QMS 1725E Service manual

QMS 1725E
Print System
Reference
®
1800387-001B

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Crown, the Crown seal, and PS Executive Series are trademarks of QMS, Inc.
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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 Systems Incorporated. 3Com,
3+Open/3Com Corporation. Aldus, Aldus PageMaker, Aldus FreeHand/Aldus
Corporation. Apple, AppleTalk, EtherTalk, LaserWriter, LocalTalk, Macintosh, TrueType/
Apple Computer, Inc. VINES/Banyan. CompuServe /H & R Block. DEC, DECnet, VMS/
Digital Equipment Corporation. PhoneNET/Farallon Computing, Inc. Hewlett-Packard,
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DOS/Microsoft Corporation. Novell and NetWare/Novell, Inc. QuarkXPress/Quark, Inc.
TOPS/Sun Microsystems, Inc. UNIX/UNIX Systems Laboratories.
Proprietary Statement
The digitally encoded software included with your QMS 1725E 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.

ContentsContents
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
Setting Page Margins 2-3
Media Types and Weights ...........................................................2-3
Envelopes 2-4
Labels 2-4
Paper 2-4

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Transparencies 2-5
Media Storage .............................................................................. 2-5
3 Professional Printing
Introduction .................................................................................. 3-2
About Typefaces and Fonts ....................................................... 3-2
More Typography Terms ............................................................. 3-3
Typeface Classification ............................................................... 3-6
Resident Fonts ............................................................................. 3-7
Resident PostScript Fonts 3-7
Resident HP PCL Fonts 3-9
Resident HP-GL Symbol Sets 3-9
Optional Fonts ........................................................................... 3-10
PostScript Typeface Sampler ................................................... 3-11
Page Design ............................................................................... 3-13
References ................................................................................. 3-13
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 4-3
Using a Remote Console 4-4
Configuration Menu ..................................................................... 4-4
Accessing the Configuration Menu 4-5
Selecting Configuration Menu Options 4-6
Changing Character Information 4-7
Saving Configuration Changes 4-10

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Canceling Configuration Changes 4-10
Setting the Message Window Language 4-11
Restoring the Factory Default Configuration 4-12
Operator Control Menu ..............................................................4-12
Copies 4-12
Collation 4-13
Orientation 4-13
Inputbin 4-13
Outputbin 4-14
Chain Inputbins 4-14
Manual Feed Size 4-14
Def. Duplex 4-15
Tumble Duplex 4-15
Administration Menu .................................................................4-15
Communications ........................................................................4-16
Setting Timeouts 4-16
Setting Serial Interface Parameters 4-17
Setting Parallel Interface Parameters 4-23
Emulation 4-24
Setting Network 2 Options 4-27
Emulations ..................................................................................4-28
Setting an ESP Default Emulation 4-28
Setting PostScript Parameters 4-29
Setting HP PCL5 Parameters 4-29
Setting HP-GL Parameters 4-36
Setting Lineprinter Parameters 4-39
Special Pages .............................................................................4-43
Working with Status Pages 4-43
Working with Trailer Pages 4-45
Enabling/Disabling Trailer Pages 4-45
Printer Start-Up Options ............................................................4-46
Enabling/Disabling the Start-Up Page 4-46
Enabling/Disabling the SYS\START File 4-46
Loading the PostScript Error Handler 4-47
Memory .......................................................................................4-47
Configuring Spooling 4-47
PostScript Heap 4-48
PostScript Fonts 4-48

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Emulation 4-49
Emulation (Temporary) 4-49
Display List 4-50
Disk Cache 4-50
Frame Buffer 4-51
Printer Memory 4-52
Enable Disk Swap 4-53
Printer Engine Features ............................................................ 4-54
Adjusting the Image Alignment 4-54
Setting Default Paper 4-55
Setting Inputbin x Name 4-55
Setting Outputbin x Name 4-56
Setting Default Resolution 4-56
Setting Gamma Correction 4-56
Enabling/Disabling the Warning Buzzer 4-57
Specifying Page Recovery Action 4-57
Setting Toner Out Action 4-57
Setting Energy Conservation 4-57
Setting Manual Feed Timeout 4-58
Setting the Letterhead Option 4-58
Miscellaneous ............................................................................ 4-59
Restoring the Factory Default Configuration 4-59
Reboot System 4-59
New Flash Image 4-59
Setting the Message Window Language 4-60
Hard Disks .................................................................................. 4-60
Installing an Optional Font 4-61
Removing an Optional Font 4-61
Formatting a Hard Disk 4-61
Collation 4-61
Spool Overflow 4-61
Installation .................................................................................. 4-62
Operator Password 4-62
Use Operator Password 4-62
Admin Password 4-62
Use Admin Password 4-63
Using Passwords 4-63
Configuring Optional Features ................................................. 4-63

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5 Additional Technical
Information
Introduction ..................................................................................5-2
The Emulation Sensing Processor (ESP) ..................................5-2
Simultaneous Interface Operations (SIO) ..................................5-3
Communication Modes ................................................................5-3
About Gamma Correction ...........................................................5-3
Terms 5-4
Gamma Correction Concept 5-5
Memory .........................................................................................5-7
QMS Memory Management 5-7
Memory Terms 5-8
Evaluation of Your Printing Environment 5-10
Memory Clients 5-12
Hard Disk Management 5-18
End Job Mode .............................................................................5-19
Common Reasons to Use End Job Mode 5-19
Using the EOD Commands 5-20
Setting the End Job Mode for the Serial and Parallel Protocols 5-21
Setting the End Job Mode via the Control Panel 5-22
Adding an EOD Command to Your File 5-23
Creating a Network Job Separator 5-24
Parallel Interface Modes ............................................................5-25
Byte Mode 5-25
Compatibility Mode 5-26
ECP (Enhanced Compatibility Port) Mode 5-26
EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) Mode 5-26
Nibble Mode 5-26
PS Protocol Option ....................................................................5-26
Options 5-28
Advantages 5-29
Implementation 5-29
HP-GL Color Encoding ..............................................................5-29

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6 Printer Options
Introduction .................................................................................. 6-2
Additional Paper Cassettes ........................................................ 6-3
The Envelope Feeder .................................................................. 6-3
Selecting Envelopes 6-3
Installing the Envelope Feeder 6-3
Duplexer Assembly ..................................................................... 6-7
Installing the Duplexer Assembly 6-7
Font and Emulation Cards ........................................................ 6-11
Security Card ............................................................................. 6-13
Removing and Re-installing the Tray Assembly .................... 6-15
Removing the Tray Assembly 6-15
Re-installing the Tray Assembly 6-19
Memory Modules (SIMMs) ........................................................ 6-20
Installing a SIMM 6-20
Removing a SIMM 6-23
Intellifont SIMM .......................................................................... 6-23
Installing the Intellifont SIMM 6-24
Increasing the Disk Cache Size 6-26
Verifying the Installation 6-26
Font List 6-26
Accessing the Fonts 6-28
Installing Optional Interfaces ................................................... 6-29
Installing an Optional Interface Card and Daughterboard 6-29
Using a Network Interface ........................................................ 6-34
Using a LocalTalk Interface ...................................................... 6-34
Hardware 6-35
Software 6-36
Testing Macintosh Communication 6-40
Internal Hard Disk ...................................................................... 6-43
External Hard Disk Drive 6-46

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Storage Options .........................................................................6-48
The Disk Operations Menu 6-48
Formatting a Hard Disk 6-48
Fonts on the Hard Disk ..............................................................6-50
Installing an Optional Font 6-50
Removing an Optional Font 6-51
Downloading an Emulation 6-52
Emulations on the Hard Disk ....................................................6-53
Installing an Optional Emulation 6-54
Removing a Printer Emulation 6-54
Kanji Fonts ..................................................................................6-55
Hardware Requirements 6-56
Installing the Kanji Disk 6-56
Configuring the Printer 6-59
Updating System Software ........................................................6-62
Requirements 6-62
Procedure—Macintosh Users 6-63
Procedure—PC Users—Parallel and Serial 6-65
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 Technical Assurance (CTA) A-4
QMS National Service A-5
QMS World-wide Offices ............................................................ A-6
B Technical Specifications
Print Engine Specifications ........................................................ B-2

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Controller Specifications ............................................................B-3
Electrical Requirements ..............................................................B-4
Environmental Requirements .....................................................B-4
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-6
Consumable Supplies .................................................................B-7
Cable Pinouts ...............................................................................B-7
Centronics/IEEE 1284 Parallel B-7
Serial B-9
IBM PC/XT, PC/AT, and Compatible Computers B-10
Ethernet B-11
LocalTalk (Optional Interface) B-12
Macintosh to Serial B-12
Warranty Considerations ..........................................................B-13
Consumables and Your Warranty B-13
Electrostatic Discharge and Your Warranty B-13
C Document Option
Commands
Introduction ..................................................................................C-2
Supported DOCs ..........................................................................C-2
Header/Trailer Page Commands C-2
HP-GL Emulation Commands C-2
HP PCL 5 Emulation Commands C-3
Lineprinter Emulation Commands C-3
PostScript Emulation Commands C-4
Printer Commands C-4

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Updated DOCs ............................................................................. C-4
PCL 5 Emulation Terminology C-4
Updated PCL 5 DOCs C-7
CCITT Commands ..................................................................... C-20
Accessing CCITT Emulation C-20
Command Syntax C-20
ImageSize C-21
ImagePosition C-21
Rotation C-22
LineEnd C-22
BlockEnd C-23
EBAMode C-23
BitReverse C-23
InvertImage C-24
Compression C-24
DPI C-24
ImageData C-25
PageEnd C-25
JobEnd C-26
D Notices
Manual Notice .............................................................................. D-2
Laser Safety ................................................................................. D-2
FCC Compliance ......................................................................... D-2
International Notices ................................................................... D-4
Canadian Users D-4
Vfg 1046/1984 Conformity Statement D-4
Bescheinigung des Herstellers/Importeurs D-4
Declaration of Manufacturer/Importer D-4
Electronics Emissions D-5
Colophon ..................................................................................... D-5
E Configuration Menu
Configuration Menu..................................................................... E-2

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

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Introduction
This manual provides detailed instructions and technical information
for your QMS 1725E Print System. Use this guide in conjunction with
your other printer documentation.
This chapter gives you a brief overview of this manual.
About This Manual
The information in this manual is divided into the following sections:
n Chapter 1—Introduction
Provides an overview of the manual.
n Chapter 2—Print Media
Lists print media sizes, margins, and imageable areas and pro-
vides media storage information.
n Chapter 3—Professional Printing
Discusses typefaces and fonts, typographic terms, displays the
printer’s typefaces, and provides some page design tips.
n Chapter 4—Printer Configuration
Explains the methods of configuring the printer, demonstrates
how to use printer control panel, and provides a detailed discus-
sion of the configuration menu.
n Chapter 5—Additional Technical Information
Defines ESP and SIO, communication modes, gamma correction
and memory. Discusses end job mode, IEEE 1284 bidirectional
parallel interface modes, PS Protocol and HP-GL color encoding.

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Manual
1-3
Introduction
n Chapter 6—Printer Options
Describes how to install and use the envelope feeder; font, emu-
lation, and security cards; the duplexer assembly; memory
upgrades (SIMMs); an Intellifont SIMM; LocalTalk and network
interfaces; internal and external hard disks, an external Kanji font
disk, and system software updates.
n Appendix A—QMS Customer Support
Provides world-wide product sales and support telephone num-
bers and describes how to communicate with QMS through the
QMS Bulletin Board, CompuServe, the Internet, and Q-FAX.
n Appendix B—Technical Specifications
Provides technical specifications for the printer and lists available
supplies and replacement parts.
n Appendix C—Document Option Commands
Lists printer-supported Document Option Commands (DOCs)
and provides updated PCL5 DOCs.
n Appendix D—Notices
Lists manual and legal notices.
n Appendix E—Configuration Menu
Provides a view of the printer’s configuration menu.
n Glossary
Defines commonly used terms.

About This
Manual
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Typographic Conventions
The following typographic conventions are used throughout this man-
ual:
» Note: Notes contain tips, extra information, or important information that
deserves emphasis or reiteration.
O 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.
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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 and PostScript variables
UPPERCASE File and utility names
↵Press the Enter key (PC) or Return key (Macintosh)
^ Press and hold down the Ctrl key (PC)

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

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Introduction
This chapter lists the media sizes and imageable areas supported by
the QMS 1725E Print System, and then provides information on
selecting and storing media.
Media Sizes and Imageable
Areas
Your printer supports media of different sizes. Each media size has a
certain imageable area, the maximum area on which the printer can
print. This area is subject to both hardware limits (the physical media
size and the margins required by the printer) and software constraints
(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.
The following table lists the size, imageable area, and feed edge (the
edge of the media drawn into the printer first) of all supported media:
Media Media Size Imageable Area
Inches Millimeters Inches Millimeters
A4 8.27x11.69 210.06x296.93 7.92x11.38 201.38x289.22
Executive 7.25x10.50 184.15x266.70 6.94x10.16 176.44x258.06
Legal
Letter 8.50x14.00
8.50x11.00 215.90x355.60 215.90x279.40 8.18x13.66 8.16x10.69 207.94x346.96 207.26x271.61

Media Types
and Weights
2-3
Print Media
Working Within the Imageable Area
The imageable areas for print media on your QMS 1725E Print Sys-
tem are not centered vertically on their respective pages and may
vary 1/16" (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.
n Use the PostScript translate and scale operators to reduce
image size and change its placement on the page. The
QMS
Crown Technical Reference Manual contains information on
PostScript operators.
Setting Page Margins
Margins are set through your application. Some applications allow
you to set custom page sizes and margins while others have only
standard page sizes and margins from which to choose. 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
Your printer will print on labels, paper, envelopes, and transparencies
in a number of sizes. The following information provides media types
and weights that your printer supports.

Media Types
and Weights
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Envelopes
Type
Envelopes can be fed through the upper cassette’s manual feed slot
or using the optional power envelope feeder. Use envelopes with
emulsion-based glue to avoid sealing the flaps as envelopes pass
through the hot fuser assembly.
Weight
Both Monarch 24lb (90 g/m2) and COM 10 24lb (90 g/m2) envelopes
are recommended for this printer.
Labels
Type
Use only labels recommended for laser printers, such as Avery 5260.
Adhesive label stock has pressure-sensitive (peel-and-stick)
adhesive backing.
Weight
The printer supports 17-34 lb (64-128 g/m2) labels when using man-
ual feed.
Paper
Type
Use only paper recommended for laser printers, such as Hammermill
Laser Print. Thicker paper, such as Xerox 4024 (28 lb [105 g/m2]), is
also acceptable when using manual feed.
» Note: We recommend that you do not print on perforated or 3-hole punched
paper.