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QMS 1800409-001A User Manual

Manual is about: IBM QMS magicolor LX Printer User's Guide

Summary of 1800409-001A

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    Qms magicolor lx ® printer user’s guide 1800409-001a.

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    The following are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Those listed as registered are registered in the united states patent and trademark office. Some trademarks are also registered in other countries. Other product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks or regi...

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    Dear customer, mark twain once said that only two things in life are certain: death and taxes. Well, if he were living today, we’re sure he’d add manuals to this list. Just about everything you buy is accompanied by a manual—and your new qms printer is no exception. Now, we know that even though we’...

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    Table of contents chapter 1 introduction introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 about this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 optional documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 other documentation. . . . ....

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    Removing the pressure-release pieces . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20 installing the cleaning pad and oil bottle. . . . . . . . . 2-24 installing the waste toner pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30 installing the opc belt cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32 filling the paper cassette . . ...

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    About the printer’s communication modes. . . . . . . . 3-22 simultaneous interface operation (sio) . . . . . . . . 3-23 emulation sensing processing (esp) modes . . . . 3-23 chapter 4 printer configuration introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 printer co...

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    Administration/special pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37 administration/startup options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39 administration/memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42 administration/engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46 administration/miscellaneous. . ...

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    Sending an end-of-job indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17 diagnostic and special pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19 the start-up page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19 the status pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20 the sample page...

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    Chapter 7 optimizing color output introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 qcolor automatic color control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 enabling qcolor for windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 enabling qcolor for the macintosh . . . . . . . . . . 7-4 f...

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    Installing a network interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26 using an optional network interface . . . . . . . . . . 8-32 centronics to dataproducts conversion. . . . . . . . . . . 8-33 internal hard disk installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-39 using external hard disks . . ...

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    Print quality problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28 generally poor print quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28 specific print quality problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28 placing a service call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34 appendix a qms...

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    Appendix c notices fcc compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1 canadian users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1 vfg 1046/1984 conformity statement . . . . . . . . . . C-2 bescheinigung des herstellers/importeurs . . . . . . . C-2 declaration of ...

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    Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-13 updated docs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-14 pcl 5 emulation terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-14 font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-14...

  • Page 15: Introduction

    Chapter 1 introduction chapter highlights: ■ about the documentation ■ about your printer.

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    Introduction this chapter provides a brief overview of the printer, an explanation of the printer documentation, and an explanation of the printer’s main features and benefits. The magicolor lx produces 300 or 600 dpi color or monochrome prints, using advanced color laser technology combined with th...

  • Page 18: About This Manual

    About this manual this user’s guide is organized in three parts, installation (chapters 1 through 3), operation (chapters 4 through 6), and reference (the rest of the manual). A tab for each of these sections was included with your manual: insert them at the beginning of the appropriate chapters to ...

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    Envelopes, transparencies, thick stock, and labels, adjusting print density, and canceling or ending print jobs. ■ chapter 6: consumables and preventative maintenance guides you through handling and replacing consumables, such as the toner, developer, cleaning pad, oil bottle, opc belt cartridge, an...

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    Ibm pc/xt, ibm pc/at, and parallel (centronics and dataproducts) cables. ■ appendix c: notices presents legal, safety, and other notices. ■ appendix d: additional technical information provides information on how your printer works, and on customizing the printer’s memory allocation. ■ glossary expl...

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    ■ hp pcl 5 emulation technical reference this document covers the hp pcl 5 emulation. In most ca se s, only a dvanced pcl 5 users and syst em administrators need this information. ■ qms crown technical reference this document provides advanced technical information, including information on communic...

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    “qms customer support,” of this manual explains how to use these sources. Don’t forget that the documentation for your application, operating system, and network probably contains useful printing information. Typographic conventions mixed-case courier text you type, and messages and information disp...

  • Page 23: Printer Features

    Achtung! Bitte halten sie sich exakt an die im handbuch beschriebene vorgehensweise, da sonst verletzungsgefahr bestehen könnte. Printer features the following overview acquaints you with the printer’s major features and their benefits. Consult the table of contents or index (blue pages) of this man...

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    The magicolor lx printer also supports device-independent color, either directly or through a color management system, such as apple’s colorsync and pantone’s poce. This printer also supports the pantone ® * matching system, the standard model for color reproduction in graphic arts and publishing, t...

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    Energy saver mode the magicolor lx printer’s energy saver option allows it to automatically enter a lower-power state after no print jobs have been received for a certain length of time (which you define). The energy star version of the magicolor lx printer (look for an energy star label on the back...

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    Throughput. (each input buffer can be expanded with optional memory.) ■ emulation sensing processor technology when in esp mode (selectable through ps executive series utilities or the control panel), the printer analyzes incoming data and selects the appropriate printer language from those availabl...

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    Data is compressed so that entire documents can be stored in the printer, allowing users to take advantage of advanced document handling features such as jam recovery without resending files. Media flexibility with this printer, you can print on plain paper,laser paper, transparencies, labels, envel...

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    Ps executive series utilities once you install this software on your host, use its menus to access printer features, such as printer naming and font and emulation downloading. Ps exec also contains sample files that illustrate some of your printer’s capabilities. The ps exec software is accompanied ...

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    39 resident postscript fonts your printer comes with 39 licensed postscript fonts. All these fonts have multilingual character sets. See “the resident postscript fonts” in chapter 7, “optimizing color output,” for a list. Printer options ■ full-color 600 dpi printing in all supported page sizes if y...

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    Your printer comes standard with an upgradable 80 mb internal hard disk. Also, through the resident 25-pin scsi connector port, the printer’s capabilities can be expanded with up to six external hard disks. A hard disk provides storage for a cache of character bitmaps, downloaded outline fonts, and ...

  • Page 31: Initial Printer Setup

    Chapter 2 initial printer setup chapter highlights: ■ finding a good location for your printer ■ unpacking your printer ■ installing the developer and toner ■ installing the cleaning pad, oil, bottle, and waste toner pack ■ installing opc belt cartridge and paper cassette ■ printing a start-up page.

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    Introduction this chapter explains how to set up the printer for the first time. For quick information on replacing print media, developer, and toner after the initial setup, see chapters 5 and 6, “print media and daily operations,” and “consumables and preventative maintenance.” note: we recommend ...

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    Finding a good location for your printer location requirements your printer should located ■ on a hard, level surface (maximum 1° slant) capable of supporting the printer weight (approximately 106 lbs/48 kg). ■ away from cooling sources, heating sources, extreme temperature changes, direct sunlight,...

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    ■ with proper clearance and ventilation area: left side 36" (90 cm), right side 4" (10 cm), front 28" (70 cm), rear 16" (40 cm). ■ with enough space for you to open the printer and to access the paper cassette(s). Figure 2.1 illustrates the proper clearance for your printer. Power requirements your ...

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    What’s included in the shipment in addition to this manual, your shipment should contain the following items: ■ qms magicolor lx printer ■ opc belt cartridge ■ 4 developer cartridges (1 each yellow, magenta, cyan, black) ■ 4 toner cartridges (1 each yellow, magenta, cyan, black) ■ cleaning pad ■ oil...

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    Qms product registration register your qms product now. In the us, call (800) 637-8049 to register. In other countries, see appendix a, “qms customer support,” for the appropriate number. Chapter 2 i n i t i a l p r i n t e r s e t u p 2 - 5.

  • Page 38: Unpacking The Printer

    Unpacking the printer the packing materials that protect the printer during shipment must be removed. You might want to save the packing materials in case you ever have to move or ship the printer. Caution: you may damage the printer if you turn it on before all packing materials are removed. Warnin...

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    Fig. 2.2 unpacking the printer chapter 2 i n i t i a l p r i n t e r s e t u p 2 - 7.

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    3. Before you begin setup, take a few minutes to look over figures 2.3 and 2.4. They provide a quick overview of the exterior parts of your printer. Chapter 2 2 - 8 i n i t i a l p r i n t e r s e t u p.

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    Fig. 2.3 front view of the printer fig. 2.4 back view of the printer chapter 2 i n i t i a l p r i n t e r s e t u p 2 - 9.

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    4. Remove the two polystyrene inserts from the top cover of the printer. 5. Remove all packing tape from the exterior of the printer. 6. Grasp the front end of the top cover and lift it up to remove it (fig. 2.5). Then, set the cover aside for now. 7. Remove the two polystyrene shipping spacers from...

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    Installing developer and toner cartridges when you load developer and toner cartridges, the colors must be in a set order from the back of the printer to the front. Black should be loaded in the slot closest to the rear of the printer, followed by cyan, then magenta, and finally yellow in the front ...

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    Caution: the same color developer and toner cartridges must always be loaded in the same place on the printer. To prevent accidental mixing of colors, each toner cartridge has pins that are keyed to fit only the developer cartridge of the corresponding color. Never force a toner cartridge onto the w...

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    2. Grasp the two green latches, one at each end of the cartridge, and raise them straight up (fig. 2.7) to open them. 3. Holding the developer cartridge by the green latches, gently lower it into the open cartridge slot closest to the back end of the printer until it seats firmly under the securing ...

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    4. Close the green latches by pushing them forward and down to hold the developer cartridge in place (fig. 2.8). Fig. 2.8 close latches (rear view) chapter 2 2 - 1 4 i n i t i a l p r i n t e r s e t u p.

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    5. Grasp the tab on the top of the developer cartridge. Pull the tab and attached clear tape straight up and out of the cartridge, making sure the tape comes completely out (fig. 2.9). Then, discard the tab and tape. 6. Locate the toner cartridge that matches the color of the developer cartridge jus...

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    7. Hold the toner cartridge as shown in figure 2.10, and shake it horizontally. This distributes toner evenly inside the cartridge and helps assure quality printing. Fig. 2.10 distribute toner in cartridge chapter 2 2 - 1 6 i n i t i a l p r i n t e r s e t u p.

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    8. Hold and squeeze the toner cartridge across the center (fig. 2.11), and align it with the developer cartridge of the same color. Make sure the pins on the back side of the toner cartridge line up with the notches on the developer cartridge. Caution: never force a toner cartridge onto the wrong de...

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    10. Press the top of the toner cartridge until the cartridge latches securely in place. 11. Grasp the tab on the top of the toner cartridge. 12. Hold the toner cartridge in place with one hand as you pull the tab and attached clear tape straight up and completely out of the cartridge (fig. 2.12) usi...

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    When you finish, the black cartridges should be in the last slot toward the back of the printer, then the cyan in the next slot, the magenta in the third slot coming forward, and the yellow in the front slot. After the toner and developer are installed, you need to remove the pressure-release pieces...

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    Removing the pressure-release pieces two pressure-release pieces help relieve tension on the fuser rollers to protect the rollers from accidental damage during shipment. These pieces must be removed before printing. Use the following procedure to remove these pieces: 1. With the top cover still off,...

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    Fig. 2.14 open separator pawl unit (front view) chapter 2 i n i t i a l p r i n t e r s e t u p 2 - 2 1.

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    3. Open the pressure-release lever on the end of the fuser unit (fig. 2.15). Fig. 2.15 open the lever (rear view) chapter 2 2 - 2 2 i n i t i a l p r i n t e r s e t u p.

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    4. Grasp the tab end of one of the green pressure-release pieces and gently pull it up and out of the printer (fig. 2.16). Remove the piece at the other end of the fuser roller in the same manner. 5. Store the two pressure-release pieces in a safe place. Note: you need to reinstall both pieces if yo...

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    Installing the cleaning pad and oil bottle the cleaning pad removes printing debris (such as excess toner and paper dust) from the fusing unit. The oil keeps toner from sticking to the fuser rollers. Instructions for installing the cleaning pad and oil bottle are given in this section. Replacing the...

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    2. Holding the cleaning pad by its center tab, align the center of the tab with the triangle mark on the printer (tab-side away from the triangle) (fig. 2.17). 3. Slide the pad into the slot above the heat roller (fig. 2.17). The pad is correctly positioned when it is centered snugly in the slot. Fi...

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    4. Snap the separator pawl unit closed (fig. 2.18). Fig. 2.18 close separator pawl unit (front view) chapter 2 2 - 2 6 i n i t i a l p r i n t e r s e t u p.

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    5. Pull open the spring latch on the outer edge of the oil bottle retainer, and lift the retainer up and toward the center of the printer (fig. 2.19). Note: the spout of the oil bottle has a seal to prevent oil from spilling until the bottle is installed on the pin in the fuser slot. 6. Hold the bot...

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    8. Close the oil bottle retainer, making sure the latch snaps back in place. 9. Close the paper exit unit (fig. 2.20). Fig. 2.20 close the paper exit unit (rear view) chapter 2 2 - 2 8 i n i t i a l p r i n t e r s e t u p.

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    10. Replace the top cover (fig. 2.21). Now install the waste toner pack. The next section covers this process. Fig. 2.21 replace the top cover (front view) chapter 2 i n i t i a l p r i n t e r s e t u p 2 - 2 9.

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    Installing the waste toner pack note: for information on replacing a used waste toner pack, see c ha pte r 6 , “c ons um abl e s a n d p re vent at i v e maintenance.” to install the waste toner pack 1. Remove the waste toner pack from its protective bag. 2. Follow the instructions accompanying the ...

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    4. Holding the waste toner pack by the side tab, insert the pack into the printer until it fits securely (fig. 2.23). Then, lift up slightly on the tab to be sure the pack is level and centered. 5. Close the waste toner door. Fig. 2.23 insert the waste toner pack in the printer chapter 2 i n i t i a...

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    Installing the opc belt cartridge this section covers installing the opc (organic photoconductor) belt cartridge into your printer. See “how your printer works” in appendix d for details on the role the opc belt plays in printing. Replacing the cartridge is covered in chapter 6, “consumables and pre...

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    Caution: the opc belt is extremely sensitive to bright lights and direct sunlight. Do not remove the cartridge from its protective bag until you are ready to install it. Limit exposure to light of 800 lux (the average fluorescent lighting in an office) to under 2 minutes. If exposure exceeds this, p...

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    3. Remove the pressure release and tension release pin sets (one set on the left and one on the right) from the opc belt cartridge (fig. 2.25). Note: the pressure release and tension release pins protect the belt and its cleaning blade by relieving tension during shipment. Save these pins to reinsta...

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    4. Make sure the green handle on the end of the opc belt cartridge is turned up (unlocked). 5. Slide the cartridge three-quarters of the way into the printer until the notches on each side of the bottom rest on the lip of the manual feed tray (fig. 2.26). Fig. 2.26 slide cartridge partially into pri...

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    6. Remove the black light-shield paper from the opc belt by pulling the tab on the front as shown in figure 2.27 and pulling the paper straight out of the printer. Note: if the light-shield paper doesn’t slide out easily or if it should begin to tear, pull the opc belt cartridge a little farther out...

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    7. Firmly slide the cartridge the rest of the way into the printer until it snaps into place. It is in place when you can see the green arrows inside the metal frame of the printer. 8. Turn the green end-handle on the cartridge down to close it and lock the cartridge in place. 9. Close the manual fe...

  • Page 70: Filling The Paper Cassette

    Filling the paper cassette instructions are given here for loading and printing on letter- or a4-size paper. Chapter 5, “print media and daily operations,” has instructions for refilling the cassette, for printing on other media types and sizes, and for inserting media manually. Chapter 5 also conta...

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    2. Make sure the size key slide on the back end of the cassette is set for letter- or a4-size media (fig. 2.30). Note: the printer comes from the factory configured to print on letter- or a4-size media. If you want to print on a different size media, see “refilling the media cassette” in chapter 5 f...

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    3. From the paper wrapping, determine which is the printing side of the paper (an arrow points in the direction of the printing side on most wrappers). Then remove a stack of paper approximately 1"/27 mm (250 sheets) or less. Note: make sure the paper is in good condition, free of such things as fol...

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    5. Load the paper printing-side up in the cassette, top end first for letterhead or preprinted media. (printing on the wrong side may reduce print quality.) make sure the paper lies flat and does not exceed the upper-limit mark on the cassette for foil (transparencies) or paper (fig. 2.32). Overload...

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    7. Slide the filled cassette into the printer (fig. 2.33) until it snaps firmly into place and is flush with the front of the printer. Fig. 2.33 slide the cassette into the printer chapter 2 2 - 4 2 i n i t i a l p r i n t e r s e t u p.

  • Page 75: Starting The Printer

    Starting the printer after you have unpacked the printer and installed the consumables, you need to connect the power cord and turn on the two power switches. Connecting the power cord the power connector is on the back of the printer on the lower-left side. Caution: make sure that the main power sw...

  • Page 76: The Start-Up Page

    2. Connect the opposite end of the power cord to a grounded, surge-protected, electrical outlet. Using the power switches there are two power switches on your printer, a main switch on the rear and a remote switch (for convenience) on the front. Only one switch has to be off to turn off the printer;...

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    What the start-up page includes, see “the start-up page” in chapter 5. If the start-up page prints, and the print quality is good, go to chapter 3, “connecting the printer.” otherwise, see chapter 9, “troubleshooting,” for more information, and be aware of the following warning. Warning! Be sure to ...

  • Page 78: Installing Options

    Installing options if you purchased any printer options, such as extra memory or emulations, install these now. If installation instructions are included with the option, follow those, and be sure to check for additional instructions in chapter 8, “printer options.” then return to chapter 3, “connec...

  • Page 79: Connecting The Printer

    Chapter 3 connecting the printer chapter highlights: ■ connecting to a network ■ connecting to a macintosh ■ connecting to a pc ■ about printer communication modes.

  • Page 81: Introduction

    Introduction this chapter explains how to connect your printer to a host computer after you have set it up according to the instructions in the previous chapter, “initial printer setup.” connecting to a network if you’ve purchased a network interface for your printer, see chapter 8, “printer options...

  • Page 82: Connecting to A Macintosh

    Connecting to a macintosh what you need to connect your printer to a single macintosh, you need the items shown in the illustration below: ■ two phonenet-type transformer boxes you need one with a din-8 connector for the printer port and one with the connector required by your macintosh (usually a d...

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    Note: if you’re connecting more than one macintosh to the printer, in an appletalk network, see your phonenet and macintosh documentation for information. Making the connection caution: turn off both the printer and the macintosh before making the connection. 1. Plug the connector from one transform...

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    ■ ps executive series printer utilities ps exec is a utilities software package for controlling the printer from the macintosh. For example, through ps exec you can turn off the start-up page, install printer-resident screen fonts, rename the printer, download fonts, manage hard disks, and print fon...

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    5. After all the files are extracted, choose quit. 6. Open the utilities folder in the psexec 3.Xx folder and double-click psinstall to personalize the program. 7. Double-click the psexec icon to run the program. Check the readme file for updates, and see the ps exec help for information on using th...

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    System 6 users: create a folder called printer descriptions inside the system folder, if one doesn’t already exist. 7. Open the ppds folder inside the drivers folder in the psexec 3.Xx folder. 8. Open the ver 4.1 folder inside the ppds folder. 9. Select the magicolor lx ppd in the ver 4.1 folder and...

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    Note for adobe photoshop users if you use adobe photoshop, go to photoshop’s page setup dialog box, and select use printer’s default screen under the screens option. (this allows your choices in the qms driver to take effect.) installing printer description files if you plan to print from adobe sepa...

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    If you use aldus freehand 3.X, install the version 3.0 ppd and pdx files in the ppds folder in the aldus folder in the system folder. If you use aldus preprint, install the version 3.0 ppd and pdx files in the ppds folder in the aldus folder in the system folder. If you use quarkxpress, install the ...

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    1. Display a disk or folder window. 2. From the file menu, choose page setup. Select paper size, printing orientation, and any other necessary options. Then select ok. 3. From the file menu, choose print directory or print window. A dialog box appears. 4. Select the printing options you want, then c...

  • Page 90: Connecting to A Pc

    Connecting to a pc if you have a brand-new computer, before connecting the printer, you should follow the manufacturer’s instructions for setting up the computer, including (if it’s not already installed) any operating system software, such as dos and windows. What you need to connect your printer t...

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    Making the connection caution: if you’re connecting the printer to a single computer, turn off both systems first. 1. At back of the printer, attach one end of the cable to the appropriate port. Parallel users: connect the 36-pin end of the cable to the printer port labeled “parallel,” and close the...

  • Page 92: Pc Printing Software

    2. At the computer, attach the other end of the cable to appropriate port. (the parallel port is female, and the serial port is male.) 3. Turn on the printer and the computer. 4. Test communication. Parallel users: you can do this by sending a file from one of your applications or you can see “testi...

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    ■ printer description files (if you use quarkxpress 3.3, aldus pagemaker, or adobe photoshop) ps executive series printer utility software ps exec, included on the dos disks we shipped with your printer, is a utility for controlling the printer from the computer. For example, through ps exec you can...

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    Q-fax, the qms bulletin board, or compuserve. Appendix a, “qms customer support,” explains how to use these qms information services. Installing the windows 3.1 driver note: the qms-developed windows driver supports all the printer’s advanced capabilities. However, if you experience printing problem...

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    3. Drag the qscript.Hlp file from the qms disk to the windows\system directory. 4. Open the windows control panel and double-click the printers icon. The control panel icon is usually located in program manager’s main window. 5. In the printers dialog box, choose the add button. 6. From the list of ...

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    Options button. Choose the help button in any of the driver dialog boxes for information on driver options. Printer description files (pc) printer description files for windows applications are included on the windows drivers disk shipped with your printer: if you use quarkxpress 3.3, after you inst...

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    If you use adobe photoshop, for best output quality use the qms-supplied windows driver. Then, so that choices in the qms driver take effect, go to photoshop’s page setup dialog box, and select use printer’s default screen under the screens option. Testing parallel communication 1. Go to the dos c:\...

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    If the printer and computer are communicating, a blank page should eject from the printer. You are ready to start printing. If a blank page does not eject and you typed the file correctly, check your autoexec.Bat file to see if lpt1 (the parallel port) is being directed to com1 (the serial port). If...

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    Testing serial communication 1. Go to the dos c:\ prompt. 2. Create a short postscript test file called printest.Ps by typing the following commands: copy con printest.Ps ↵ showpage ↵ ^d^z ↵ to type ^d and ^z , press and hold down the ctrl key while you type the letters d and z. These are end-of-fil...

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    Checking serial communication settings if the serial communication test described above doesn’t work, then make sure your printer’s serial port settings (baud rate, parity, data bits, and stop bits) match those of the pc. To find out what the pc’s serial settings are, look in your autoexec.Bat file ...

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    Communications serial 5. Press the select key to enter the serial menu, then press the next key until the message window displays serial baud rate 6. Press the select key to enter the baud rate menu. The message window displays the currently selected baud rate (* represents a default setting): *9600...

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    Save changes? No to save your changes, press the next key so that the message window displays save changes? Yes press the select key to save the changes. 10. Press the online key. The online led lights, and the keyboard message window displays idle . 11. To verify the changes you just made, print a ...

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    Simultaneous interface operation (sio) simultaneous interface operation (sio), a standard feature of crown technology, enables your printer to communicate simultaneously with hosts through the localtalk, parallel, serial, and optional network interface ports. In other words, sio allows you to have m...

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    If you configure an interface port for esp mode, then print jobs are processed without your having to change printer switch settings or send software commands to accommodate different printer emulations. ♦ chapter 3 3 - 2 4 c o n n e c t i n g t h e p r i n t e r.

  • Page 105: Printer Configuration

    Chapter 4 printer configuration chapter highlights: ■ printer configuration methods ■ control panel components and functions ■ moving through the menu and selecting options ■ description of the printer’s configuration menu ■ document option commands supported.

  • Page 107: Introduction

    Introduction this chapter briefly discusses the different methods of printer configuration and then explains how to use the control panel to configure the printer. Printer configuration methods controlling the printer through an application’s printer driver the easiest way to control the printer is ...

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    And the qms crown technical reference (optional manuals available from your qms vendor) for information on these commands. Controlling the printer with the control panel another way to control the printer is through the configuration menu, which you access through the printer’s control panel. The pr...

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    The printer’s control panel figure 4.1 shows the printer’s control panel. Fig. 4.1 printer control panel chapter 4 p r i n t e r c o n f i g u r a t i o n 4 - 3.

  • Page 110

    The lcd message window this message window presents status messages and configuration menu options. When you’re in the configuration menu, the top line of the message window displays the name of the current menu, and the bottom line displays the name of an option within that menu. Status messages di...

  • Page 111

    Illuminated when manual feed is selected using the tray select key. Illuminated when the media in the active cassette has been defined to be paper. Illuminated when the media in the active cassette has been defined to be transparency. All the leds, except data and message, are associated with functi...

  • Page 112

    Once brings it back on line. When the printer is on line (ready to accept and process new print jobs), the online led on the control panel is illuminated. The tray select key allows you to select the cassette from which to draw print media: the standard (upper) cassette, the optional (lower) cassett...

  • Page 113

    In an alphanumeric value. Press the next key to scroll forward through the options in a menu or to scroll through characters available for alphanumeric values. Note: always make sure the printer is idle and off line before making configuration changes. If the printer is not idle, jobs may be lost. C...

  • Page 114: Using The Configuration Menu

    Using the configuration menu this section covers how to password-protect menus, how to select options, and how to enter and save values. Password-protected menus the operator control and administration menus may be password-protected if an optional security card is used with the printer. If the mess...

  • Page 115

    Press what happens message window offline configuration operator control configuration administration administration communications communications timeouts communications serial communications parallel parallel mode parallel emulation emulation *esp emulation postscript postscript is selected parall...

  • Page 116

    Entering alphanumeric values in some submenus, you choose options by entering an alphanumeric string instead of by selecting from a list. Entering alphanumeric values through the control panel is similar to setting the time and date on a digital watch. You enter the information one character at a ti...

  • Page 117

    Press what happens message window you enter the hp-gl submenu. First character flashes to show it is ready to be changed. You scroll to the next value for the flashing character. You scroll to the next value for the flashing character. You scroll to the next value for the flashing character. You scr...

  • Page 118

    Saving configuration selections press the online/offline key to exit the configuration menu or press the menu key to back out of the configuration menu one level at a time. If you made changes before exiting the menu, the message window displays save changes? No if you don’t want the changes you mad...

  • Page 119

    If you make configuration changes to other menu options and they don’t seem to be taking effect, wait until the current jobs end, and then try turning the printer off and on again. Chapter 4 p r i n t e r c o n f i g u r a t i o n 4 - 1 3.

  • Page 120: The Main Menu Groups

    The main menu groups the main menu groups in the configuration menu are operator control and administration (with the installation menu also appearing if a security cartridge is installed) (fig. 4.2). Related functions are grouped together within submenus. The scrolling order of menu options on a gi...

  • Page 121: The Installation Menu

    The installation menu the installation menu (fig. 4.3) appears only when a security card is in use. This menu is used to password-protect the operator control and administration menus. Installation/operator passwrd the operator passwrd menu allows you to choose the password (up to 16 characters in l...

  • Page 122

    Installation/use operator pwd the use operator pwd menu determines if a password is required to enter the operator control menu. The choices are on or off; the factory default is off. Installation/admin password the admin password menu allows you to choose the password (up to 16 characters) used to ...

  • Page 123: The Operator Control Menu

    The operator control menu it’s usually better to choose the selections available in operator control within your application, if possible. This is especially true in a network environment, where other users’ jobs are likely to have different requirements than yours. However, this menu is provided in...

  • Page 124

    Changing this setting, but does not contain a thick stock option. Use this option to tell the printer what type of media is in each tray so the printer can optimize output for that media type. To use the media menu, first select a media tray (upper for the standard cassette slot, lower for the optio...

  • Page 125

    Factory default is upper. The current selection is indicated by the corresponding led. Note: a status message on the control panel will let you know immediately if the selected cassette isn’t installed. If the selected cassette is out of paper, a paper out status message appears when you send the jo...

  • Page 126: The Administration Menu

    Default is letter (or a4). See chapter 5, “print media and daily operations,” for more information on media sizes. Note: if the selected paper size doesn’t match the job size requested, images may be positioned incorrectly on the page, or may print off the edge of the page. If this happens, the resu...

  • Page 127

    Within these menus are seldom changed after the initial system installation. Administration/communications note: if you have an optional interface installed, see the documentation that came with it for a description of options under the administration/communications menu. Administration/communicatio...

  • Page 128

    99999, with a factory default of 00030. If the printer goes idle after 30 seconds and does not print, this timeout should be increased. Large jobs, such as graphics applications or computer-aided design, require this number to be increased to 00300. Note: when a print job is sent from a macintosh, t...

  • Page 129

    Emulations, like ln03 plus and ccitt, appear only if installed. The factory default emulation is esp. Min k spool the minimum amount of ram (kb) dedicated to the serial interface. Do not set this value greater than k mem for spool. The default is 00015. Spool timeout the number of seconds the interf...

  • Page 130

    Etx/ack, and none. The factory default is xon/xoff. Xmit sw flow ctl the software communication protocol used by the host to control communication with the printer. The options are none, xon/xoff, etx/ack. The factory default is none. Data bits the number of data bits (either 7 bits or 8 bits) trans...

  • Page 131

    Binary fixed: enables binary communications protocol (bcp). Print jobs cannot alter this value through postscript operators. When ps protocol is set to the normal fixed or binary fixed mode and a print job sends postscript operators to change the input device mode, the operators are accepted but not...

  • Page 132

    Data bits the number of data bits (either 7 bits or 8 bits) transmitted per character. The factory default is 8 data bits. End job mode this option enables or disables data stream sensing for end-of-document (eod) terminator strings. These sequences allow host computers to enforce print job sequenci...

  • Page 133

    One print job at a time. Workstations are not tied up while jobs are printing. Min k spool the minimum amount of ram (kb) dedicated to the localtalk interface. Do not set this value greater than k mem for spool. The default is 00015. Chapter 4 p r i n t e r c o n f i g u r a t i o n 4 - 2 7.

  • Page 134

    Administration/communications/network interface this option allows you to configure printer-host communications when using an optional interface card. Appendix d of this manual, “additional technical information,” contains information about the ps protocol option. See the documentation that came wit...

  • Page 135

    Rendering dictionary) option, a default dithering option, and a gamma correction option. Default halftone this option allows you to choose a printer default halftone from the following settings: 106 (screen lines per inch) x 45° (screen angles), 71 lpi x 45°, 80 lpi x 45°, 53 lpi x 45°, and the fact...

  • Page 136

    Enhanced low, enhanced medium, and enhanced high. St an d ar d, th e f act or y def au lt se ttin g, is postscript-compatible dithering. Enhanced dithering r ed u ce s th e ba n di n g so metime s see n in postscript-compatible dithering, with enhanced high producing the least banding. The factory-d...

  • Page 137

    Line numbering specifies that a five-digit number is to be prefixed to the beginning of each line. The choices are on and off. Off is the default. Tab stops specifies the number of spaces between tab stops. The minimum is 0 and the maximum is 256. The default is 8. Lf is crlf stipulates whether each...

  • Page 138

    Plotter choices include 7550a (the factory default), 7475a, 7470a, and colorpro. Scaling percent choices range from 1 to 150 percent of the original size. The default is 100 percent. Note: to scale plots, select the paper size originally used for the plot in the paper type menu; then enter the reduc...

  • Page 139

    The default pen width is 07 (0.7 mm) for pen 1 and 03 (0.3 mm) for all other pens. The default color settings are as follows: pen 1-black, pen 2-black, pen 3-red, pen 4-green, pen 5-blue, pen 6-violet, pen 7-orange, and pen 8-brown. Administration/emulations/hp pcl 5c see the qms crown technical ref...

  • Page 140

    Line termination adds an indicator that controls the way the printer interprets cr (carriage return) and lf (line feed) characters. The options are cr=cr, lf=lf; cr=cr+lf, lf=lf; cr=cr, lf=cr+lf; cr or lf=cr+lf. The factory default is cr=cr, lf=lf. Point size x100 identifies the point size in hundre...

  • Page 141

    Pen 4 = yellow pen 5 = blue pen 6 = magenta pen 7 = cyan range: on sets the printer to monochrome (2 pen). Off sets the printer to color (8 pens). When set to on, the printer maps each pen to its as- signed color, then converts the color to a grayscale using the national television system committee ...

  • Page 142

    Document option commands for more information on doc. Other optional emulations if you have an optional emulation installed, such as ln03 plus, see the documentation that came with it for a description of the options under the administration/ emulations menu. The qms crown technical reference and qm...

  • Page 143

    Administration/special pages administration/special pages/print status use this option to print a printer-status page. The standard status page lists printer identification information and settings, current memory configuration, timeout values, communication settings, and input buffer sizes. It also...

  • Page 144

    Of the page demonstrate horizontal and vertical color registration. Circles in the center of the page demonstrate cyan, magenta, and yellow color mixtures and red, green, and blue color mixtures. Administration/special pages/sample page this option controls the printing of a sample page. This page g...

  • Page 145

    Administration/special pages/trailer page this option controls the printing of a trailer banner/error page for each print job. A trailer page helps you monitor jobs. Think of it as an accounting or tracking system. For details on this page and what it monitors, see “header and trailer pages” in chap...

  • Page 146

    Administration/startup options/do start page this option allows you to enable and disable the start-up page. Choices are yes and no. The factory default is yes. Administration/startup options/do sys start if you have a hard disk and do sys start is enabled, whenever the printer is turned on, the con...

  • Page 147

    Postscript) for troubleshooting. The postscript language reference manual ( adobe system s, re ading, ma : addison-wesley, 1990. Isbn 0-201-18127-4) contains more information on postscript errors. Choices for this option are yes and no. The factory default is no. Chapter 4 p r i n t e r c o n f i g ...

  • Page 148

    Administration/memory this section briefly explains what each memory client does. See appendix d, “additional technical information,” for detailed information on the printer’s memory and what benefits, if any, may result from adding memory to a particular client. To find out how memory is currently ...

  • Page 149

    3 pages per minute for 2- or 3-color jobs, 2 pages per minute for 4-color, and 8 pages per minute for black and white, no matter how you configure the memory. If you try to set a memory client below a minimum required value or above a maximum allowable value, the message incorrect value appears in t...

  • Page 150

    Optional ccitt emulation, this value should be increased by 200 kb. Administration/memory/k mem emul tmp this is the amount of ram (kb) to be used by non-postscript emulations for storing downloaded fonts. The size range and default varies depending upon the amount of ram available on your system. A...

  • Page 151

    And default varies depending upon the amount of ram available on your system. If not enough memory is available for this client, some or all of the optional hard disks may not be accessible and/or an insufficient number of disk cache blocks may be available. Administration/memory/mb printer mem this...

  • Page 152

    Administration/engine administration engine engine image alignment select previous previous next engine default paper engine man feed timeout engine inputbin 1 name engine inputbin 2 name engine outputbin name engine clear warning engine page recovery engine default resolution fig. 4.11 engine subme...

  • Page 153

    Administration/engine/image alignment the image alignment option allows you to adjust the horizontal and vertical placement of printed images. To check image alignment, print a standard status page (this option is located in the administration/special pages menu). When the printer is placing images ...

  • Page 154

    Bin). For example, you may want to name it “plain” if you always keep plain paper in that cassette. The factory default is lower. Administration/engine/outputbin name even though there is only one output bin (the output tray), you may want to use this option to assign a name to the outputbin on the ...

  • Page 155

    With 12 mb ram, make sure you select monochrome in the operator control/color model menu. Also, if you change the resolution, you should choose the appropriate halftone setting and gamma correction setting for best results. Administration/engine/page recovery use this option to enable or disable pag...

  • Page 156

    Administration/miscellaneous the miscellaneous menu (fig. 4.12) allows you to restore factory defaults, protect current defaults, and choose a message window language. Administration/miscellaneous/restore defaults this option allows you to reset all configuration values to their original factory def...

  • Page 157

    Configuration changes to the printer’s non-volatile memory. Ps executive series utilities (the host software that comes with your printer) is an example of a program that generates print jobs to change the printer’s non-volatile memory, where printer defaults are stored. Non-volatile means data in t...

  • Page 158

    Administration/disk operations this menu (fig. 4.13) controls the internal hard disk as well as any optional hard disk(s) attached to the printer’s scsi port. See chapter 8, “printer options,” for more information about using the disk operations menu. The qms crown technical reference (an optional m...

  • Page 159

    Caution: if you connect to this printer an external hard disk you previously used with an earlier qms crown printer, this qms magicolor lx printer software automatically reorganizes the files on the hard disk when the printer is turned off and back on again. After this reorganization, the files on t...

  • Page 160

    Chapter). The printer must be turned off and on again for the new value to take effect. Size (meg) use this option to choose the number of megabytes of disk space allocated (in addition to ram) to spool print job data. Values range from 0 to 256 with a default of 10 mb. Location use this option to s...

  • Page 161

    Menu. Depending on what option you install, you may have new menus and options in the configuration menu, which allow you to control the new option. See the documentation accompanying your option to learn exactly how it affects the configuration menu. Chapter 4 p r i n t e r c o n f i g u r a t i o ...

  • Page 162: Document Option Commands

    Document option commands your printer offers a wide range of capabilities for designing and printing documents. However, applications and printer emulations differ in their ability to access some of these document printing capabilities. Document option commands (docs) provide a way to access printer...

  • Page 163

    Hp-gl emulation features commands enhanced mode %%includefeature: enhanced expanding plots %%includefeature: expand original paper size %%includefeature: size pen width and color selection %%includefeature: pen plotter selection %%includefeature: plotter reverse image %%includefeature: reverse scali...

  • Page 164

    Map using ascii or ebcdic %%includefeature: map margins %%includefeature: lpmargins number on for 5-digit numbers %%includefeature: number orientation %%includefeature: lporientation point size %%includefeature: pointsize tabs selection %%includefeature: tabs postscript emulation features commands c...

  • Page 165

    Chapter 5 print media and daily operations chapter highlights: ■ refilling the media cassette ■ manual feed ■ printing transparencies ■ printing labels ■ printing on preprinted and prepunched media ■ printing envelopes ■ printing on thick paper stocks ■ page sizes, imageable regions, and margins ■ s...

  • Page 167: Introduction

    Introduction this chapter covers print media handling, printing, and other daily printing operations. Refilling the media cassette this section explains how to refill the paper cassette. To see illustrations of the steps described in this section, see chapter 2, “initial printer setup.” 1. Pull the ...

  • Page 168

    3. From the wrapping, determine which is the printing side of the media; then remove a stack of media 1" (approx. 27 mm) or less. If you’re using paper, fan it to prevent the sheets from sticking together. (don’t fan transparencies or labels because this can cause jams.) 4. Align the edges of the st...

  • Page 169: Manual Feed

    Manual feed you can feed a single sheet at a time to the printer using the manual-feed tray. This allows you to print on a different media type without changing the media in the cassette, or to print on media not supported by the standard cassette (envelopes or thick stock). 1. Use your application’...

  • Page 170

    3. Open the manual-feed tray by lightly pressing on the top-right corner to release the spring latch (fig. 5.2) and then tilting the tray out and down. 4. Move the paper guides on the manual feed tray to fit the size of the chosen media. 5. Determine the printing side of the media (an arrow on the m...

  • Page 171

    6. Insert a single sheet of media, printing side up, with the top edge leading into the printer, in the manual feed tray (fig. 5.3) until it reaches the rear of the tray inside the printer and lies flat. If you’re printing envelopes, load the envelopes printing-side up, so that the flap side will be...

  • Page 172: Printing Transparencies

    Printing transparencies 1. See “refilling the media cassette” or “manual feed,” earlier in this chapter, for information on loading media. 2. If you haven’t previously, set up the tray you want to use for transparency printing: a. At the printer front panel, press the online/offline key. B. Press th...

  • Page 173: Printing Labels

    4. Send your job. Printing labels for best results when printing labels, format labels through your application and then run a test print on plain paper to check formatting and avoid wasting label sheets. 1. See “refilling the media cassette” or “manual feed,” earlier in this chapter, for informatio...

  • Page 174: Media

    Printing on letterhead or other preprinted media print letterhead or other preprinted media the same way labels are printed. Make sure you place the media printing-side up with the letterhead edge feeding into the printer first. Printing on 3-hole or other pre-punched media print 3-hole or other pre...

  • Page 175

    A. Press the online/offline key to take the printer off line. (the online/offline led goes out and idle appears in the message window.) b. Press the menu key to enter the configuration menu. Then press the next key until the following message displays: configuration operator control c. Press the sel...

  • Page 176

    2. See “manual feed,” earlier in this chapter, for instructions on feeding media manually to the printer. Page sizes, imageable regions and margins page sizes your printer can print on the following media sizes: letter, legal, executive, a4, and envelopes (dl and com 10). (appendix b, “technical spe...

  • Page 177: Selecting and Storing Media

    Working within imageable regions and margins if you experience problems with your file being cut off (not printing to the expected margins), it might be due to an imageable region constraint. There are two ways to compensate for imageable region constraints: 1. Adjust margins, page size, or scale th...

  • Page 178: Collating

    Collating collating means printing multiple copies of a job in numeric order. The printer can deliver multiple copies of your files in collated order to the top cover. Figure 5.4 illustrates collated and uncollated stacking for two copies of a four-page file. You can select collating through your ap...

  • Page 179

    The increased disk space allows more complex and longer collation sequences. However, there’s a limit on how much can be collated at one time. When 100 sheets are received for a print job, or when a complex print jobs consumes all the collation disk space, chunk collation occurs. Chunk collation bre...

  • Page 180

    Changing print job resolution you can configure the printer to use either 600 or 300 dpi resolution. This can be done through your application, if its driver supports this option (such as the qms-provided macintosh or windows driver), or through the printer front panel (see chapter 4, “printer confi...

  • Page 181: Adjusting Print Density

    Adjusting print density normally, your laser printer produces a rich black or color image. However, you may occasionally notice a color is printing a bit light or dark. In this case, you may want to increase the print density (or contrast) setting for that color. Note: changing the print density aff...

  • Page 182

    2. Locate the adjustment dials inside the printer to the front left (fig. 5.6). 3. Turn the density adjustment dial to the left (counterclockwise) to lighten the print or to the right (clockwise) to darken the print. Y m c - + k - + - + - + fig. 5.6 print density adjustment dials chapter 5 5 - 1 6 p...

  • Page 183

    Cancelling and ending print jobs the cancel key allows you to cancel the “oldest” job(s) compiling or printing in the printer, or to send an end-of-job indicator for a print job. Note: if you accidentally press the cancel key, press the menu key to tell the printer to stop cancelling a job. Cancelli...

  • Page 184

    Displays in the message window, use the following procedure: note: selecting end job won’t end a job that is still receiving data. Its only purpose is to provide an end-of-job indicator for jobs that do not have one. 1. Press the cancel key. The following message displays in the message window: canc...

  • Page 185

    Diagnostic and special pages there may be times when you want to check the current status of your printer, adjust the quality of your printed copy, or monitor print jobs. To help you do this, the printer has several types of diagnostic and special pages. These include the start-up page, status pages...

  • Page 186

    Selected page size with the amount of printer ram currently installed disabling the start-up page after you install the printer and establish communication between the printer and the host, you may want to disable the start-up page to conserve toner, developer, and print media. You can do this throu...

  • Page 187

    Configuration,” to change the placement of images on the page if necessary. The advanced status page has the same information as the standard status page, plus it lists configuration menu settings, fonts, and loadable emulations. Note: the sizes listed on the status pages are in bytes, so you must d...

  • Page 188

    For example, the header (or banner page) contains the printer name, selected interface, job identification, title, submitting computer, job owner, routing message, start time/date, application used, creation time/date, copyright date, version number, job submission time, job start time, and printer ...

  • Page 189

    Chapter 6 consumables and preventative maintenance chapter highlights: ■ storing and replacing consumables ■ moving the printer ■ performing preventative maintenance.

  • Page 191: Introduction

    Introduction this chapter covers storing and replacing major consumables and performing preventative maintenance on your printer. Storing and handling consumables this section covers storing and handling the major consumables for your printer except for print media. Print media is covered in chapter...

  • Page 192

    Storing consumables table 6.1 covers storage specifications for toner, developer, and opc belt cartridges. Handling consumables the following list covers handling the consumables for your printer. Warning! Toner and developer are highly combustible; never burn them. Also, avoid inhaling loose powder...

  • Page 193

    Achtung! Bei entwickler und toner handelt es sich um gefährliche pulver, die leicht entzündlich sind; sie dürfen deshalb niemals mit offenem feuer in berührung kommen. Einatmen oder berührung mit haut und augen ist ebenfalls zu vermeiden, da dieses zu beeinträchtigungen der atemwege, haut- oder auge...

  • Page 194: Replacing Consumables

    Cartridge if it will be out of the printer for any extended time period. These pins protect and relieve tension on the belt and cleaning blade. Replacing consumables this section explains how to replace the consumables, including toner, developer, opc belt cartridges, cleaning pad, oil bottle, and w...

  • Page 195

    Test file for that color to see if it prints correctly. This procedure can extend the life of your cartridges. To replace a toner cartridge, use the following procedure: 1. Remove the top cover (fig. 2.5). Warning! The toner is a highly combustible powder; never burn it. Also, avoid inhaling loose t...

  • Page 196

    2. Remove the old toner cartridge by holding it across the center, squeezing the sides to loosen the pins on the back side from the developer cartridge notches. Then, lift the toner cartridge straight up and out of the printer (fig. 6.1), and dispose of it following safety laws and regulations. 3. R...

  • Page 197

    Caution: never force a toner cartridge onto the wrong developer cartridge. This can damage the cartridges and the printer. 6. Lower the toner cartridge until it fits firmly onto the notches on the developer cartridge. 7. Press the top of the toner cartridge until it snaps into place under the two se...

  • Page 198

    3. Set the toner cartridge aside for now, being careful to keep it level. Also, be sure to place it on something, such as a large sheet of paper, to catch loose residue. 4. Grasp the green latches at each end of the used developer cartridge and raise them straight up to open them. 5. Release the dev...

  • Page 199

    Around your eyes; it can cause respiratory problems and eye irritation. Achtung! Bei dem entwickler handelt es sich um ein ge- fährliches und leicht entzündliches pulver; es darf deshalb niemals mit offenem feuer in berührung kommen. Einatmen oder berührung mit haut und augen ist ebenfalls zu ver- m...

  • Page 200

    A message on the control panel window, replace belt , indicates when it is time to change the opc belt cartridge. This cartridge should be replaced every 50,000 planes or 12 months, whichever comes first. (a plane is a pass of the opc belt for one color, so a one-color page makes one pass, a two-col...

  • Page 201

    Sensitive to hand oils and scratches, both of which reduce print quality. 4. Remove the new opc belt cartridge from its protective bag. 5. Remove the pressure release and tension release pin sets (one set on the left and one on the right) from the opc belt cartridge by pulling them straight out (fig...

  • Page 202

    Replacing the cleaning pad and oil bottle this section covers replacing the cleaning pad and oil bottle in your printer. The cleaning pad removes printing debris (such as excess toner and paper dust) from the fusing unit. The oil helps prevent toner from sticking to the fuser rollers. Replace the oi...

  • Page 203

    5. Locate the cleaning pad in the slot above the heat roller. Then, while carefully avoiding the surface of the fuser unit, which may be hot, grasp the pad by its center tab (towards the rear of the unit), pull it out of the printer, and discard it (fig. 6.3). 6. Remove the new cleaning pad and the ...

  • Page 204

    Note: normally, a little oil remains in the fuser slot in which the oil bottle rests, and the spout of the oil bottle has a seal to prevent oil from spilling while you remove or install a bottle on the pin in the fuser slot. However, if oil accidentally spills beyond that slot, use a clean, dry, lin...

  • Page 205

    To replace the waste toner pack 1. Open the waste toner cover by pushing the cover on the top-right corner (fig. 2.22). 2. Remove the new waste toner pack from its protective bag and assemble it according to the instructions accompanying it. Chapter 6 c o n s u m a b l e s a n d p r e v e n t a t i ...

  • Page 206

    3. Gently tap the old waste toner pack on its side to settle the toner down into the pack (fig. 6.4). Warning! The toner is a highly combustible powder; never burn it. Also, avoid inhaling loose toner or getting it around your eyes; it can cause respiratory problems and eye irritation. Achtung! Bei ...

  • Page 207

    5. Place the old pack into the empty bag from the new waste toner pack and dispose of the old one following safety laws and regulations. 6. Holding the new waste toner pack by the side tab on the top, insert the pack into the printer until it fits securely. Then, lift up slightly on the tab to be su...

  • Page 208: Moving The Printer

    Moving the printer caution: the printer is heavy: be sure you have help when moving it. Never lift it by the paper cassette slot, and always lift it by the four corners that have ridges for a safer, more secure grip. Be sure to close the manual tray. If there’s any chance the printer may not remain ...

  • Page 209

    Must set it down, gently lay it on a clean, lint- and dirt-free surface, such as on fresh paper. During the move, store the partially used toner and developer cartridges in their original shipping bags. If you do not have these bags, wrap the cartridges in pieces of sturdy cloth or plastic that cann...

  • Page 210

    Oil-proof container, such as a plastic bag, until you are ready to reinstall it after the move. Note: normally, a little oil remains in the tray in which the oil bottle rests. If oil accidentally spills beyond this tray into the printer, use a clean, dry, lint-free cloth or some cotton swabs to wipe...

  • Page 211

    8. Align the fuser unit over an appropriate waste container, such as an old jar, and tilt the unit so the excess oil pours into the container (fig. 6.7). Then, dispose of the oil following safety laws and regulations. 9. Use a clean, dry, lint-free cloth or some cotton swabs to wipe any remaining oi...

  • Page 212

    Removing and replacing pressure-release pieces the pressure-release pieces help relieve the tension on the fuser rollers to protect the roller from accidental damage during a move (or prolonged storage). They must be installed for the move and removed again before printing. Illustrations of many of ...

  • Page 213

    Caution: if you are replacing the pressure-release pieces after the printer has been running, make sure the fuser unit has cooled. The fuser gets very hot and can damage these pieces. 4. If you are replacing the two pressure-release pieces (one at each end of the fuser roller), skip to step 5. If yo...

  • Page 214

    Caution: if you are replacing the pressure-release pieces after the printer has been running, make sure the fuser unit has cooled. The fuser gets very hot and can damage these pieces. 5. If you are replacing the pressure-release pieces, hold one of the pieces down close to its base and firmly slide ...

  • Page 215: Preventative Maintenance

    Preventative maintenance table 6.2, below, shows when preventative maintenance procedures (described in this chapter) should be performed: preventative maintenance schedule at this time... You should... Whenever print quality diminishes. • clean the charger unit. • clean the precharger unit. When yo...

  • Page 216

    General tips for extending printer life ■ do not place anything on the top of the printer. ■ keep the output levels in the top cover at 150 sheets or less, depending upon the type of media. If media stacks too high, you may experience trouble with paper jams and excessive curl. ■ if you are not goin...

  • Page 217

    Cleaning the charger unit clean the charger unit whenever the print quality diminishes. To clean this unit you need several cotton cloths and swabs, and the wire cleaner located in the opc belt tray (see figure 6.11 for location). To clean the charger unit 1. Open the manual feed tray by lightly pre...

  • Page 218

    Extremely sensitive to hand oils and scratches both of which reduce print quality. When you must set it down, gently lay it on a clean, lint- and dirt-free surface, such as on fresh paper for the printer. 2. Lift the opc belt cartridge handle up to unlock it, and pull the cartridge straight out of t...

  • Page 219

    4. Holding the cartridge by its edges, fold the green end-handle back down and set the cartridge up on that end. The cartridge will tilt slightly to one side. 5. Locate the three brass-colored latches, which hold the charger unit in place. Then, swing each latch to the side to free the charger unit ...

  • Page 220

    7. Use clean, dry cotton cloths to gently wipe up any loose toner from the opc belt cartridge area in the printer. 8. Clean the charger unit by sliding the wire cleaner along the groove in the top of the unit several times; then, flip the unit over and run the wire cleaner several times across the g...

  • Page 221

    13. Push the green end-handle down to lock the cartridge in place. 14. Close the manual feed tray. Cleaning the pre-charger unit clean the pre-charger unit whenever the print quality diminishes. To clean this unit you need several cotton cloths and swabs, and the wire cleaner located in the opc belt...

  • Page 222

    2. Grasp the end of the pre-charger unit, and pull it downward and then straight out of the printer (fig. 6.14). Fig. 6.14 remove the pre-charger from the printer chapter 6 6 - 3 2 c o n s u m a b l e s a n d p r e v e n t a t i v e m a i n t e n a n c e.

  • Page 223

    3. Insert the wire cleaner into the recess on the pre-charger unit, and slide the cleaner back and forth as shown in figure 6.15. 4. Clean the inside corners of the pre-charger unit with cotton swabs. 5. Making sure the pre-charger unit aligns on the runners inside the printer, slide it back into th...

  • Page 224

    Cleaning register and transfer rollers clean the metal and rubber register rollers and the transfer roller every 20,000 copies or 12 months, whichever comes first. This is roughly the same time schedule as replacing the opc belt cartridge and cleaning the paper exit rollers, so you may want to do al...

  • Page 225

    2. Open the transfer unit by pulling the green latch handle in the center toward you and down (fig. 6.17). Fig. 6.17 open the transfer unit chapter 6 c o n s u m a b l e s a n d p r e v e n t a t i v e m a i n t e n a n c e 6 - 3 5.

  • Page 226

    3. Using dry cotton cloths, wipe the metal register roller in the transfer unit and the rubber register roller in the inner section of the printer. Then, wipe the transfer roller in the top section of the transfer unit (fig. 6.18). Rotate this roller to clean all sides with the cloth to remove paper...

  • Page 227

    4. Close the transfer unit (fig. 6.19). 5. Close the back cover. Cleaning the paper exit rollers and plates clean the paper rollers and plates every 20,000 copies or 12 months, whichever comes first. This is roughly the same time schedule as replacing the opc belt cartridge and cleaning the register...

  • Page 228

    Gear on the left end of the fuser unit to access all sides of the rollers. 3. Close the paper exit unit. Cleaning the paper-feed roller and the manual- feed belts clean the paper-feed roller and the manual-feed belts every 20,000 copies or 12 months, whichever comes first, to prevent misfeeds and ja...

  • Page 229

    1. Turn off the printer and remove the power cord and all interface cables. 2. Remove the media cassette. 3. Reach into the back of the cassette slot and locate the roller: it’s on the top of the slot at the rear (fig. 6.21). 4. Use the damp cloth the wipe the roller. Rotate the roller so that the e...

  • Page 230

    6. Remove the manual-feed platform by lifting it up and forward at the front of the platform until it drops out (fig. 6.22). Fig. 6.22 remove the manual-feed platform chapter 6 6 - 4 0 c o n s u m a b l e s a n d p r e v e n t a t i v e m a i n t e n a n c e.

  • Page 231

    7. Locate the two manual-feed belts at the top of the cassette slot (fig. 6.21). 8. Use the damp cloth the wipe the belts. Advance the belts so that the entire surface is cleaned. 9. Slide the manual-feed platform back into place. Push it back into the printer until it is secure. 10. If you have the...

  • Page 232

    ■ always spray the cleaning solution on a cloth, not directly on the printer. ■ always test the solution on a small area of your printer to check the solution’s performance. ■ after cleaning, allow all parts to dry before closing the printer, reattaching the power cord, and turning on the power swit...

  • Page 233: Optimizing Color Output

    Chapter 7 optimizing color output chapter highlights: ■ q color automatic color control ■ fine-tuning color output ■ color matching ■ the resident fonts.

  • Page 235: Introduction

    Introduction this chapter offers hints for automatic color control and fine-tuning color output, discusses color matching, and lists the printer-resident fonts. Q color automatic color control as with any form of color reproduction, many variables can contribute to the final appearance of color lase...

  • Page 236

    2. In the postscript printer dialog box, choose your printer (magicolor lx) in the printers drop-down list. 3. Choose the color setup button. 4. In the color control center dialog box, choose one of the following: ■ automatic color control (if you’re printing a combination of document types) automat...

  • Page 237

    Listbox when you return to the color control center dialog box. Note: the media tray you’re using must be configured for the media type it contains. This can be done through the printer front panel (in the operator control/media menu). See chapter 5, “print media and daily operations,” for more info...

  • Page 238

    Enabling q color for the macintosh to use q color for macintosh applications, follow the instructions in “installing laserwriter 8.X and the magicolor lx 4.1 ppd” in chapter 3, “connecting the printer.” after the qms ppd is installed, do the following to optimize color printing: 1. In your applicati...

  • Page 239

    Because q color automatically adjusts the halftone, gamma correction, crd, and (for the overhead setting) media type, these individual settings in the options dialog box do not have to be adjusted, so they are grayed out when a q color option is chosen. To be able to access individual settings such ...

  • Page 240: Fine-Tuning Color Output

    Fine-tuning color output we’ve configured your printer so that most users don’t have to change the default settings to get excellent color output, and we’ve provided q color technology (through the qms-supplied macintosh or windows driver) to make it easy to automatically optimize color output. (see...

  • Page 241

    Screen frequency (also known as screen lines) is the number of halftone cells per inch. The higher the frequency, the higher the quality of the color print. Screen angles are the angles at which halftone screens are placed in relation to one another to avoid undesirable moiré patterns. Although your...

  • Page 242

    106 lpi x 45° halftone this is the best halftone setting for printing halftone (as opposed to spot color) graphics and text at 600 dpi resolution. We recommend that you select gamma106 gamma correction when using this halftone (see “gamma correction,” later in this chapter, for information). 71 lpi ...

  • Page 243

    (administration/emulations/postscript/default halftone submenu), and through ps executive series utilities (color/screen angles menu). To see the effect of the currently selected default halftone, print a sample page (from the administration/special pages/sample page submenu in the printer’s front p...

  • Page 244

    Gamma correction note: when using the enhanced halftone setting, gamma correction should be set to none. As with most other printer settings, gamma correction (which is a means of optimizing gray scales and shades of color) can probably be set through your application (see your application documenta...

  • Page 245

    The colorimetric crd the colorimetric crd is designed for very basic color matching and one-to-one conversion from cie color to cmyk color. With colorimetric chosen as the printer default crd, all colors are reproduced exactly unless a specified color is “out of gamut” (out of the printer’s range). ...

  • Page 246: Color Management

    Color management a major concern in the color publishing industry today is keeping color consistent across devices with different color models. For example, when you scan a color photograph, the scanner sends the image data to the computer in an rgb (red-blue-green) format. The computer then convert...

  • Page 247: Methods Of Color Matching

    There are currently three methods of color matching: ■ color management systems ■ postscript level 2 ■ pantone *color matching. Methods of color matching color matching with a cms color management systems (cmss) work by translating color information from different devices into a common language. A c...

  • Page 248

    Cmss are not portable across platforms, they can be expensive, and they do consume processing time and power at the host. A few well-known color management systems include kodak colorsense, agfa fotoflow, electronics for imaging eficolor, pantone poce, and apple colorsync. The following are shipped ...

  • Page 249

    The advantages of level 2 color matching are that it is portable, it is application- and printer-resident (there’s nothing else to buy), and it is performed at the printer level (so it doesn’t tie up your host). However, no on-screen preview of output is provided, and you are not warned if a color i...

  • Page 250

    I f a p ar tic ula r ap plic ation doe s not suppor t pantone *-identified colors, but does allow process color specification, the cmyk values may be entered directly to simulate pantone colors. For this purpose, the following pantone color look-up charts—containing four-color simulations of pantone...

  • Page 251

    ■ the colors are printed on hammermill laser print white paper. ■ the printer’s administration/emulations/postscript/ default halftones option is set to enhanced (if you have a magicolor lx with system software version 3.X or higher). Note: the formulas listed in the pantone charts are only for the ...

  • Page 252

    The resident postscript fonts this section lists the fonts resident in your printer. All of these fonts are authentic: they are licensed and carry the true name. See your qms vendor if you are interested in obtaining more fonts. Serif itc bookman light itc bookman light italic itc bookman demibold i...

  • Page 253

    Helvetica condensed helvetica condensed oblique helvetica condensed bold helvetica condensed bold oblique helvetica narrow helvetica narrow oblique helvetica narrow bold helvetica narrow bold oblique script itc zapf chancery medium italic pi symbol itc zapf dingbats chapter 7 o p t i m i z i n g c o...

  • Page 254: The Resident Hp Pcl Fonts

    The resident hp pcl fonts the following typefaces are included with your printer for use with the hp pcl emulation. Courier 10 is 10 point, 12 pitch; courier 12 is 12 point, 10 pitch. The courier and lineprinter fonts are bitmapped; the others are scalable. The default is courier 12. Courier 10 medi...

  • Page 255: Printer Options

    Chapter 8 printer options chapter highlights: ■ installing the optional sheet feeder ■ using an envelope cassette ■ using font and emulation cards ■ using a security card ■ installing single in-line memory modules (simms) ■ installing a direct network interface ■ converting the parallel port to data...

  • Page 257: Introduction

    Introduction this chapter discusses installing printer options. If your qms vendor cannot offer these options for your printer, see the “qms world-wide offices” section in appendix a, “qms customer support,” for telephone numbers to call for information. The sheet feeder the optional sheet feeder ho...

  • Page 258

    Achtung! Das gewicht dieses druckers beträgt ohne ver- brauchsmaterial ca. 48 kg. Bitte versuchen sie niemals, den drucker alleine anzuheben oder zu transportieren. Achten sie bitte darauf, daß der drucker mit eingebauten tonerkar- tuschen nur waagerecht transportiert wird. 1. Turn the printer off, ...

  • Page 259

    The holes on the post and bracket are centered and that the flange on the bottom of the bracket goes into the slot on the post. B. Attach the bracket to the post using one of the two small metal screws that came with the sheet feeder (fig. 8.2). C. Align and attach the second metal bracket to the re...

  • Page 260

    5. Check the inside of the four plastic corner brackets. Each is labeled to indicate which corner of the sheet feeder it fits in. 6. Snap the plastic brackets onto the appropriate corners of the sheet feeder (fig. 8.3). These brackets have small rims on the bottom that fit inside the edges of the sh...

  • Page 261: Using The Envelope Cassette

    Using the envelope cassette you can purchase an envelope cassette from your qms vendor. The envelope cassette holds up to 30 24-lb (90 g/m 2 ) dl and com 10 envelopes. It fits in the slot for the standard or the optional media tray, but we recommend it be used in the standard slot. To use the envelo...

  • Page 262

    2. On the envelope cassette, set the back and side envelope stackers (figs. 8.5 and 8.6) to the correct envelope size. Fig. 8.5 set the side stackers fig. 8.6 set the rear stacker chapter 8 8 - 6 p r i n t e r o p t i o n s.

  • Page 263

    3. Set the envelope-size key to the correct envelope size (fig. 8.7) fig. 8.7. Set the size key chapter 8 p r i n t e r o p t i o n s 8 - 7.

  • Page 264

    4. Lift the stacker arm and load 30 or fewer envelopes printing-side up, so that the flap side will be on the left when the envelope is pulled into the printer (fig. 8.8). 5. Lower the stacker arm. Fig. 8.8 load the envelopes chapter 8 8 - 8 p r i n t e r o p t i o n s.

  • Page 265

    6. Slide the envelope cassette into the printer (fig. 8.9). 7. Make sure you select the correct envelope size through your driver when printing. Fig. 8.9 slide the cassette into the printer chapter 8 p r i n t e r o p t i o n s 8 - 9.

  • Page 266: Font and Emulation Cards

    Font and emulation cards you can purchase cards containing emulations or fonts not resident on the printer. The printer can support two cards at once, either two font cards or a font and an emulation card. Fonts and emulation cards may go in either of the two slots located on the front of the printe...

  • Page 267

    2. Insert the card into either slot (fig. 8.10) with the front label side facing left toward the inside of the printer. 3. Depending on the type of card you are installing, either turn the printer on again or put it back on line. Fig. 8.10 insert the font or emulation card chapter 8 p r i n t e r o ...

  • Page 268

    To remove a card, use the following procedure: 1. If you are removing an ln03 plus or a procollection card, turn off the printer. Otherwise, press the online/offline key to take the printer off line (the led should be off). 2. Pull the card out gently. 3. Depending on the type of card you are removi...

  • Page 269: Security Cards

    Security cards an optional security card allows the operator control and administration menus to be password protected, so that only users who know the password can change printer configurations. When a security card is installed, a new menu, installation, appears in the printer’s configuration menu...

  • Page 270

    2. Insert the security card into either slot with the card’s front label facing left, toward the inside of the printer (fig. 8.11). 3. Press the menu key to enter the configuration menu. Press the next key until the following message displays in the control panel message window: configuration instal...

  • Page 271

    4. Press the select key to enter the installation menu, then use the next key to view the menu options: operator passwrd use operator pwd admin password use admin pwd 5. To password-protect the operator control menu, press select to display the message installation operator passwrd then, specify the...

  • Page 272

    11. Press select, then specify the password. (see the section “entering alphanumeric values” in chapter 4, “printer configuration,” for detailed instructions for entering alphanumeric values.) 12. When you have entered the complete password, press the select key. This saves the password and returns ...

  • Page 273

    Once a menu is password-protected, you cannot enter it or make changes in it until you enter a valid password. You know a menu is password protected if enter password appears on the message window when you try to enter the configuration menu. If you enter an invalid password, the message window flas...

  • Page 274

    Removing the controller board the first step in installing many printer options is removing the printer’s controller board. The following instructions for removing the controller board are written for advanced users. Do not attempt this procedure if you have no experience working with circuit boards...

  • Page 275

    1. Turn the printer off and remove the power cord. Disconnect all interface cables from the printer. 2. Position the printer so that the back is facing you. 3. Using a screwdriver, loosen the two mounting screws that hold the controller board to the printer (fig. 8.12). 4. Grasping the board by the ...

  • Page 276

    Replacing the controller board this section explain how to replace the controller board after installing a printer option. The following instructions are written for advanced users. Do not attempt this procedure if you have no experience working with circuit boards. Caution: it’s very important to p...

  • Page 277

    1. Using both hands, carefully reinsert the controller board (fig. 8.13) making sure the controller board is properly seated in its connectors. 2. Retighten the two mounting screws you loosened previously (fig. 8.13). 3. Reconnect all interface cables and the power cord, and then turn on the printer...

  • Page 278

    Single in-line memory modules (simms) additional printer memory allows you to increase data transfer and processing speed. To install simms, 1. Follow the instructions in “removing the controller board” (earlier in this chapter), being careful to discharge electrostatic buildup before you begin. 2. ...

  • Page 279

    5. Tilt the simm back to a 45° angle and slide it up and out of the connector (fig. 8.14). Fig. 8.14 tilt the simm back and remove it chapter 8 p r i n t e r o p t i o n s 8 - 2 3.

  • Page 280

    6. Remove the new simm from the anti-static bag. 7. Hold the new simm at a 45° angle, with the notch on the right-hand side (fig. 8.15). Insert the bottom edge of the new simm into an open connector. Fig. 8.15 insert the simm into the connector chapter 8 8 - 2 4 p r i n t e r o p t i o n s.

  • Page 281

    8. Gently pull the simm forward to a 90° angle until you feel it fit into place (fig. 8.16) behind the clips on either side of the connector. (you may need to use your fingers to open these clips.) when seated, the simm stands upright, firmly in place. Caution: if you cannot easily fit the simm into...

  • Page 282

    Record of your changes before you go to the next step. See chapter 4, “printer configuration,” for information on using the configuration menu. 10. In the printer configuration menu, use the administration/ miscellaneous/restore defaults option to make the printer recognize the additional memory. Th...

  • Page 283

    ■ an external power supply box (not needed for all interfaces) ■ an interface plate your kit may contain additional parts not required for network interface installation on this particular printer. 1. Follow the instructions in “removing the controller board” (earlier in this chapter), being careful...

  • Page 284

    2. Using a phillips screwdriver, remove the two screws from the blank optional i/o plate, and then remove the plate from the interface panel and set it aside (fig. 8.17). Fig. 8.17 remove the optional i/o plate chapter 8 8 - 2 8 p r i n t e r o p t i o n s.

  • Page 285

    3. Examine the ends of the two plastic support posts that come with the smaller network interface card: one end has a slightly larger diameter and the other end is slightly more tapered. Insert the larger ends into the controller board (fig. 8.18). 4. Snap the network interface card onto the plastic...

  • Page 286

    6. Hold the plastic ribbon cable so that the notch (key) on one end faces upward and slide it onto the interface card connector (fig. 8.19). Fold the plastic ribbon cable over so that the notch (key) on the other end is facing to the right and slide it into the controller board connector to the left...

  • Page 287

    7. Examine the ends of the two plastic support posts that come with the daughterboard: one end has a slightly larger diameter and the other end is slightly more tapered. Insert the larger ends into the controller board. 8. Attach the daughterboard to the two support posts and the two 48-pin connecto...

  • Page 288

    Using an optional network interface after you have correctly installed an optional network interface, refer to the following for more information: ■ the “administration/communications/serial” section of chapter 4, “printer configuration,” contains information about the ps protocol option in the new ...

  • Page 289

    Centronics to dataproducts conversion your printer is shipped with a centronics parallel port, but a kit for converting it to dataproducts is available from your qms vendor. Make sure you have all the parts necessary for the conversion. The dataproducts conversion kit includes the following: ■ an an...

  • Page 290

    3. If you don’t have an network interface board installed, skip to step 4. If you do have an network interface board installed, follow the instructions below for removing it: a. Using a phillips screwdriver, remove the two screws from the interface plate (fig. 8.21). B. Detach the plastic ribbon cab...

  • Page 291

    4. Place the two shunts on jumpers jp1 and jp2 (fig. 8.22). Make sure both sets of pins are covered by the shunts. Jp2 jp1 fig. 8.22 place the shunts on the jumpers chapter 8 p r i n t e r o p t i o n s 8 - 3 5.

  • Page 292

    5. Use a flat-tipped screwdriver to remove the existing 1k-ohm dip resistor from the rp1 socket (fig. 8.23). Gently slide the screwdriver under the resistor and lift it up and off the controller board. Fig. 8.23 remove the dip resistor chapter 8 8 - 3 6 p r i n t e r o p t i o n s.

  • Page 293

    6. Line up the notch on the 220-ohm dip resistor with the notch on the rp1 socket. Carefully insert the resistor’s pins in the socket. Then align and install the 330-ohm dip resistor in the rp2 socket the same way (fig. 8.24). 330 ohm 220 ohm rp2 rp1 fig. 8.24 insert the new dip resistors chapter 8 ...

  • Page 294

    7. If you didn’t remove a network interface board, skip to step 8. If you need to replace your network interface board installed, follow the instructions below: a. Snap the network interface card onto the plastic support posts (fig. 8.18). B. Using the two screws you removed earlier, refasten the in...

  • Page 295

    Internal hard disk installation these instructions explain how to replace the internal hard disk. Make sure you have all the parts necessary for the procedure. The internal hard disk upgrade kit includes the following: ■ an internal hard disk ■ an antistatic wristband 1. Follow the instructions in “...

  • Page 296

    4. Remove the old disk by pulling up on each corner while steadying the board near the disk with one hand (fig. 8.25). Caution: this disk fits tightly, so you have to pull firmly, but be careful not to flex the controller board while doing so. Fig. 8.25 remove the old hard disk chapter 8 8 - 4 0 p r...

  • Page 297

    5. Hold the new disk vertically (connector-side down with the bracket facing the simms) and connect it to the ribbon cable (fig. 8.26). Inspect the connection from all four sides to make sure each pin is seated in the connector (no pins are exposed). 6. Align the new disk over its position on the bo...

  • Page 298

    If the printer fails to work properly after you replace the hard disk, check the following: ■ make sure the power cord and all interface cables are connected correctly and tightly, and that the printer power is on. ■ make sure that you didn’t miss any pins when you reattached the ribbon cable (no pi...

  • Page 299: Using External Hard Disks

    Using external hard disks in addition to the internal hard disk, your printer supports up to six optional external hard disks through its scsi port. When an external hard disk is connected to the printer, you control the disk through the administration/disk operations submenu (fig. 8.27). This secti...

  • Page 300

    Caution: if you connect to this printer an external hard disk you previously used with an earlier qms crown printer, this qms magicolor lx software automatically reorganizes the files on the external hard disk when the printer is turned off and back on. Once this reorganization is done, the files on...

  • Page 301

    Identifying external hard disks the external hard disks are identified by their device numbers; these numbers can range from dsk0 to dsk5 (fig. 8.28). The internal disk in your printer is always dsk6. Device numbers of external disks can be configured by the installer. Formatting an external hard di...

  • Page 302

    Formatting an external hard disk via the control panel use the following procedure to format an external hard disk using the printer’s control panel. Note: if the format failed message displays in the message window during the format disk operation, the disk cannot be used. Press the menu key to rem...

  • Page 303

    Caution: during the formatting procedure, various messages may appear, the printer automatically restarts, and the control panel lights flash. Do not interrupt this process because the formatting will be incorrect. 7. When the format procedure is complete, the following message momentarily displays:...

  • Page 304

    Disk operations install option 4. Press the select key to enter the install option submenu. Press the next key until the hard disk destination of the optional font or emulation displays in the message window. 5. Press select to enter the destination. Then, press the next key until the source of the ...

  • Page 305

    1. Make sure the printer is off line. Press the menu key to display configuration administration 2. Press the select key to enter the administration menu; then press the next key to display administration disk operations 3. Press the select key to enter the disk operations submenu. Then press the ne...

  • Page 306

    Formatting the internal hard disk if you experience unexplained or erratic problems with the internal hard disk, you may want to reformat the hard disk and reload the print system software. Note: if you reformat the internal hard disk, all files on that disk are erased, and the system software and f...

  • Page 307

    5. Disk 6 is the printer’s internal hard disk. Press the select key. The following message displays: format are you sure? Note: if you decide not to format the internal hard disk, press the menu key to back out of the submenus. When you reach the top level, you can use the next or previous key to se...

  • Page 308

    Print system software and font backup disks are supplied with the printer in case you ever need to reinstall them. For example, if the printer’s internal hard disk is reformatted, the system software and fonts will need to be reinstalled. The procedure for downloading system software depends on whet...

  • Page 309

    4. At the dos c:\ prompt, type the following commands to extract the system software file to your pc’s hard disk: note: this file takes up about 2.5 mb of disk space when extracted. Md \qmssys ↵ cd \qmssys ↵ a:system ↵ if the system software disk is in another floppy disk drive, substitute the name ...

  • Page 310

    Installing system software and fonts from a pc to a non-functional printer follow these instructions to download system software and fonts from a pc to a non-functional printer: note: these files take up about 5.5 mb of disk space when extracted. 1. Insert the system software/dos disk (provided with...

  • Page 311

    8. Type the following command to extract the pcl 5 fonts file to your pc’s hard disk: a:af2pclfn ↵ 9. At the dos c:\qmssys prompt, type the following command to make sure these files are in the qmssys directory: system.Dl, af2psfn1.Dl, af2psfn2.Dl, and af2pclfn.Dl: dir ↵ 10. Turn the printer off and...

  • Page 312

    14. Press the select key to enter the communication port submenu. The following appears on the second line of the message window: target disk 6 15. Press the select key. The following message appears in the window: install to disk connecting.... 16. At your pc, at the c:\qmssys prompt, send the file...

  • Page 313

    Boot system hard disk 20. Press the select key and the following message appears: boot system hard disk 6 21. Press the select key. The system begins loading, and the following message displays: boot system loading 22. At this point, do not touch any keys until the following message appears: idle no...

  • Page 314

    2. Make sure you have ps executive series utilities (provided on a disk with your printer) installed on your macintosh. Installation instructions are in the readme file on the ps exec disk. 3. Use the following procedure to decompress the systemloader program and install it on your macintosh’s hard ...

  • Page 315

    Can provide you with a cable (with din-8 female and db-25 male connectors) for this, or you can see appendix b, “technical specifications,” for the correct cable pinouts. Note: if you have access to a pc, printer system software and fonts can also be downloaded from the pc to the printer’s parallel ...

  • Page 316

    Qms softload x.X install to disk 5. Press the select key to enter the install to disk submenu. 6. Press the next key until serial appears in the second line of the message window: install to disk serial 7. Press the select key to enter the serial submenu. The following message appears: serial target...

  • Page 317

    11. At the printer control panel, press the menu key. The following appears in the printer message window: qms softload x.X install to disk 12. Press the select key to enter the install to disk submenu. 13. Press the next key until serial appears in the second line of the message window: 14. Press t...

  • Page 318

    Install to disk complete 19. Repeat steps 11 through 18 to install the rest of the printer fonts on the disk labeled system fonts 2/macintosh. 20. When the system software and fonts are loaded use the following procedure to restart the printer: a. At the printer control panel, press the menu key. Th...

  • Page 319

    Note: if you do touch some keys during this step, you must go back to step 20a and start from there again. Chapter 8 p r i n t e r o p t i o n s 8 - 6 3.

  • Page 320

    ♦ chapter 8 8 - 6 4 p r i n t e r o p t i o n s.

  • Page 321: Troubleshooting

    Chapter 9 troubleshooting chapter highlights: ■ responding to status messages ■ clearing media jams ■ preventing media jams ■ internal hard disk problems ■ miscellaneous problems: a quick check ■ mechanical problems ■ print quality problems ■ placing a service call.

  • Page 323: Introduction

    Introduction this chapter explains how to deal with control panel messages, remove jams, cancel jobs, and troubleshoot printer problems. Responding to status messages the following status messages may appear in the control panel message window: x active jobs the printer is on line, and one or more j...

  • Page 324

    Cartridge that needs attention. After installing the new cartridge, you have to clear this message through the control panel using the clear warning option. (see c ha p te r 6 , “co nsu mabl es a nd pr eve nta tiv e maintenance,” for details on replacing the developer cartridge and “administration/e...

  • Page 325

    Misfeed jam media has jammed leaving the media cassette. Remove the jam (see the “misfeed jam” section later in this chapter for details). Outer jam media has jammed leaving the paper exit unit. Remove the jam (see the “outer jam” section later in this chapter for details). Printing status a status ...

  • Page 326

    Waiting on input end job? The printer compiler is waiting on incoming data for the first job in the job queue. It is possible that the job did not end with an end-of-job indicator and therefore cannot end by itself. The message is displayed in case you want to cancel the job or send an end-of-job in...

  • Page 327

    Counter that tracks that particular service resets to 0 and the mes- sage does not reappear until after another complete cycle. If you continue to use the printer without the proper maintenance or part replacement, print quality can deteriorate and the wear on the printer can shorten the printer’s l...

  • Page 328: Clearing Media Jams

    Clearing media jams when a jam occurs, the message window on the control panel displays one of three messages, misfeed jam , inner jam, or outer jam . The following sections contain procedures for clearing each type of jam. Clearing misfeed jams when the control panel message window displays misfeed...

  • Page 329

    2. Locate the manual-feed platform: it’s a black plastic tray at the top of the media-cassette slot. 3. Remove the manual-feed platform by lifting it up and forward at the front until it drops out (fig. 9.2). Fig. 9.2 remove top tray of cassette slot chapter 9 t r o u b l e s h o o t i n g 9 - 7.

  • Page 330

    4. Remove any jammed media you see (fig. 9.3). 5. Check to be sure no other pieces of media are lodged farther back in the slot. Then, if you removed the manual-feed platform, replace it. (push it back into the printer until it is secure.) 6. Make sure the media in the cassette is in good condition,...

  • Page 331

    Clearing inner jams when the control panel message window displays inner jam, media has jammed leaving the opc belt cartridge, and the leading edge has jammed around the transfer area. To clear this jam, use the following procedure: 1. Open the back cover by pressing the top-right corner to release ...

  • Page 332

    2. Open the transfer unit by grasping it in the center by the green handle and pulling it toward you and down (fig. 9.5). Note: to avoid damage to the rollers, always remove jammed media gently. Also, toner images on the media aren’t fused (set), which means toner is still loose. Avoid getting toner...

  • Page 333

    3. Remove the jammed media if the media is around the drum by using the following procedure. Otherwise, skip to step 4. A. Open the manual feed tray by pressing the top, right corner (fig. 9.6). Fig. 9.6 open the manual feed tray chapter 9 t r o u b l e s h o o t i n g 9 - 1 1.

  • Page 334

    B. Pull up the green handle on the opc belt cartridge and then pull the cartridge out about 2" (5 cm) to relieve tension on the drum. C. Remove the media from the transfer unit end of the printer (fig. 9.7). D. Close the transfer unit and the back cover. E. Firmly push the opc belt cartridge back in...

  • Page 335

    Warning! The fuser unit is hot! Do not remove a jam in this area until the fuser unit cools. Achtung! Die fixiereinheit wird sehr heiß! Bitte achten sie darauf, daß sie diese einige zeit abkühlen lassen, bevor sie einen papierstau beseitigen. A. Open the paper exit unit. (see “installing the cleanin...

  • Page 336

    Clearing outer jams when the control panel message window displays outer jam, media has jammed leaving the paper exit unit. To clear this jam, use the following procedure: 1. Open the back cover by pressing the top-right corner to release the spring latch (fig. 9.9). 2. Open the transfer unit by gra...

  • Page 337

    3. Open the paper exit unit (fig. 2.13). 4. Open the pressure-release lever on the fuser unit (fig. 9.10). Caution: if you can see the outer jam in the transfer unit, always remove it by pulling the media out through the transfer unit, not up and out the paper exit unit. This prevents the unfused to...

  • Page 338

    5. Remove the jammed media by pulling it straight out from above the transfer unit (fig. 9.11). 6. Close the transfer unit, and then the back cover. 7. Close the pressure release lever on the fuser unit. 8. Close the paper exit unit. When the control panel message window displays idle , the printer ...

  • Page 339

    If the media jam message stays on 1. If a jam message displays in the control panel message window, clear the jam using the appropriate procedure from the “clearing media jams” section earlier in this chapter. If the message is still there, make sure cassettes have the correct size media, the size k...

  • Page 340: Preventing Media Jams

    Preventing media jams some printer problems are caused by improper handling of media or use of the wrong media and consumables. The following section provides information about correctly handling media and preventing jams.Several things you can do to reduce print media jamming in your printer are ■ ...

  • Page 341

    ■ load media printing side up, top edge first. The printing side of media is indicated on the wrapping, so leave it in its wrapping until you are ready to load it. ■ keep the paper-feed rollers and the manual-feed belts clean. Dirty rollers and belts can draw media unevenly into the printer. See “cl...

  • Page 342

    Miscellaneous problems: a quick check if you have just installed your printer and are having problems, be sure you have correctly followed the setup steps outlined in chapter 2, “initial printer setup,” and chapter 3, “connecting the printer.” then, check the following: 1. Is there a status message ...

  • Page 343

    ■ is the toner or developer depleted? ■ are all printer doors and covers closed securely? ■ is there a media jam? 3. Is the printer receiving data from the computer? If the data led blinks after sending the file, the printer is receiving the data. If so, go to question 4. If not, check the following...

  • Page 344

    ■ if you continue to have problems with the esp mode selecting printer emulation, contact your qms vendor. Ibm pc and compatible computer checklist if you are experiencing problems with printing from a pc (not related to print quality), check the following: ■ does your application setup match the pr...

  • Page 345

    ■ is the printer properly connected via localtalk-type cable and transformer boxes? (see chapter 3, “connecting the printer,” for information.) ■ is laserwriter (and laser prep, if you are using laserwriter 6.0.X or later) installed in your system folder? ■ in the chooser, have you selected the lase...

  • Page 346: Mechanical Problems

    Mechanical problems control panel selections don’t take effect ■ make sure you’re saving menu selections before exiting the menu. (see “saving configuration selections” in chapter 4, “printer configuration.”) ■ some configuration selections do not take effect until the printer has been rebooted. Loo...

  • Page 347

    1. Is the printer on line? 2. Has the start-up page been disabled? Check the do start page option in the administration/startup options menu to make sure the start-up page is on. If the start-up page is turned on, go to step 3. 3. Turn the printer off, then back on. It takes approximately 4 minutes ...

  • Page 348

    Printer locks up if the initializing message remains in the message window, and you are not be able to enter the configuration menu or print even after you turn the printer off and on again, the printer has probably been incorrectly configured. You can reset to factory defaults by simultaneously hol...

  • Page 349

    4. Increase the emulation timeout (for hp pcl and hp-gl files) or the ps wait timeout (for postscript files). 5. If you are using a pc, make sure that the mode statement in your autoexec.Bat file ends in a p so that print jobs are sent until the printer accepts them: mode lpt1:,,p 6. Send an end-of-...

  • Page 350: Print Quality Problems

    Print quality problems generally poor print quality ■ make sure the printer is set for the type of media (paper, transparency film, or thick stock) you are printing on: use the media key on the printer’s control panel to tell the printer whether paper or transparencies have been loaded in the curren...

  • Page 351

    600 dpi jobs print at 300 dpi ■ make sure the printer is configured for 600 dpi. See chapter 4, “printer configuration,” for information. ■ make sure you have enough ram installed for the job you are trying to print. If your printer has 12 mb ram, color documents print in 300 dpi. Monochrome documen...

  • Page 352

    White or light lines ■ remove each toner cartridge, shake it as you do before installing a new cartridge to redistribute toner, and then reinstall the cartridge. ■ install a new cartridge if necessary. Light image (entire page) ■ increase the print density for any color(s) used on the page (see “adj...

  • Page 353

    Blurry images, scratches, or missing dots ■ make sure the media is in good shape and meets all the specifications in the “media handling” section of appendix b, “technical specifications.” ■ check for a status message on the control panel. The toner or developer may be low. Replace cartridges as nec...

  • Page 354

    Color jobs (or portions of jobs) print in monochrome ■ make sure you have enough ram installed for the job you are trying to print. See appendix b, “technical specifications,” for a chart showing ram requirements for different page sizes and numbers of colors. ■ if you’re printing legal-sized pages,...

  • Page 355

    Sharp horizontal lines (across the feed direction) ■ place a service call. Partial images or image too small ■ check the imageable regions for the size media you are using (see “media handling” section of appendix b, “technical specifications”). Are you trying to print outside of the imageable regio...

  • Page 356: Placing A Service Call

    Placing a service call if you have a problem you cannot resolve, contact your qms vendor. Your vendor is best equipped to immediately handle problem you may encounter. If you cannot get service from your vendor, see appendix a, “qms customer support.” ♦ chapter 9 9 - 3 4 t r o u b l e s h o o t i n ...

  • Page 357: Qms Customer Support

    Appendix a qms customer support.

  • Page 359: Qms Customer Support

    Qms customer support several sources of help and information are available, depending on the type of help you need: 1. Your qms printer vendor 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 availabl...

  • Page 360

    The bulletin board 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...

  • Page 361: Qms National Service

    633-3716. Please indicate whether you would like a faxed or a phoned reply. If you call for assistance, have the following information ready so our technicians can help you more quickly: ■ your phone number, fax number, and shipping address ■ a description of the problem ■ the printer model and seri...

  • Page 362: Qms World-Wide Offices

    Qms world-wide offices united states/ latin america qms, inc. One magnum pass mobile, al 36618 usa (334) 633-4300 e-mail: info@qms.Com product information: (800) 523-2696 oem information: (800) 631-2692 consumables: (800) 777-7782 us fax: (334) 633-4866 latin america fax: (334) 639-3347 canada qms c...

  • Page 363: Technical Specifications

    Appendix b technical specifications.

  • Page 365: Print Engine

    Print engine print method cyan, magenta, yellow, and black electrophotographic recording with semiconductor laser. Dry toner, image transfer to print media. Resolution the table below shows minimum ram requirements for different page sizes and numbers of colors (shaded areas indicate printing capabi...

  • Page 366: Controller

    Print speed 12 pages per minute monochrome 6 pages per minute 2- or 3-color 3 pages per minute 4-color (assuming the use of letter or a4 size with 30% or less toner coverage.) recom- mended duty cycle 5,000 color prints per month 20,000 monochrome prints per month warm-up time 250 sec. Maximum; 180 ...

  • Page 367: Internal Hard Disk

    Scsi supports optional scsi disks, up to a 512 mb. Standard ram 12 or 24 mb ram (upgradable to 64 mb) internal hard disk size 80 mb ide drive (upgradeable to 512 mb.) electrical requirements power requirements 120 v ± 10% frequency 60 hz ( ± 2hz) power consumption standby 1000 w max.; 150 w ave. Ope...

  • Page 368: Environmental Requirements

    Environmental requirements appendix b b - 4 t e c h n i c a l s p e c i f i c a t i o n s.

  • Page 369: Media Handling

    Media handling media sizes* size inches millimeters letter 8.50 x 11.00 215.90 x 279.40 legal 8.50 x 14.00 215.90 x 355.60 a4 8.27 x 11.69 210.00 x 297.00 executive 7.25 x 10.50 185.00 x 267.00 com 10 9.50 x 4.125 241.30 x 104.78 dl 8.66 x 4.33 220.00 x 110.00 imageable regions* size inches millimet...

  • Page 370

    Print media types, weights, and recommended brands media type weight brand plain paper 60 to 90 g/m 2 16 to 24 lb xerox 4024 laser paper 60 to 90 g/m 2 16 to 24 lb hammermill laser print (white) thick stock (manual-feed only) up to 163 g/m 2 up to 43 lb n/a transparencies 138 to 146 g/m 2 36.7 to 38...

  • Page 371: Consumables

    Consumables your qms vendor can provide the consumables listed below for your color printer. In the us, you can also call (800) 777-7782 to order consumables. Keep in mind that consumables can have an effect on your printer warranty. See “how consumables affect your warranty” later in this appendix ...

  • Page 372: Options

    Options these are the options available for this printer at the time this manual went to press. Contact your qms vendor for a complete, updated list, or (in the us) call qms at (800) 777-7782. 250-sheet sheet feeder comes with a media cassette, which is interchangeable with the standard cassette. 30...

  • Page 373: Warranty Considerations

    Simms memory upgrade kit 4 mb 8 mb 16 mb 32 mb electrical 5v ± 10% fast page mode t ras = 80 ns. T cas = 20 ns. T rac = 80 ns. T cac = 20 ns. Mechanical 72-pin industry standard package; 1" high; tin-plated contacts size 4 mb (1m x 32) 8 mb (2m x 32) 16 mb (4m x 32) 32 mb (8m x 32) you can get infor...

  • Page 374

    Consumables and/or accessories, qms will not repair the printer free-of-charge. In this case, standard time and material charges will be applied to service your printer for that particular failure or damage. Qms recommends that you use only quality qms consumables and accessories to support your pri...

  • Page 375: Cable Pinouts

    Cable pinouts localtalk the table below gives the correct pinouts for the printer end of the 8-pin localtalk cable used to connect a computer and printer: pinout: localtalk pin no. Name 3 txd- 4 gnd 5 rxd- 6 txd+ 8 rxd+ macintosh to serial the table below gives the correct pinouts for a cable connec...

  • Page 376

    Serial the table below gives the correct pinouts for the printer end of the 25-pin serial cable used to connect a computer and printer: pinout: serial pin no. Name 2 txd 3 rxd 4 rts (optional) 5 cts 6 dsr (optional) 7 gnd 20 dtr (optional) ibm pc/xt, pc/at, and compatible computers pinout: ibm pc/xt...

  • Page 377

    Centronics parallel the following table describes the centronics parallel interface cable that can be used with your printer. (see “notes to the centronics parallel cable pinouts table” on the next page for more information.) pinout: centronics parallel signal return signal direction pin no. Pin no....

  • Page 378

    Notes to the centronics parallel cable pinouts table 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 level. When wiring the interface, be sure to use a twisted-pair cable for each signal and alw...

  • Page 379

    1284 parallel the centronics parallel interface supports two modes for 1284 bi-directional communication, nibble mode and byte mode: in nibble mode, bi-directional communication between the printer and the host is done in nibbles (four bits) with the low order nibble sent first. A transfer of two ni...

  • Page 380

    Dataproducts parallel the following table describes the dataproducts parallel interface cable that can be used with your printer. Pinout: dataproducts parallel signal return signal direction pin no. Pin no. Description 1 2 data bit 3 in 11 - parity error (grounded) 12 - +5v (limited by 1k ohm resist...

  • Page 381: Notices

    Appendix c notices.

  • Page 383

    Fcc compliance this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. Th...

  • Page 384

    Vfg 1046/1984 conformity statement hierdurch bescheinigen wir, daß dieses produkt in Übereinstimmung mit postordnung 1046/1984 ist und rfi unterdrückt ist. Die geschäftslage und der verkauf diese geräte auszuprobieren, mit der Übereinstimmung und der regierung zu bestätigen, wurde der deutschen bund...

  • Page 385

    Laser safety this printer is certified as a class 1 laser product under the u.S. Department of health and human services (dhhs) radiation performance standard according to the radiation control for health and safety act of 1968. This means that the printer does not produce hazardous laser radiation....

  • Page 386

    Colophon this manual was written with wordperfect, illustrated with adobe illustrator and micrografx designer, and formatted with ventura publisher. The manual was printed in camera-ready form on a qms printer. ♦ appendix c c - 4 n o t i c e s.

  • Page 387

    Appendix d additional technical information.

  • Page 389: Introduction

    Introduction this appendix provides additional technical information on how your printer works and memory management. How your printer works your laser printer works using a combination of a mechanical and an electrical process. The whole process comes down to five stages in which mechanical parts m...

  • Page 390

    1. A precharger unit puts an even charge across the opc (organic photoconductor) belt. Think of it as preparing a surface for painting. 2. When you send an image file, the qms controller uses that information to control when the laser beam in the optical unit turns on and off as it scans the opc bel...

  • Page 391: Memory

    Memory the memory requirements of the printer are dictated by the applications that you run. Of the printer’s memory, 9 mb are divided among blocks or “memory clients,” each dedicated to a specific purpose. Added or extra printer memory (if any) can be redistributed among the memory clients where it...

  • Page 392: The Memory Clients

    Postscript fonts. Each of your printer’s features requires a minimum amount of memory. If you use a feature, you must allocate enough memory to the client that controls it, but if there are features you do not use, you can move excess memory from unused features to other clients that need additional...

  • Page 393

    Frame buffer listed as k mem framebuff in the administration/memory menu, the frame buffer memory client holds rasterized (bitmapped) images of page faces that are ready to be sent to the physical print engine. Your qms printer comes configured with enough frame buffer memory for a single four-color...

  • Page 394

    The host becomes free more quickly, and the number of jobs that the printer can accept simultaneously is increased. So increasing this client can be beneficial in reducing network traffic, but throughput speed is not necessarily increased. If available, a hard drive can supplement this client with a...

  • Page 395

    Increasing this client’s memory allows more complicated non-postscript jobs to print and allows larger, optional emulations or multiple emulations to be loaded and ready to process jobs, without having to be reloaded every time a job in that emulation is sent. If an emulation is loaded to process a ...

  • Page 396

    Display list listed as k mem display in the administration/memory menu, this client shares its memory with the postscript heap. The display list stores compressed representations, or blocks, of the pages to be printed. Approximately 1 compressed block is required for a normal 8.5" x 11" text page, 4...

  • Page 397: Hard Disk Management

    But are not being used. However, the hard disks remain unavailable until this client’s size is increased. The recommended amount of memory for the disk cache client is as follows: ■ 120 kb minimum ■ 0.5 kb per mb of disk storage total for all disks mb printer mem this memory client shows the number ...

  • Page 398: Ps Protocol

    Spooling overflow the spool overflow option (administration/disk operations menu) specifies the maximum space reserved for spooling overflow on the hard disk, if one is available. When a print job is sent to your printer, a portion of that job is stored in the spooling buffer (administration/memory/...

  • Page 399

    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 ascii control keyboard name hex function ^a soh 0x01 quote data character ^c etx 0x03 abort job and flush to end of file ^d eot 0x04 end...

  • Page 400

    Ps protocol menu for optional network interfaces these options for the ps protocol menus for optional network interface cards set the binary communications protocol (bcp) for communicating over that interface to a postscript printer. The default option is normal. Any change to this menu takes effect...

  • Page 401

    Binary fixed enables binary communications protocol. Print jobs can not alter this value through postscript operators. Data in the printable ascii range also prints. A data stream sent through the serial or parallel interface using binary would be treated the same as a data stream sent through the o...

  • Page 402: Updated Docs

    Updated docs this section provides updated information on hp pcl 4 and pcl 5 docs. This information will be merged into the appropriate manuals as they are revised. But until then, it supersedes the following: qms crown document option commands manual (part number 1800216-001e) and hp pcl 5 emulatio...

  • Page 403

    Including those stored on the additional resources, can be accessed only by attributes. Also, only objects stored in the current resource may be deleted directly by the pcl language. Therefore, unless they are explicitly removed, external fonts are always available to all pcl jobs. Font index number...

  • Page 404

    Are retained when the system is reset (e or receipt of printer job language). External objects reside on the additional resources. All objects are temporary when first created. They can be made permanent objects through pcl commands. Both temporary or permanent objects can become external objects wh...

  • Page 405: Updated Pcl 5 Docs

    Updated pcl 5 docs %%includefeature:scalablefonts(value) purpose: enables/disables pcl 5 scalable fonts (to print pcl 4 documents that have selected pcl 5 scalable fonts or to more closely emulate the pcl 4 font environment). Value: 0 (enables scalable fonts) or 1 (disables scalable fonts) default: ...

  • Page 406

    Job unless retain temporary is set to on or on compatibility. If the file the %%includefeature:install command is attached to does not make its downloaded fonts permanent or retain temporary is not set, then those objects are removed from the disk when the job completes. A downloaded font can be acc...

  • Page 407

    (s#w*c34e (s#w. *c5f example b: job 2 (8u(s1p12v0s0b4153this text will be in t h e d o wn l o ad e d f on t , i f it s u pp o r ts t h e r o m a n - 8 s y m b o l s e t , i s p r o p o rt i o na l l y spaced, 12 points in height (or scalable), upright, medium weight, and has type # 4153. Example c: ...

  • Page 408

    Object type: *, font, macro, pattern, or other object type (specifies the kind of objects that are to be deleted from the specified printer system). If object type is * or is not specified, then all objects on the specified resource with the specified object id are removed. Object id: *, -1 (wildcar...

  • Page 409

    Resource. Regardless of its resource, a font can be selected by its attributes. Resource id: 0 to 6 (identifies one of the possible locations for downloaded objects). Default: internal system disk. If no resource item is provided, the internal default location is used; otherwise, this parameter, whi...

  • Page 410

    Purpose: specifies the default font index number. This index is used when the default font selected is selectbyid. This allows for selection of fonts only on the current resource. Selection of default font by index overrides the symbol set value. The symbol set is overridden if a bound font is selec...

  • Page 411

    %%includefeature:criscrlf(value) purpose: controls the default line termination mode (the &k #g co mmand ). Spec ifi es th e lin e termination treatment of a carriage return. Value: off (treat line feed as a line feed) or on (treat line feed as a carriage return-line feed combination). The result of...

  • Page 412

    Equivalent code passed to the pcl line termination command. The second setting (lfiscrlf on, criscrlf off) is correct for most ascii listings printed from unix machines. Pc listings should usually be done with both items set to off, and macintosh listings usually require the third setting (lfiscrlf ...

  • Page 413

    Glossary for more information about a term, check the index listings. Application a computer program designed to help people perform a certain type of work, for example, a word processing program, a page layout program, a programming language, or software that handles graphics and prints documents, ...

  • Page 414

    Emulation from those installed on the printer and processes the print job, freeing the user from having to change printer switch settings or send software commands to accommodate different printer emulations. Esp mode is an option for the printer’s localtalk, serial, and parallel interfaces. Factory...

  • Page 415

    Pdl page description language: a programming language, such as postscript or hp-gl, that translates messages from a computer to a printer. See also postscript. Planes toner, developer and opc belt measurements (rather than copies) for usage. A plane is a pass of the opc belt for one color, so a one-...

  • Page 416

    Sio simultaneous interface operation: a crown function that allows printing to all three of the printer’s concurrently active ports. See also crown. Software loadable system (sls) your printer offers a software loadable system, sls, which allows you to add features and enhancements as they become av...

  • Page 417

    Index 100k checkup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4 1284 parallel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-15 600 dpi printing jobs in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14 ram requirements for . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1 selecting through the control panel. . . 4-48 a a media see...

  • Page 418

    Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39 baud rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20, 4-23 bulletin board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 belt cartridge misinstalled . 9-1 bi-directional parallel interface . . . . . . . B-15 bitmapped pcl fonts . . . . . ...

  • Page 419

    Close manual feed tray . . . . . . 9-1 cms see color management systems collating chunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13 disk space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12 collation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54, 5-12 collation menu . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 420

    Keypad language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51 leds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 media key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8 menu key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6...

  • Page 421

    Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12 display list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8 dithering printer default style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29 do error handler option . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40 do start page option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 422

    Resolution option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48 enhanced mode (hp-gl) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32 envelope jams, preventing . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19 envelopes imageable region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5 margins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5 sizes . . . ...

  • Page 423

    G gamma correction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30 gamut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11 h halftones angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7 choosing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28 frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 424

    Image partial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33 too small. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33 image, not centered see alignment imageable region. . . . . . . . . . . 5-10, b-5, g-2 constraints. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11, 9-31, 9-33 not centered . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 425

    Laser prep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5, 9-25 laser printing variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 laser radiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3 laser safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3 laserwriter . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 426

    Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6, 4-17, 5-11 sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10, 5-10, b-5 specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5 storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 thick stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17, 5-8, 5-11 see also tran...

  • Page 427

    Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 netware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8 network administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-2 network interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28 installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 428

    P packing materials, in printer . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 page description languages see emulations pantone poce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13 pantone professional color toolkit . . . . 7-16 pantone® * colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8 paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 429

    Level 1. . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12, 4-29, 4-58, b-2 level 2. . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12, 4-29, 4-58, b-2 postscript emulation mode . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23 postscript emulation option . . . . . . . . . . 4-28 postscript errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40 postscript font cache . . ....

  • Page 430

    See windows, installing printer emulations specifying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23 printer options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 printer setup using menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20 printing blank pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 431

    Register roller, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34 registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-2 colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32 registration page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37, 5-2...

  • Page 432

    Mechanical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . B-9 see also memory part number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9 see also ram sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9 specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9 warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 433

    Stop bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20 serial interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24 storage consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6 labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6 media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 434

    See also media cassette see media, cassette tray select key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 troubleshooting 100k checkup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4 adjust xxxxx bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1 appletalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23 back ...

  • Page 435

    W waiting on input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4 warm-up time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 warming up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4 warnings in manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6 power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-45...

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