Document Outline

• QMS 1725 SLS Print System User's Guide
• Contents
  • Introduction
    • About the Printer
    • About the Documentation
      • Standard Product Documentation
      • Related Documentation
    • About This Manual
      • Typographic Conventions
    • Printer Features
      • Media Flexibility
      • Multiple Resolutions
      • Five Resident Emulations
      • Sessions Support
      • Resident Fonts and Symbol Sets
      • QMS Crown Technology
      • Software Loadable System (SLS)
    • Printer Options
    • Using the Control Panel
      • Control Panel Indicators
      • Message Window
      • Control Panel Keys
  • Printer Configuration
    • Introduction
    • Methods of Configuration
      • Using an Application
      • Using PS Executive Series Utilities
      • Using Printer Commands
      • Using the Control Panel
    • Configuration Menu
      • How to Move Around the Configuration Menu
      • Accessing the Configuration Menu
      • Selecting Configuration Menu Options
      • Changing Character Information
      • Saving Configuration Changes
      • Canceling Configuration Changes
      • Setting the Message Window Language
      • Restoring the Factory Default Configuration
    • Operator Control Menu
      • Copies
      • Collation
      • Orientation
      • Inputbin
      • Outputbin
      • Chain Inputbins
      • Manual Feed Size
      • Def. Duplex
      • Tumble Duplex
    • Administration Menu
    • Communications
      • Setting Timeouts
      • Setting Serial Interface Parameters
      • Setting Parallel Interface Parameters
      • Emulation
      • Setting AppleTalk Interface Parameters
    • Emulations
      • Setting an ESP Default Emulation
      • Setting PostScript Parameters
      • Setting HP PCL5 Parameters
      • Setting HP-GL Parameters
      • Setting Lineprinter Parameters
    • Special Pages
      • Working with Status Pages
      • Working with Trailer Pages
      • Enabling/Disabling Trailer Pages
    • Printer Start-Up Options
      • Enabling/Disabling the Start-Up Page
      • Enabling/Disabling the SYS\START File
      • Loading the PostScript Error Handler
    • Memory
      • QMS Memory Management
      • Memory Terms
      • Evaluation of Your Printing Environment
      • Duplexing and Memory Requirements
      • Memory Clients
      • Quick Config
      • Configuring Spooling
      • PostScript Heap
      • PostScript Fonts
      • Emulation
      • Emulation (Temporary)
      • Display List
      • Disk Cache
      • Frame Buffer
      • Printer Memory
    • Printer Engine Features
      • Adjusting the Image Alignment
      • Setting Default Paper
      • Setting Inputbin x Name
      • Setting Outputbin x Name
      • Setting Default Resolution
      • Setting Gamma Correction
      • Specifying Page Recovery Action
      • Setting Toner Out Action
      • Setting Manual Feed Timeout
      • Setting the Letterhead Option
      • Reading the Page Counters
    • Miscellaneous
      • Restoring the Factory Default Configuration
      • Setting the Message Window Language
    • Hard Disks
      • Identifying Hard Disks
      • The Disk Operations Menu
      • Formatting a Hard Disk
      • Collation
      • Spool Overflow
    • Installation
      • Operator Password
      • Use Operator Password
      • Admin Password
      • Use Admin Password
      • Using Passwords
    • Configuring Optional Features
  • Daily Operations
    • Introduction
    • Preventing Media Jams
    • About Paper
      • Paper Sizes
      • Paper Storage
    • Paper Feeding
      • Cassette Feed
      • Manual Feed
    • Face-up Output Bin
    • Printing Transparencies
    • Printing Labels
    • Printing Envelopes
      • Formatting Data for Envelopes
      • Printing a Single Envelope
      • The Optional Envelope Feeder
    • Tray Chaining
    • Collating Output
    • 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
      • Adding an EOD Command to Your File 3-18
    • Working with Status Pages
      • Identifying a Status Page Type
      • Printing a Status Page
    • Cancelling/Ending Print Jobs
      • Cancelling a Print Job
      • Ending a Print Job
  • Print Quality
    • Introduction
    • Changing Print Resolution
      • Setting Default Resolution
    • Setting Print Density
    • Using Gamma Correction
      • Terms
      • Gamma Correction Concept
    • Using the Image Calibration Page
  • Printer Care
    • Introduction
    • When to Replace the Toner Cartridge
      • Handling the Toner Cartridge
      • Installing the Toner Cartridge
      • Handling the Printer
      • Keeping the Printer Clean
        • Cleaning the Anti-Static Teeth
        • Cleaning the Transfer-Guide Lock-Tray and Strip
        • Cleaning the Media-Feed-Guide Area
  • Troubleshooting Printer Problems
    • Introduction
    • Status Messages
      • Service Messages
      • HP-GL Error Codes and PCL Error Codes
    • PostScript Errors
    • Testing PC Communication
      • Creating the Test File
      • Sending the Test File
      • Verifying the Serial Port Setting Changes
    • Testing Macintosh Communication
    • Printer Problem Checklist
    • Media Jams
      • Locations
      • Clearing an Input Bin Media Jam
      • Clearing an Image-Transfer Area Media Jam
      • Clearing a Fuser Assembly Area Media Jam
      • Clearing an Output Bin Media Jam
      • Clearing a Duplexer Media Jam
    • Problem Descriptions
      • Paper Jam Message Stays On
      • Data Indicator Stays Lit
      • No Advanced Status Page
      • No Start-up Page
      • Printer Resets
      • Blank Pages
      • Not All Pages Print
      • Printer Will Not Duplex
    • Print Quality Problems
      • Printer Will Not Print 600 dpi
    • Image Defects
      • White or Light Lines
      • Light Image (Entire Page)
      • Dark Image (Entire Page)
      • Stain Along the Edge of the Page
      • Stains on the Back of the Page
      • Image Easily Smears when Rubbed
    • Placing a Service Call
  • Professional Printing
    • Introduction
    • About Typefaces and Fonts
    • Typeface Classification
    • Typography Terms
    • Resident Fonts
      • Resident PostScript Fonts
      • Resident HP PCL Fonts
      • Resident HP-GL Symbol Sets
  • Printer Options
    • Introduction
    • Additional Paper Cassettes
    • The Envelope Feeder
      • Selecting Envelopes
      • Installing the Envelope Feeder
    • Duplexer Assembly
      • Installing the Duplexer Assembly
    • Font and Emulation Cards
      • Installing an Optional Font
      • Removing an Optional Font
      • Installing Optional Emulation Cards
      • Removing a Printer Emulation
    • Downloading an Emulation From Disk
    • Security Card
    • Removing and Re-installing the Tray Assembly
      • Removing the Tray Assembly
      • Re-installing the Tray Assembly
    • Memory Modules (SIMMs)
      • Installing a SIMM
      • Removing a SIMM
    • Installing Optional Interfaces
      • Installing an Optional Interface Card and Daughterboard
    • Centronics to Dataproducts Conversion
    • Hard Disks
      • Internal
      • External
      • Identifying
    • Updating System Software
      • Procedure
  • QMS Customer Support
    • Sources of Support
  • Technical Specifications
    • Print Engine Specifications
    • Controller Specifications
    • Electrical Requirements
    • Environmental Requirements
    • Physical Characteristics
    • Print Media
      • Print Media Sizes
      • Envelopes
    • Optional Hardware
      • Paper Handling
      • Hard Disks
    • Consumable Supplies
    • Cable Pinouts
      • Centronics Parallel
      • Serial
      • IBM PC/XT, PC/AT, and Compatible Computers
      • LocalTalk (Optional Interface)
      • Macintosh to Serial
    • Warranty Considerations
      • Consumables and Your Warranty
      • Electrostatic Discharge and Your Warranty
  • Document Option Commands
    • Introduction
    • Supported DOCs
      • Header/Trailer Page Commands
      • HP-GL Emulation Commands
      • HP PCL 5 Emulation Commands
      • Lineprinter Emulation Commands
      • PostScript Emulation Commands
      • Printer Commands
    • Updated DOCs
      • PCL 5 Emulation Terminology
      • Updated PCL 5 DOCs
    • CCITT Commands
      • Accessing CCITT Emulation
      • Command Syntax
      • ImageSize
      • ImagePosition
      • Rotation
      • LineEnd
      • BlockEnd
      • EBAMode
      • BitReverse
      • InvertImage
      • Compression
      • DPI
      • ImageData
      • PageEnd
      • JobEnd
  • Sessions
    • Sessions
      • What is a Session?
      • How is a Session Used?
      • Session Command
      • Examples
      • Sessions Document Finishing Terminology
      • Document Finishing DOC
  • Notices
    • Manual Notice
    • Laser Safety
    • FCC Compliance
    • International Notices
      • Canadian Users
      • Vfg 1046/1984 Conformity Statement
      • Bescheinigung des Herstellers/Importeurs
      • Declaration of Manufacturer/Importer
      • Electronics Emissions
    • Colophon
  • Configuration Menu
    • Menu Diagrams
  • Glossary
  • Index
• Introduction
  • About the Printer
  • About the Documentation
    • Standard Product Documentation
    • Related Documentation
  • About This Manual
    • Typographic Conventions
  • Printer Features
    • Media Flexibility
    • Multiple Resolutions
    • Five Resident Emulations
    • Sessions Support
    • Resident Fonts and Symbol Sets
    • QMS Crown Technology
    • Software Loadable System (SLS)
  • Printer Options
  • Using the Control Panel
    • Control Panel Indicators
    • Message Window
    • Control Panel Keys
• Printer Configuration
  • Introduction
  • Methods of Configuration
    • Using an Application
    • Using PS Executive Series Utilities
    • Using Printer Commands
    • Using the Control Panel
  • Configuration Menu
    • How to Move Around the Configuration Menu
    • Accessing the Configuration Menu
    • Selecting Configuration Menu Options
    • Changing Character Information
    • Saving Configuration Changes
    • Canceling Configuration Changes
    • Setting the Message Window Language
    • Restoring the Factory Default Configuration
  • Operator Control Menu
    • Copies
    • Collation
    • Orientation
    • Inputbin
    • Outputbin
    • Chain Inputbins
    • Manual Feed Size
    • Def. Duplex
    • Tumble Duplex
  • Administration Menu
  • Communications
    • Setting Timeouts
    • Setting Serial Interface Parameters
    • Setting Parallel Interface Parameters
    • Emulation
    • Setting AppleTalk Interface Parameters
  • Emulations
    • Setting an ESP Default Emulation
    • Setting PostScript Parameters
    • Setting HP PCL 5 Parameters
    • Setting HP-GL Parameters
    • Setting Lineprinter Parameters
  • Special Pages
    • Working with Status Pages
    • Working with Trailer Pages
    • Enabling/Disabling Trailer Pages
  • Printer Start-Up Options
    • Enabling/Disabling the Start-Up Page
    • Enabling/Disabling the SYS\START File
    • Loading the PostScript Error Handler
  • Memory
    • QMS Memory Management
    • Memory Terms
    • Evaluation of Your Printing Environment
    • Duplexing and Memory Requirements
    • Memory Clients
    • Quick Config
    • Configuring Spooling
    • PostScript Heap
    • PostScript Fonts
    • Emulation
    • Emulation (Temporary)
    • Display List
    • Disk Cache
    • Frame Buffer
    • Printer Memory
  • Printer Engine Features
    • Adjusting the Image Alignment
    • Setting Default Paper
    • Setting Inputbin x Name
    • Setting Outputbin x Name
    • Setting Default Resolution
    • Setting Gamma Correction
    • Specifying Page Recovery Action
    • Setting Toner Out Action
    • Setting Manual Feed Timeout
    • Setting the Letterhead Option
    • Reading the Page Counters
  • Miscellaneous
    • Restoring the Factory Default Configuration
    • Setting the Message Window Language
  • Hard Disks
    • Identifying Hard Disks
    • The Disk Operations Menu
    • Formatting a Hard Disk
    • Collation
    • Spool Overflow
  • Installation
    • Operator Password
    • Use Operator Password
    • Admin Password
    • Use Admin Password
    • Using Passwords
  • Configuring Optional Features
• Daily Operations
  • Introduction
  • Preventing Media Jams
  • About Paper
    • Paper Sizes
    • Paper Storage
  • Paper Feeding
    • Cassette Feed
    • Manual Feed
  • Face-up Output Bin
  • Printing Transparencies
  • Printing Labels
  • Printing Envelopes
    • Formatting Data for Envelopes
    • Printing a Single Envelope
    • The Optional Envelope Feeder
  • Tray Chaining
  • Collating Output
  • 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
  • Working with Status Pages
    • Identifying a Status Page Type
    • Printing a Status Page
  • Cancelling/Ending Print Jobs
    • Cancelling a Print Job
    • Ending a Print Job
• Print Quality
  • Introduction
  • Changing Print Resolution
    • Setting Default Resolution
  • Setting Print Density
  • Using Gamma Correction
    • Terms
    • Gamma Correction Concept
  • Using the Image Calibration Page
• Printer Care
  • Introduction
  • When to Replace the Toner Cartridge
    • Handling the Toner Cartridge
  • Installing the Toner Cartridge
  • Handling the Printer
  • Keeping the Printer Clean
    • Cleaning the Anti-Static Teeth
    • Cleaning the Transfer-Guide Lock-Tray and Strip
    • Cleaning the Media-Feed-Guide Area
• Troubleshooting Printer Problems
  • Introduction
  • Status Messages
    • Service Messages
    • HP-GL Error Codes and PCL Error Codes
  • PostScript Errors
  • Testing PC Communication
    • Creating the Test File
    • Sending the Test File
    • Verifying the Serial Port Setting Changes
  • Testing Macintosh Communication
  • Printer Problem Checklist
  • Media Jams
    • Locations
    • Clearing an Input Bin Media Jam
    • Clearing an Image-Transfer Area Media Jam
    • Clearing a Fuser Assembly Area Media Jam
    • Clearing an Output Bin Media Jam
    • Clearing a Duplexer Media Jam
  • Problem Descriptions
    • Paper Jam Message Stays On
    • Data Indicator Stays Lit
    • No Advanced Status Page
    • No Start-up Page
    • Printer Resets
    • Blank Pages
    • Not All Pages Print
    • Printer Will Not Duplex
  • Print Quality Problems
    • Printer Will Not Print 600 dpi
  • Image Defects
    • White or Light Lines
    • Light Image (Entire Page)
    • Dark Image (Entire Page)
    • Stain Along the Edge of the Page
    • Stains on the Back of the Page
    • Image Easily Smears when Rubbed
  • Placing a Service Call
• Professional Printing
  • Introduction
  • About Typefaces and Fonts
  • Typeface Classification
  • Typography Terms
  • Resident Fonts
    • Resident PostScript Fonts
    • Resident HP PCL Fonts
    • Resident HP-GL Symbol Sets
• Printer Options
  • Introduction
  • Additional Paper Cassettes
  • The Envelope Feeder
    • Selecting Envelopes
    • Installing the Envelope Feeder
  • Duplexer Assembly
    • Installing the Duplexer Assembly
  • Font and Emulation Cards
    • Installing an Optional Font
    • Removing an Optional Font
    • Installing Optional Emulation Cards
    • Removing a Printer Emulation
  • Downloading an Emulation From Disk
  • Security Card
  • Removing and Re-installing the Tray Assembly
    • Removing the Tray Assembly
    • Re-installing the Tray Assembly
  • Memory Modules (SIMMs)
    • Installing a SIMM
    • Removing a SIMM
  • Installing Optional Interfaces
    • Installing an Optional Interface Card and Daughterboard
  • Centronics to Dataproducts Conversion
  • Hard Disks
    • Internal
    • External
    • Identifying
  • Updating System Software
    • Procedure
• QMS Customer Support
  • Sources of Support
• Technical Specifications
  • Print Engine Specifications
  • Controller Specifications
  • Electrical Requirements
  • Environmental Requirements
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Print Media
    • Print Media Sizes
    • Envelopes
  • Optional Hardware
    • Paper Handling
    • Hard Disks
  • Consumable Supplies
  • Cable Pinouts
    • Centronics Parallel
    • Serial
    • IBM PC/XT, PC/AT, and Compatible Computers
    • LocalTalk (Optional Interface)
    • Macintosh to Serial
  • Warranty Considerations
    • Consumables and Your Warranty
    • Electrostatic Discharge and Your Warranty
• Document Option Commands
  • Introduction
  • Supported DOCs
    • Header/Trailer Page Commands
    • HP-GL Emulation Commands
    • HP PCL 5 Emulation Commands
    • Lineprinter Emulation Commands
    • PostScript Emulation Commands
    • Printer Commands
  • Updated DOCs
    • PCL 5 Emulation Terminology
    • Updated PCL 5 DOCs
  • CCITT Commands
    • Accessing CCITT Emulation
    • Command Syntax
    • ImageSize
    • ImagePosition
    • Rotation
    • LineEnd
    • BlockEnd
    • EBAMode
    • BitReverse
    • InvertImage
    • Compression
    • DPI
    • ImageData
    • PageEnd
    • JobEnd
• Sessions
  • Sessions
    • What is a Session?
    • How is a Session Used?
    • Session Command
    • Examples
    • Sessions Document Finishing Terminology
    • Document Finishing DOC
• Notices
  • Manual Notice
  • Laser Safety
  • FCC Compliance
  • International Notices
    • Canadian Users
    • Vfg 1046/1984 Conformity Statement
    • Bescheinigung des Herstellers/Importeurs
    • Declaration of Manufacturer/Importer
    • Electronics Emissions
  • Colophon
• Configuration Menu
  • Menu Diagrams
• Glossary
• Index