QMS® 1660E Print System Reference 1800384-001B Trademarks The following are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Those listed as registered are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Some trademarks are also registered in other countries. Other product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. QMS, the QMS logo, Crown, the Crown seal, CrownNet, PS Executive Series/QMS, Inc. Adobe is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated, registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated for a page description language and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Throughout this manual, "PostScript Level 2" is used to refer to a set of capabilities defined by Adobe Systems for its PostScript Level 2 page description language. These capabilities, among others, are implemented in this product through a QMS-developed emulation that is compatible with Adobe's PostScript Level 2 language. Apple, AppleTalk, ImageWriter, LaserWriter, Macintosh, EtherTalk, and LocalTalk/Apple Computer, Inc. PhoneNET/Farallon Computing, Inc. CompuServe/H & R Block. DEC, DECnet, VMS, LN03/Digital Equipment Corporation. Hewlett-Packard, HP, PCL HP-GL, LaserJet/Hewlett-Packard Co. IBM PC, AT, PC/XT, Token-Ring/International Business Machines Corporation. Intel/Intel Corporation. Microsoft, MS-DOS/Microsoft Corporation. ITC Avant Garde Gothic, ITC Zapf Chancery, ITC Bookman, ITC Zapf Dingbats/International Typeface Corporation. Helvetica, Palatino, and Times/Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries. Novell, NetWare/Novell, Inc. UNIX/UNIX Systems Laboratories, Inc. Ethernet, Xerox/Xerox Corporation. Velcro is a trademark of Velcro USA, Inc. Samsung/Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. The ENERGY STAR logo is a trademark of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The ENERGY STAR emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service. Proprietary Statement The digitally encoded software included with your QMS 1660E Print System is Copyrighted © 1994 by QMS, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This software may not be reproduced, modified, displayed, transferred, or copied in any form or in any manner or on any media, in whole or in part, without the express written permission of QMS, Inc. Copyright Notice This manual is Copyrighted © 1994 by QMS, Inc., One Magnum Pass, Mobile, AL 36618. All Rights Reserved. This manual may not be copied in whole or in part, nor transferred to any other media or language, without the express written permission of QMS, Inc. 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 Guaranteed Imageable Area 2-2 Enhanced Image-Area 2-4 Page Margins 2-4 Media Types and Weights ........................................................... 2-4 Labels 2-4 Paper 2-5 Postcards 2-5 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 .......................... 3-7 Resident PostScript Fonts 3-7 Resident HP PCL Fonts 3-9 Resident HP-GL Symbol Sets 3-10 Optional Fonts ........................................................................... 3-10 4 Printer Configuration Introduction .................................................................................. 4-2 Methods of Configuration ........................................................... 4-2 Using an Application 4-2 Using PS Executive Series Utilities 4-3 Using Printer Commands 4-3 Using the Control Panel 4-4 Using a Remote Console 4-4 Configuration Menu ..................................................................... 4-5 Accessing the Configuration Menu 4-5 Selecting Configuration Menu Options 4-6 Changing Character Information 4-7 Saving Configuration Changes 4-10 Canceling Configuration Changes 4-10 Restoring the Factory Default Configuration 4-11 Configuration Menu Options .................................................... 4-12 Collation ..................................................................................... 4-13 ii QMS 1660E Print System Reference Copies .........................................................................................4-13 Emulations ..................................................................................4-14 Setting Setting Setting Setting Setting ESP Default Parameters 4-14 HP-GL Parameters 4-14 HP PCL 5 Parameters 4-18 Lineprinter Parameters 4-24 PostScript Parameters 4-27 Hard Disks ..................................................................................4-29 Formatting a Hard Disk 4-29 Installing an Optional Font 4-30 Removing an Optional Font 4-30 Interfaces ....................................................................................4-31 Setting Setting Setting Setting Setting Ethernet Interface Parameters 4-31 LocalTalk Interface Parameters 4-31 Optional Network Interface Parameters 4-31 Parallel Interface Parameters 4-31 Serial Interface Parameters 4-35 Media Input .................................................................................4-41 Selecting a Media Input Source 4-41 Chaining Media Input Sources 4-41 Naming Media Input Sources 4-42 Media Orientation .......................................................................4-43 Media Output ..............................................................................4-43 Naming the Media Outputbin 4-43 Media Size ...................................................................................4-43 Identifying the Media Size 4-43 Identifying a Default Media Size 4-44 Memory .......................................................................................4-45 Disk Cache 4-45 Display 4-47 Emulation 4-47 Emulation (Temporary) 4-47 Enable Disk Swap 4-48 Frame Buffer 4-49 PostScript Fonts 4-50 PostScript Heap 4-51 Printer Memory 4-51 Spooling 4-51 Contents iii Optional Features ...................................................................... 4-52 Passwords .................................................................................. 4-53 Selecting Passwords 4-53 Enabling Passwords 4-54 Using Passwords 4-54 Printer Engine Features ............................................................ 4-55 Adjusting the Image Alignment 4-55 Enabling/Disabling the Warning Buzzer 4-57 Specifying Page Recovery Action 4-57 Setting Default Resolution 4-57 Setting Toner Options 4-58 Setting Energy Conservation 4-58 Printer Start-Up Options ........................................................... 4-59 Enabling/Disabling the Start-Up Page 4-59 Enabling/Disabling the SYS\START File 4-60 Loading the PostScript Error Handler 4-60 Special Pages ............................................................................ 4-61 Working with Status Pages 4-61 Working with Calibration Pages 4-62 Working with Header Pages 4-62 Working with Trailer Pages 4-63 Timeouts ..................................................................................... 4-64 Setting Setting Setting Setting Setting an Emulation Timeout 4-64 an ESP Timeout 4-65 a Manual Feed Timeout 4-65 a PostScript Emulation Timeout 4-66 a Print Job Timeout 4-66 5 Additional Technical Information Introduction .................................................................................. 5-2 Printer-Host Communication ...................................................... 5-2 Interface 5-2 Simultaneous Interface Operation (SIO) 5-2 ESP Technology 5-2 Communication Modes 5-3 iv QMS 1660E Print System Reference 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 .............................................................................5-24 Common Reasons to Use End Job Mode 5-24 Using the EOD Commands 5-25 Setting the End Job Mode for the Serial and Parallel Protocols 5-26 Setting the End Job Mode via the Control Panel 5-27 Adding an EOD Command to Your File 5-28 Creating a Network Job Separator 5-29 Parallel Interface Modes ............................................................5-30 Byte Mode 5-30 Compatibility Mode 5-31 ECP (Enhanced Compatibility Port) Mode 5-31 EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) Mode 5-31 Nibble Mode 5-31 PS Protocol Option ....................................................................5-31 Options 5-33 Advantages 5-34 Implementation 5-34 HP-GL Color Encoding ..............................................................5-34 6 Printer Options Introduction .................................................................................. 6-2 Media Input Options ..................................................................... 6-3 Paper Cassettes 6-3 Paper Feeder 6-4 Cassette Supporter 6-9 500-Sheet Paper Cassette 6-12 Contents v Paper Output Ramp ................................................................... 6-14 Font and Security Cards ........................................................... 6-15 Using a Font Card 6-16 Removing a Font Card 6-17 Using a Security Card 6-18 Removing the Printer and Controller Board Covers .............. 6-20 Procedure 6-21 Replacing the Printer and Controller Board Covers .............. 6-23 Procedure 6-24 Single In-Line Memory Modules ............................................... 6-25 Installing a SIMM 6-26 Removing a SIMM 6-28 Intellifont SIMM .......................................................................... 6-30 Installing the Intellifont SIMM 6-30 Increasing the Disk Cache Size 6-32 Verifying the Installation 6-32 Font List 6-33 Accessing the Fonts 6-34 1200x1200 dpi Resolution Daughterboard .............................. 6-35 Daughterboard Assembly Kit 6-35 Installing the Daughterboard 6-36 Optional Interfaces .................................................................... 6-37 CrownNet Network Interface 6-38 LocalTalk Interface 6-39 Optional Interface Assembly Kit 6-39 Installing an Optional Interface 6-39 Using a CrownNet Network Interface 6-43 Using a LocalTalk Interface 6-43 Storage Options ......................................................................... 6-55 IDE-SCSI Board 6-55 Internal IDE Hard Disk 6-61 External SCSI Hard Disks 6-65 The Disk Operations Menu 6-66 Formatting a Hard Disk 6-67 Using a Hard Disk 6-68 Installing an Optional Font 6-69 Removing an Optional Font 6-70 Downloading an Emulation 6-72 vi QMS 1660E Print System Reference Kanji Option Kit ..........................................................................6-73 Installing the IDE-SCSI Board and the Kanji Internal IDE Hard Disk 6-73 Configuring the Printer 6-74 Accessing the Kanji Fonts 6-74 Updating System Software ........................................................6-75 Choosing the Appropriate System Software Files for Downloading 676 Installing the System Software 6-76 Downloading System Software to a Functional Printer--SYSTEMDL.PS 6-78 Downloading System Software to a Functional Printer--SYSTEM.DL 6-81 Downloading System Software to a Non-Functional Printer 6-86 A QMS Customer Support Sources of Support ..................................................................... A-2 Your QMS Vendor A-2 Your Application Vendor A-2 Q-FAX A-2 The QMS Corporate Bulletin Board System A-3 CompuServe A-3 Internet A-3 QMS Customer Response Center (CRC) A-4 QMS National Service A-4 QMS World-wide Offices ............................................................ A-5 B Technical Specifications Print Engine Specifications ........................................................ B-2 Controller Specifications ............................................................ B-3 Electrical Requirements ............................................................. B-4 Environmental Requirements .................................................... B-4 Physical Characteristics ............................................................. B-5 Print Media ................... ...