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  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    TrueType/Apple Computer, Inc. Windows/Microsoft Corporation. Xerox/Xerox Corporation. Hammermill/Hammermill. Avery/Avery. The digitally encoded software included with your QMS 2060 WX Print System is Copyrighted © 1996 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.
  • Page 3 Find a Good Location ... 3 Location Requirements 3 Power Requirements 4 PC Requirements 4 Unpack the Printer ... 5 Check the Shipment Contents ... 6 Shipment Contents 6 Install the Toner Cartridge ... 7 Load the Media Cassette ... 10...
  • Page 4 Load the Paper 11 Connect the Printer to Your PC and Plug It In ... 15 Parallel Connection 15 Install a Printer Driver ... 16 Windows 95 (Parallel Connections) 16 Ethernet Connection 16 Windows 95 (Ethernet Connections) 17 Windows NT 3.51 18 Windows NT 4.0 20...
  • Page 5 The QMS 2060 WX Print System is a powerful but easy-to-use 20- page-per-minute laser printer that produces 600 dpi monochrome documents on an extensive range of media sizes in Windows 95, Windows NT 3.51, and Windows NT 4.0 environments. The documentation provides a window into the many capabilities of your printer.
  • Page 6 Text you type, and messages and information displayed on the screen Variable text you type; replace the italicized word(s) with information specific to your printer or computer Information displayed in the printer message window PostScript operators and DOS commands...
  • Page 7 On a hard, level surface capable of supporting the 53 lb (24 kg) printer. (By “level” we mean that the surface should be so flat—1° or less slant—that you can lay a round pencil down on it, and it doesn’t roll in any direction.) In an area with a temperature range of 50°...
  • Page 8 The recommended frequency is 50-60 Hz for a 100/120 V system and 50-60 Hz for a 200/240 V system. The frequency fluctuation is ±0.3%. The QMS 2060 WX Print System is compliant with US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star regulations. After a...
  • Page 9 Use the carrying grips on the bottom of the left and right sides of the printer. Lift the printer out of the shipping carton. WARNING! The printer weighs about 53 lbs (24 kg). Don’t lift it by yourself. ACHTUNG! Der Drucker wiegt ca 24 kg; bitte versuchen Sie niemals, das Gerät alleine anzuheben oder zu tragen.
  • Page 10 250-sheet universal media cassette Documentation - QMS 2060 WX Print System Read Me First - QMS 2060 WX Print System Setup Guide (this manual) - QMS 2060 WX Print System User’s Guide - QMS Network Print Monitor for Windows 95 Administrator’s Guide (on disk or CD-ROM with the software) - QMS Network Print Monitor for Windows NT Administrator’s...
  • Page 11 Make sure that all of these items are included in your shipment before setting up your printer. If any items are missing or damaged, contact your shipping company or your QMS vendor. See appendix A, “QMS Customer Support,” for product sales and support information.
  • Page 12 Distribute the toner in the cartridge. Holding the cartridge with both hands, gently rock it from side-to-side five or six times to dis- tribute the toner. Remove the tape seal. Position the cartridge so the center handle faces away from you. Holding the cartridge in place with your left hand,...
  • Page 13 Place the cartridge on the rails inside the upper unit of the printer, and gently slide it straight down until it’s firmly seated. Close the printer’s top cover.
  • Page 14 The QMS 2060 WX Print System comes standard with a 250-sheet universal cassette. Loading media in the cassette involves the follow- ing steps: Prepare the paper Load the paper » Note: Ensure that the media size matches the cassette size (for...
  • Page 15 » Note: This cassette is known as a universal cassette because you can load any of the supported media sizes in it. In the printer driver it’s called the upper tray because it’s in the upper position if an optional feeder is installed. The cassette in the optional feeder is called the lower tray in the printer driver because it’s in the...
  • Page 16 Position the cassette. The cassette has a spring in the bottom that provides some resis- tance when print media is placed on it. Lay the cassette flat on a hard surface, and push down on the plate in the cassette until it locks.
  • Page 17 » must load the media for long-edge feed (LEF) and select Letter LEF or A4 LEF as the media size in the printer driver. See chapter 3, “Printing,” of your user’s guide for more information. Ensure that the media stack lies flat, does not exceed the top limit mark, and is positioned under the retaining clips.
  • Page 18 Adjust the media stop to fit the media size. The printer delivers your output, print-side down, to the output tray at the top of the printer. The media stop keeps the sheets positioned in the output tray...
  • Page 19 Note: Printer performance depends upon the type of PC to which you » connect it. We recommend a Pentium-class PC with at least 16 MB of RAM (if you’re using Windows 95) or 32 MB of RAM (if you’re using Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0).
  • Page 20 Plug the printer into a grounded, surge- protected, electrical outlet. Windows 95 and the parallel port on the QMS 2060 WX both support Plug and Play technology, which lets your PC and its attached devices work together automatically. After you’ve connected the printer to the PC and plugged it in, the correct printer driver is automatically selected for you when you perform the following procedure.
  • Page 21 A message window informs you New Hardware Found, and then you’re prompted to insert the printer driver disk. Insert the QMS 2060 WX printer drivers disk or CD-ROM (shipped with your printer) in the appropriate disk drive on your PC, and choose OK to continue.
  • Page 22 10 Choose OK again. 11 In the displayed list of printers, select the printer driver you want to install (QMS 2060 WX), and then choose Next. 12 Continue following the instructions in the Add Printer Wizard to complete the installation.
  • Page 23 10 In the Driver box, select the QMS 2060 WX Print System. 11 If you want to, in the Description box, type a description.
  • Page 24 Because Windows NT 4.0 doesn’t support Plug and Play technology, you must install the printer driver manually as follows. Insert the QMS 2060 WX printer drivers disk or CD-ROM (shipped with your printer) into the appropriate disk drive on your PC.
  • Page 25 Windows NT 4.0 station, always choose to replace the existing driver. Otherwise, when you’ve finished the installation, a second QMS 2060 WX icon, named “copy 2,” is displayed in the Printers window. When prompted, for a printer name, either accept the displayed name or type a new one, and then choose Next.
  • Page 26 » Note: When connected to a Windows 95 server, the QMS 2060 WX printer driver must be installed on the server and on every client PC. When connected to a Windows NT 4.0 server, the QMS 2060 WX printer driver is automatically downloaded to any requesting client PC that is running Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0.
  • Page 27 13 Remove the disk or CD-ROM from the PC, and store it in a safe place. » Note: If you connected your printer via the parallel port, you can skip this section. The QMS Network Print Monitor is used only with printers connected to an Ethernet network.
  • Page 28 Before you can use the QMS Network Print Monitor to transport print jobs to the printer and receive status information on them from the printer, you must add the QMS port associated with the printer to your system configuration.
  • Page 29 The Add QMS Port window appears. Type the logical name for the port in the Port Name text box. This is a descriptive identifier of the port (for example, QMS 2060 WX). Each port name must be unique. The maximum port name is up to 128 characters.
  • Page 30 Select Cancel to abort adding the port and to exit from the Add QMS Port dialog box. 10 Choose OK. 11 Choose Close in Printer Ports dialog box, then choose OK in Print Server Properties to close the Printers dialog box. A symbolic name that identifies a device. This name must exist in your Network Host Name file and must be unique.
  • Page 31 From the Start menu, choose Settings. Choose Printers. In the Printers window click the right mouse button on an existing printer to display the printer’s menu. In the Print Servers Properties dialog box choose the Proper- ties tab. From the Print Monitor Properties dialog box select Details, and then select the QMS port from the “Print to the following...
  • Page 32 Configure the Timers. The following timeouts are used by the QMS Network Print Moni- tor when transporting print jobs to the print device and reporting their print status to Print Manager: Status update interval Determines how often the QMS Network Print Monitor updates Print Manager with status information on the print device attached to the port.
  • Page 33 Configure the audible alert. This setting enables the QMS Network Print Monitor’s problem alert sound. Click the Audible Alert check box to have the monitor beep the system speaker when it encounters an error writing to the QMS port. Clear the check box to disable the problem alert sound.
  • Page 34 Insert the QMS Print Monitor for Windows NT disk or CD-ROM in the appropriate disk drive of your PC. From the Start menu choose Settings. From the Settings menu choose Printer. In the Printers window click the right mouse button to dis- play the Print Servers Properties dialog box.
  • Page 35 In the Print Servers Properties dialog box select the Ports tab. Type in the path where the MONITOR.INF file is located (for example, a:\i386). Press or choose OK and the Select Port Monitor dialog box displays. Press or double-click QMS port under Port Monitor. »...
  • Page 36 Before you can use the QMS Network Print Monitor to transport print jobs to the printer and receive status information on them from the printer, you must add the QMS port associated with the print device to your system configuration.
  • Page 37 Type the logical name for the port in the Port Name text box. This is a descriptive identifier of the port (for example, QMS 2060 WX). Each port name must be unique. The maximum port name is up to 128 characters. This name displays in the Print to: list box of the Printer Properties dialog box in Print Manager.
  • Page 38 Add QMS Port dialog box. 10 Choose OK. 11 Choose Close in Printer Ports dialog box, then choose OK in Print Server Properties to close the Printers dialog box. After a QMS port has been added, its settings must be configured.
  • Page 39 Send request timeout Sets the amount of time that the QMS Network Print Monitor waits for a print job to be sent before it returns control to the Microsoft Windows NT Print Spooler. Scroll through the list box and select a value between 1 and 600 minutes. The default is 60 minutes.
  • Page 40 QMS is committed to developing printers that offer you flexible, effi- cient solutions, so we’re interested in knowing how you plan to use your printer. Please register now in one of the following ways: Internet—To register on the Internet, visit the QMS home page at http://www.qms.com, and then use the on-line warranty registra-...
  • Page 41 If installation instructions are included with the option, follow them. If not, installation instructions are included in chapter 5, “Printer Options,” in the QMS 2060 WX User’s Guide . Note: Remember to turn off the printer before you install an option.
  • Page 43 Sources of customer support QMS world-wide offices...
  • Page 44 Several sources of help and information are available, depending on the type of help you need: Your local vendor (the one from whom you bought the printer) may be best equipped to help you. Your vendor has specially trained service technicians available to answer questions, and the equipment to ana- lyze your printer problems.
  • Page 45 When you use CompuServe, type go qmsprint to go directly to the forum where QMS is located. The QMS library sec- tion contains application notes, printer drivers, utilities, technical infor- mation, and announcement files. The QMS server provides access to technical reports, new product announcements, a trade show schedule, and other general informa- tion about QMS.
  • Page 46 þ The emulation you’re using þ Your printer’s system software version (listed in the control panel message window during printer startup) Fax—You can fax questions to the CRC at (334) 633-3716 (US). Provide the same information as listed above, and indicate whether you would like a faxed or a phoned reply.
  • Page 47 General Contact 1 (334) 633-4300 Fax 1 (334) 633-4866 Email info@qms.com Internet http://www.qms.com Customer Response Center (CRC) Technical Assistance 1 (334) 633-4500 Fax 1 (334) 633-3716 Internet http://www.qms.com Bulletin Board Service 1 (334) 633-3632 Latin America Fax 1 (334) 639-3347 National Service Service Information, Installation, and Maintenance Pricing 1 (800) 762-8894...
  • Page 48 General Contact (+81)- 3 3779-9600 Fax (+81)-3 3779-9650 Internet http://www.qmsj.co.jp General Contact Cra 43 DD#8-42 Officina 201 Medellin, Colombia (+57) (4) 312 13 70 Fax (+57) (4) 268 92 97 30, Atchison Street St. Leonards NSW 2065 Australia (+61) 2–9901 3235 Fax (+61) 2–9901 3273 QMS Benelux Planetenbaan 60 ‘Corner Plaza’...
  • Page 49 QMS Nordic Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark QMS UK United Kingdom and Ireland Via della Repubblica 56 43100 Parma Italy (+39) 52–1231 998 Fax (+39) 52–1232 902 Arenavägen 41, 6th floor 121 77 Johanneshov Sweden (+46) 8–600 01 30 Fax (+46) 8–600 01 33 Saskay House Unit 24 Sunninghill Business Park Peltier Road, Sunninghill, Johannesburg...
  • Page 51 Driver, printer Installing, Windows 95 16, 17 Installing, Windows NT 18, 20 Energy star 4 Installation Cassette 10 Printer driver, Windows 95 16, 17 Printer driver, Windows NT 18, 20 Printer options 37 Toner cartridge 7 Installation, new Print Monitor 29...
  • Page 52 Technical support, QMS A-4 Timers 28, 34 Toner cartridge Installing 7 Unpacking, printer 5 Windows 95 Network Print Monitor Installing 23 Windows 95 printer driver Installing 16, 17 Windows NT Network Print Monitor Installing 23 Windows NT printer driver Installing 18, 20 —...

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