QMS® 1660 Print System Reference 1800358-001B
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Contents 1 Introduction Introduction .................................................................................. 1-2 About This Manual ....................................................................... 1-2 Typographic Conventions 1-4 2 Print Media Introduction .................................................................................. 2-2 Media Sizes, Imageable Areas, and Margins ............................. 2-2 Imageable Area 2-2 Page Margins 2-4 Media Types and Weights ...........
Transparencies 2-5 Media Storage .............................................................................. 2-6 3 Professional Printing Introduction .................................................................................. 3-2 About Typefaces and Fonts ....................................................... 3-2 Typeface Classification 3-3 Typography Terms 3-4 Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets ..........................
Emulations ..................................................................................4-14 Setting ESP Default Parameters 4-14 Setting HP-GL Parameters 4-14 Setting HP PCL 5 Parameters 4-18 Setting Lineprinter Parameters 4-23 Setting PostScript Parameters 4-27 Hard Disks ..................................................................................4-28 Formatting a Hard Disk 4-29 Installing an Optional Font 4-29 Removing an Optional Font 4-30 Interfaces .........................................
Passwords .................................................................................. 4-54 Selecting Passwords 4-54 Enabling Passwords 4-55 Using Passwords 4-55 Printer Engine Features ............................................................
Gamma Correction, Halftones, and Screens ............................. 5-4 Terms 5-4 Gamma Correction Concept 5-7 A Special Note for QuarkXPress Users 5-8 Memory ......................................................................................... 5-9 QMS Memory Management 5-10 Memory Terms 5-10 Evaluation of Your Printing Environment 5-13 Memory Clients 5-15 Hard Disk Management 5-22 Specific Printing Environment Example 5-23 End Job Mode ..............................................................
Paper Output Ramp ................................................................... 6-15 Font and Security Cards ........................................................... 6-16 Using a Font Card 6-17 Removing a Font Card 6-18 Using a Security Card 6-19 Removing the Printer and Controller Board Covers .............. 6-21 Procedure 6-22 Replacing the Printer and Controller Board Covers .............. 6-24 Procedure 6-25 Single In-Line Memory Modules ...............................................
Updating System Software ........................................................6-63 Choosing the Appropriate System Software Files for Downloading 6-64 Installing the System Software 6-64 Downloading System Software to a Functional Printer—SYSTEMDL.PS 6-66 Downloading System Software to a Functional Printer—SYSTEM.DL 6-69 Downloading System Software to a Non-Functional Printer 6-74 A QMS Customer Support Sources of Support .....................................................................
Macintosh to Serial B-11 Printer Options ..........................................................................B-12 Consumable Supplies ...............................................................B-12 Warranty Considerations ..........................................................B-13 Consumables and Your Warranty B-13 Electrostatic Discharge and Your Warranty B-14 C Document Option Commands Introduction ..................................................................................
E Configuration Menu Glossary Index v Contents xi
1 Introduction In This Chapter...
Introduction Introduction This manual provides information you may need only once in a while. Use it in conjunction with your other QMS 1660 Print System documentation. This chapter gives you a brief overview of this manual. About This Manual The information in this manual is divided into the following sections: 1 Introduction Provides an overview of the manual. 2 Print Media Lists print media sizes, margins, and imageable areas and provides media storage information.
About This Manual 6 Printer Options A QMS Customer Support B Technical Specifications C Document Option Commands Describes how to install and use additional paper cassettes, a paper feeder, and a paper cassette supporter; font, emulation, and security cards; memory upgrades (SIMMs); an Intellifont font SIMM; 1200x1200 dpi resolution daughterboard; LocalTalk and network interfaces; an IDE-SCSI hard disk drive board, an internal IDE hard disk, an internal Kanji font IDE hard disk, and external SCSI hard
About This Manual Typographic Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this manual: » Mixed-Case Courier Text you type, and messages and information displayed on the screen Mixed-Case Italic 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 PostScript operators and DOS commands lowercase italic Variable information in text and Po
2 Print Media In This Chapter . . .
Introduction Introduction This chapter lists the media sizes and imageable areas supported by the QMS 1660 Print System, and then provides information on selecting and storing media. Media Sizes, Imageable Areas, and Margins Your printer supports media in a number of sizes. ▲ Caution: The media size must match the cassette size. Since the cassette sends a size signal to the printer controller, using the wrong size media will cause your image to be positioned incorrectly on the page or clipped.
Media Sizes, Imageable Areas, and Margins The following table lists the size, imageable area, and feed edge (the edge of the media drawn into the printer first) of all supported media: Media Media Size Inches Millimeters Imageable Area Inches Feed Edge Millimeters 11x17 12x19 11.00x17.00 279.40x431.80 11.70x19.50 297.18x495.30 10.69x16.66 271.61x432.17 11.37x19.16 288.80x486.66 Short Short A3 A4 A5 A6/Postcard 11.69x16.54 8.27x11.69 5.83x8.27 4.13x5.85 11.38x16.20 7.92x11.38 5.48x7.96 3.82x5.
Media Types and Weights Page Margins Margins are set through your application. Some applications allow you to set custom page sizes and margins while others have only standard page sizes and margins from which to choose. If you choose a standard format, you may lose part of your image (due to imageable area constraints). If you can custom-size your page, use exactly those sizes given for the imageable area.
Media Types and Weights Paper Type Use only paper recommended for laser printers, such as Hammermill Laser Print. Thicker paper, such as Xerox 4024 (28 lb [105 g/m2]), is also acceptable in the multipurpose tray. » Note: We recommend that you do not print on perforated or 3-hole punched paper.
Media Storage Media Storage Improperly stored media increases the chance of paper jams during printing and can drastically affect the print quality of the printed page.
3 Professional Printing In This Chapter . . .
Introduction Introduction This chapter defines common terms used in the description of fonts and typefaces, and displays the printer’s resident typefaces. About Typefaces and Fonts Many of the terms and phrases used in desktop publishing are derived from the language of professional printers and typesetters. This section explains common words and phrases used when discussing typefaces.
About Typefaces and Fonts Typeface Classification One way of classifying the different typefaces is to group them into the following categories: Serif A serif is a decorative line or tail on the ends of the strokes of a letter. Serifs, usually on the lower half of a letter, have also been referred to as feet or curlicues. Courier, ITC Bookman, New Century Schoolbook, Palatino, and Times are serif typefaces. In the example shown, all the letters except “e” and “o” have serifs.
About Typefaces and Fonts Pi or Symbol Σψµβολ Pi or symbol typefaces are collections of assorted specialpurpose characters (for example, decorative, graphic, math, or monetary characters). They are especially useful for highlighting items in lists, providing graphics, and displaying symbols that might otherwise have to be drawn in by hand. Many typefaces today include a complement of the more commonly used pi characters. Symbol and ITC Zapf Dingbats are pi typefaces.
About Typefaces and Fonts Bitmapped Font A bitmapped font is a one in which each character is represented by a set of dot patterns. Each font size requires a different set of dot patterns. Scalable Font A scalable font is one in which each character’s dot pattern (bitmap) is generated from a mathematical representation (or outline) of the character. Scalable fonts eliminate the need to store many different font sizes. Point Size Point size refers to the height of a proportionally spaced typeface.
About Typefaces and Fonts Stroke Weight Pa lat ino Pa lat in o Stoke weight (light/medium/bold) is the width (thickness), of the lines (strokes) that make up a character. The example at left shows the medium and bold weights of Palatino. Italic and Oblique Forms Italic was originally developed in the early sixteenth century as a typeface based on cursive handwriting. Today’s italics are still individually crafted typefaces designed to blend with a specific roman (upright) typeface.
Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets derive from painting; a portrait is usually a vertical view while a landscape is usually a horizontal view.
Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets Serif Fonts ITC Bookman Light ITC Bookman Light Italic ITC Bookman Demibold ITC Bookman Demibold Italic Palatino Roman Palatino Italic Palatino Bold Palatino Bold Italic New Century Schoolbook Roman New Century Schoolbook Italic New Century Schoolbook Bold New Century Schoolbook Bold Italic Times Roman Times Italic Times Bold Times Bold Italic Courier Courier Oblique Courier Bold Courier Bold Oblique Sans Serif Fonts ITC Avant Garde Gothic Book ITC Avant Gard
Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets Resident HP PCL Fonts Your printer has the following resident HP PCL fonts. All fonts can be automatically rotated to landscape orientation. Some are fixed in pitch and point size while others are scalable. Unless otherwise noted, samples are show in 10 point size.
Optional Fonts Resident HP-GL Symbol Sets Your printer has the following resident HP-GL symbol sets. All come in both fixed- and variable-spaced versions, and all are scalable.
4 Printer Configuration In This Chapter...
Introduction Introduction This chapter begins by listing and describing the different ways you can configure your printer to meet your special printing needs. The next section describes how to use the printer control panel to access the configuration menu and how to make configuration changes. The rest of the chapter provides basic printer configuration information about all configuration menu options. Menu options discussed in this chapter are grouped according to task.
Methods of Configuration Applications use printer drivers to send the appropriate commands automatically to the printer for the requested tasks. If your application doesn’t have a QMS 1660 Print System driver, you can select a comparable PostScript driver, such as another QMS driver or a LaserWriter driver. However, comparable drivers may not allow you to access all of your printer's features, such as 1200x600 dpi printing or collating.
Configuration Menu Language Commands PostScript operators and HP PCL and HP-GL commands can enable job-specific features your application or page description language can’t access. Refer to your language documentation for specifics. Using the Control Panel Your printer is configured at the factory for the most typical printing environments, so most users don't have to use the control panel often.
Configuration Menu The options in the configuration menu are organized under three main menus: n Administration Menu Use this menu to maintain printer-host communication information, and for selecting and configuring printer emulations, configuring special pages, printing engine calibration, and configuring hard disks (if installed). n Installation Menu Use this menu to establish passwords for the Operator Control and Administration menus.
Configuration Menu » Note: You may need to press the Next key more than one time to advance through the list of options. Press this to... key... The message window reads... Online/ Offline Turn off the Online/Offline indicator and ready the printer for configuration. IDLE Menu Access the configuration menu. CONFIGURATION OPERATOR CONTROL The printer must be off line and idle before you can access the configuration menu.
Configuration Menu Select Access the Administration menu ADMINISTRATION COMMUNICATIONS Select Access the Communications menu. COMMUNICATIONS TIMEOUTS Next Advance to the Communications/Parallel menu. COMMUNICATIONS PARALLEL Select Access the Parallel menu. PARALLEL MODE Next Advance to the Parallel/Emulation menu. PARALLEL EMULATION Select Access the Emulation menu. EMULATION ESP Previous Advance to the Emulation/PostScript menu.
Configuration Menu Once you have changed the current input character, use the following keys to move the cursor to another input character: Press this key... to... Select Advance the cursor to the next character. Menu Return the cursor to the previous character.
Configuration Menu Select Access the Administration menu ADMINISTRATION COMMUNICATIONS Next Advance to the Communications/ Emulation menu. COMMUNICATIONS EMULATIONS Select Access the Emulations menu. EMULATIONS ESP DEFAULT EMUL Next Advance to the Emulations/HP-GL menu. EMULATIONS HP-GL Select Access the HP-GL menu. HP-GL PLOTTER Next Advance to the HP-GL/Scaling Percent menu. HP-GL SCALING PERCENT Select Access the Scaling Percent menu.
Configuration Menu Example To save your configuration changes, press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following table. The printer responds by displaying a status message in the message window. Press this key... to... The message window reads... Online/Offline Exit from the menu (Online/Offline) or SAVE CHANGES? or Menu return to the previous menu (Menu). You NO are prompted to save your change(s). Next Advance to the Save Changes?/Yes option. SAVE CHANGES? YES Select Select Yes.
Configuration Menu Example To cancel your configuration changes, press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following table. The printer responds by displaying a status message in the message window. Press this to... key... The message window reads... Online/ Offline or Menu Exit from the menu (Online/Offline) or SAVE CHANGES? return to the previous menu (Menu) and be NO prompted to save your change. Select Select No.
Configuration Menu Options Default No Notes This process takes several minutes to complete. Configuration Menu Options The rest of this chapter describes the options in the printer configuration menu.
Collation Collation Collation is the printing of multiple copies of a document in numeric order. The QMS 1660 Print System is collation capable. It can deliver multiple copies of your files in collated or uncollated order to the output tray. Menu Operator Control/Collation Choices On—Enable collation. Off—Disable collation. Default On If not enough memory is available, chunk collation occurs.
Emulations Emulations Use the Administration/Emulations menu to set the parameters for the available printer emulations. Optional printing emulations appear only if installed. » Note: To choose an emulation or ESP for a particular interface, use the appropriate interface menu in the Administration/Communications menu. See “Interfaces,” later in this chapter, for more information.
Emulations Expand Mode Defines a larger imageable area for the selected media type. This increased imageable area affects the default placement of the scaling points P1 and P2. Menu Administration/Emulations/HPGL/Expand Mode Choices On—Turn on expand mode. Off—Use default scaling points, plotting range, and plotting area. Default Off Origin Sets the image offset from the plotter’s origin in 0.01" increments. Menu Administration/Emulations/HPGL/Origin/X Direction Choices 0000-8500 (0"-8.
Emulations Pen 1 - Pen 8 Sets the width and color for the eight plotter pens. A width and a color option are available for each pen. » Note: See chapter 5, “Additional Technical Information,” for more information on the HP-GL emulation color encoding equation. Menu Administration/Emulations/HPGL/Pen x/Width Choices 00-60 (0.1-6.0 mm)–see Notes below Default Pen 1—7 (0.7 mm) Pen 2—3 (0.3 mm) Pen 3—3 (0.3 mm) Pen 4—3 (0.3 mm) Pen 5—3 (0.3 mm) Pen 6—3 (0.3 mm) Pen 7—3 (0.3 mm) Pen 8—3 (0.
Emulations Plotter Identifies the HP-GL plotter type. Menu Administration/Emulations/HPGL/Plotter Choices 7470A, 7475A, 7550A, ColorPro Default 7550A Reverse Image Determines whether an image is printed in reverse. Menu Administration/Emulations/HPGL/Reverse Image Choices On—Print a white image on a black background. Off—Print a black image on a white background. Default Off Scaling Percent Identifies the percentage to reduce or enlarge an image.
Emulations Setting HP PCL 5 Parameters Appendix C, “Document Option Commands,” of this manual has updated information on the PCL 5 DOC commands. Default Font Sets the default font for this emulation.
Emulations Choices Disk—All downloaded PCL objects are stored on the default disk, if present. These objects remain on the disk even if the printer power is turned off. Memory—All downloaded PCL objects are stored in temporary storage in RAM. Default Disk Notes DOC commands specifying resources override this option on a per-job basis. If this option is set to Disk and no hard disk is installed, memory is used as the default storage location.
Emulations Choices 0100-4800 Default 0600 Monochrome HP-GL/2 Allows your printer to emulate a monochrome or color plotter. Menu Administration/Emulations/PCL 5/Monochrome GL/2 Choices Off—Emulate a color plotter (8 pens). Since a monochrome print system has only 2 pen colors (black and white), grayscale patterns are substituted for other colors. On—Emulate a monochrome plotter (2 pens).
Emulations Notes If the font is not scalable or if a bitmap font is specified, this setting is ignored. Retain Temporary Fonts and Macros Allows you to choose whether to retain temporary HP PCL 5 fonts and macros at the end of each print job. Menu Administration/Emulations/HP PCL 5/Retain Temporary Choices Off—Reset PCL to its default state at the end of each PCL print job, execute an implicit E at the start and end of the job, and delete any temporary fonts, macros, and patterns.
Emulations Scalable Fonts Specifies whether to enable or disable the printing of HP PCL 5 scalable fonts by an application. This feature may be useful when printing PCL4 documents which may inadvertently select unwanted scalable fonts. Menu Administration/Emulations/HP PCL 5/Scalable Fonts Choices Enable—Allow selection of scalable fonts. When you print PCL 4 documents, PCL 5 may substitute scalable fonts that could cause your PCL 4 documents to print incorrectly. Disable—Print using bitmap fonts only.
Emulations Notes Not all symbol sets are available with certain resident fonts. The Desktop, PS Math, Math 8, Microsoft-Pub, Pi-Font, PSText, Ventura-Intl, Ventura-Math, Ventura-US, and Windows symbol sets cannot be used with the resident bitmap fonts Courier 10, Courier 10 Italic, Courier 10 Bold, Courier 12, Courier 12 Italic, Courier 12 Bold, and LinePrinter.
Emulations Carriage Return is Carriage Return-Line Feed Stipulates whether each carriage return (CR) in the print job is translated to a carriage return/line feed (CRLF) combination. Menu Administration/Emulations/Lineprinter/CR is CRLF Choices On—Translate all carriage returns to line feeds. Off—Use carriage returns only as carriage returns. Default Off Font Sets the printer fonts for the current print job. Any PostScript fonts available on the printer can be used.
Emulations Line Feed is Carriage Return-Line Feed Stipulates whether each line feed (LF) in the print job is translated to a carriage return/line feed (CRLF) combination. Menu Administration/Emulations/Lineprinter/LF is CRLF Choices On—Translate all line feeds to carriage return/line feed combinations. Off—Use lines feeds only as line feeds. Default On Line Numbering Specifies that a five-digit number is to be prefixed to the beginning of each line.
Emulations Margins Defines the left, right, top, and bottom margins in 1/100" increments. Menu Administration/Emulations/Lineprinter/Margins Choices Bottom Left Right Top 0-1700 (0"-17.00") 0-1700 (0"-17.00") 0-1700 (0"-17.00") 0-1700 (0"-17.00") Default Bottom Left Right Top 0 0 0 0 Orientation Specifies whether text and graphics are placed on the page in a portrait or landscape orientation.
Emulations Setting PostScript Parameters Emulation Level This menu allows you to select a PostScript emulation level. Menu Administration/Emulations/PostScript/Emulation Level Choices Level 2—For PostScript Level 2 files and most Level 1 files. Level 1 B/W—For files that contain only black-and-white PostScript Level 1 operators. This mode does not support the PostScript color operators; the use of color operators could cause the print job to fail.
Hard Disks Default No Notes Gamma correction is automatically adjusted when printer resolution is changed, and it applies only to PostScript images. If turning on gamma correction doesn’t yield a suitable grayscale image for your needs, set a specific gamma correction value through your drawing application or through the PostScript settransfer operator. (See your drawing application documentation and the PostScript Language Reference Manual for more information.
Hard Disks ▲ Caution: If you connect to this printer an external hard disk you previously used with an earlier QMS Crown printer, this QMS 1660 Print System software release will automatically reorganize the files on the hard disk when the printer is turned back on again. (The printer release number is listed on both the start-up 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.
Interfaces ▲ Caution: Before you install any optional fonts, ensure that the printer has enough memory, or they may not all be available for use. If it doesn’t, you can install SIMMs (see chapter 6, “Printer Options”) to increase printer memory, or you can install a hard disk (see chapter 6, “Printer Options”) and enable disk swapping (Administration/Memory/ Enable Disk Swap menu–see the “Memory” section, later in this chapter).
Interfaces Default Enabled Notes The printer must be restarted for changes to the Mode menu to take effect. You can either let the printer restart automatically after you save the change and exit from the configuration menu, or you can wait for the change to take effect the next time you manually turn on the printer. Connection Allows you to enable or disable print spooling.
Interfaces Minimum Number of Kilobytes for Spooling Sets the minimum number of kilobytes of system memory allocated to the AppleTalk interface. Menu Administration/Communications/AppleTalk/Min K Spool Choices 00000-99999 Default 00015 Notes This value must be less than the K Mem for Spool value. A 00000 value does not turn off the spooling buffer for the parallel interface. If the value is set to 00000, the printer calculates the Min K Spool automatically at initialization.
Interfaces Choices Normal—Enable standard, ASCII hex protocol. Data is sent and received in ASCII format. This mode is recommended if you do not print binary data. It was designed for data in the printable ASCII range. Print jobs can alter the PS protocol value through PostScript operators. Normal Fixed—Enable standard, ASCII hex protocol. Print jobs cannot alter this value through PostScript operators. Binary—Enable binary communications protocol.
Interfaces Default 001 (highest priority) Emulation Sets the parallel interface emulation. Menu Administration/Communications/Parallel/Emulation Choices ESP, Hexdump, HPGL, Lineprinter, PCL5, PostScript Other optional emulations also appear, if installed. Default ESP End Job Mode Enables (and identifies an end-of-job sequence) or disables data stream sensing for the end-of-document (EOD) command.
Interfaces Notes This value must be less than K Mem For Spool. A 00000 value does not turn off the spooling buffer for the parallel interface. If the value is set to 00000, the printer calculates the Min K Spool automatically at initialization. The printer must be restarted for changes to the Min K Spool menu to take effect.
Interfaces PS Protocol Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for communicating over a parallel interface to a PostScript printer. See chapter 5, “Additional Technical Information,” for a full discussion of PS Protocol. Menu Administration/Communications/Parallel/PS Protocol Choices Normal—Enable standard, ASCII hex protocol. Data is sent and received in ASCII format. This mode is recommended if you do not print binary data. It was designed for data in the printable ASCII range.
Interfaces Baud Rate Sets the rate data is received (bits per second) from the host over the serial interface. Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Baud Rate Choices 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400 Default 9600 Notes Set this option to match the baud rate used by the host. Baud rates of 19200 and 38400 require RTS/CTS hardware flow control (Administration/Communications/Serial/Hdwe Flow Ctl menu).
Interfaces serial interface priority over jobs received via the LocalTalk and parallel interfaces. Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Def Job Prio Choices 001-100 (highest-lowest priority) Default 001 (highest priority) Emulation Sets the serial interface emulation. Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Emulation Choices ESP, Hexdump, HPGL, Lineprinter, PCL5, PostScript Other optional emulations also appear, if installed.
Interfaces Choices CTS DSR DSR POL DTR DTR POL RTS Off, on Off, on Normal, reverse Off, on Normal, reverse Off, on Defaults CTS DSR DSR POL DTR DTR POL RTS Off Off Normal On Normal Off Notes If the host uses hardware flow control, set this option to match the type used by the host. Baud rates of 19200 and 38400 require that both RTS and CTS hardware flow control ((Administration/Communications/ Serial/Hdwe Flow Ctl menu) be selected.
Interfaces Minimum Number of Kilobytes for Spooling Sets the minimum number of kilobytes of system memory allocated to the serial interface. Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Min K Spool Choices 00000-99999 Default 00015 Notes This value must be less than K Mem For Spool. A 00000 value does not turn off the spooling buffer for the serial interface. If the value is set to 00000, the printer calculates the Min K Spool automatically at initialization.
Interfaces Parity Sets the check bit used to identify data transmission errors. Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Parity Choices Even, None, Odd Default None Notes The printer’s parity setting must match that of the host or application. Use the Administration/Communications/Serial/Ignore Par. Err. menu to specify how the printer handles parity errors. PS Protocol Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for communicating over a serial interface to a PostScript printer.
Interfaces Choices ETX/ACK, None, Robust XON/XOFF, XON/XOFF Default XON/XOFF Spooling Timeout Sets the number of seconds the interface waits for data from the host before terminating a spooled print job. Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Spool Timeout Choices 00000-99999 Default 00030 Stop Bits Sets the number of stop bits transmitted per character.
Media Input Media Input Your QMS 1660 Print System comes standard with two media cassettes. Using the control panel, you can select a default media input source, chaining these input sources, and name them. Selecting a Media Input Source An option in the Operator Control menu allows you to select the default tray or cassette (inputbin) from which media is drawn into the printer.
Media Input Naming Media Input Sources Options in the Administration/Engine menu allow you to give each inputbin a more descriptive name. These names are displayed in the printer message window, where appropriate. You can also use them with DOC commands. (See the QMS Crown Document Option Commands manual (available for purchase from your QMS vendor) for complete information on DOC commands.) Inputbin 1 Inputbin 1 is the multipurpose tray.
Media Orientation Media Orientation While you can usually specify the orientation of a print job in your application, if you consistently use a certain media orientation, you can set this in the Operator Control/Orientation menu. Menu Operator Control/Orientation Choices Portrait—Vertical Landscape—Horizontal Default Portrait Media Output Naming the Media Outputbin Even though there is only one outputbin, you may want to name it. You can use this name with DOC commands.
Media Size Menu Operator Control/Multipurpose Sz Choices 11x17 11.00"x17.00" 279.40x431.80 mm 12x19 11.70x19.50" 297.18x495.30 mm A3 11.69"x16.54" 296.93x420.12 mm A4 8.27"x11.69" 210.06x296.93 mm A5 5.83"x8.27" 148.09x210.06 mm B4 10.12"x14.32" 257.05x363.73 mm B5 7.16"x10.12" 181.86x257.05 mm B6 5.06"x7.17" 128.52x182.12 mm Executive 7.25"x10.50" 184.15x266.70 mm Full Ledger 17.40"x11.70" 439.42x297.18 mm Legal 8.50"x14.00" 215.90x355.60 mm Letter 8.50"x11.00" 215.
Memory Memory Your printer is shipped with either 12 MB or 24 MB of memory (RAM), but this memory can be upgraded to 64 MB. The Administration/ Memory menu allows experienced users (systems engineers and technical support staff) to custom-configure the RAM among the various memory users (or “clients”) to best meet specific printing, computing, and network needs. This section briefly describes each of the memory clients.
Memory Notes If no hard disk is used, the disk cache should be set to the minimum. The printer then reallocates the released memory to other clients that need additional memory. If one or more hard disks are used, they remain unavailable until sufficient memory is available to the disk cache. If you change the K Mem Disk Cache value, the printer automatically restarts after you save your changes and exit from the configuration menu.
Memory Emulation The K Mem Emulation memory client is the number of kilobytes of RAM to be used by non-PostScript emulations for temporary storage and for loading optional emulations. If you receive an emulation error, you may need to increase the amount of memory for this client.
Memory the larger the default swap file size will be. The printer uses this file as an extension of its memory. As the physical RAM fills, the printer can swap the contents to the hard disk file to allow more space. This file swapping between disk and RAM occurs at various times throughout the printing process and is completely transparent. » Note: The printer must have a hard disk to take advantage of this feature. Menu Administration/Memory/Enable Disk Swap Choices No—Don’t enable disk swapping.
Memory menu as a starting point before trying manually to configure your printer’s memory. It provides a simple method of defining how much memory should go to each of the clients for the most complicated printing conditions in your environment. Menu options allow you to specify the largest media size you plan to use for each resolution. Memory is then automatically allocated to the clients that require it. Any excess memory is allocated to the excess memory client.
Memory form to bitmap form, thus reducing processing time. K Mem for PS Fonts is listed on the status page as Font Cache. Menu Administration/Memory/K Mem for PS Fonts Choices 00088-08192 Default 00168 Notes If you change the K Mem for PS Fonts value, the printer automatically restarts after you save your changes and exit from the configuration menu.
Memory Notes This memory client is not user-configurable. If disk swapping is enabled (Administration/Memory/Enable Disk Swap menu), the amount of memory displayed is larger than the actual amount of memory installed in the printer. Spooling The K Mem for Spool memory client, listed on the status page as Host Input, is the total number of kilobytes of RAM allocated to all spooling buffers. This memory client stores incoming data from the various interfaces until it is processed and printed.
Optional Features Optional Features Several printer options (for example, an optional emulation, an optional network interface, and internal and external hard disks) affect printer configuration and the configuration menu. When an option is installed, its configuration information merges into the configuration menu. New menu entries may appear, and the choices for existing configuration values may be extended.
Passwords Enabling Passwords Menus Installation/Use Admin Pwd Choices On—Require a password to enter the Administration menu. Off—Don’t require a password to enter the Administration menu. Default Off Notes Select the password in the Installation/Admin Password menu. Menus Installation/Use Operator Pwd Choices On—Require a password to enter the Operator Control menu. Off—Don’t require a password to enter the Operator Control menu.
Printer Engine Features Printer Engine Features Through the Administration/Engine menu you can set print enginerelated parameters. Adjusting the Image Alignment Usually, you don’t need to change the way images are placed on the printed page. But if you do, the Image Alignment option allows you to adjust both the horizontal and the vertical placement. To check image alignment, print a standard status page (use the Status Page key on the printer control panel) on letter/A4-size paper.
Printer Engine Features Vertical Offset Menu Administration/Engine/Image Alignment/Vertical Offset Choices 000-300 (0.00"-1.00") Default 100 (0.33"/.84 mm) Notes See the following sections, “Horizontal and Vertical Controls,” and “Image Alignment Guidelines.” Horizontal and Vertical Controls Horizontal and vertical controls are based on the leading edge of the paper. Although they are consistent, they may seem to be reversed in function, depending on the leading edge of the paper.
Printer Engine Features Image Alignment Guidelines Use the following table to determine which value to adjust and whether to increase or decrease it to get the desired results: With this feed edge... and this orientation... ...adjust this control to move the image...
Printer Engine Features Default No Notes Gamma correction is automatically adjusted when printer resolution is changed. Gamma correction applies only to PostScript images. Specifying Page Recovery Action When a media jam or other similar error occurs, the printer has the capability of reprinting the print job from the page on which the jam occurred. Menu Administration/Engine/Page Recovery Choices On—Reprints a print job from the page on which the jam or error occurred.
Printer Engine Features Conserve Toner To help you conserve toner, your printer can simulate draft-quality printing. The amount of toner used during printing is reduced by screening the black dots in a 1:4.5 ratio. In other words, 1 black dot is printed for every 4.5 black dots that would in normal printing mode. » Note: The Conserve Toner option is designed for draft printing only.
Printer Start-Up Options The Energy Saver option specifies whether the printer changes to a low-power state (the engine remains on, but the fuser turns off) after a specified period of inactivity. When a print job is received, the printer begins processing it in the background and returns to normal power within 90 seconds. Menu Administration/Engine/Energy Saver Choices 15 Min—Use lower power after 15 minutes of inactivity. 30 Min—Use lower power after 30 minutes of inactivity.
Special Pages Notes If you used the Administration/Engine/Inputbin x Name options to change the names of the inputbins, these names replace Multipurpose, Lower, and Optional in the message window. Enabling/Disabling the SYS\START File If you have a hard disk and Do Sys Start is enabled, when the printer is turned on, the controller checks the hard disk for a PostScript file named SYS\START and executes this file. This file does not print.
Special Pages Working with Status Pages Printing a status page is a two-step procedure: Identify the type of status page you want to print, and then print it. Identifying a Status Page Type Two types of status pages are available: n n Standard—This one-page document lists printer identification information, current memory configuration, timeouts, communication settings, input buffer sizes, and available fonts.
Special Pages pages, you can easily see the difference in the screens, the type quality, and the precision of curves and diagonal lines. Menu Administration/Special Pages/Calibration Page Choices Yes—Print a calibration page. No—Don’t print a calibration page. Default Yes Note The calibration page prints when you exit from the menu. Working with Header Pages A header page is a separator page that prints before a print job to help users sort out their jobs.
Special Pages Notes If you used the Administration/Engine/Inputbin x Name options to change the names of the inputbins, these names replace Multipurpose, Lower, and Optional in the message window. Working with Trailer Pages A trailer page is a separator page that prints after a print job to help users sort out their jobs and, if requested, identify print job errors. The information on the trailer page can be customized.
Timeouts Notes If you used the Administration/Engine/Inputbin x Name options to change the names of the inputbins, these names replace Multipurpose, Lower, and Optional in the message window. Timeouts You can configure a number of printer timeout settings to set a limit to the amount of time the printer waits to perform a certain task.
Timeouts printing the job in the ESP default emulation (Administration/Emulations/ESP Default Emul menu). Menu Administration/Communications/Timeouts/ESP Timeout Choices 00000-99999 Default 00003 (3 sec.) Notes A value of 000 is the same as infinity (no timeout). Setting a Manual Feed Timeout The manual feed timeout is the maximum number of seconds the printer waits for the next sheet of media to be placed in the manual feed tray. If the timeout occurs, the manual feed job is canceled.
Timeouts Notes A value of 000 is the same as infinity (no timeout.) The job is closed and the next job in the queue begins if all of the following occur: n n n No additional data is received during the specified period of time. The interface didn’t time out. An EOD (end-of-document commands) was not seen. Large print jobs, such as those generated by graphics or computer-aided design applications, require that this number be increased to 00300 (5 min.).
5 Additional Technical Information In This Chapter . . .
Introduction Introduction This chapter provides additional technical information on memory management, end job mode, the PS Protocol option, and HP-GL color-to-grayscale conversion. Printer-Host Communication Interface An interface is the point at which two elements connect so they can work together. A printer-host interface is the way a printer connects to and works with a host (a microcomputer, workstation, minicomputer, mainframe computer, or network), and it involves both hardware and software.
Printer-Host Communication HP-GL emulation, HP-PCL emulation, or another optional emulation) from those installed on the printer. The print job is processed without your having to change printer switch settings or send software commands to accommodate different printer emulations. When your printer is in ESP mode, you can easily print files prepared for a PostScript printer, an HP LaserJet, or an HP-GL plotter.
Gamma Correction, Halftones, and Screens Configuring the printer through the control panel is described in chapter 4, “Printer Configuration,” of this manual. Gamma Correction, Halftones, and Screens Gamma correction is the compression or expansion of the ranges of dark or light shades in a printed image to provide the best copy of scanned images. Terms Several terms related to gamma correction are explained in this section to help you better understand the gamma correction concept.
Gamma Correction, Halftones, and Screens The following factors influence the quality of a halftone: n n n n Printer resolution Screen frequency of the halftone Quality of the scan Diameter of the laser beam Changing print resolution from 300x300 dpi to either 600x600 or 1200x600 dpi smooths the resulting spots. In addition, because each spot is represented by a wider range of dots, a greater the number of gray levels is possible.
Gamma Correction, Halftones, and Screens The following illustration shows the relationship between screen frequency, gray levels, and print resolution. As the screen frequency increases, the number of gray levels decreases. 300x300 dpi Gray Levels 600x600 dpi 250 201 200 150 129 100 73 51 33 50 19 33 9 0 42 53 71 106 Screen Frequency (lpi) The number of gray levels that your printer can produce depends on the screen frequency and the print resolution.
Gamma Correction, Halftones, and Gamma Correction Concept Screens Often in scanned images, gray scaling may be too light or dark to show details clearly. Using gamma correction on a gray-scale image is similar to using a graphic equalizer on a home stereo; the range of gray levels is adjusted for the best possible image. This sharpens overall midrange contrast while blacks (shadows) and whites (highlights) keep their original values.
Gamma Correction, Halftones, and Screens A Special Note for QuarkXPress Users Make sure you have installed the QMS 1660 and 1660E PDFs in the PDF folder in the QuarkXPress folder. While QuarkXPress 3.3 allows you to access either a PDF or a PPD, to have access to all of your printer’s features, you should use the PDF. To select the PDF, go to the Page Setup dialog box in QuarkXPress, and hold down the Shift key while clicking the Printer Type list box.
Memory Basic Screening To use basic screening (or halftoning), do the following: At the Printer n n In the Administration/Emulations/PostScript/Halftone Type menu select Basic. In the Administration/Emulations/PostScript/Gamma Correction menu select Yes. In Your QuarkXPress Document (Page Setup Dialog Box) n n n n In the Printer Type listbox select 1660 Basic Screening PDF. If you have EFIcolor software loaded, select None. Set the Halftone Screen (lpi) to the lpi of your choice.
Memory n To enable additional features The ability to configure your printer's memory doesn’t necessarily mean that you must change your current configuration. If you’re presently using all the features you need and the printer is performing efficiently, you shouldn’t feel compelled to reconfigure your printer's memory.
Memory together. Your QMS 1660 Print System documentation uses the following memory terms: Memory Memory allows your printer to store and retrieve information. It’s the space within your printer where information is stored while being actively worked on. Memory Client A memory client is a user of a block of memory dedicated to a specific function. Each memory client controls certain features. When insufficient memory is allocated to a specific client, the features it controls may not be accessible.
Memory The number and type of features you can run on your printer simultaneously depend on the amount of RAM you have and how that RAM is distributed. Your printer comes with either 12 MB or 24 MB of RAM, but it is upgradable to 64 MB by adding Single In-line Memory Modules (SIMMs). RAM Disk Also called a virtual disk, the RAM disk is an area of RAM that is used to simulate an additional hard disk.
Memory NV RAM This protected form of RAM is used to store information such as your printer’s configuration menu. Configuration options you have chosen, such as emulations, memory settings, and input bins, are saved to this non-volatile RAM. This information is not lost when you turn off your printer. Physical Memory Physical memory refers to the amount of RAM installed in the printer.
Memory control the unused features and assign it to other clients that need additional memory.
Memory After you have answered all of these questions, read the following sections to find out which memory clients control features you plan to use and which memory clients control features you don’t need. Memory Clients Memory clients are users of printer memory that are dedicated to a specific purpose. Each of the memory clients is located in the Administration/Memory menu. When you allocate memory to a specific client through the control panel, it’s allocated in kilobytes (KB).
Memory specify the largest media size you plan to use for each resolution. Memory is then automatically allocated to the clients that require it. » Note: The printer does not allow you to choose features that do not work with the amount of memory currently installed. Using the Frame Buffer option does not change the media size. It just ensures that you have enough memory allocated to the appropriate clients to print on the requested media size.
Memory Minimum Frame Buffer Size for Imageable Area The following table lists the minimum number of KB that must be devoted to the frame buffer for all media size and resolution combinations.
Memory The amount of memory required for each compressed block is printer specific. The QMS 1660 Print System takes approximately 64 KB of memory from the display list for each compressed block. However, if a page includes raster image data (for example, TIFF or bitmap data), each compressed block will require much more memory. Increasing the amount of memory in this client may improve printing throughput and minimize slowdowns due to collating or printing complex pages.
Memory You should experiment to see what font cache size works best for you. PS Heap Also known as K Mem PSHeap, Heap, PostScript VM, and Virtual Memory, this client holds downloaded fonts, PostScript operators, and forms. Inefficiently coded PostScript jobs can consume an extremely large amount of virtual memory or leave objects in the PostScript heap after the print jobs are completed, leading to virtual memory errors. If not enough memory is allocated to the PS heap, the job cannot print.
Memory Temporary Emulation Also known as K Mem Emul Tmp and Emulation Temporary, this client sets the amount of system memory to be used by non-PostScript emulations for storing downloaded fonts, forms, and macros. By dedicating a portion of memory to this client, your printer can perform “context switching,” the ability to retain downloaded fonts and forms even after the printer changes from one emulation to another.
Memory installed and formatted, they are not available until the disk cache client is increased. The disk cache is a high speed temporary buffer for data going to and from the hard disk. It can speed the printer in two ways: n n Information such as frequently referenced fonts and logos may still be in the cache and may not have to be pulled off a hard disk each time they’re needed.
Memory n n ▲ Set Administration/Memory/Enable Disk Swap to Yes. Any extra memory is distributed to all memory clients. Take any memory, if available and not being used by other clients, and add it to the Administration/Memory/K Mem Display memory setting. Caution: This option should be used only by individuals who are familiar with adjusting memory client’s values. Incorrect use of this option could cause the system to operate incorrectly.
Memory Virtual Memory Support Your printer supports virtual memory capabilities for the spooling buffer (Administration/Memory/K Mem for Spool menu) and the display list (Administration/Memory/K Mem Display) clients when a hard disk is installed and disk swapping is enabled (Administration/Memory/Enable Disk Swap menu). These capabilities extend the amount of memory available for certain supported features, such as spooling and collation.
End Job Mode Emulation Temporary: Disk Cache: System Use: Total Memory: PostScript Emulation VM: VM allocated: VM remaining: Paper Size: Resolution: 256 KB 36 KB 128 KB 12288 1026716 89940 936776 11" x 17" 600 End Job Mode When sending print jobs through the serial and parallel protocols, some applications and their printer drivers append an end-of-document command (EOD) to each print job to ensure that each file prints correctly.
End Job Mode When printing multiple jobs with little or no time delay and with no EOD command between each job, the serial and parallel protocols may be unable to detect an end of job automatically. So the End Job Mode feature on QMS Crown printers was designed to allow you to set the end of document for print jobs being sent through these protocols.
End Job Mode Using the EOD Commands Since the serial and parallel protocols may not be able to detect an EOD automatically, due to a lack of an EOD command in some printer languages, you can insert an EOD command at the end of your file to tell the printer where your print job ends. QMS Crown printers recognize two end-of-document commands: QMS EOD and HP EOD. These commands are functionally the same.
End Job Mode PC Print Server 1 Set the end job mode from the printer’s control panel. 2 Create a job separator to append an EOD command and send it between each print job. Other Print Queuing Systems If you use a print queuing system other than a PC print server and you experience what appears to be an EOD command problem, you may need to use another procedure, such as a print utility, an initialization sequence, or a header page to add an EOD command.
End Job Mode Next Advances to the Operator Control/ Administration menu. CONFIGURATION ADMINISTRATION Select Accesses the Administration menu ADMINISTRATION COMMUNICATIONS Next Advances to the Communications/Parallel COMMUNICATIONS (or Serial) menu. PARALLEL (or SERIAL) Select Accesses the Parallel (or Serial) menu. PARALLEL/SERIAL MODE Next Advances to the Parallel (or Serial)/End Job Mode menu. PARALLEL/SERIAL END JOB MODE Select Accesses the End Job Mode menu.
End Job Mode » » Note: represents the escape character. (The decimal value for the escape character is 027, and the hexadecimal value is 1B.) How you enter the escape character depends on your application. Some applications allow you to press and hold the ALT key and then type 027 to enter the escape character, while others allow you to type certain character sequences to represent the escape character.
Parallel Interface Modes Adding an EOD Command to a Separate File Create an ASCII text file that contains only the EOD command. For example, create a DOS batch file listing each print filename followed by the EOD command filename for each file being printed. Then “run” the batch file to print your list of files. Sample DOS batch file: Command Explanation Print mktg.doc Print end.txt Print acct.doc Print end.
Parallel Interface Modes Byte Mode Printer-host communication is done in bytes.The byte mode may be used by the host device in a DMA (Direct Memory Access) mode for more efficient operation. When byte transfer is complete and there is no more data to transmit, the host may do one of the following: n n n Terminate and return to the compatibility mode. Stay in the Host Busy, Data Not Available phase. Set Host Busy Low, putting the interface into the idle phase.
PS Protocol Option EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) Mode Printer-host communication is done via asynchronous bidirectional eight-bit transfer. A return to compatibility mode is not required. Nibble Mode Printer-host communication is done in nibbles (four bits; one-half byte) with the low order nibble sent first. A transfer of two nibbles is required for each byte of information.
PS Protocol Option To differentiate data from the special control characters, any data that is the same as one of the following special control characters must be quoted.
PS Protocol Option Options The following options are available in the PS Protocol menu. Menu Administration/Communications/Interface/PS Protocol Choices Name and Description Interfaces LocalTalk, Parallel, Normal—Enables standard, ASCII hex Serial, Ethernet, protocol. Data is sent and received in ASCII format. This mode is recommended Token-Ring if you do not print binary data. It was designed for data in the printable ASCII range.
HP-GL Color Encoding Default Normal Notes A data stream sent through the serial or parallel interface using Binary is treated the same as a data stream sent through an optional network interface using QBinary. However, a data stream sent through an optional network interface using QBinary is not treated the same as a data stream sent through the same interface using Binary.
HP-GL Color Encoding Since your QMS 1660 Print System is a monochrome (black and white) printer, the pen colors are converted to shades of gray. The default color mappings for the 8 pens are as follows: » Pen Pen Color Level of Gray 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Black Black Red Green Blue Violet Orange Brown 100% 100% 70% 41% 89% 59% 25.8% 50% Note: The default color for both pen 1 and pen 2 is black. However, the pen width for these two pens is different. Pen 1 is 0.7 mm and pen 2 is 0.3 mm.
HP-GL Color Encoding Example Any color can be reproduced by using some combination of CMYK. If you have defined the following CMYK values for the color brown in your application, the NTSC equation that follows shows you how the percentage of grayscale for the color is derived. CMYK Value C (96) M (128) Y (224) K (0) [(96*0.3) + (128*0.59) + (224*0.11) + 0] ÷ 255 = [(28.80) + (75.52) + (24.
6 Printer Options In This Chapter . . .
Introduction Introduction QMS offers several options to expand the capabilities of your QMS 1660 Print System. The following are available for purchase from your QMS vendor: n n n n n n n n n n Media input options—paper cassettes in all printer-supported media sizes, paper feeder, and paper cassette supporter Paper exit ramp for 11.7" x 19.5"/297.18 x 495.
Media Input Options Media Input Options Paper Cassettes Additional paper cassettes provide two main benefits: n Expanded flexibility You can switch media size, color, and type without having to unload and load media. Just slip one cassette out and another in. n Increased paper-feed capacity Install a paper feeder and second cassette (as well as a cassette support, if necessary), and then chain cassettes. (See chapter 3, “Advance Printing Features,” in the Operation manual for instructions.
Media Input Options Paper Feeder The paper feeder allows you to n n Install a second 250-sheet paper cassette, increasing the printer’s total paper-feed capacity to 600 sheets. Load two different types/sizes/colors of media and easily change between them by switching cassettes. Because the paper feeder attaches to the bottom of the printer, no extra space is necessary. It is also easy to install. Unpacking the Paper Feeder 1 Take the paper feeder and rear cassette cover from the shipping carton.
Media Input Options 3 Remove the connector cover on the lower-right rear of the printer. Lift the back side of the printer with your left hand, and pull the connector cover away from the printer. 4 Place the paper feeder on a stable, flat surface, with the cassette installation slot toward you. 5 Pull the green lock levers, located on the right and left of the paper feeder bottom, toward you to release them.
Media Input Options 6-6 6 Move the connector cable located at the inner left of the paper feeder to the outside of the paper feeder. 7 Place the printer on the paper feeder.
Media Input Options M WARNING! The printer weighs about 50 lbs (23 kg). Don’t lift it by yourself. ACHTUNG! Der Drucker wiegt ca 23 kg; bitte versuchen Sie niemals, das Gerät alleine anzuheben oder zu tragen. Make sure the extrusions on the paper feeder are inserted into the holes on the bottom of the printer. Be careful that the connector cable is not caught between the printer and the paper feeder.
Media Input Options 9 Plug the paper feeder connector cable into the connector at the back of the printer. You moved this cable outside the paper feeder in step 6. Connector Cable 10 Replace the connector cover on the printer. You removed this cover in step 3. 11 Reconnect the printer power cord and interface cables, and then turn on the printer. 12 Replace the paper cassette you removed earlier, and install the second cassette.
Media Input Options Removing the Paper Feeder If you installed the paper feeder before the cassette supporter, you must first remove the paper feeder to install the cassette supporter. Remove the paper feeder from the printer as follows (referring to the illustrations in the previous section if necessary): 1 Turn off the printer, and disconnect the power cord and all interface cables. 2 Remove the paper cassettes from the printer. 3 Remove the paper feeder from the printer.
Media Input Options Cassette Supporter The cassette supporter allows you to n n Install a 500-sheet paper cassette, increasing the printer’s total paper-feed capacity to 850 sheets. Load two different types/sizes/colors of media and easily change between them by switching cassettes. Because the cassette supporter attaches to the bottom of the printer, no extra space is necessary. It is also easy to install.
Media Input Options 4 Pull out the lock buttons on the cassette supporter until you hear them click. The lock buttons are located on the bottom-left and bottom-right of the cassette supporter. Lock 5 Place the cassette supporter on a flat, stable surface with the cassette installation slot toward you.
Media Input Options 6 Fit the holes on the bottom of the paper feeder onto the extrusions on the cassette supporter. Extrusions 7 Lock together the paper feeder and the cassette supporter. Stand the paper feeder and the cassette supporter on their ends. Then, using your thumb, push the lock buttons on the bottom left and right sides of the cassette supporter until you hear a click. Lock Buttons 8 Attach the paper feeder to the printer.
Media Input Options Removing the Cassette Supporter If you find it necessary to remove the cassette supporter from the printer, use the following procedure (referring to the illustrations in the previous section, if necessary): 1 Turn off the printer, and disconnect the power cord and all interface cables. 2 Remove the paper cassettes from the printer. 3 Remove the paper feeder from the printer. Follow the steps in the “Removing the Paper Feeder” section earlier in this chapter.
Media Input Options 1 Fan a stack of 500 sheets of paper, and align the paper on a flat surface. 2 Load the paper in three steps as follows: 3 a Up to the bottom limit mark b Halfway to the top limit mark c Up to the top limit mark Top Limit Bottom Ensure that the paper stack lies flat, does not exceed the top limit mark, and is positioned under the retaining clips.
Paper Output Ramp 4 Insert the cassette in the cassette installation slot. Push the cassette straight into the installation slot until it’s firmly seated. 5 Adjust the media stop to fit the size paper you’re using. The printer delivers your output print-side down to the output tray at the top of the printer. The media stop keeps the paper positioned correctly in the output tray. Paper Output Ramp The paper output ramp extends the QMS 1660’s output tray to accommodate 11.7" x 19.5"/297.18 x 495.
Font and Security Cards 3 Attach the second piece of Velcro to the inside of the paper output ramp, making sure it is aligned with the first piece you attached. 4 Slide the paper output ramp along the output tray until the two pieces of Velcro fit together snugly. Velcro pieces ▲ Caution: When removing the paper output ramp, carefully separate the two Velcro pieces so as not to damage the media stopper.
Font and Security Cards The card slots are located on the right side of the printer below the output tray. The printer supports up to two cards at once. You may insert any type of card in either slot. ▲ Caution: Your printer supports only QMS PCMCIA cards. These cards are not backward compatible with previously released QMS printers, and cards for previous printers are not compatible with your printer. In addition, some cards may require that you add more memory to your printer.
Font and Security Cards 2 Insert the font card. You can use either slot, but the card must be inserted with the QMS label side facing up. You should feel the card snap into place. 3 Depending on the type of card you are installing, either turn on the printer again or press the Online/Offline key to put the printer back on line. The fonts are now ready to be used.
Font and Security Cards Using a Security Card A security card allows the Operator Control and Administration menus to be password protected, so only users who know the password can change printer configuration settings. When a security card is inserted to one of the card slots, the Installation menu appears in the printer's configuration menu. See chapter 4, “Printer Configuration,” for complete menu information.
Font and Security Cards 3 Select the password. Use the Installation menu to password-protect the Operator Control and Administration menus. The Installation menu appears only when an optional security card is installed in your printer. Menu Installation/Operator Passwrd Installation/Admin Password Choices Up to 16 alphanumeric characters Default Blank Notes Enable the passwords in the Installation/Use Passwrd and Installation/Use Admin Pwd menus.
Removing the Printer and Controller Board Covers n If an invalid password is entered, the message window flashes INVALID PASSWORD for three seconds and then returns you to the configuration menu. If you specify the correct password, access to the selected menu is granted. n If you forget the password, the system administrator can recover it by using the security card to access the Installation/Operator Passwrd and Installation/Admin Password menus again.
Removing the Printer and Controller Board Covers ▲ Caution: It's very important to protect the printer controller board from electrostatic damage while performing this task. If an anti-static wrist strap is provided in your printer option kit, attach one end of it to your wrist and the other end to any convenient electrical ground. The bare metal chassis of equipment, such as on the back of a computer, is suitable if it is plugged in but turned off.
Removing the Printer and Controller Board Covers 4 Remove and set aside the two screws, one on each end of the front inside of the printer. 5 Remove the printer’s cover. a Using both hands, lift the printer’s cover. b Hold the cover with your right hand while you unplug the connector cable from the printer. c Remove the cover and set it aside.
Replacing the Printer and Controller Board Covers 6 Remove the control board cover. a Remove and set aside the 15 screws on the metal controller board cover. b Remove the metal cover and set it aside. Replacing the Printer and Controller Board Covers The printer and controller board covers must be reinstalled after a SIMM or an optional network interface is installed. ▲ Caution: It's very important to protect the printer controller board from electrostatic damage while performing this task.
Replacing the Printer and Controller Board Covers Procedure 1 2 Replace the controller board cover. a Place the metal cover on the controller board. b Replace the 15 screws you removed earlier. Hold the printer's plastic cover over the top of the printer and slide the connector cable back into the printer's connector.
Single In-Line Memory Modules 3 Replace the printer cover. Lower the printer cover, and position it firmly on the printer. Then secure the cover to the printer by replacing the two screws you removed earlier. 4 Reconnect all interface cables and the power cord, and then turn on the printer. Single In-Line Memory Modules Single in-line memory modules (or SIMMs) are compact circuit boards with surface-mount memory chips.
Single In-Line Memory Modules Additional printer memory (RAM) allows you to download more fonts and increase the printer's buffer (area where data sent from the computer is stored while it’s waiting to be printed). Installing a SIMM M WARNING! Turn off the printer and unplug the power cord before taking the cover off the printer. ACHTUNG! Bitte schalten Sie den Drucker aus und ziehen Sie den Netzstecker heraus bevor Sie die Druckerabdeckung öffnen.
Single In-Line Memory Modules 4 Insert the SIMM into the SIMM connector. Hold the SIMM at a 45° angle to the controller board, with the notch on the right side. Slide the SIMM into either SIMM connector, and then push gently on it to make sure it is securely seated in the connector. » Note: You can insert a SIMM in either SIMM connector as long as DRAMØ, the SIMM connector closest to you, is occupied. “DRAMØ” is marked on the controller board for ease of identification.
Single In-Line Memory Modules 5 Tilt the SIMM forward to a 90° angle until you feel it snap into place. When seated, the SIMM stands upright, firmly in place. If you cannot snap the SIMM into place, do not force it. Reposition it, making sure that the bottom of the SIMM is seated completely in the connector. 90° 6 Repeat steps 3-5 for each additional SIMM being installing. 7 Replace the printer and controller board covers.
Single In-Line Memory Modules M WARNING! Turn off the printer and unplug the power cord before taking the cover off the printer. ACHTUNG! Bitte schalten Sie den Drucker aus und ziehen Sie den Netzstecker heraus bevor Sie die Druckerabdeckung öffnen. ▲ Caution: It's very important to protect the printer controller board and SIMMs from electrostatic damage while performing this task.
Single In-Line Memory Modules 4 Remove the SIMM. Tilt the SIMM backward to a 45° angle away from the SIMM connector, and then lift it out. 45 ° 5 If necessary, refer to “Installing a SIMM,” earlier in this section. 6 Replace the printer and controller board covers. Use the instructions in the “Replacing the Printer and Controller Board Covers” section of this chapter.
Intellifont Proms Intellifont Proms The optional Intellifont proms increase the number of fonts available to the HP PCL 5 emulation on your printer from 20 to the 37 PCL 5 fonts available on a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4Si. Intellifont Kit Your Intellifont kit contains the following items: n n n These instructions One anti-static wristband Four PROMs If anything is missing, call your QMS vendor.
Intellifont Proms If you don't have an anti-static wrist strap, discharge your body's static electric charge by touching a grounded surface before you handle any printer boards or components and before removing the controller board cover. Redischarge your body’s static electric charge each time after walking around and before touching the printer controller board again. 1 Access the printer controller board.
Intellifont Proms n n The numbers of the Intellifont PROMs (MR40, MR41, MR42, and MR43) correspond to the socket numbers printed on the controller board. Both the PROMs and their sockets are notched on one corner to identify correct orientation: notch to notch. Socket n ▲ PROM If you meet resistance when inserting a PROM in its socket, recheck the orientation of the PROM. Caution: Do not force the PROMs into the sockets. 5 Check your PROM installation.
Intellifont Proms If your printer has 12 MB of RAM, you must do one of the following to use the Intellifont fonts: n Add 48 KB to the disk cache (Administration/Memory/Disk Cache menu). Note: You may need to decrease one of the other memory clients before increasing the disk cache client. » n n Enable disk swapping (Administration/Memory/Enable Disk Swap menu) if a hard disk is available–this automatically increases the size of the disk cache to 256 KB.
Intellifont Proms Font List The following 37 fonts are now available for use. They can be automatically rotated to landscape orientation. All fonts are scalable and available in 35 symbol sets unless otherwise noted.
Intellifont Proms Font Times Roman Times Roman Times Roman Times Roman Pi/ Sans Symbol Serif Script Serif ü ü ü ü Medium Italic Medium Bold Italic Bold Univers Medium Univers Italic Medium Univers Bold Univers Italic Bold ü ü ü ü Univers Condensed Medium Univers Condensed Italic Medium Univers Condensed Bold Univers Condensed Italic Bold ü ü ü ü Accessing the Fonts Using Your PCL Application Use your PCL application to set the font for a single document.
Optional Network Interfaces The font selection indexes are listed in the PCL 5 font list on the advanced status page. 5 Save your changes and put the printer back on line. Optional Network Interfaces In addition to the three standard interfaces—parallel, serial, and AppleTalk—the QMS 1660 Print System has the option of using two Ethernet and/or NetWare network interfaces. These additional interfaces allow greater flexibility when working in a complex network environment.
Optional Network Interfaces Optional Network Interface Assembly Kit The optional network interface assembly kit includes the following: n n n n An interface card A plastic standoff Interface documentation (for CrownNet network interface cards) Interface software (for CrownNet network interface cards) The kit may also include additional parts not required for network interface installation on this printer.
Optional Network Interfaces each time after walking around and before touching the printer controller board again. 1 Turn off the printer, and then disconnect the power cord and all interface cables (parallel, serial, and AppleTalk) from the printer. 2 Access the printer controller board. Use the instructions in the “Removing the Printer and Controller Board Covers” section of this chapter. 3 Remove the two screws from one of the optional interface plates on the back of the printer.
Optional Network Interfaces 4 Attach the NIC. a Position the NIC so the port slides into the opening you just created. b Snap the plastic standoff onto the controller board. c Snap the NIC onto the 80-pin connector and the plastic standoff, both on the controller board. It’s okay to push down gently with your thumb positioned on the NIC right over the connector. 5 Secure the NIC to the printer with the screws you removed earlier. 6 Replace the controller board and printer covers.
Storage Options Using an Optional Network Interface Once an optional network interface is installed, refer to the following for more information: n n n Chapter 4, “Printer Configuration,” of this manual contains information about the PS Protocol option in the new optional network interface menu that appears in the Administration/ Communications menu. Chapter 5, “Additional Technical Information,” contains a full discussion of PS Protocol.
Storage Options the interface ports and are each covered with a rectangular metal plate. SERIAL » PARALLEL LOCAL TALK OPT I/O-1 OPT I/O-2 Note: Hard disk specifications are included in Q-FAX document 6502, “QMS-tested SIMMs and Hard Disks.” This document contains a description of each approved hard disk, its manufacturers and part numbers, and the QMS products on which it can be used. See appendix A, “QMS Customer Support,” of this manual to find out how to access Q-FAX documents.
Storage Options ▲ Caution: It's very important to protect the printer controller board from electrostatic damage while performing this task. If an anti-static wrist strap is provided in your printer option kit, attach one end of it to your wrist and the other end to any convenient 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 electrical current present.
Storage Options 3 Remove the two screws from one of the optional interface plates on the back of the printer. You can use either of the optional interface ports. Save the two screws. (You’ll use them when you install the board.) You can either save or discard the plate. 4 If you are installing an internal hard disk at this time, use the instructions in the following section, “Installing an Internal Hard Disk,” and then return to step 5.
Storage Options 5 Attach the IDE-SCSI board. a Position the board so the port slides into the opening you just created. b Snap the plastic standoff onto the controller board. c Snap the board onto the 80-pin connector and the plastic standoff, both on the controller board. It’s okay to push down gently with your thumb positioned on the board right over the connector. Note: This illustration shows an IDE-SCSI board with an internal IDE hard disk installed.
Storage Options Disks,” later in this section, contains more information on external hard disks. 9 » Reconnect all interface cables and the power cord, turn on any external hard disks, and then turn on the printer. Note: For the printer to recognize external hard disks, each hard disk must be turned on before you turn on the printer. 10 If you’ve just installed a new hard disk—but not a Kanji hard disk—format it. Use the instructions given later in this section.
Storage Options Illustrations are not included with this procedure. However, you can use the appropriate illustrations in the previous section, “Installing an IDE-SCSI Board.” M WARNING! Turn off the printer and unplug the power cord before taking the cover off the printer. ACHTUNG! Bitte schalten Sie den Drucker aus und ziehen Sie den Netzstecker heraus bevor Sie die Druckerabdeckung öffnen.
Storage Options 3 Remove the screws securing the IDE-SCSI board to the rear interface panel of the printer. Save the screws. (You’ll use them when you reinstall the board.) 4 Remove the IDE-SCSI board from the plastic standoff and the 80-pin connector on the controller board. To unlock the standoff, squeeze the tip between two fingers until you can easily remove the board. 5 Install the internal hard disk.
Storage Options » Note: Before installing an internal IDE hard disk, you must have an optional IDE-SCSI board. If you’re installing an optional IDE-SCSI board for the first time, refer now to “IDE-SCSI Board,” earlier in this section, for installation instructions. You will be referred to these instructions at the appropriate time. If the IDE-SCSI board is already installed, you must remove it before you can install an internal hard disk. Refer to the same section for information on removing the board.
Storage Options 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the IDE-SCSI board. Align the colored stripe on the cable with pin 1 on the IDE-SCSI board connector, and then slowly push the cable onto the connector. Notice that the cable is folded so the blue stripe aligns easily with pin 1 on the connector. ▲ Caution: The plastic ribbon cable is fragile. Handle it gently. Do not pull on it or push down hard on it.
Storage Options 3 Attach the hard disk to the IDE-SCSI board. Align the hard disk with the 2.5” hard disk outline on the IDESCSI board. The screw holes in the bottom of the hard disk should match up with the holes in the board. Fasten the hard disk to the board with the four screws provided in the kit. 4 Return to “Installing an IDE-SCSI Board,” earlier in this chapter.
Storage Options 2 Remove the hard disk from the IDE-SCSI board. Four screws connect the hard disk to the board. 3 ▲ Disconnect the plastic ribbon cable from the IDE-SCSI board. Caution: The plastic ribbon cable is fragile. Handle it gently. Do not pull on it. 4 ▲ Disconnect the other end of the plastic ribbon cable from the hard disk. Caution: The plastic ribbon cable is fragile. Handle it gently. Do not pull on it.
Storage Options ▲ Caution: If you connect to this printer an external hard disk you previously used with an earlier QMS Crown printer (such as a QMS 860, 860 Plus, 1700, 1725, 1725SLS, 2000, 2025, 3200, 3225, 3825, 4525, ColorScript 210/230, Laser 1000, or magicolor Laser Printer), this QMS 1660 software release will automatically reorganize the files on the hard disk when the printer is turned back on again.
Storage Options » Note: The install, remove, and format disk operations do not include support for a Font Folio disk. You must download the fonts to your hard disk from host applications. Error Messages The following three messages may appear while you are using the Disk Operations menu. Message Meaning Action FORMAT FAILED The hard disk cannot be used. Press the Menu key to remove the message, and contact your QMS vendor.
Storage Options Using the Printer Configuration Menu After you have accessed the Administration/Disk Operations menu, press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following table. The printer responds by displaying a status message in the message window. » Note: You may need to press the Next key one or more times to advance through the list of selections or options. Use this key. . . to... The message window reads... Select Access the Administration/Disk Operations/Format Disk menu.
Storage Options automatically increases the disk cache size. See the “Memory” section in chapter 4, “Printer Configuration,” for more information. n If your printer has more than 12 MB of RAM, increase the disk cache size (Administration/Memory/K Mem Disk Cache menu) to 256 KB. See the “Memory” section of chapter 4, “Printer Configuration,” for more information.
Storage Options window (DSK refers to the hard disk number, and CAR0 and CAR1 refer to the font card slot number). » Note: You may need to press the Next key one or more times to advance through the list of selections or options. Key Purpose Message Select Accesses the Administration/Disk Operations/Install Option menu. DISK OPERATIONS INSTALL OPTION Select Accesses the Format Disk/Dsk#: menu. INSTALL OPTION DSK#: x Next Scrolls through the list of attached disks.
Storage Options Procedure After you have accessed the Administration/Disk Operations menu, press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following table. The printer responds by displaying a status message in the message window (DSK refers to the hard disk number, and CAR0 and CAR1 refer to the font or card number). » Note: You may need to press the Next key one or more times to advance through the list of selections or options.
Storage Options download an optional emulation from the floppy disk to the printer’s hard disk. » Note: At least one hard disk (internal or external) must be installed on the printer before you can download an emulation. If more than one hard disk is available, the emulation automatically installs itself on the disk with the most free storage space.
Kanji Option Kit Kanji Option Kit The QMS Kanji Option Kit contains a pre-formatted IDE hard disk that contains Kanji fonts and other files. The Kanji fonts include Ryumin Light-KL and Gothic BBB-Medium (licensed to QMS by Morisawa and Company, Ltd.) as well as Mincho Medium, Mincho Heavy, Gothic Bold, and Gothic Heavy (licensed to QMS by TypeBank). These fonts can be printed at a variety of point sizes and in different styles and resolutions.
Kanji Option Kit hard disk installed on the board, you must also remove that hard disk. Use the instructions in the previous section, “Storage Options.” Configuring the Printer Due to the size of the Kanji two-byte font sets, you must reallocate the printer’s memory for seven memory clients. The printer can’t access the Kanji fonts until its memory is reconfigured. See the QMS Crown Kanji Option Installation Instructions, included in the Kanji Option Kit, for complete information.
Updating System Software Updating System Software The system software in your QMS 1660 Print System is stored on 4 MB of flash memory that can be erased and rewritten to “in a flash.” This allows you to update the system software without opening up the printer and installing new PROMs. Updated system software allows you to take advantage of future enhancements to the printer. Updating the system software is a three-step procedure: 1 Choose the appropriate compressed system software files.
Updating System Software Choosing the Appropriate System Software Files for Downloading System software is contained on 8 disks—4 PC and 4 Macintosh. The disks you use depend on whether your printer is functioning or not, the current firmware version, and how you plan to download the system software to the printer. Computer* Disk Set to Use Hard Disk Space Needed (approx.) Functional Non-Functional 1.75 MB √ √ SYSTEMDL.PS 3.25 MB √ SYSTEM.DL 1.75 MB √ SYSTEMDL.PS 3.
Updating System Software n Macintosh a Open the Installer application. n n If you’re using the SYSTEMDL.PS file (see the table in the previous section), double-click the PRINTSYSTEM.INSTALLER file icon. If you’re using the SYSTEM.DL file (see the table in the previous section), double-click the SYSTEMLOADER.1 icon. b In the dialog box that appears, change the Install Location to the folder you created in step 2.
Updating System Software n 5 UNIX a Follow the instructions given above for either the Macintosh or the PC. b After the system software file has been decompressed on hard disk of the Macintosh or the PC, upload the decompressed file to the UNIX system. Download the system software to the printer.
Updating System Software Before You Begin Downloading the Software n n Ensure that the system software is decompressed, as described in the previous section. Turn on the printer, wait for IDLE to appear in the message window, and then print an advanced status page. This procedure may change the current configuration settings.
Updating System Software 6 Print another advanced status page, and verify that the configuration settings match the previous configuration settings (on the advanced status page printed in step 1). 7 If there are differences in the configuration settings, reconfigure them through the printer configuration menu. 8 On your computer’s hard disk, delete the folder containing the SYSTEM.SEA and SYSTEM.SEA.2 files. PC and UNIX 1 Download the new system software PostScript file SYSTEMDL.
Updating System Software Downloading System Software to a Functional Printer—SYSTEM.DL If the print system software is non-functional (the printer can’t start up), go to the following section, “Downloading System Software to a Non-Functional Printer.” If the print system software is functional (the printer starts up normally, and IDLE displays in the message window), and if you decompressed the file SYSTEMLOADER (Macintosh) or SYSTEM.DL (PC) in the previous section, use these instructions.
Updating System Software 3 Take the printer off line. 4 Access the Administration/Miscellaneous/New Flash Image menu. 5 Select Yes in the New Flash Image menu. The printer waits for the new system software (image) to be sent from your Macintosh. (YES remains in the message window until the new image is sent.) 6 Send the new system software image to the printer. a At the Macintosh, double-click the SystemLoader icon.
Updating System Software PC—Parallel Port This is the recommended method for downloading from an IBM or compatible PC because it is the fastest method and because no additional cables or changes of port settings are necessary. After you have decompressed the system software, as described in the previous section, use the following procedure to update the system software in flash memory. » Note: If you’re using a serial port, skip to the following section, “PC— Serial Port.
Updating System Software printer reboots with the new system image, prints a start-up page, and returns to IDLE. Note: The new flash image does not erase the old image until the printer verifies that the new image is valid. » 6 Print another advanced status page, and verify that the current configuration settings match the previous configuration settings (on the advanced status page printed in step 1).
Updating System Software d Terminate the connection. 3 Type hibaud↵ to extract the ModeX files. 4 Set the PC’s baud rate to 38400 by typing modex.exe↵ modex # 38400 n 8 1↵ where # is 1-4. See the MODEX.DOC file for more information on this program. 5 Turn on the printer, wait for IDLE to appear in the message window, and then print an advanced status page. This procedure should not change the current configuration settings.
Updating System Software 10 Send the new image to the printer. Type copy /b system.dl com#↵ where # is 1 to 4. (/b refers to binary files.) If you’re not sure of the number of the serial port, check your PC’s documentation. The downloading process takes about 5 minutes, depending on the size of the file and the speed of your PC. The Ready indicator blinks as the new system image is copied to flash ROM.
Updating System Software Macintosh If the current print system software is not functioning, you must connect your Macintosh to the printer’s serial port to reinstall the system software. The downloading procedure will not work over the LocalTalk or CrownNet interface in this case. » Note: This downloading procedure requires a connection from the Macintosh’s serial port (either the modem or the printer port) to the printer’s serial port. The cable must have a DIN-8 female connector on the Macintosh end.
Updating System Software reboots with the new system image, prints a start-up page, and returns to IDLE. Note: The new flash image does not erase the old image until the printer verifies that the new image is valid. » PC—Parallel Port If the current print system software is not functioning, you must connect your PC to either the printer’s parallel or serial port to reinstall the system software. The downloading procedure will not work over the CrownNet interface in this case.
Updating System Software printer reboots with the new system image, prints a start-up page, and returns to IDLE. Note: The new flash image does not erase the old image until the printer verifies that the new image is valid. » PC—Serial Port If the current print system software is not functioning, you must connect your PC to either the printer’s parallel or serial port to reinstall the system software. The downloading procedure will not work over the CrownNet interface in this case.
Updating System Software 4 Set the PC’s baud rate to 38400 by typing modex.exe↵ modex # 38400 n 8 1↵ where # is 1-4. See the MODEX.DOC file for more information on this program. 5 Turn on the printer. 6 When the control panel indicators stop flashing (the message window will remain blank since the printer is non-functional), send the new system software file SYSTEM.DL to the printer. Type copy /b system.dl com#↵ where # is 1 to 4. (/b refers to binary files.
A QMS Customer Support In This Appendix . . .
Sources of Support Sources of Support Several sources of help and information are available, depending on the type of help you need: Your QMS Vendor Your local vendor (the one from whom you bought the printer) may be best equipped to help you. Your vendor has specially trained service technicians available to answer questions, and the equipment to analyze your printer problems. Your Application Vendor Often, “printing” problems have more to do with the application being used than with the printer.
Sources of Support The QMS Corporate Bulletin Board System The QMS Corporate Bulletin Board System (BBS) contains technical support notes, application notes, drivers, patches, and utilities, and you may leave technical questions not requiring an immediate response on electronic mail for the Sysop (System Operator). The bulletin board [(334) 633-3632] operates at 1200, 2400, 9600, and 14400 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, with XMODEM, YMODEM, and ZMODEM capabilities.
Sources of Support QMS Customer Response Center (CRC) The QMS Customer Response Center (CRC) is available M-F, 7:00 am-6:00 pm, Central Standard Time, at (334) 633-4500 (US). You can also fax questions to CTA at (334) 633-3716 (US). Please indicate whether you would like a faxed or a phoned reply.
QMS Worldwide Offices QMS World-wide Offices United States/ Latin America QMS, Inc. One Magnum Pass Mobile, AL 36618 (334) 633-4300 Product Information: (800) 523-2696 OEM Information: (800) 631-2692 Consumables: (800) 777-7782 Fax: (334) 633-4866 E-mail: info@qms.com Latin America Fax: (334) 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.
B Technical Specifications In This Chapter . . .
Print Engine Specifications Print Engine Specifications Engine Canon LBP-P380 Duty Cycle (maximum) 35,000 pages per month Print Method Laser beam scanning and dry electrophotographic printing; fixing by heated rollers Print Speed Up to 16 pages per minute using letter or A4 paper loaded long edge Up to 9 pages per minute using 11"x17"/279.40x431.
Controller Specifications Controller Specifications Emulations PostScript—Level 1 compatibility mode and Level 2 HP PCL 5 HP-GL 7475A/7550A Lineprinter Support for downloadable optional emulations Fonts 39 resident PostScript fonts that can be scaled from 4 points upward and rotated to any angle in 1° increments; all typefaces have multilingual character sets 7 resident bitmap HP PCL fonts in 25 symbol sets, 12 resident scalable HP PCL fonts in 35 symbol sets, and 1 resident scalable HP PCL font in 5 sy
Electrical Requirements Electrical Requirements Frequency 50/60 Hz (± 2 Hz) Power Requirements 110/120v 50/60 Hz (about 90-130 VAC) or 220/240v 50 Hz (about 200-260 VAC) Power Consumption 1 KW 68° F (20° C) Environmental Requirements B-4 Noise Level Idle; maximum 37 dB (A) Printing; maximum 49 dB (A) Ozone Density The printer emits less than 0.
Physical Characteristics Physical Characteristics Dimensions WxDxH 18.07" x 20.55" x 11.81" 459 mm x 590 mm x 300 mm The height increases by 3.15"/80 mm with an optional paper feeder; the height increases by 4.
Print Media Weight Paper (cassette): 17-24 lb (64-90 g/m2) Paper (multipurpose tray): 17-24 lb (64-90 g/m2) Transparencies (multipurpose tray): 17-34 lb (64-128 g/m2) Labels (multipurpose tray): 17-34 lb (64-128 g/m2) Print Media Sizes Media Media Size Inches B-6 Millimeters Imageable Area Inches Millimeters Feed Edge 11x17 12x19 11.00x17.00 279.40x431.80 11.70x19.50 297.18x495.30 10.69x16.66 271.61x432.17 11.37x18.81 288.80x477.77 Short Short A3 A4 A5 A6/Postcard 11.69x16.54 8.27x11.70 5.
Cable Pinouts Cable Pinouts Centronics/IEEE 1284 Parallel This table gives the pinouts for the printer end of the Centronics/IEEE 1284 parallel cable used to connect your printer to a computer. Signal Pin No.
Cable Pinouts Notes to the Table n n n n n n B-8 Direction refers to the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer. Return denotes “twisted-pair return” and is to be connected at signal-ground level. When wiring the interface, be sure to use a twisted-pair cable for each signal and never fail to complete connection on the return side. To prevent noise effectively, these cables should be shielded and connected to the chassis of the system unit and printer, respectively.
Cable Pinouts RS-422 Serial This table gives the correct pinouts for the 9-pin male RS-422 serial interface: Pin Name 1 Not Used 2 Receive Data (RXD) 3 Transmit Data (TXD) 4 Data Terminal Ready (DTR) 5 Signal Ground (GND) 6 Data Set Ready (DSR) 7 Ready To Send (RTS) 8 Clear To Send (CTS) 9 Reserved Technical Specifications Pinout View from Printer Interface B-9
Cable Pinouts IBM PC/XT, PC/AT, and Compatible Computers The following diagrams show the serial cable pinouts for IBM PC/XT, PC/AT, and compatible computers. » Note: Not all serial cables are configured as shown and may require an additional null-modem adapter. Check with your cable vendor for compatibility.
Cable Pinouts LocalTalk (Optional Interface) The following table provides the pinouts for the printer’s optional 8-pin LocalTalk interface: Pin Name Pinout View from Printer Interface 1,2,7 Reserved 3 Transmit Data - (TXD) 4 Signal Ground (GND) 5 Receive Data - (RXD) 6 Transmit Data + (TXD) 8 Receive Data + (RXD) Macintosh to Serial The following table provides the pinouts for a cable connecting the Macintosh printer or modem port to the printer’s serial port: » Note: To download printer sy
Printer Options Printer Options Hard Disks— Internal IDE, External SCSI Specifications are included in Q-FAX document 6502, “QMS-tested SIMMs and Hard Disks.” This document contains a description of each approved hard disk, its manufacturers and part numbers, and the QMS products on which it can be used. See appendix A, “QMS Customer Support,” of this manual to find out how to access Q-FAX documents. Paper Cassette Supporter Allows installation of a 500-sheet paper cassette.
Warranty Considerations Media— Recommended Brands Paper Plain—Xerox 4024 Laser—Hammermill Laser Print Labels Avery 5260 Transparencies Canon brand type D 3-M type PP2500 Toner EP-BII toner cartridge Warranty Considerations Various factors can affect a printer’s warranty. Two important ones are consumables and electrostatic discharge. Read your printer warranty carefully, and then store it in a safe place.
Warranty Considerations Electrostatic Discharge and Your Warranty It's very important to protect the printer controller board and other printer circuit boards from electrostatic damage. If an anti-static wrist strap is provided in your printer option kit, attach one end of it to your wrist and the other end to any convenient electrical ground. The bare metal chassis of equipment, such as on the back of a computer, is suitable if it is plugged in but turned off.
C Document Option Commands In This Chapter . . .
Introduction Introduction This appendix lists the supported Document Option Commands (DOC) for your QMS 1660 Print System. The commands are grouped by feature type. Each command is preceded by either a DOC statement (%%) or an IncludeFeature statement (%%IncludeFeature). See the QMS Crown Document Option Commands manual for information on how to use each command. This appendix also provides updated information on HP PCL 4 and PCL 5 DOC commands that has not yet been included in other QMS manuals.
Supported DOC Commands Select original paper size%%IncludeFeature:size Select pen width and color%%IncludeFeature:pen Select plotter%%IncludeFeature:plotter Shift the origin%%IncludeFeature:origin Reverse image%%IncludeFeature:reverse HP PCL 5 Emulation Commands Enable scalable fonts%%IncludeFeature:scalablefonts* Establish the current resource%%IncludeFeature:install* and default object ID value Remove an external object%%IncludeFeature:remove* %%IncludeFeature:removeresource* Reset to PCL defaults%%Incl
Supported DOC Commands Set number of lines per page%%IncludeFeature:linesperpage Set orientation%%IncludeFeature:lporientation Set tabs%%IncludeFeature:tabs Specify character map type%%IncludeFeature:map Wrap lines%%IncludeFeature:autowrap PostScript Emulation Commands Select PostScript level%%IncludeFeature:languagelevel Printer Commands Collate print jobs%%IncludeFeature:collate Select emulation%%IncludeFeature:emulation Select paper%%IncludeFeature:input Select number of copies%%IncludeFeature:numcopi
Updated DOC Commands Updated DOC Commands This section provides updated information on HP PCL 4 and PCL 5 DOC commands. This information will be merged into the appropriate manuals as they are revised.
Updated DOC Commands Font Index Number In addition to its ID, a downloaded font also has an unique index number which is automatically assigned by the printer when the font is downloaded. This index number may change if new resources are added, but in practice it usually remains fixed. All currently available PCL fonts (resident, cartridge, temporary, permanent, and external) are listed with their font index numbers on the Advanced Status Page.
Updated DOC Commands when the resource in which they reside becomes the current resource. User-downloaded PCL objects (with the exception of palettes) are identified by an ID when they are downloaded. The ID is usually set by the file performing the download. If not, the system will provide a default value (normally 0, but this can be set using the %%IncludeFeature:install DOC command). If two objects of the same type are provided with the same ID, the last one received replaces the former.
Updated DOC Commands Updated PCL 5 DOC Commands Disable Scalable Fonts Command Syntax %%IncludeFeature:scalablefonts( value) Purpose Enables/disables PCL 5 scalable fonts Variable value Notes Purpose Specifies whether to disable scalable fonts. Range 0—Enables scalable fonts 1—Disables scalable fonts Default 0 Disable scalable fonts to n n Print PCL 4 documents which inadvertently select PCL 5 scalable fonts. More closely emulate the PCL 4 font environment.
Updated DOC Commands Notes If no %%IncludeFeature:install DOC command is sent, the internal default location is used; otherwise, this parameter, which must be provided, specifies one of the alternate locations. For most QMS printers, resource 6 is the system disk. object id Purpose Assigns an ID to an object, such as a font, macro, or pattern Range 0-32767 Default 0 Format Integer Notes The object ID can be used instead of the usual PCL command to assign an ID.
Updated DOC Commands C-10 Notes All downloaded objects are by default temporary and will be deleted at the end of a job unless Retain Temporary is set to On or On Compatibility. If the file the %%IncludeFeature:install command is attached to does not make its downloaded fonts permanent or Retain Temporary is not set, then those objects are removed from the disk when the job completes. A downloaded font can be accessed only by its ID if the font is stored in the current resource.
Updated DOC Commands Example B—Job 2 (8U(s1p12v0s0b4153This text will be in the downloaded font, if it supports the ROMAN-8 symbol set, is proportionally spaced, 12 points in height (or scalable), upright, medium weight, and has type # 4153. Example C—Job 1 %! %%IncludeFeature:emulation(pcl5) install(6 20 ) %%EndComments )s#W<>*c33E (s#W<>*c34E (s#W<>...
Updated DOC Commands object id Notes: Purpose Specifies the ID of the object that is to be removed from the printer system. Range *, -1 to 32767 Default -1 (wildcard) Format Integer Notes If the object id is not specified, or if it is specified as * or -1, all objects on the specified resource are removed. Unlike the %%IncludeFeature:install command, the %%IncludeFeature:remove command does not set any defaults, and it is not directly related to the job to which it is attached.
Updated DOC Commands Remove Resource Command Syntax %%IncludeFeature:removeresource(resource id object id) Purpose Identifies an external object that is to be removed from the printer system. Notes This is an obsolete DOC command that is identical to the remove command, except that it does not allow specification of an object type. The DOC string “removeresource(aaa bbb)” is equivalent to “remove(aaa bbb *)”.
Updated DOC Commands Format Integer Notes If the object id is not specified, or it is specified as * or -1, all objects on the specified resource with the specified object type are removed. Resource Command Syntax %%IncludeFeature:resource(resource id object code) Purpose Establishes the current resource and the default object code value for the current job to which it is attached. Notes This command is identical to the %%IncludeFeature:install DOC command.
Updated DOC Commands Notes If no resource item is provided, the internal default location is used; otherwise, this parameter, which must be provided, specifies one of the alternate locations. For most QMS printers, resource 6 is the system disk. object code Purpose Assigns a code to an object such as a font, macro, or pattern. Range 0-32767 Range 0 Format Integer Select Font Command Syntax %%IncludeFeature:font (font name) Purpose Specifies the default font to use.
Updated DOC Commands Range courier12times*blditalic courier12bolduniv* courier12italicuniv*italic courier10univ*bold courier10bolduniv*blditalic courier10italicunivcond* lineprinterunivcond*italic times*univcond*bold times*italicunivcond*blditlc times*boldselectbyindex Default Depends on printer configuration Format Character Select Font Index Command C-16 Syntax %%IncludeFeature:fontid (index #) Purpose Specifies the default font index number.
Updated DOC Commands Select Symbol Set Command Syntax %%IncludeFeature:symbolset (name) Purpose Specifies the default symbol set for the emulation. Notes This command specifies the default symbol set. Not all symbol sets are available with certain resident fonts.
Updated DOC Commands Range roman-8iso-60 pc-850iso-61 pc8-usiso-69 pc8-dniso-84 ecma-94iso-85 legaldesktop hpgerman ps-math hpspanishmath8 iso-2microsoft-pub iso-4pi-font iso-6ps-text iso-10ventura-intl iso-11ventura-math iso-14ventura-us iso-15windows iso-16ps-zapf-dingbats iso-17ventura-dingbats iso-21zapf-dingbats100 iso-25zapf-dingbats200 iso-57zapf-dingbats300 Default N/A Format Character Set Carriage Return (Line Termination) Syntax Purpose Variable C-18 %%IncludeFeature:criscrlf (value) Con
Updated DOC Commands Format Notes LFISCRLF Off On Off On Boolean The result of various settings for these parameters is shown in table below, in terms of the equivalent code passed to the PCL line termination command (&k#G). The second setting (lfiscrlf on, criscrlf off) is correct for most ASCII listings printed from UNIX machines. PC listings should usually be done with both items set to off, and Macintosh listings usually require the third setting (lfiscrlf off, criscrlf on).
Updated DOC Commands Format boolean Notes The result of various settings for these parameters is shown in the table included in the Set Carriage Return (Line Termination) discussion, in terms of the equivalent code passed to the PCL line termination command. The second setting (lfiscrlf on, criscrlf off) is correct for most ASCII listings printed from UNIX machines.
Updated DOC Commands Set Lines Per Page Command Syntax %%IncludeFeature:linesperpage (#) Purpose Sets the default PCL line spacing. Notes Both the %%IncludeFeature:linesperinch and %%IncludeFeature:linesperpage DOC commands affect PCL’s default VMI (vertical motion index). In the event that both are specified, the linesperpage DOC command is ignored. Variable # Purpose Specifies the number of lines on the default page at the default orientation.
D Notices In This Chapter . . .
Manual Notice Manual Notice QMS, Inc. reserves the right to make changes to this manual and to the equipment described herein without notice. Considerable effort has been made to ensure that this manual is free of inaccuracies and omissions. However, QMS, Inc. makes no warranty of any kind including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with regard to this manual. QMS, Inc.
FCC Compliance cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: » 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Energy Star Compliance Energy Star Compliance The QMS 1660 Print System is Energy Star compliant. » Note: The EPA, as a matter of policy, does not endorse any particular company or its products. Canadian Users This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
E Configuration Menu In This Chapter . . .
Copies Use Operator Pwd Collation Admin Password Orientation Use Admin Pwd Inputbin Outputbin Chain Inputs Multipurpose Sz Communications Emulations Timeouts PS Wait Timeout Emul Timeout Job Timeout ESP Timeout ESP Default Postscript Halftone Type Emulation Level Gamma Correction Serial PCL5 Mode Emulation Min K Spool Spool Timeout End Job Mode Def Job Prio Baud Rate Parity Ignore Parity Rcv SW Flow Xmit SW Flow CTL Data Bits Stop Bits HDWE Flow CTL PS Protocol Default Font Symbol Set Lines Per
Glossary AppleTalk A local area network communication protocol developed by Apple Computer. AppleTalk operates on LocalTalk cabling and can be used by Macintosh systems, PCs, and printers. See also LocalTalk. Application Any computer program designed to help people perform a certain type of work (for example, word processing, page layout, programming, graphics, and spreadsheets). Adobe Illustrator, Excel, and Word are applications. ASCII An acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
Baud Rate or Baud on a standard computer keyboard as well as for control characters. The full ASCII character set is 250+. Baud Rate or Baud The data transfer rate between two devices, such as your computer and your printer. Both devices must be configured for the same baud rate. Your printer’s baud rate ranges from 300 to 38,400 bits per second. Bit An acronym for binary digit. The bit is the most fundamental unit of information that a computer can accept.
Download Connector A coupler used to join a cable to a device or to another cable. Connectors are identified as male or female. A male connector has one or more exposed pins or prongs. A female connector has one or more receptacles designed to accept the pins on the male connector. Connector Box A piece of equipment consisting of a small box with a built-in cable that links the printer to the LocalTalk cable system. Consumables Supplies, such as paper, transparencies, and toner.
dpi dpi An acronym for dots per inch, a measurement unit used to indicate printer resolution. Your QMS 1660 Print System has 300x300, 600x600, and 1200x600 dpi resolution. Driver See printer driver. DTR/DSR An acronym for Data Terminal Ready and Data Signal Received, a hardware-controlled protocol. It controls the flow of data via signals on the DTR/ DSR line, as opposed to XON/XOFF protocol, which is software controlled.
Full Bleed printer). Based on the IEEE 802.3 standard, Ethernet operates at 10 megabits (10 million bits) per second. Excess Memory Client The memory remaining after providing all the other memory clients with their specified amounts of memory is automatically added to the excess memory client. All excess memory in your QMS 1660 Print System goes into a pool shared by the frame buffer and the display list clients. Expansion, RAM See memory upgrade.
Fuser Assembly Fuser Assembly An assembly that contains two heated rollers between which the paper passes after toner has been applied; the heated rollers bond the toner to the paper. Gamma Correction Gamma corrections allow you to sharpen the midrange contrast when scanning black and white images. Gray Scale Progressive shades from black to white which provide detail and contrast to printed images.
Interface Cable HP PCL An acronym for Hewlett-Packard Printer Control Language, the printer control language native to the HP Laser Jet Series II and III printers. Your QMS 1660 Print System has a resident HP PCL 5 emulation. HP-GL An acronym for Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language, the programming language on which HP plotters are based. Your QMS 1660 Print System has a resident HP-GL emulation. IDE An acronym for Integrated Drive Electronics.
Interface Port Interface Port Your printer comes with three standard interface ports—serial, parallel, and LocalTalk—located on the back panel. Up to two network interface ports are available through the installation of optional Ethernet or Token-Ring network interface cards. See also network interface card. Jam Recovery The printer’s ability to reprint the jammed page and then continue with the print job once you remove the jammed media.
Next Key Media Any material (such as paper, labels, and transparencies) used in the printer for printed output. Memory The space within your printer where information is stored while being actively worked on. The term applies to internal storage space as opposed to external storage, such as disks or tapes. See also RAM and ROM. Memory Client A user of a block of memory. Each memory client controls certain features.
Non-volatile Memory Non-volatile Memory This type of memory is not lost when the printer loses power. Null Modem Cable A type of cable used for serial communication. This cable arranges the communication between two devices. NV RAM This protected form of RAM is used to store information such as your printer’s configuration menu. Configuration options you have chosen, such as emulations, memory settings, and input bins, are saved to this nonvolatile RAM.
Physical Memory Paper Path The path the paper follows in its journey through the printer; it begins at the paper cassette or tray pickup point and ends at the output tray. Parallel Interface A data transmission technique that sends each bit simultaneously over separate lines. (For this reason it is generally faster than a serial interface.) It is normally used to send 1 byte (8 bits) at a time between computers and printers.
Point Size Point Size The height of a character or symbol in a font. There are 72 points per inch. This text is printed using a 10 point font. Portrait Orientation See orientation. PostScript A page description language trademarked by Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript Level 2 capabilities, among others, are implemented in your printer through a QMS-developed PostScript emulation. PostScript Level 2 emulation is the native language of your printer’s controller.
Raster Graphics Printer Driver A printer driver is a program that translates the file you are printing into a language that the printer understands. Usually, the printer driver is installed within an application. PROM An acronym for Programmable Read-Only Memory. A storage device that can be programmed by electrical pulses, a PROM does not lose its memory when the printer is powered off. See also EEPROM, EPROM.
Rasterization Rasterization The conversion of vector graphics (images described mathematically as points connected by straight lines) to equivalent images composed of pixel patterns that can be stored and manipulated as sets of bits. Resident Permanently stored in the printer’s memory. Resident Fonts Fonts permanently stored in the printer's memory; also called internal fonts.
Soft Fonts Screen Angle The angle at which a screen is printed. See also screen. Screen Font A font designed for display on a computer monitor. Screen fonts usually have corresponding printer fonts. SCSI An acronym for Small Computer System Interface, which allows up to three external hard disks to be connected to your printer. See also IDE. Security Card A module the size of a credit card that allows you to set passwords for the Operator Control and Administration menus.
Spool Spool An acronym for simultaneous print operations on line. Spooling is temporary storage to hold print jobs until the printer is available to process them. Start-up Page A page generated when you turn on the printer (unless you have disabled it). It gives limited information on the printer, including name, pages printed, current interface settings, and amount of RAM available.
XON/XOFF Trailer Page A separator page, printed after a print job, that identifies the print job and helps users sort out the print jobs in the printer's output tray. See the QMS Crown Document Option Commands manual information on customizing the trailer page information. Transformer Box Also known as a connector box. This piece of equipment consists of a small box with a built-in cable that links the printer to a LocalTalk cable.
Index %%EndOfDocument (R)4-38 %12345X (R)4-38 1200x600 dpi resolution unavailable (O)6-28 1284, IEEE, cable pinouts (R)B-7 3 hole punched (O)6-29 500-sheet paper cassette (R)6-13 600x600 dpi resolution unavailable (O)6-28 A About this manual (GS)1-5, (O)1-2, (R)1-2 Accessories See Optional Accessories Active jobs Status message (O)6-9 Add EOD command, to your file (R)5-28 Adjust Inputbin bin Status message (O)6-9 Administration menu (R)4-5 Memory (R)4-47 Passwords (R)4-54 Special Pages menu (R)4-62
Startup Options menu (R)4-61 Adobe PageMaker (GS)3-8, (GS)3-10, (GS)4-9 PhotoShop (GS)3-10, (GS)4-8 Separator (GS)3-8 Advanced status page (R)4-63 Albertus (R)6-36 Aldus (GS)3-10 FreeHand (GS)3-8, (GS)3-9 PageMaker (GS)3-8, (GS)4-9 PrePrint (GS)3-9 Aligning image (R)2-3 Alignment, image (O)3-9, (R)4-56 Allocating memory (R)4-47 ANSI ASCII symbol set (HP-GL) (R)3-10 Antique Olive (R)6-36 AppleTalk (R)G-1 Connection (GS)3-3 See also LocalTalk Testing communication (O)6-13 Troubleshooting (O)6-22 Application (
Card Emulation (R)6-18, (R)6-19 Font (R)6-18, (R)6-19 Installing (R)6-17, (R)6-19 Security (R)6-19 Using (R)6-17 Cassette supporter (O)3-4, (R)6-3, (R)6-10 Dual cassette (R)6-3 Installing (R)6-10 Removing (R)6-13 Unpacking (R)6-10 Cassette, media Chaining (R)4-43 Sizes (R)B-12 Chain Inputbins menu (R)4-43 Character Map menu (Lineprinter) (R)4-23 Character set (R)3-2 Chunk collation (O)3-6 Clarendon Condensed (R)6-36 Clearing print media jam (O)6-2 Client, memory (R)5-11, (R)5-15 Close engine door Status mes
Conservation Energy (R)4-60 Power (R)4-60 Toner (R)4-60 Conserve Toner menu (R)4-60 Consumable supplies (R)B-12 Consumables (R)G-3 Warranty (R)B-13 Context switching (R)5-20 Control panel (R)G-3 Cancel key (GS)5-5 Configuration, printer (R)4-4 Indicators (GS)5-2 Language, message window (R)4-11 LEDs (GS)5-2 Menu key (GS)5-6 Message window (GS)5-4, (O)6-8 Message window language (R)4-11 Next key (GS)5-6 Online/Offline key (GS)5-5 Previous key (GS)5-6 Select key (GS)5-6 Status messages (O)6-8 Status Page key
Do Start Page menu (R)4-61 Do Sys Start menu (R)4-62 DOC (R)C-4 Header page commands (R)C-2 HP PCL 5 emulation commands (R)C-3 HP-GL emulation commands (R)C-2 Lineprinter emulation commands (R)C-3 PCL 4 emulation commands (R)C-5 PCL 5 (R)C-8 PCL 5 emulation commands (R)C-3, (R)C-5 PostScript emulation commands (R)C-4 Printer commands (R)C-4 Trailer page commands (R)C-2 Updated commands (R)C-5 Document Option Commands See DOC Documentation About (GS)1-2 About this manual (GS)1-5, (O)1-2, (R)1-2 Conventions,
Emulation temporary (R)5-20 Enable disk swap (R)6-56 Enable Disk Swap menu (R)4-49, (R)6-56 Encoding, color HP-GL (R)5-35 End job mode (R)5-24 %%EndOfDocument (R)4-38 %12345X (R)4-38 HP EOD (R)4-38 QMS EOD (R)4-38 Setting (R)5-26, (R)5-27 End Job Mode menu Parallel (R)4-34 Serial (R)4-38 Ending a print job (O)3-11 End-of-document command (R)5-24 Energy conservation (R)4-60 Energy Saver menu (R)4-60 Engine Features, configuring (R)4-56 Engine error 2 (O)6-11 Engine error 3 (O)6-11 Engine error 4 (O)6-11
Timeout (R)4-66 Troubleshooting (O)6-20 ESP Default Emul menu (R)4-14 ESP Timeout menu (R)4-66 Examples, configuration (R)5-23 Excess memory (R)5-11 Expand Mode menu (HP-GL) (R)4-15 External hard disks (R)B-12 F Factory defaults, restoring (R)4-10, (R)4-11 FCC compliance (R)D-2 Caution (R)D-3 FF is CRFF menu (Lineprinter) (R)4-24 File swap (R)4-49 Flash ROM (R)5-13, (R)6-71, (R)6-72, (R)6-76, (R)6-77 System software, updating (R)6-63 Flow control Hardware (R)4-38 Software, receive (R)4-41 Software, transm
Gray levels (R)5-4, (R)5-6 Gray-scale (R)5-7 H Halftone quality Device resolution (R)5-5 Laser beam (R)5-5 Scan quality (R)5-5 Screen frequency (R)5-5 Halftone types (O)5-5 Halftones (R)5-4 Cells (R)5-4 Gamma correction (R)5-4 Hard disk (R)4-28, (R)5-22, (R)6-49, (R)6-56 Configuration (R)6-56 Device numbers (R)6-53 Disk cache, increasing (R)6-56 Disk Operations menu (R)6-54 Enable Disk Swap menu (R)4-49 Error messages (R)6-55 External (R)B-12 External SCSI (R)6-53 External, identifying (R)6-53 Font, insta
ISO German (R)3-10 ISO IRV (International Reference Version) (R)3-10 ISO Italian (R)3-10 ISO Norway, Version 1 (R)3-10 ISO Norway, Version 2 (R)3-10 ISO Spanish (R)3-10 ISO Swedish (R)3-10 ISO Swedish For Names (R)3-10 ISO United Kingdom (R)3-10 JIS ASCII (R)3-10 Katakana (R)3-10 Roman Extensions (R)3-10 Scandinavian (R)3-10 Spanish/Latin (R)3-10 Special Symbols (R)3-10 HP-GL/2 See PCL 5 I IBM PC AT cable pinouts (R)B-10 XT cable pinouts (R)B-10 IDE (R)5-12, (R)6-49 IDE board (R)B-12 IDE hard disk (R)6-49
Font list (R)6-36 Garamond (Stempel) (R)6-36 Letter Gothic (R)6-36 Marigold (R)6-36 Omega (R)6-36 Times Roman (R)6-37 Troubleshooting (O)6-26 Univers (R)6-37 Univers Condensed (R)6-37 Interface LocalTalk parameters, setting (R)4-30 Network, optional (R)6-38 Optional (R)4-42 Parallel parameters, setting (R)4-33 Priority (R)4-31 Serial parameters, setting (R)4-36 Internal, installing (R)6-49 International Reference Version See ISO IRV Internet (GS)A-3, (O)A-3, (R)A-3 Invalid password (R)4-55 ISO French symbol
L Labels Printing (R)2-4 Stock (R)2-4 Storage (R)2-6 Type (R)2-4 Vendor (R)B-13 Weight (R)2-4 Landscape orientation (R)3-6 Language Message window (R)4-11 Laser Prep (GS)3-7, (O)6-22 Laser safety (R)D-2 LaserJet 4Si (R)6-32 LaserWriter (GS)3-7, (O)6-22 Troubleshooting (O)6-24 LEDs (GS)5-2 Letter Gothic (R)6-36 Letterhead (O)2-6, (O)2-11 Level 1 PostScript (R)4-27 Level 2 PostScript (R)4-27 LF is CRLF menu (Lineprinter) (R)4-25 Light image (O)6-34 Limit check error (O)6-22 Line Numbering menu (Lineprinter)
System software, updating (R)6-63 Testing communication (O)6-13 Troubleshooting (O)6-22 MacroMedia FreeHand (GS)3-10 Macros PCL 5, temporary, retaining (R)4-21 Man Feed Timeout menu (R)4-67 Manual feed Timeout (R)4-67 Manual notice (R)D-2 Margins Imageable region (R)2-2 Page (R)2-4 Margins menu (Lineprinter) (R)4-26 Marigold (R)6-36 MB printer mem (R)5-22 MB Printer Mem menu (R)4-52 Media Feed edges (R)B-6 Imageable area (R)2-2, (R)2-3 Imageable areas (R)B-6 Input (R)4-43 Jam recovery (R)4-59 Jams, preventi
Disk cache (R)5-20 Emulation temporary (R)5-20 Font cache (R)5-18 Frame buffer (R)5-15 Heap (R)5-19 Host Input (R)5-20 K Mem Display (R)5-17 K Mem Emul Tmp (R)5-20 K Mem for Spool (R)5-20 K Mem PS Fonts (R)5-18 K Mem PS Heap (R)5-19 MB printer mem (R)5-22 PostScript font cache (R)5-18 PostScript heap (R)5-19 PostScript VM (R)5-19 PS heap (R)5-19 Spool buffers (R)5-20 System memory (R)5-22 System use (R)5-22 Virtual memory (R)5-19 Memory configuration (O)3-9 Memory management (R)5-10 Menu See menu name Menu
Online/Offline key (GS)5-5, (GS)5-6 Operator Control menu (R)4-5 Chain Inputbins menu (R)4-43 Multipurpose Sz menu (R)4-45 Network 1 (R)4-42 Network 2 (R)4-42 Orientation menu (R)4-45 Passwords (R)4-54 Optional accessories Cards (R)6-17, (R)6-19 Cassette supporter (O)3-4, (R)6-10 Font cards (R)6-16 Hard d (R)B-12 Hard disk, internal (R)B-12 IDE board (R)B-12 IDE hard disk (R)6-49 Internal hard disk (R)6-49 Kanji hard disk (GS)1-15 Kanji option kit (R)6-61 Network interface (R)6-38 Paper cassettes (R)6-3 Pap
Status message (O)6-9 Paper output ramp (R)6-15 Paper output ramp, optional (GS)1-16 Paper path (O)2-12 Paper size mismatch (O)6-23 Status message (O)6-9 Paper size mismatch error (O)2-6 Paper Type menu (HP-GL) (R)4-15, (R)4-17 Parallel Byte mode (R)5-31 Compatibility mode (R)5-31 Data Bits menu (R)4-33 Def Job Prio menu (R)4-33 ECP mode (R)5-31 Emulation menu (R)4-34 End Job Mode menu (R)4-34 Enhanced Compatibility Port mode (R)5-31 Enhanced Parallel Port mode (R)5-32 EPP mode (R)5-32 Menu (R)4-33 Min K Sp
Monochrome HP-GL/2 menu (R)4-20 Object (R)C-6 Parameters, setting (R)4-18 Point Size x 100 menu (R)4-20 Resource (R)C-7 Retain Temporary menu (R)4-21 Scalable Fonts menu (R)4-22 Symbol Set menu (R)4-22 Terminology (R)C-5 PDX (GS)3-8, (GS)3-9 Pen 1 - Pen 8 menu (HP-GL) (R)4-16 PhotoShop (GS)3-10, (GS)4-8 Physical characteristics Dimensions (R)B-5 Physical memory (R)5-13 Pinouts IBM PC/AT (R)B-10 IBM PC/XT (R)B-10 Pinouts, cable Centronics cable pinouts (R)B-7 IBM PC/AT (R)B-10 IBM PC/XT (R)B-10 LocalTalk (R)
Restart printing (O)6-7, (O)6-8 Restarting print (O)6-5 Print problems (O)4-2 Print quality Cleaning (O)4-4 Density adjustment (O)5-3 Distortions (O)6-33 Gamma correction (O)5-4, (R)5-4 Halftones (R)5-4 Problems (O)6-33 Resolution (O)5-2 Screen angles (R)5-6 Uneven blacks (O)6-33 White lines (O)6-33 Wrinkled pages (O)2-2 Print resolution (R)5-6 Gray levels (R)5-6 Printer Cleaning (O)4-2, (O)4-4 Electrical requirements (R)B-4 Lifting (O)4-2 Memory (R)4-52 Physical characteristics (R)B-5 Problem checklist (O)
QMS Bulletin board (GS)4-7 Customer Response Center (CRC) (GS)A-4, (O)A-4, (R)A-4 National Service (GS)A-4, (O)A-4, (R)A-4 Q-FAX (GS)4-7 Registration, printer (GS)2-5 QMS Crown Remote Console User’s Guide (GS)1-4 QMS EOD (R)4-38, (R)5-26 QMSPS.DRV, troubleshooting (O)6-24 QSCRIPT.
Select key (GS)5-6 Separator See Adobe<$npage> (GS)3-8 Serial Baud Rate menu (R)4-37 Data Bits menu (R)4-37 Def Job Prio menu (R)4-37 Emulation menu (R)4-38 End Job Mode menu (R)4-38 Hardware control (R)4-38 Hdwe Flow Ctl menu (R)4-38 Ignore Par. Err.
Menu (R)4-62 Status Page Type menu (R)4-63 Trailer pages (R)4-65 Special pages Calibration page (R)4-63 Special Pages menu Header Inputbin menu (R)4-64 Header Page menu (R)4-64 Trailer Inputbin menu (R)4-65 Trailer Pages menu (R)4-65 Special Symbols symbol set (HP-GL) (R)3-10 Specifications Controller (R)B-3 Duty cycle (R)B-2 Emulations (R)B-3 Memory (R)B-3 Ozone density (R)B-4 Print engine (R)B-2 Print Media (R)B-5 Print method (R)B-2 Print speed (R)B-2 Resolution (R)B-2 SIMMs (R)B-12 Toner (R)B-2 Toner ca
Waiting on input end job (O)6-10 Warming up (O)6-10 See also Error messages Status page Advanced (R)4-63 Printing (O)3-9, (R)4-63 Standard (R)4-63 Troubleshooting (O)6-19, (O)6-32 Type (R)4-63 Status Page key (GS)5-5, (R)4-63 Status Page Type menu (R)4-63 Stempel See Garamond (Stempel) Stop Bits menu (serial) (R)4-42 Storage Hard disks (R)6-42 IDE (R)5-12 Media (R)2-6 SCSI (R)5-12 SCSI-IDE board (R)6-42 Storage, memory (R)5-11 Stroke weight (R)3-6 Support QMS QMS bulletin board (O)A-3 Support, QMS CompuServ
Smudges (O)6-34 Toner out action (R)4-60 Toner absent Status message (O)6-10 Toner cartridge Install (O)2-16 Installing (GS)2-8 Life (O)2-12 Life, extending (O)2-13 Model EP-B (R)B-2 Refilled (O)2-13 Replacing (O)2-14 Storage (O)2-12 Toner out Status message (O)6-10 Toner Out Act.
Defined (R)3-2 Downloading (O)6-23, (O)6-32 Family (R)3-2 Helvetica (R)3-8 Italic (R)3-6 ITC Bookman (R)3-8 ITC Zapf Chancery (R)3-8 ITC Zapf Dingbats (R)3-8 LinePrinter (R)3-9 Monospacing (R)3-4 Oblique (R)3-6 Pitch (R)3-5 Point size (R)3-5 Proportional spacing (R)3-4 Sans serif (R)3-3 Script (R)3-3 Serif (R)3-3 Stroke weight (R)3-6 Symbol (R)3-8 Times (R)3-9 Univers Condensed (R)3-9 Zapf Dingbats (R)3-9 Typographic conventions (GS)1-6, (O)1-3, (R)1-4 U Univers (R)6-37 Univers Condensed (R)6-37 Unpacking
