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  • Page 2 Corporation. Novell and NetWare/Novell, Inc. Quar kXPress/Quark, Inc. TOPS/Sun Microsystems, Inc. UNIX/UNIX Systems Laborator ies. 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: Table Of Contents

    Introduction ... 1-2 About This Manual 1-2 Glossary ... 1-3 Typographic Conventions 1-4 Introduction ... 2-2 Media Sizes and Imageable Areas ... 2-2 Imageable Area 2-2 Page Margins 2-4 Media Types and Weights ... 2-4 Envelopes 2-4 Labels 2-5...
  • Page 4 Paper 2-5 Postcards 2-6 Transparencies 2-6 Media Storage ... 2-6 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 5e Fonts 3-9 PCL 5e Symbol Sets 3-12 Resident HP-GL Fonts 3-13 Optional Fonts ...
  • Page 5 Operator Control Menu ... 4-14 Accounting ... 4-14 Accounting Menu 4-15 Accounting Files 4-18 Accounting File Format Description 4-18 Accounting Files Description of Fields 4-20 Copy Accounting Files to Host 4-30 Collation ... 4-32 Enabling/Disabling Collation 4-33 Working with Chunk Collation 4-33 Chunk Collation 4-33 Copies ...
  • Page 6 Setting Line Printer Parameters 4-66 Special Pages ... 4-70 Working with Status Pages 4-70 Working with Trailer Pages 4-72 Enabling/Disabling Trailer Pages 4-72 Printer Start-Up Options ... 4-73 Enabling/Disabling the Start-Up Page 4-73 Enabling/Disabling the SYS\START File 4-73 Loading the PostScript Error Handler 4-74 Memory ...
  • Page 7 ESP Technology 5-2 Communication Modes 5-3 Halftones ... 5-4 A Special Note for QuarkXPress Users 5-7 Memory ... 5-8 QMS Memory Management 5-9 Memory Terms 5-10 Evaluation of Your Printing Environment 5-13 Memory Clients 5-14 Hard Disk Management 5-22 Specific Printing Environment Example 5-23 End Job Mode ...
  • Page 8 PC Cable Pinouts ...B-12 Centronics/IEEE 1284 Parallel B-12 Serial B-14 LocalTalk (Optional Interface) B-16 Macintosh to Serial B-16 Ethernet B-17 Printer Options ...B-18 Consumable Supplies ...B-21 Stackler Specifications ...B-22 Stack Capacity B-23 Regulatory ...B-24 Warranty Considerations ...B-25 Consumables and Your Warranty B-25...
  • Page 9 Introduction ... C-2 Supported QMS DOCs ... C-2 Header/Trailer Page Commands C-2 HP-GL Emulation Commands C-2 HP PCL 5e Emulation Commands C-3 Lineprinter Emulation Commands C-3 CCITT Groups 3 and 4 Commands C-3 Document Formatting C-4 Job and Subjob Boundary Commands C-4 LN03 Commands C-5 Manual Notice ...
  • Page 11 “About This Manual” on page 1-2 “Typographic Conventions” on page 1-4...

  • Page 12: Introduction

    This manual provides detailed instructions and technical information for your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System. Use this guide in con- junction with your other printer documentation. This chapter gives you a brief overview of this manual. This manual contains printer configuration and reference information.

  • Page 13: Internet

    » Note: Some of the procedures throughout this documentation refer to applications, utilities, and printer drivers being located on disks, but recently QMS has begun placing these on CD-ROM. If you need alternate media, please contact your QMS vendor for media availability and purchase information.

  • Page 14: 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 15 “Media Sizes and Imageable Areas” on page 2-2 “Media Types and Weights” on page 2-4 “Media Storage” on page 2-6...

  • Page 16: Media Sizes And Imageable Areas

    This chapter lists the media sizes and imageable areas supported by the QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System, and then provides infor- mation on selecting and storing media. Your printer supports media in a number of sizes. Each media size has a certain imageable area, the maximum area on which the printer can print.
  • Page 17 * D=Duplexer, E=Envelope feeder, lower cassette, M=Multipurpose tray, P=High-capacity paper deck, S=Stackler, U=Upper cassette The imageable areas for print media on your printer 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: Adjust the margins or page size through your application.

  • Page 18: Media Types And Weights

    If you can custom-size your page, use those sizes given for the imageable area for optimum results. Your printer supports envelopes, labels, paper, postcards, and trans- parencies in a number of sizes. The following information provides media types and weights that your printer supports.

  • Page 19: Labels

    » Note: We recommend that you do not print on perforated or 3-hole punched paper. The printer supports the following weights of paper: Paper cassettes—17-24 lb (64-90 g/m Multipurpose tray—17-34 lb (64-128 g/m Duplexer—17-28 lb (64-105 g/m Stackler—16-34 lb (60-128 g/m...

  • Page 20: Postcards

    The printer supports 17-34 lb (64-128 g/m Use only transparencies recommended for laser printers, such as Canon USA brand type D and 3M type PP2500. See “Consumable Supplies,” in appendix B, “Technical Specifications,” for information on recommended types of envelopes.

  • Page 21: About Typefaces And Fonts

    “About Typefaces and Fonts” on page 3-2 “Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets” on page 3-7 “Optional Fonts” on page 3-14...
  • Page 22 This chapter defines common terms used in the description of fonts and typefaces, and displays the printer’s resident typefaces. Many of the terms and phrases used in desktop publishing are derived from the language of professional printers and typesetters. This section explains common words and phrases used when dis- cussing typefaces.
  • Page 23 One way of classifying the different typefaces is to group them into the following categories: A serif is a decorative line or tail on the ends of the strokes of a letter. Serifs, usually on the lower half of a letter, have also been imes Roman and Times are serif typefaces.
  • Page 24 Pi or symbol typefaces are collections of assorted special- purpose characters (for example, decorative, graphic, math, or monetary characters). They are especially useful for highlighting items in lists, providing graphics, and displaying symbols that might otherwise have to be drawn in by hand. Many typefaces today include a complement of the more commonly used pi characters.
  • Page 25 A bitmapped font is one in which each character is represented by a set of dot patterns. Each font size requires a differ- ent set of dot patterns. A scalable font is one in which each character’s dot pattern (bitmap) is generated from a mathematical representation (or outline) of the character.
  • Page 26 Pitch refers to the number of characters per horizontal inch (cpi) in a monospaced typeface. Therefore, the larger the pitch, the smaller the letter. For example, a ten-pitch typeface prints ten characters per inch (or 10 cpi) while a twelve-pitch typeface prints twelve characters per inch (or 12 cpi).

  • Page 27: Resident Postscript Fonts

    Your printer has 40 resident PostScript fonts from 12 typeface families. Check with your QMS vendor for availability of additional fonts for your printer. See appendix A, “QMS Customer Support,” for a list of locations and telephone numbers. Your printer supports type 1 and type 3 downloaded PostScript fonts.
  • Page 28 All of these typeface families are authentic; they licensed, they carry the true name, and they have multilingual character sets. » Note: The OCR-B font comes resident in your printer, but it is only available when the ImageServer option is installed. ITC Bookman Light...

  • Page 29: Resident Hp Pcl 5E Fonts

    (Symbol) (ITC Zapf Dingbats) The QMS 2425/2425 TURBO printer has 51 resident HP PCL 5e fonts (including Intellifonts) in 15 typefaces, allowing it to emulate the HP Laserjet 4SI. All fonts can be automatically rotated to landscape orientation. Some are fixed in pitch and point size while others are scalable.
  • Page 30 Garamond (Stempel) Italic Medium Garamond (Stempel) Bold Garamond (Stempel) Italic Bold Letter Gothic Medium Letter Gothic Italic Medium Letter Gothic Bold Line Printer (16.66 pitch, 8.5 points) (25 symbol sets) Marigold.pcl Omega Medium Omega Italic Medium Omega Bold Omega Italic Bold...
  • Page 31 Font Univers Medium Univers Italic Medium Univers Bold Univers Italic Bold Univers Condensed Medium Univers Condensed Italic Medium Univers Condensed Bold Univers Condensed Italic Bold Wingdings (1 symbol set) » Note: S=Scalable, B=Bitmap Scalable/ Sans Bitmap Symbol Serif Script Serif...

  • Page 32: Pcl 5E Symbol Sets

    This table lists all of the PCL 5e symbol sets that are supported on the QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System. Desktop ISO - 4 (UK) ISO - 6 (ASCII) ISO - 11 (SWED) ISO - 15 (ITAL) ISO - 17 (SPAN)
  • Page 33 Your printer has 40 following resident scalable HP-GL fonts in both fixed- and variable-spaced versions. Set 0—Fixed space ANSI ASCII Set 1—Fixed space 9825 Character Set Set 2—Fixed space French/German Set 3—Fixed space Scandinavian Set 4—Fixed space Spanish/Latin American Set 5—Fixed space Special Symbols Set 6—Fixed space JIS ASCII...

  • Page 34: Optional Fonts

    The following types of optional fonts are available for the QMS 2425/ 2425 TURBO Print System: A disk containing typefaces (fonts), such as the ProCollection for the HP emulations on your printer or other special fonts. A SIMM containing 65 ProCollection fonts for the HP emulation on your printer.

  • Page 35: Methods Of Configuration

    “Methods of Configuration” on page 4-2 “Configuration Menu” on page 4-4 “Operator Control Menu” on page 4-14 “Output Finishing” on page 4-45 “Installation Menu” on page 4-89...
  • Page 36 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.
  • Page 37 Applications use printer drivers to send appropriate commands to the printer for requested tasks. If your application doesn’t have a QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System driver, you can select a comparable PostScript driver, such as the QMS Level 2 Windows driver or a LaserWriter driver.

  • Page 38: Printer-Host Communication

    The printer’s configuration menu allows you to change the default printer configuration settings. Any changes made to the configuration will reside as new default settings and affect all subsequent print jobs. The options in the configuration menu are organized under three...

  • Page 39: Interface

    Online Turn off the Online indicator and ready the printer for configuration. Access the configuration menu. Menu The printer must be off line and idle before you can access the config- uration menu. The message window reads... IDLE CONFIGURATION...
  • Page 40 Return to the previous option or submenu within a menu. Select Select an option or enter a submenu. To change the default printer emulation from ESP to PostScript for the parallel port, press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following table. »...
  • Page 41 Sometimes, rather than selecting an option, you need to enter char- acter information. A character is any letter, digit, or symbol. A field is a group of characters that have meaning. Use the printer control panel to enter character information in the message window during printer configuration.
  • Page 42 If the current character information is longer than the value that you need to enter, replace each extra character with a space. The printer interprets a space at the end of character information as a blank. To change the HP-GL emulation scaling percent, press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following table.
  • Page 43 Note: You may need to press the Next key more than one time to advance through the list of selections or options. Press this to... Online Turn off the Online indicator and readies the printer for configuration. Access the configuration menu. Menu Advance to the Administration Next menu.
  • Page 44 Before the printer can accept print jobs with configuration changes, the changes must be saved. To save your configuration changes, press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following table. The printer responds by dis- playing a status message in the message window. Press this to...
  • Page 45 If this message appears, select YES to restart the printer and have the change(s) take effect immediately, or select NO to wait until you manually restart the printer for changes to take effect. If you change a configuration option and then decide to cancel that change, you can do so when exiting the configuration menu.
  • Page 46 English, French, German, Spanish English Default Notes The printer must be restarted for changes to the Keypad Language menu to take effect. You can either let the printer restart automatically after you save the change and exit from the Configuration menu, or you can wait for the change to take effect the next time you manually turn on the printer.
  • Page 47 If you need to cancel all of the configuration changes you have made, you can reset all of the configuration settings to their defaults. Menu Administration/Miscellaneous/Restore Defaults Factory Defaults Tab restores the factory-default Choices configuration settings. Custom Defaults restores your custom configuration settings.
  • Page 48 Only when optional Stackler is installed Crown printer-based accounting, a tool to help you keep track of the use of printer resources, is available on your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System with a hard disk installed, with or without a network con- nection.
  • Page 49 As jobs are printed on your QMS printer, the system collects informa- tion about different job parameters in relation to the jobs. When each job completes, the printer stores an entry for the job in the Job Accounting file(s). Caution: Do not turn the printer off while the disk is being accessed.
  • Page 50 The Accounting Mode option enables or disables job accounting. Choices are Enabled or Disabled with a default of Disabled. In order for the accounting process to run on your system, you must enable accounting via the control panel or via remote console. When accounting is disabled any files containing data remain untouched.
  • Page 51 10 MB to accounting and select multiple files, the printer creates 10 files of 1 MB each. If you dedicate 5.5 MB to accounting, the printer creates 5 files of 1 MB each and one of 500 KB. The Job file names will be ACC1.JOB, ACC2.JOB, and so on.
  • Page 52 Job Accounting File (ACC x .JOB) This is the main accounting file. When each job completes, the printer stores an entry for the job in this file. The job accounting file may be a single file or multiple files, with x as the file number when multiple files are used.
  • Page 53 The date and time fields appear in the accounting records for the QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System, but they are unused for this product. The following conventions are the same for job, paper, and status...
  • Page 54 » Note: The date and time fields appear in the accounting records for the QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System, but they are unused for this product. This is a sample record extracted from an actual job accounting file: 0: 6, 1: 1, 2:{8h 5m52}, 3:{2/ 7/97}, 4:3, 5:{lsmith}, 6:{}, 45:{IF 1 Ethernet}, 7:{Microsoft Word - WW6083WO.DOC}, 8:{}, 9: 2794,...
  • Page 55 This field is the document’s internally assigned priority. This field indicates the time a document arrived in the printer by hour, minute, and second. This field indicates the date a document arrived in the printer.
  • Page 56 The Header Count field indicates how many images comprise the document header page(s) subjob. An image equals one page face.
  • Page 57 The Error Count field indicates how many images comprise the document error page(s) subjob. An image equals one page face. The Body Count field represents the number of images in the actual document, excluding multiple copies. An image equals one page face.
  • Page 58 A value of 1 for this field indicates no partial collation was necessary. The Jam field indicates how many times the printer jammed while printing the document. The Paper Types Count field indicates how many different types of paper were used in...
  • Page 59 The Index field represents the record number in the Paper Accounting file that contains the description for the preceding paper count. A <CR> follows each occurrence of this field. The following example shows a Paper Accounting file: 22: 8268, 23: 11693, 24: 75, 25:{white}, 26:{ 27:{ 22: 8500, 23: 11000, 24: 75, 25:{white}, 26:{ 27:{...
  • Page 60 The Paper Accounting file has one record for each of the nine possi- ble paper sizes. Field 21 in the Job Accounting file refers to a specific record in the Paper Accounting file. In the example above, Field 21 indicates that the paper is of the second type. Therefore, the second record from the Paper Accounting file describes the paper used.
  • Page 61 Field ID Description The Version field indicates the accounting file’s version number. The initial version is The Number of Paper Types field indicates how many records are in the Paper Accounting file. The Job Accounting File Size field indicates how many bytes are dedicated to accounting files.
  • Page 62 34: 1 There can be only 1 job accounting file. Although the printer is configured for multiple files (see field 37) there is only one because only 1 MB is dedicated to accounting...
  • Page 63 The Enabled field indicates whether accounting is currently enabled or disabled. 1—Enabled 0—Disabled The Job File Full flag indicates whether the Job Accounting file is full. 1 File is full; Resetaccounting should be performed 0 Job accounting file is not full The Paper Accounting File Full flag indicates whether...
  • Page 64 (x is the number of each subsequent Job Accounting file.) Use File Transfer Protocol (ftp) on the host, if a TCP/IP connection is available to the printer, to copy the files from the printer’s hard disk to the host as follows:...
  • Page 65 Type ftp printer-name (where printer-name is either the IP address of the printer or its corresponding host name). If your printer has a DECnet-TCP/IP interface, follow these steps. Otherwise go to step 3. When prompted for a user id, enter admin as the user name and give the appropriate password, if required.
  • Page 66 (programs) based on your specific requirements using the file and record descriptions shown earlier in this chapter. Collation is one of your printer’s features. It is the printing of sets of multiple copies of a document in numeric order. Your printer is capa- ble of delivering multiple copies of your files in collated order to the output tray.
  • Page 67 Operator Control/Collation Menu Choices On—Enable collation Off—Disable collation Default For a multiple copy document with collation On, there must be enough display list memory to hold the display list blocks for all pages in the collation range. See the “Memory,” section in Chapter 5 , for more information on the Display List compressed blocks.
  • Page 68 QMS 2425 executive model of this printer with 24 MB of memory, the 2425 TURBO EX with 32 MB of memory, or you can add addi- tional memory to the base model system to avoid this type of chunk collation problem.

  • Page 69: Using The Control Panel

    001. Your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System comes standard with two 500-sheet media cassettes. Using the control panel, you can select a default media input source, chain these input sources, and name them.
  • Page 70 2 of this manual, the section on “Media Types and Weights,” for infor- mation on the types and weights of media. The optional input paper deck expands the printer’s media capacity to approximately 3100 sheets of paper up to 11'' x 17'' size (500 sheets for the upper and lower cassettes, 100 sheets for the multipurpose tray, and 2000 sheets for the input paper deck).
  • Page 71 The Operator Control/Inputbin menu allows you to select the default tray or cassette (inputbin) from which media is drawn into the printer. Menu Operator Control/Inputbin Inputbin 1—Multipurpose tray Choices Inputbin 2—Upper cassette Inputbin 3—Lower cassette Inputbin 4—Envelope feeder Inputbin 5—Optional input paper deck...
  • Page 72 Options in the Administration/Engine menu allow you to give each inputbin a more descriptive name. These names are displayed in the printer message window, where appropriate. You can also use the descriptive names with DOC commands. (See the QMS Crown Docu- ment Option Commands manual for complete information on Docu- ment Option Commands.)
  • Page 73 Inputbin 1 is the multipurpose tray. Administration/Engine/Inputbin 1 Name Menu Choices Up to 16 characters Default multipurpose Inputbin 2 is the upper media cassette. Menu Administration/Engine/Inputbin 2 Name Up to 16 characters Choices Default upper Inputbin 3 is the lower media cassette. Menu Administration/Engine/Inputbin 3 Name Up to 16 characters...
  • Page 74 Default Portrait An option in the Operator Control menu allows you to select the default outputbin (tray). You can choose to have media exit the printer at either the upper bin or the face-up bin with standard unit. Operator Control/Outputbin...
  • Page 75 Administration/Engine/Outputbin 1 Name Menu Up to 16 characters Choices Default upper Administration/Engine/Outputbin 2 Name Menu Up to 16 characters Choices face up Default Administration/Engine/Outputbin 3 Name Menu Up to 16 characters Choices Default top-stack Available only if an optional Stackler is installed. Note Administration/Engine/Outputbin 4 Name Menu...
  • Page 76 This Operator Control/Output Finishing menu allows you to “chain” outputbins so that when the selected first outputbin fills up, the printer will automatically place media in the next outputbin. Menu Operator Control/Output Finishing/Chain Outputbins On—Switch to the next output bin, when the selected...
  • Page 77 Use the Operator Control/Multipurpose Sz menu to identify and select the size media in the multipurpose tray (inputbin 1). Your printer sup- ports the following media sizes via the multipurpose tray:...
  • Page 78 Tumble—Prints jobs so they can be bound at the top edge (flip-chart style). Default Notes If you want to print individual jobs duplex, leave the printer set to Off and choose duplex through your application This menu appears only if an optional duplexer is installed. 6.38'' 9.02''...
  • Page 79 When the Stackler is installed, the Output Finishing menu supports three modes for face-down print delivery: simple stacking, job offset stacking, and stapling; for face-up delivery only simple stacking is supported. Staple staples up to 20 sheets of paper. Menu Operator Control/Output Finishing/Staple Choices Off, Front Corner, Back Corner, Center...
  • Page 80 Ethernet interface or any options located under the CrownNet submenu (Administration/Communications/Networkx / CrownNet), see chapter 2, “Printer Configuration,” of the QMS CrownNet System Administrator’s Guide  The Timeouts options limit the amount of time the printer waits on transmission from the host for various types of data.
  • Page 81 00300 (5 min.). The emulation timeout is the maximum number of seconds emula- tions other than PostScript (such as HP-GL, HP PCL5, and Line- printer) wait for incoming data. Administration/Communications/Timeouts/Emul Menu Timeout...
  • Page 82 The print job timeout is the maximum number of seconds the printer processes a print job before it ends the job. Menu Administration/Communications/Timeouts/Job Timeout 00000-99999 Choices Default 00000 (infinity, 00 timeout) A value of 00000 is the same as infinity (no timeout).

  • Page 83: Configuration Menu

    The printer stops accepting print jobs over the parallel interface. Default Noninteractive The printer must be restarted for changes to the menu Notes to take effect. You can either let the printer restart automatically after you save the change and exit from...
  • Page 84 Min K Spool automatically at initialization. The printer must be restarted for changes to the Min K Spool menu to take effect. You can either let the printer restart automatically after you save the change and exit...
  • Page 85 See chapter 5, “Additional Technical Information,” for Notes details on how to implement this feature on your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System. Allows you to specify which jobs are printed first, according to the interface through which they are received, when jobs are received simultaneously.
  • Page 86 Normal See chapter 5, “Additional Technical Information,” for a Notes full discussion of PS Protocol. For information on options and defaults found in this menu, see chap- ter 2, “Printer Configuration,” in the QMS CrownNet System Adminis- trator’s Guide .
  • Page 87 Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for communicating over a CrownNet 2 interface to a PostScript printer. Menu Administration/Communications/Network 2/PS Protocol Normal—Enables standard, ASCII (7-bit) hex protocol. Choices Data is sent and received in ASCII format. This mode is recommended if you do not print binary data. It was designed for data in the printable ASCII range.
  • Page 88 Ethernet interface priority over jobs received via the parallel and serial interfaces. Use the Administration/Emulations menu to set the parameters for the available printer emulations. Optional printing emulations appear only if installed. Note: To choose an emulation or ESP for a particular interface, use »...
  • Page 89 The ESP Default Emul sets the ESP default emulation used when ESP is unable to identify the language of a print job. This allows the system administrator to select alternate default emulations. Menu Administration/Emulations/ESP Default HPGL, Lineprinter, PCL5e, PostScript Choices Default PCL5e Other optional emulation appear if installed.
  • Page 90 The PCL 5E menu maintains PCL 5e emulation attributes such as default font, symbol set, and point size. There are ten configuration settings. See appendix C “Document Option Commands,” for updated information on the PCL 5e emulation DOCs. Sets the printer’s default font. Menu Administration/Emulations/PCL 5E/Default Font Choices...
  • Page 91 Before downloading any fonts, macros, or patterns Notes ensure that the printer has enough memory to do the download. See chapter 6 of the “QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System Operations” manual, the “Problems Downloading Fonts” section, for information on increasing printer memory when downloading fonts.
  • Page 92 PCL font selection mechanism is used to locate a font that matches the selected symbol set. With the standard set of fonts distributed for your printer, this matches the Times* font, but other user-installed fonts could change this result.
  • Page 93 Indicates the default line termination mode. This setting specifies the treatment of line feeds and carriage returns. (See Appendix C, “Docu- ment Option Commands,” for more information on line termination). Menu Administration/Emulations/PCL 5E/Line Termination CR=CR LF=LF Choices CR=CR+LF LF=LF CR=CR LF=CR+LF CR or LF=CR+LF Default CR=CR LF=LF...
  • Page 94 Explicitly clear the PCL state by sending an <ESC>E or Printer Job Language. Turn off the printer. (Note that if Retain Temporary is set to On or On Compatibility and power is turned off and back on again, all temporary objects on the disk’s standard resource will become permanent.
  • Page 95 The index number can be obtained by the listing printed Note on the advanced status page. See “Printing a Status Page” on page 4-70 for status page details. Allows your printer to emulate a monochrome or color plotter. Menu Administration/Emulations/PCL 5E/Monochrome GL/2 Choices On, Off On—Sets the printer to monochrome (2 pen).
  • Page 96 Default Pen Color Defaults: Pen 0 = White Pen 1 = Black Pen 2 = Red Pen 3 = Green Pen 4 = Yellow Pen 5 = Blue Pen 6 = Magenta Pen 7 = Cyan This section contains the configuration choices available under Emulations/HP-GL.
  • Page 97 Notes media size is only partially determined by setting the Expand Mode to On. When the printer/plotter senses the media size, it automatically sets the hard clip limit to 15 mm on three sides and 39 mm on the fourth. If Expand Mode is On, then the hard clip limits are set to 5 mm on three sides and 29 mm on the fourth side.
  • Page 98 Identifies the original image’s paper size. Administration/Emulations/HPGL/Paper Type Menu A—(8.5''x 11''—216 x 279 mm), Choices A0—(33.11'' x 46.81''—841 x 1189 mm) A1—(23.39'' x 3.11''—594 x 1189 mm) A2—(16.54'' x 23.29''—420 x 594 mm) A3—(11.69'' x 16.54''—297 x 420 mm) A4—(8.27'' x 11.69''—210 x 297 mm) B—(11'' x 17''—279 x 432 mm) C—(17'' x 22"—431.80 x 558.80 mm) D—(22'' x 34''—558.80 x 863.60 mm)
  • Page 99 Menu Administration/Emulations/HPGL/Pen x/Color Black, Blue, Brown, Cyan, Gray-25%, Gray-50%, Gray- Choices 75%, Green, Magenta, Orange, Red, Violet, Yellow Pen 1—Black (100% black) Default Pen 2—Black (100% black) Pen 3—Red (70% black) Pen 4—Green (41% black) Pen 5—Blue (89% black) Pen 6—Violet (59% black) Pen 7—Orange (25.8% black) Pen 8—Brown (50% black) Identifies the HP-GL plotter type.
  • Page 100 Choices On—Wrap long lines. Off—Truncate long lines. Default Specifies the type of character map to be used. Menu Administration/Emulations/Line Printer/Character Map ASCII, EBCDIC, PC ASCII, PC Multilingual Choices Default ASCII If you select the PC ASCII or PC Multilingual character...
  • Page 101 Default Sets the printer fonts for the current print job. Any PostScript fonts available on the printer can be used. To see a list of available Post- Script fonts, print an advanced status page through the printer config- uration menu or through the PS Executive Series Utilities.
  • Page 102 Stipulates whether each line feed (LF) in the print job is translated to a carriage return/line feed (CRLF) combination. Menu Administration/Emulations/Line Printer/LF IS CRLF On—Translate all line feeds to carriage return/line feed Choices combinations. Off—Use line feeds only as line feeds.
  • Page 103 Choices Landscape, Portrait Portrait Default Sets the five-digit value used to specify the point size of the font for the current print job. Administration/Emulations/Line Printer/Point Sz 100ths Menu 00000-99999 Choices Default 00880 (8.8 points) Specifies the number of spaces between tab stops.
  • Page 104 » Note: If you choose an advanced status page but only a standard status page prints, the printer has run out of RAM. Either reallocate memory among the memory clients (see chapter 5, “Additional Technical Information” ) or add more memory to the printer (see...
  • Page 105 On—Print a header page before each job. Choices Off—Don’t print a header page before each job. Default You can select the inputbin (tray or cassette) from which the printer pulls media when printing the header page. Administration/Special Pages/Header Inputbin Menu Choices Upper—Pull header page media from the upper...
  • Page 106 Default See the QMS Crown Document Option Commands Notes manual for more information. You can select the input bin (tray or cassette) from which the printer pulls media when printing the trailer page. Menu Administration/Special Pages/Trailer Inputbin Upper—Pull trailer page media from the upper Choices cassette.
  • Page 107 No—Don’t print a start-up page each time the printer is turned on. Default If you have a hard disk and Do Sys Start is enabled, when the printer is turned on, the controller checks the hard disk for a PostScript file named SYS\START and executes this file.
  • Page 108 Wesley, 1990, ISBN 0-201-18127-4) for more information on PostScript errors. This submenu allows you to allocate the printer’s memory (RAM) among the various memory clients. The flexibility of defining memory available to clients allows experienced users to optimize the printer's performance according to a given set of conditions.
  • Page 109 » Note: This menu will appears only if there is no hard disk installed in the printer or if Enable Disk Swap is turned off. The 1200 dpi selection only appears if the optional 1200x1200 dpi daughterboard is installed. Administration/Memory/Quick Config/300dpi...
  • Page 110 The printer uses this file as an extension of its memory. As the physical RAM fills, the printer can swap the contents to the hard disk file to allow more space. This file swapping between disk and RAM occurs at various times throughout the printing process and is completely transparent.
  • Page 111 If you change the K Mem for Spool value, the printer automatically restarts after you save your changes and exit from the configuration menu.
  • Page 112 If you change the K Mem for PS Fonts value, the printer automatically restarts after you save your changes and exit from the Configuration menu.
  • Page 113 Check the documentation included with the loadable emulation for information on additional resources requirements. If you change the K Mem Emulation value, the printer automatically restarts after you save your changes and exit from the configuration menu.
  • Page 114 If you change the K Mem Emul Tmp value, the printer automatically restarts after you save your changes and exit from the Configuration menu.
  • Page 115 For example, the recommended amount of memory for the disk cache for a single 120 MB hard disk is 180 KB, and for two 120 MB hard disks it is 240 KB. These are recommended values. The printer will still operate with a smaller cache, but decreased performance may...
  • Page 116 Frame buffer can be configured manually, through the Quick Config Menu, or by resetting the printer defaults. In all cases, be sure to keep a copy of the status page as a record of memory client settings. See chapter 5, “Additional Technical Information,”...
  • Page 117 To check image alignment, print a standard status page (Print Status key). When the printer is placing images properly, the alignment angle bar in the lower-left corner of the status page is 0.5"/12.7 mm from the left and bottom edges of the page. If the angle bar is off, use the Administration/Engine/Image Alignment option to align the image hor- izontally and vertically in pixel increments (1/300”...
  • Page 118 Administration/Engine/Image Alignment/Duplex H. Menu Offset 000-300 (0.00"/0 mm-1.00”/25.4 mm) Choices Default 100 (0.33"/.84 mm) Values above 100 move the image to the right. Notes Values below 100 move the image to the left. Menu Administration/Engine/Image Alignment/Duplex V. Offset Choices 000-300 (0.00"-1.00”) 100 (0.33"/.84 mm) Default Notes...
  • Page 119 1200 dpi. Restoring defaults or selecting Quick Config should reconfigure the frame buffer memory client When a media jam or other similar error occurs, the printer can reprint the job starting from the page on which the jam occurred. Administration/Engine/Page Recovery Menu On—Reprints a print job from the page on which the jam...
  • Page 120 00 - 15 Choices 00—Lightest setting 15—Darkest setting Default This option allows you to set the amount of time the printer waits for paper to be inserted into the multipurpose tray before it cancels the job. Menu Administration/Engine/Man. Feed Timeout...
  • Page 121 This feature allows simplex printing only. You cannot print duplex on 3-hole punched paper. Allows you to specify whether letter and A4 media should be fed into the printer long edge or short edge first. Menu Administration/Engine/Feed Options Letter Feed...
  • Page 122 You may notice a decrease in the printing speed depending on the mix of simplex and duplex pages. The Print Quality option allows the printer to operate at a lower rate of toner consumption and extend the life of your toner cartridges. This option also allows you to enable smoothing.
  • Page 123 Installation menu to set passwords for the Operator Control and Administration menus. Several of the optional features available affect printer configuration and the Configuration menu. When an optional feature is installed, its configuration information merges into the Configuration menu. See...
  • Page 125 “Printer-Host Communication” on page 5-2 “Memory” on page 5-8 “Halftones” on page 5-4End job mode “Parallel Interface Modes” on page 5-30 “PS Protocol Option” on page 5-32 “HP-GL Color Encoding” on page 5-36...

  • Page 126: Simultaneous Interface Operation (Sio)

    Simultaneous Interface Operation (SIO), a standard feature of QMS Crown architecture, enables your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print Sys- tem to communicate simultaneously with hosts through the parallel, optional serial, Ethernet, and optional interface ports. In other words, SIO allows you to have more than one host communicating with the printer at one time.

  • Page 127: Page Margins

    GL commands for such items as page formats and job parameters (number of copies, page margins, fonts). 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 a parallel, Ethernet, optional serial, or other optional interface.
  • Page 128 The ability of the printer to produce halftones allows you to add scanned images or halftone graphics to your documents. This section explains some of the options available on the QMS 2425/2425 TURBO for halftone printing. Continuous tone scanned images have to be converted to dot pattern images on a laser printer.
  • Page 129 A screen angle is the angle at which a halftone screen prints. The default screen angle for your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System is 45° at 300x300, 600x600,and 1200x1200 dpi. This is the normal angle for black and white printers.
  • Page 130 Note: The default for this menu is standard. The standard settings listed are optimized for performance, and the advanced settings are optimized for quality. Your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System offers a Smooth(600dpi) option in the Admin/Engine/Print Quality menu, (see chapter 4, “Printer Configuration”). This QMS edge-smoothing technique alters the size and position of dots on the outer edges of an object by reduc- ing the width of the laser pulse to a fraction of the full pulse width.
  • Page 131 Make sure you have installed the QMS 2425 PDFs in the PDF folder in the QuarkXPress folder. The names of the three PDFs are QMS2425.PDF QMS2425STD.PDF QMS2425ENH.PDF While QuarkXPress 3.3 allows you to access either a PDF or a PPD, to have access to all of your printer’s features, you should use the...
  • Page 132 Select Use PDF Screen Values. To use basic screening (or halftoning), do the following: In Your QuarkXPress Document (Page Setup Dialog Box) In the Printer Type listbox select QMS 2425 Basic Screen- ing. If you have EFI color software loaded, select None.
  • Page 133 Your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System allows you to distribute its memory among the various memory clients where it can best serve your specific printing needs. The following sections provide information on memory management so you can get the most from your printer.
  • Page 134 Some printers designate one or two memory clients to receive all the excess, or unassigned memory. On your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System excess memory is distributed among all the memory cli- ents.
  • Page 135 This information is not lost when the printer’s power is turned off. RAM is the memory your printer uses to perform each task. It can be written to and read from. Once a task is complete, the memory is free again to be used for another file.
  • Page 136 RAM for other tasks. Quick loading, reprogrammable memory that holds information even when the printer is turned off is known as flash ROM. Your 2425 Print System has flash ROM available to hold system code and future sys- tem upgrades.
  • Page 137 Spooling is temporary storage to hold print jobs until the printer is available to process them. The first step in allocating your printer’s memory is to define your printing needs. Each of your printer’s features requires a minimum amount of memory. If you use a feature, you must allocate enough memory to the client which controls it.
  • Page 138 Memory clients are users of printer memory that are dedicated to a specific purpose. Each of the memory clients is located in the Admin- istration/Memory menu.
  • Page 139 Configuration,” for each memory client’s minimum and default settings. Memory clients in the QMS 2425/2425 TURBO are automatically allo- cated when the printer is initially installed or when you upgrade the printer’s memory. The occasions when the printer’s memory is auto- matically reallocated occur: When the printer is installed.
  • Page 140 If you are uncertain about how to configure your printer’s memory, use only the Administration/Memory/QuickConfig menu. This menu appears if your printer does not have a disk drive attached or if the disk swap option is disabled. Use this menu as a starting point before trying manually to configure your printer’s memory.
  • Page 141 Increasing the amount of memory in this client may improve printing throughput and minimize slowdowns due to collating or printing com- plex pages. If your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System has a hard disk and disk swapping is enabled (Administration/Memory/Enable Disk Swap menu), the memory added to this client is taken from vir- tual memory.
  • Page 142 As the font cache memory fills, the printer makes room for new bit- mapped characters by erasing those that have been in the cache longest without being used.
  • Page 143 QMS recommends that you should add at least 1 MB of physical RAM to your printer and increase this memory client by 1 MB for each additional emulation loaded. If your printer has an optional hard disk and the disk swapping option is turned on then you can increase the emulation memory client using this memory.
  • Page 144 By dedi- cating a portion of memory to this client, your printer can perform “context switching,” which is the ability to retain downloaded fonts and forms even after the printer changes from one emulation to another.
  • Page 145 268 KB. This field on the status page shows the size of the physical RAM installed in the printer. If a hard disk is installed and disk swapping is enabled (Administration/Memory/Enable Disk Swap), this field also...
  • Page 146 You can add one internal IDE hard disk (standard on the Executive Model) and up to three external SCSI hard disks to your QMS 2425/ 2425 TURBO Print System. These hard disks serve as secondary storage places for such items as downloaded fonts, emulations, and spooled data.
  • Page 147 The following example is to be used only as a example for configuring your own printer's memory. A QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System with 8 MB of RAM. As many as 10 people use this printer, sending text and graphics PostScript files to be printed on 8.5"...
  • Page 148 EOD command. This becomes even more problematic when you’re printing to a QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System, where print jobs of all supported emulations can be received simultaneously. ESP technol- ogy examines the first part of each print job to determine its emula- tion.
  • Page 149 Multiple print jobs of the same printer language have been sent to the printer and they print on the same page. (For example, you send the AUTOEXEC.BAT file with no EOD command followed...
  • Page 150 Since the serial and parallel protocols may not be able to detect an EOD automatically, due to a lack of an EOD command in some printer languages, you can insert an EOD command at the end of your file to tell the printer where your print job ends.
  • Page 151 » set the end job mode for each protocol. Wait for the printer to go idle, and then press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following instructions to access the End Job Mode option. The printer responds by displaying a status message in the message window.
  • Page 152 Select Saves your change and idles printer. Online Puts the printer back on line. When adding an EOD command to your file, use the syntax for the selected EOD command exactly as written (the command's syntax is case sensitive). CONFIGURATION...
  • Page 153 When the QMS EOD or the HP EOD is set, the printer does not rec- ognize the Ctrl-D EOD command. Add your organization's standard EOD command to the end of your print file, or add it to a separate file as follows.
  • Page 154 Print acct.doc Print end.txt If your printer is connected to a network through a PC and the PC is acting as a print server managing the printing of shared network files, then your system administrator must create a job separator and asso- ciate it with a print job queue.
  • Page 155 The communication is a half-duplex channel with either device, the host or the printer, making a request for data transfer when there is available data. In the case of simultaneous requests for transfer, the...
  • Page 156 A transfer of two nibbles is required for each byte of information. Your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System supports PS Protocol, a new protocol for communication between the printer and a host com- puter over the parallel, optional serial, and optional network inter- faces.
  • Page 157 0x01 0x54 (^a T) instead. (ASCII “T” is the result of XORing ^T with 0x40). This method of quoting guarantees that whenever the printer receives any of the eight control characters, the control function is intended regardless of whether the preceding character is a ^A. Any data byte not equal to one of the eight special control characters is transmitted by sending the data byte.
  • Page 158 » Note: The serial and Token-Ring interfaces are options which must be purchased through your QMS vendor. See appendix A, “QMS Customer Support,” for a list of locations and telephone numbers. Administration/Communications/ Interface /PS Protocol Menu Choices Name and Description Normal—Enables standard, ASCII hex protocol.
  • Page 159 For example, some device drivers can for- mat bit map images as binary data instead of as ASCII hex data.
  • Page 160 A pen and a pen color are selected to draw images. This emulation supports 8 pens and pen colors. Since your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System is a monochrome (black and white) printer, the pen colors are converted to shades of gray.

  • Page 161: Qms World-Wide Offices

    Sources of customer support on page A-2 QMS world-wide offices on page A-5...
  • Page 162 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 163: 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 164 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 165 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 166 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 167 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 169: Print Engine Specifications

    “Print Engine Specifications” on page B-2 “Physical Characteristics” on page B-8 “Controller Specifications” on page B-4 “Electrical Requirements” on page B-6 “Print Media” on page B-9 “PC Cable Pinouts” on page B-12 “Printer Options” on page B-18...
  • Page 170 Engine Canon P550 Average15,000 images per month Duty Cycle Maximum100,000 images per month Laser beam scanning and dry electrophotographic Print Method printing; fixing by heated rollers Up to 24 simplex pages per minute using letter or Print Speed A4 media at 600 dpi loaded long edge Up to 19 duplex images (9.5 sheets) per minute using letter or A4 media at 600 dpi loaded long edge...
  • Page 171 A minimum of 15,000 simplex pages at normal Life (4%) page coverage, letter/A4-size media Over 15,000 pages at 4% page coverage, letter/A4- size media, if printer is run entirely in Conserve Toner mode Warm-Up Time 90 seconds or less, assuming normal temperature...
  • Page 172 PostScript Level 2 (300/600/1200 dpi) Emulations HP PCL 5e (HP LaserJet 4Si compatible, with HP- GL/2 and without PJL; 300 and 600 dpi symmetric resolution) HP-GL 7475A/7550A/ColorPro/Draftmaster (300/ 600/1200 dpi symmetric resolution) Lineprinter (300/600 dpi) Support for optional downloadable emulations 40 resident PostScript fonts, including OCR B that Fonts can be scaled from 4 points upward and rotated to...
  • Page 173 QMS 2425, 2425 EX, 2425 TURBO 8 MB System Flash ROM, including the system software and fonts » Note: The 2425 TURBO EX does not have Flash ROM. Softloadable System Software QMS 2425, 2425 EX, 2425 TURBO— Stored in Flash ROM QMS 2425 TURBO EX—Stored on hard disk...
  • Page 174 Printing Less than 2° front-to-back or side-to-side Offset Level Idle; maximum 37 dB (A) Noise Level Printing; maximum 49 dB (A) The printer emits less than 0.1 ppm maximum with Ozone Density a 100% duty cycle under 8 hours of continuous operation Printing 20-80% RH (non-condensing)
  • Page 175 Atmospheric 570-760 mm Hg Pressure Transportation/StorageMaximum instantaneous Vibration 3G or less...
  • Page 176 (not including 566 mm x 557 mm x 540 mm multipurpose tray or face-up output Printer with optional input paper deck tray) 24.4" x 21.9" x 40.2" 620 mm x 557 mm x 1020 mm Full system (all trays and cassettes extended, with envelope feeder) 32.3"...
  • Page 177 Delivery Face-down output tray 500 sheets of 20 lb (75 g/m Face-up output tray 100 sheets of 20 lb (75 g/m Stackler Face-down or face-up (for special media only) Feed 2 universal media cassettes About 500 sheets each of 20 lb (75 g/m for a total of 1000 sheets;...
  • Page 178 Types Cut-sheet paper, transparencies, and labels. See “Consumable Supplies” on page B-21, for recommended media. » Note: Do not print on perforated paper (including 3-hole-punched paper) via the cassette. Weight Paper (cassette): 17-28 lb (64-105 g/m Paper (multipurpose tray): 17-34 lb (64-128 g/m Paper (duplexer): 17-28 lb (64-105 g/m Paper (Stackler): 16-34 lb (60-128 g/m Transparencies (multipurpose tray): 17-34 lb...
  • Page 179 Media Media Size Inches Millimeters 11x17 11.00x17.00 279.4x431.8 11.69x16.54 297.0x420.0 11.69x8.27 297.0x210.0 5.85x8.27 148.5x210.0 10.12x14.33 257.0x364.0 7.17x10.12 182.0x257.0 6.38x9.02 162x229 COM-10 4.125x9.5 104.78x241.3 4.33x8.66 110.0x220.0 Envelope 6.93x9.76 176x248 Executive 7.25x10.50 184.20x266.70 6.92x10.16 Legal 8.5x14.0 215.9x355.6 Letter 11.00x8.5 279.40x215.90 Monarch 3.875x7.5 98.425x190.5 Statement 5.50x8.50 139.7x215.9...
  • Page 180 This table gives the pinouts for the printer end of the Centronics/IEEE 1284 parallel cable used to connect your printer to a computer. Signal Pin No. 19-30 Signal Description Direction Strobe- Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 Data 4 Data 5...
  • Page 181 To prevent noise effectively, these cables should be shielded and connected to the chassis of the system unit and printer, respectively. All interface conditions are based on Transistor-Transistor Logic (TTL) level. Both the rise and fall times of each signal must be less than 0.2 microseconds.
  • Page 182 Support,” for a list of locations and telephone numbers. Name Not Used Receive Data (RXD) Transmit Data (TXD) Data Terminal Ready (DTR) Signal Ground (GND) Data Set Ready (DSR) Ready To Send (RTS) Clear To Send (CTS) Reserved Pinout View from Printer Interface...
  • Page 183 Used » Note: To download printer system software via the serial port, your hardware must have RTS and CTS support. Make sure that pins 4 and 5 on the 25-pin serial cable and pins 7 and 8 on the 9-pin serial cable are criss-crossed as shown in this diagram.
  • Page 184 The following table provides the pinouts for the printer’s optional 8-pin LocalTalk interface: Name 1,2,7 Reserved Transmit Data - (TXD) Signal Ground (GND) Receive Data - (RXD) Transmit Data + (TXD) Receive Data + (RXD) The following table provides the pinouts for a cable connecting the Macintosh printer or modem port to the printer’s serial port:...
  • Page 185 Receive Data + No Contact No Contact Receive Data - No Contact No Contact The following table provides the pinouts for the 10Base2 BNC Ether- net interface: Name Pinout view from Printer Interface Ground Signal Pinout View from Printer Interface...
  • Page 186 The QMS Model 3100 Stacker for your QMS 2425/ QMS Model 3100 Stacker 2425 TURBO Print System gives you the ability to stack up to 3100 letter sheets face down. You may purchase cables from your local vendor. Cables See cable specifications, earlier in this chapter.
  • Page 187 Check with your QMS vendor, for a complete list of optional fonts. See appendix A, “QMS Customer Support,” for a list of locations and telephone numbers. QMS QFORM, printer-resident forms printing Forms Printing enabler See FAQ 7181 for a list of each approved hard disk, Hard Disks—...
  • Page 188 Q-FAX documents before requesting a specific document. Internal IDE hard disk Storage External SCSI hard disks (up to 3) QMS BuzzBox Lite light/buzzer printer warning Warning Device device to find out how to access...
  • Page 189 Cassettes 500-sheet universal paper cassette Media —Sizes See “Print Media SIzes” on page B-11, for media size information. Media— Paper Recommended Brands Envelopes Labels Trans- parencies Toner Toner cartridge model EP-W Plain—Xerox 4024 Laser—Hammermill Laser Print Common office envelopes with diagonal joints and ordinary gummed flaps.
  • Page 190 Media Sizes 11''x17'' Legal Letter Executive Media Weight 16-34 lb (60-128 g/m Media Type Plain paper Special media Media Delivery Face-down Face-up (only for special media) Number of Bins 3 output bins Stack Capacity See “Stack Capacity” on page B-23. Features Simple Stacking Job Offset...
  • Page 191 Stack Capacity Output Tray Paper 300 sheets 300 sheets or 30 sets 350 sheets 600 sheets 700 sheets 59 mm 59 mm or 30 sets 67 mm Table Legend U=Upper Tray, C=Center Tray, L=Lower Tray Paper Size Large=A3, B4, Legal, 11''x17'' Paper Size Small=A4, Letter, Executive »...
  • Page 192 CE Marking International (EU) EN 55022:1987 (Class AITE) EN 60950:1992 IEC 801-2 IEC 801-3 IEC 801-4 Electromagnetic International (EU) IEC 801-2 Compatibility IEC 801-3 (EMC) IEC 801-4 Electromagnetic DOC (Canada) Canadian CRC c1374 Emissions (EMI) EU (International) EN 55022:1987 FCC (USA) Title 47 CFR Ch.
  • Page 193 If you need replacement packaging, in the US call QMS National Service at 1 (334) 633-4300 x 2530. If you need to return the printer for service, in the US call QMS Customer Service at 1 (334) 633-1072 for an RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) number before shipping the printer.
  • Page 194 If an anti-static wrist strap is provided in your printer option kit, attach one end of it to your wrist and the other end to any convenient electrical ground. The bare metal chassis of equipment, such as on the back of a computer, is suitable if it is plugged in but turned off.

  • Page 195: Supported Qms Docs

    “Supported QMS DOCs” on page C-2...
  • Page 196 This appendix lists the supported Document Option Commands (DOCs) for your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System. The com- mands are grouped by feature type. Each command is preceded by either a DOC statement (%%) or an IncludeFeature statement (%%IncludeFeature). See the QMS Crown Document Option Commands manual for information on how to use each command.
  • Page 197 Install object Remove object Remove resource Select default font Select default font ID Select symbol set Set carriage return to CR+LF Set linefeed to CR+LF Set number of lines per inch Set point size Resource Select font for current job Set point size for current job Specify character map type Number lines...
  • Page 198 Number up printing Offset logical page Print borders Scale logical page Booklet printing Select print mode Print background images Set printer resolution Print page range Collate print job Logical page size Select number of copies Select paper Select output bins...
  • Page 199 Identify product Control line wrap Specify default paper size Control transformation point Adjust image horizontally Adjust image vertically Set power-up configuration %%IncludeFeature: product %%IncludeFeature: autowrap %%IncludeFeature: paper_size %%IncludeFeature: paper_size_override %%IncludeFeature: xorigin %%IncludeFeature: yorigin %%IncludeFeature: reset_override...
  • Page 201 “Manual Notice” on page D-2 “FCC Compliance Statement” on page D-2 “Canadian Users Notice” on page D-3 “Laser Safety” on page D-3 “Power Cord” on page D-4 “International Notices” on page D-4 “Colophon” on page D-4...
  • Page 202 QMS, Inc. reserves the right to make changes to this manual and to the equipment described herein without notice. Considerable effort has been made to ensure that this manual is free of inaccuracies and omissions. However, QMS, Inc. makes no warranty of any kind including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchant- ability and fitness for a particular purpose with regard to this manual.
  • Page 203 A) prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélec- trique édicté par le ministère des Communications du Canada. This printer is certified as a Class 1 laser product under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Radiation Perfor- mance Standard according to the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968.
  • Page 204 The following power cord requirements are in effect for the 220v QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Product (base and executive models) Minimum 0.75 mm Minimum H05 VV - F » Note: The male plug is certified in the country in which the equipment is to be installed, and the female plug is an IEC 320 connector.
  • Page 205 “Menu Chart Conventions” on page E-2 “Installation Menu” on page E-3 “Operator Control Menu” on page E-4 “Administration Menu” on page E-5 “CrownNet Menu’s” on pages E-6 thru E-10...
  • Page 206 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 207 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 208 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 209: Serial

    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 Enable Disk Swap*...
  • Page 210 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 211 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 212 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 213 * 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 214 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 215 AppleTalk A local area network communication protocol developed by Apple Comput- er. AppleTalk operates on LocalTalk, Ethernet, or Token-Ring cabling and can be used by Macintosh systems, PCs, and printers. See also LocalTalk . Application Any computer program designed to help people perform a certain type of work (for example, word processing, page layout, programming, graphics, and spreadsheets).
  • Page 216 BuzzBox Lite BuzzBox Lite is a printer accessory that warns you with a buzzer and/or a blinking light any time the printer goes off line. This means you’re alerted to print job interruptions such as empty paper trays.
  • Page 217 Crown A proprietary multitasking operating system architecture developed by QMS and used in the QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System. Default A printer control panel setting used in the absence of a application selection. See also factory default.
  • Page 218 (until the printer is turned off) or on a hard disk. An acronym for dots per inch, a measurement unit used to indicate printer resolution. Your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System has 300x300 (standard), 600x600 (standard), and 1200x1200 (optional) dpi resolution. Driver See printer driver .
  • Page 219 The memory remaining after providing all the other memory clients with their specified amounts of memory is automatically added to the excess memory client. All excess memory in your QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System goes into a pool shared by the frame buffer and the display list clients.
  • Page 220 Header Page A separator page, printed before a print job, that identifies the print job and helps users sort out the print jobs in the printer's output tray. See the QMS Crown Document Option Commands manual information on customizing the header page information.
  • Page 221 The computer or network to which a printer is connected. HP PCL An acronym for Hewlett-Packard Printer Control Language, the printer control language native to the HP Laser Jet series printers. Your QMS 2425/ 2425 TURBO Print System has a resident HP PCL 5e emulation. HP-GL An acronym for Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language, the programming language on which HP plotters are based.
  • Page 222 Option kits containing Kanji fonts licensed to QMS by Morisawa and Company, Ltd. and/or TypeBank. These option kits enable the QMS 2425/ 2425 TURBO to print Kanji fonts in a variety of point sizes and in different styles and resolutions.
  • Page 223 The control panel key that accesses the printer configuration menu when the printer is off line. Use this key to advance through the menus or to return to a previous position in the menu. When changing printer setup, press this key to cancel a change (before pressing the Select key) or to return to previous menus one level at a time.

  • Page 224: Changing Character Information

    Accepting data from the computer. The printer is on line when the Online/ Offline key is pressed and the Online indicator is on. Online/Offline Key The control panel key used to take the printer off line and put it back on line.
  • Page 225 A special buffer large enough to hold an entire page of data. Paper Path The path the paper follows in its journey through the printer; it begins at the paper cassette or tray pickup point and ends at the output tray.
  • Page 226 3.3 mm (.13") thick cards while Type II card slots accept 5 mm (.20") cards. Peripheral Device A hardware device connected to a computer (such as a printer) or to a printer (such as an external hard disk). Permanent Soft Fonts...
  • Page 227 This memory is volatile, so if your printer loses power while a file is being sent, you must resend the file. The number and type of features you can run simultaneously on your printer depend on the amount of RAM available and how that RAM is distributed.
  • Page 228 Remote Console A feature in QMS Crown printers allowing users to configure the printer and monitor printer conditions over the Ethernet network interface. Resident Data or information Permanently stored in the printer’s memory or disk.
  • Page 229 SCSI An acronym for Small Computer System Interface, which allows up to three external hard disks to be connected to your printer. See also IDE . Security Key A module the size of a credit card that allows you to set passwords for the Operator Control and Administration menus.
  • Page 230 See also hard disk , RAM , ROM , spool . Symmetric Resolution A symmetric resolution is the same in both scan directions. Your QMS 2425/ 2425 TURBO Print System supports the HP PCL 5e emulation at 300x300...
  • Page 231 Toner Cartridge A disposable cartridge containing dry toner and a print drum. The QMS 2425/2425 TURBO Print System uses a Canon EP-W toner cartridge. Trailer Page A separator page, printed after a print job, that identifies the print job and helps users sort out the print jobs in the printer's output tray.
  • Page 232 Virtual Memory An extension to the effective size of the printer’s memory by using a disk file or swap file to simulate additional memory space. It enables the hard disk to accept data swapped from RAM to free temporarily the RAM for other tasks.
  • Page 233 Advanced status page 4-70 Albertus 3-9 Aligning image 2-3 Alignment, image 4-83 Antique Olive 3-9 AppleTalk G-1 Application G-1 Configuration, printer 4-2 ASCII G-1 Avant Garde Gothic ITC Avant Garde Gothic 3-3 Baud G-2 Baud rate G-2 Bit G-2 Bitmap G-2...

  • Page 234: Operator Control Menu

    Power 4-86 Conserve Toner 4-88 Consumable supplies B-22 Consumables B-21, G-3 Warranty B-25 Context switching 5-20 Control panel G-3 Configuration, printer 4-3 Language, message window 4-12 Message window language 4-12 Controller G-3 Specifications B-4 Copying Accounting files 4-30 Coronet 3-9, 3-10, 3-11...

  • Page 235: Hp Pcl 5E Emulation Commands C

    Default G-3 Defaults, configuration Restoring 4-13 Dictionary file 4-18 Dingbats ITC Zapf Dingbats 3-3 Disk cache 4-76, 4-81, 5-20 Disk swap 4-75 Display 4-80 Display List 4-76, 5-17 Do Error Handler menu 4-74 Do Start Page menu 4-73 Do Sys Start menu 4-73 Document Option Commands Header/Trailer Page C-2 HP GL emulation commands C-2...

  • Page 236: Halftones

    Cable pinouts, 10Base2 BNC B-17 Cable pinouts, 10BaseT RJ45 B-17 EtherTalk Menu E-7 Example, configuration 5-23 Excess memory 5-10 External hard disks B-19 Factory defaults, restoring 4-13 FCC compliance D-2 Caution D-2 Feed Options 4-87 Fields Accounting 4-20 File Swap 4-75 Flash ROM 5-12 Font cache 5-18 Fonts 3-2, 3-13...

  • Page 237: Manual Notice

    Inputbin Chaining 4-37, 4-42 Header pages 4-71 Trailer pages 4-72 Installation menu 4-5, 4-89 Integrated Drive Electronics See IDE Intellifont SIMM Albertus 3-9 Antique Olive 3-9 Clarendon Condensed 3-9 Coronet 3-9, 3-10, 3-11 Courier 3-10 Garamond (Stempel) 3-10 Letter Gothic 3-10 Marigold 3-9 Interfaces Parallel parameters, setting 4-49...

  • Page 238: Media Size

    Imageable region 2-2 Margins, page 2-4 Marigold 3-9 MB Printer Mem 5-21 MB Printer Mem menu 4-82 Media Imageable area 2-2, 2-3 Margins 2-4 Page sizes B-9 Storage 2-6 Types 2-4 Weights 2-4 Media Sizes 2-2 Memory 5-8, 5-10 Buffer, frame 4-82...

  • Page 239: Communications

    Min K Spool menu Parallel 4-50 Mode Communication 5-3 Printing, PostScript 5-2 Mode menu Parallel 4-49 Monospacing 3-4 Moving, printer Replacement packaging B-25 Multipurpose tray Labels 2-5 NetWare Menu E-9 Network job separator 5-30 Nibble mode, parallel 5-32 Non-volatile memory 5-12...

  • Page 240: Ethernet

    Screen angles 5-5 Print resolution See Resolution Printer Electrical requirements B-6 Memory 4-82 Physical characteristics B-8 Start-up options 4-73 Printer options Kanji option kit 3-14 Printing Environments 5-13 Modes 5-2 Proportional spacing 3-4 PS Heap 4-76 PS heap 5-18 PS protocol 5-32...

  • Page 241: Special Pages

    Relocating, printer Replacement packaging B-25 Remote Console Configuration, printer 4-3 Replacement packaging B-25 Resident fonts HP PCLe fonts 3-9, 3-13 Resolution 5-5 Gray levels 5-5 Memory 4-75 Quick Config 4-75 Setting 4-84 RJ45 See Ethernet ROM 5-11 Flash 5-12 Rotate Simplex 4-87...
  • Page 242 Do Error Handler menu 4-74 Do Start Page menu 4-73 Do Sys Start menu 4-73 Start-up page Menu 4-73 Status accounting file 4-18 Record description 4-27 Status message Reboot Now? 4-11 Status page Advanced 4-70 Printing 4-70 Standard 4-70 Type 4-70 Status page key 4-70 Status Page Type menu 4-70 Stempel...
  • Page 243 Script 3-3 Serif 3-3 Stroke weight 3-6 Symbol 3-9 Univers Condensed 3-9 Zapf Dingbats 3-9 Using EOD commands 5-26 File transfer protocol 4-30 Using Soft Reset Common Menu E-6 Vendor Labels B-21 Paper B-21 Transparencies B-21 Vertical Offset menu 4-83, 4-84 Virtual disk 5-11 Virtual memory 5-12, 5-18, 5-21, 5-22 Volatile memory 5-12...

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