting to a PC...

Page 46: ...are such 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...

Page 47: ...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 48: ...s first 1 Attach 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...

Page 49: ...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 50: ...ecutive 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 your...

Page 51: ...ing 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 doub...

Page 52: ...e 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...

Page 53: ...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 55: ...In This Chapter n Connecting to the network n Installing the software n Configuring the interface n Configuring the network 4 Connecting to an Ethernet Network...

Page 56: ...nter to be connected to an Ethernet network that supports the following Connecting to the Ethernet port consists of four steps n Connecting to the network n Installing the CrownNet software n Configur...

Page 57: ...is already installed on the thin wire Ethernet cable your network s operation is disrupted during the connection process 1 Turn off the printer and unplug the power cord 2 Attach one section of thin w...

Page 58: ...is provided for UNIX Use the appropriate procedure to install the software on your host 5 Plug in the printer and turn it on 6 Go to the next section Installing the Software 1 Turn off the printer an...

Page 59: ...will be installed for example a install a c crownadm Note You can t install the utilities by copying files from the disks You must run the installation program 3 When the installation is complete rem...

Page 60: ...S 2 disk in the disk drive 3 Open an OS 2 window and at the C prompt change to the drive in which you inserted the CrownNet Manager disk for example a 4 At the drive prompt type lsminst x y where x is...

Page 61: ...ow appears 8 To install specific ports choose Install from the CrownNet Manager window 9 In the Installation of CrownNet Ports dialog box select the appropriate printer port s and choose Install The s...

Page 62: ...tridge or tape 1 Log on the UNIX system as root 2 Change to the directory in which you want the UNIX utilities installed The utilities automatically create and are installed in a directory named QMSof...

Page 63: ...ctories For example cp addprt usr bin cp qpr usr bin cp man addprt 1 usr man man1 cp man qpr 1 usr man man1 10 If you re using SNMP to manage your network using SunNet Manager copy the appropriate fil...

Page 64: ...w the instructions on the screen 6 When the installation is complete remove the disk from the disk drive and store it in a safe place 7 Go to the next section Configuring the Interface Configuring the...

Page 65: ...Name Zone Part 1 and Zone Part 2 menus to enter the name of the zone to which the printer is attached Note The two Zone Part x menus allow you to identify 1 zone with a name up to 32 characters long U...

Page 66: ...racters can be entered in each of the three menus You cannot use these three menus to identify three file servers Spaces and lowercase characters are not allowed within file server names However under...

Page 67: ...Up to 16 characters can be entered in each of the three menus You cannot use these three menus to identify three print servers Spaces and lowercase characters are not allowed However underscore chara...

Page 68: ...k EtherTalk 1 With the Macintosh running from the Apple menu choose Chooser 2 Click the LaserWriter icon 3 If your network has more than one zone click the name of the default zone The printer name is...

Page 69: ...type the printer name only if you are add ing a printer The printer name is local to the workstation and is used to associate queues with physical printers It can be the same as the name used at the...

Page 70: ...Description Queue Driver Priority and Scheduling boxes Note Separator pages are not currently supported 5 Select the printer name you identified in the previous section from the list of Printers This...

Page 71: ...OS 2 6 Choose Create to confirm the new printer definition 7 Continue with the following section Print Queue Sharing Print Queue Sharing To access a print queue from other workstations or servers on t...

Page 72: ...rn to the Available Options menu Assign a Print Server to a Print Queue 1 From the Available Options menu select Print Queue Infor mation and press Enter 2 If you want to select an existing print queu...

Page 73: ...e hardware address Caution We strongly recommend that you do not change the hardware address If you re working on a system other than a UNIX system set the hardware address through the printer control...

Page 74: ...or s Guide Pro vides detailed configuration and utility information n QMS Crown Remote Console User s Guide Explains how to use Remote Console to control printing from a workstation any where on the n...

Page 75: ...5 Control Panel In This Chapter n Control panel indicators n Control panel message window n Control panel keys...

Page 76: ...uration 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 77: ...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 78: ...r 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 ch...

Page 79: ...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 80: ...ne first See the Special Pages section of chapter 4 Printer Configuration in the Reference for more information Press the Menu key to access the configuration menu after the printer goes off line When...

Page 81: ...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 83: ...In This Chapter n Sources of customer support n QMS world wide offices A QMS Customer Support...

Page 84: ...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 85: ...rough 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 86: ...number 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...

Page 87: ...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 89: ...B Configuration Menu In This Chapter n Configuration menu diagram...

Page 90: ...ling 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 CRLF Orientation Autowrap L...

Page 91: ...thernet 1200x1200 O 6 27 1200x600 dpi resolution unavailable O 6 27 1284 IEEE cable pinouts R B 7 3 hole punched paper O 6 29 500 sheet paper cassette R 6 12 600x600 dpi resolution unavailable O 6 27...

Page 92: ...GS 3 6 ASCII R G 2 AUTOEXEC BAT file O 6 14 O 6 15 Autowrap menu Lineprinter R 4 24 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 35 BCP See P...

Page 93: ...ation menu O 3 6 Colophon R D 4 Color encoding HP GL R 5 34 Communication Modes R 5 3 Parallel port testing O 6 13 Serial port testing O 6 15 Settings status page O 3 9 Testing Macintosh R 6 50 Config...

Page 94: ...6 O 1 3 R 1 4 Copies R 4 13 Copies menu R 4 13 Coronet R 6 33 Correction gamma R 4 28 Courier R 3 8 R 6 33 cpi Pitch R 3 5 CR is CRLF menu Lineprinter R 4 24 Creating a network job separator R 5 29 C...

Page 95: ...Script emulation commands R C 4 Printer commands R C 4 Trailer page commands R C 2 Updated commands R C 5 Document Option Commands See DOC Documentation About GS 1 2 About this manual O 1 2 R 1 2 Conv...

Page 96: ...Serial R 4 36 Ending a print job O 3 10 End of document command R 5 24 Adding to a file R 5 28 Energy Conservation R 4 58 Energy Saver menu R 4 58 Engine error 2 O 6 12 Engine error 3 O 6 12 Engine e...

Page 97: ...3 See also Ethernet port Thin wire Ethernet GS 4 3 Twisted pair Ethernet GS 4 3 Ethernet port BNC connector GS 4 3 Configuration network GS 4 14 Configuration port GS 4 10 Connection GS 4 3 CrownAdmin...

Page 98: ...Frame Buffer R 5 15 Memory allocating R 4 49 FreeHand See Aldus French German symbol set HP GL R 3 10 Function key Cancel key O 3 10 G Gamma correction O 5 4 R 4 28 R 5 4 R 5 7 Gray levels R 5 4 Halft...

Page 99: ...Enhanced Mode R 4 14 Error codes O 6 12 Expand Mode menu R 4 15 Origin menu R 4 15 R 4 18 Paper Type menu R 4 16 R 4 18 Pen 1 Pen 8 R 4 16 Plotter menu R 4 17 Reverse Image menu R 4 17 Scaling Percen...

Page 100: ...GS 2 8 Installation menu R 4 5 Integrated Drive Electronics See IDE Intellifont SIMM R 6 30 Accessing fonts R 6 34 Albertus R 6 33 Antique Olive R 6 33 Clarendon Condensed R 6 33 Coronet R 6 33 Courie...

Page 101: ...II symbol set HP GL R 3 10 Job Timeout menu R 4 66 K K Mem Disk Cache menu R 4 45 K Mem Display R 5 17 K Mem Display menu R 4 47 K Mem Emul Tmp R 5 19 K Mem Emul Tmp menu R 4 47 K Mem Emulation menu R...

Page 102: ...PCL 5 R 4 20 Loading print media Multipurpose tray O 2 6 LocalTalk R 6 39 R 6 43 Cabling R 6 44 Connection menu R 6 52 Def Job Prio menu R 6 53 Menu R 6 52 Min K Spool menu R 6 53 Mode menu R 6 52 Par...

Page 103: ...PostScript R 4 51 Host Input R 4 51 IDE R 5 12 K Mem Disk Cache menu R 4 45 K Mem Display menu R 4 47 K Mem Emul Tmp menu R 4 47 K Mem Emulation R 4 47 K Mem for PS Fonts menu R 4 50 K Mem for PS Hea...

Page 104: ...R 4 43 Transparencies O 2 11 N Naming Inputbins R 4 42 National Service QMS GS A 4 O A 4 R A 4 NetBIOS NetBEUI GS 4 2 NetWare GS 4 2 Banner page jobs do not print O 6 30 Configuration Ethernet port GS...

Page 105: ...R 6 14 Printer GS 1 14 RAM GS 1 14 SCSI hard disk R 6 65 SCSI IDE board R 6 55 Security card GS 1 16 R 6 18 Security cards R 6 15 SIMMs GS 1 14 R 6 25 Token Ring interface GS 1 17 R 6 37 Orientation...

Page 106: ...R 4 34 Spool Timeout menu R 4 34 Parallel port GS 3 4 Connection GS 3 4 IEEE 1284 cable pinouts R B 7 System software downloading R 6 83 R 6 88 Testing communication O 6 13 Parallel protocol R 5 24 P...

Page 107: ...calTalk R B 11 Macintosh to serial R B 11 Serial R B 9 Pitch R 3 5 Placing a service call O 6 35 Plotter menu HP GL R 4 17 Point size R 3 5 Point Size x 100 menu PCL5 R 4 21 Point Sz 100ths menu Linep...

Page 108: ...s Macintosh R 6 45 PC GS 3 6 PostScript emulation GS 3 6 Windows GS 3 6 Printing Blank pages O 6 28 Environments R 5 13 Incomplete jobs O 6 30 Modes R 5 2 Two sided O 3 4 Printing status Status messag...

Page 109: ...gistration printer GS 2 5 Remote Console Configuration printer R 4 4 QMS Crown Remote Console User s Guide GS 1 4 GS 1 5 Removal Font optional R 6 70 Paper feeder R 6 8 Resident fonts HP PCL fonts R 3...

Page 110: ...s O 6 15 Parameters changing O 6 16 System software downloading R 6 84 R 6 89 Testing communication O 6 15 Serial protocol R 5 24 Serif typefaces R 3 3 Service call Placing O 6 35 Service QMS National...

Page 111: ...Memory R 4 38 Memory allocating R 4 51 Min K Spool menu R 4 33 R 6 53 Timeout R 4 40 Stain O 6 34 Standard status page R 4 61 Start up options R 4 59 Startup Options menu Do Error Handler menu R 4 60...

Page 112: ...World wide GS A 5 O A 5 R A 5 Swap file R 4 48 Symbol R 3 8 Symbol set menu PCL5 R 4 23 Symbol sets HP GL R 3 10 See HP GL symbol sets SYS internal hard disk R 6 61 SYSSTART file R 4 60 System memory...

Page 113: ...i resolution unavailable O 6 27 600x600 dpi resolution unavailable O 6 27 Binary data printing problem O 6 28 Blank pages O 6 28 Data indicator O 6 19 O 6 22 Emulation error O 6 24 EOD problems O 6 29...

Page 114: ...UNIX Utilities installation GS 4 8 Unpacking printer GS 2 5 Updating system software R 6 75 Using the EOD commands R 5 25 V Vendor Labels R B 14 Paper R B 14 Transparencies R B 14 Vertical Offset men...

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