Crown
Multitasking
QMS 4525 Print System User's Guide
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Set paper size override
%%IncludeFeature: paper_size_override
Wrap long lines
%%IncludeFeature: autowrap
PostScript Emulation
Function
Command
Select PostScript level
%%IncludeFeature: languagelevel
Default dither
%%IncludeFeature: defaultdither
Session Commands
Function
Command
*Session %%Session:
*Start New Layout
%%IncludeFeature: newlayout
Crown Multitasking
The QMS 4525 features the QMS Crown multitasking printer operat-
ing system. The following sections describe this architecture and the
advanced features it provides.
Most printers are single-task oriented: they must finish printing one
page in a document before they can begin processing the next page
or an entirely new print job. QMS Crown architecture, on the other
hand, employs a multitasking scheme that allows the printer to accept
and process subsequent pages or new print jobs while the printer is
printing another page or document.
A typical printer converts transmitted print data into a raster image,
one page at a time, using the appropriate printer language. This ras-
ter image is stored in the printer's memory as a bitmap image until the
printer controller sends the bitmapped image to the print engine for
printing. Due to memory restrictions, a limited number of bitmap
images may be stored in RAM simultaneously. A page must be
printed, and memory released, before the printer can begin to raster-
ize a new page. The result is relatively slow print performance while
the host waits for the printer to accept new print data.
Summary of Contents for QMS 4525
Page 1: ...QMS 4525 Print System User s Guide 1800265 001D...
Page 9: ...Contents vii Glossary Index...
Page 10: ...QMS 4525 Print System User s Guide viii...
Page 47: ...Crown Multitasking 2 31 About the Printer...
Page 100: ...Printing Special Pages QMS 4525 Print System User s Guide 5 30...
Page 127: ...A QMS Customer Support In This Chapter Sources of customer support QMS world wide offices...
Page 133: ...B Technical Specifications...
Page 144: ...Consumables QMS 4525 Print System User s Guide B 12...
Page 145: ...C Manual Notices...
Page 150: ...Colophon QMS 4525 Print System User s Guide C 6...
Page 169: ...XON XOFF G 19 Glossary...
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