QMS PS 410, User Manual

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The PostScript manualfeed Operator
To use manual feed for continuous jobs, invoke the PostScript
operator manualfeed. If you define /manualfeed to be true, the
printer enters into the manual feed mode only. In this mode, your
printer no longer accepts paper from either the standard or optional
trays, but waits for paper to be inserted into the multi-purpose tray.
Your printer waits for 60 seconds; this wait is called the manual
feed timeout.
This operator changes to manual feed for these jobs only; it does
not change the default. Thus, when you power off/power on, you
return to automatic feed. Invoke the operator by entering the
following:
statusdict begin /manualfeed true def
NOTE: The printer prints on manually fed paper without manual
feed selected through PostScript command. Simply insert
a sheet into the multi-purpose tray openings after
removing any other paper from the tray. However, after
the sheet in the tray prints, the printer returns to automatic
feed. This is handy if you want to print a one page file or
a file on letterhead. You can do so without setting the
printer to manual feed.
PostScript contains an operator, manualfeedtimeout, which limits
how long the printer waits for a sheet of paper to be inserted. If no
paper is inserted within the time allotted by manualfeedtimeout,
then a timeout error occurs and the current job is aborted. If you
want to remain in the manual feed mode without time constraints,
redefine manualfeedtimeout to 0.
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