Document Outline

• QMS 1660 Print System Reference
• Contents
  • Introduction
    • Introduction
    • About This Manual
      • Typographic Conventions
  • Print Media
    • Introduction
    • Media Sizes, Imageable Areas, and Margins
      • Imageable Area
      • Page Margins
    • Media Types and Weights
      • Labels
      • Paper
      • Postcards
      • Transparencies
    • Media Storage
  • Professional Printing
    • Introduction
    • About Typefaces and Fonts
      • Typeface Classification
      • Typography Terms
    • Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets
      • Resident PostScript Fonts
      • Resident HP PCL Fonts
      • Resident HP-GL Symbol Sets
    • Optional Fonts
  • Printer Configuration
    • Introduction
    • Methods of Configuration
      • Using an Application
      • Using PS Executive Series Utilities
      • Using Printer Commands
      • Using the Control Panel
      • Using a Remote Console
    • Configuration Menu
      • Accessing the Configuration Menu
      • Selecting Configuration Menu Options
      • Changing Character Information
      • Saving Configuration Changes
      • Canceling Configuration Changes
      • Restoring the Factory Default Configuration
    • Configuration Menu Options
    • Collation
    • Copies
    • Emulations
      • Setting ESP Default Parameters
      • Setting HP-GL Parameters
      • Setting HP PCL 5 Parameters
      • Setting Lineprinter Parameters
      • Setting PostScript Parameters
    • Hard Disks
      • Formatting a Hard Disk
      • Installing an Optional Font
      • Removing an Optional Font
    • Interfaces
      • Setting LocalTalk Interface Parameters
      • Setting Parallel Interface Parameters
      • Setting Serial Interface Parameters
      • Setting Optional Interface Parameters
    • Media Input
      • Selecting a Media Input Source
      • Chaining Media Input Sources
      • Naming Media Input Sources
    • Media Orientation
    • Media Output
      • Naming the Media Outputbin
    • Media Size
      • Identifying the Media Size
      • Identifying a Default Media Size
    • Memory
      • Disk Cache
      • Display
      • Emulation
      • Emulation (Temporary)
      • Enable Disk Swap
      • Frame Buffer
      • PostScript Fonts
      • PostScript Heap
      • Printer Memory
      • Spooling
    • Optional Features
    • Passwords
      • Selecting Passwords
      • Enabling Passwords
      • Using Passwords
    • Printer Engine Features
      • Adjusting the Image Alignment
      • Enabling/Disabling the Warning Buzzer
      • Setting Gamma Correction
      • Specifying Page Recovery Action
      • Setting Default Resolution
      • Setting Toner Options
      • Setting Energy Conservation
    • Printer Start-Up Options
      • Enabling/Disabling the Start-Up Page
      • Enabling/Disabling the SYS\START File
      • Loading the PostScript Error Handler
    • Special Pages
      • Working with Status Pages
      • Working with Calibration Pages
      • Working with Header Pages
      • Working with Trailer Pages
    • Timeouts
      • Setting an Emulation Timeout
      • Setting an ESP Timeout
      • Setting a Manual Feed Timeout
      • Setting a PostScript Emulation Timeout
      • Setting a Print Job Timeout
  • Additional Technical Information
    • Introduction
    • Printer-Host Communication
      • Interface
      • Simultaneous Interface Operation (SIO)
      • ESP Technology
      • Communication Modes
    • Gamma Correction, Halftones, and Screens
      • Terms
      • Gamma Correction Concept
      • A Special Note for QuarkXPress Users
    • Memory
      • QMS Memory Management
      • Memory Terms
      • Evaluation of Your Printing Environment
      • Memory Clients
      • Hard Disk Management
      • Specific Printing Environment Example
    • End Job Mode
      • Common Reasons to Use End Job Mode
      • Using the EOD Commands
      • Setting the End Job Mode for the Serial and Parallel Protocols
      • Setting the End Job Mode via the Control Panel
      • Adding an EOD Command to Your File
      • Creating a Network Job Separator
    • Parallel Interface Modes
      • Byte Mode
      • Compatibility Mode
      • ECP (Enhanced Compatibility Port) Mode
      • EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) Mode
      • Nibble Mode
    • PS Protocol Option
      • Options
      • Advantages
      • Implementation
    • HP-GL Color Encoding
  • Printer Options
    • Introduction
    • Media Input Options
      • Paper Cassettes
      • Paper Feeder
      • Cassette Supporter
      • 500-Sheet Paper Cassette
    • Paper Output Ramp
    • Font and Security Cards
      • Using a Font Card
      • Removing a Font Card
      • Using a Security Card
    • Removing the Printer and Controller Board Covers
      • Procedure
    • Replacing the Printer and Controller Board Covers
      • Procedure
    • Single In-Line Memory Modules
      • Installing a SIMM
      • Removing a SIMM
    • Intellifont Proms
      • Intellifont Kit
      • Installing the Intellifont Proms
      • Increasing the Disk Cache Size
      • Verifying the Installation
      • Font List
      • Accessing the Fonts
    • Optional Network Interfaces
      • Optional Network Interface Assembly Kit
      • Installing an Optional Network Interface
      • Using an Optional Network Interface
    • Storage Options
      • IDE-SCSI Board
      • Internal IDE Hard Disk
      • External SCSI Hard Disks
      • The Disk Operations Menu
      • Formatting a Hard Disk
      • Using a Hard Disk
      • Installing an Optional Font
      • Removing an Optional Font
      • Downloading an Emulation
    • Kanji Option Kit
      • Installing the IDE-SCSI Board and the Kanji Internal IDE Hard Disk
      • Configuring the Printer
      • Accessing the Kanji Fonts
    • Updating System Software
      • Choosing the Appropriate System Software Files for Downloading
      • Installing the System Software
      • Downloading System Software to a Functional Printer—SYSTEM-DL.PS
      • Downloading System Software to a Functional Printer—SYSTEM.DL
      • Downloading System Software to a Non-Functional Printer
  • QMS Customer Support
    • Sources of Support
      • Your QMS Vendor
      • Your Application Vendor
      • Q-FAX
      • The QMS Corporate Bulletin Board System
      • CompuServe
      • Internet
      • QMS Customer Response Center (CRC)
      • QMS National Service
    • QMS World-wide Offices
  • Technical Specifications
    • Print Engine Specifications
    • Controller Specifications
    • Electrical Requirements
    • Environmental Requirements
    • Physical Characteristics
    • Print Media
      • Print Media Sizes
    • Cable Pinouts
      • Centronics/IEEE 1284 Parallel
      • RS-422 Serial
      • LocalTalk (Optional Interface)
      • Macintosh to Serial
    • Printer Options
    • Consumable Supplies
    • Warranty Considerations
      • Consumables and Your Warranty
      • Electrostatic Discharge and Your Warranty
  • Document Option Commands
    • Introduction
    • Supported DOC Commands
      • Header/Trailer Page Commands
      • HP-GL Emulation Commands
      • HP PCL 5 Emulation Commands
      • Lineprinter Emulation Commands
      • PostScript Emulation Commands
      • Printer Commands
    • Updated DOC Commands
      • PCL 5 Emulation Terminology
      • Updated PCL 5 DOC Commands
  • Notices
    • Manual Notice
    • Laser Safety
    • FCC Compliance
    • Energy Star Compliance
    • Canadian Users
    • Colophon
  • Configuration Menu
  • Glossary
  • Index
• Introduction
  • Introduction
  • About This Manual
    • Typographic Conventions
• Print Media
  • Introduction
  • Media Sizes, Imageable Areas, and Margins
    • Imageable Area
    • Page Margins
  • Media Types and Weights
    • Labels
    • Paper
    • Postcards
    • Transparencies
  • Media Storage
• Professional Printing
  • Introduction
  • About Typefaces and Fonts
    • Typeface Classification
    • Typography Terms
  • Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets
    • Resident PostScript Fonts
    • Resident HP PCL Fonts
    • Resident HP-GL Symbol Sets
  • Optional Fonts
• Printer Configuration
  • Introduction
  • Methods of Configuration
    • Using an Application
    • Using PS Executive Series Utilities
    • Using Printer Commands
    • Using the Control Panel
    • Using a Remote Console
  • Configuration Menu
    • Accessing the Configuration Menu
    • Selecting Configuration Menu Options
    • Changing Character Information
    • Saving Configuration Changes
    • Canceling Configuration Changes
    • Restoring the Factory Default Configuration
  • Configuration Menu Options
  • Collation
  • Copies
  • Emulations
    • Setting ESP Default Parameters
    • Setting HP-GL Parameters
    • Setting HP PCL 5 Parameters
    • Setting Lineprinter Parameters
    • Setting PostScript Parameters
  • Hard Disks
    • Formatting a Hard Disk
    • Installing an Optional Font
    • Removing an Optional Font
  • Interfaces
    • Setting LocalTalk Interface Parameters
    • Setting Parallel Interface Parameters
    • Setting Serial Interface Parameters
    • Setting Optional Interface Parameters
  • Media Input
    • Selecting a Media Input Source
    • Chaining Media Input Sources
    • Naming Media Input Sources
  • Media Orientation
  • Media Output
    • Naming the Media Outputbin
  • Media Size
    • Identifying the Media Size
    • Identifying a Default Media Size
  • Memory
    • Disk Cache
    • Display
    • Emulation
    • Emulation (Temporary)
    • Enable Disk Swap
    • Frame Buffer
    • PostScript Fonts
    • PostScript Heap
    • Printer Memory
    • Spooling
  • Optional Features
  • Passwords
    • Selecting Passwords
    • Enabling Passwords
    • Using Passwords
  • Printer Engine Features
    • Adjusting the Image Alignment
    • Enabling/Disabling the Warning Buzzer
    • Setting Gamma Correction
    • Specifying Page Recovery Action
    • Setting Default Resolution
    • Setting Toner Options
    • Setting Energy Conservation
  • Printer Start-Up Options
    • Enabling/Disabling the Start-Up Page
    • Enabling/Disabling the SYS\START File
    • Loading the PostScript Error Handler
  • Special Pages
    • Working with Status Pages
    • Working with Calibration Pages
    • Working with Header Pages
    • Working with Trailer Pages
  • Timeouts
    • Setting an Emulation Timeout
    • Setting an ESP Timeout
    • Setting a Manual Feed Timeout
    • Setting a PostScript Emulation Timeout
    • Setting a Print Job Timeout
• Additional Technical Information
  • Introduction
  • Printer-Host Communication
    • Interface
    • Simultaneous Interface Operation (SIO)
    • ESP Technology
    • Communication Modes
  • Gamma Correction, Halftones, and Screens
    • Terms
    • Gamma Correction Concept
    • A Special Note for QuarkXPress Users
  • Memory
    • QMS Memory Management
    • Memory Terms
    • Evaluation of Your Printing Environment
    • Memory Clients
    • Hard Disk Management
    • Specific Printing Environment Example
  • End Job Mode
    • Common Reasons to Use End Job Mode
    • Using the EOD Commands
    • Setting the End Job Mode for the Serial and Parallel Protocols
    • Setting the End Job Mode via the Control Penel
    • Adding an EOD Command to Your File
    • Creating a Network Job Separator
  • Parallel Interface Modes
    • Byte Mode
    • Compatibility Mode
    • ECP (Enhanced Compatibility Port) Mode
    • EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) Mode
    • Nibble Mode
  • PS Protocol Option
    • Options
    • Advantages
    • Implementation
  • HP-GL Color Encoding
• Printer Options
  • Introduction
  • Media Input Options
    • Paper Cassettes
    • Paper Feeder
    • Cassette Supporter
    • 500-Sheet Paper Cassette
  • Paper Output Ramp
  • Font and Security Cards
    • Using a Font Card
    • Removing a Font Card
    • Using a Security Card
  • Removing the Printer and Controller Board Covers
    • Procedure
  • Replacing the Printer and Controller Board Covers
    • Procedure
  • Single In-Line Memory Modules
    • Installing a SIMM
    • Removing a SIMM
  • Intellifont Proms
    • Intellifont Kit
    • Installing the Intellifont Proms
    • Increasing the Disk Cache Size
    • Verifying the Installation
    • Font List
    • Accessing the Fonts
  • Optional Network Interfaces
    • Optional Network Interface Assembly Kit
    • Installing an Optional Network Interface
    • Using an Optional Network Interface
  • Storage Options
    • IDE-SCSI Board
    • Internal IDE Hard Disk
    • External SCSI Hard Disks
    • The Disk Operations Menu
    • Formatting a Hard Disk
    • Using a Hard Disk
    • Installing an Optional Font
    • Removing an Optional Font
    • Downloading an Emulation
  • Kanji Option Kit
    • Installing the IDE-SCSI Board and the Kanji Internal IDE Hard Disk
    • Configuring the Printer
    • Accessing the Kanji Fonts
  • Updating System Software
    • Choosing the Appropriate System Software Files for Downloading
    • Installing the System Software
    • Downloading System Software to a Functional Printer—SYSTEMDL.PS
    • Downloading System Software to a Functional Printer—SYSTEM.DL
    • Downloading System Software to a Non-Functional Printer
• QMS Customer Support
  • Sources of Support
    • Your QMS Vendor
    • Your Application Vendor
    • Q-FAX
    • The QMS Corporate Bulletin Board System
    • CompuServe
    • Internet
    • QMS Customer Response Center (CRC)
    • QMS National Service
  • QMS World-wide Offices
• Technical Specifications
  • Print Engine Specifications
  • Controller Specifications
  • Electrical Requirements
  • Environmental Requirements
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Print Media
    • Print Media Sizes
  • Cable Pinouts
    • Centronics/IEEE 1284 Parallel
    • RS-422 Serial
    • LocalTalk (Optional Interface)
    • Macintosh to Serial
  • Printer Options
  • Consumable Supplies
  • Warranty Considerations
    • Consumables and Your Warranty
    • Electrostatic Discharge and Your Warranty
• Document Option Commands
  • Introduction
  • Supported DOC Commands
    • Header/Trailer Page Commands
    • HP-GL Emulation Commands
    • HP PCL 5 Emulation Commands
    • Lineprinter Emulation Commands
    • PostScript Emulation Commands
    • Printer Commands
  • Updated DOC Commands
    • PCL 5 Emulation Terminology
    • Updated PCL 5 DOC Commands
• Notices
  • Manual Notice
  • Laser Safety
  • FCC Compliance
  • Energy Star Compliance
  • Canadian Users
  • Colophon
• Configuration Menu
• Glossary
• Index