QMS 1725E, Reference

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Methods of
Configuration
4-3 Printer Configuration
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
1725 Print System driver, you can select a comparable PostScript
driver, such as another QMS driver or a LaserWriter driver. However,
comparable drivers may not allow you to access all of your printer's
features, such as 600x600 dpi printing, duplexing, or collating.
Using PS Executive Series Utilities
You can also use the PS Executive Series Utilities (shipped with your
printer) to control the printer from your host. See the README file on
the utilities disk for information on installing the utilities, and see the
utilities on-line help for details on using the software.
Using Printer Commands
Printer commands (such as PostScript operators, QMS Document
Option Commands [DOCs], and HP PCL and HP-GL commands) can
enable job-specific features your application or page description lan-
guage can’t access. See the
QMS Crown Technical Reference man-
ual (shipped on disk with your printer) as well as the QMS Crown
Document Option Commands manual, and the HP PCL5 Emulation
Technical Reference (both available for purchase from your QMS
vendor), for information on these commands. See appendix C, “Docu-
ment Option Commands,” of this manual for a list of DOCs this printer
supports.
Using the Control Panel
Your printer is configured at the factory for most typical printing envi-
ronments, so most users don’t have to use the control panel often.
However, if you do 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.