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QMS 1725 SLS
Print System
User's Guide
18003 32-001B
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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 and the QMS logo are registered trademarks of QMS, Inc., and Crown, the Crown seal, CrownNet, ImageServer, PS Executive Series, an
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Dear C u stomer, Although your new QMS printer is the result of the latest and most advanced engineering techniques in the electronic industry, it isn’t necessary for you, the user, to understand every detail of the printer’s design in order to make it do what you bought it for. But there are some things you’ll need to know about your printer, and we’ve included guidebooks to help you get started. We’ve designed your user’s guide to help you find the information you need as quickly and ea
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Contents 1 Introduction About the Printer ..........................................................................1-2 About the Documentation ...........................................................1-2 Standard Product Documentation 1-3 Related Documentation 1-5 About This Manual .......................................................................1-5 Typographic Conventions 1-5 Printer Features ............................................................................1-6 Media Flexibil
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Using the Control Panel ............................................................ 1-13 Control Panel Indicators 1-14 Message Window 1-15 Control Panel Keys 1-16 2 Printer Configuration Introduction .................................................................................. 2-2 Methods of Configuration ........................................................... 2-2 Using an Application 2-2 Using PS Executive Series Utilities 2-3 Using Printer Commands 2-3 Using the Control Panel 2-3 Con
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Setting AppleTalk Interface Parameters 2-26 Emulations ..................................................................................2-29 Setting an ESP Default Emulation 2-29 Setting PostScript Parameters 2-29 Setting HP PCL5 Parameters 2-30 Setting HP-GL Parameters 2-36 Setting Lineprinter Parameters 2-39 Special Pages .............................................................................2-42 Working with Status Pages 2-42 Working with Trailer Pages 2-44 Enabling/Disabling Trailer P
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Setting Manual Feed Timeout 2-61 Setting the Letterhead Option 2-61 Reading the Page Counters 2-62 Miscellaneous ............................................................................ 2-62 Restoring the Factory Default Configuration 2-62 Setting the Message Window Language 2-63 Hard Disks .................................................................................. 2-63 Identifying Hard Disks 2-64 The Disk Operations Menu 2-64 Formatting a Hard Disk 2-65 Collation 2-66 Spool Overflow
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Printing a Single Envelope 3-10 The Optional Envelope Feeder 3-11 Tray Chaining .............................................................................3-11 Collating Output .........................................................................3-12 End Job Mode .............................................................................3-14 Common Reasons to Use End Job Mode 3-15 Using the EOD Commands 3-15 Setting the End Job Mode for the Serial and Parallel Protocols 3-16 Setting the
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Installing the Toner Cartridge .................................................... 5-3 Handling the Printer .................................................................... 5-5 Keeping the Printer Clean ........................................................... 5-6 Cleaning the Anti-Static Teeth 5-6 Cleaning the Transfer-Guide Lock-Tray and Strip 5-8 Cleaning the Media-Feed-Guide Area 5-9 6 Troubleshooting Printer Problems Introduction ......................................................
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Not All Pages Print 6-24 Printer Will Not Duplex 6-25 Print Quality Problems ..............................................................6-25 Printer Will Not Print 600 dpi 6-26 Image Defects .............................................................................6-26 White or Light Lines 6-26 Light Image (Entire Page) 6-26 Dark Image (Entire Page) 6-27 Stain Along the Edge of the Page 6-27 Stains on the Back of the Page 6-27 Image Easily Smears when Rubbed 6-27 Placing a Service Call ...
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Font and Emulation Cards ........................................................ 8-11 Installing an Optional Font 8-13 Removing an Optional Font 8-14 Installing Optional Emulation Cards 8-15 Removing a Printer Emulation 8-15 Downloading an Emulation From Disk .................................... 8-17 Security Card ............................................................................. 8-18 Removing and Re-installing the Tray Assembly .................... 8-20 Removing the Tray Assembly 8-
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Physical Characteristics ............................................................. B-4 Print Media ................................................................................... B-5 Print Media Sizes B-5 Envelopes B-6 Optional Hardware ...................................................................... B-6 Paper Handling B-6 Hard Disks B-7 Consumable Supplies ................................................................. B-7 Cable Pinouts ..........................................
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ImageSize C-19 ImagePosition C-19 Rotation C-20 LineEnd C-20 BlockEnd C-20 EBAMode C-21 BitReverse C-21 InvertImage C-21 Compression C-22 DPI C-22 ImageData C-22 PageEnd C-23 JobEnd C-23 D Sessions Sessions .......................................................................................D-2 What is a Session? D-2 How is a Session Used? D-3 Session Command D-4 Examples D-7 Sessions Document Finishing Terminology D-9 Document Finishing DOC D-10 E Notices Manual Notice .......................
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F C onfiguration Menu Menu Diagrams ............................................................................F-2 Glossary Index v Contents x i
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1 Introduction In This C hapter... n About the printer n About the documentation n About this manual n Printer features and user benefits n Printer options n Using the printer’s control panel n Printer-host communication
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A bout the Print er About the Printer The QMS 1725 SLS Print System offers the unique QMS Crown multitasking operating system, superior performance, extensive connectivity, upgrade options including duplex printing, and flexible emulation support. In addition, it prints 17 pages per minute (letter/A4 paper size) and is a high-quality 300x300 and 600x600 dpi multiple-resolution desktop printer. About the Documentation The documentation provides a window into the many capabilities of your pr
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A b o u t the D ocumentation Several pieces of documentation accompany your printer. If you’ve ordered printer options, you’ll have even more manuals. But don’t worry—you don’t have to read them all before you’re able to use your printer. In fact, some of them you may never have to refer to at all, depending on the type of documents you print and the environment in which you print them. This section will give you an idea of how we’ve organized information and which documents you’ll probabl
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A bout the D ocumentation n PS Executive Series Utilities On-line documentation explains how to install and use the PS Executive Series Utilities that accompanies your printer. Once you install this software on your host, use its menus to access the printer’s features, such as printer naming, font and emulation downloading, and sample files that illustrate some of your printer’s capabilities. A Windows driver is also included with this software. (Before installing the utilities, be sure to
