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PCL 5

QMS 3825/3225/2025 System Administrator’s Guide

5-4

PCL 5

The PCL 5 submenu contains settings for the default conditions of the 
HP LaserJet IIISi emulation. The illustration below shows the PCL 5 
settings.

Default Font

The Default Font option has a selection of choices for the PCL 5 
default font. Fonts marked with an asterisk (*) are scalable. Select by 
index instructs the printer to select the font by the Default Font Index. 
The default value is Courier 12. The choices are

EMULATIONS
PCL 5

PCL 5
DEFAULT FONT

PCL 5
MONOCHROME GL/2

PCL 5

LINES/INCH X100

PCL 5

DEFAULT FONT IDX

PCL 5
SYMBOL SET

PCL 5

LINE TERMINATION

PCL 5

SCALABLE FONTS

PCL 5

POINT SIZEX100

PCL 5

RETAIN TEMPORARY

PCL 5
DOWNLD LOCATION

Summary of Contents for 2025

Page 1: ...QMS 3825 3225 2025 Print System Administrator s Guide 1800367 001B...

Page 2: ...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 wr...

Page 3: ...Product Registration 1 5 Configuring the QMS 3825 3225 2025 Print System 1 5 Methods of Configuration 1 5 Configuration for Individual Jobs 1 6 Configuration for Departmental Use 1 7 Before You Begin...

Page 4: ...allel Port 1 19 2 Installation Menu Introduction 2 2 Keypad Language 2 2 Passwords 2 3 Setting Passwords 2 3 Using Passwords 2 3 3 Operator Control Menu Introduction 3 2 Copies 3 2 Duplex 3 3 Tumble D...

Page 5: ...Timeout 4 4 Serial Communication 4 5 Mode 4 6 Emulation 4 6 Min K Spool 4 6 Spool Timeout 4 6 End Job Mode 4 7 Def Job Prio 4 7 Baud Rate 4 7 Parity 4 7 Ignore Parity 4 8 Rcv Sw Flow Ctl 4 8 Xmit Sw F...

Page 6: ...Default Font 5 5 Symbol Set 5 5 Lines Inch X100 5 5 Line Termination 5 6 Point Size X100 5 6 Retain Temporary 5 6 Scalable Fonts 5 6 Default Font Idx 5 7 Monochrome GL 2 5 7 Downld Location 5 7 LN03 P...

Page 7: ...de 5 15 Expand Mode 5 16 Paper Type 5 16 Pens 1 8 5 16 CCITT Groups 3 and 4 5 17 CCITT Commands 5 17 Command Syntax 5 17 imPRESS 5 24 Optional Emulations 5 24 6 Special Pages and Startup Options Subme...

Page 8: ...mory Submenu 7 8 Memory Clients 7 8 Spool Buffers 7 9 PS Heap 7 10 PostScript Font Cache 7 10 Emulation 7 11 Temporary Emulation 7 12 Display List 7 12 Disk Cache 7 13 Frame Buffer 7 14 MB Printer Mem...

Page 9: ...Removing Fonts and Emulations 8 15 Formatting a Disk 8 16 Backing Up the Hard Disk 8 17 Restoring the Hard Disk 8 18 A QMS Customer Support Sources of Support A 2 Your QMS Vendor A 2 Your Application...

Page 10: ...QMS 3825 3225 2025 System Administrator s Guide viii Centronics Parallel B 3 Notes to the Centronics Parallel Cable Pinouts Table B 4 Index...

Page 11: ...This Chapter How to use this manual Configuring the printer Methods of configuration Printing a status page The configuration menus The control panel keys Changing default settings Installing system...

Page 12: ...er s paper handling features such as the number of copies and whether collation is enabled This chapter also describes the printer based accounting features Chapter 4 Administration Communications Sub...

Page 13: ...deserves emphasis or reiteration Mixed Case Courier Text you type and messages and information displayed on the computer monitor Mixed Case Italic Courier Variable text you type replace the italicize...

Page 14: ...o binders The QMS Crown Document Option Commands manual The LN03 Plus Emulation for QMS Printers manual The QMS Crown Network Notes on disk The QMS imPRESS Programming Language guide on disk Two paper...

Page 15: ...stem This manual guides you through the process of configuring the printer options to meet your unique printing requirements As with any net work printer one setting for any particular printer option...

Page 16: ...drivers may not allow access to all of your printer s features For best results use the driver that accompanied your new printer Using PS Executive Series Utilities You can also use the PS Executive...

Page 17: ...and revised commands Using Other Printer Commands PostScript operators and HP GL and HP PCL commands can enable job specific features your application or page description language can t access See the...

Page 18: ...the user s guide but a status page shows current settings and serves as a reference so you can always reset your printer to its most recent settings Printing a Status Page There are two types of stat...

Page 19: ...ration menus and to set the message window language The Operator Control menu controls the default settings of most printer features The Administration menu is the largest of the three menus It con tr...

Page 20: ...US ADMINISTRATION ENGINE ADMINISTRATION MEMORY ADMINISTRATION COMMUNICATIONS ADMINISTRATION EMULATIONS ADMINISTRATION STARTUP OPTIONS STARTUP OPTIONS DO ERROR HANDLER STARTUP OPTIONS DO SYS START STAR...

Page 21: ...the Next key repeatedly The menu cycles through all the choices for that option The Administration Communications Serial Baud Rate menu is an example of an option with a selection of choices The foll...

Page 22: ...ubmenu SERIAL MODE 8 Press the Next key until BAUD RATE displays SERIAL BAUD RATE 9 Press the Select key The first choice in the set of baud rate values displays on the bottom line This value is also...

Page 23: ...opies option in the Operator Control menu is an example of an option that requires a value The following instructions show how to change a value 1 Press the Online Offline key to take the printer off...

Page 24: ...IS SELECTED Then the message window displays the option s name again You have now changed the copy count to 159 copies per print job The change does not take effect until you save the change and plac...

Page 25: ...ious setting There is also an option for resetting all menu options to their factory default settings see Restore Defaults in chapter 8 Engine Miscellaneous and Disk Operations Note Some Administratio...

Page 26: ...OT 2 Once this message appears you have 10 seconds to press the Select key When you press the Select key the following message appears in the message window QMS SOFTLOAD x x BOOT SYSTEM Note If more t...

Page 27: ...isk into the floppy disk drive and then press the Select key The message window reads INSTALL TO DISK INSTALL ING then INSTALL TO DISK DSK 6 before switching back to INSTALL TO DISK INSERT DISK when i...

Page 28: ...essage appears BOOT SYSTEM HARD DISK 6 15 Hard disk 6 is the internal hard disk If you have any external hard disks connected you can cycle through them by press ing the Next key For this example we a...

Page 29: ...rs in the message window QMS SOFTLOAD x x BOOT SYSTEM Note If 10 seconds pass before you press the Select key the IDLE message appears You must return to step 1 3 Press the Next key until INSTALL TO D...

Page 30: ...stem Return to your printer and press the Menu key The message window displays the fol lowing message QMS SOFTLOAD x x INSTALL TO DISK 9 Press the Next key until the message window displays the follow...

Page 31: ...YSTEM LOADING 13 At this point DO NOT TOUCH ANY KEYS until the system has completed loading The system may go through many cycles of rebooting which may take several minutes When the system rebooting...

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Page 33: ...2 Installation Menu In This Chapter Setting the message window language Setting and using passwords...

Page 34: ...you to select the message window language and establish passwords for the Operator Control and Administration menus Keypad Language Use the Keypad Language option to select message displays in Englis...

Page 35: ...roduction for information on entering alphanumeric values Using Passwords The password enabling options Use Operator Pwd and Use Admin Pwd can be used to prevent unauthorized access to the printer s c...

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Page 37: ...3 Operator Control Menu In This Chapter Copies Duplex and tumble duplex Collation Orientation Input and output bins Chaining input bins Job accounting...

Page 38: ...each file to be printed The factory default value is 1 The maximum is 999 Changing this option at the printer control panel effects all print jobs Most applications can print multiple copies If you u...

Page 39: ...Note If you are printing letterhead in duplex mode the letterhead paper must be loaded face down in the input bins Tumble Duplex The Tumble Duplex option allows you to specify this advanced duplexing...

Page 40: ...On The following illustration shows the difference between collated and uncollated jobs Orientation Orientation allows you to select placement of the image on the physi cal sheet of paper The choices...

Page 41: ...y on the 3825 or 3225 The default is Upper These illustrations show where the input bins are located Sheet size may be specified by the QMS DOC IncludeFea ture input command or if the printer is on a...

Page 42: ...output bins On the control panel printer icon the output bins are labeled 1 2 and 3 with 1 being the Upper bin 2 being the Lower bin and 3 being the Side bin The optional Large Capacity Output Stacker...

Page 43: ...ource However Crown accounting also allows you to monitor paper use per user time consumed serving each user s jobs connectivity options frequency of jams times of peak use number complexity and avera...

Page 44: ...ob account ing file should be spread into several files so that each of the files or segments fits on a floppy disk Operator Control Accounting Menu Accounting Mode Disk Space Resetaccounting Job File...

Page 45: ...the Accounting files and recre ates them using the current file size If this operation is selected when accounting is disabled the files are removed but not recreated thus saving disk space The range...

Page 46: ...e multiple file option is useful if you must transfer your files to your host via floppy disk If a single file is used its size equals the Disk Space value described earlier in this section The file n...

Page 47: ...disk in the DSK6 admin directory Job Accounting File ACCx JOB This is the main accounting file When each job completes the printer stores an entry for the job in this file The job accounting file may...

Page 48: ...entions are the same for job paper and status files Tag Identifiers These three digit numbers are used to identify fields The three digit number is used instead of a name to minimize use of disk space...

Page 49: ...iption of Fields This section includes examples of a job accounting file a paper accounting file and a status accounting file Each example is fol lowed by a chart explaining the various fields using d...

Page 50: ...User aborted document 1 Printer aborted document 2 Emulation aborted document 3 Successfully printed document 4 3 Job printed successfully 5 The User Name field corresponds to the For DOC 5 lsmith L...

Page 51: ...Header Count field indicates how many images comprise the document header page s subjob An image equals one page face 11 1 There is one header page 12 The Error Count field indicates how many images...

Page 52: ...ring this document 19 The Paper Types Count field indicates how many different types of paper were used in the document and represents the number of separate index entries that follow the main record...

Page 53: ...n 27 22 8268 23 5827 24 75 25 white 26 plain 27 Paper Accounting File Record Description The Paper Accounting file has one record for each of the nine possi ble paper sizes Field 21 refers to a specif...

Page 54: ...he Color field indicates the color of the paper 25 white Paper is white 26 The Type field indicates additional properties of the paper 26 plain Paper is plain 27 The Label field represents a name for...

Page 55: ...which is currently receiving data totals 74993 bytes 34 The Maximum Number of Job Files field indicates the maximum number of job files For example even if your system is configured for multiple file...

Page 56: ...s currently enabled 39 The Job File Full flag indicates whether the Job Accounting file is full 1 File is full Resetaccounting should be performed 0 Job accounting file is not full 39 0 Accounting fil...

Page 57: ...e the cp command from a remote console Use the File Transfer Protocol FTP if a TCP IP connection is available to the printer Using the Copy to Floppy Menu Option This option copies each of the account...

Page 58: ...formation from the printer s hard disk to a floppy disk as follows 1 Using a remote console take the printer off line 2 Insert a 3 5 DOS formatted floppy disk into the printer s floppy disk drive 3 Do...

Page 59: ...thernet name 2 When prompted for a user id enter admin as user name and give the appropriate password if required 3 At the ftp prompt type bin to use binary mode for the download procedure 4 Type get...

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Page 61: ...4 Administration Communications Submenu In This Chapter Timeouts Serial communications Parallel communications AppleTalk communications Optional interface communications...

Page 62: ...enu The default settings for printer host communications are one portion of the Administration menu The Communications submenu is shown below ADMINISTRATION COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS TIMEOUTS COMM...

Page 63: ...any one job PS Wait Timeout The PostScript Wait Timeout value is the maximum number of sec onds the printer waits on data for a PostScript job in process The range is 0 to 99999 seconds and the defaul...

Page 64: ...Timeout value greater than 0 seconds prevents jobs that contain an unrecoverable loop from remaining in the printer and blocking other jobs However if the Job Timeout value is too short jobs that req...

Page 65: ...below COMMUNICATIONS SERIAL SERIAL MODE SERIAL EMULATION SERIAL PS PROTOCOL SERIAL HDWE FLOW CTL SERIAL SPOOL TIMEOUT SERIAL STOP BITS SERIAL MIN K SPOOL SERIAL END JOB MODE SERIAL DEF JOB PRIO SERIA...

Page 66: ...03 Plus imPRESS ESP CCITT and PostScript an optional emulation or Hexdump The fac tory default value is ESP Selecting Hexdump generates a listing in hexadecimal format of all data received over the in...

Page 67: ...y option determines which jobs are printed first according to the interface from which they are received when jobs are received simultaneously The range is from 001 to 100 with 001 being the first job...

Page 68: ...e host The choices are None XON XOFF and ETX ACK The default value is XON XOFF Set this option to match the type of flow control expected by the host Xmit Sw Flow Ctl If your host uses software flow c...

Page 69: ...tional network interface to a PostScript printer Binary communications protocol allows any 8 bit binary value 0 255 to be treated as data while allowing a few of the values to function as special cont...

Page 70: ...pecial control characters is transmitted by sending the data byte The settings for this option are as follows Normal enables standard ASCII hex protocol Data is sent and received in ASCII format Print...

Page 71: ...n select Disabled to prevent any jobs from being received over the interface Emulation The Emulation option determines the interface s default emulation The default value is ESP You can select a defau...

Page 72: ...numeric value for the number of sec onds that the printer waits for additional data from the host while it is spooling a job The range is 00000 to 99999 seconds and the default value is 00030 seconds...

Page 73: ...protocol allows any 8 bit binary value 0 255 to be treated as data while allowing a few of the values to function as special control characters When communicat ing 8 bit binary data in Binary or Binar...

Page 74: ...not equal to one of the eight special control characters is transmitted by sending the data byte The settings for this option are as follows Normal enables standard ASCII hex protocol Data is sent an...

Page 75: ...ipt emulation jobs can be received over the AppleTalk interface Mode There are two choices for Mode Enabled and Disabled If the Mode set up option is Disabled the printer accepts no jobs through this...

Page 76: ...m memory dedicated to the AppleTalk interface The range is 0 to 99999 seconds and the default is 00015 See Dedicating Memory to an Interface in chapter 7 Memory Submenu for information about the Min K...

Page 77: ...This Chapter HP PCL5 emulation settings Lineprinter emulation settings HP GL emulation settings LN03 Plus emulation settings ESP Default settings PostScript emulation levels CCITT and imPRESS informat...

Page 78: ...ministration menu may be protected by a password See chapter 2 Installation Menu for more information The Emulations submenu is shown below Note This chapter also includes information about two other...

Page 79: ...ific length of time within which it attempts to iden tify the emulation see Timeouts in chapter 4 of this manual If this time expires the printer automatically uses the emulation you select as ESP Def...

Page 80: ...selection of choices for the PCL 5 default font Fonts marked with an asterisk are scalable Select by index instructs the printer to select the font by the Default Font Index The default value is Cour...

Page 81: ...A 94 ISO 57 PS Math HP German ISO 60 PS Text HP Spanish ISO 61 PS Zapf Dingbats ISO 2 ISO 69 Ventura Dingbats ISO 4 ISO 84 Ventura Intl ISO 6 ISO 85 Ventura Math ISO 10 Legal Ventura US ISO 11 Math 8...

Page 82: ...5 The minimum value is 25 0 25 points the maximum is 99975 999 75 points and the default is 1200 12 points Retain Temporary Retain Temporary allows you to choose whether to retain temporary PCL 5 macr...

Page 83: ...On Downld Location This option allows you to set the default storage for PCL objects fonts macros and patterns Choices are Memory and Disk If set to Memory all downloaded PCL objects will by default...

Page 84: ...the product ID You can select LN03 LQP02 or LA100 The fac tory default setting is LN03 Autowrap The Autowrap setting determines whether text that exceeds the right margin wraps to the next line on th...

Page 85: ...ecified paper size X Origin Inset The X Origin Inset option moves the lower left corner of the image 0 0 to the right from 0 to 300 dots 1 inch at a resolution of 300 dpi Use this option to eliminate...

Page 86: ...only to the LN03 Plus emulation The LN03 Plus emulation respects orientation only when it is set through the LN03 Plus emulation menu or through the LN03 emulation s orientation command PostScript By...

Page 87: ...f a series of bytes where lines are delimited by carriage returns and line feed characters The illustration below shows the options within the Lineprinter emulation EMULATIONS LINEPRINTER LINEPRINTER...

Page 88: ...o 25600 256 points The default is 00880 8 8 points Character Map This selection specifies the type of character map to be used The choices are ASCII and EBCDIC The default is ASCII Line Numbering Line...

Page 89: ...The default is Portrait Autowrap This option indicates whether long lines are to be wrapped onto the next line instead of being truncated The options are On and Off with Off being the default Lines P...

Page 90: ...r option selects which type of HP GL compatible plotter the QMS printer emulates for HP GL jobs The choices are 7470A 7475A 7550A and ColorPro Selecting ColorPro does not result in color printing Colo...

Page 91: ...11000 11 for the y axis The default values are 0000 x axis and 00000 y axis Values of 0 for both x axis and y axis align the plot ori gin with the lower left corner of the paper The default values mov...

Page 92: ...10 mm x 297 mm B 11 x 17 A3 297 mm x 420 mm or Scale to Paper The default value is Scale to Paper Pens 1 8 The Pen options set the width and color of the 8 pens the printer uses when printing HP GL em...

Page 93: ...s are not set before the decompression begins the emulation absorbs the data until it finds a valid end of job marker Unlike QMS DOC CCITT commands do not need to be placed at the beginning of a docum...

Page 94: ...e reversed Default false Function Indicates whether a CCITT End of Block is included in the image data Syntax BlockEnd true false true Indicates that a BlockEnd is required in the image data Otherwise...

Page 95: ...le the image DPI resolutions above the original scanned resolution will reduce the image while DPI resolutions below the original scanned resolution will enlarge the image Function Sets the Encoded By...

Page 96: ...ollowing ImageData is absorbed with no effect on the file This command begins reading the image data after the end of the current line After the image the input stream is flushed until the next set of...

Page 97: ...of the image in pixels Default None Notes This command must be used in order to decompress an image This command must be sent before the ImageData command If it is not the image is ignored Function I...

Page 98: ...nd is omitted the printer remains in CCITT emulation mode until the emulation wait timeout expires Administration Timeouts Emul Timeout menu Function Sets Line End flags which indicate whether CCITT e...

Page 99: ...ing of the job or since the last PageEnd a blank page is ejected Function Sets the rotation to be used when the image is decompressed Syntax Rotation degree degre e 0 0 no rotation 90 90 rotation 180...

Page 100: ...n language For details about imPRESS see the QMS imPRESS Pro gramming Language guide provided on disk with your printer Optional Emulations The QMS printer supports optional emulations such as QUIC II...

Page 101: ...6 Special Pages and Startup Options Submenus In This Chapter Header and trailer pages Input and output bins for header and trailer pages Status page types Start up options...

Page 102: ...ale chart that lets you check print density and gamma correction to get the best possible gray scal ing from your printer In addition the calibration page can serve as a quick reference to help you de...

Page 103: ...n header page contents Header Inputbin This option selects the input bin from which the header page is printed Upper selects the upper bin Lower selects the lower bin and LCIT selects the optional lar...

Page 104: ...This option allows you to choose between the two different status pages Standard and Advanced The default is Standard The Standard page includes printer identification settings cur rent memory config...

Page 105: ...tart up page each time it is turned on The options are Yes and No with the default being Yes This option takes effect when the printer is turned off and on again Do Sys Start Sys Start is a PostScript...

Page 106: ...o identify Post Script errors during a print job In order for a change to this option to take effect the printer must be turned off and on The options are Yes and No The default is No Refer to the Pos...

Page 107: ...7 Memory Submenu In This Chapter Introduction to memory management Memory definitions Evaluation of your printing environment Memory clients...

Page 108: ...enable additional features The ability to configure your printer s memory does not necessarily mean that you must change your current configuration If you are presently using all the features you need...

Page 109: ...overall printer performance QMS Memory Definitions Before you can configure your printer s memory efficiently you must understand the different types of memory and how they work together QMS Crown doc...

Page 110: ...possible for the system The 3225 2025 Print System comes with 16 MB of RAM which can be upgraded to 32 MB RAM Disk Also called a virtual disk the RAM disk is an area of RAM that is used to simulate an...

Page 111: ...ve size of the printer s memory by using a disk file or swap file to simulate additional memory space It enables the hard disk to accept data swapped from RAM temporarily freeing the RAM for other tas...

Page 112: ...You can access all this more quickly if you dedicate sufficient memory to the Disk Cache client See the formula for setting Disk Cache on page 7 14 Resident emulations Emulation The emulation client...

Page 113: ...56 to 512 KB for 600x600 dpi Remember that performance for RAM based fonts decreases if this client is set above its default Number of graphics Display List If your files contain many graphics you wil...

Page 114: ...ecific printer functions with dedicated blocks of memory that enable printer features Each of the memory clients is located in the Administration Memory submenu of your printer s Con figuration menu W...

Page 115: ...dditional hard disks can supplement this cli ent with additional memory needed for spooling The system will not allow you to set this memory client too low The default is Variable Note While increasin...

Page 116: ...obs can consume an infinite amount of virtual memory or leave objects in the PS PostScript heap after the print jobs are completed leading to virtual memory errors If not enough memory is allocated to...

Page 117: ...200 KB to 400 KB for 400 dpi printing 3225 2025 Print Systems 200 KB to 400 KB for 600 dpi printing 3825 Print System You should experiment to see what font cache size works best for you The system wi...

Page 118: ...switching prevents unnecessary repetitive down loading and traffic congestion on networks Normally this memory client does not need to be changed unless you plan to download many different non PostScr...

Page 119: ...n two ways Information such as fonts or logos that may be referenced frequently may still be in the cache and may not have to be pulled off the disk every time it is needed When writing to disk inform...

Page 120: ...xi mum value is 99999 and the default is Variable Frame Buffer Also known as K Mem Framebuff this non configurable client holds rasterized or bitmapped images of page faces single sides of duplexed pa...

Page 121: ...ions Submenus In This Chapter Fine tuning image alignment Selecting default paper Naming input and output bins Using the letterhead and rotate duplex options Clearing a maintenance message Other misce...

Page 122: ...o allows you to turn off a MAINTENANCE DUE message after maintenance has been performed ADMINISTRATION ENGINE ENGINE MAINTENANCE DUE ENGINE IMAGE ALIGNMENT ENGINE DEFAULT PAPER ENGINE GAMMA CORRECTION...

Page 123: ...the measurements are off use the Image Align option to move the image in pixel increments 1 300 or 0 08 mm Horizontal and Vertical Controls Horizontal and vertical controls are based on the leading e...

Page 124: ...tical above 100 vertical below 100 short edge landscape vertical below 100 vertical above 100 horizontal below 100 horizontal above 100 long edge portrait vertical above 100 vertical below 100 horizon...

Page 125: ...nd must be entered exactly as they are first named The names for the bins may be up to 16 characters long The default names for the input bins are upper input bin 1 lower input bin 2 lcit optional lar...

Page 126: ...nly if the duplexing unit is installed Simplex and duplex jobs normally exit the printer with opposite orientation The let terhead option allows you to print both simplex and duplex jobs with the same...

Page 127: ...Simplex jobs print with top away from you as you stand at the control panel duplex jobs print with the top toward you so sorting is required This is the default setting and allows the fastest printin...

Page 128: ...CAD jobs Choices are Normal Light and Dark with a default of Normal Powersave Mode The Powersave Mode allows you to select a time limit for the printer to stay at full power when it is not in use Aft...

Page 129: ...ions to adjust the printer s internal clock to change the printer name and to change the printer type Restore Defaults The Restore Defaults option resets all configuration options to their factory def...

Page 130: ...e is 155 seconds per month and the minimum value is 155 seconds per month The default is 0 sec onds per month Printer Name The Printer Name option an alphanumeric string of up to 31 charac ters assign...

Page 131: ...ease the job spooling capacity of the printer and provide ample space for optional emulations permanent downloading of fonts or user file storage This section explains how to use the Disk Operations s...

Page 132: ...itional disks To obtain a copy of the specification contact Global Engineering Documents at 1 800 854 7179 If the internal hard disk is removed or an external hard disk is not turned on the printer do...

Page 133: ...anel assembly away from the front of the printer The floppy disk drive is located inside the printer 3 Use the control panel to display DISK OPERATIONS on the bottom line of the message window 4 Press...

Page 134: ...ing data from the host 12 Turn the printer off and back on again The printer must be rebooted to complete the installation Procedure for Using the Printer s Parallel or Serial Port If necessary connec...

Page 135: ...y the Disk Operations sub menu 2 Before you remove a font or emulation the printer should be on and idle 3 Pull the control panel assembly away from the front of the printer The floppy disk drive is i...

Page 136: ...k the printer should be on and idle 2 Pull the control panel assembly away from the front of the printer The floppy disk is located inside the printer See the illustration in Installing Optional Fonts...

Page 137: ...ackup only files dated after the last previous backup Refer to the instructions in Chapter 2 Daily Operations of your user s guide for instructions on using the printer control panel Note The printer...

Page 138: ...pty the message FLOPPY NOT EMPTY displays in the message window If the disk has been write protected the message WRITE PROTECT displays in the message window Remove the disk slide the write protect ta...

Page 139: ...back up disks in sequence If you insert a disk out of sequence the message SEQUENTIAL ERROR dis plays in the message window Remove the disk and insert the correct one to continue 5 Press the Select ke...

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Page 141: ...A QMS Customer Support In This Appendix Sources of customer support QMS world wide offices...

Page 142: ...vendor or man ufacturer 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...

Page 143: ...ion and programs When you use CompuServe go qmsprint takes you directly to the forum where QMS is located The QMS library sec tion contains application notes drivers utilities technical information an...

Page 144: ...protocol The application and version you are using The emulation you are using Your printer firmware version listed on status and start up pages QMS National Service Telephone Numbers Note Above numbe...

Page 145: ...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 Telephone 514 333...

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Page 147: ...B Cable Pinouts In This Appendix LocalTalk pinouts Serial pinouts IBM PC XT PC AT and Compatible pinouts Centronics pinouts...

Page 148: ...e table below gives the correct pinouts for the printer end of the 25 pin serial cable used to connect a computer and printer Pin No Name 1 Ground 2 No Connection 3 Ground 4 Transmit 5 Transmit 6 No C...

Page 149: ...onics parallel interface cable that can be used with your printer See Notes to the Centronics Par allel Cable Pinouts Table on the next page for more information Printer DB 25S IBM PC XT DB 25P IBM PC...

Page 150: ...ould be shielded and connected to the chassis of the system unit and printer respectively All interface conditions are based on TTL level Both the rise and fall times of each signal must be less than...

Page 151: ...1 Paper accounting file 3 11 Status accounting file 3 11 Using the cp command 3 22 Administration menu Communications submenu 4 2 Disk Operations submenu 8 11 Emulations submenu 5 2 Engine submenu 8 2...

Page 152: ...ck Operations 8 10 Collation 3 4 Command syntax CCITT 5 17 Commands CCITT 5 17 Communication settings 1 8 Communications AppleTalk 4 15 Parallel 4 11 Serial 4 5 Communications submenu 4 2 Emulation ti...

Page 153: ...n timeout 4 4 Emulations 4 11 7 11 CCITT 5 17 ESP default 5 3 HP GL 5 14 Installing 8 12 Lineprinter 5 11 LN03 Plus 5 8 Optional emulation 5 24 PCL 5 5 4 PostScript 5 10 Removing 8 15 Submenu 5 2 End...

Page 154: ...magePosition CCITT command 5 20 ImageSize CCITT command 5 21 imPRESS 5 24 Input bins 3 5 Chaining 3 7 Input buffer sizes 1 8 Installation disk 1 8 2 2 Installation menu 2 2 Installing Emulations 8 12...

Page 155: ...7 3 Disk Cache 7 13 Display list 7 12 Emulation 7 11 Emulation temporary 7 12 K Mem Framebuff 7 14 Management 7 2 MB Printer Mem 7 14 Non volatile 7 5 Physical 7 5 PS Font Cache 7 10 PS Heap 7 10 Sett...

Page 156: ...efault font Index 5 7 Line termination 5 6 Lines per inch 5 5 Point size 5 6 Retain temporary 5 6 Scalable fonts 5 6 Symbol set 5 5 Pen width colors 5 16 Physical memory 7 5 Pinouts Centronics paralle...

Page 157: ...able pinouts B 2 Service QMS A 4 Setting Date 8 10 Default resolution 8 8 Time 8 10 Setup 1 5 Shipment contents 1 4 Software 1 8 Software flow control 4 8 Special pages Calibration page 6 2 Header inp...

Page 158: ...iler inputbin 6 4 Trailer page 6 3 Tray chaining 3 7 Troubleshooting QMS Customer Technical Assurance A 4 Tumble duplex 3 3 Typefaces 1 8 Typographic conventions 1 3 U Upgrades system software Install...

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