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Page 2: ...tal Equipment Corporation PhoneNET Farallon Computing Inc ColorCopyCover Hammermill CompuServe H R Block Hewlett Packard HP PCL HP GL LaserJet Hewlett Packard Co IBM OS 2 Token Ring International Busi...

Page 3: ...t This Manual 1 2 Typographic Conventions 1 3 Options 1 4 Introduction 2 2 Antistatic Protection 2 2 Single In Line Memory Modules 2 2 Installation Procedure 2 3 Updating System Software 2 8 Procedure...

Page 4: ...LocalTalk Interface 3 6 SCSI Interface 3 7 What s in a SCSI Interface Kit 3 7 Installation Procedure 3 8 Using a SCSI Interface 3 10 Time of Day Clock 3 10 What s in the Kit 3 10 Installation Procedu...

Page 5: ...nal Hard Disk 5 3 External Storage Devices 5 7 Attaching an External Storage Device 5 7 Turning on an External Storage Device 5 7 Using Jaz and Zip Drives 5 8 Formatting a Storage Device 5 8 Error Mes...

Page 6: ...6 Using Configuration Menu Passwords 6 8 BuzzBox 6 9 What s in the Kit 6 9 Installing BuzzBox 6 10 Using BuzzBox 6 11 Color Scanner Copier 6 12 Sources of Support A 2 Your QMS Vendor A 2 Your Applicat...

Page 7: ...Introduction on page 1 2 About This Manual on page 1 2 Options on page 1 4...

Page 8: ...nd Daughterboards Describes how to install network CrownNet Token Ring CrownNet Ethernet and DECnet and LocalTalk interfaces a SCSI interface and a time of day clock Emulations Fonts and Other Softwar...

Page 9: ...Courier Variable text you type replace the italicized word s with information specific to your printer or computer UPPERCASE COURIER Information displayed in the printer message window lowercase bold...

Page 10: ...die im Handbuch beschriebene Vorgehensweise da sonst Verletzungsgefahr bestehen k nnte The following options are available for your printer Contact your local vendor for pur chase information Color Sc...

Page 11: ...edia cassette Note The lower input feeder is standard on the EXD model See chapter 6 Hardware Options in the Options manual Media Cassettes 250 sheet letter A4 standard media cassette 250 sheet univer...

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Page 13: ...Introduction on page 2 2 Antistatic Protection on page 2 2 Single In Line Memory Modules on page 2 2 Updating System Software on page 2 8...

Page 14: ...current present Turn off all power switches first Plastic rubber wood painted metal surfaces and telephones are not acceptable grounding points The printer isn t an acceptable grounding point either b...

Page 15: ...Caution It s very important to protect the printer controller board and SIMM from electrostatic damage Before performing this procedure review the antistatic caution in Antistatic Protection on page...

Page 16: ...n the controller board on a flat surface so the controller board lies flat and the I O connector panel is facing you 5 If you need to remove a SIMM before installing one remove it as follows otherwise...

Page 17: ...c Lift the SIMM out 6 Remove the new SIMM from its antistatic bag...

Page 18: ...the SIMM at a 45 angle to the controller board with the notch on the right side and the bottom edge in the connector Note The first SIMM must be added to the DRAM0 SIMM connector Both DRAM0 and DRAM1...

Page 19: ...completely in the connector 8 Repeat steps 6 7 for each additional SIMM being installed 9 Reinstall the controller board into the printer Gently slide the controller board into the printer until it i...

Page 20: ...tems are stored in flash ROM read only memory that can be erased and rewritten to in a flash Updated sys tem software allows you to take advantage of future enhancements to the printer The use of flas...

Page 21: ...When the instructions say to send the sys tem software to the printer choose Print File from the File menu in the main CrownAdmin window 3 In the Print File Dialog Box use the Browse button to locate...

Page 22: ...If everything is working correctly you will see output such as If it doesn t detect the printer on the network which is usually an incorrect IP address or bad cabling you will see the following...

Page 23: ...er We assume that you have a system file for example system ps on your hard drive and that you are in the directory where this file resides We also assume the printer is in an idle state 1 On a Window...

Page 24: ...ystem ps The process will look like the following If a page prints out then you are communicating correctly If not contact the Cus tomer Response Center 5 At the ftp prompt end the ftp session by typi...

Page 25: ...e the system software is loading the Online LED blinks off and on and the message window displays Downloading image via parallel port 5 After the new system software has been written to ROM the printe...

Page 26: ...u to download 2 Using QMS Printer Utility or Adobe Downloader send the code to the printer 1 Open the QMS Printer Utility application 2 Select your printer in the QMS Printer Utility window 3 Choose S...

Page 27: ...5 Select Open Caution Wait 20 minutes then reboot the printer The startup page should reflect the new version of code...

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Page 29: ...Introduction on page 3 2 Antistatic Protection on page 3 2 Network and LocalTalk Interfaces on page 3 3 SCSI Interface on page 3 7 Time of Day Clock on page 3 10...

Page 30: ...nient electrical ground for example the bare metal chassis of equipment as on the back of a computer that is plugged in but turned off Never attach the wrist strap to any piece of equipment with an el...

Page 31: ...e Ethertalk LAN Manager LAN Server The printer s Simultaneous Interface Operation SIO allows all of these interfaces to be active at the same time In other words your printer can simultaneously commun...

Page 32: ...2 In addition always handle circuit boards by the edges only 1 Turn off the printer and then disconnect the power cord and all interface cables from the printer Note The illustration shows the printe...

Page 33: ...ler board a Position the interface card so that its I O connector slides into its opening in the interface panel and that its 80 pin connector aligns with the 80 pin connector on the controller board...

Page 34: ...ion For a CrownNet interface refer to the Connecting Your QMS Print System for information on connecting to the network installing the software and configuring the interface and the network In additio...

Page 35: ...rage for fonts emulations and other files increase the number of pages that can be collated and provide a secondary storage area for spooled data while providing virtual memory capabilities An optiona...

Page 36: ...2 In addition always handle circuit boards by the edges only 1 Turn off the printer and then disconnect the power cord and all interface cables from the printer Note The illustration shows the printe...

Page 37: ...ution Make sure that the connectors on the ribbon cable and the controller board are properly aligned Damage to the controller board could result if the pins are misaligned 3 Remove the two screws hol...

Page 38: ...rn on the printer Note In compliance with UL guidelines The appliance inlet is considered to be the main disconnect device 9 Print a startup page Check that the startup page lists the interface SCSI j...

Page 39: ...Explosionsgefahr falls dieser falsch eingesetzt oder ersetzt wird Er darf nur durch einen unterst tzten Baustein ersetzt werden Bitte entsorgen Sie den Baustein gem den geltenden Entsorgungsbestimmun...

Page 40: ...te in the Printer Information column a Locate the time of day clock socket on the controller board and the pin 1 notch or printed label b Locate the pin 1 indicator mark on the top of the time of day...

Page 41: ...Introduction on page 4 2 Emulations on page 4 3 QMS ImageServer on page 4 5 Disk Fonts on page 4 6 CID Fonts on page 4 8 Kanji Font Internal IDE Hard Disk on page 4 8 QFORM on page 4 10...

Page 42: ...ground for example the bare metal chassis of equipment as on the back of a computer that is plugged in but turned off Never attach the wrist strap to any piece of equipment with an electrical current...

Page 43: ...add at least 1 MB memory to each emulation installed This ensures that the printer can run the emulation without slowing down performance We recommend that you use CrownAdmin to download an emulation...

Page 44: ...ion copy the installation file from the emulation disk to a temporary directory on your UNIX workstation 4 Turn on the printer and wait for IDLE to appear in the message window 5 Open an ftp session a...

Page 45: ...ulation for configuration and usage instructions Note To choose an emulation for a particular interface use the appropriate interface menu in the Administration Communications menu The QMS ImageServer...

Page 46: ...lly installs itself on the disk with the most free storage space We recommend that you use CrownAdmin to download fonts Refer to the CrownAdmin online help for instructions This procedure contains the...

Page 47: ...ion file from the fonts disk to a temporary directory on your UNIX work station 4 Turn on the printer and wait for IDLE to appear in the message window 5 Open an ftp session at your PC or workstation...

Page 48: ...color 2 CID fonts are a format of composite multibyte Type 1 fonts that address the requirements of Far East markets CID keyed refers to the character identifier CID numbers that are used to index and...

Page 49: ...rt for locations and telephone numbers A Macintosh IBM PC or compatible computer An application such as a word processing or desktop publishing package that sup ports the PostScript printing If you re...

Page 50: ...ou already have a hard disk you need to retrieve the fonts and forms and system code and place them on a new hard disk If you already have an internal hard disk installed you must remove it before you...

Page 51: ...g ANSI carriage control recognition Single and multipart forms Labels and multipart forms Logos and watermarks Note QMS QFORM doesn t support color features Refer to the documentation that comes in th...

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Page 53: ...age Devices on page 5 2 Internal Hard Disks on page 5 3 External Storage Devices on page 5 7 Formatting a Storage Device on page 5 8 Configuring a Storage Device on page 5 9 Backing Up Data to a Jaz o...

Page 54: ...turned off Never attach the wrist strap to any piece of equipment with an electrical current present Turn off all power switches first Plastic rubber wood painted metal surfaces and telephones are no...

Page 55: ...d on both the startup and the status page Once this reorganization is done the files on the hard disk can no longer be accessed if the hard disk is reattached to an earlier QMS Crown printer This reor...

Page 56: ...n the chips mounted on the controller board The controller board will not function if any of the leads are broken or shorted together 1 Turn off the printer and then disconnect the power cord and all...

Page 57: ...d on top of the hard disk and the other fingers on your right hand underneath the corner of the hard disk and then pull up gently but firmly on the hard disk The disk is firmly seated so it may take s...

Page 58: ...7 Insert ribbon cable connector pin 1 the colored stripe side of the cable in hard disk connector pin 1 Caution Make sure that the ribbon cable connector and the controller board connector pins are p...

Page 59: ...t to change so you may want to obtain a directory of FAQs before requesting a specific document For the printer to recognize one or more external storage devices each device must be turned on before y...

Page 60: ...take the printer off line and put it back on line Jaz and Zip drives cannot be used for disk swapping or accounting They can be used only for font and file storage and for data backup and restoration...

Page 61: ...then on again 3 Print a status page to check that the Disk Cache size is increased Notice that VM remaining memory is also increased Select Begin the formatting process While the system reboots the d...

Page 62: ...ain Note You cannot back up data to an internal or external hard disk Access the Administration Disk Operations menu and then press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following table The...

Page 63: ...requires more than one Jaz or Zip drive the message display prompts you Be sure to number the drives since the restore process requires you to use them in the proper sequence INSERT MEDIA x x is the...

Page 64: ...this key to and the message window reads Next Advance to the Disk Operations Restore Disk menu DISK OPERATIONS RESTORE DISK Select Access the Restore Disk Dsk menu RESTORE DISK DSK x Next or Previous...

Page 65: ...g error message may appear while you re using the Disk Operations menu Message Meaning Action SEQUENTIAL ERROR The backup drives have been inserted in the wrong sequence Remove the drive and insert th...

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Page 67: ...Introduction on page 6 2 Additional Media Cassettes on page 6 2 Lower Input Feeder on page 6 2 Security Key on page 6 6 BuzzBox on page 6 9 Color Scanner Copier on page 6 12...

Page 68: ...e cassette out and another in Increased media feed capacity on the CXE and GXE models requires installation of a lower input feeder Note If you have an EXD duplex model the lower input feeder is an in...

Page 69: ...to have help when lifting and moving it If consumables are installed be sure to keep the printer level when moving it to prevent accidental spills ACHTUNG Das Gewicht dieses Druckers betr gt ohne Verb...

Page 70: ...ll the two metal brackets under neath the sides of the printer Holding the bracket at a slight angle slide it up into the hole underneath the printer before setting it to vertical 5 Make sure that the...

Page 71: ...e input feeder The input feeder is now installed 11 For best output quality and longest consumables life install the printer on a hard flat level within 1 5 sur face capable of supporting about 126 lb...

Page 72: ...y 2 Press the Online key to take the printer off line 1 Insert the security key into the Key port on the inter face panel Caution Even though both the security key and serial interface have a DB 9 int...

Page 73: ...ssword Notes Passwords are case sensitive and are entered as an alphanumeric string If you choose a password that is not 16 characters long press the Select key until you get to the rightmost characte...

Page 74: ...Password protection does not prevent software commands from changing functions If a password is required to enter the Operator Control or Administration menu the message window displays ENTER PASSWOR...

Page 75: ...means you re alerted to print job interruptions such as empty media cassettes The BuzzBox kit contains the following items BuzzBox unit BuzzBox Interface Box RJ 11 cable Power adaptor Adhesive backed...

Page 76: ...RJ 11 parallel cable on the Interface Box to the printer s parallel port Note The BuzzBox s ribbon cable is designed to be directly attached to the printer s parallel port not to an adapter or an add...

Page 77: ...niversal power supply is pro vided outside the US 7 If you unplugged a parallel cable from the printer in step 1 attach the cable to the parallel port on the Interface Box 8 To test the BuzzBox make s...

Page 78: ...up to legal size paper There are two versions available with or without the 25 sheet Automatic Document Feeder ADF Check the documentation included with your SC 200 for instructions on setup config u...

Page 79: ...Sources of Support on page A 2 QMS World wide Offices on page A 4...

Page 80: ...general information about QMS The QMS ftp resource is ftp qms com The QMS Answer Base is a free interactive online technical support system for the QMS magicolor 2 It answers common questions and pro...

Page 81: ...FF The application and version you re using The emulation of the file you re trying to print listed on both the status and startup pages Your printer firmware version displayed on the control panel LC...

Page 82: ...Center CRC Technical Assistance Telephone 1 877 778 2687 toll free 7 00 am 6 00 pm Central Time Email support qms com Fax 1 334 633 3716 Internet http www qms com support then click on SupportMail Nat...

Page 83: ...268 4969 8 30 am 5 00 pm Eastern Time Spare Parts Ordering and Information 1 905 206 9234 x238 8 30 am 5 00 pm Eastern Time Telephone 81 3 3779 9600 Fax 81 3 3779 9650 Technical Support 81 3 3444 986...

Page 84: ...it Clamart 78142 V lizy Cedex France Telephone 33 1 410 79 393 Email info qms fr Fax EMEA 31 30 241 2517 Fax France 33 1 408 30 110 Helpdesk Email helpdesk qms nl Internet http www qms nl q_info http...

Page 85: ...121 77 Johanneshov Sweden Telephone 46 8 600 01 30 Fax EMEA 31 30 241 2517 Fax Nordic 46 8 600 01 33 Helpdesk Email helpdesk qms nl Internet http www qms nl q_info Internet http www qms nl Saskay Hous...

Page 86: ...Staines Middlesex TW18 3JF United Kingdom Telephone 44 1784 442255 Fax EMEA 31 30 241 2517 Fax UK 44 1784 461641 Helpdesk Email helpdesk qms nl Internet http www qms nl q_info Telephone Ireland 1800 5...

Page 87: ...alk Backing up Jaz drive to 5 10 Zip drive to 5 10 BuzzBox Installation 6 10 Card Installing 4 6 Security 6 6 6 10 Using 4 6 Cassette Dual 6 2 Cassettes Optional 6 2 CGM 4 3 Conventions See Manual Cro...

Page 88: ...rmatting 5 8 Identifying 5 2 Internal 5 3 Removing an internal IDE 5 7 Restoring 5 12 IDE hard disk Kanji 4 8 Identification Storage devices 5 2 Installation BuzzBox Lite 6 10 Feeder 6 3 Interface kit...

Page 89: ...2 Options See Optional accessories Password Using 6 8 PC Updating print system software 2 9 2 13 Printer options 4 6 Cards 4 6 Product registration 4 9 Protection Antistatic 2 2 QFORM 4 10 QMS Custom...

Page 90: ...acintosh 2 14 Updating via PC 2 9 2 13 Technical support QMS A 3 Time of day clock Installation procedure 3 10 Typographic conventions See Manual Unpacking Feeder 6 3 XES UDK 4 3 Zip drive Backing up...

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