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QMS 3825/3225/2025 Print System Administrators Guide

Centronics Parallel ...B-3Notes to the Centronics Parallel Cable Pinouts Table B-4❖

Using %%IncludeFeature:emulation(impress) QMS DOC, you can access the imPRESS full-page layout and graphics page description language. For details abo

6Special Pages and Startup Options Submenus Header and trailer pages Input and output bins for header and trailer pages Status page types Start-up

The options in the Special Pages submenu allow you to configure your printer to print header and trailer pages, and select the type of status page you

ing the two pages, it’s easy to see the difference in screens, in type quality, and in precision of curves and diagonal lines. To print a calibration

This option selects the input bin from which the trailer page prints. Upper selects the upper bin, Lower selects the lower bin, and LCIT selects the o

The options in the Startup Options submenu, shown below, allow you to configure your printer to run certain options every time the printer is turned o

This option activates a debugging tool that allows you to identify Post-Script errors during a print job. In order for a change to this option to take

7Memory Submenu Introduction to memory management Memory definitions Evaluation of your printing environment Memory clients

Memory allows your printer to store and retrieve information that is required to perform many of its tasks. The memory requirements of each printer ar

The same is true for managing the memory on your printer. There is no single correct way for everyone to allocate printer memory. By evaluating your s

1Introduction How to use this manual Configuring the printer Methods of configuration Printing a status page The configuration menus The control

ROM stores read-only data, RAM represents temporary storage, and hard disks hold information on a more permanent basis.ROM (Read Only Memory)—This typ

Non-volatile Memory—This type of memory is not lost when the printer loses power.NV RAM—This is a protected form of RAM, used to store information suc

To get started with your memory configuration, check the following table to see which features you use and which memory clients control them. Detailed

The following sections introduce the memory submenu and the mem-ory clients, with detailed suggestions for manipulating the various memory clients.Dow

This submenu allows you to allocate the system memory (RAM) among the various memory clients. Read the following sections to learn how to use the Memo

you make changes in the Memory submenu, print out a status page to confirm the memory reallocation. (Refer to chapter 1, “Introduc-tion,” for informat

Increasing an interface’s Min K Spool value subtracts from memory available for other purposes. For example, setting the serial interface Min K Spool

As the font cache memory fills, the printer erases bitmapped charac-ters that have been in the cache longer than the others without being used to make

eliminate the unloading and reloading of these emulations and, con-sequently, increase throughput.Also, increase the emulation client if you are print

Increasing the amount of memory in this client may improve printing throughput and minimize slowdowns due to duplexing, collating, or printing complex

This manual is designed to help you, the system administrator, cus-tomize printer configuration with as little trial and error as possible. Chapter 1

The recommended amount of memory for the disk cache client is: 120 KB minimum, plus .5 KB per MB of disk storage up to 256 MB, plus 0.25 KB per MB

8Engine, Miscellaneous, and Disk Operations Submenus Fine tuning image alignment Selecting default paper Naming input and output bins Using the le

The options in the Engine submenu allow you to adjust image align-ment, select a default paper size, name the input and output bins, set resolution an

Image Align is a numeric value for adjusting the placement of the printed image on the page. There are four types of image alignment: horizontal offse

Simplex Pages — Use this table to determine which value to adjust and whether to increase or decrease it to get the desired results:Duplex Pages — Use

The Default Paper option is the paper type the printer uses if a print job requests the default input bin, but the default input bin is not inserted.

Gamma correction improves printer output by creating a more grad-ual change from white to black. However, because some jobs may benefit from the sharp

This option, which appears only when the optional duplexing unit is installed, rotates the image 180° to accommodate duplex printing on pre-punched le

This option sets the default printer resolution for documents. Each printer has a lower resolution, 300x300 dpi, for everyday memos and drafts, and a

default is On. Refer to chapter 3, “Periodic Maintenance,” of your user’s guide for additional information on maintenance.The options in the Miscellan

Chapter 8 - Administration/Engine, Miscellaneous, and Operations Submenus This chapter explains the configuration options in the Engine, Miscellaneo

This option is used to set the printer’s date and time that appears on header and trailer pages. This has been pre-set at the factory. The two choices

The options in the Disk Operations submenu allow you to perform file operations using the printer’s internal hard disk and optional external hard disk

external hard disks are attached to the printer, you can configure their device numbers in a range from DSK0 to DSK5. If the internal hard disk is rem

DOS/INTERNAL, use the printer’s floppy disk drive to install them. xx.ps or xx.eps, use your PC and the printer’s parallel or serial port.1 Press t

8 Press the Select key to select the address. The display prompts you to insert one of the disks containing the optional emulation in the printer’s fl

If your PC and printer are connected through the serial port, typecopy /b *.ps com#↵where # is 1 to 4 and /b refers to binary files.4 When the downl

The message window displays READING DATA until the match-ing files on the hard disk have been deleted. 8 When the removal process finishes, the messag

can select a different disk to format or you can exit by pressing the Online/Offline key.6 When the format process finishes, the message window displa

6 Press the Select key; then press the Next or Previous key to choose between Full or Incremental back up. 7 Press the Select key again. When prompted

2 Use the printer control panel to locate the Disk Operations submenu.3 Press the Select key to enter the Disk Operations submenu. Press the Next key

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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 prin

The QMS Corporate Bulletin Board System (BBS) contains technical support notes, application notes, drivers, patches, and utilities. If you have techni

If you call for assistance, have the following information ready so our technicians can help you more quickly: Your phone number, fax number, and shi

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BCable Pinouts LocalTalk pinouts Serial pinouts IBM PC/XT, PC/AT, and Compatible pinouts Centronics pinouts

The table below gives the correct pinouts for the printer end of the 9-pin LocalTalk cable used to connect a computer and printer. A 9-to-8-pin adapte

The following table shows the suggested pinouts for serial cables for IBM PC/XT, PC/AT, and compatible computers.The following table describes the Cen

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Direction refers to the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer.Return denotes twisted-pair return and is to be connected at signal-ground

IndexAccountingAccounting information on host 3-23Copying accounting files 3-21Dictionary file 3-11Fields, description 3-13File format description 3-1

Backup hard disk 8-17Baud rate 4-7BitReverse (CCITT command) 5-18BlockEnd (CCITT command) 5-18Buffer sizes 1-8Buffers spooling 7-9Cable pinoutsCentron

Changing settings 1-11Communication settings 4-2Paper 8-5Resolution 8-8Default font 5-5Default font Index 5-7Device numbersHard disks 8-11Dictionary f

Hard disks 7-4, 8-11Backup 8-17Device numbers 8-11Formatting 8-16Identifying 8-11Installation 1-8Restoring 8-18Hardware flow control 4-9Header inputbi

Autowrap 5-13Character map 5-12CRISCRLF 5-13FFISCRFF 5-13Font 5-12LFISCRLF 5-12Line numbering 5-12Lines per page 5-13Margins 5-13Orientation 5-13Point

OptionsAlphanumeric values 1-13Installing 8-12Removing 8-15Saving changes 1-14Selection of choices 1-11Orientation 3-4, 5-13Origin option 5-15Output b

Emulations 8-15Fonts 8-15Printer options 8-15Resolution 7-11, 8-8RestoreDefaults 8-9Hard disk 8-18Retain temporary 5-6Return B-4Reverse image 5-15ROM

TimeoutsCommunications 4-3Emulation 4-4ESP 4-4Job 4-4PS wait 4-3Trailer inputbin 6-4Trailer page 6-3Tray chaining 3-7TroubleshootingQMS Customer Techn

The printer control panel A remote console, for network users onlyUsing an application is the best way for individual users to get the results they

select duplex (double-sided) or simplex (single-sided) printing, select page orientation and backgrounds, use number-up and booklet print-ing, and mor

environments. To avoid confusion in a shared printing environment, only the system administrator should make configuration changes.Before you start co

The advanced status page prints multiple pages with the current menu configuration settings and font information in addition to the standard status pa

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ADMINISTRATIONDISK OPERATIONSADMINISTRATIONMISCELLANEOUSADMINISTRATIONENGINEADMINISTRATIONMEMORYADMINISTRATIONCOMMUNICATIONSADMINISTRATIONEMULATIONSAD

There are two types of printer menu options: those that require you to choose from a selection of possible choices and those that require you to enter

5 Press the Select key again. This opens the Communications menu. COMMUNICATIONS now displays on the first line of the message window: COMMUNICATI

take effect until you save the changes and place the printer back on line. Review “Saving Printer Configuration Changes” later in this chapter.When an

6 Press the Next key once. The first digit changes from 0 to 1. Press the Select key. COPIES 1017 The second digit is now flashing. Press the

1 Press the Online/Offline key. The following message dis-plays in the message window: SAVE CHANGES? NO2 If you want to save all the configura

through the parallel port. (To install through the parallel port you must have the QMS system software loaded on your host computer). Both procedures

6 Disk 6 is the printer’s internal hard disk. Press the Select key. The following message displays: INSTALL TO DISK INSERT DISK7 Pull the cont

11 Press the Menu key. The message window displays the fol-lowing message: QMS SOFTLOAD x.x INSTALL TO DISK12 Press the Next key until the mes

To install system software upgrades via the parallel port, follow these instructions: 1 Turn the printer off and then on again. The following mes-sage

ContentsHow to Use this Manual ...1-2Typographic Conventions 1-3Shipment Contents ...

6 Disk 6 is the printer’s internal hard disk. Press the Select key. The following message displays: INSTALL TO DISK CONNECTING...7 Go to your

hard disk. Press the Select key. The system begins loading, and the following message displays: BOOT SYSTEM LOADING13 At this point, DO NOT TO

2Installation Menu Setting the message window language Setting and using passwords

When the security disk is inserted in the printer’s disk drive, you can access the Installation menu. The options in the Installation menu allow you t

The two password setting options, Operator Passwrd and Admin Password, are options that require alphanumeric values, which may be up to 16 characters

3Operator Control Menu Copies Duplex and tumble duplex Collation Orientation Input and output bins Chaining input bins Job accounting

The options in the Operator Control menu allow you to set the default values for the various paper handling features of the QMS 3825/3225/2025 Print S

The Duplex option allows you to print on both sides of paper, if the Advanced Paper Handling option (duplexer, large-capacity input tray, and system t

Selection of Choices 1-11Alphanumeric Values 1-13Saving Printer Configuration Changes ... 1-14Upgrading Print System

The Collation option allows you to choose whether to print all copies of a single page before any copies of the next page or whether to print one copy

The Inputbin option has a selection of choices for the printer’s default paper source. The choices are Upper, Lower, and LCIT (if the Advanced Paper H

Upper Lower Side (The side, face-up bin, displays as an option onlywhen folded out for use.) LCOS (On the 3825 only, if the optional Large-Capa

The Chain Inputbins option specifies whether the printer switches to another input bin containing the same size paper when one input bin is empty. The

job completes, the printer stores an entry for the job in the Job Accounting file(s).The Accounting menu includes five submenus, allowing you to enabl

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

The Job File Segment menu allows you to decide whether accounting information is stored in the printer in a single file or in multiple files. Choices

Press Select and remove the disk. Then follow the same procedure to copy additional files, using a separate disk for each file. There is a menu entry

Accounting files are recorded in ASCII format in a series of tagged fields. New fields can be added without losing backward compatibility, because eac

The following is an example of the format of an accounting file record: 1: 3, 2:{this is a string}, <CR>In this example, the record has fiel

Copying the Accounting Files 3-21Processing Accounting Information on the Host 3-23The Communications Submenu ...

1: This field is the document’s internally assigned priority.1:1 Priority 1, the highest, has been assigned to this job2: This field indicates the ti

9: The Compile Time field is the processor time in milliseconds (1/1000 second) spent translating the page description language. Typically, it also in

16: The Finishing Options field is a number formed by adding the codes for the different options:0None2 Offset Stacking16: 0 No finishing options17: T

The following example shows a Paper Accounting file:22: 8268, 23: 11693, 24: 75, 25:{ white}, 26:{ plain}, 27:{ },22: 8500,

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

31: The Last Job File Size field indicates the size of the last file. In the multiple-file configuration, each file is 1 MB except the last, which hol

36: The Number of Jobs field indicates how many documents are accounted for in the Job Accounting file(s). A value of 0 can mean that no jobs have bee

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 a

2 In the Operator Control/Accounting menu, choose Copy to Floppy.3 Select the files you want to copy, choosing from the Job Accounting Files (ACC1.JOB

IDLEUse FTP on the host to copy the files from the printer’s hard disk to the host as follows:1 Type ftp printer-name (where printer-name is either th

AppleTalk Communication ... 4-15Mode 4-15Connection 4-16Min K Spool 4-16Def Job Prio 4-16Optional

4Administration/Communications Submenu Timeouts Serial communications Parallel communications AppleTalk communications Optional interface communi

The default settings for printer-host communications are one portion of the Administration menu. The Communications submenu is shown below.ADMINISTRAT

For many print jobs, the time required for transmission from host to printer is negligible. However, some print jobs require more transmis-sion and pr

The Emulation Timeout value is the maximum number of seconds the printer waits on data for a job (other than PostScript) in process. The range is 0 to

The Serial submenu is shown below.COMMUNICATIONSSERIALSERIALMODESERIALEMULATIONSERIALPS PROTOCOLSERIALHDWE FLOW CTLSERIALSPOOL TIMEOUTSERIALSTOP BITSS

The Mode option enables or disables the PostScript interactive mode from the host. The options are Noninteractive, Interactive, and Dis-abled. Noninte

If the Spool Timeout value expires before the printer has received all data for a job it is spooling, the printer terminates the spooled print job.Thi

The Ignore Parity option specifies how the printer should handle par-ity errors. Choices are On and Off. When Ignore Parity is Off, the printer report

value is 1 bit. Set this option to match the number of stop bits trans-mitted by the host.The Hdwe Flow Ctl (Hardware Flow Control) option allows you

Tab Stops 5-12LF IS CRLF 5-12CR IS CRLF 5-13FF IS CRFF 5-13Orientation 5-13Autowrap 5-13Lines Per Page 5-13Margins 5-13HP-GL ...

A data byte is quoted by replacing it with a two-character sequence. The first character is a ^A (ASCII hex 0x01), and the second charac-ter is the ch

The Parallel submenu is shown below.The Mode option controls whether the parallel interface is active. The default value is Enabled. If you are not us

5, Lineprinter, HP-GL, LN03 Plus, imPRESS, ESP, CCITT, and Post-Script), an optional emulation, or Hexdump.Selecting Hexdump generates a listing, in h

can be used at a time. The default is QMS EOD. Refer to QMS Crown Network Notes for more information on End Job Mode.The Def Job Prio (Default Job Pri

A data byte is quoted by replacing it with a two-character sequence. The first character is a ^A (ASCII hex 0x01), and the second charac-ter is the ch

The AppleTalk submenu allows you to configure the printer-host com-munications when using the AppleTalk interface. The AppleTalk sub-menu is shown bel

The Connection set-up option defines the type of connection you are using. The options are Conventional and Spool, with Conventional being the default

5Emulations Submenu HP PCL5 emulation settings Lineprinter emulation settings HP-GL emulation settings LN03 Plus emulation settings ESP Default s

The options in the Emulations submenu of the Administration menu select the default values for the various document processing fea-tures of the QMS 38

The ESP Default lets you set which emulation the printer uses if the Emulation Sensing Processor cannot identify the emulation of a print job. ESP has

Do Error Handler 6-6Introduction ... 7-2QMS Memory Management 7-2QMS Me

The PCL 5 submenu contains settings for the default conditions of the HP LaserJet IIISi emulation. The illustration below shows the PCL 5 settings.The

Courier12 Times* Univ*bolditalicCourier12 Bold Times*Italic Univcond*Courier12 Italic Times*Bold Univcond*ItalicCourier10 Times*BldItalic Univcond*Bol

Line Termination sets the printer response to a carriage return or line feed character while in PCL 5 emulation. The choices areCR = CR, LF = LFCR = C

This option sets the default font index when the default font is set to select by index. The setting is a numeric value with a minimum of 0, a maximum

The LN03 Plus emulation includes the following menu options:The Product ID setting is the emulation printer model. If your host sends a Device Attribu

The Default Paper option specifies the paper size that is to be used at power up or when no paper size is specified. Available paper sizes are Letter,

The Orientation option specifies the orientation to be used by the LN03 Plus emulation. The range of possible values is Portrait and Landscape. The de

The Lineprinter submenu contains settings for the default conditions for this emulation. The Lineprinter emulation prints simple byte-ori-ented linepr

This option specifies the font to be used to print the current job. Any PostScript fonts available on the printer can be used. To see a list of PostSc

CRISCRLF determines whether each carriage return in the print job is translated to a carriage return/line feed combination. The choices are On and Off

Rotate Duplex 8-7Resolution 8-8Print Mode 8-8Powersave Mode 8-8Maintenance Due 8-8Miscellaneous Options ...

The HP-GL options contain settings for the default conditions of the HP-GL (plotter) emulation. The illustration below shows the HP-GL options.The Pl

The Scaling Percent option is a numeric value for the percentage of enlargement or reduction of the plot. The minimum value is 1 and the maximum is 15

The Expand Mode option expands the default scaling points (P1 and P2), the hard-clip plotting range, and the maximum plotting area to the imageable ar

By adding the QMS DOC %%IncludeFeature:emulation (ccitt) to the beginning of your file, you can access the printer-resident CCITT Group 3 and 4 emulat

Function Causes the CCITT emulation to reverse the bits within each byte of the image data automatically.Syntax %%BitReverse (true/false)trueIndicate

Function Sets the print resolution (dots per inch) to match the scanned resolution of the original image.Syntax %%DPI (horizontal vertical)horizontal

Function Instructs the emulation to begin decompression of the image data using the currently set image options.Syntax %%ImageDataDefault None—no opt

Function Sets the image size to be used for decompression of the image data that follows the %%ImageData command.Syntax %%ImageSize (width height)wid

Function Signals the end of a CCITT print job and resets the printer to the default mode. Ends the job and returns the printer to ESP mode.Syntax %%J

Function Instructs the emulation to eject the current page (whether or not any data has been printed to it) and clear the page memory.Syntax %%PageEn