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  • Page 2 STAR emblem does not r epresent EPA endorsement of any product or service. UNIX/ UNIX System s Laboratories. Ether net/Xerox Cor poration. The digitally encoded software included with your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System is Copyr ighted © 1997 by QMS, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This softwar e may not...
  • Page 3 About the Printer ... 1-2 Printer Options 1-2 About the Documentation ... 1-4 Standard Product Documentation 1-4 Related Documentation 1-7 Manuals on the CD-ROMs 1-7 About This Manual 1-9 Typographic Conventions 1-11 Printer Features ... 1-12 QMS Crown Technology 1-12...
  • Page 4 Printer Options 1-23 What's Next? ... 1-29 Introduction ... 2-2 Finding a Good Location ... 2-2 The Printer Must Be Placed... 2-2 Power Requirements 2-4 Checking Shipment Contents ... 2-5 Registering the Printer ... 2-7 Unpacking the Printer ... 2-7 Installing Consumables ...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Installing a PostScript Printer Driver 3-6 Installing the QMS Level 2 Windows Driver 3-6 Installation Notes 3-10 Notes on Installing Printer Description Files 3-11 If You Have Trouble ... 3-16 Printing from the PC ... 3-16 What's Next? ... 3-17 Introduction ...
  • Page 6 Installing PS Executive Series Utilities 5-3 Installing Macintosh Printer Drivers 5-5 Installing the QMS GX Driver 5-5 Installing the QMS 2425 4.1 PPD 5-8 Macintosh Printer Description Files for Quark and Adobe Applications 5-9 If You Have Trouble ... 5-10 Printing from the Macintosh ...
  • Page 7 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 World-wide Offices ... A-5 Introduction ... B-2 Menu Chart Conventions B-2 Installation Menu B-3 Operator Control Menu B-4...

  • Page 9: About The Printer

    “About the Printer” on page 1 - 2 “About the Documentation” on page 1 - 4 “Printer Features” on page 1 - 12...
  • Page 10 The QMS 2425 EX/2425 TURBO EX Print System (executive model) comes with additional features, such as an internal hard disk, printer based job accounting, and either 24 MB of memory (2425 EX) or 32 MB of memory (2425 TURBO EX).

  • Page 12: Your Qms Vendor

    The documentation provides a window into the many capabilities of your printer. The more familiar you are with the documentation, the easier it’ll be for you to achieve the results you want from your printer. Several pieces of documentation accompany your printer. This sec- tion gives you an idea of how we’ve organized information and which...

  • Page 13: Printer Options

    QMS 2425 Print System Reference Document CD-ROM QMS 2425 Print System Options Document CD-ROM QMS Crown Remote Console User’s Guide Software Utilities CD-ROM Refer to this manual as you configure the printer initially and when you change configuration. The instructions...
  • Page 14 This manual lists and explains all of the commands. The DOCs supported by your printer are listed in appendix C, “Document Option Commands,” of the Reference . In most cases only advanced users or system administrators need this information.

  • Page 15: Q-Fax

    Several other documents are also helpful when using your printer: PostScript Reference Manuals LN03 Plus Emulation for QMS Printers QUIC II Programming Manual Other Reference Sources The manuals included on the CD-ROMs are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. The Acrobat Reader program is also on the CD-ROMs. The CD-ROM insert provides instructions on installation of the Reader.
  • Page 16 When you use Acrobat to view your manuals, keep the following tips in mind for using some of the navigation features built into Acrobat and your manuals. You may view the document in three different styles: page only, with bookmarks, or with thumbnails. Try each to see which you like best.

  • Page 17: Introduction

    QMS printer. This manual contains detailed, illustrated instructions to guide you as you unpack and set up your printer and connect it to a host (such as an IBM or compatible PC or an Ethernet network). In addition, it intro- duces you to the printer’s control panel.

  • Page 18: Connecting To A Macintosh

    Macintosh Using the Control Panel QMS Customer Support Configuration Menu Explains how to connect the printer to an Ethernet network using the built-in Ethernet (CrownNet) network port. Explains how to connect the printer to a Macintosh using the built-in...

  • Page 19: Typographic Conventions

    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 20 The QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System provides 24 pages-per- minute of letter/A4-size paper at 600 dpi resolution. In addition, it han- dles a variety of other paper weights and sizes, including 11'' x 17'' (279 x 432 mm) wide-format paper.
  • Page 21 Other optional emula- tions are also available. The QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System prints almost any file sent in a language ESP technology understands, whether you have one, two, or more hosts, and whether you are communicating through an Ethernet, Centronics or bidirectional IEEE 1284 parallel, or other net- work interface.
  • Page 22 (or the next job). These page images are available as soon as the current page is printed. For example, while the QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System is actually printing the third page of a five-page document, pages four, five, and the next job in the queue are already compiled into the compressed data format.
  • Page 23 The QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System provides PostScript Level 2 page description capabilities via QMS-developed emulations that are compatible with Adobe’s Level 2 language, while providing additional capabilities.
  • Page 24 (depend- ing on your application). The QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System delivers 24 simplex letter- /A4-size pages-per-minute (ppm) at 600x600 dpi resolution using the new NEC 4300 processor operating at 100 MHz internally with a 50...
  • Page 25 See appendix A, “QMS Customer Support,” for locations and telephone numbers. You can connect a computer directly to the printer’s parallel interface or use the Ethernet interface to connect to a wide variety of micro- computers, workstations, minicomputers, and mainframe computers on four different networks simultaneously.
  • Page 26 Use the control panel to configure your printer. The printer also uses the control panel to communicate with you by providing messages about its status, including any conditions that require your attention.
  • Page 27 The printer simultaneously emulates the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4Si (with HP-GL/2 and without PJL) and the HP PaintJet 1200C Color Printer (the output is grayscaled on your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System). These printers are emulated at 300x300 dpi and 600x600 dpi symmetric resolution (bitmap and scalable fonts).
  • Page 28 Your printer comes with 40 PostScript fonts from 12 typeface families. An OCR-B font is also included for use with the QMS ImageServer II option. All resident PostScript typeface families have multilingual character sets.
  • Page 29 The accounting feature provides the information you need to assess printer use. The accounting is performed by the printer rather than a host, and the extracted information can be uploaded to any host by copying via the FTP get command (if your host supports this com- mand) or by the QMS Crown Printer Auditor (CPA) utility.
  • Page 30 Plug-and-play is the name of a technology that lets PC hardware and attached devices work together automatically. This technology is implemented in your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System only when using a Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT operat- ing system.
  • Page 31 See the Options manual for detailed printer option information. The CrownCopy option doubles the functionality of the QMS 2425/ 2425 TURBO Print System, allowing it to be a monochrome copier as well as a printer. Note: See the Options manual for complete information.
  • Page 32 105 mm, Monarch (7.5” x 3.875”) 191 mm x 98 mm, DL size (8.66'' x 4.33'') 229 mm x 162 mm, and C5 size (9.02'' x 6.38'') 229 mm x 162 The QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System supports an optional internal IDE hard disk (optional with base model only) and up to three optional external SCSI hard disks.
  • Page 33 PC ded- icated to rasterizing images. Your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System has one I/O slot to sup- port an optional interface: A second CrownNet interface that allows you to connect to another Ethernet network or to a Token-Ring network running multiple protocols.
  • Page 34 User Benefit—Optional fonts increase the printer’s functionality and allow you to create more distinctive documents. Optional emulations, such as CGM, LN03 Plus and QUIC II, are con- tained on floppy disks and must be downloaded to an optional printer hard disk. »...
  • Page 35 Your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System comes in three configura- tions: 8 MB of RAM (the base model), 24 MB of RAM (the executive model), and 32 MB of RAM (the 2425 TURBO EX). However, it’s upgradable to 128 MB of RAM through the installation of SIMMs (sin- gle-in-line memory modules).
  • Page 36 An optional security interface allows you to password-protect the printer’s configuration menu. An optional security key can be plugged into the security-key interface on the back of the printer. User Benefit—This feature allows you to restrict access to printer configuration information to those users with valid passwords, saving time and money and ensuring that default settings are not changed inappropriately.
  • Page 37 Chapter 2, “Setting Up Your Printer,” explains how to find a good loca- tion for the printer, unpack the printer, install a toner cartridge, and load and install the standard paper cassette.

  • Page 39: Finding A Good Location

    “Finding a Good Location” on page 2-2 “Unpacking the Printer” on page 2-7 “Installing Consumables” on page 2-12 “Loading the Media Cassette” on page 2-15 “Connecting the Power Cord” on page 2-23 “Printing a Start-up Page” on page 2-25...
  • Page 40 This chapter explains how to set up your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System for the first time. It includes information on finding a good location for the printer, unpacking and checking the shipment contents, installing a toner car- tridge, loading the cassettes, turning the printer on, and printing a start-up page.
  • Page 41 With enough space, as shown in the following diagrams, to — allow adequate ventilation and easy servicing of the printer. — prevent blockage of the air vent on the right-side of the printer.
  • Page 42 Your printer requires a properly grounded AC outlet with a power range of ±10% of the rated line voltage (100/120 V or 200/240 V). Make sure that the capacity of the electrical outlet is at least 1.2 times that used by the printer. Noise-generating equipment should not be connected to the same electrical outlet as the printer.
  • Page 43 90 seconds. In addition to this manual, your shipment consists of the following items: QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System (with face-up tray) 500-sheet upper cassette (maximum B4/legal size) 500-sheet lower cassette (maximum A3/11'' x 17'' size)
  • Page 44 Make sure that all 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 Cus- tomer Support,” for product sales and support information.
  • Page 45 Use the following procedure to unpack the printer. To ensure that your printer was not damaged during shipment, follow the entire proce- dure, including printing the start-up page.
  • Page 46 Lift both sides up and out of the box at the same time and carry the printer to the selected location. Caution: When moving the printer, please keep in mind that the back is heavier than the front. WARNING! The printer is heavy, so two people should lift it.
  • Page 47 Lift the latch to pull open the left cover and gently lower it until it stops. Remove the cardboard from the fixing assembly area.
  • Page 48 Remove the two spacers from the fixing assembly, and then close the left cover. Lift the top cover open as far as it will go.
  • Page 49 Remove the packing materials and tape from inside the printer. Caution: When removing the packing material from inside the printer, do not touch the transfer charging roller because it may affect print quality. 10 Close the top cover. 11 Remove the packing materials and tape from inside the two universal cassettes.
  • Page 50 In your laser printer, characters and images are created through a process that applies toner (made of carbon particles) to the page in the printer’s fusing unit. When an image is formed, heat and pressure are applied to transfer the image to the page. The toner cartridge con- tains the toner and photosensitive drum needed to operate the laser printer.
  • Page 51 Remove the black protective sheet, and discard it. Place the cartridge on a stable, flat surface to get a good grip on the white protective tape. Lift the tape, pull gently to remove it with the black protective sheet, and discard it. Distribute the toner in the cartridge.
  • Page 52 Slide the toner cartridge in the printer. Grasp the tabs on the toner cartridge and place the cartridge on the rails inside the printer. Then lift the tabs slightly, and slide the cartridge straight back into the printer until it is firmly seated.
  • Page 53 The QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System comes standard with two 500-sheet universal media cassettes. The upper tray holds letter/A4 or legal/B4 media, and the lower tray holds letter/A4, legal/B4, or 11” x 17”/A3 media. The printer automatically pulls paper from the cas- sette.
  • Page 54 Turn the dial to the right to unlock the front media size guide. Slide the front media size guide to align it with the correct media size marker. Turn the dial to the left to lock the front paper size guide. Remove the left media size guide, if necessary, by pushing in and lifting it from its paper size slot.
  • Page 55 Note: Paper is packed in reams of 500 sheets. Do not unpack the » paper above the printer as this might cause particles to fall into the printer components. Note the arrows on the wrapper. They show which side of the paper should be on the top when it is loaded in the cassette.
  • Page 56 Straighten the stack, and then roll the fanned sheets from side to side to get air through the sheets and prevent static buildup. Take off the top and bottom sheets The top and bottom sheets sometimes have residual glue buildup that could cause the printer to jam.
  • Page 57 Place a stack of media in the cassette with the print side facing down.
  • Page 58 Ensure that the media stack lies flat and does not exceed the top limit mark.
  • Page 59 » Note: If you need to remove excess paper from a media cassette, simply push up the metal panel to lift the media stack. Attach the media size card. The media size card reminds you which media size is loaded in a cassette.
  • Page 60 After the media is loaded in a media cassette, insert the media size card into the slot. Ensure that the correct media size label is showing. Slide the cassette back into the printer until it’s firmly seated.
  • Page 61 (when delivered to the output tray), and cause a media jam. Connect the power cord as follows. Caution : Make sure that the printer power switch is turned off (sticks out).
  • Page 62 Plug the opposite end of the power cord in a grounded AC outlet. Turn on the printer. The power switch is located at the front of the printer on the lower-left side. When the printer is on, the switch remains pressed, and when it is off, the switch sticks out.
  • Page 63 When you turn on the printer, a start-up page prints. This page gives you an overview of your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System. The following information prints on the start-up page: Printer product name, firmware level number, software version, revision, and release numbers.
  • Page 64 (for example, to provide to the QMS Customer Response Center staff when you need technical support), then you must enable the start-up page and turn the printer off and then on again. To disable (and enable) the start-up page, use the printer control panel (Administration/Startup Options/Do Start Page menu).
  • Page 65 Now that you’ve set up your printer, go to chapter 3, “Connecting to a PC,” chapter 4, “Connecting to an Ethernet Network,” or chapter 5, “Connecting to a Macintosh,” to connect your printer to a host com- puter or a network.

  • Page 67: Making A Parallel Connection

    “Making a Parallel Connection” on page 3-3 “PC Printing Software” on page 3-5 “Printing from the PC” on page 3-16...

  • Page 68: Making The Connection

    If you’re connecting to your PC via the parallel interface. Connect the printer to the PC as described in “Making a Par- allel Connection” on page 2-3 and in “Making the Connection” on page 2-4.

  • Page 69: Pc Printing Software

    If not, you’ll need to purchase the cables from your QMS vendor or a local com- puter store. To connect your printer to a single PC, you need a parallel cable with a 36-pin male and a 25-pin male connector. »...
  • Page 70 IEEE 1284 cable. The IEEE 1284 cable must be 6.5 feet/2 meters or less in length while the Centronics cable may be longer. Caution: If you’re connecting the printer to a single PC via the parallel interface, turn off both systems first.
  • Page 71 Refer to your application documentation for instructions on sending documents to the printer. However, if you want to be able to use all your printer’s special fea- tures (like collation, 600x600 dpi and 1200x1200 dpi printing), or if you’ve never printed to a PostScript printer before, we recommend...

  • Page 72: Printer Features

    If you're using Windows, we recommend that you install the QMS-developed Windows driver, which is on the disk called Windows Drivers (shipped with the printer). See “Installing the QMS Level 2 Windows Driver,” below. If you're using a non-Windows application, read the printing sec- tion of the application documentation for information on choosing a PostScript or PCL driver.

  • Page 73: Printer Options

    If you use (or plan to use) Microsoft Word 7.0, do not use the characters " on " (the word "on" with a space before and after it) when prompted to name the printer. Word will not display the printer properties of any printer with these characters in its name.
  • Page 74 \PLATFORM\WINDOWS\PRNTUTIL directory of the QMS Software Utilities CD-ROM for details on installing and setting up this utility. Note: If a WIndows NT 4.0 or a QMS Level 2 Windows NT 4.0 printer » driver has been previously installed, you must use the “Re- installation”...
  • Page 75 If a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or a QMS Level 2 Windows NT 4.0 printer driver has been previously installed, you must use the follow- ing procedure to delete the files before installing a new printer driver. Open the WIndows NT Explorer (from the Start>Programs menu choose Windows NT Explorer).
  • Page 76 This feature decreases the time the file stays out on the network because the data is compressed at the host, trans- ferred to the printer, and then decompressed. However, for users who are not on a network, this feature slows printing via the parallel port.
  • Page 77 Applications may require special files, drivers, and/or configurations to produce correct output on your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print Sys- tem. Check your application’s documentation to determine if you need to use one or more of these files.
  • Page 78 QMS printers displays. Select the QMS 2425/2425 TURBO printer, then choose OK. If Windows does not ask for an updated driver, the QMS 2425/ 2425 TURBO printer will appear in the list of installed printers. If Windows asks for an updated driver, place PageMaker disk...
  • Page 79 Choose OK. The name of the printer appears in the list of installed printers. PPD files are also to be used with PageMaker. They were copied into the PPD subdirectory of the QMS Level 2 Windows driver directory during the installation process. If you’re using PageMaker 5.0, you must copy the PPD files to the \ALDUS\USENGLISH\PPD4 directory.
  • Page 80 All Colors to Black option from within the Excel Images dialog box. Printer Name: If you use (or plan to use) Microsoft Word 7.0, you can- not use the characters " on " (the word "on" with a space before and after it) in the printer name.
  • Page 81 Copy the QuarkXPress PDF from its installation directory to the QuarkXPress directory on your PC. Restart QuarkXPress. Check the Page Setup menu to verify that your printer is in the list of available printers. See your QuarkXPress documentation for detailed information on...

  • Page 82: If You Have Trouble

    Note: The Q2425STD.PDF must be used to achieve Standard halftoning in QuarkXPress. If this PDF is not present, you won’t be able to use Standard halftoning even though the printer supports it. Likewise, the Q2425ENH.PDF and the Q2425BAS.PDF must be used to achieve Enhanced and Basic halftoning respectively in QuarkXPress.
  • Page 83 Now that you’ve connected your printer to a PC, continue with chapter 6, “Control Panel,” to learn about the printer’s control panel keys, indi- cators, and message window.

  • Page 85: What's Next?

    “What's Included in CrownNet” on page 4-2 “Setting up the CrownNet Interface” on page 4-3 “Connect to the Network” on page 4-4 “Setting up the CrownNet Interface” on page 4-3 “NetWare Interface Configuration (Netware 3.x)” on page 4-7 “TCP/IP NetWork Configuration” on page 4-13 “What's Next?”...
  • Page 86 The Ethernet port, also referred to as the QMS CrownNet network interface, is a combination of hardware and host software that allows your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO print system to be connected to an Ethernet network that supports the following: Operating System...

  • Page 87: Install The Crownnet Software

    Install the QMS CrownNet Print Utility or a QMS Network Print Monitor. The instructions given in the rest of this chapter are the minimum steps needed to get your printer up and running. For complete infor- mation, refer to the QMS CrownNet Setup Guide .
  • Page 88 The method you use to connect your printer to the network depends on whether you’re using a thin-wire, thick-wire, or twisted-pair Ether- net connection. For thin-wire Ethernet (10Base2, BNC connector) see the next section. For twisted-pair Ethernet (10BaseT, RJ45 connector) see page 4-6.
  • Page 89 Twisted-pair Ethernet connections use RJ45 connectors. Turn off the printer, and unplug the power cord. Connect one end of the twisted-pair Ethernet cable to the RJ45 port on the CrownNet interface. Connect the other end of the cable to the 10BaseT concen- trator.
  • Page 90 This section briefly describes the configuration procedure for the printer interface. For a complete discussion of all of the configuration options available through the Administration/Communications/Net- work x /CrownNet menu, see chapter 2, “Interface Configuration,” of the QMS CrownNet System Administrator’s Guide .
  • Page 91 Note: In CrownAdmin, the printer shows up as QMS_xxxx_Print_ » System_hardwareaddress, where xxxx is the printer model number and hardwareaddress is the printer’s hardware address as found on the printer start-up page. This address will be blank until the interface has been reset following installation.
  • Page 92 However, underscore characters ( _ ) are allowed to simulate multiword names (for example, PUBS_SERVER). At the printer control panel only, a space must be used following the last character of the file server name to end the name. For...
  • Page 93 However, underscore characters ( _ ) are allowed to simulate multiword names (for example, PUBS_PSERVER). At the printer control panel only, a space must be used following the last character of the print server name to end the name. For...
  • Page 94 Unless you want to use the default settings, use the following proce- dure to name the file and print servers. These names must be unique. » Note: In CrownAdmin, the printer shows up as QMS-xxxx-Print- System-hardwareaddress, where xxxx is the printer model number and hardwareaddress is the printer’s hardware address as...
  • Page 95 In the Administration/Communications/Network x /CrownNet/ NetWare/Config PServer/PServer Context[1], PServer Con- text[2], and PServer Context[3] menus, enter the name of the configuration file server and print server context. » Note: The three PServer Context[x] menus allow you to identify the name of the NDS configuration file server and the print server context.
  • Page 96 If necessary, in the Administration/Communications/Net- work x /CrownNet/TCPIP/Internet Address menu, enter the printer’s Internet address. The factory default Internet address is 161.033.128.024. » Note: Only the IP address needs to be entered. It is not necessary to enter the subnet mask.
  • Page 97 (in the form ## . ## . ## . ## as found on the printer start-up page). » Note: You can also send the hardware address of a UNIX...
  • Page 98 Use of these utilities is not required to print. For complete instructions, refer to the QMS CrownNet Setup Guide, QMS Nwtwork Print Monitor for Windows NT Administrator’s Guide, or QMS Network Print Monitor for Windows 95 Administrator’s Guide . In addition to this chapter, the following documentation contains infor- mation you may need: QMS CrownNet Setup Guide —Contains detailed setup informa- tion.
  • Page 99 “CrownNet Problems” section of chapter 6, “Troubleshooting,” of the Operation guide for troubleshooting tips. Now that you’ve connected your printer to an Ethernet network, skip to chapter 6, “Control Panel,” of this manual to learn about the...

  • Page 101: Macintosh Printing Software

    “Connecting to a Macintosh” on page 5-2 “Macintosh Printing Software” on page 5-3...
  • Page 102 This chapter describes how to connect your printer to a Macintosh via the Ethernet or an optional LocalTalk port. To connect to a Macintosh you must do the following: Turn the power off to both the printer and the Macintosh.
  • Page 103 However, if you want to be able to use all your printer’s special fea- tures (like collation, 600x600 dpi and 1200x1200 dpi printing, if installed), or if you've never printed to a PostScript printer before, we...
  • Page 104 I) key. The driver version number appears in the Info window on the second-to-last line. LaserWriter 7.x and 8.x do not require a Laser Prep file to work correctly with your printer. The Laser Prep information is located within the LaserWriter driver itself.

  • Page 105: Installing Ps Executive Series Utilities

    CD we shipped with your printer: If QuickDraw GX is installed on your Macintosh, load the GX driver for the QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System. Go to “Installing the QMS GX Driver” on page 4-4. If QuickDraw GX is not installed on your Macintosh, install the follow-...
  • Page 106 Choose Easy Install or Custom Install. Easy Install automatically installs all of the GX drivers avail- able on the CD-ROM for QMS printers. Custom Install allows you to select the GX driver(s) for the specific QMS printer(s) you want to install.
  • Page 107 Before you can print, you must create a desktop printer icon. Make sure the printer is on and on line. From the Apple menu choose Chooser. In the Chooser window, select the 2425 GX Driver icon. » Note: If your printer is connected to a network with multiple...
  • Page 108 Although the QMS 2425/2425 TURBO supports LaserWriter 6, 7, and 8, we recommend using LaserWriter 8. The QMS 2425 PPD (a printer description file) is provided with your printer so you can take advan- tage of special features. If you haven't already, follow the instructions given above in “Installing the PS Executive Series Utilities,”...
  • Page 109 PDX files in the PPDs folder in the Adobe folder in the Sys- tem Folder. If you use QuarkXPress, install the QMS 2425 PDF in the QuarkXPress folder in the PDF folder. To select the PDF, go to Quark's Page Setup dialog box. Under Printer Type, select the QMS 2425 PDF and select the Use Printer Default Screen Angles checkbox.

  • Page 110: If You Have Trouble

    For information on print media types and sizes, see chapter 2, “Print Media,” in the Reference guide. Now that you’ve connected your printer to a Macintosh interface, con- tinue with chapter 6, “Control Panel,” to learn about the printer’s con- trol panel keys, indicators, and message window.

  • Page 111: Control Panel Indicators

    “Control Panel Indicators” on page 6-3 “Message Window” on page 6-4 “Control Panel Keys” on page 6-5...
  • Page 112 The control panel, located on the front of the printer, allows you to direct the printer’s operation. In addition, it displays the current status of the printer, including any condition that needs your attention. The control panel consists of the following parts: Six indicators to provide printer status information.
  • Page 113 Six indicators on the control panel display printer status information. The Ready light is on when the system is on line and ready. blinking when the printer is warming up. off when the system is off line or not ready or both.
  • Page 114 The control panel message window provides status and configuration information. Status messages are listed in chapter 6, “Troubleshoot- ing,” of the Operation guide . Printer configuration is explained in chapter 4, “Printer Configuration,” of the Reference guide . Status messages and configuration menus can be displayed in the message window in English, French, German, or Spanish.
  • Page 115 The Online, Tray Select, Print Status, and Cancel keys access fre- quently used printer options. The Copy key is available when the CrownCopy option is installed. The Online key switches the printer from on line to off line status. Press the key once to...
  • Page 116 (optional high-capacity input deck, if installed) The printer must be off line for you to use the Tray Select key. Use the Copy key to print a copy via CrownCopy, if that option is installed. If it is...
  • Page 117 After all jobs with the above status are canceled or after the current job is ended, dependent on your selection, the printer resumes printing other jobs that are in the queue. (See chapter 3, “Advanced Printing Features,” of the Operation guide for complete information.) You can use this key while the...

  • Page 118: Menu, Select, Previous, And Next Keys

    The Menu, Select, Previous, and Next keys are used in printer config- uration (explained in detail in chapter 4, “Printer Configuration,” of the Reference guide). Before using any of these keys, press the Online key to take the printer off line.
  • Page 119 Now you’re ready to print. For more information on the day-to-day operation of your printer, refer to the Operation guide. For more tech- nical information, refer to the Reference guide. To install options, see the Options guide.
  • Page 121 Sources of customer support on page 2 QMS world-wide offices on page 5...
  • Page 122 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 123: The Qms Corporate Bulletin Board System

    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 124: Internet

    XON/XOFF) The application and version you’re using The emulation you’re using Your printer firmware version (listed on the status/start-up pages) 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 125 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 126 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 Anitech Sydney Business & Tech. Centre 52/2 Railway Parade 2141 Lidcombe NSW Australia (+61) 2–9901 3235 Fax (+61) 2–9901 3273...
  • Page 127 Via della Repubblica 56 43100 Parma Italy (+39) 52–1231 998 Fax (+39) 52–1232 902 Arenavägen 41, 6th floor 121 77 Johanneshov Sweden, Finland, Sweden Norway, and (+46) 8–600 01 30 Denmark Fax (+46) 8–600 01 33 Saskay House Unit 24 Sunninghill Business Park Peltier Road, Sunninghill, Johannesburg Republic of South Africa (+27) 11–807 6957...
  • Page 129 Configuration menu charts...
  • Page 130 You may use this section as a quick reference for understanding and navigating the menu structure of the QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System.The following menu charts are provided in this section: Installation Menu Shows the configurations available when the security key is used to access the Installation Menu.
  • Page 131 Installation* Operator Control ( Enter Operator Passwrd password) Off or On Use Operator Pwd ( Enter Admin Password password) Off or On Use Admin Pwd Idle Administration *Optional...
  • Page 132 Administration Operator Control Copies 001-999 Off, On, Duplex* Tumble Staple/Offset Output Finishing Chain Outputbins Off / On Collation Portrait or Orientation Landscape Inputbin 1 Inputbin Inputbin 2 Inputbin 3 *Upper Outputbin Face-up Reverse Face-up Order *Normal On, Off, Chain Inputbins On Any Multipurpose Chain Option...
  • Page 133 Configuration Administration Timeouts Serial* Communications Parallel Network1* Network2 ESP Default Emulations QUIC* CALS* LN03* Calibration Page Header Page Header Inputbin Special Pages Trailer Page Trailer Inputbin Status Page Type Do Start Page Startup Options Do Sys Start Do Error Handler Quick Config Memory Manual Config...
  • Page 134 This menu gives you choices common to all of the CrownNet commu- nications interfaces. Common EtherTalk Spooling Address Address On Input Idle On Idle * Some printers may have a Network 1 and a Network 2 interface menu. Idle Administration Communications Network1* CrownNet...
  • Page 135 Common EtherTalk Protocol Disabled Enabled * Some printers may have a Network 1 and a Network 2 interface menu. Idle Administration Communications Network1* CrownNet LanManager Connection Network Ident Conventional LaserWriter Spooling QMS RC Res Both HP Zoner Res NetWare TCP/IP Zone Name Zone Part 1 Zone Part 2...
  • Page 136 Common EtherTalk Protocol Disabled Enabled * Some printers may have a Network 1 and a Network 2 interface menu. Idle Administration Communications Network1* CrownNet LanManager NetWare Default Printer Name TCP/IP...
  • Page 137 * Some printers may have a Network 1 and a Network 2 interface menu. Idle Administration Communications Network1* CrownNet LanManager NetWare Printer Name R/N Printer #1- 8 Printer Name 1 Printer Slot # Printer Name 2 PServer Name 1 Printer Name 3 PServer Name 2 Default PServer Name 3 Default...
  • Page 138 Common EtherTalk Internet Default Address Router Protocol Subnet Mask Disabled Enabled * Some printers may have a Network 1 and a Network 2 interface menu. Idle Administration Communications Network1* CrownNet LanManager Remove Accnting/Rev Passwords Chan Secure Remove Files Hosts Disabled Enabled NetWare TCP/IP...
  • Page 139 Accessories Optional 1-23 Adobe Illustrator 5-9 Aldus PageMaker 5-9 Application Notes, QMS 3-6 PC 3-6 Automatic jam recovery 1-14 Bulletin board, QMS 3-6, A-3 BuzzBox Lite Option 1-24 Cabling PC interface 3-3 Cancel key 6-5 Cassette Loading 2-15 Common Menu B-6 Compile-ahead processing 1-14 Compressed Data Formats 1-14 Config PServer 4-8...

  • Page 140: Ethertalk Interface Configuration

    Online/Offline key 6-5 Previous key 6-8 Ready light 6-3 Select key 6-8 Status page key 6-5 Tray Select key 6-5 Controllers 1-16 Crown technology 1-12 Automatic jam recovery 1-14 Compile-ahead processing 1-14 Context switching 1-15 Emulation Sensing Processor 1-12 Error recovery 1-14 CrownAdmin 2 on-line help 4-14 CrownCopy Option 1-23 CrownNet 4-3...

  • Page 141: Menu Chart Conventions

    Installation Menu B-3 Interface Configuration EtherTalk 4-6 NetWare 3.xx 4-7 NetWare 4.x 4-10 Printer Control Panel 4-6 Remote Console 4-6 TCP/IP 4-12 Interfaces Standard 1-17 Internet A-3 Internet address 4-3 WWW address 4-3 Lan Manager Menu B-8 Laser Prep 5-8...

  • Page 142: Power Requirements

    Power requirements 2-4 Energy star, compliance 2-5 PPD file 5-9 Previous key 6-8 Printer Features 1-12 Location requirements 2-2 Power requirements 2-4 Printer Control Panel 4-6 Printer driver See driver Printer Name Windows 4-7 Printing Automatic jam recovery 1-14 PrintMonitor 5-8...

  • Page 143: Tcp/Ip Interface Configuration

    Tray Select key 6-5 Troubleshooting Ethernet port 4-15, 5-10 Typeface PostScript 1-20 Resident 1-20 Rotation 1-20 Scaling 1-20 Unpacking 2-7 Printer 2-7 Upgradable RAM 1-27 Using Soft Reset Common Menu B-6 NetWare 3.x 4-10 NetWare 4.x 4-11 Web address 4-3 Windows Driver 3-6...

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