QMS 1060 User manual

QMS
®
1060
Print System
Reference
1800338-001B

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Systems Incorporated for a page description language and may be registered in certain
jurisdictions. Throughout this manual, “PostScript Level 2” is used to refer to a set of
capabilities defined by Adobe Systems for its PostScript Level 2 page description
language. These capabilities, among others, are implemented in this product through a
QMS-developed emulation that is compatible with Adobe's PostScript Level 2 language.
Adobe, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe PageMaker/Adobe System Incorporated. Intellifont/
Agfa Division, Miles, Inc. Apple, AppleShare, AppleTalk, ImageWriter, LaserPrep,
LaserWriter, Macintosh, EtherTalk, LocalTalk, and TrueType/Apple Computer, Inc.
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Token-Ring/International Business Machines Corporation. ITC Avant Garde Gothic, ITC
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Intel/Intel Corporation. Aldus FreeHand/Macromedia, Microsoft, MS-DOS, and
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Sun Microsystems, Inc. TypeBank/TypeBank, Ltd. UNIX/UNIX Systems Laboratories,
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Ltd. The ENERGY STAR logo/United States Environmental Protection Agency. The
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service.
Proprietary Statement
The digitally encoded software included with your QMS 1060 Print System is
Copyrighted © 1995 by QMS, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This software may not be
reproduced, modified, displayed, transferred, or copied in any form or in any manner or
on any media, in whole or in part, without the express written permission of QMS, Inc.
Copyright Notice
This manual is Copyrighted © 1995 by QMS, Inc., One Magnum Pass, Mobile, AL
36618. All Rights Reserved. This manual may not be copied in whole or in part, nor
transferred to any other media or language, without the express written permission of
QMS, Inc.

Contents
1 Introduction
Introduction ..................................................................................1-2
About This Manual .......................................................................1-2
Typographic Conventions 1-4
2 Print Media
Introduction ..................................................................................2-2
Media Sizes and Imageable Areas ..............................................2-2

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Media Types and Weights ........................................................... 2-4
Paper Type 2-4
Paper Weight 2-4
Envelope Type 2-4
Transparency Type 2-5
Transparency Weight 2-5
Label Type 2-5
Label Weight 2-5
Storing Media ............................................................................... 2-6
3 Professional Printing
Introduction .................................................................................. 3-2
About Typefaces and Fonts ....................................................... 3-2
Typeface Classification 3-3
Typography Terms 3-4
Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets .......................... 3-7
Resident PostScript Fonts 3-7
Resident HP PCL Fonts 3-9
Resident HP-GL Symbol Sets 3-10
Downloadable Fonts ................................................................. 3-10
Optional Fonts ........................................................................... 3-10
4 Printer Configuration
Introduction .................................................................................. 4-2
Methods of Configuration ........................................................... 4-2
Using an Application 4-2
Using PS Executive Series Utilities 4-3
Using Printer Commands 4-3
Using the Control Panel 4-4
Using Remote Console 4-4

Contents iii
Configuration Menu .....................................................................4-4
Accessing the Configuration Menu 4-5
Selecting Configuration Menu Options 4-6
Changing Character Information 4-8
Saving Configuration Changes 4-11
Canceling Configuration Changes 4-13
Setting the Message Window Language 4-14
Restoring the Factory Default Configuration 4-14
Rebooting the System 4-14
Configuration Menu Options .....................................................4-15
Collation ......................................................................................4-16
Enabling/Disabling Collation 4-16
Working with Chunk Collation 4-17
Chunk Collation 4-17
Collating PCL 5 Files 4-18
Copies .........................................................................................4-19
Flash Memory .............................................................................4-19
Updating System Software ........................................................4-20
Choosing the Appropriate System Software Files for Downloading 4-20
Installing the System Software 4-21
Downloading System Software to a Functional Printer—SYSTEMDL.PS
4-23
Downloading System Software to a Functional Printer—SYSTEM.DL 4-
25
Downloading System Software to a Non-Functional Printer 4-30
Emulations ..................................................................................4-35
Setting ESP Default Parameters 4-35
Setting HP-GL Parameters 4-35
Setting HP PCL5 Parameters 4-39
Setting Line Printer Parameters 4-46
Setting PostScript Parameters 4-49
Hard Disks ..................................................................................4-52
Formatting a Hard Disk 4-52
Installing an Optional Font 4-53
Removing an Optional Font 4-53

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Interfaces .................................................................................... 4-53
Setting LocalTalk Interface Parameters 4-53
Setting Parallel Interface Parameters 4-56
Setting Serial Interface Parameters 4-61
Setting Optional Interface Parameters 4-68
Media Input ................................................................................. 4-68
Selecting a Media Input Source 4-68
Chaining Media Input Sources 4-68
Naming Media Input Sources 4-69
Media Orientation ...................................................................... 4-70
Media Output .............................................................................. 4-71
Naming the Media Outputbin 4-71
Media Size .................................................................................. 4-72
Identifying the Media Size 4-72
Identifying a Default Media Size 4-73
Memory ....................................................................................... 4-73
Disk Cache 4-74
Display 4-75
Emulation 4-75
Emulation (Temporary) 4-76
Enable Disk Swap 4-76
Frame Buffer 4-77
PostScript Fonts 4-78
PostScript Heap 4-79
Printer Memory 4-79
Spooling 4-79
Optional Features ...................................................................... 4-80
Passwords .................................................................................. 4-81
Selecting Passwords 4-81
Enabling Passwords 4-82
Using Passwords 4-82
Printer Engine Features ............................................................ 4-83
Adjusting the Image Alignment 4-83
Setting Print Density 4-84
Specifying Page Recovery Action 4-84
Setting Default Resolution 4-85
Setting Toner Options 4-85
Setting Energy Conservation 4-86

Contents v
Printer Start-Up Options ............................................................4-87
Enabling/Disabling the Start-up Page 4-87
Enabling/Disabling the SYS\START File 4-88
Loading the PostScript Error Handler 4-88
Special Pages .............................................................................4-88
Using the Calibration Page 4-89
Working with Status Pages 4-89
Working with Header Pages 4-91
Working with Trailer Pages 4-92
Timeouts .....................................................................................4-93
Setting an Emulation Timeout 4-93
Setting an ESP Timeout 4-94
Setting a PostScript Emulation Timeout 4-94
Setting a Print Job Timeout 4-94
Setting a Manual Feed Timeout 4-95
5 Additional Technical
Information
Introduction ..................................................................................5-2
Communication Modes ................................................................5-2
About Gamma Correction ...........................................................5-3
Terms 5-3
Gamma Correction Concept 5-6
A Special Note for QuarkXPress Users 5-7
Memory .........................................................................................5-8
QMS Memory Management 5-9
Memory Terms 5-9
Evaluation of Your Printing Environment 5-12
Memory Clients 5-14
End Job Mode .............................................................................5-22
Common Reasons to Use End Job Mode 5-23
Using the EOD Commands 5-24
Setting the End Job Mode for the Serial and Parallel Protocols 5-24
Setting the End Job Mode via the Control Panel 5-25
Adding an EOD Command to Your File 5-27
Creating a Network Job Separator 5-29

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Parallel Interface Modes ........................................................... 5-29
Byte Mode 5-30
Compatibility Mode 5-30
ECP (Enhanced Compatibility Port) Mode 5-30
EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) 5-31
Nibble Mode 5-31
PS Protocol Option .................................................................... 5-31
Options 5-33
Advantages 5-34
Implementation 5-34
HP-GL Color Encoding .............................................................. 5-35
6 Printer Options
Introduction .................................................................................. 6-2
Additional Media Cassettes ........................................................ 6-2
About the Optional Feeder ......................................................... 6-3
Unpacking the Optional Feeder 6-4
Installing the Optional Feeder 6-4
Loading the Optional Media Cassette 6-7
Loading the Optional Envelope Cassette 6-7
Removing the Controller Board ................................................. 6-9
Procedure 6-10
Reinstalling the Controller Board ............................................ 6-11
Procedure 6-12
Optional Fonts ........................................................................... 6-14
Font Card .................................................................................... 6-14
Using Font Cards 6-15
Removing Font Card 6-16

Contents vii
Intellifont PROMs .......................................................................6-17
What's in the Intellifont Kit 6-17
The Installation Procedure 6-17
Installing the Intellifont PROMs 6-17
Install the Intellifont PROMs 6-19
Replace the Controller Board 6-20
Increasing the Disk Cache Size 6-20
Verifying the Installation 6-21
Font List 6-22
Accessing the Fonts 6-24
Kanji Option Kit ..........................................................................6-24
Installing IDE-SCSI Board and IDE Hard Disk 6-25
Configuring the Printer for Kanji 6-25
Accessing the Kanji Fonts 6-25
Security Cards ............................................................................6-26
Using Security Cards 6-26
Downloading an Emulation .......................................................6-30
Single In-Line Memory Modules ...............................................6-32
Installing a SIMM 6-32
Removing a SIMM 6-35
Optional Network Interfaces .....................................................6-38
Optional Network Interface Assembly Kit 6-39
Installing an Optional Network Interface 6-39
Using an Optional Network Interface 6-41
Storage Options .........................................................................6-41
IDE-SCSI Board 6-41
Internal IDE Hard Disk 6-50
External SCSI Hard Disks 6-54
Identifying Hard Disks 6-54
Turning on an External Hard Disk 6-56
Configuring Hard Disks 6-56
Using the Disk Operations Menu 6-57
Formatting a Hard Disk 6-58
Installing an Optional Font 6-59
Removing an Optional Font 6-61

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A QMS Customer Support
Sources of Support .....................................................................A-2
Your QMS Vendor A-2
Your Application Vendor A-2
Q-FAX A-2
The QMS Corporate Bulletin Board System A-3
CompuServe A-3
Internet A-3
QMS Customer Response Center (CRC) A-4
QMS National Service A-5
QMS World-wide Offices .............................................................A-6
B Technical Specifications
Print Engine Specifications ........................................................B-2
Physical Characteristics .............................................................B-3
Controller Specifications ............................................................B-4
Electrical Requirements ..............................................................B-5
Environmental Requirements .....................................................B-5
Print Media ...................................................................................B-6
Print Media Sizes B-7
Print Media Selection B-8
Printer Options ............................................................................B-9
Consumable Supplies ...............................................................B-10
Cable Pinouts .............................................................................B-11
Centronics/IEEE1284 Parallel B-11
Notes to the Table B-12
Serial B-12
LocalTalk B-14
Macintosh to Serial B-14
Ethernet (Optional Interface) B-15

Contents ix
Warranty Considerations ......................................................... B-16
Consumables and Your Warranty B-16
Electrostatic Discharge and Your Warranty B-16
C Document Option
Commands
Introduction ................................................................................. C-2
Supported DOCs ......................................................................... C-2
Header/Trailer Page Commands C-2
HP-GL Emulation Commands C-3
HP PCL 5 Emulation Commands C-3
Lineprinter Emulation Commands C-4
PostScript Emulation Commands C-4
Printer Commands C-4
PCL 5 Emulation Terminology ................................................... C-5
Resource C-5
Object C-5
Fonts C-7
Font Index Numbers C-7
Updated PCL 5 DOCs .................................................................. C-8
D Notices
Manual Notice .............................................................................. D-2
Laser Safety ................................................................................. D-2
FCC Compliance ......................................................................... D-2
Energy Star Compliance Canadian Users Statement .............. D-4
Colophon .....................................................................................D-4

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E Configuration
Menu
Introduction ..................................................................................E-2
Menu Chart Conventions E-2
Configuration Menu .....................................................................E-3
Administration/Emulations Menu E-4
Administration/Communications Menu E-5
Glossary
Index
v

1
Introduction
In This Chapter . . .
n About this manual
n Typographic conventions

Introduction
QMS 1060 Print System Reference 1-2
Introduction
This manual provides information you may need only once in a while.
Use it in conjunction with your other QMS 1060 Print System docu-
mentation.
Here’s a brief overview of what’s included in this manual.
About This Manual
The information in this manual is divided into the following sections:
1
Introduction Provides an overview of the manual.
2
Print Media Lists print media sizes, margins, and
imageable areas and provides media
storage information.
3
Professional
Printing
Discusses typographic terms, displays
the printer’s typefaces, and provides
some page design tips.
4
Printer
Configuration
Explains the methods of configuring the
printer, demonstrates how to use the
printer control panel, and provides a
complete discussion of the
configuration menu options including
downloading system software to flash
memory.
5
Additional
Technical
Information
Discusses memory terms and
configuration, end job mode, gamma
correction, ESP modes, parallel
interface modes, PS Protocol, and HP-
GL color encoding.

About This
Manual
1-3
Introduction
6
Printer Options Describes how to install and use
additional media input sources and a
paper feeder; optional fonts; security
cards; memory upgrades (SIMMs);
network and LocalTalk interfaces; and
SCSI or IDE internal hard disks. It also
describes how to download an optional
emulation.
A
QMS Customer
Support
Provides world-wide product sales and
support telephone numbers and
describes how to communicate with
QMS through the QMS Bulletin Board,
CompuServe, the Internet, and Q-FAX.
B
Technical
Specifications
Provides technical specifications for
the printer, shows cable pinouts, and
lists available supplies and replacement
parts.
C
Document Option
Commands
Lists printer-supported Document
Option Commands (DOCs) and
updated PCL 5 terminology and DOCs.
D
Notices Lists printer-supported Document
Option Commands (DOCs).
E
Configuration Menu Provides a menu chart that shows the
structural layout of the configuration
menu options.
Glossary Defines commonly used terms.

About This
Manual
QMS 1060 Print System Reference 1-4
Typographic Conventions
The following typographic conventions are used throughout this
manual:
» Note:
Notes contain tips, extra information, or important information
that deserves emphasis or reiteration.
▲Caution: Cautions present information that you need to know to
avoid equipment damage, process failure, or extreme annoyance.
M WARNING! Warnings indicate the possibility of personal injury if a
specific procedure is not performed exactly as described in the
manual.
ACHTUNG! Bitte halten Sie sich exakt an die im Handbuch
beschriebene Vorgehensweise, da sonst Verletzungsgefahr
bestehen könnte.
Mixed-Case
Courier Text you type, and messages and information displayed on the screen
Mixed-Case
Italic Courier
Variable text you type; replace the italicized word(s)
with information specific to your printer or computer
UPPERCASE
COURIER Information displayed in the printer message window
lowercase bold PostScript operators and DOS commands
lowercase italic Variable information in text
UPPERCASE File and utility names
↵Press the Enter key (PC) or Return key (Macintosh)
^ Press and hold down the Ctrl key (PC)

2
Print Media
In This Chapter . . .
n Media sizes, imageable areas, and margins
n Media storage

Introduction
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Introduction
This chapter lists the media sizes and imageable areas supported by
the QMS 1060 Print System, and then provides information on select-
ing and storing media.
Media Sizes and Imageable
Areas
Your printer supports paper, envelopes, transparencies, and labels in
a number of sizes. Each size has a certain imageable area, the maxi-
mum area a printer can access, which is limited by the physical media
size, the margins required by the printer, and the amount of memory
available for the full-page frame buffer.
» Note:
The media size must match the cassette size. Since the
cassette sends a size signal to the printer controller, using the wrong
size media will cause your image to be positioned incorrectly on the
page or clipped. You may purchase additional cassettes from your
QMS vendor.

Media Sizes and
Imageable
Areas
2-3
Print Media
The following table lists the size, imageable area, feed edge (the
edge of the media drawn in the printer), and input source (tray or cas-
sette from which media is accepted) for all supported media.
Working Within the Imageable Area
The imageable areas for print media on your QMS 1060 Print System
are not centered vertically on their respective pages and may vary
" (1.6 mm). You can align the image in several different ways:
n Adjust the margins or page size through your application
n Use the printer's control panel (Administration/Engine/Image
Alignment menu)
n Use the PS Executive Series Utilities
Media Media Size Imageable Area Feed
Edge *Input Source
Inches Millimeters Inches Millimeters
A4 8.2x11.7 208x297 7.94x11.34 201.68x288.04 Short M S O
B5 ISO 6.93x9.85 176x250 6.59x9.5 167.39x241.30 Short M
Executive 7.25x10.5 184x267 6.94x10.17 176.28x258.32 Short M
Legal 8.5x14.0 216x356 8.19x13.66 208.03x346.96 Short M S O
Letter 8.5x11.0 216x279 8.16x10.69 207.26x271.53 Short M S O
Com 9 3.88x8.88 99x226 3.38x 8.56 85.85x217.42 Short M S O
Com 10 4.13x9.50 105x241 3.81x9.19 96.77x233.43 Short M S O
DL 4.33x8.67 110x220 3.17x7.50 80.52x190.50 Short M S O
Monarch 3.88x7.50 99x191 2.69x6.32 68.33x160.53 Short M S O
C5 6.38x9.01 162x229 5.19x7.82 131.83x198.63 Short M S O
Envelope 3.6 to 6.65
5.86 to 9.43 91 to 169 x 149 to 240 2.4 to 5.7 4.66 to 8.64 60.96 to 144.78 118.36 to 219.46 Short M S O
Postcard 4.13x5.83 105x149 3.83x5.50 97.28x139.70 Short M
*Input Source Key: M = Multipurpose Tray; S = Standard Feeder; O = Optional Feeder
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Media Types
and Weights
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n Use the PostScript translate and scale operators to reduce
image size and change its placement on the page.
Setting Page Margins
Margins are set through your application. Some applications allow
you to set custom page sizes and margins while others allow only
standard page sizes and margins. If you choose a standard format,
you may lose part of your image due to imageable area constraints. If
you can custom-size your page, use exactly those sizes given for the
imageable area.
Media Types and Weights
Paper Type
The printer supports plain paper, recycled paper, letterhead/memo,
thick paper, and postcard. Use only paper recommended for laser
printers, such as Hammermill Laser Print.
» Note:
We do not recommend printing on perforated or 3-hole
punched paper.
Paper Weight
The printer supports plain paper, 16-24 lb (64-90 g/m2), in cassettes
and thick paper, 24-42 lb (90-157 g/m2), in the manual feed tray.
Envelope Type
The printer supports the following envelopes: Commercial 9, Com-
mercial 10, Monarch, International DL, International C5, and custom
envelopes in the multipurpose tray or in an optional envelope cas-
sette.