MINOLTA-QMS Remote Console User manual
Remote Console
User’s Guide
1800264-001E
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Contents
1 Remote Console User’s Guide
About Crown Consoles .................................................................. 1
About This Manual .......................................................................... 1
Typographic Conventions 1
Starting a Remote Console Session ............................................. 2
Starting a Telnet Session 3
If You Cannot Start a Telnet Session 4
Starting a DECnet Session 5
Message Display and Console Modes .......................................... 7
Local and Remote Consoles 7
Message Display Mode 7
Console Mode 8
Using Remote Console ................................................................. 10
Remote Console User’s Guideii
Remote Console Commands ........................................................10
User/Offline Mode Commands 11
Blocked Mode Commands 11
Admin Mode Commands 12
Print Job Status Information 13
System Information Commands 14
Listing Current Remote Console Sessions 18
Displaying the Active Jobs 19
Job Ordering Commands 20
Disk Operation Commands 25
System Setting Commands 30
System Console Mode Switching Commands 35
Session Termination Commands 37
Index
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About Crown Consoles
A console is a terminal through which a user communicates with the printer. The console
feature on Crown printers allows users or system administrators to access information, set
up printer configuration, or change printer configuration from a remote console.
For Crown printers supporting the remote console feature, the remote console is a terminal
connected via TCP/IP Telnet. The console is a line-oriented display of 24 lines of 80
characters that provides printer status information, such as printer state, fonts installed,
and job status.
About This Manual
This manual provides information on the features and capabilities of the remote console.
The features and capabilities available through remote console vary depending on your
system setup and your printer options. This manual describes how to start a remote
console session and explains the remote console modes and commands.
"# Amagicolor 6100 Print System is used in the examples for this manual. Your screens
reflect the system you’re using and the available options on the printer you select. For
example, the emulation option lists only those emulations available on the selected
printer. (See “Accessing the Printer Emulation” on page 17 for details.)
Typographic Conventions
The following conventions are used throughout this manual:
Mixed-Case Courier Text you type, and messages and
information displayed on the con-
sole.
Mixed-Case
Italic
Courier
Variable text you type in the exam-
ples; replace the italicized word(s)
with information specific to your
printer or computer.
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Starting a Remote Console Session
Depending on your system and your network interface, you have one of three ways to start
a remote console session.
$If you have a CrownNet interface card, see the appropriate chapter of the Crown Book,
which is included on a disk in your CrownNet shipment.
$If you are not using CrownNet and are in a UNIX environment, use the Telnet proto-
col described in this manual.
$If you are not using CrownNet and are working with a DECnet setup, use the PS Exec-
utive Series Utilities for VMS as described in this manual.
Mixed-Case
Bold Italic Courier
Text you type in the examples.
lowercase bold Remote console commands in the
text.
lowercase italic Variable information in text and
command variables.
↵
↵↵
↵Press the Enter (or Return) key.
Command Command syntax.
Purpose The task that the command or
parameter is designed to accom-
plish.
Mode Console mode required to execute
the command.
"# Note Tips, extra information, or impor-
tant information that deserves
emphasis or reiteration.
Example Depiction of how the command
looks when typed on the console
and the resultant output.
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"# Whether you use a VMS host through PS Executive for VMS or a
TCP/IP host with Telnet commands, remote console works the same once you are in the
session.
Starting a Telnet Session
With No Password Set
"# Passwords can be set or changed only through the printer’s control panel. See your
printer user’s guide for more information on passwords.
To start a remote console session when no operator password is set, do the following:
Use the telnet command to connect to the printer. At the system prompt, type
telnet printername↵
replacing printername with the name of the printer you are using. (This name is
assigned by the system administrator in the HOSTS file.) Once the console session is
opened, you can view the settings of the printer.
When opening a console session, messages like Trying... and Connected... appear on
the screen to show progress. When the connection is complete, a prompt with your printer
name and the current printer status appears. The messages you may see when opening a
console session vary according to your system protocol.
For example, if you are using a magicolor 6100 Print System, the screen looks similar to
the following:
QMS CrownNet Rev 5.40FE
QMS magicolor 6100;Release 2.0.1;Processor IDT64474_5; Crown,0;
QMS Console Manager
magicolor 6100−>
magicolor 6100−> Idle
magicolor 6100−>
With a Password Set
"# Passwords can be set or changed only through the printer’s control panel. See your
printer user’s guide for more information on passwords.
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If the operator password is enabled, you are prompted to enter it before you can use
remote console. The password is case-sensitive and can have up to 16 characters. If you
enter an invalid password, the connection to remote console closes automatically.
This example shows how a session is closed automatically when the wrong password is
used:
[b@venus, 40] telnet 6100↵
Trying 161.33.128.183 ...
Connected to 6100.
Escape character is ’^]’.
QMS Console Manager
magicolor 6100−>
Enter Password :A0012↵
*** Invalid password ***
Connection closed by foreign host.
This is an example of how a session begins with a correct password:
[b@venus, 41] telnet 6100↵
Trying 161.33.128.183 ...
Connected to 6100.
Escape character is ’^]’.
QMS Console Manager
magicolor 6100−>
Enter Password :A100↵
magicolor 6100−>Idle
magicolor 6100−>
You have now entered a remote console session. Now see “Remote Console Commands”
on page 10 for information on using remote console.
If You Cannot Start a Telnet Session
There are two situations where an attempt to start a Telnet session may fail:
1The maximum number of remote console sessions that can be open at the same time
has been reached.
The system allows a maximum number of remote console sessions to be open at the
same time. If this number is reached, the system rejects further requests for new con-
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sole sessions. For most systems, the maximum number is nine, including local con-
soles where applicable.
Wait until one of the nine sessions is available and try again.
2The system is busy.
If a positive acknowledgment to a request for opening a remote console session is not
received by the daughterboard within a given time limit (which depends on the daugh-
terboard and communication protocol being used), the daughterboard cancels the
request. This may occur when the system is very busy.
Try again when the system is not busy.
Starting a DECnet Session
To use remote console on a DECnet setup, do the following:
1Have your system administrator install the PS Executive for VMS on your system.
2Use the VMS utilities to connect to the printer.
With your system running, go to the VMS prompt. Then, type the following:
RUN SYS$SYSTEM:QMS$PSEXEC↵
The first screen in PS Executive prompts you for the nodename of the printer.
$RUN SYS$SYSTEM:PSEXEC
What is the printer nodename−>
3Enter the nodename for the printer whose settings you want to view.
This name was assigned to the printer by the system administrator during client soft-
ware installation. If you do not know the nodename, ask your administrator or use the
method appropriate to your environment.
$In a Phase IV environment, type:
$ MC NCP SHOW KNOWN NODES↵
This command lists your accessible nodes.
$In a Phase V environment, if you used the local name space configuration when
setting up the printer originally, check the text file sys$sys-
root:[sysexe]decnet_loc_node_definitions.txt.
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$In a Phase V environment, if you used the distributed name space configuration
when setting up the printer originally, check with your system administrator for the
nodename.
You can view the settings of only one printer at a time. If you have other printers con-
nected to the client, you must exit from PS Executive before viewing others.
Once you enter the nodename, the following PS Executive Main menu appears:
MAIN MENU
Start Remote Console Session
Show Printer Counters
Show Printer Location
Exit PS Executive
Use arrow keys and <RETURN> to select
"# If you accidentally enter an invalid nodename or one that is valid but not for a printer
(such as another VAX node), various messages or prompts appear depending on what
was entered. Until you enter a correct nodename, you cannot open PS Executive to use
remote console.
4Select Start Remote Console Session at the top of the screen.
A Remote Console Session screen similar to the following appears.
REMOTE CONSOLE SESSION
QMS Console Manager
magicolor 6100−>
magicolor 6100−>Idle
When the connection to the printer is complete, a prompt with your printer name and
the current printer status, such as Idle or Spooling, appears. In this example, a
magicolor 6100 Print System is used. The status message, Idle, is the same as the
display in the printer’s message window.
You are now ready to use remote console (see “Using Remote Console”on page 10).
"# If the operator password for your printer is enabled, you are prompted to enter it before
you can use remote console. If you enter an invalid password, the connection to remote
console closes automatically. Passwords can only be set or changed through the
printer’s control panel. See your printer user’s guide for more information on
passwords.
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Message Display and Console Modes
The console can operate in several modes and can either have status displayed or not
displayed to the screen. The following sections describe these modes.
Local and Remote Consoles
The console is a simple, line-oriented display of 24 lines of 80 characters. To list the
available console commands, type ?on the console keyboard.
Message Display Mode
The message display mode can be set to either silent or normal. The default for displaying
status on a remote console is normal. When the message display mode is enabled and set
to normal, conditions that require user intervention appear on a local or remote console.
The TCP/IP Accounting/Reverse Channel messages (if available) are seen in normal
mode, but not in silent mode.
For example, status messages may indicate that paper is low, output bins are full, or a
paper jam has occurred. Status messages are displayed each time the user presses the Enter
key to ensure that they do not scroll off the screen. When the problem is cleared, the
following message displays:
Printer Ready
The printer reports any changes of the printer's status to a console. These changes include
the following:
1Changes of printer status:
$Starting a new job.
$Paper jam, low toner, low paper.
$System is idle or offline.
2Error messages generated when printing a document.
You can choose to allow or disallow these messages to be displayed on the console by
setting the message display mode to silent or normal with the commands silent and
normal:
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$silent
Set the console to silent mode. No message is displayed. In silent mode, pressing
Enter causes any outstanding message (like paper jam or low toner) to be echoed
to the screen.
$normal
Set the console to normal mode to display all messages.
"# The initial message display mode of a console session is different from product to
product.
With message display on, if a remote console session is active while a job is active on the
printer, the console screen displays
magicolor 6100−>
magicolor 6100−>Idle
magicolor 6100−>NO ERROR
magicolor 6100−>Starting job 00078[Owner:collinst, Name:
part numbers......]
magicolor 6100−>Input Idle Printing
Console Mode
System users and the system administrator use the console for different purposes. System
users use the console to check print job status, cancel print jobs, or check certain printer
configuration settings. (See “User/Offline Mode Commands”on page 11 for a list of
commands available to users.) The system administrator uses the console more
extensively for printer configuration and file system management. (See “Admin Mode
Commands”on page 12 for a list of the commands available to the administrator.
The console can operate in one of the following modes. The console prompt indicates
what mode the console is operating in.
$User mode
This is the initial mode when a console session is opened. It is indicated with the user
prompt:
magicolor 6100−>
$Offline mode
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Use the offline command to put the printer offline for service, like adding paper or
toner. It is indicated with the offline prompt:
offline−>
"# The console’s offline mode does not allow you to access the configuration menus. The
console’s admin mode, like the printer control panel’s offline mode, allows system
administrators to access the configuration menus to change the printer configuration.
$Admin mode
Administrators can use the admin command to take the printer off line and enter the
admin mode to configure the printer. Only one console session can be in admin mode
at a time. This mode is indicated with the admin prompt:
admin−>
If the administrator password is enabled, you are prompted to enter it before you can
access admin mode. Usually this password is set by the system administrator through
the printer control panel using a security card or a security disk, depending on your
system. If you enter an invalid password, an
***Invalid password ***
message displays, and then the remote console prompt displays.
If the printer is idle when you enter the admin mode, the printer is automatically taken
offline and the prompt changes to
offline−>
$Blocked mode
A console is in blocked mode when the administrator or another user is in admin
mode or offline mode, or when the printer is put in offline mode from the printer control
panel. It is indicated with the following:
System Offline
offline−>
The current mode of the console determines the type of command you can execute. For a
list of commands allowed in admin, user, offline, and blocked modes, type help↵ or the
shorthand version,?↵. See “Remote Console Commands”on page 10 for more
information.
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Commands for Switching Among Console Modes
"# A console in blocked mode returns to user mode when the system is on line. See “User/
Offline Mode Commands”on page 11 for more specific information on each of these
commands.
Using Remote Console
Whether you use a VMS host through the PS Executive for VMS or a TCP/IP host with
Telnet commands, Remote Console works the same once you are in the session.
Depending upon how the system administrator sets up access privileges, password
security, and disk drives, some or all of the commands in the “Remote Console
Commands”section may be available for you to use.
"# Options with an n parameter allow you to specify a job number. For example, if you
enter cancel without the parameter, all jobs in the queue are canceled. To cancel just
one job, replace the n with the job number.
Also, the following commands are available in the admin mode only if the printer you
are using has a disk drive: cd, copy, cp, del, rem, format, ls, dir, pwd, rename, and mv.
Remote Console Commands
The following sections describe the Remote Console commands. Some commands have a
shorthand version. For example, ?is shorthand for the help command. In the descriptions
in the following section, shorthand commands are shown in parentheses: (?). The console
Switch from Mode Switch to Mode
User Offline Admin
User N/A offline admin
Offline online N/A admin
Admin exit N/A N/A
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displays 24 lines of 80 characters. The commands displayed depend on your remote
console mode of operation.
User/Offline Mode Commands
In the default user mode and the offline mode, only a subset of the console commands is
available. Commands accessible from user and offline modes are shown in the following
table:
Blocked Mode Commands
In the blocked mode, only a subset of the user commands is available. Commands
accessible from blocked mode are shown in the following table:
User/Offline Mode Commands
admin Enter console administrative mode, if you have administrative privileges.
cancel nCancel job in progress (or specific job n).
fonts List available fonts.
help (?) Display help menu.
jobs nDisplay job queue (or details of specific job n).
languages Display the emulation selection menu.
next nPrint job number nnext.
normal Enable error/status reporting.
offline Take printer off line. (Not available in offline mode.)
online Put printer on line. (Not available in user mode.)
order j1 j2 Print job number j1 before job number j2.
printsetup Print status page(s).
priority j p Change job j’s printing priority to priority number p.
quit Quit the console session.
silent Disable error/status reporting.
time Display the current date and time.
who Display a list of who is logged into the console server.
Blocked Mode Commands
cancel nCancel job in progress (or specific job n).
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Admin Mode Commands
If you have administrator privileges, you can enter admin mode. The commands
accessible from admin mode are shown in the following table:
fonts List available fonts.
help (?) Display help menu.
jobs nDisplay job queue. With n, display details on job n.
languages Display the emulation selection menu.
next nPrint job number nnext.
normal Enable error/status reporting.
order j1 j2 Print job number j1 before job number j2.
printsetup Print status page(s).
priority j p Change job j’s printing priority to priority number p.
quit Quit the console session.
silent Disable error/status reporting.
time Display the current date and time.
who Display a list of who is logged into the console server.
Administrator Commands
admin Enter console administrator mode, if you have administrative privileges.
cancel nCancel job in progress (or specific job n).
cd Change directory.
config Configure printer.
copy (cp) Copy file.
del (rm) Delete file.
exit Exit console administrator mode.
fonts List available fonts.
format Format hard disk.
help (?) Display the help menu.
jobs nDisplay job queue (or details of specific job n).
languages Display the emulation selection menu.
ls, dir List files.
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Print Job Status Information
When using the remote console commands, information displayed on the console may
contain any of the following terms.
next nPrint job number nnext.
normal Enable error/status reporting.
order j1 j2 Print job number j1 before job number j2.
printsetup Print status page(s).
priority j p Change job j’s printing priority to priority number p.
pwd Print working directory.
quit Quit the console session.
reboot Reboot the printer.
rename (mv) Rename file.
reset Reset the printer configuration to the factory default settings.
resetaccount Reset the accounting information.
settime Set the date and time.
silent Disable error/status reporting.
time Display the current date and time.
who Display a list of who is logged into the console server.
Cancelled The job has been cancelled.
Interface The interface through which the job is received.
Interpreting The job is compiling.
Job The job’s identification number.
Owner The owner of the job.
Page The number of logical pages (page images) printed (how many sides, such
as in duplex printing).
Printed The job is done; all pages are printed.
Printing The job is printing.
Prio The job’s printing priority. Jobs with bigger priority numbers print first. Jobs
with the same priority print in order of arrival.
Sheet The number of physical pages (sheets of paper) printed.
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System Information Commands
The system commands allow you to perform system tasks, such as access help, access font
information, print a status page, display the time, display the available emulations, check
the console sessions, and display active print jobs.
Accessing Help
Spooled The printer has received all data for the job.
Spooling The printer is receiving data for the job.
Status The current status of the job.
Terminating The job is about to finish.
Title The title of the file.
Command help (?)
Purpose Display the commands accessible in a given console mode. To access a spe-
cific mode’s help, you must first be in that mode, and then enter the help com-
mand at the magicolor 6100 −> prompt.
Mode user, admin, offline
Notes If you have administrator privileges, you can enter the admin mode and display
help that lists the following commands, plus others which pertain only to the
admin mode.
See “Console Mode” on page 8, for information on how to access the admin
mode.
Example magicolor 6100−>help↵
jobs n - Display job queue. With n, display details on job n
fonts - List available fonts
cancel n - Cancel job in progress (or specific)
printsetup - Print status page(s)
offline - Take printer off line
online - Bring printer on line
admin - Enter console administrative mode
help (?) - Help menu
time - Display the current date and time
languages - Display the emulation selection menu
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Accessing Font Information
##FONTS##
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Font: Courier; Standard; Selection Index 0
Font: Courier Italic; Standard; Selection Index 1
Font: Courier Bold; Standard; Selection Index 2
Font: Courier Bold Italic; Standard; Selection Index 3
Font: Albertus Medium; Standard; Selection Index 4
who - Who is logged in on the console server
quit - Quit console session
normal - Enable error/status reporting
silent - Disable error/status reporting
priority j p - Change j's printing priority to p
order j1 j2 - Print j1 before j2
next n - Print job n next
Command fonts (f)
Purpose Display a menu that allows you to view the fonts available from an emulation
currently installed in the printer.
Mode user, admin, offline
Notes If optional emulations and fonts are installed, they appear also. The value listed
in [ ] is the default value and can be entered by pressing the Enter key ↵. If you
enter the number that corresponds to the desired emulation, the list of available
fonts for that emulation appears with the available font sizes.
Example magicolor 6100−>fonts↵
List fonts for:
1. postscript
2. pdf
3.pclxl
4.pc15e
5. hpgl
0. Exit menu
Chose one [0]: 4↵
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Font: Albertus Extra Bold; Standard; Selection Index 5
Font: Antique Olive; Standard; Selection Index 6
Font: Antique Olive Italic; Standard; Selection Index 7
Font: Antique Olive Bold; Standard; Selection Index 8
Font: Arial; Standard; Selection Index 9
Font: Arial Italic; Standard; Selection Index 10
Font: Arial Bold; Standard; Selection Index 11
Font: Arial Bold Italic; Standard; Selection Index 12
Font: Clarendon Condensed Bold; Standard; Selection Index 13
Font: Coronet; Standard; Selection Index 14
Font: Garamond Antiqua; Standard; Selection Index 15
Font: Garamond Kursiv; Standard; Selection Index 16
Font: Garamond Halbfett; Standard; Selection Index 17
Press Enter to continue
Printing Status Page
Displaying the Time
Command printsetup (s)
Purpose Print a status page to the printer. Status page information varies depending on
the printer.
Mode user, offline, admin
Notes The status page lists printer information. See your printer user’s guide for more
information on the status page.
Example magicolor 6100−>printsetup↵
Status page(s) queued to print
magicolor 6100−>Idle
magicolor 6100−>Input Idle Printing
Command time (t)
Purpose Display the current time on the printer system clock.
Mode user, offline, admin
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