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Chapter 2

Printer Use

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

How Software Drives Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

About Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Paper Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Paper Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Tray Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

The Standard Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Optional Lower Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
The Face-Up Output Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Manual Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Manually Feeding Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Double-Sided Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Overlay Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Labels, Transparencies, and Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Printing on Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Printing on Transparencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Printing on Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
The Optional Envelope Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Configuring the Envelope Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

Adjusting Print Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

Printing Diagnostics Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Summary of Contents for PS 410

Page 1: ...QMS PS 410 User s Guide 1800148 001E...

Page 2: ...ronics is a registered trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation Lotus and 1 2 3 are trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation Symphony is a registered trademark of Lotus Development Corpora...

Page 3: ...y kind including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with regard to this manual QMS Inc assumes no responsibility for or liability for err...

Page 4: ...protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruct...

Page 5: ...art 15 of the FCC Rules Canadian Users QMS PS 410 This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulatio...

Page 6: ...nigen wir da dieses Produkt in bereinstimmung mit Postordnung 1046 1984 ist und RFI unterdr ckt ist Die Gesch ftslage und der Verkauf diese Ger te auszuprobieren mit der bereinstimmung und der Regieru...

Page 7: ...nt was reported to the German Postal Service The right to retest this equipment to verify compliance with the regulation was given to the German Postal Service Colophon This manual was written illustr...

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Page 9: ...n 2 1 How Software Drives Your Printer 2 1 About Paper 2 2 Paper Handling 2 5 Tray Feed 2 5 Manual Feed 2 10 Adjusting Print Density 2 16 Printing Diagnostics Pages 2 17 Chapter 3 Selecting Printer La...

Page 10: ...onal Cards 4 15 Memory Upgrades 4 16 Chapter 5 Professional Printing Introduction 5 1 The Resident Typeface Families 5 2 About Typeface and Fonts 5 4 Page Design 5 12 A Typeface Sampler 5 13 Chapter 6...

Page 11: ...neral Print Quality Problems 7 17 Specific Print Quality Problems 7 18 Placing a Service Call 7 21 Chapter 8 Printer Host Communication Introduction 8 1 About Serial Communication 8 1 Changing the Def...

Page 12: ...ntroduction 11 1 About HP Emulation 11 1 Default Settings 11 3 About PCL Commands 11 4 LaserJet Command Summary 11 6 Additional Technical Information 11 13 Font Selection 11 13 Paper Size Interactions...

Page 13: ...s B 7 Appendix C Optional Accessories Available QMS Accessories C 1 Appendix D Character Encoding Tables Character Encoding Tables D 1 Appendix E Computer Literacy How Your Computer Talks to Your Prin...

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Page 15: ...Introduction Introduction 1 1 About the Manuals 1 1 About the QMS PS 410 Printer 1 2 The Resident Typefaces 1 5 Application Software and Your Printer 1 6 Software Printer Drivers 1 7 Printer Setup St...

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Page 17: ...to refer to the Getting Started Guide again after the initial setup refer to this manual the printer user s guide for information about printer features operation and maintenance Both this manual and...

Page 18: ...escribes the appearance of text geo metric shapes and images to the printer PostScript can rotate scale clip and orient all graphic objects on all or part of a page Two megabytes of RAM resident which...

Page 19: ...Sensing Processor Using a form of artificial intelligence ESP technology ana lyzes incoming file data from any of the printer s interfaces ESP technology which works with most popular commer cially av...

Page 20: ...ecture for Printers This provides faster processing speeds and higher performance for the printer Your printer prints documents up to 8 1 2 X 14 215 mm x 355 mm incorporating text line art half tones...

Page 21: ...tionally the two megabytes of standard RAM are expandable to three four or six megabytes A memory expansion lets you send large data intensive files such as graphics files without tying up the host co...

Page 22: ...r interact The QMS PS 410 printer is unique because it has ESP it can read most files and determine the printer language if that language is supported by the printer Once you establish communication w...

Page 23: ...fect MultiMate Advantage II and all Microsoft Windows applications Your software application package documentation provides more information on selecting printer drivers Printer Setup Strings Some sof...

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Page 25: ...e 2 8 The Face Up Output Tray 2 9 Manual Feed 2 10 Manually Feeding Paper 2 10 Double Sided Printing 2 11 Overlay Printing 2 11 Labels Transparencies and Envelopes 2 11 Printing on Labels 2 12 Printin...

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Page 27: ...y with your software application package you must have the proper printer driver defined in the application program If you are accustomed to using a PostScript printer it is not necessary to re instal...

Page 28: ...aper is good for most applications Copier paper has a smooth surface controlled electrical properties heat stability and cleanliness This ensures good image transfer without excessive curl If you desi...

Page 29: ...A4 210 mm x 297 mm B5 182 mm x 257 mm Executive 7 1 4 x 10 1 2 It may also be adjusted for envelopes Envelope sizes may be a minimum of 3 1 2 x 7 86 mm x 178 mm and a maximum of 7 2 5 x 10 1 2 188 mm...

Page 30: ...printed pages Keep paper in good condition by storing it In its wrapper On a flat surface In a closed cabinet In a cool dry area Donot leavepaperunwrappedor in aplacewhereitcanbedamaged by humidity o...

Page 31: ...from either the standard tray the optional lower tray or from both by switching automatically when either tray empties of paper Instructions on how to install the optional tray are included later in t...

Page 32: ...you to make the printer s size even more compact This is useful when you are not printing or when you are printing from the optional tray To print from the standard tray open the tray door by grasping...

Page 33: ...rays See the Current Paper Source section of the utilitiesmanual for details Tap a stack of no more than 70 sheets of paper to align the edges Insert the paper into the printer placing the top left co...

Page 34: ...printer rests on top The lower paper cassette fits into the optional feeder tray Instructions for installation are included later in the Optional Accessories chapter along with instructions for config...

Page 35: ...eavy paper stock envelopes transparencies and labels Using this tray helps to reduce curl To use the face up output tray stacking in reverse order you must rotate the outputselector circledinfig 2 5 t...

Page 36: ...paper by hand from the standard tray 1 Set the paper guides on the standard tray to the size paper you are using 2 Feed the sheet of paper between the paper guides face up top edge first To feed paper...

Page 37: ...If the paper curls after the first pass uncurl it before inserting it back into the printer Overlay Printing Overlay printing is possible using manual feed Print one side using one sheet in the stand...

Page 38: ...use in laser printers and always use the face up output tray The transparency film should be able to withstand temperatures up to 200 degrees Fahrenheit 93 degrees Celsius Transparencies are especial...

Page 39: ...seal cools It can then be resealed later in the normal manner The use of envelopes with emulsion based glue avoids this problem Envelopes of the following size are recommended for both the standard tr...

Page 40: ...velope cassette NOTE Instructions for installing the optional envelope cassette are given later in the Optional Accessories chapter To load envelopes follow these steps 1 Align up to 20 envelopes from...

Page 41: ...two envelope guides with the edges of the stack The guidesmust be neither tootight nor too loose Adjustthem so that there is no room between the guides and the envelopes and so that the envelopes rest...

Page 42: ...buckling the envelopes Also make sure the envelopes you use are the correct size and type Adjusting Print Density Normally your laser printer produces a rich black image on the paper You may want to i...

Page 43: ...ration page The procedure below produces a test configuration page A cleaning sheet is produced also Discard it it is only needed when you install a new toner cartridge 1 If the Online indicator light...

Page 44: ...e and current memory allocations for the printer s buffers are shown as percentages of total memory and as divisions of a pie Communication settings and current emulations of those ports for parallel...

Page 45: ...and setemulation Commands 3 7 Configuring the Parallel Port to PostScript 3 9 Configuring the Parallel Port to ESP 3 9 Configuring the Parallel Port to HP PCL 3 9 Configuring the Parallel Port to HP...

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Page 47: ...the PS Executive Series Utilities or through direct PostScript software commands Instructions for both methods are given in this chapter however it is easiest to use the PS Executive Series Utilities...

Page 48: ...file from a popular commercial application to the printer You do not have to make any adjustments to either the printer or the file Data From Computer ESP Emulation Sensing Processor PostScript Langu...

Page 49: ...nts The command sequence is usually transparent toyou the code is hidden from the user The only thing necessary to print a file when in ESP mode is that the software application program used to prepar...

Page 50: ...aittimeoutiswith the PSExecutiveUtilitiesProgram Toincrease the timeout use the Options category Default Timeouts selection and increase the set emulation wait timeout Microsoft Windows seems particul...

Page 51: ...pt only Selecting Printer Language PostScript Commands You may select the printer language by sending volatile or persistent PostScript commands called operators to the printer Volatile commands last...

Page 52: ...languages and ports The Integers to Use with the Operators The printer language modes are identified by an integer that is a numerical value This integer s must be included prior to sending any operat...

Page 53: ...L and the file on the left is for HP GL available on an emulation card serverdict begin exitserver serverdict begin exitserver statusdict begin statusdict begin 4 setsoftwareiomode 5 setsoftwareiomode...

Page 54: ...Syntax integer integer setemulation NOTE PostScript identifies the printer ports as the first integer of the commands and the printer languages as the second integer of the commands In the following e...

Page 55: ...tatusdict begin statusdict begin 1 2 setdefaultemulation 1 2 setemulation D D Configuring the Parallel Port to HP PCL To configure the parallel porttoHPPCL send oneof thefollowing commands Type the fi...

Page 56: ...begin statusdict begin 2 setdefaultemulation 2 setemulation D D Configuring the Serial Port to HP PCL To configure the serial port to HP PCL send one of the following commands Type the file pressing...

Page 57: ...EL The DEL character must have a decimal value of 127 You need to find a way to enter the hexadecimal decimal or octal value depending on your system To enter the escape code most systems require you...

Page 58: ...a printer language you may return the printer to its default ESP mode by any one of the following 1 Enter the PS Executive Utilities Special Menu and choose Reset Default Parameters 2 Send the followi...

Page 59: ...one host system is attached to the printer is to keep your port set to ESP mode If you do change the emulation always return whatever port you configured to ESP This assures that your printer partner...

Page 60: ...age Instructions for producing a test configuration page are in the chapter Printer Use Adjust your host computer and or software application program to match When you are working in emulations you sh...

Page 61: ...Accessories 4 1 The Paper Feeder Tray 4 2 Installing a Feeder Tray 4 3 Putting Paper into the Optional Cassettes 4 7 Installing a Legal Cassette 4 12 Configuring for Multiple Cassettes 4 14 Optional C...

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Page 63: ...essories An optional feeder tray which holds the various sizes of paper cassettes attaches to the bottom of the printer After attaching an optional feeder tray it becomes an integral part of your prin...

Page 64: ...e feeder tray is installed use PS Executive Series software to select this tray as the default Unpack the feeder tray and remove packing materials and tape Taped to the feeder tray is a plastic bag co...

Page 65: ...et while holding the acces sory Installing a Feeder Tray If the feeder tray is already installed and you are only installing a cassette skip this section and go to the next one If not use the followin...

Page 66: ...to remove the cassette you will catch your hand between the feeder tray and the cassette 3 Turn the printer on end and rest it on a stable horizontal surface Hold the feeder tray on both sides and po...

Page 67: ...der into position Be careful to align the printed circuit board on the feeder properly with the bottom of the printer Attach the printed circuit board to the connector in the printer by fitting the tw...

Page 68: ...y with the screwdriver provided 6 Place the printer back in its normal orientation and verify that the feeder tray is securely installed on the printer Make sure that there is no gap between the feede...

Page 69: ...dard tray 1 You may load up to 250 sheets into any of the optional paper cassettes Align the edges of the paper you wish to insert into the cassette bytapping the paperloosely on a flat surface Slide...

Page 70: ...ic tabs at the rear of the cassette fig 4 7 Pressing down on all four corners of the paper stack ensures that the paper is loaded correctly Fig 4 7 Push Paper Under White Plastic Tabs Chapter 4 4 8 U...

Page 71: ...nstalling the paper cassette into the feeder tray is a simple procedure Any size paper cassette except legal slides all the way into the feeder see legal instructions later in this chapter Make sure t...

Page 72: ...aper Letter 8 1 2 x 11 Legal 8 1 2 x 14 A4 210 x 297 mm B5 182 x 257 mm Exec 7 1 4 x 10 1 2 60 105 g m 2 Face down up Approximately 250 Transparency Films Letter A4 Face up Approximately 50 Labels Let...

Page 73: ...or details Paper should beplacedinthe cassetteinthe proper position or excessive curl may occur See the section on paper in the Printer Use chapter and follow the same guidelines for the optional cass...

Page 74: ...endsbeyond the rear of the printer when in place To install the legal cassette remove the flap from the back of the printer by grasping it in the middle Flex the flap to disengage it from the holes fi...

Page 75: ...t and dust Insert this cover into the same holes from which the back flap was removed You may leave thiscoverpermanently installed Itiscompatiblewiththeother cassettes fig 4 10 Fig 4 10 Install Legal...

Page 76: ...rce for a PC or Using the QMS Paper Handler for a Macintosh 3 If you choose not to configure the paper source through the application or the utility program a file containing the PostScript commands m...

Page 77: ...orget to take the printer offline turn the printer power off and back on to regain access to the printer s resident fonts and data stored in the printer s memory Also remember that fonts cards may go...

Page 78: ...he card if you wish to use those fonts If not contact your software application manufacturer for support Memory Upgrades The 1 2 or 4 MB memory upgrade modules allow you to print more complex graphics...

Page 79: ...se before removing the board from the anti static bag in which it is packaged hold the bag while touching any base metal surface on the rear of the printer Avoid walking about especially on carpet Han...

Page 80: ...ag along with the packet containing two small Phillips head screws 4 Align the memory upgrade module on the access panel by matching the holes on the panel and the end of the memory upgrade module Pla...

Page 81: ...w at each corner of the access panel Plug in power cord and interface cables then turn on the printer 8 Print a test configuration page by taking the printer offline then push the TEST CANCEL button W...

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Page 83: ...ily 5 8 Italic and Oblique Forms 5 9 Stroke Weight 5 9 Page Orientation 5 10 Rotation 5 11 Page Design 5 12 A Typeface Sampler 5 13 Helvetica 5 13 Helvetica Condensed 5 13 Helvetica Narrow 5 14 ITC Av...

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Page 85: ...The software takes over from this point You should be able to use the different typefaces that come resident in the printer as long as they are contained in your application s printer driver Review th...

Page 86: ...atino Palatino Bold Palatino Italic Palatino Bold Italic New Century Schoolbook New Century Schoolbook Bold New Century Schoolbook Italic New Century Schoolbook Bold Italic Adobe Garamond Regular Adob...

Page 87: ...Condensed Helvetica Condensed Bold Helvetica Condensed Oblique Helvetica Condensed Bold Oblique Helvetica Narrow Helvetica Narrow Bold Helvetica Narrow Oblique Helvetica Narrow Bold Oblique ITC Avant...

Page 88: ...t of typeface Typeface Typeface refers to the style of the face of printing type Typeface does NOT define a particular size but only a style or licensed design Font A font is a complete collection of...

Page 89: ...hese small tails Sans serif typeface is decorative by the shape and styling of its letters Sans serif typeface has less detail than serif typeface ITC Avant Garde Gothic and Helvetica are sans serif I...

Page 90: ...e all sized by true printing standards Pitch Pitch refers to the number of characters per horizontal inch fig 5 4 Ten pitch Courier prints ten characters per inch Hence ten pitch type is wider than tw...

Page 91: ...this printer s typefaces is a monospaced typeface Courier Proportional Spacing The term proportionally spaced refers to a typeface that varies the size of each character fig 5 6 For example the letter...

Page 92: ...is a collection of symbols The symbols containedin character setsare designedtoperformvarious printing applications Many sets are composed of the alphabet the numbers zero through nine and an assortm...

Page 93: ...he term refers to the method of design The following examples are all of the same point size Stroke Weight Stroke weightreferstothedegree ofprintdensity or darkness of the printing These weights are f...

Page 94: ...tion Landscape orientation also reads from left to right but places the print across the wider dimension of the page This type of printing is commonly used for spreadsheets and tables Both terms origi...

Page 95: ...lthough many software programs only access portrait and landscape PostScript is capable of printing text at any angle on the page Text can even be rotated Chapter 5 P r o f e s s i o n a l P r i n t i...

Page 96: ...illful typeface use in page design also increases readability as well as legibility Newspapers are a good example of readability Typeface chosen for text and headlines varies in size and text is conta...

Page 97: ...There is no italic form Helvetica oblique is the slanted form Helvetica is a proportionally spaced typeface Helvetica Condensed True to its name Helvetica Condensed is a typeface made by mathematical...

Page 98: ...imes Roman is a popular typeface adapted from older forms Once used in the London Times it is considered an elegant bookish typeface It has been popular in the United States for decades This typeface...

Page 99: ...ond Regular Garamond Regular Italic Garamond Bold Garamo nd Bo ld Italic Garamond Semibold and Garamond Semibold Italic New Century Schoolbook Like Palatino New Century Schoolbook is a highly legible...

Page 100: ...s elaborate flourish This typeface has but one form the Medium Italic used here However PostScript allows many size changes and gives you some variation Symbol The Symbol typeface is used for technica...

Page 101: ...to Replace the EP L Cartridge 6 1 Removing the EP L Cartridge 6 2 Installing the New EP L Cartridge 6 5 The Cleaning Sheet 6 7 Breaking in a New EP L Cartridge 6 8 Handling the Printer 6 9 Carrying th...

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Page 103: ...parts of the page print lighter or don t print at all You may sometimes increase the life of the EP L cartridge by taking it out of the printer and redistributing the toner fig 6 4 Follow removal and...

Page 104: ...pendix C of this manual Removing the EP L Cartridge To remove the EP L cartridge 1 Remove any paper from the standard paper tray Close the tray by pushing in the tray extension fig 6 1 then fold the t...

Page 105: ...2 Pull up on the release button on the right side to open the paper path door fig 6 2 Release Button Fig 6 2 Open Paper Path Door Chapter 6 P r i n t e r C a r e 6 3...

Page 106: ...the center tab fig 6 3 If the EP Lcartridge doesnotreleaseeasily pushtherelease button to the right of the inserted cartridge fig 6 3 Discard the used cartridge Release Button Fig 6 3 Remove EP L Cart...

Page 107: ...ure to remove a partially used cartridge from the printer storing a partially used cartridge in this bag protects it from light 1 Hold the cartridge as shown in figure 6 4 and gently rock it from side...

Page 108: ...e of the cartridge and flex it to break it loose Pull the tab and the attached clear tape 18inches 457 2mm completelyoutofthecartridge fig 6 5 Discard the tab and tape Fig 6 5 Removing the Toner Cartr...

Page 109: ...er path door The Cleaning Sheet The cleaning sheet procedure must be used each time you install a new EP L cartridge To accomplish the cleaning procedure 1 Make sure there is paper in the standard tra...

Page 110: ...e it and try printing again The output from a new cartridge is fine for plain text However if you are printing graphics or documents requiring the maximum toner density for example near camera ready c...

Page 111: ...ls If paper stacks too high you may experience trouble with paper jams and excessive curl 4 If you are not going to use the printer for an extended period of time Unplug the power cord from the power...

Page 112: ...uires a minimum of cleaning However at times it may be necessary to clean the inside or outside of your printer To maintain the appearance of your printer Remove the printer s power cord from the powe...

Page 113: ...d cleaning solution to clean the outside of your printer Test the cleaner on a small area of your printer to check its performance Never spray solutions directly onto the printer Always spray cleaning...

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Page 115: ...aper Jam Indicator Stays On 7 17 General Print Quality Problems 7 17 A Quick Check 7 17 Specific Print Quality Problems 7 18 White or Light Lines 7 18 Light Image entire page 7 18 Dark Image entire pa...

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Page 117: ...Guide Follow the steps below to identify the source of your problem and to learn about possible solutions Many problems can be corrected by going through the steps on this list 1 Does the printer powe...

Page 118: ...ter offline before you try to perform a self test It should be Does the standard tray have paper If out of paper the Paper Out indicator should be lit Is the method of tray delivery configured correct...

Page 119: ...ort to which you want to print to the specific printer language of the file you are trying to print See chapter 3 Selecting Printer Languages for instructions or use the PS Executive Series Utilities...

Page 120: ...the side of the printer and check for a paper jam If a jam is present go to the section called Clearing a Paper Jam later in this chapter 4 Make sure a toner cartridge is installed 5 Check to see if...

Page 121: ...paper jams occurring The printer must always be placed on a level surface Your paper envelopes labels and overhead transparencies must meet the guidelines set for the printer in appendix B Technical...

Page 122: ...paper you are using If none of the above relieves repeated paper jamming notify your QMS vendor Clearing a Paper Jam When a paper jam occurs the Paper Jam indicator on the printer s display panel ligh...

Page 123: ...ay if it is open If the face up tray is installed remove it 2 Pull up the release button on the side of the front cover to unlatch the paper path door fig 7 2 Open the door Be careful the area around...

Page 124: ...the direction of the arrow fig 7 3 PO WE R RE AD Y AC TIV E RE CE IVIN G ON LIN E PR INT ER PAP ER PAP ER STA ND AR D OP TIO NA L ER RO R JAM OU T TR AY TR AY ON LIN E TES T CA NC EL FO NT S EM ULA T...

Page 125: ...al paper tray pull out the tray and check the paper feed area fig 7 4 Remove paper by pulling straight out of the printer Fig 7 4 Remove Paper from Paper Feed Area Chapter 7 T r o u b l e s h o o t i...

Page 126: ...WE R RE AD Y AC TIV E RE CE IVIN G ON LIN E PR INT ER PAP ER PAP ER STA ND AR D OP TIO NA L ER RO R JAM OU T TR AY TR AY ON LIN E TE ST CA NC EL FO NT S EM UL ATI ON FO NT S Fig 7 5 Remove Paper from...

Page 127: ...t prints Also avoid touching the paper as much as possible since the toner is not completely fixed at this area and may smudge on your hands or clothing PO WE R RE AD Y AC TIV E RE CE IVIN G ON LIN E...

Page 128: ...ow away from printer PO WE R RE AD Y AC TIV E RE CE IVIN G ON LIN E PR INT ER PAP ER PAP ER STA ND AR D OP TIO NA L ER RO R JAM OU T TRA Y TRA Y ON LIN E TES T CA NC EL FO NTS EM ULA TIO N FO NTS Fig...

Page 129: ...ting restarts when the cover is closed If printing does not restart or the printer jams again make sure that no pieces of paper remain in the printer PO WE R RE AD Y AC TIV E RE CE IVIN G ON LIN E PR...

Page 130: ...s 2 If you are downloading additional typefaces too many can overload the printer s memory causing the printer to reset to default 3 If the printer resets in other circumstances call your QMS vendor f...

Page 131: ...n try sending your file to the printer again and if the Active indicator does not light check the interface setting You may not be configured for the correct cable and port See the Connecting the IBM...

Page 132: ...the serial port Change to either ESP mode or HP PCL emulation through the PS Executive Series or by sending 5 setsoftwareiomode SendasimplePrint Screen bypressing the Print Screen key on the keyboard...

Page 133: ...per Jam Indicator Stays On If the Paper Jam indicator lights open the printer and clear the jam See the previous section Clearing a Paper Jam for more information General Print Quality Problems Print...

Page 134: ...lem place a service call White or Light Lines 1 Remove the toner cartridge and rotate it as you do before installing a new cartridge This redistributes toner inside the cartridge 2 Install a new toner...

Page 135: ...e releasing too much toner Black Image entire page 1 Install a new toner cartridge 2 Contact your QMS vendor Smudge Along Right Edge of Page 1 Install a new toner cartridge Smudges on Back of Page 1 P...

Page 136: ...he printer with dry paper 2 If you are using transparencies remember they should be the type recommended in chapter 2 Printer Use White Vertical Lines on a Black Page 1 Remove the EP L cartridge and r...

Page 137: ...following questions to help the technicians serve you more quickly 1 What printer model are you using 2 What kind of host computer are you using 3 What operating system and version are you using 4 Wh...

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Page 139: ...nnel 8 1 Baud Rate 8 2 Option 8 2 More About Flow Control for Serial Users 8 5 Changing the Default Parameters 8 6 Channel Interface 8 7 Baud Rate 8 7 Parity and Protocol 8 7 Testing Communication Sam...

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Page 141: ...apter explains how to perform these tasks Topics discussed in this chapter are Flow control protocols Sample files to test communication Modes of operation This chapter is primarily designed for more...

Page 142: ...andshaking or protocol is a software technique used to control the flow of information between the host computer the software application program and the printer Theparityandprotocol optionis specifie...

Page 143: ...yle Flow Parity 0 1 Stop Bit 0 7 Bit Data 0 XON XOFF DTR 0 Ignored 1 2 Stop Bit 1 7 Bit Data 1 DTR 1 Odd 2 8 Bit Data 2 ETX ACK 2 Even 3 Undefined 3 UNDEFINED 3 None 4 UNDEFINED 5 XON XOFF BI DIR 6 UN...

Page 144: ...gnored XON XOFF BI DIR 21 Odd XON XOFF BI DIR 22 Even XON XOFF BI DIR 23 None XON XOFF BI DIR Table 8 3 7 Bit Data Option No Parity Flow Control 64 Ignored XON XOFF 65 Odd XON XOFF 66 Even XON XOFF 67...

Page 145: ...e chapter 2 Printer Use indicates the flow control protocol used by the printer at power up All the default settings communicate DTR DSR If there is no statement of software protocol listed on the tes...

Page 146: ...mayvary according to what software application programs you use Changing the Default Parameters The normal default parameters for the serial interface are DTR DSR software flow control protocol Parit...

Page 147: ...ud Rate The baud rate must be chosen from Table 8 1 For example 9600 Parity and Protocol We recommend choosing the parity and protocol from Table 8 3 For example to change from the default DTR DSR cho...

Page 148: ...default settingsof the PostScriptmode This command can change the channel the baud rate and parity The following PostScript commands change the default parameters of the 25 pin RS 232C channel interf...

Page 149: ...changes you have made to the printer are now the default settings Testing Communication Sample Files Try the following sample files to test your computer and printer setup You must be in either ESP or...

Page 150: ...ile D hold down the control key while pressing D and Z hold down the control key while pressing Z are end of file signals The print filename sends the file to the printer The showpage command in the p...

Page 151: ...rrectly your name prints in Times Roman beginning two inches from the left of the page and 6 inches from the bottom of the page C edlin filename New file i 1 Times Roman findfont 30 scalefont setfont...

Page 152: ...rst make a file in the text editor you are using and then send the file to the printer inch 72 mul def Helvetica Bold findfont 30 scalefont setfont outline true charpath stroke def namecir 15 15 345 g...

Page 153: ...rs anerror while in PostScript mode it prints a page identifying the error The file must be sent to the printer after each power cycle The Error Handler file in the PS Executive Utilities program incl...

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Page 155: ...teractive Mode 9 3 Exiting Interactive Mode 9 5 Editing Keys 9 5 Changing the Default Paper Cassette 9 6 Switching Cassettes Tray chaining 9 7 The PostScript manualfeed Operator 9 8 Manual Feed Within...

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Page 157: ...to an intermediate shade of gray or some color A page to be printed can be described simply as an array of pixel values It describes the appearance of the entire page both text and graphics in abstra...

Page 158: ...ns that match output functions of the application program used The script contains the program the user wants to print The resident typefaces contained in the printer can be scaled to any size limited...

Page 159: ...this chapter may be accomplished through the PS Executive Series Utilities program received with the printer NOTE Only those familiar with the PostScript language or those with similar programming exp...

Page 160: ...ce PostScript is case sensitive you must type commands exactly as they appear 4 Type the following in lower case letters executive Press the Return or Enter key The word executive does not appear on t...

Page 161: ...ile character 2 If you want to return to ESP mode quit you application and return the printer to ESP mode using the PS Executive Series Utilities Editing Keys The following special characters can be u...

Page 162: ...rections You may also use the following command The default paper tray change takes effect after the printer is powered off and back on The lower optional tray is known by the printer as tray The uppe...

Page 163: ...nd Tray chaining becomes a default automatic function after the printer is powered off and back on To disable chaining the command is false setdefaulttrayswitch NOTE The PS Executive Series Utilities...

Page 164: ...feed true def NOTE The printer prints on manually fed paper without manual feedselected throughPostScript command Simply insert a sheet into the multi purpose tray openings after removing any other pa...

Page 165: ...save your file 2 After saving as an ASCII file exit your application program Edit the ASCII file using an ASCII text editor Examples of these editors are DOS s Edlin WordStar s Non Document Mode or Si...

Page 166: ...ults to manualfeed immediately To reset the printer to automatic feed enter the command manualfeed false def in place of the command shown as line 3 WARNING An error in any of the commands invalidates...

Page 167: ...that the printer executes a job This protects the printer from being tied up by a PostScript program that runs for an unexpectedly long time or forever wait Defaultfor thistimeout is30 seconds Thewai...

Page 168: ...its the time the printer waits before trying to select the proper language This period is ignoredif256bytes ofdataarereceived before 3 seconds expires It is only supported when the interface is in ESP...

Page 169: ...on 10 1 About the statusdict 10 2 Entering the statusdict 10 2 Changing Persistent Parameters 10 3 The serverdict Password 10 3 Operators in the statusdict 10 5 Syntax Key 10 7 Other Operators in the...

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Page 171: ...nt parameters that persist even when the printer is turned off This chapter documents both kinds of parameters Before changing a parameter read all the material relating to it first This helps you avo...

Page 172: ...as dictionaries such as the serverdict the statusdict is the dictionary this chapter documents Additional PostScript information can be found in three books The PostScript Language Reference Manual Th...

Page 173: ...ngs like the printer s communication parameters page margins and idle time font conversion The serverdict Password Making permanent changes is controlled by a password Some printers are used in a shar...

Page 174: ...between a successful exitserver and the next end of file is permitted to invoke the statusdict operators that may change persistent parameters Additionally all changes made to the state of the PostSc...

Page 175: ...the serverdict begin exitserver as previously described and also reboot your printer The operators which require this are in the Operator 2 column Also some of the operators require you to turn the p...

Page 176: ...e setfontcachesize getallfontcachesize getallserialbuffersizes setallserialbuffersizes getallserialbuffersizes setallparallelbuffersizes getallappletalkbuffersizes setallappletalkbuffersizes Paper Tra...

Page 177: ...ed in Italic Bold to indicate this word is actually typed in from the keyboard Regular bold is used for data values such as booleans integers or strings Data values of integers booleans and strings ar...

Page 178: ...o make persistent changes to system parameters or to Virtual Memory The setpassword command re quires two integer operands the old password and the new password If old is the correct old password set...

Page 179: ...are used to initialize the job manual feed and wait timeouts A PostScript program may change a timeout for the re mainder of the current job by executing the setjob timeout operator or changing the ma...

Page 180: ...a time interval in seconds If thecurrentjob continues for integer seconds without either completing or executing setjobtimeout again the PostScript interpreter executes a timeout error The value 0 dis...

Page 181: ...returned by defaulttimeouts but a PostScript program may change it to any non negative integer value However in interactive mode the wait timeout is always 0 Default 30 Errors rangecheck stackunderfl...

Page 182: ...current job by executing a timeout Default 5 Errors rangecheck stackunderflow typecheck setemulationwaittimeout Syntax integer setemulationwaittimeout Function Sets the wait timeout for the emulation...

Page 183: ...s 256 bytes of data before the default timeout occurs This is ignored if ESP is not the interface mode Default 3 Errors rangecheck stackunderflow typecheck setautoselecttimeout Syntax integer setautos...

Page 184: ...uts A PostScript program may change it to any non negative integer value by using def put or store Default 60 setmanualfeedtimeout Syntax integer setmanualfeedtimeout Function Sets the number of secon...

Page 185: ...eset This command may be used inside the server loop Special Note This feature works for all interface ports Selecting an emulation that is unsupported on a specific host may cause undesired results f...

Page 186: ...until reset Special Note This feature works for all interface ports Selecting an emulation that is unsupported on a specific host may cause undesired results for example selecting HP PCL for AppleTal...

Page 187: ...0 ESP 12 LN03 optional card The new setting does not take effect until the end of the current job The end of the job is defined by a D or a timeout Only use this command when the printer is in either...

Page 188: ...ee chapter 8 Printer Host Communication These determine how serial communicationistobeperformedontheserialchannel The new baud rate and options do not take effect until the end ofthe currentjob and yo...

Page 189: ...ackoverflow stackunderflow typecheck setsccinteractive Syntax channel baud options setsccinteractive Function Sets the 25 pin serial communication channel parameters Also you must cycle the printer of...

Page 190: ...x fontcachesize integer Function Returns sum of virtual memory currently allocated to the font cache size getallfontcachesizes Syntax getallfontcachesizes integer integer integer integer Function Retu...

Page 191: ...sizes or virtual memory to be smaller than their minimum sizes Also you must cycle the printer off and on for this command to take effect WARNING The user should use extreme care when configuring memo...

Page 192: ...size 4096 bytes Maximum size limited to available memory parallelbuffersize Syntax parallelbuffersize integer Function Returns size of the parallel communications buffer setparallelbuffersize Syntax i...

Page 193: ...appletalkbuffersize Function Sets the AppleTalk host buffer size This size is forced to the nearest larger 2k boundary Also you must cycle the printer off and on for this command to take effect Defaul...

Page 194: ...ly installed since last power up cycle Default 1 Errors invalidaccess rangecheck stackunderflow typecheck defaultpapertray Syntax defaultpapertray value Function Returns the default paper tray number...

Page 195: ...his function is dependent on whether the single standard tray configuration is in place or if the optional second paper tray is available Default 1 Errors invalidaccess rangecheck stackunderflow typec...

Page 196: ...for the standard paper tray The boolean true results in portrait orientation name letter legal a4 b5 envelope executivepage Default 110 volt units default to letter 220 volt units default to a4 Errors...

Page 197: ...is set to false and a paper out occurs the feed tray is not switched even if the remaining tray contains the correct paper If trayswitch changes in value during a job the new value effects all future...

Page 198: ...mation dostartpage Syntax dostartpage boolean Function Returns the boolean that specifies whether a test page is printed at power on Default true Errors stackoverflow setdostartpage Syntax boolean set...

Page 199: ...d margin width Thetop of thepageis the edge that emerges first from the printer Similarly a positive left widens the left margin and a negative left narrows it setmargins is intended only for use at i...

Page 200: ...printername Syntax string printername substring Function Stores the printer s name into the supplied string overwriting some initial portion of its value and returns a stringobjectdesignating thesubst...

Page 201: ...be enclosed in If you wish to name your printer Bill it must be entered through the keyboard as Bill Errors invalidaccess rangecheck stackunderflow typecheck jobname Syntax jobname string Function A...

Page 202: ...0 means the job never times out Default 0 Error 0 manualfeed Syntax manualfeed boolean def Function A boolean that controls whether paper is to be fed manually true or from the paper tray false To use...

Page 203: ...papertray You may use this operator as a safeguard in case you really mess things up and want to return all volatile persistent and non volatile parameters to the factory configuration resettodefaults...

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Page 205: ...n 11 1 Default Settings 11 3 About PCL Commands 11 4 Escape Sequence Syntax 11 4 LaserJet Command Summary 11 6 The RESET Command 11 7 Additional Technical Information 11 13 Font Selection 11 13 Paper...

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Page 207: ...e this emulationwith your program About HP Emulation This emulation is recommended for use with those programs that are not PostScript compatible Your printer provides some improvements on the LaserJe...

Page 208: ...s This includes Positioning commands Typeface selection commands Bitmap graphics Unlike the LaserJet series II your printer does not limit the area covered by bitmaps Additionally your printer does no...

Page 209: ...ft Margin 0 0 inches Right Margin Right most printable length Vertical spacing 6 lines inch Horizontal Spacing 12 120 inch Character Set Roman 8 Pitch 10 cpi Size 12 point Style Upright Weight Medium...

Page 210: ...l not to confuse the letter l and the numeral 1 in the commands below Escape Sequence Syntax The generic version or syntax of an escape sequence is Syntax esc cc gc p1 c1 pn cn data esc The ESC Charac...

Page 211: ...haracter is an uppercase letter it also terminates the escape sequence If c1 is a lowercase letter more parameters follow pn and cn These characters are like p1 and c1 the pn is the additional paramet...

Page 212: ...pting to send escape sequences to the printer The procedure may vary from system to system In addition to those programs that allow you to send HP LaserJet series II Emulation escape sequences you may...

Page 213: ...If you enter the RESET command of esc E to the beginning of each new command change your printer performs the commands for change but returns to the default settings when it completes the job NOTE Th...

Page 214: ...M 027 038 097 077 Clear Side Margins ESC 9 027 057 Paper Input Control Manual Feed ESC l2H 027 038 108 050 072 Upper Tray ESC l1H 027 038 108 049 072 Lower Tray ESC l4H 027 038 108 052 072 Vertical L...

Page 215: ...7 042 116 049 048 048 082 150 Dots Inch ESC t150R 027 042 116 049 053 048 082 300 Dots Inch ESC t300R 027 042 116 051 048 048 082 Start Graphics Left most Pos ESC r0A 027 042 114 048 065 Current Curso...

Page 216: ...g Lines ESC c4G 027 042 099 052 071 5 Grid ESC c5G 027 042 099 053 071 6 Diag Grid ESC c6G 027 042 099 054 071 Macro Commands Macro ID Macro ID ESC f Y 027 038 102 089 Macro Control Start Macro ESC f0...

Page 217: ...86 8 5 Pt ESC s8 5V 027 040 115 055 046 053 086 10 Pt ESC s10V 027 040 115 049 048 086 12 Pt ESC s12V 027 040 115 049 050 086 14 4 Pt ESC s14 4V 027 040 115 049 052 046 052 086 Style Upright ESC s0S 0...

Page 218: ...42 099 052 070 Copy Assign ESC c6F 027 042 099 054 070 Create Font of Bytes ESC s W Data 027 041 115 087 Font Header Download of Bytes ESC s W Data 027 040 115 087 Character Designate Primary Font ESC...

Page 219: ...rinter s paper note that the lowercase letter l appears in the commands and not the numeral 1 ESC l H For manual feed of paper ESC l P If is less than the maximum lines for the current paper size the...

Page 220: ...end of each document Storage of Information Management of stored information for the emulator is similar to PostScript the emulator runs a series of jobs with storage reclamation at the end of each j...

Page 221: ...tseries II printer Fonts and or macros may be designated permanent or temporary and may be deleted via the standard LaserJet series II printer escape sequences When a typeface or macro is deleted the...

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Page 223: ...Appendix A Cable Pinouts IBMPC A l IESMPCDTRCablePinouts A 2 LocalTalkPinouts A 3 CentronicsParallel A 4 Notes to the Table A 6...

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Page 225: ...rs The cable has a 25pin male connector on the printer end and either a 25 pin or g pin female connector on the computer end Computer 25 or g Pin Male 25 Pin Female 25 or g Pin Female 25 Pin Male Seri...

Page 226: ...C XT and IBM PC AT or compatible computers We recommend that you use a DTR cable so you can use the default DTR DSR flow control With a typical RS 232C cable you can use only XON XOFF flow control Pln...

Page 227: ...rinter with a DIN 8 cable Fig A 2 PhoneNET Cable for LocalTalk 1 Connector type Mini 8 LocalTalk Pinouts Pin No Signal Name 1 HSKo 2 HSKi 3 TXD 4 GND 5 RXD 6 TXD 7 GPi 8 RxD Signal Description Handsha...

Page 228: ...Computer 25 pin Female 36 p n Female Amphenol 25 pin Male 36 pin Male Amphenol Fig A 3 Typical Parallel Cable The table on the next page lists the pin assignments for the Centronics parallel interface...

Page 229: ...32 33 34 35 36 Return Pin No 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Appendix A Signal Direction STROBE DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 DATA 8 ACKNLG BUSY PE SLClT NC NC GND CHASSIS GND...

Page 230: ...the return side To effectively prevent noise these cables should be shielded and connected to the chassis of the system unit and printer respectively All interface conditions are based on TI L level B...

Page 231: ...Appendix B Technical Specifications Print Engine B 1 Controller B 2 Paper Handling B 3 Interfaces B 5 Physical Characteristics B 6 Electrical B 6 Environmental Requirements B 6 Environments B 7...

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Page 233: ...Print Speed 4 pages per minute letter or A4 paper size Actual speed depends on application Toner Dry single component in user replaceable cartridge Toner Cartridge Life 3 500 pages at normal 5 page c...

Page 234: ...d LN03 optional card Printer Language Adobe PostScript page description language Fonts 45 resident typefaces which can be scaled from4 points upward and rotated to any degrees in 1 degree increments H...

Page 235: ...ter A4 Labels Letter A4 Specification Description Face Sheet Must meet specifications in Table B 2 Fusing Compatibility All adhesives liners facestocks and other materials used in the label constructi...

Page 236: ...ishing Cut sheet to 0 0313 inch of nominal 90 0 2 Fusing Compatibility Must not scorch melt offset or release hazardous emissions when heated to 200 C 392 F for 0 1 second Packaging Moisture proof rea...

Page 237: ...assette feeder areavailable for Letter 8 1 2 x 11 Legal 8 1 2 x 14 A4 210 mm x 297 mm B5 182 mm x 25 mm Executive 7 1 4 x 10 1 2 Envelope minimum of 3 1 2 x 7 86 mm x 178 mm maximum of 7 2 5 x 10 1 2...

Page 238: ...m when optional tray is added Weight Approximate 11 kg Electrical Power Requirements 110 120v 50 60 Hz or 220 240v 50 Hz Frequency 50 60 hz Environmental Requirements Temperature 50 to 90 5 degrees Fa...

Page 239: ...Apple Macintosh IBM PC and compatibles Most mini and mainframe computers Your printer uses industry standard RS 232 null modem serial Centronics parallel or DIN 8 LocalTalk interfaces Appendix B T e c...

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Page 241: ...Appendix C Optional Accessories Available QMS Accessories C 1...

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Page 243: ...Bulletin Board See appendix F Product Sales and Support for information about these services EP L Cartridge Paper Trays Letter Cassette Legal Cassette Envelope Cassette A4 Cassette Ram Upgrade 1 MB R...

Page 244: ...Documentation QMS PS 410 User s Guide QMS PS 410 PS Executive Series User s Guide QMS PS 410 Getting Started Guide Appendix C C 2 O p t i o n a l A c c e s s o r i e s A v a i l a b l e...

Page 245: ...Appendix D Character Encoding Tables Character Encoding Tables D 1...

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Page 247: ...the codes of each character Some programs require youtoinput character encodinginformationin order to fully use the available fonts At the top of the table is the font name The numbers at the far left...

Page 248: ...Appendix D Standard Fonts Character Set 02x I 03x 15x 1 h 1 i j 1 k 1 1 I m n 0 D 2 Character Encoding Tables...

Page 249: ...Appendix D Symbol Encoding Character Encoding Tables D 3...

Page 250: ...Appendix D ITC Zapf Dingbats Encoding I octal IO I 1 I 2 I 4 I 5 16 17 I D 4 4 Character Encoding Tables...

Page 251: ...Appendix E Computer Literacy How Your Computer Talks to Your Printer E 1 Your Printer s Memory E 1 Bibliography E 2...

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Page 253: ...signal is called a bit Eight bits combined form a byte A byte with various combinations of s and 1s can represent up to 256 characters including upper and lower case letters numerals punctuation mark...

Page 254: ...cript programming or printing refer to the following publications Adobe Systems Inc PostScript Language Program Design Reading MA Addison Wesley 1988 ISBN 0 201 14396 8 Adobe Systems Inc PostScript La...

Page 255: ...c Arts Technology Albany NY Delmar 1984 ISBN 0 8273 1828 6 PostScript Language Journal the PostScript industry newsletter West Orange NJ Pipeline Associates ISBN 0891 5873 Smith Ross Learning PostScri...

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Page 257: ...Appendix F Product Sales and Support Product Support F 1 QMS Bulletin Board F 1 Q Fax F 1 CompuServe F 2 Third Party Development F 2 QMS International Service and Support F 3...

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Page 259: ...0 Product Information 800 631 2692 Product Technical Support 205 633 4500 OEM Information 800 631 2692 Telex 266013 Fax 205 633 0013 Int l Fax 205 633 0020 QMS Bulletin Board You may also communicate...

Page 260: ...ts You can order up to 3 documents per call CompuServe For general questions other than technical support you may communicate with QMS or share information with other users on CompuServe When you use...

Page 261: ...0 387 3188 Ottawa Office Telephone 613 563 1177 Quebec Office Telephone 418 522 0508 Vancouver Office Telephone 604 872 0631 800 633 6176 Europe QMS Europe B V Reactorweg 160 P O Box 8540 NL 3503 RM U...

Page 262: ...nion Road Mt Eden Auckland New Zealand Telephone 64 9 607912 Fax 64 9 603599 Australia QMS Australia Pty Ltd 651 Canterbury Road Surrey Hills Victoria 3127 Australia Telephone 61 3 8995777 Fax 61 3 89...

Page 263: ...Developed by the American National Standards Institute ANSI the ASCII standard specifies a seven bit digital code for eachof theninety six displayable characters on the standard microcomputer keyboard...

Page 264: ...Bitmap A bitmap is a grid composed of small dots used to define an image line drawing or character See raster graphics Buffer A storage device used to compensate for a difference in rate or sequence...

Page 265: ...ports concurrently rather than be restricted to one See also simultaneous interfaces Configuration Configuration is the process of specifying certain settings to allow your computer and printer to com...

Page 266: ...r has a 300 dpi resolution DTR DSR An acronym for data terminal ready and data signal received DTR DSR is a hardware controlled protocol It controls the flow of data via signals on the DTR line as opp...

Page 267: ...is replaceable ESP Emulation Sensing Process is a function by which the controller interprets a file s data stream to determine its printer language and to select the appropriate operating mode ESP is...

Page 268: ...to factory defaults Fixed Spacing Uniform horizontal spacing between characters and symbols in a font composed of characters of uniform width is called fixed spacing For example in fixed spacing an i...

Page 269: ...asses after toner has been applied the heated rollers bond the toner to the paper Graphics Printing through special software commands of graphs diagrams or other pictorial images Handshake Handshaking...

Page 270: ...to connect the printer to the computer so they can communicate Interface Port The QMS PS 410 printer comes with three interface ports serial parallel and LocalTalk located on the back panel The cable...

Page 271: ...ransformerboxes connectors ports for Macintoshes and other systems using the AppleTalk protocol See AppleTalk also Media This refers to any material paper envelopes transparencies etc used in the QMS...

Page 272: ...tion refers to the direction of print on the page Printing across the width of a page is called protrait orientation printing The word portrait comes from portraits of people which are usually vertica...

Page 273: ...transferred simultaneously over a path through multiple lines Parallel configuration data transfer is generally faster than serial configuration data transfer See also serial interface Parity Parity C...

Page 274: ...e height of a character or symbol in a font is measured by point size There are 72 points per inch For instance this text is printed using a 10 point font Print Density Printdensityrefers to therelati...

Page 275: ...e character For example an i takes up much less horizontal space than a w in proportional spacing See fixed spacing Protocol A set of procedures that control how data is transmitted between devices RA...

Page 276: ...transfer of data in an asynchronous serial format Ithas fiveuser defined parameters baud rate data bits parity stop bits and protocol RS 232C Interface This serial interface specification is published...

Page 277: ...vailable to be used until the printer is turned off See downloading Software Application A software application is any word processing or special application package that can be installed in your comp...

Page 278: ...rrent operating parameters of the printer i e interface type resident fonts RAM available printer name and others Timeout The expiration of a predefined interval which then triggers some action such a...

Page 279: ...to the basic printed design of characters in a font For instance Courier Times Roman and Garamond Gothic typefaces each print characters of different designs Volatile This term is used to reference pr...

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Page 281: ...A 3 Cables 7 15 Card Removing 4 16 Emulation 4 16 Font 4 15 Installing 4 15 4 16 Cards 4 15 Installing 4 15 Cassette Envelope 2 14 Lower 2 8 Optional 2 8 Cassettes Size Chart 4 10 Centronics Parallel...

Page 282: ...16 Installing 4 16 Removing 4 16 Emulation Sensing Processor 1 3 Emulation switching See ESP Emulations Automatic Selection 1 3 Exiting 3 7 Identifying Integers 3 6 Parity 3 14 PS Executive Files 3 5...

Page 283: ...1 4 Escape Sequence Table 11 7 Font Selection 11 13 information storage 11 14 paper size interaction 11 13 PCL commands 11 4 HP Mode Exiting 3 11 HP PCL command summary 11 2 End of file 3 11 Exiting 3...

Page 284: ...7 Moving Printer 6 9 Multi purpose tray See Standard tray MultiMate 3 3 MultiMate Advantage II 1 7 N Name Printer 2 17 New Century Schoolbook 5 15 Noise level B 6 Null Modem 7 15 O Oblique Fonts 5 9...

Page 285: ...10 14 PostScript Commands manualfeed 9 8 setdefaultemulation 3 5 setemulation 3 5 setsccbatch 8 6 setsoftwareiomode 3 5 showpage 8 10 9 12 PostScript Operators appletalkbuffersize 10 23 buffersizes 10...

Page 286: ...ivers 1 6 Printer Error Light 7 4 Printer Language 3 2 Selecting Manually 3 4 Printer Ports Identifying Integers 3 6 Printing Blank Pages 7 14 7 15 Double Sided 2 11 Envelopes 2 11 Fonts 5 1 Garbage o...

Page 287: ...perPaint 3 3 Support CompuServe F 2 Symbol 5 16 Symphony 1 7 System Parameter Non Volatile 10 3 System Parameters Volatile 10 1 T Temperature requirements B 6 Test Configuration Page Producing 2 17 Wo...

Page 288: ...WingZ 3 3 WordPerfect 1 7 3 3 WordStar 3 3 X XON XOFF 8 5 Z Zapf Chancery 5 16 Zapf Dingbats 5 16 I 8 I n d e x...

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