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QMS 1725E
Print System
Getting Started
18003 85-001B
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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, PS Executive Series, and QUIC are tr
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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 Contents 1 Introduction Introduction ..................................................................................1-2 About the Printer ..........................................................................1-2 About the Documentation ...........................................................1-2 Standard Product Documentation 1-3 Optional Documentation 1-4 Related Documentation 1-5 About This Guide .........................................................................1-6 Typ
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Software Loadable System (SLS) 1-12 Remote Console 1-12 PCMCIA Card Slot 1-12 Printer Options 1-13 What’s Next? .............................................................................. 1-15 2 Setting Up Your P rinter Introduction .................................................................................. 2-2 Finding a Good Location ............................................................ 2-2 Location Requirements 2-2 Power Requirements 2-3 Checking Shipment Contents ............
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What You Need .............................................................................3-2 Making the Connection ................................................................3-3 Testing Communication ..............................................................3-5 Creating the Test File 3-5 Sending the Test File 3-5 Verifying the Serial Port Setting Changes 3-10 PC Printing Software .................................................................3-10 Installing PS Executive Series Print
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If You Have Trouble ................................................................... 4-19 For More Information ................................................................ 4-19 What’s Next? .............................................................................. 4-20 5 C ontrol Panel Introduction .................................................................................. 5-2 Control Panel Indicators ............................................................. 5-3 Message Win
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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
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A bout the Print er About the Printer The QMS 1725E Print System offers the unique QMS Crown multi- tasking operating system, superior performance, extensive connectiv- ity, 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 pri
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A b o u t the D ocumentation 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 probably refer to the most. Stan dar d P rod uct Do cum entatio n The following documentation is shipped with your printer: n QMS 1725E Print System Getting Started You're looking at this manual right now. It contains detailed, illus- trated instructions to guide you as you unpack
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A bout the D ocumentation n QMS Crown Network Notes Refer to this manual for tips on using your QMS 1725E Print Sys- tem if you’re connecting to a network. It discusses 3Com 3+Open, Banyan VINES, LAN Manager-based LANs, Novell Net- Ware, TCP/IP, UNIX, and VMS/DECnet. In most cases, only advanced network users and system administrators need this information. This manual is provided on disk in encapsulated PostScript (EPS) form. Refer to the README file on the disk for information on printing
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A b o u t the D ocumentation n QMS Crown Document Option Commands Document Option Commands (DOCs) are software codes you insert in documents to enable printer features that cannot be accessed by your application or page description language. This manual lists and explains all of the DOCs. The Document Option Commands supported by your printer are listed in appendix C, “Document Option Commands,” of the QMS 1725E Print System Reference. Using QMS DOC, you can develop one driver to support a
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A bout Thi s Guid e About This Guide This guide provides detailed information on how to set up your QMS 1725E Print System and how to use the control panel. It is divided into the following sections: n Chapter 1—Introduction Presents an overview of the documentation and of the printer’s features. n Chapter 2—Setting Up Your Printer Guides you in selecting a location for your printer and explains how to unpack and set up your printer. n Chapter 3—Connecting to a PC Explains how to connect the
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Print er Fea ture s Typo gra cph i Co onven stin The following typographic conventions are used in this manual: Mixed-Case Text you type, and messages and information displayed Courier on the screen Mixed-Case Variable text you type; replace the italicized word(s) with Italic information specific to your printer or computer Courier UPPERCASE Information displayed in the printer message window COURIER lowercase bold PostScript operators and DOS commands lowercase italic Variable information in
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Print er Fea ture s aMed i exblity Flii Your printer supports print media of different sizes— A4, executive, legal, letter—and in both portrait and landscape orientations. User Benefit—You can print on commonly used media sizes. Multiple uoReso ltins The printer supports two print resolutions: 300x300 and 600x600 dpi (dots per inch). User Benefit—Two resolutions allow you to customize the quality of your output according to its use: 300x300 dpi for most hardcopy needs, 600x600 dpi for high
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Print er Fea ture s ented data flow system, concise data attribute set, and enhanced per- formance. S criptPost L ev el 2 uE lationm and L eve l 1 Compatibility The QMS 1725E Print System’s Level 2 emulation allows you to take full advantage of your printer's high print resolution (up to 600x600 dpi). The Level 2 emulation is compatible with Adobe’s PostScript Level 2 language while providing additional capabilities. QMS Level 2 emulation supports extensive graphics capabilities to control
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Print er Fea ture s ready in memory, the engine continues printing as it deposits printed pages in the output tray. (In other words, compiling, rasterizing, and printing all work independently but simultaneously.) User Benefit—Because print job processing time is significantly reduced, you spend less time waiting for your documents to print. a neoSimult us Interfac e Operation (SIO) Other printers may have multiple interface ports, but your QMS 1725E Print System is unique because SIO allows
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Print er Fea ture s Contex t Sitch ingw After its initial use, the state of an emulation and downloaded data (such as fonts, macros, and overlays) are preserved for as long as the printer power is on. User Benefit—Repetitive downloading of emulations, fonts, macros, and overlays is unnecessary, saving you time. ed Compress Da ta Formats Crown printers convert data received from the input buffers into intermediate, compressed blocks until the data is needed for printing. These compressed blo
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Print er Fea ture s Sowt aref L oad able S ystem (SL S) Your printer has a software loadable system, which allows you to replace or upgrade its system software from a host computer. User Benefit—Future enhancements to the system software can be easily installed as they become available from QMS. » Note : The s fto war e l a o dab le sys t e m m enti n o e d in t his s e ction d oes not modi fy the code us e d by Q M S C o r w N n e t Inte rf ace .d car s Remo te Con sole The Ethernet network i
