Creating a network job separator – HP QMS 1660E User Manual

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Additional Technical Information

When the QMS EOD or the HP EOD is set, the printer does not rec-
ognize the Ctrl-D EOD command. Add your organization's standard
EOD command to the end of your print file, or add it to a separate file
as follows.

Adding an EOD Command to the End of Your File

Create an output file (for example, ASCII, PCL, or PostScript file to
disk) and add your organization's standard EOD command (QMS
EOD or HP EOD) to the end of that file.

Sample output file:

Text

Text

Text

Text

%%EndOfDocument

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

Job filename

Print end.txt

EOD command filename

Print acct.doc

Job filename

Print end.txt

EOD command filename

Creating a Network Job Separator

If your printer is connected to a network through a PC and the PC is
acting as a print server managing the printing of shared network files,
then your system administrator must create a job separator and
associate it with a print job queue. Different network environments
have different procedures for creating the job separator, such as

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