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QMS 4060 Print System Reference vi A QMS Customer Support Sources of Support ..................................................................... A-2 Your QMS Vendor A-2Your Application Vendor A-2Q-FAX A-2CompuServe A-3Internet A-3QMS Customer Response Center (CRC) A-3 QMS World-wide Offices .........

Contents vii C Document Option Commands Introduction ................................................................................. C-2 Supported QMS DOCs ................................................................ C-2 Header/Trailer Page Commands C-2HP-GL Emulation Commands C-2HP PCL 5e Emu...

QMS 4060 Print System Reference viii E Configuration Menu Introduction .................................................................................. E-2 Menu Chart Conventions E-2Installation Menu E-3Operator Control Menu E-4Administration Menu E-5 Index v

1 Introduction In This Chapter . . . n “About This Manual” on page 1-2 n “Typographic Conventions” on page 1-3

Introduction QMS 4060 Print System Reference 1-2 Introduction This manual provides detailed instructions and technical information for your QMS 4060 Print System. Use this guide in conjunction with your other printer documentation. This chapter gives you a brief overview of this manual. About This M...

About This Manual 1-3 Introduction n Appendix A—QMS Customer Support Provides world-wide product sales and support telephone num-bers and describes how to communicate with QMS through Com-puServe, the Internet, and Q-FAX. n Appendix B—Technical Specifications Provides technical specifications for th...

2 Print Media In This Chapter . . . n “Media Sizes and Imageable Areas” on page 2-2 n “Media Types and Weights” on page 2-4 n “Media Storage” on page 2-5

Introduction QMS 4060 Print System Reference 2-2 Introduction This chapter lists the media sizes and imageable areas supported by the QMS 4060 Print System, and then provides information on select-ing and storing media. Media Sizes and Imageable Areas Your printer supports media in a number of sizes...

Media Sizes and Imageable Areas 2-3 Print Media The following table lists the size, imageable area, and feed edge (the edge of the media drawn into the printer first) of all supported media as well as information about their input, output, and finishing options: Working Within the Imageable Area The...

Media Types and Weights QMS 4060 Print System Reference 2-4 Page Margins Margins are set through your application. Some applications allow you to set custom page sizes and margins while others have only standard page sizes and margins from which to choose. If you choose a standard format, you may lo...

Media Storage 2-5 Print Media Weight The printer supports the following weights of paper: n Paper trays—17-36 lb (64-139 g/m 2 ) n Large-Capacity Input Feeder—17-36 lb (64-139 g/m 2 ) Transparencies Type See appendix B, “Technical Specifications,” for information on typical types of transparencies. ...

Introduction QMS 4060 Print System Reference 3-2 Introduction This chapter defines common terms used in the description of fonts and typefaces, and displays the printer’s resident typefaces. About Typefaces and Fonts Many of the terms and phrases used in desktop publishing are derived from the langu...

About Typefaces and Fonts 3-3 Professional Printing Typeface Classification One way of classifying the different typefaces is to group them into the following categories: Serif 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,...

About Typefaces and Fonts QMS 4060 Print System Reference 3-4 Typography Terms Monospacing The terms “monospaced” and “fixed-pitch” refer to a typeface whose characters all have uniform and equal spacing. These typefaces are useful for spreadsheets and other documents with columnar data. Monospacing...

About Typefaces and Fonts 3-5 Professional Printing Scalable Font A scalable font is one in which each character’s dot pattern (bitmap) is generated from a mathematical representation (or outline) of the character. Scalable fonts eliminate the need to store many different font sizes. Point Size Poin...

About Typefaces and Fonts QMS 4060 Print System Reference 3-6 Stroke Weight Orientation Orientation is the direction of the print or image on a page. Portrait orientation reads from left to right, across the narrower dimension of the page. Landscape orientation also reads from left to right but plac...

Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets 3-7 Professional Printing derive from painting; a portrait is usually a vertical view while a land-scape is usually a horizontal view. Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets Resident PostScript Fonts The following 42 PostScript fonts are resident in you...

Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets QMS 4060 Print System Reference 3-8 Serif Fonts Sans Serif Fonts Script Font ITC Zapf Chancery Medium Italic Pi or Symbol Fonts Σψµβολ (Symbol) ✤❉■❇❂❁▼▲ (ITC Zapf Dingbats) ITC Bookman Light ITC Bookman Light Italic ITC Bo ok m an Demibold I T C B o o km a ...

Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets 3-9 Professional Printing Other Fonts OCR-B PC US ASCII PC Multilingual Resident HP PCL 5e Fonts Your printer has resident HP PCL 5e fonts. This gives the QMS 4060 the ability to emulate the HP LaserJet 5Si. All fonts can be automati-cally rotated to landsc...

Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets QMS 4060 Print System Reference 3-12 PCL 5e Symbol Sets This table lists all of the PCL 5e symbol sets that are supported on the QMS 4060 Print System. Roman - 8PC - 850PC8 - USPC8 - DNLegalISO - 4 (UK)ISO - 6 (ASCII)ISO -11 (SWED)ISO - 15 (ITAL)ISO - 17 (S...

Resident Fonts, Typefaces, and Symbol Sets 3-13 Professional Printing Resident HP-GL Symbol Sets Your printer has the following resident HP-GL symbol sets. All come in both fixed- and variable-spaced versions, and all are scalable. Fixed space ANSI ASCIIFixed space 9825 Character Set Fixed spaceFren...

Optional Fonts QMS 4060 Print System Reference 3-14 Optional Fonts Your printer supports the following optional fonts: n A disk containing typefaces (fonts), such as the ProCollection for the HP emulations on your printer or other special fonts. n A SIMM containing 65 ProCollection fonts for the HP ...

Introduction QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-2 Introduction 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 ...

Methods of Configuration 4-3 Printer Configuration printer control panel. Your application documentation explains how to control your printer settings: probably by choosing options from a printing menu. Applications use printer drivers to send appropriate commands to the printer for requested tasks....

Configuration Menu QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-4 ronment. To avoid confusion in a shared printing environment, only the system administrator should make configuration changes. See the QMS CrownAdmin on-line help for information on using Remote Console. » Note: If a remote console has the print...

Configuration Menu 4-5 Printer Configuration » Note: Defining document processing options for a particular job through the control panel is not recommended in a shared environment. When many systems are using the same printer, there’s no way of making sure that no other jobs are sent to the printer ...

Configuration Menu QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-6 order shown. The printer responds by displaying a status message or configuration menu in the message window. » Note: You may need to press the Next button more than one time to advance through the list of options. The printer must be off line a...

Configuration Menu QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-8 Changing Character Information 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 t...

Configuration Menu QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-12 Saving Configuration Changes Before the printer can accept print jobs with configuration changes, the changes must be saved. Example To save your configuration changes, press the control panel buttons in the order shown in the following table. ...

Configuration Menu 4-13 Printer Configuration Canceling Configuration Changes If you change a configuration option and then decide to cancel that change, you can do so when exiting the configuration menu. Example To cancel your configuration changes, press the control panel buttons in the order show...

Configuration Menu QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-14 Restoring the Factory Default Configuration If you need to cancel all of the configuration changes you have made, you can reset all of the configuration settings to their factory defaults. Working with Custom Configurations Saving a Default Cus...

Configuration Menu 4-15 Printer Configuration Restoring a Default Custom Configuration Rebooting the System Use this option to restart the system after making a group of configu-ration menu changes. Before making configuration changes an advanced status page should be printed. After changing any opt...

Operator Control Menu 4-17 Printer Configuration Copies While it is preferable to use your application to select the number of copies to print, you can change the default number of copies for all print jobs through the printer control panel. Duplexing The Duplex option allows you to print on both si...

Operator Control Menu QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-18 Offset Stacking This option offsets each job as they are stacked in the optional LCOS. Face-Up Order This option allows you to choose stacking your print job in normal face-down order or reverse order. Collation Collation is one of your prin...

Operator Control Menu 4-19 Printer Configuration output tray. The following figure shows the collated and uncollated stacking for two copies of a four-page file. The main advantage of collation is convenience and the time savings derived from not having to separate and sort individual copies of a do...

Operator Control Menu QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-20 Chunk Collation This mechanism of introducing a forced boundary is known as chunk collation. Chunk collation breaks a document into several smaller, more manageable sets. For example, in the following illustration, cop-ies “a” and “b” of eac...

Operator Control Menu 4-21 Printer Configuration » Note: Collating through your application is more time consuming than collating through the printer. The application sends the complete job the requested number of times rather than sending it once and holding data in printer memory. Orientation Whil...

Operator Control Menu 4-23 Printer Configuration Naming Paper Inputbins 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 Document ...

Operator Control Menu QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-24 Inputbin 5 Inputbin 5 is the optional large-capacity paper feeder. Paper Output Selecting a Paper Outputbin An option in the Operator Control menu allows you to select the default outputbin (tray). Naming the Paper Outputbin The Administrati...

Operator Control Menu 4-25 Printer Configuration Chaining Paper Inputbins An option in the Operator Control menu allows you to “chain” input-bins (trays) so that when the first inputbin empties, the printer will automatically draw paper from another inputbin with either the same or any size and type...

Operator Control Menu QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-26 Setting Up Chaining Options Options in the Operator Control menu allow you to configure whether or not an inputbin will be available for chaining from another inputbin. Large-Capacity Input Feeder (LCIF) Use the Operator Control/Chain Option...

Operator Control Menu 4-27 Printer Configuration Lower Inputbin Use the Operator Control/Chain Option/Lower Chaining to chain to the lower inputbin. Middle Inputbin Use the Operator Control/Chain Option/Middle Chaining to chain to the middle inputbin. Default On Notes The Operator Control/Chain Opti...

Operator Control Menu QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-28 Upper Inputbin Use the Operator Control/Chain Option/Upper Chaining menu to chain to the upper inputbin. Custom Input Bins This option allows you to set up the paper size for the optional custom input tray. Since the tray can be installed in...

Operator Control Menu 4-29 Printer Configuration Consumables These options help you monitor your printer’s consumables. Printing a Consumables Statistics Page Crown Accounting Crown accounting, a tool to help you keep track of the use of printer resources, is available on your QMS 4060 Print System ...

Operator Control Menu QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-30 » Note: If you are connected to a network via TCP/IP, you have a choice of using Crown accounting or the standard TCP/IP accounting through your UNIX host software. See the TCP/IP Protocol Option User’s Guide for more information on TCP/IP a...

Operator Control Menu 4-31 Printer Configuration The amount of space required for each job can vary between 200 and 250 bytes, so each 1 MB in the job accounting file will store informa-tion on 4,000 to 5,000 jobs. If the selected value is greater than the current value, the file size is increased t...

Operator Control Menu QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-32 » Note: When accounting is enabled and the Job Accounting files are 100% full, no further print jobs are accepted by the printer until Resetaccounting is selected or until Accounting is disabled. If you disable Accounting at this time, no jo...

Operator Control Menu 4-33 Printer Configuration file may be a single file or multiple files, with x as the file number when multiple files are used. Information in this file is kept intact after the printer is turned off and back on again. n Paper Accounting File (ACC.PAP) This file contains descri...

Operator Control Menu 4-35 Printer Configuration by a chart explaining the various fields, using data from the example to help clarify the fields. Job Accounting File Record Example This is a sample record extracted from an actual job accounting file: 0: 6, 1: 1, 2:{ 8h 5m52}, 3:{ 7/ 7/1998}, 4:3, 5...

Operator Control Menu 4-39 Printer Configuration Paper Accounting File Record Example The following example shows a Paper Accounting file: 22: 8268, 23: 11693, 24: 75, 25:{ white}, 26:{ plain}, 27:{ }, 22: 8500, 23: 11000, 24: 75, 25:{ white}, 26:{ plain}, 27:{ }, 22: 7165, 23: 10118, 24: 75, 25:{ w...

Operator Control Menu 4-41 Printer Configuration Status Accounting File Record Example The following is an example of the Status Accounting file: 28: 1, 29: 9, 30: 1048576, 31: 1048576, 32: 74993, 33: 74993, 34: 1, 35: 1, 36: 309, 37:2, 38:1, 39:0, 40:0, 41:31, 42:23, 43:31, 44:31 Status Accounting ...

Operator Control Menu QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-44 Copy Accounting Files to Host Accounting files should be transferred to your host computer periodi-cally to keep the printer from being overloaded with data and to allow you easy analysis of data. Using the QMS Crown Printer Auditor (CPA) Ut...

Operator Control Menu 4-45 Printer Configuration c Type get SYS:/admin/acc1.job acc1.job ↵ get SYS:/admin/acc.pap acc.pap ↵ get SYS:/admin/acc.sta acc.sta ↵ » Note: If multiple Job Accounting files are used, each of the ACCx.JOB files should be copied. (x is the number of each subsequent Job Account...

Administration Menu QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-46 Administration Menu The Administration menu contains the following submenus: Communications This menu contains several options that allow you to configure the printers communication parameters to match the host and application parameters. » No...

Communications 4-47 Printer Configuration Setting Timeouts The Timeouts options limit the amount of time the printer waits on transmission from the host for various types of data. Setting a PostScript Emulation Timeout The PostScript emulation timeout is the maximum number of seconds the PostScript ...

Communications QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-48 Setting an Emulation Timeout The emulation timeout is the maximum number of seconds emula-tions other than PostScript (such as HP-GL, HP PCL5e, and Line-printer) wait for incoming data. Setting a Print Job Timeout The print job timeout is the maxim...

Communications 4-49 Printer Configuration Setting Parallel Interface Parameters Use the Administration/Communications/Parallel menu to set the par-allel interface values used for printer-host communications. Mode The parallel interface supports Centronics parallel communication as well as IEEE 1284 ...

Communications QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-50 Emulation Sets the parallel interface emulation. Minimum Number of Kilobytes for Spooling Sets the minimum number of kilobytes of system memory allocated to the parallel interface. Menu Administration/Communications/Parallel/Emulation Choices ESP, ...

Communications 4-51 Printer Configuration Spooling Timeout Sets the number of seconds the interface waits for data from the host before terminating a spooled print job. Data Bits Sets the number of data bits transmitted per character. End Job Mode Enables (and identifies an end-of-job sequence) or d...

Communications QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-52 Default Job Priority Allows you to specify which jobs are printed first, according to the interface through which they are received, when jobs are received simultaneously. Default None Notes See chapter 5, “Additional Technical Information,” for de...

Communications 4-53 Printer Configuration PS Protocol Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for communicating over a parallel interface to a PostScript printer. Menu Administration/Communications/Parallel/PS Protocol Choices Normal—Enables standard, ASCII (7-bit) hex protocol. Data is sent a...

Communications QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-54 Setting Network 2 Options CrownNet 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 . PS Protocol Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) f...

Emulations QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-56 Emulations 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 the appropriate i...

Emulations 4-57 Printer Configuration Setting PostScript Parameters The PostScript menu allows you to select halftone type and intensity. Halftone Type Sets the halftone type. These options allow you to customize the smoothness of the printed image according to the number of grayscales it uses. The ...

Emulations QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-58 Setting PCL 5e Parameters The PCL 5e menu maintains PCL 5e emulation attributes such as default font, symbol set, and point size. There are ten configuration settings. Default Font Sets the printer’s default font. Symbol Set Selects the default symbol ...

Emulations 4-59 Printer Configuration Math, Math 8, Microsoft Pub, Pi Font, PS Text, Ventura Intl, Ventura Math, Ventura US, and Windows symbol sets cannot be used with the resident lineprinter bitmap fonts. Lines Per Inch Sets the default lines printed per inch in PCL jobs, regardless of page size....

Emulations QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-60 Line Termination 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). Point Size x100 Sets the poi...

Emulations 4-61 Printer Configuration Retain Temporary Allows you to control the PCL 5e print environment across print jobs. Menu Administration/Emulations/PCL 5E/Retain Temporary Choices Off, On, On Compatibility Off — Resets PCL to its default state at the end of each PCL print job, executes an im...

Emulations QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-62 Default Font Index Sets the Default Font Index when the Default Font is set to selectbyindex. Default Off Notes A retained state is cleared if you do any of the following: n Explicitly clear the PCL state by sending an <ESC>E or Printer Job Langu...

Emulations QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-64 Download Location Controls the default storage location of PCL objects (fonts, macros, and patterns) when it is not otherwise specified through DOC com-mands. Setting HP-GL Parameters This section contains the configuration choices available under Emu-...

Emulations 4-65 Printer Configuration Plotter Identifies the HP-GL plotter type. Scaling Percent Identifies the percentage to reduce or enlarge an image. » Note: To scale plots, select the paper size originally used for the plot in the Paper Type menu and then enter the reduction or enlargement need...

Emulations QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-66 Enhanced Mode Increases the resolution of the grid for downloaded characters. The HP-GL UC (User-defined Character) command allows you to down-load and draw characters using an encoding scheme consisting of sequences of pen control movements and coordi...

Emulations 4-67 Printer Configuration Paper Type Identifies the original image’s paper size. Default Off Notes The available range of plotter units for a particular paper size is only partially determined by setting the Expand Mode to On. When the printer/plotter senses the paper size it automatical...

Emulations 4-69 Printer Configuration Setting Line Printer Parameters The following twelve configuration options are available. Font 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 adv...

Emulations QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-70 Autowrap Indicates whether long lines are to be wrapped to the next line instead of being truncated. Character Map Specifies the type of character map to be used. CR IS CRLF Specifies whether each carriage return (CR) in the print job is trans-lated to...

Emulations 4-71 Printer Configuration FF is CRFF Specifies whether each form feed (FF) in the print job is translated to a carriage return/form feed (CRFF) combination. LF is CRLF Specifies whether each line feed (LF) in the print job is translated to a carriage return/line feed (CRLF) combination. ...

Emulations QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-72 Lines Per Page Specifies the number of lines printed on a page before an automatic page eject. Interline spacing is set to the selected point size. Logical pages consisting of more lines than specified are split into multiple pages. Margins Defines the...

Special Pages 4-73 Printer Configuration Orientation Specifies whether text and graphics are placed on the page in a por-trait or landscape orientation. Point Sz 100ths Sets the five-digit value used to specify the point size of the font for the current print job. Tab Stops Specifies the number of s...

Special Pages QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-74 Working with Status Pages Printing a status page is a two-step procedure: Identify the type of status page you want to print, and then print it. Identifying a Status Page Type Two types of status pages are available. Printing a Status Page After you...

Special Pages 4-75 Printer Configuration Working with Header Pages A header page is a separator page that prints before a print job to help users sort their jobs. The information on the header page can be customized. See the QMS Crown Document Option Commands man- ual on the QMS Software Utilities C...

Special Pages QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-76 Working with Trailer Pages A trailer page is a separator page that prints after a print job to help users sort out their jobs and, if requested, identify print job errors. Enabling/Disabling Trailer Pages Default Upper Notes If you used the Administ...

Printer Start-Up Options 4-77 Printer Configuration Identifying a Trailer Page Input Source You can select the input bin (tray) from which the printer pulls paper when printing the trailer page. Printer Start-Up Options The Administration/Star tup Options menu allows you to configure your printer to...

Memory 4-79 Printer Configuration Loading the PostScript Error Handler Error Handler is a diagnostic tool that identifies PostScript errors encountered during a print job. Memory This submenu allows you to allocate the printer’s memory (RAM) among the various memory clients. The flexibility of defin...

Memory QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-80 Manual Configuration Menu The manual configuration menu allows you to finely adjust memory clients to your particular printing needs. Configuring Spooling The K Mem for Spool, listed on the status page as Host Input, is the total number of kilobytes of RAM...

Memory 4-81 Printer Configuration » Note: If you add the Input Buffer Sizes allocated to each interface and the Shared Spooling Space, the result should equal Host Input. PostScript Heap The K Mem for PSHeap, listed on the status page as Heap, is the number of kilobytes of RAM dedicated to the PostS...

Memory 4-83 Printer Configuration Script emulations for storing downloaded (soft) fonts, forms, or macros. Display List The K Mem Display is the number of kilobytes of RAM dedicated to the display lists. The display list holds the intermediate representation of pages to be printed. Increasing the si...

Memory QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-84 Disk Cache The K Mem Disk Cache is the number of kilobytes of RAM dedicated to the disk cache. This memory client speeds file system throughput on any installed hard disks by storing frequently used data in system memory instead of continually storing it t...

Memory 4-85 Printer Configuration frame holds the contents of each single page image. For example, a 600 dpi page printed on letter size paper would consume frame buffer memory space as follows: (600dpi x 600dpi x 8.5'' x 11'')/8 = 4,207,500 bytes or 4.1 M. Frame buffer memory should always be the f...

Engine QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-86 Engine Through the Administration/Engine menu you can set print engine-related parameters. Adjusting the Image Alignment This option allows you to adjust the horizontal and vertical placement of printed images. To check image alignment, print a standard st...

Engine 4-87 Printer Configuration Duplex H. Offset Duplex V. Offset Setting Default Paper The default paper size is used when the selected paper size is requested but the input tray is missing from the engine. Default 100 (0.33"/.84 mm) Notes Values above 100 move the image down. Values below 10...

Engine QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-88 Setting Inputbin x Name These options are used to name inputbins 1, 2, 3, and 5. Setting Outputbin x Name These options are used to name output bins 1, 2, and 3. Menu Administration/Engine/Inputbin x Name Choices Up to 16 alphanumeric characters Default In...

Engine 4-89 Printer Configuration Specifying Page Recovery Action When a paper jam or other similar error occurs, the printer can reprint the job starting from the page on which the jam occurred. Setting Toner Low Action You can configure the printer to stop or to continue printing when a TONER LOW ...

Engine QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-90 the printer is inactive for a user-defined length of time. When a print job is received, the printer returns to normal power within 90 seconds. Setting Default Resolution This option sets the print engine’s default resolution. Menu Administration/Engine/En...

Engine 4-91 Printer Configuration Setting Toner Density Print density is the amount of toner placed on each dot, making the print appear lighter or darker. The higher the density, the darker the print looks and the higher the contrast is on the page. » Note: If the print density is too light, make s...

Consumables QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-92 Letterhead Use Administration/Engine/Letterhead to select letterhead. Print Quality The Print Quality option allows the printer to operate at a lower rate of toner consumption and extend the life of your toner bottles. Consumables This group of menu c...

Consumables 4-93 Printer Configuration Changing the Developer This menu prompts you through the changing developer procedures. See chapter 2, “Consumables,” in the Operations manual for the pro- cedure and illustrations on changing the developer. Menu Administration/Consumables/Developer Choices No,...

Consumables 4-95 Printer Configuration Replacing the Drum This menu prompts you through replacing the drum procedures. See chapter 2, “Consumables,” in the Operations manual for the proce- dure and illustrations on replacing the drum. Replacing the Fuser This menu prompts you through replacing the f...

Consumables QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-96 Replacing the Pick-Up Rollers This menu prompts you through replacing the pick-up roller. See chapter 2, “Consumables,” in the Operations manual for the proce- dure and illustrations on replacing the pick-up rollers. Menu Administration/Consumables/Pi...

Miscellaneous QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-98 Resetting All Consumables Statistics Counters Miscellaneous The Miscellaneous submenu allows you to change printer configura-tions, such as defaults and message window language. Save Defaults Use Administration/Miscellaneous/Save Defaults to save yo...

Miscellaneous QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-100 New System Image The system software in your printer is stored on the internal hard drive. This allows you to update the system software from the host computer. Capture Printjob This allows you to capture the next job received by the printer and st...

Hard Disks QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-102 Hard Disks Use the Administration/Disk Operations menu to format the internal hard disk or connected hard disks. See the Options manual for more information on installing external hard disks. ▲ Caution: If you connect to this printer an external hard ...

Hard Disks 4-103 Printer Configuration Formatting a Hard Disk Use the Administration/Disk Operations/Format Disk menu to format a hard disk. Backing up a Hard Disk Use the Administration/Disk Operations/Backup Hard Disk to backup a hard disk. Menu Administration/Disk Operations/Format Disk Choices D...

Installation Menu QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-104 Refer to chapter 1, “Memory and Storage,” in the Options manual for complete information on backing up data to a Jaz or Zip Drive and restoring data from a Jaz or Zip Drive. Restore Disk Use Administration/Disk Operations/Restore Disk to restor...

Installation Menu 4-105 Printer Configuration Use Operator Password Determines if a password is required to enter the Operator menu. Admin Password This represents the password used to enter the Administration menu when enabled. Default Blank (no password) Notes Enable the password in the Installati...

Installation Menu QMS 4060 Print System Reference 4-106 Use Admin Password Determines if a password is required to enter the Administration menu. Using Passwords When a password is required to enter the Operator Control or Admin-istration menu, the message window displays ENTER PASSWORD if you press...

Configuring Optional Features 4-107 Printer Configuration Configuring Optional Features 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 the...

Introduction QMS 4060 Print System Reference 5-2 Introduction This chapter provides additional technical information on memory management, end job mode, the PS Protocol option, and HP-GL color-to-grayscale conversion. Printer-Host Communication Interface An interface is the point at which two elemen...

Printer-Host Communication 5-3 Additional Technical Information HP-GL emulation, HP-PCL emulation, or another optional emulation) from those installed on the printer. The print job is processed without your having to change printer switch settings or send software commands to accommodate different p...

Halftones QMS 4060 Print System Reference 5-4 Configuring the printer through the control panel is described in chap-ter 4, “Printer Configuration,” of this manual. Halftones The ability of the printer to produce halftones allows you to add scanned images or halftone graphics to your documents. This...

Halftones 5-5 Additional Technical Information Screen Frequency Screen frequency or Lines Per Inch (LPI) is the number of lines of halftone dots that compose each inch of a halftone screen. The screen frequency determines the number of halftone dots used to represent gray levels in a given area. The...

Halftones QMS 4060 Print System Reference 5-6 Halftone Types Your printer provides three different options for halftones—basic, standard, and advanced. The number of gray levels increases by increasing the halftone type setting and the printer resolution. » Note: The default for this menu is Standar...

Memory 5-7 Additional Technical Information n If you have EFIcolor software loaded, select None . n Select Use PDF Screen Values . Basic Screening To use basic screening (or halftoning), do the following: In Your QuarkXPress Document (Page Setup Dialog Box) n In the Printer Type listbox select QMS 4...

Memory QMS 4060 Print System Reference 5-8 The ability to configure your printer's memory doesn’t necessarily mean that you must change your current configuration. If you’re pres-ently using all the features you need and the printer is performing effi-ciently, you shouldn’t feel compelled to reconfi...

Memory QMS 4060 Print System Reference 5-10 is distributed. Your printer comes with 32 MB of RAM, but it is upgrad-able to 128 MB by adding Single In-line Memory Modules (SIMMs). RAM Disk Also called a virtual disk, the RAM disk is an area of RAM that is used to simulate an additional hard disk. Dat...

Memory 5-11 Additional Technical Information Physical Memory Physical memory refers to the amount of RAM installed in the printer. Virtual Memory Virtual memory extends the effective size of the printer’s memory by using a disk file or swap file to simulate additional memory space. It enables the ha...

Memory 5-13 Additional Technical Information Memory Clients 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. When you allocate memory to a specific cli-ent through the control panel, it’s al...

Memory QMS 4060 Print System Reference 5-16 PostScript Font Cache Also known as K Mem PS Fonts and Font Cache, this memory client stores bitmapped representations of previously scaled PostScript fonts. This process reduces the number of times a font must be con-verted from outline form to bitmap for...

Memory QMS 4060 Print System Reference 5-18 switching prevents unnecessary repetitive downloading and traffic congestion on networks. Normally, this memory client doesn’t need to be changed unless you plan to download many different non-PostScript fonts. Spool Buffers Also known as Host Input and K ...

Memory 5-19 Additional Technical Information The amount of memory needed for the disk cache client is dependent on the size of the disk, the number of disks, the number of subdirecto-ries on each disk, and the amount of memory dedicated to caching. As long as the disk cache is enabled and there is e...

End Job Mode QMS 4060 Print System Reference 5-20 » Note: See FAQ 7181 for a list of approved hard disks, their manufacturers and part numbers, and the QMS products on which they can be used. You can access QMS FAQs through the Internet at http://www.qms.com/support/supportbase/ or through Q-FAX. (S...

End Job Mode 5-21 Additional Technical Information Therefore, unless a wait timeout (the amount of time the printer is waiting on data from the host) occurs and ends each print job, or unless you add an EOD command between each file being printed through these protocols, some print jobs may be inter...

End Job Mode QMS 4060 Print System Reference 5-22 follow are interpreted as being the same emulation as the first job. For example, if there are two print jobs, the first a PCL file with no EOD command, and the second a PostScript file with a Ctrl-D (a PostScript end-of-file character)—ESP technolog...

End Job Mode 5-23 Additional Technical Information Stand-Alone PC 1 Set the end job mode from the printer's control panel. 2 Add the EOD command to your file. » Note: If using steps 1 and 2 is not feasible in your stand-alone PC environment, you can alternatively use a program that either causes an ...

End Job Mode 5-25 Additional Technical Information Adding an EOD Command to Your File 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). » Note: <ESC> represents the escape character. (The decimal va...

End Job Mode QMS 4060 Print System Reference 5-26 Sample output file: TextTextTextText %% EndOfDocument Adding an EOD Command to a Separate File Create an ASCII text file that contains only the EOD command. For example, create a DOS batch file listing each print filename followed by the EOD command ...

Parallel Interface Modes 5-27 Additional Technical Information Parallel Interface Modes In addition to Centronics parallel communication, your printer’s paral-lel interface provides IEEE 1284 bidirectional parallel communication, which supports five modes of operation. The printer automatically rec-...

PS Protocol Option QMS 4060 Print System Reference 5-28 ECP (Enhanced Compatibility Port) Mode This is an advanced version of byte mode which allows transfer of data in either direction without returning to the compatibility mode. The communication is a half-duplex channel with either device, the ho...

PS Protocol Option 5-31 Additional Technical Information Advantages The main advantage of using the Binary and Binary Fixed PS protocol modes when sending binary data is that these modes compress the data stream allowing your documents to be smaller so you can send smaller jobs to the printer. For e...

Sources of Support QMS 4060 Print System Reference A-2 Sources of Support Several sources of help and information are available, depending on the type of help you need: Your QMS Vendor Your local vendor (the one from whom you bought the printer) may be best equipped to help you. Your vendor has spec...

Sources of Support A-3 QMS Customer Support CompuServe Through CompuServe, you ask general (non-technical) questions, share information with other users, and access printing information and programs. When you use CompuServe, type go qmsprint ↵ to go directly to the forum where QMS is located. The QM...

QMS World- wide Offices A-5 QMS Customer Support QMS World-wide Offices QMS United States and Latin America General Contact1 (334) 633-4300Fax 1 (334) 633-4866Email [email protected] http://www.qms.comInformation on QMS products, supplies, and accessories, and on the authorized QMS remarketer or ...

QMS World- wide Offices QMS 4060 Print System Reference A-6 QMS in Japan General Contact(+81)-3 3779-9600Fax (+81)-3 3779-9650 Internet http://www.qmsj.co.jp QMS in Latin America General ContactCra 43 DD#8-42Officina 201Medellin, Colombia(+57) (4) 312 13 70Fax (+57) (4) 268 92 97 QMS EMEA QMS Austra...

QMS World- wide Offices A-7 QMS Customer Support v QMS Italy Via della Repubblica 5643100 ParmaItaly(+39) 52–1231 998Fax (+39) 52–1232 902 QMS Nordic Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark Arenavägen 41, 6th floor121 77 JohanneshovSweden(+46) 8–600 01 30Fax (+46) 8–600 01 33 QMS South Africa Saskay Ho...

Print Engine Specifications QMS 4060 Print System Reference B-2 Print Engine Specifications Print Speed Engine Fujitsu Super Gamma 40 Duty Cycle Maximum - 300,000 images per month Printing Technology Laser diode, electro-photographic Paper Size Letter, Legal, Statement, 11"x17", Executive, A...

Print Engine Specifications B-3 Technical Specifications Physical Specifications B5 (JIS) 34 34 Custom (width = 3.93" to 11.69"/100mm to 297mm, length = 7.16" to 8.5"/182mm to 215.9mm) 40 40 Custom (width = 3.93" to 11.69"/100mm to 297mm, length = 8.5" to 17"/215.9mm ...

Print Engine Specifications QMS 4060 Print System Reference B-4 Electrical Specifications Environmental Specifications Service Area Front Back Left Right 25.6"(650mm) 33.5"(850mm) 33.5"(850mm) 33.5"(850mm) Item Specifications Input Power Voltage 120 to 127 VAC ± 10%, 12A200 TO 240 VA...

Controller Specifications QMS 4060 Print System Reference B-6 Controller Specifications Emulations PostScript Level 2 (300/600 dpi) HP PCL 5e (HP LaserJet 4Si compatible, without PJL; 300/600 dpi)) HP-GL 7475A/7550A/Draftmaster (300/600 dpi)Lineprinter (300/600 dpi) Support for optional downloadable...

Print Media B-9 Technical Specifications Print Media SIzes Media Media Size Imageable Area Feed Edge Input/ Output Inches Millimeters Inches Millimeters 11x17 11.00x17.00 279.4x431.8 10.67x16.67 270.93x423.38 Short D, L, M, P, U A3A4A5 11.69x16.5411.69x8.275.85x8.27 297.0x420.0297.0x210.0148x210.0 1...

Consumable Supplies QMS 4060 Print System Reference B-10 Consumable Supplies Trays Three 500-sheet paper trays Media —Sizes See “Print Media SIzes” on page B-9, for media size information. Media—Recommended Brands Paper Plain—Xerox 4024 Laser—Hammermill Laser Print Labels Avery 5160Adhesive label st...

Regulatory B-11 Technical Specifications Regulatory CE Marking International (EU) EN 55022:1987 (Class AITE)EN 60950:1992IEC 801-2 IEC 801-3 IEC 801-4 EmissionsSafetyESDRadiated susceptibilityFast transcients Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) International (EU) IEC 801-2IEC 801-3IEC 801-4 ESDRadia...

PC Cable Pinouts QMS 4060 Print System Reference B-12 PC Cable Pinouts Centronics/IEEE 1284 Parallel 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. Signal Description Direction 1 Strobe- In 2 Data...

PC Cable Pinouts B-13 Technical Specifications Notes to the Table n Direction refers to the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer. n Return denotes “twisted-pair return” and is to be connected at signal-ground level. When wiring the interface, be sure to use a twisted-pair cable for ea...

PC Cable Pinouts QMS 4060 Print System Reference B-14 Serial This table gives the correct pinouts for the 9-pin male RS-232 serial interface. » Note: The serial interface is an option which must be purchased through your QMS vendor. See appendix A, “QMS Customer Support,” for a list of locations and...

PC Cable Pinouts QMS 4060 Print System Reference B-16 LocalTalk (Optional Interface) The following table provides the pinouts for the printer’s optional 8-pin LocalTalk interface: Macintosh to Serial The following table provides the pinouts for a cable connecting the Macintosh printer or modem port ...

PC Cable Pinouts B-17 Technical Specifications Ethernet 10BaseT RJ45 The following table provides the pinouts for the 10BaseT RJ45 Ether-net interface: 10Base2 BNC The following table provides the pinouts for the 10Base2 BNC Ethernet interface: Pin Name Pinout View from Printer Interface 1 Transmit ...

Printer Options QMS 4060 Print System Reference B-18 Printer Options Cables You may purchase cables from your local vendor. See cable specifications, earlier in this chapter. CrownCopy Monochrome scanner/copier with automatic document feed (ADF) capability; connects to the external SCSI port via a S...

Warranty Considerations QMS 4060 Print System Reference B-20 Warranty Considerations Various factors can affect a printer’s warranty. Two important ones are consumables and electrostatic discharge. Read your printer warranty carefully, and then store it in a safe place. » Note: Don’t return any merc...

Introduction QMS 4060 Print System Reference C-2 Introduction This appendix lists the supported Document Option Commands (DOCs) for your QMS 4060 Print System. The commands are grouped by feature type. Each command is preceded by either a DOC statement (%%) or an IncludeFeature statement (%%IncludeF...

Supported QMS DOCs C-3 Document Option Commands HP PCL 5e Emulation Commands Enable scalable fonts %%IncludeFeature: scalablefonts Install object %%IncludeFeature: install Remove object %%IncludeFeature: remove Remove resource %%IncludeFeature: removeresource Select default font %%IncludeFeature: fo...

Supported QMS DOCs QMS 4060 Print System Reference C-4 Set dpi for image expansion %%DPI Set data compression %%Compression Reverse bits %%BitReverse End print job %%JobEnd Set image size %%ImageSize Set image rotation %%Rotation Document Formatting Logical page orientation %%IncludeFeature: pageori...

D Notices In This Chapter . . . n “Manual Notice” on page D-2 n “FCC Compliance Statement” on page D-2 n “Canadian Users Notice” on page D-3 n “Europe RFI Statement” on page D-3 n “Acoustics” on page D-4 n “Data Communications (United Kingdom only)” on page D-4 n “Safety Standards and General Consid...

Manual Notice QMS 4060 Print System Reference D-2 Manual Notice 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. mak...

Canadian Users Notice D-3 Notices M WARNING! To prevent electrical shock, do not remove any covers from your printer unless you are experienced in working with circuit boards and are following instructions for procedures described in QMS documentation. ACHTUNG! Um elektrische Kurtzschlüsse zu vermei...

Acoustics QMS 4060 Print System Reference D-4 Acoustics Acoustic noise levels per ISO 9296: Printing: L pAm : 56 dB (bystander) L WAd : 7.0 B Standby: L pAm : 39 dB (bystander) L WAd : 5.4 B Geraeuschemission nach ISO 9296: Druckend: L pAm : 56 dB (nachbararbeitsplatz) L WAd : 7.0 B Betriebs-bereit:...

Safety Standards and General Considerations D-5 Notices Safety Standards and General Considerations This printer has been designed to conform to recognized technical standards, including the following national and international product safety standards and norms: n UL 1950 n U.S. CDRH 21CFR Ch. 1 Su...

Power Cord QMS 4060 Print System Reference D-6 Power Cord The following power cord requirements are in effect for the 220v QMS 4060 Product. Colophon This manual was written and formatted in FrameMaker. Some illustra-tions were created in Adobe Illustrator and translated to WMF format in Transverter...

Introduction QMS 4060 Print System Reference E-2 Introduction You may use this section as a quick reference for understanding and navigating the menu structure of the QMS 4060 Print System.The fol-lowing menu charts are provided in this section: n Installation Menu Shows the configurations available...

Index Numerics 10Base2 See Ethernet 10BaseT See Ethernet 1284, IEEE, cable pinouts B-12 A About this manual 1-2Accounting Copying accounting files 4-44Dictionary file 4-33Fields, description 4-34File format description 4-33File transfer protocol 4-44Host 4-45Job accounting file 4-32Paper accounting ...