Hp QMS 1660 Bedienungsanleitung

QMS® 1660Print System Reference

Macintosh to Serial B-11Printer Options ...B-12Consumable Supplies ...

The print job timeout is the maximum number of seconds the printer processes a print job before it ends the job.Notes A value of 000 is the same as in

5Additional Technical InformationPrinter-host communicationGamma correctionMemoryEnd job modeIEEE 1284 bidirectional parallel interface modesPS Protoc

This chapter provides additional technical information on memory management, end job mode, the PS Protocol option, and HP-GL color-to-grayscale conver

HP-GL emulation, HP-PCL emulation, or another optional emulation) from those installed on the printer. The print job is processed without your having

Configuring the printer through the control panel is described in chap-ter 4, “Printer Configuration,” of this manual.Gamma correction is the compress

The following factors influence the quality of a halftone:Printer resolutionScreen frequency of the halftoneQuality of the scanDiameter of the laser b

The following illustration shows the relationship between screen fre-quency, gray levels, and print resolution. As the screen frequency increases, the

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 usi

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 eithe

To use basic screening (or halftoning), do the following:At the PrinterIn the Administration/Emulations/PostScript/Halftone Type menu select Basic.In

To enable additional featuresThe ability to configure your printer's memory doesn’t necessarily mean that you must change your current configurat

together. Your QMS 1660 Print System documentation uses the fol-lowing memory terms:Memory allows your printer to store and retrieve information. It’s

The number and type of features you can run on your printer simulta-neously depend on the amount of RAM you have and how that RAM is distributed. Your

This protected form of RAM is used to store information such as your printer’s configuration menu. Configuration options you have chosen, such as emul

control the unused features and assign it to other clients that need additional memory. To get a better idea of what your printing requirements and yo

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 whic

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

Minimum Frame Buffer Size for Imageable AreaThe following table lists the minimum number of KB that must be devoted to the frame buffer for all media

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 di

You should experiment to see what font cache size works best for you.Also known as K Mem PSHeap, Heap, PostScript VM, and Virtual Memory, this client

Also known as K Mem Emul Tmp and Emulation Temporary, this cli-ent sets the amount of system memory to be used by non-PostScript emulations for storin

installed and formatted, they are not available until the disk cache cli-ent is increased.The disk cache is a high speed temporary buffer for data goi

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

Your printer supports virtual memory capabilities for the spooling buffer (Administration/Memory/K Mem for Spool menu) and the dis-play list (Administ

Emulation Temporary: 256 KBDisk Cache: 36 KBSystem Use: 128 KBTotal Memory: 12288PostScript Emulation VM: 1026716VM allocated: 89940VM remaining: 9367

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

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

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. If you u

When adding an EOD command to your file, use the syntax for the selected EOD command exactly as written (the command's syntax is case sensitive).

» Note: <ESC> represents the escape character. (The decimal value for the escape character is 027, and the hexadecimal value is 1B.) How you ent

1IntroductionAbout this manualTypographic conventions

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 com

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 opera

Printer-host communication is done via asynchronous bidirectional eight-bit transfer. A return to compatibility mode is not required.Printer-host comm

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

The following options are available in the PS Protocol menu.Menu Administration/Communications/Interface/PS ProtocolChoices Name and DescriptionNormal

The main advantage of using the Binary and Fixed Binary PS protocol modes when sending binary data is that these modes compress the data stream allowi

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

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,

6Printer OptionsAdditional paper cassettes, paper feeder, and paper cassette supporter, and paper output rampFont and security cardsDownloadable emula

This manual provides information you may need only once in a while. Use it in conjunction with your other QMS 1660 Print System docu-mentation. This c

QMS offers several options to expand the capabilities of your QMS 1660 Print System. The following are available for purchase from your QMS vendor:Med

Additional paper cassettes provide two main benefits:Expanded flexibilityYou can switch media size, color, and type without having to unload and load

The paper feeder allows you toInstall a second 250-sheet paper cassette, increasing the printer’s total paper-feed capacity to 600 sheets.Load two dif

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 cove

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.

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 Gerä

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 6.10 Repla

If you installed the paper feeder before the cassette supporter, you must first remove the paper feeder to install the cassette supporter. Remove the

The cassette supporter allows you to Install a 500-sheet paper cassette, increasing the printer’s total paper-feed capacity to 850 sheets.Load two dif

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 th

Printer OptionsDescribes how to install and use additional paper cassettes, a paper feeder, and a paper cassette supporter; font, emulation, and secur

6 Fit the holes on the bottom of the paper feeder onto the extrusions on the cassette supporter.7 Lock together the paper feeder and the cassette supp

If you find it necessary to remove the cassette supporter from the printer, use the following procedure (referring to the illustrations in the previou

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 Ensure that the paper stack l

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 me

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 pa

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 ty

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.T

A security card allows the Operator Control and Administration menus to be password protected, so only users who know the password can change printer

3 Select the password.Use the Installation menu to password-protect the Operator Con-trol and Administration menus. The Installation menu appears only

If an invalid password is entered, the message window flashesINVALID PASSWORDfor three seconds and then returns you to the configuration menu. If you

The following conventions are used throughout this manual:» Note: Notes contain tips, extra information, or important information that deserves emphas

▲ Caution: It's very important to protect the printer controller board from electrostatic damage while performing this task.If an anti-static wri

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 pr

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.Th

1 Replace the controller board cover.a Place the metal cover on the controller board.b Replace the 15 screws you removed earlier.2 Hold the printer&ap

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

Additional printer memory (RAM) allows you to download more fonts and increase the printer's buffer (area where data sent from the com-puter is s

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

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

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 ziehe

4 Remove the SIMM.Tilt the SIMM backward to a 45° angle away from the SIMM con-nector, and then lift it out.5 If necessary, refer to “Installing a SIM

Media sizes, margins, and imageable areasMedia storage2Print Media

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 availabl

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

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

If your printer has 12 MB of RAM, you must do one of the following to use the Intellifont fonts:Add 48 KB to the disk cache (Administration/Memory/Dis

The following 37 fonts are now available for use. They can be auto-matically rotated to landscape orientation. All fonts are scalable and available in

Use your PCL application to set the font for a single document. See your application documentation for information.Use the printer configuration menu

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.In addit

The optional network interface assembly kit includes the following:An interface cardA plastic standoffInterface documentation (for CrownNet network in

each time after walking around and before touching the printer con-troller board again.1 Turn off the printer, and then disconnect the power cord and

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

This chapter lists the media sizes and imageable areas supported by the QMS 1660 Print System, and then provides information on select-ing and storing

Once an optional network interface is installed, refer to the following for more information:Chapter 4, “Printer Configuration,” of this manual contai

the interface ports and are each covered with a rectangular metal plate.» Note: Hard disk specifications are included in Q-FAX document 6502, “QMS-tes

▲ Caution: It's very important to protect the printer controller board from electrostatic damage while performing this task.If an anti-static wri

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 t

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

Disks,” later in this section, contains more information on external hard disks.9 Reconnect all interface cables and the power cord, turn on any exter

Illustrations are not included with this procedure. However, you can use the appropriate illustrations in the previous section, “Installing an IDE-SCS

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 bo

» 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

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

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:The imag

3 Attach the hard disk to the IDE-SCSI board.Align the hard disk with the 2.5” hard disk outline on the IDE-SCSI board. The screw holes in the bottom

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

▲ 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, 17

» 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 fr

After you have accessed the Administration/Disk Operations menu, press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following table. The printer r

automatically increases the disk cache size. See the “Memory” section in chapter 4, “Printer Configuration,” for more information.If your printer has

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 mo

After you have accessed the Administration/Disk Operations menu, press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following table. The printer r

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

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

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Margins are set through your application. Some applications allow you to set custom page sizes and margins while others have only standard page sizes

hard disk installed on the board, you must also remove that hard disk. Use the instructions in the previous section, “Storage Options.”Due to the size

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

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 firm

Macintosha Open the Installer application.If you’re using the SYSTEMDL.PS file (see the table in the previous section), double-click the PRINTSYSTEM.I

UNIXa 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 th

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 win-

6 Print another advanced status page, and verify that the con-figuration settings match the previous configuration settings (on the advanced status pa

—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-Funct

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

—This is the recommended method for downloading from an IBM or compatible PC because it is the fastest method and because no addi-tional cables or cha

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 acceptabl

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

d Terminate the connection.3 Type hibaud↵ to extract the ModeX files.4 Set the PC’s baud rate to 38400 by typingmodex.exe↵modex # 38400 n 8 1↵where #

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 t

If the current print system software is not functioning, you must con-nect your Macintosh to the printer’s serial port to reinstall the system softwar

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 prin

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

4 Set the PC’s baud rate to 38400 by typingmodex.exe↵modex # 38400 n 8 1↵where # is 1-4. See the MODEX.DOC file for more information on this program.5

AQMS Customer SupportSources of customer supportQMS world-wide offices

Several sources of help and information are available, depending on the type of help you need:Your local vendor (the one from whom you bought the prin

The QMS Corporate Bulletin Board System (BBS) contains technical support notes, application notes, drivers, patches, and utilities, and you may leave

Improperly stored media increases the chance of paper jams during printing and can drastically affect the print quality of the printed page. Keep medi

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

United States/Latin AmericaQMS, Inc.One Magnum PassMobile, AL 36618(334) 633-4300Product Information: (800) 523-2696OEM Information: (800) 631-2692Con

BTechnical SpecificationsPrint engine specificationsPhysical characteristicsController specificationsElectrical and environmental requirementsPrint me

Engine Canon LBP-P380Duty Cycle (maximum) 35,000 pages per monthPrint Method Laser beam scanning and dry electrophotographic printing; fixing by heate

Emulations PostScript—Level 1 compatibility mode and Level 2HP PCL 5 HP-GL 7475A/7550ALineprinterSupport for downloadable optional emulationsFonts 39

Frequency 50/60 Hz (± 2 Hz)PowerRequirements110/120v 50/60 Hz (about 90-130 VAC) or220/240v 50 Hz (about 200-260 VAC) PowerConsumption1 KW 68° F (20°

Dimensions WxDxH18.07" x 20.55" x 11.81"459 mm x 590 mm x 300 mmThe height increases by 3.15"/80 mm with an optional paper feeder

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

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.

3Professional PrintingAbout typefaces and fontsTypography termsTypeface classificationResident typefaces, fonts, and symbol sets

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-grou

This table gives the correct pinouts for the 9-pin male RS-422 serial interface:Pin Name Pinout View from Printer Interface1 Not Used2 Receive Data (R

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 sh

The following table provides the pinouts for the printer’s optional 8-pin LocalTalk interface:The following table provides the pinouts for a cable con

Hard Disks—Internal IDE, External SCSISpecifications are included in Q-FAX document 6502, “QMS-tested SIMMs and Hard Disks.” This document contains a

Various factors can affect a printer’s warranty. Two important ones are consumables and electrostatic discharge. Read your printer warranty carefully,

It's very important to protect the printer controller board and other printer circuit boards from electrostatic damage.If an anti-static wrist st

CDocument Option CommandsSupported Document Option Commands (DOC)

This appendix lists the supported Document Option Commands (DOC) for your QMS 1660 Print System. The commands are grouped by feature type.Each command

Select original paper size%%IncludeFeature:sizeSelect pen width and color%%IncludeFeature:penSelect plotter%%IncludeFeature:plotterShift the origin%%I

This chapter defines common terms used in the description of fonts and typefaces, and displays the printer’s resident typefaces. Many of the terms and

Set number of lines per page%%IncludeFeature:linesperpageSet orientation%%IncludeFeature:lporientationSet tabs%%IncludeFeature:tabsSpecify character m

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

In addition to its ID, a downloaded font also has an unique index num-ber which is automatically assigned by the printer when the font is downloaded.

when the resource in which they reside becomes the current resource.User-downloaded PCL objects (with the exception of palettes) are identified by an

Syntax %%IncludeFeature:scalablefonts(value)Purpose Enables/disables PCL 5 scalable fontsVariablevaluePurpose Specifies whether to disable scalable fo

Notes If no %%IncludeFeature:install DOC command is sent, the internal default location is used; otherwise, this parameter, which must be provided, sp

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

Example B—Job 2<ESC>(8U<ESC>(s1p12v0s0b4153This text will be in the downloaded font, if it supports the ROMAN-8 symbol set, is proportiona

object idPurpose Specifies the ID of the object that is to be removed from the printer system.Range *, -1 to 32767Default -1 (wildcard)Format IntegerN

Syntax %%IncludeFeature:removeresource(resource id object id)Purpose Identifies an external object that is to be removed from the printer system.Notes

One way of classifying the different typefaces is to group them into the following categories:A serif is a decorative line or tail on the ends of the

Format IntegerNotes If the object id is not specified, or it is specified as * or -1, all objects on the specified resource with the specified object

Notes If no resource item is provided, the internal default location is used; otherwise, this parameter, which must be provided, specifies one of the

Range courier12times*blditaliccourier12bolduniv*courier12italicuniv*italiccourier10univ*boldcourier10bolduniv*blditaliccourier10italicunivcond*linepri

Syntax %%IncludeFeature:symbolset (name)Purpose Specifies the default symbol set for the emulation.Notes This command specifies the default symbol set

)Range roman-8iso-60pc-850iso-61pc8-usiso-69pc8-dniso-84ecma-94iso-85legaldesktophpgerman ps-mathhpspanishmath8iso-2microsoft-pubiso-4pi-fontiso-6ps-t

Format BooleanNotes The result of various settings for these parameters is shown in table below, in terms of the equivalent code passed to the PCL lin

Format booleanNotes The result of various settings for these parameters is shown in the table included in the Set Carriage Return (Line Termination) d

Syntax %%IncludeFeature:linesperpage (#)Purpose Sets the default PCL line spacing.Notes Both the %%IncludeFeature:linesperinch and %%IncludeFeature:li

DNoticesManual noticesLaser safetyFCC complianceEnergy Star complianceCanadian noticeColophon

The terms “monospaced” and “fixed-pitch” refer to a typeface whose characters all have uniform and equal spacing. These typefaces are useful for sprea

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

cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installa-tion. If

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interfer-ence Regulati

EConfiguration MenuConfiguration menu diagram

Operator PasswrdUse Operator PwdAdmin PasswordUse Admin PwdInstallationCopiesCollationOrientationInputbinOutputbinChain InputsMultipurpose SzOperator

GlossaryGlossaryAppleTalkA local area network communication protocol developed by Apple Computer. AppleTalk operates on LocalTalk cabling and can be u

on a standard computer keyboard as well as for control characters. The full ASCII character set is 250+.Baud Rate or BaudThe data transfer rate betwee

ConnectorA 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

dpiAn acronym for dots per inch, a measurement unit used to indicate printer resolution. Your QMS 1660 Print System has 300x300, 600x600, and 1200x600

printer). Based on the IEEE 802.3 standard, Ethernet operates at 10 megabits (10 million bits) per second. Excess Memory ClientThe memory remaining af

A scalable font is one in which each character’s dot pattern (bitmap) is generated from a mathematical representation (or outline) of the character. S

Fuser AssemblyAn assembly that contains two heated rollers between which the paper passes after toner has been applied; the heated rollers bond the to

HP PCLAn acronym for Hewlett-Packard Printer Control Language, the printer control language native to the HP Laser Jet Series II and III printers. You

Interface PortYour printer comes with three standard interface ports—serial, parallel, and LocalTalk—located on the back panel. Up to two network inte

MediaAny material (such as paper, labels, and transparencies) used in the printer for printed output.Memory The space within your printer where inform

Non-volatile MemoryThis type of memory is not lost when the printer loses power.Null Modem Cable A type of cable used for serial communication. This c

Paper PathThe 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 t

Point SizeThe 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

Printer DriverA printer driver is a program that translates the file you are printing into a language that the printer understands. Usually, the print

RasterizationThe conversion of vector graphics (images described mathematically as points connected by straight lines) to equivalent images composed o

Screen AngleThe angle at which a screen is printed. See also screen.Screen FontA font designed for display on a computer monitor. Screen fonts usually

Orientation is the direction of the print or image on a page. Portrait orientation reads from left to right, across the narrower dimension of the page

SpoolAn acronym for simultaneous print operations on line. Spooling is tempo-rary storage to hold print jobs until the printer is available to process

Trailer PageA separator page, printed after a print job, that identifies the print job and helps users sort out the print jobs in the printer's o

IndexGSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manual%%EndOfDocument (R)4-38<ESC>%12345X (R)4-381200x600 dpi resolution unavailable (O

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualStartup Options menu (R)4-61AdobePageMaker (GS)3-8, (GS)3-10, (GS)4-9PhotoShop (GS)3-10, (G

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualCardEmulation (R)6-18, (R)6-19Font (R)6-18, (R)6-19Installing (R)6-17, (R)6-19Security (R)6

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualConservationEnergy (R)4-60Power (R)4-60Toner (R)4-60Conserve Toner menu (R)4-60Consumable s

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualDo Start Page menu (R)4-61Do Sys Start menu (R)4-62DOC (R)C-4Header page commands (R)C-2HP

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualEmulation temporary (R)5-20Enable disk swap (R)6-56Enable Disk Swap menu (R)4-49, (R)6-56En

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualTimeout (R)4-66Troubleshooting (O)6-20ESP Default Emul menu (R)4-14ESP Timeout menu (R)4-66

derive from painting; a portrait is usually a vertical view while a land-scape is usually a horizontal view.The following 39 PostScript fonts are resi

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualGray levels (R)5-4, (R)5-6Gray-scale (R)5-7Halftone qualityDevice resolution (R)5-5Laser be

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualISO German (R)3-10ISO IRV (International Reference Version) (R)3-10ISO Italian (R)3-10ISO N

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualFont list (R)6-36Garamond (Stempel) (R)6-36Letter Gothic (R)6-36Marigold (R)6-36Omega (R)6-

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualLabelsPrinting (R)2-4Stock (R)2-4Storage (R)2-6Type (R)2-4Vendor (R)B-13Weight (R)2-4Landsc

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualSystem software, updating (R)6-63Testing communication (O)6-13Troubleshooting (O)6-22MacroM

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualDisk cache (R)5-20Emulation temporary (R)5-20Font cache (R)5-18Frame buffer (R)5-15Heap (R)

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualOnline/Offline key (GS)5-5, (GS)5-6Operator Control menu (R)4-5Chain Inputbins menu (R)4-43

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualStatus message (O)6-9Paper output ramp (R)6-15Paper output ramp, optional (GS)1-16Paper pat

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualMonochrome HP-GL/2 menu (R)4-20Object (R)C-6Parameters, setting (R)4-18Point Size x 100 men

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualRestart printing (O)6-7, (O)6-8Restarting print (O)6-5Print problems (O)4-2Print qualityCle

ContentsContentsIntroduction ...1-2About This Manual ...

ITC Zapf Chancery Medium ItalicΣψµβολ (Symbol) (ITC Zapf Dingbats)ITC Bookman LightITC Bookman Light ItalicITC Bookman DemiboldITC Bookman Demibold It

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualQMSBulletin board (GS)4-7Customer Response Center (CRC) (GS)A-4, (O)A-4, (R)A-4National Ser

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualSelect key (GS)5-6SeparatorSee Adobe<$npage> (GS)3-8SerialBaud Rate menu (R)4-37Data

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualMenu (R)4-62Status Page Type menu (R)4-63Trailer pages (R)4-65Special pagesCalibration page

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualWaiting on input end job (O)6-10Warming up (O)6-10See also Error messagesStatus pageAdvance

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualSmudges (O)6-34Toner out action (R)4-60Toner absentStatus message (O)6-10Toner cartridgeIns

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualDefined (R)3-2Downloading (O)6-23, (O)6-32Family (R)3-2Helvetica (R)3-8Italic (R)3-6ITC Boo

Your printer has the following resident HP PCL fonts. All fonts can be automatically rotated to landscape orientation. Some are fixed in pitch and poi

Your printer has the following resident HP-GL symbol sets. All come in both fixed- and variable-spaced versions, and all are scalable.Your printer sup

4Printer ConfigurationMethods of printer configurationUsing the printer control panelUsing the printer configuration menu

This chapter begins by listing and describing the different ways you can configure your printer to meet your special printing needs.The next section d

Applications use printer drivers to send the appropriate commands automatically to the printer for the requested tasks. If your application doesn’t ha

PostScript operators and HP PCL and HP-GL commands can enable job-specific features your application or page description language can’t access. Refer

The options in the configuration menu are organized under three main menus:Administration MenuUse this menu to maintain printer-host communication inf

» Note: You may need to press the Next key more than one time to advance through the list of options.The printer must be off line and idle before you

Sometimes, rather than selecting an option, you need to enter char-acter information. A character is any letter, digit, or symbol. A field is a group

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Once you have changed the current input character, use the following keys to move the cursor to another input character:To exit from the character sel

Before the printer can accept print jobs with configuration changes, the changes must be saved.Select Access the Administration menu ADMINISTRATIONCOM

To save your configuration changes, press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following table. The printer responds by dis-playing a stat

To cancel your configuration changes, press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following table. The printer responds by dis-playing a st

The rest of this chapter describes the options in the printer configura-tion menu. Information is organized in the following order:CollationCopiesEmul

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 c

Use the Administration/Emulations menu to set the parameters for the available printer emulations. Optional printing emulations appear only if install

Defines a larger imageable area for the selected media type. This increased imageable area affects the default placement of the scaling points P1 and

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 Technica

Identifies the HP-GL plotter type.Determines whether an image is printed in reverse.Identifies the percentage to reduce or enlarge an image.» Note: To

Emulations ...4-14Setting ESP Default Parameters 4-14Setting HP-GL Para

Appendix C, “Document Option Commands,” of this manual has updated information on the PCL 5 DOC commands.Sets the default font for this emulation.Sets

Adds an indicator which controls the way the printer interprets CR (carriage return) and LF (line feed) characters.Sets the number of lines printed pe

Allows your printer to emulate a monochrome or color plotter.Identifies the point size for scalable fonts in 0.25 point increments.Choices 0100-4800De

Allows you to choose whether to retain temporary HP PCL 5 fonts and macros at the end of each print job.Notes If the font is not scalable or if a bitm

Specifies whether to enable or disable the printing of HP PCL 5 scal-able fonts by an application. This feature may be useful when printing PCL4 docum

Indicates whether long lines are to be wrapped to the next line instead of being truncated.Specifies the type of character map to be used.Notes Not al

Stipulates whether each carriage return (CR) in the print job is trans-lated to a carriage return/line feed (CRLF) combination.Sets the printer fonts

Stipulates whether each line feed (LF) in the print job is translated to a carriage return/line feed (CRLF) combination.Specifies that a five-digit nu

Defines the left, right, top, and bottom margins in 1/100" increments.Specifies whether text and graphics are placed on the page in a por-trait o

This menu allows you to select a PostScript emulation level.This option enables or disables gamma correction for PostScript files. For more informatio

Passwords ... 4-54Selecting Passwords 4-54Enabling Passwords 4-55Using

This option allows you to specify the halftone used to print PostScript files. For more information, see chapter 5, “Additional Technical Infor-mation

▲ 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 soft

▲ 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,

Allows you to enable or disable print spooling.Allows you to specify which jobs are printed first, according to the interface through which they are r

Sets the minimum number of kilobytes of system memory allocated to the AppleTalk interface.Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for communica

Use the Administration/Communications/Parallel menu to set the par-allel interface values used for printer-host communications.Sets the number of data

Sets the parallel interface emulation.Enables (and identifies an end-of-job sequence) or disables data stream sensing for the end-of-document (EOD) co

The parallel interface supportsCentronics parallel communication as well as IEEE 1284 bidirectional (two-way) parallel communication, which provides f

Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for communicating over a parallel interface to a PostScript printer. See chapter 5, “Addi-tional Technic

Sets the rate data is received (bits per second) from the host over the serial interface. Sets the number of data bits transmitted per character. Allo

Gamma Correction, Halftones, and Screens ...5-4Terms 5-4Gamma Correction Concept 5-7A Special Note for QuarkXPress Users 5-8

serial interface priority over jobs received via the LocalTalk and paral-lel interfaces.Sets the serial interface emulation.Enables (and identifies an

Specifies how the printer should handle parity errors.Choices CTSDSRDSR POL DTRDTR POLRTSOff, onOff, onNormal, reverseOff, onNormal, reverseOff, onDef

Sets the minimum number of kilobytes of system memory allocated to the serial interface.Enables or disables the PostScript interactive mode from the h

Sets the check bit used to identify data transmission errors. Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for communicating over a serial interface

Sets the number of seconds the interface waits for data from the host before terminating a spooled print job.Sets the number of stop bits transmitted

Your QMS 1660 Print System comes standard with two media cas-settes. Using the control panel, you can select a default media input source, chaining th

Options in the Administration/Engine menu allow you to give each inputbin a more descriptive name. These names are displayed in the printer message wi

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 thi

Use an option in the Administration/Engine menu to identify the size media the print should use if it does not recognize the size specified for a prin

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 ex

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The amount of memory needed for this memory client depends on the size and number of hard disks, the number of subdirectories on each disk, and the am

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 opti

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 sw

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

form to bitmap form, thus reducing processing time. K Mem for PS Fonts is listed on the status page as Font Cache.The K Mem for PSHeap memory client,

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.

Several printer options (for example, an optional emulation, an optional network interface, and internal and external hard disks) affect printer confi

When a password is required to enter the Operator Control or Admin-istration menu, the message window displaysENTER PASSWORDwhen you use the Select ke

Through the Administration/Engine menu you can set print engine-related parameters.Usually, you don’t need to change the way images are placed on the

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, d

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Use the following table to determine which value to adjust and whether to increase or decrease it to get the desired results:You can enable or disable

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.Thi

To help you conserve toner, your printer can simulate draft-quality printing. The amount of toner used during printing is reduced by screening the bla

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

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 SY

Printing a status page is a two-step procedure: Identify the type of status page you want to print, and then print it.Two types of status pages are av

pages, you can easily see the difference in the screens, the type qual-ity, and the precision of curves and diagonal lines.A header page is a separato

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 i

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.The emulation

printing the job in the ESP default emulation (Administration/Emula-tions/ESP Default Emul menu).The manual feed timeout is the maximum number of seco