Technical information

For information on options and defaults found in this submenu, see
chapter 2, “Printer Configuration,” in the
QMS CrownNet Interface
System Administrator’s Guide
.
Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for communicating
over a parallel interface to a PostScript printer.
Menu Administration/Communications/Network 2/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. 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. Print jobs
can alter this value through PostScript operators. Data in the
printable ASCII range also prints.
Binary Fixed—Enable binary communications protocol. Print
jobs can not alter this value through PostScript operators. Data
in the printable ASCII range also prints.
QBinary (Quoted Binary)—Enable binary communications
protocol (BCP). Print jobs can alter this value through
PostScript operators. Data in the printable ASCII range also
prints. Use the special quoting mechanism for the special
characters and ^D (EOF).
QBinary Fixed—Enable binary communications protocol
(BCP). Print jobs cannot alter this value through PostScript
operators. Data in the printable ASCII range also prints. Use
the special quoting mechanism for the special characters and
^D (EOF).