HP QMS 1660E User Manual

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Interfaces

QMS 1660E Print System Reference

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PS Protocol

Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for communicating
over a LocalTalk interface to a PostScript printer. See chapter 5,
“Additional Technical Information,” for a full discussion of PS Protocol.

Menu

Administration/Communications/LocalTalk/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)—Enables binary communications

protocol. 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 (Quoted Binary) Fixed—Enables binary

communications protocol. 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).

Default

Normal

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