QMS VMS Software Manual 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. It was designed for data in
the printable ASCII range. Print jobs
can alter the PS protocol value through
PostScript operators.
Normal Fixed—Enables standard, ASCII
hex protocol. Print jobs cannot alter
this value through PostScript
operators.
Binary—Enables binary communications
protocol. Print jobs can alter this value
through PostScript operators. Data in
the printable ASCII range also prints).
Binary Fixed—Enables binary
communications protocol. Print jobs
can not alter this value through
PostScript operators. Data in the
printable ASCII range also prints.
QBinary (Quoted Binary)—Enables binary
communications protocol. Print jobs
can alter this value through PostScript
operators. Data in the printable ASCII
range also prints. Use the special
quoting mechanism for the special
characters and ^D (EOF).
Interfaces
Parallel, Serial,
Ethernet, Token-
Ring, LocalTalk
Parallel, serial,
Ethernet, Token-
Ring, LocalTalk
Parallel, Serial,
LocalTalk,
Ethernet, Token-
Ring
Parallel, Serial,
LocalTalk,
Ethernet, Token-
Ring
Ethernet, Token-
Ring