Introduction; Methods Of Configuration; Using An Application - QMS 1725E Reference

Introduction

This chapter begins by listing and describing the different ways you
can configure your printer to meet your special printing needs.
The next section describes how to use the printer control panel to
access the configuration menu and how to make configuration
changes.
The rest of the chapter provides basic printer configuration informa-
tion about some of the configuration menu options. The QMS Crown-
Net Interface System Administrator's Guide (shipped with your
printer) contains the CrownNet submenu configuration information for
the Ethernet interface. In both guides, menu features are grouped
according to task. Each feature is introduced, then a table describes
the feature's location in the configuration menu, the available choices
for that feature, and the factory default (the value set at the factory).

Methods of Configuration

You have four ways to configure your printer to meet your printing
needs:
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Through an application
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Through PS Executive Series Utilities
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Through printer commands
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Through the printer control panel
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Through a remote console (for network users)

Using an Application

Using your application is the best way to control your printer since
most printing is done on a per-job basis. This helps prevent confusion
in network environments and saves you from making changes at the
printer control panel. Your application documentation explains how to
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