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magicolor CX
Reference Guide
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Tradeak mrs The following are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Other product names mentioned in this manual may also be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Registered trademarks are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office; some trademarks may also be registered in other countries. QMS, magicolor, and the QMS logo are registered trademarks of QMS, Inc., and Crown, the Crown seal, and PS Executive Series are tradem
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Typographic Conventions The following typographic conventions are used in this manual: Mixed-Case Text you type, and messages and information Courier displayed on the screen Mixed-Case Variable text you type; replace the italicized word(s) Italic with information specific to your printer or computer Courier UPPERCASE Information displayed in the printer message COURIER window lowercase PostScript operators and DOS commands bold lowercase italic Variable information in text UPPERCASE File and
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Products Covered by this Manual This manual describes the following versions of the magicolor CX printer: a version with 8 MB RAM, a version with 20 MB RAM, a ver- sion with 32 MB RAM, and a version with 40 MB RAM. The 32 MB and 40 MB versions come standard with an internal hard disk, a SCSI interface, and an Ethernet or Token-Ring network interface. v
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Contents 1 Printer Configuration Configuration Methods ................................................................1-2 The Configuration Menu ..............................................................1-4 About the Control Panel ..............................................................1-5 The Message Window 1-6 The Control Panel Indicators 1-7 The Control Panel Keys 1-8 About the Configuration Menu .................................................1-10 Accessing the Configuration Menu
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Administration Menu ................................................................. 1-20 Communications 1-20 This menu contains several options that allow you to configure the printer's communication parameters to match the host and application parameters 1-20 Emulations 1-34 Special Pages 1-49 Printer Start-Up Options 1-52 Memory 1-53 Printer Engine Features 1-60 Miscellaneous 1-63 Disk Operations 1-65 2 Printer Options Available Options and Accessories .....................................
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Installing an Internal IDE Hard Disk .........................................2-34 Attaching External Hard Disks ..................................................2-37 Formatting a Hard Disk ..............................................................2-39 Installing Fonts ...........................................................................2-41 Removing Fonts 2-42 Installing an Emulation ..............................................................2-44 Updating System Software .........
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FCC Statement 3-35 Canadian Users Notice 3-35 Laser Safety 3-36 Warranty Considerations 3-36 A QMS Customer Support Sources of Support .........................................................................2 Your QMS Vendor 2 Your Application Vendor 2 Q-FAX 2 The QMS Corporate Bulletin Board System 3 CompuServe 3 Internet 3 The QMS Customer Response Center (CRC) 4 QMS World-wide Offices .................................................................5 Glossary Index iv Q M S m a g icolor C X
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1 Printer Configuration In This Chapter . . . n “Configuration Methods” on page 2 n “The Configuration Menu” on page 4 n “About the Control Panel” on page 5 n “About the Configuration Menu” on page 10 n “Operator Control Menu” on page 17 n “Administration Menu” on page 20
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Confi gur a t ion M e thod s Configuration Methods You can configure the printer in the following ways: n Through an application or a driver n Through the printer control panel n Through PS Executive Series Utilities n Through printer commands n Through a remote console (for network users) in Usg an Applic ation or Div rer The best way to control the printer is through your application and a printer driver. See chapter 1, “Connecting the Printer,” in the user’s guide, and your application docu
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Confi g u rat ion M e thod s the utilities disk for information on installing the utilities, and see the utilities on-line help for details on using the software. in Usg nie rPrt manCo dsm Printer commands (such as PostScript operators, QMS Document Option Commands [DOCs], and HP PCL and HP-GL commands) allow advanced users to enable features on a per-job basis. Refer to your language documentation for specifics on HP PCL and HP-GL commands. QMS Document Option Commands are added to the beg
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The Confi g u rat ion Me nu The Configuration Menu Online/ Offline Menu * Previous Next Operator Control Administration Select Select Copies Emulations Communications Collation ESP Default Timeouts Orientation Postscript LocalTalk Inputbin PCL5 Serial Chain Inputs HP-GL Parallel Color Separation LinePrinter Network Color Model Manual Feed Size Special Pages Startup Options Media Service Pa Color Balag nc ee Page Do Start Page Calibration Page Do Sys Start Header Page Do Error Handler Trailer Pag
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A b o u t the Control Pan e l About the Control Panel The control panel, located on the front of the printer, allows you to direct the printer’s operation. In addition, it displays the current status of the printer, including any condition that needs your attention. The control panel consists of the following parts: n A 2-line, 32-character message window displays status and con- figuration information. n Eight LED indicators provide printer status information. n Eight keys allow you to navig
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A bout the Control Panel The Message Window The control panel message window provides status and configuration information. Status messages are listed in chapter 4, “Troubleshoot- ing,” of the user’s guide. Status messages display in order of priority if the printer is on line; they don't display if the printer is off line. When you're in the Configuration menu, the top line of the message window displays the name of the current menu, and the bottom line displays the name of an option withi
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A b o u t the Control Pan e l The Control Panel Indicators Lights when the printer is on line and ready to accept and process new print jobs. Lights when the printer is receiving data from one or more of the simultaneous interfaces. This indicator is usually accompanied by a status message in the message window. Lights when the printer requires operator intervention. This indicator is usually accompanied by a status message in the message window. Lights when the standard paper cassette is
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A bout the Control Panel The Control Panel Keys The printer control panel has eight function keys. The top row of keys (Online/Offline, Tray Select, Media, Cancel) is for frequently used operations. The bottom row of keys is used to navigate menus, select options, and enter values. » Note: When you're in configuration mode (that is, if you have entered the menu by pressing the Menu key), the printer ignores the Tray Select, Media, and Cancel keys. Press the Online/Offline key once to take t
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A b o u t the Control Pan e l The Media key is used to tell the printer whether paper or transparencies are in the currently selected cassette. The factory default for both upper and lower cassettes is paper. Press the Cancel key to cancel the “oldest” print job currently printing, interpreting, or spooling; or to send an end-of-job indicator to print jobs waiting for incoming data. The printer then resumes printing other print jobs in the queue. If you press the Cancel key by mistake, o
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A bout the Confi gur a t ion Me nu About the Configuration Menu The printer’s configuration menu allows you change the default printer configuration settings. Any changes made to the configuration will reside as new default settings and affect all subsequent print jobs. The options in the configuration menu are organized under these main menus: n Operator Control Menu Use this menu to select document processing options such as copy count, choosing input and output paper bins, chaining input
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A b o u t the Confi g u rat ion Me nu Accessing the Configuration Menu To access the configuration menu, make sure the printer is idle (IDLE displays in the message window), then press the Online/Offline key to take the printer off line (the Online/Offline indicator is not lighted), and finally press the Menu key. For example, the following table shows how to use control panel keys to access the printer configuration menu. Press the control panel keys in the order shown. The printer respond
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A bout the Confi gur a t ion Me nu For example, the instructions below show how to change the default printer emulation from ESP to PostScript: Press to... The message this key window reads... Turn off the Online/Offline indicator and IDLE Online/ ready the printer for configuration. Offline Access the configuration menu. CONFIGURATION Menu OPERATOR CONTROL Advance to the Operator Control/ CONFIGURATION Next Administration menu. ADMINISTRATION Access the Administration menu ADMINISTRATION Sele
