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  • Page 1 ® ®...
  • Page 2 QMS, QMS-PS, Crown, the Crown seal, and the QMS logo are registered trademarks of QMS, Inc. PS Executive Series, QUIC and QUIC II are trademarks of QMS, Inc. DEC, DECnet, LAT, LN03, VAX, VAXcluster, VMS/Digital Equipment Corporation. HP, HP-GL, LaserJet, HP PCL/Hewlett-Packard Corporation.
  • Page 3 License Agreement ... 1-2 QMS VMS Host Software Option ... 1-2 The QMS DECnet Interface Option ... 1-3 Included with the DECnet Option 1-4 For Serial/Parallel Connected-Printers ... 1-4 Included with the Serial/Parallel Option 1-4 LN03 Plus Printer Emulation ... 1-5 Accessing Printer Features ...
  • Page 4 Multicast Pkts [Packets] Option 2-8 PS [PostScript] Protocol Option 2-8 Def [Default] Job Prio [Priority] Option 2-12 If This is a Software Update ... 2-12 Updating from a Previous Version 2-12 Updating Using the Device Control Library Update Procedure 2-12 Installing the DECnet Host Software ...
  • Page 5 Navigating through PS Executive 2-23 Starting PS Executive for VMS 2-24 Printer Default Settings 2-24 Start Remote Console Session 2-24 Show Printer Counters 2-25 Identifying the Printer Location 2-25 Exit PS Executive 2-26 Introduction ... 3-2 Before You Begin ... 3-2 If This is an Update 3-2 Terminal Characteristics ...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Queue Characteristics 4-6 Creating Generic Queues 4-7 Execution and Generic Queues ... 4-8 Managing Queues ... 4-8 Merging Queues ... 4-9 QMS VMS-Supported Parameters ... 4-9 Characteristic File ... 4-19 Example 4-20 Summary of Logicals ... 4-21 QMS$execution_queue_CONTROL 4-22 QMS$execution_queue_CHAR 4-23...
  • Page 7 Feed 5-9 Device Control Libraries ... 5-9 QMS Device Control Library Module for DECnet Interface (QMS$RESET) 5-10 QMS Device Control Library Modules for Serial/Parallel Interfaces (QMS$RESET_S) 5-10 QMS Device Control Library Module for Serial/Parallel/DECnet Interfaces (QMS$HEADER) 5-12 Order of Data Sent to the QMS Printer 5-12 Symbiont-Generated Special Pages ...
  • Page 8 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...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Information about the software licensing agreement Introduction to the DECnet interface option Introduction to the serial/parallel option Introduction to the HSL application for DECnet Introduction to PS Executive Series Utilities for DECnet Descriptions of the contents of each chapter of this manual...

  • Page 10: License Agreement

    The QMS VMS host software is compatible with DECnet Phase IV and Phase V, Alpha AXP, and systems running VMS and OpenVMS. This manual describes the installation of the host software, setting up...
  • Page 11 Performs an Installation Verification Program test upon installa- tion, if desired. Adds a HELP file to your VMS on-line HELP facility. Creates a printer-specific characteristic file which identifies printer-supported /PARAMETER qualifiers. Creates a Remote Console capability as part of the QMS PS Executive Series Utilities to remotely configure and monitor printer status from anywhere on the network.

  • Page 12: Qms Vms Host Software Option

    QMS Crown Remote Console User's Guide. VMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers. (This manual) The QMS VMS host software option for QMS Crown printers provides a software interface for serial/parallel-connected printers. Refer to chapter 3 for instructions on installing the serial/parallel sym- biont.
  • Page 13 Check your printer user’s guide to deter- mine which options are available on your printer. Once the printer has been connected, all users may access these features by using qualifi- ers to the VMS PRINT command for both DECnet and serial/parallel printer installations.

  • Page 14: The Qms Decnet Interface Option

    Many printer manufacturers provide only one set of parameters that the system administrator must use for all print jobs. Using the stan- dard VMS PRINT command qualifiers, however, you can customize the output for each job by temporarily changing the default configura- tion setting on the QMS Crown printer.

  • Page 15: Q-Fax

    Troubleshooting QMS Customer Support Outlines common error and status messages related to the printer for host software installation. An installation troubleshooting flowchart is also included. Provides product sales and support telephone numbers and describes how to communicate with QMS through the QMS...
  • Page 16 Information displayed in the printer message window Variable information in text and VMS commands VMS commands and qualifies; file, module, and library names Press the Enter key (PC or VAX terminal) or...
  • Page 17 DECnet options from the printer control panel Pre-installation instructions Installing DECnet host software The Hot Status Listener application PS Executive Series Utilities...
  • Page 18 The QMS VMS host software is compatible with DECnet Phase IV (DECnet-VAX) and Phase V (DECnet-OSI), Alpha AXP, and systems running VMS and OpenVMS. This chapter takes you step-by-step through the installation of the QMS DECnet print symbiont and associated software for DECnet (Ethernet)-connected printers.
  • Page 19 . In each case, the software installation prompts you for this unique network identifier. This will enable your printer to become a good net- work citizen. » Note: The host software is supported for VMS system versions 5.0 through 6.0.
  • Page 20 The DECnet interface option shares its configuration menu on the printer control panel with the TCP/IP interface option. Before begin- ning the software installation, use the following instructions to config- ure the DECnet-specific interface options (Administration/Emulations/ DECnet-TCP/IP menu). See your printer user's guide for instructions on how to use the printer control panel.
  • Page 21 Use the Emulation option in the DECnet-TCP/IP menu to choose a default emulation for print jobs received over the DECnet-TCP/IP interface: » Note: Not all emulations are supported on all QMS printers. Check your user's guide to determine which ones are supported on your printer.

  • Page 22: Before You Begin

    The printer's memory (including a portion of the internal hard disk) is used for spooling print jobs from the host. All interfaces on the printer share the total number of kilobytes available in memory. By default, a minimum of 15 KB (the Min K Spool option in the DECnet-TCP/IP menu) is dedicated to spooling jobs received over the DECnet-TCP/ IP interface.
  • Page 23 If the printer is on line, press the Online/Offline key to take the printer off line. Press the Menu key to enter the printer Configuration menu. Press the Next key until the message window displays ADMINISTEATION, and then press the Select key. Press the Next key until the message window displays COMMUNICATIONS, and then press the Select key.
  • Page 24 When you press the Select key after you’ve entered the last digit, the printer momentarily displays the address you selected and then returns to the DECNET-TCP/IP menu. 13 Press the Online/Offline key to put the printer back on line. The new DECnet address takes effect immediately after you turn the printer off and on again.
  • Page 25 fixed mode, the printer uses the quoting mechanism of the binary communications protocol to distinguish between the special control characters and print job binary data. To differentiate data from the special control characters, any data that is the same as one of the following special control characters must be quoted: ASCII ASCII Name ASCII Hex...
  • Page 26 The following options are available in the PS Protocol menu: Menu Administration/Communications/ Interface /PS Protocol Choices Name and Description Normal—Enables standard, ASCII hex protocol. Data is sent and received in ASCII format. This mode is recommended if you do not print binary data.
  • Page 27 Contact your third-party software vendor for information on available application-specific device drivers.
  • Page 28 001. There are currently two choices available to update the software. If you’re updating your host software from a previous version and you want to save predefined set-up files, move them from the old device control library QMS$DEVCTL20.TLB at this time. To do this, use the...
  • Page 29 DECnet Phase IV or Phase V protocol and prompts your responses accordingly. The following procedure describes the installation of DECnet Phase IV and Phase V host software. Any differences between the two installation procedures are noted. After mounting the host software media on the input device...
  • Page 30 If you want to create a .LOG file on the host containing all prompts from the installation, type L and press Enter. Other options you can use are documented with the VMSINSTAL program in your VMS manuals. This message displays: * The following products will be processed: QMSSMBPSE V3.x...
  • Page 31 * Which product is to be installed [QMS-3825]? Enter ? for a list of QMS printer names. 10 The next prompt concerns the PS Executive Series Utilities (Remote Console) for VMS: * Do you wish to install the printer management software, PS Executive [YES]?
  • Page 32 Use either the Phase V or Phase IV instructions that follow, depend- ing on your site. Successful installation of this product under DECnet-OSI (Phase V) requires that you have already defined a node name and address to be used with the printer you are installing. (The Installation Verification Procedure will fail otherwise.) You will be asked for the node name later in this installation procedure.
  • Page 33 Phase IV installation continues with the following steps to enter the printer node name and address. The program next prompts you for the printer node name: * Enter a node name for the QMS printer: Enter the node name of the QMS printer you’re updating. »...
  • Page 34 The installation continues for both Phase IV and Phase V software with the following steps to name the execution queue. You’re next prompted for the name of the execution queue. » Note: If this is a system update and the target queue exists, then that queue must be stopped and deleted from the active system.

  • Page 35: If This Is A Software Update

    If this is a first time installation and you want to take advantage of VMS queue load balancing and QMS print symbiont data typing, type Y. Data typing allows the symbiont to generate the appropriate DOC commands which select the emulation to be used for processing the print job.
  • Page 36 After host software installation, ensure that the system boot file calls the printer start-up file. For example, for VMS Version 5 systems, the SYS$SYSROOT: SYSTARTUP_V5.COM file should include this line: $ @SYS$STARTUP:QMS$START_QUEUE.COM If the printer is part of a VAXcluster system, ensure that all other members of the cluster include the call to the QMS$START_QUEUE.COM in their start-up files.
  • Page 37 Activating the Hot Status Listener (HSL) application provides the host with pseudo real-time printer message logging. The HSL receives printer error and backchannel messages from DECnet-connected printers. The HSL can then relay the message to OPCOM, a terminal port, or to a log file in the original directory. The HSL logs error status and backchannel messages to the print file’s directory under the print_file_name .LOG file when you’re using LN03 Plus or PostScript emulation if the appropriate command line...
  • Page 38 Type the following commands: $ SET DEF SYS$COMMON:[sysexe] $ @qms$inithsl » Note: This command procedure works without modification for most sites but you should review the command procedure before running. Once these two steps are completed, the HSL application is active and ready to receive printer error and backchannel messages.
  • Page 39 » Note: To prevent the creation of a log file, delete the directory SYS$SPECIFIC:[HSL]. By default, VMS creates a NETSERVER.LOG file in this directory for each connection to the HSL application. Deleting the [HSL] directory prevents this log file from accumulating.
  • Page 40 PS Executive is installed as part of the host software installation. Once the software is installed, PS Executive can be started with the following command: $ run sys$system:qms$psexec You’re asked for the printer node name: * What is the QMS printer node name Enter the node name for the printer whose settings you want to view.
  • Page 41 The printer keeps track of the amount of data received and other accounting information. These printer “counters” are Bytes Received Displays the total number of data bytes received by the printer since it was turned on. Messages Received Displays the total number of messages received from the host since the printer was turned on.
  • Page 42 This menu option displays the string that was entered by Set Printer Location. If no location has been set, the following message displays: Use Set Printer Location first The printer location is stored in file SYS$COMMON:[sysexe]QMS$ node_name .dat where node_name is the printer node name. To exit from PS Executive, highlight this option and press Return.

  • Page 43: Terminal Characteristics

    Terminal characteristics Installing serial/parallel host software Post-installation information...
  • Page 44 If you’re updating your host software from a previous version and you want to save predefined set-up files, move them from the old device control library at this time. To do this, use the following commands: $ library/extract=module_name -$ _$ SYS$LIBRARY:QMS$DEVCTL20.TLB -...
  • Page 45 No Edit_mode No DEC_CRT No DEC_CRT4 Use the following procedure to install the serial/parallel host software: After mounting the host software media on the input device and logging in under the system account, begin the installa- tion program by typing...
  • Page 46 If you want to create a .LOG file on the host containing all prompts from the installation, type L and press Enter. Other options you may use are documented with the VMSIN- STAL program in your VMS manuals. This message displays: * The following products will be processed: QMSSMBPSE V3.x...
  • Page 47 You’re now asked whether you’re installing a DECnet or a serial/parallel symbiont: * Configure host software for a serial/parallel interface (rather than a DECnet) [NO]? Type Y and press Enter Refer to the Version 3.x Release Notes, located in the SYS$HELP directory, for information on configuring the host soft- ware for other/additional interfaces.
  • Page 48 You’re now asked for a terminal port: * Enter a terminal port for the QMS PS- product_name printer: This port is assigned to the product you’re installing. The name can have up to seven characters. Don’t include the colon (:) after the terminal port.
  • Page 49 The program asks if you want to create generic queues for each language supported by the printer: * Do you wish to create generic queues [YES]? If this is a software update, type N to allow the previously cre- ated queues to be used.
  • Page 50 If this is a first-time installation and you want to take advan- tage of VMS queue load balancing and QMS print symbiont data typing, type Y. Data typing allows the symbiont to gener- ate the appropriate DOCs to select the language to be used for processing the print job.
  • Page 51 IVP test file prints at this point. After you’ve installed the software, ensure that the system boot file calls the printer start-up file. For example, for VMS Version 5 systems, the SYS$SYSROOT: SYSTARTUP_V5.COM file should include this line: $ @SYS$STARTUP:QMS$START_QUEUE.COM...
  • Page 52 QMS$START_QUEUE.COM in their start-up files. For VMS systems, include this line in each members start-up file: $ @SYS$COMMON:[SYS$STARTUP]QMS$START_QUEUE.COM » Note: If you saved predefined set-up files by moving them from the old device control library during the software update, you must be sure to move them back to the QMS$DEVCTL20.TLB library using...

  • Page 53: Order Of Precedence

    Order of precedence Defining command line, queue logicals, and queue name Creating your own generic queues Using execution and generic queues Managing queues Information about characteristic files...
  • Page 54 The following information provides the order of precedence for con- trolling printer output. The /PARAMETER qualifiers can be used on the command line or transparently through a logical definition which is associated with a specific queue.Whether the /PARAMETER qualifier is given on the command line or logical will determine which takes precedence.
  • Page 55 You may use any of the PRINT parameters explained in this chapter. Any parameter that you express on the command line takes precedence over the same parameter specified in the generic queue definition. Unique document handling features of the Crown printers are con- trolled using QMS Document Option Commands (DOC).
  • Page 56 For example, the following command issued from the command line associates the SIDES parameter with the PSLEGAL_PUBS generic queue: $ DEFINE/SYSTEM QMS$PSLEGAL_PUBS_QUEUE - _$ "SIDES=TWO" Whenever a job is sent to the PSLEGAL_PUBS queue, the job con- troller adds the SIDES=TWO parameter to the existing parameters (defined in the generic queue) that apply to all jobs sent to the queue.
  • Page 57 Keyword HP-P HP-G QUIC LINEP For example, the following queue names carry with them the indi- cated data types, forcing DOCs to precede jobs printed through them: PS_QUEUE1 POSITRON_FAST ANSWER2 LN03+_QUEUE Implied data types can be overridden by either a queue logical or a data type argument on the command line.

  • Page 58: Accessing Printer Features

    A print queue is a list of jobs in the host queue waiting for the printer. On VMS systems, there is an execution queue that is most closely associated with the printer and up to eight generic queues per execu- tion queue.
  • Page 59 Define the generic queues by using the following commands in the QMS$START_QUEUE.COM file: $ INIT/QUEUE/START - _$ /GENERIC=( exec_queue1, exec_queue2, - _$ exec_queue3 ) generic_queue_name $ DEFINE/SYSTEM QMS$ queue_name _QUEUE - _$ " parameters,parameters,..." In this syntax, exec_queue1 , exec_queue2 , and exec_queue3 are the execution queues with which the generic queue generic_queue_name is associated.
  • Page 60 _$ QMS$PSLEGAL_PUBS_QUEUE - _$ "DATA_TYPE=POSTSCRIPT,SHEET_SIZE=LEGAL" Any job sent to the PSLEGAL_PUBS queue receives the PRINT parameters DATA_TYPE=POSTSCRIPT and SHEET_ SIZE=LEGAL. The print symbiont translates these parameters into QMS DOCs and sends the job to the printer that is associated with the QMS_PUBS execution queue.
  • Page 61 Input Idle, DECnet print jobs are accepted only if the printer has com- pleted the processing for the previous job and has begun to print it. You can delete the current job from the internal print queue by using the Cancel (or Reset) key on the printer control panel. Refer to your printer user’s guide for information on using the Cancel (or Reset) key.
  • Page 62 The following parameters are supported: COLLATE BOOK_STYLE DATA_TYPE INPUT MESSAGES OFFSET/JOGGING ORIENTATION OUTPUT OVERLAY PAGE_BORDER The BOOK_STYLE parameter places two logical pages on each sheet (or face) in an order that produces a booklet when the paper is folded. The booklet can be read by turning pages from right to left or flipped from bottom to top as if it were a notepad.
  • Page 63 The language of a file is its DATA_TYPE. If you use generic queues that specify a DATA_TYPE, you should send your files to the queues that correspond with the language/emulation you want the printer to use. Include the DATA_TYPE parameter in your generic queue definition to specify which printer emulation to use for print jobs sent to the queue.
  • Page 64 Some QMS printers don’t support QMS Document Option Com- mands (DOC). The symbiont generates DOCs to access most printer features. Refer to your printer user's guide to determine if your printer supports DOC. You may force the omission of DOCs that are gener- ated by the symbiont by entering the following command: $ PRINT/PARAMETER=DOC=OFF/QUEUE= queue_name - _$filename...

  • Page 65: Error Messages

    Note: The /PARAMETER messages of BOTH, TERM, and FILE have no effect unless the QMS$HSL network application is running. See chapter 2, “DECnet Host Software Installation,” for more information about the HSL application. Jogging, also called offset stacking, separates multiple copies of print jobs by offsetting alternating sets.
  • Page 66 » Note: The OFFSET/JOGGING parameter must be specified as ON for offsetting to work. Turning offsetting off prevents the symbiont from defining the required offset ranges. There are actually three parameters that control orientation. They are ORIENTATION, PAGE_ORIENTATION, and LPORIENTATION. If your application can’t control page orientation, include an ORIENTATION parameter in your generic queue definition to specify either portrait or landscape orientation for jobs sent to the queue.
  • Page 67 If a generic queue includes this parameter and a print job sent to the queue doesn’t specify an output tray or bin with the PRINT command, the printer sends the printed page to the top output tray or bin when printing the job.
  • Page 68 starting the range are compiled but are not printed. Pages that come after the last page in the range are flushed without being compiled. The default range is one page. The PAGE_MARGIN parameter defines the usable area of the sheet in which logical pages may be placed.
  • Page 69 The PRINT/COPIES command prints n collated copies of each file in your job regardless of the collation setting in the printer’s configuration menu. $ PRINT/COPIES= n filename.typ The PRINT/JOB_COUNT command prints n collated copies of the entire job regardless of the collation setting in the printer’s configuration menu.
  • Page 70 TUMBLE Note: Other selections may be valid. Check your product-specific » characteristic file. The following illustration shows the difference between SIDES=TWO and SIDES=TUMBLE. Side 1 Portrait Side 1 Portrait The following command prints duplex copies of the file MYFILE.PS: $ PRINT/QUE=name/PARAMETERS=(SIDES=TWO)myfile.ps Two-sided copies for binding along the left edge.
  • Page 71 Because multiple QMS printers may be installed on a single VMS host, a logical is defined which specifies the characteristic file that is to be used by the queue with which it is associated. This logical takes...
  • Page 72 qualifier - character. Lines which have a % character in column one are comment lines. When you enter the /PARAMETER qualifiers on the command line, they must contain at least as many characters as their counterparts in the characteristics file. The following example characteristic file is used when you connect the symbiont to a QMS 4525 Crown printer.
  • Page 73 _QUEUE _NUP _SETUP The other VMS host software components, QMS PS Executive Series Utilities and HSL don’t use logical translation strings. Options within a logical string should be separated by commas. These five logicals, which are associated with an execution queue, require the execution queue to be stopped with a reset and restarted before redefinitions of those logicals will take effect.
  • Page 74 This logical is associated with the execution queue and relays options to the symbiont that modify its default behavior. These options include “PARALLEL,” “NODOC,” “CARRIAGE,” “SJS,” and “INPUT.” PARALLEL This option informs the symbiont that it’s connected to a parallel rather than a serial terminal port, thus preventing the symbiont from sending backchannel information back to the port.
  • Page 75 $ DEFINE/SYSTEM QMS$ queuename _CONTROL - _$ “CARRIAGE,INPUT=BOTTOM,SJS=SES” A session is a single print job that encompasses two or more sub- jobs, and applies global printing attributes, such as duplexing and collating, to them. Each subjob can be of any supported emula- tion and can have its own printing attributes.
  • Page 76 $ DEFINE/SYSTEM QMS$HPPCL_QMS860_QUEUE - _$ "INPUT=TOP,SIDES=2" $ DEFINE/SYSTEM QMS$QMS_4525_QUEUE - _$ "STAPLE=ON,SIDES=2,INPUT=TOP,OUTPUT=20" This logical is associated with the execution or generic queue to relay arguments to be used when printing PRTPOST type output. See chapter 5, “Printing Your Files,” for more information on PRTPOST output.
  • Page 77 Accessing Your Printer Features Using the /SETUP and /FORM qualifiers prtpost - a PostScript Text Formatter...

  • Page 78: Using Application Software

    If you do not use an application to print, use the PRINT command and the queue name from the VMS command line: $ PRINT/QUEUE= queue_name filename You provide the queue_name that you want to use. The queue you specify may already have some qualifiers defined for it.
  • Page 79 Set-up modules are files that are written in a language that is under- stood by your printer. These files can serve many purposes, depend- ing on your needs, from changing default fonts or page margins for a particular job, to printing a border or title on every page. Use the fol- lowing command to print with a set-up module: $ PRINT/SETUP= (mod1,mod2,...) filename.ext The module names you provide must be in a library, and that library...

  • Page 80: Set-Up Modules

    Form set-up modules may also be defined in a form definition: $ DEFINE/FORM/SETUP=( mod1,mod2 ,...) form_name- _$ form_number If set-up modules are specified from the command line and a queue logical also defines a list of set-up modules, the modules specified on the command line are downloaded before those specified by the QMS$ queue_name _SETUP logical where queue_name is the name of your specific execution...

  • Page 81: Forms

    You may create the form either from the command line or by editing the QMS$START_QUEUE.COM file with the following command: $ DEFINE/FORM form_name form_number - _$ /DESCRIPTION= string - _$ /SETUP=( mod1_name,mod2_name,... ) - _$ /LENGTH=nn - _$ /WIDTH= nn - _$ /PAGE_SETUP=( mod1_name,mod2_name,...

  • Page 82: Length

    The DEFINE/FORM command qualifier /LENGTH specifies the physi- cal length of a form page in lines: $ DEFINE/FORM/LENGTH= n The default page length is 66 lines, which assumes a standard page length of 11" with 6 lines of print per inch. The value for n must be a positive integer greater than 0 and less than 255.

  • Page 83: Setup

    Option Purpose RIGHT= n Specifies the number of columns to be left blank between the /WIDTH setting and the actual print image area. The n parameter must be a positive integer between 0 and the value of the /WIDTH parameter. When determining the / RIGHT parameter, start at the /WIDTH value and count to the left.

  • Page 84: Truncate

    The DEFINE/FORM command qualifier /TRUNCATE discards any characters that exceed the current line length specified by the / WIDTH and /MARGIN=RIGHT settings: $ DEFINE/FORM/NOTRUNCATE The /TRUNCATE qualifier is incompatible with the /WRAP qualifier because it forces /NOWRAP. If you specify both /NOTRUNCATE and / NOWRAP, the printer prints as many characters on a line as possible.

  • Page 85: Feed

    If you specify /WRAP, you cannot specify /TRUNCATE. The /WRAP qualifier forces /NOTRUNCATE. If you specify both /NOWRAP and /NOTRUNCATE, the maximum characters for the current font are printed on a line. This combination of qualifiers is useful for some types of graphics output. Note: LENGTH, MARGIN, TRUNCATE, PAGE_SETUP, WIDTH, and »...
  • Page 86 The print symbiont retrieves your set-up module and sends it, along with your file, to the printer when you use the /SETUP qualifier to the PRINT command. The following example uses the BORDER set-up module with the file MEMO.PS: $ PRINT/SETUP=BORDER MEMO.PS The QMS$RESET DECnet interface reset module contains com- mands which ensure proper file separation.
  • Page 87 The following modules in the Device Control Library are used by the serial/parallel configured symbiont to change emulations on the serial interface of the printer: QMS$POSDOC_S QMS$LN0DOC_S QMS$HPGDOC_S QMS$HPPDOC_S QMS$CCIDOC_S QMS$ESPDOC_S QMS$QUIC_S QMS$LINEP_S The following modules in the Device Control Library are used by the serial/parallel configured symbiont to change emulations on the paral- lel interface of the printer: QMS$POSDOC_P...
  • Page 88 The QMS$HEADER module contains PostScript job and file flag, burst, and trailer pages code. Data Sent Job flag page Job burst page File flag page for file n File burst page for file n Form modules for file n /SETUP modules for file n /SETUP modules for logical /PAGE_SETUP modules for page n file n , page n...
  • Page 89 The job header page (also known as the job flag page generated by the symbiont) may contain the following information: Selected language Queue entry number Job name Host node name User login Print priority Execution queue and generic queue, if used A user-defined message (generated by the /NOTE qualifier) Printer node name Date and time job was queued...
  • Page 90 The file burst page prints immediately after the file flag and is identical to the file flag page except for a solid border. The file trailer page prints after each file in the print job. It contains all the information contained on the file flag page except the file size, and creation and modification information.
  • Page 91 Bold displays the time and date of printing on the left, the filename centered in the middle, and the page number on the right. The header baseline is 0.5" from the top of the page, and has left and right mar- gins of 0.5".

  • Page 92: Options

    Following is a list of all the options: This option . . . -# copies -B modulename -bb ydist -C compression -c compression does this . . . Selects the number of copies. Sets text in two columns. The default is one column.
  • Page 93 This option . . . does this . . . -E modulename Identifies the end-of-page module. You may create a PostScript module which will be executed after each page is formatted. Because of PostScript’s opaque paint imaging model, marks laid down by this module may overwrite the page text.
  • Page 94 This option . . . does this . . . -I lpi Sets the number of lines per inch x 100. Line spacing defaults to the point size. Examples n Lines in a 12 pt. font are spaced n -I400 produces 4 lpi. n -I850 produces 8.5 lpi.
  • Page 95 The user should note that there is no provision for lists of modules as found with the /SETUP com- mand used with VMS printing. The default font for this combina- tion is 7 point Courier. -4 Option—When the -4 option is selected, all attributes of each...
  • Page 96 All of the fields are constant width, so the PostScript getinterval operator can be used to break up the string and rearrange the fields, if desired. The coordinate system inherited by the begin- ning- and end-of-page files is not quite the default coordinate sys- tem: the origin is still in the lower-left corner, but the units are scaled to decipoints ( If the -4 option is used, the whole page is scaled and reposi-...
  • Page 97 Installation error messages Troubleshooting diagrams to aid in locating and solving installation problems Stopping queues...
  • Page 98 The following messages may occur during installation of the host soft- ware. Messages have the format %QMSSMBPSE- severity - identification , message The codes indicating the severity of messages are as follows: This severity- identification letter... This message... means... ADDRFORMINV The address has an invalid form.
  • Page 99 Notes Files are being restored after a terminated installation. Start the DECnet network software before installing the host software. To start DECnet, use the command @SYS$MANAGER:STARTNET Your system does not have the required number of blocks available for installing the software.
  • Page 100 This message... means... NODNAMREQ A node name is required for the installation of the QMS printer. NOPSEXEC PS Executive will not be installed. Notes You didn’t supply a node name for the printer. The printer’s node name must be a unique identifier on your network, consisting of up to six characters (alphabetic or numeric) with at least one alphabetic character.
  • Page 101 Use these charts for tracking down problems with the host software installation program. Print Test Page DECnet options appear on start-up Correct DECnet address appears on the start-up page. Set DECnet address from printer control panel. Install VMS Host page.
  • Page 102 Installation completes successfully. Installation completes successfully. IVP completes successfully. “Badge Kit” message displays. Stop. Finish. Call your QMS representative.
  • Page 103 Queues have been started successfully. Printer responds to lookback test. Stop. Call your QMS Check Ethernet representative. cable connections. Check release notes for applicable solutions. Other files print correctly through DECnet. Files print through other printer interfaces.
  • Page 104 Each interface on the printer is active at all times. If you want to deac- tivate any interfaces that you do not use (preventing access to the printer from those interfaces), you may do so from the printer control panel. If the printer is on line, press the Online/Offline key.
  • Page 105 HSL option is enabled (Administration/Emu- lations/DECnet-TCP/IP/DECnet HSL menu). If there is no process ID assigned to the HSL application, then HSL is not running. See chapter 2, “DECnet Host Software Installation,” for more information about the HSL application.
  • Page 107 Sources of customer support QMS world-wide offices...
  • Page 108 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 109: The Qms Corporate Bulletin Board System

    The QMS Corporate Bulletin Board System (BBS) contains technical support notes, application notes, drivers, patches, and utilities, and you may leave technical questions not requiring an immediate response on electronic mail for the Sysop (System Operator). The bulletin board [(334) 633-3632] operates at 1200, 2400, 9600, and 14400 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, with XMODEM, YMODEM, and ZMODEM capabilities.

  • Page 110: Internet

    You can contact the QMS Customer Response Center (CRC) in three different ways: Telephone—You can call the CRC at (334) 633-4500 (US) Monday–Friday, 7:00 am–6:00 pm, Central Time. » Note: If you call for assistance, have the following information ready so our technicians can help you more quickly: þ...
  • Page 111 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 112 General Contact (+81)- 3 3779-9600 Fax (+81)-3 3779-9650 nternet 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 113 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 115 SJS 4-22 _CONTROL logical 4-22 _NUP logical 4-24 _QUEUE logical 4-23 _SETUP logical 4-24 Accounting 2-25 Address 2-17 DECnet 2-6 Printer 2-16 Alpha AXP 1-2 Application software, using 5-2 Area number, DECnet Address 2-7 Backchannel messages 4-12 BOOK_STYLE 4-10 BOOKLET 4-10...

  • Page 116: Device Control Libraries

    Bulletin board, QMS A-3 Burst page 5-13 Characteristic file 1-3, 4-19 Characteristics 5-3 COLLATE 4-10 Configuring the interface 2-4 COPIES 4-16 Copies, duplex 4-17 Copies, multiple 4-16 Counters, printer 2-25 Customer Response Center (CRC), QMS A-4 Customer support, QMS A-2 DATA_TYPE 4-11 DECnet address 2-6, 2-16 Area number 2-7...

  • Page 117: Typographic Conventions

    NOFEED 5-9 NOTE 5-13 NOTRUNCATE 5-9 nstallation verification program 1-3 Number-up 4-15 N-UP printing 4-15 Offset stacking 4-13 On-line help 4-9 Open VMS 1-2 ORIENTATION 4-14, 4-16 Orientation 4-14 OUTPUT 4-12, 4-14 OVERLAY 4-15 Packet size 2-8 PAGE_BORDER 4-15 PAGE_GRID 4-15...

  • Page 118: Queue Characteristics

    Printer counters 2-25 Printer defaults 2-24 Printer features, accessing 1-5 Printer interface Disabling 6-8 Printer setup 2-4 Printing from VMS 5-2 prtpost 5-14 PS Executive 1-3, 2-23, 6-4 PS Protocol 2-8 PS protocol advantages 2-11 PS protocol implementation 2-11 Q-FAX A-2...

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