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QMS® 1660E Print SystemReference

Print Media Sizes B-6Cable Pinouts ...B-7Centronics/IEEE 1284 Parallel B-7

This chapter provides additional technical information on memory management, end job mode, the PS Protocol option, and HP-GL color-to-grayscale conver

HP-GL emulation, HP-PCL emulation, or another optional emulation) from those installed on the printer. The print job is processed without your having

Configuring the printer through the control panel is described in chap-ter 4, “Printer Configuration,” of this manual.Gamma correction is the compress

The following factors influence the quality of a halftone:Printer resolutionScreen frequency of the halftoneQuality of the scanDiameter of the laser b

The following illustration shows the relationship between screen fre-quency, gray levels, and print resolution. As the screen frequency increases, the

Often in scanned images, gray scaling may be too light or dark to show details clearly. Using gamma correction on a gray-scale image is similar to usi

Make sure you have installed the QMS 1660 and 1660E PDFs in the PDF folder in the QuarkXPress folder. While QuarkXPress 3.3 allows you to access eithe

To use basic screening (or halftoning), do the following:At the PrinterIn the Administration/Emulations/PostScript/Halftone Type menu select Basic.In

To enable additional featuresThe ability to configure your printer's memory doesn’t necessarily mean that you must change your current configurat

together. Your QMS 1660E Print System documentation uses the fol-lowing memory terms:Memory allows your printer to store and retrieve information. It’

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The number and type of features you can run on your printer simulta-neously depend on the amount of RAM you have and how that RAM is distributed. Your

This protected form of RAM is used to store information such as your printer’s configuration menu. Configuration options you have chosen, such as emul

control the unused features and assign it to other clients that need additional memory. To get a better idea of what your printing requirements and yo

After you have answered all of these questions, read the following sections to find out which memory clients control features you plan to use and whic

specify the largest media size you plan to use for each resolution. Memory is then automatically allocated to the clients that require it.» Note: The

Also known as K Mem Display, this client stores compressed repre-sentations, or blocks, of the pages to be printed. It takes approxi-mately one compre

Also known as K Mem PS Fonts and Font Cache, this memory client stores bitmapped representations of previously scaled PostScript fonts. This process r

the print jobs are completed, leading to virtual memory errors. If not enough memory is allocated to the PS heap, the job cannot print. Increasing the

Normally, this memory client doesn’t need to be changed unless you plan to download many different non-PostScript fonts.Also known as Host Input and K

The amount of memory needed for the disk cache client is dependent on the size of the disk, the number of disks, the number of subdirecto-ries on each

This field shows the size of the physical RAM installed in the printer. If a hard disk is installed and disk swapping is enabled (Administration/Memor

» Note: Chunk collation begins automatically after 50 pages regardless of how much memory is available to the display list client.Since configuring me

When sending print jobs through the serial and parallel protocols, some applications and their printer drivers append an end-of-docu-ment command (EOD

Multiple print jobs with little or no time delay and with no EOD commands have been sent to the printer and the message win-dow displays only one acti

commands perform an end of document for all of the printer emulations supported on your printer (PostScript, HP-GL, HP PCL, and Lineprinter). See your

your print queuing system documentation, your network administra-tor, or your QMS vendor for more information.Use the following procedure to set the e

When adding an EOD command to your file, use the syntax for the selected EOD command exactly as written (the command's syntax is case sensitive).

When the QMS EOD or the HP EOD is set, the printer does not rec-ognize the Ctrl-D EOD command. Add your organization's standard EOD command to th

initialization sequences, custom banner pages, print job headers, or print job trailers. The print server does not necessarily send multiple print job

Printer-host communication is done in a manner that ensures com-patibility.This is an advanced version of byte mode which allows transfer of data in e

1IntroductionAbout this manualTypographic conventions

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

The following options are available in the PS Protocol menu.Menu Administration/Communications/Interface/PS ProtocolChoices Name and DescriptionNormal

The main advantage of using the Binary and Fixed Binary PS protocol modes when sending binary data is that these modes compress the data stream allowi

Since your QMS 1660E Print System is a monochrome (black and white) printer, the pen colors are converted to shades of gray. The default color mapping

Any color can be reproduced by using some combination of CMYK. If you have defined the following CMYK values for the color brown in your application,

6Printer OptionsAdditional paper cassettes, paper feeder, paper cassette supporter, and paper output rampFont and security cardsDownloadable emulation

QMS offers several options to expand the capabilities of your QMS 1660E Print System. The following are available for purchase from your QMS vendor:Me

Additional paper cassettes provide two main benefits:Expanded flexibility—You can switch media size, color, and type without having to unload and load

The paper feeder allows you toInstall a second 250-sheet paper cassette, increasing the printer’s total paper-feed capacity to 600 sheets.Load two dif

4 Place the paper feeder on a stable, flat surface, with the cas-sette installation slot toward you.5 Pull the green lock levers, located on the right

This manual provides information you may need only once in a while. Use it in conjunction with your other QMS 1660E Print System docu-mentation. This

6 Move the connector cable located at the inner left of the paper feeder to the outside of the paper feeder.7 Place the printer on the paper feeder.WA

8 Push the green lock levers, located at the right and left of the paper feeder bottom, to the rear to lock them.9 Plug the paper feeder connector cab

If you installed the paper feeder before the cassette supporter, you must first remove the paper feeder to install the cassette supporter. Remove the

The cassette supporter allows you to Install a 500-sheet paper cassette, increasing the printer’s total paper-feed capacity to 850 sheets.Load two dif

4 Pull out the lock buttons on the cassette supporter until you hear them click.The lock buttons are located on the bottom-left and bottom-right of th

7 Lock together the paper feeder and the cassette supporter.Stand the paper feeder and the cassette supporter on their ends. Then, using your thumb, p

4 Remove the cassette supporter from the paper feeder.Follow, in reverse order, the steps in the “Installing the Cassette Supporter” section of this c

2 Load the paper in three steps as follows:3 Ensure that the paper stack lies flat, does not exceed the top limit mark, and is positioned under the re

4 Insert the cassette in the cassette installation slot.Push the cassette straight into the installation slot until it’s firmly seated.5 Adjust the me

3 Attach the second piece of Velcro to the inside of the paper output ramp, making sure it is aligned with the first piece you attached.4 Slide the pa

Printer OptionsDescribes how to install and use additional paper cassettes, a paper feeder, and a paper cassette supporter; font, emulation, and secur

The card slots are located on the right side of the printer below the output tray. The printer supports up to two cards at once. You may insert any ty

3 Depending on the type of card you are installing, either turn on the printer again or press the Online/Offline key to put the printer back on line.T

A security card allows the Operator Control and Administration menus to be password protected, so only users who know the password can change printer

3 Select the password.Use the Installation menu to password-protect the Operator Con-trol and Administration menus. The Installation menu appears only

If an invalid password is entered, the message window flashesINVALID PASSWORDfor three seconds and then returns you to the configuration menu. If you

▲ Caution: It's very important to protect the printer controller board from electrostatic damage while performing this task.If an anti-static wri

2 Using both hands, open the multipurpose tray.3 Open the print-er's front cover.Push up on the release button, located on the top-right front of

6 Remove the control board cover.a Remove and set aside the 15 screws on the metal controller board cover.b Remove the metal cover and set it aside.Th

1 Replace the controller board cover.a Place the metal cover on the controller board.b Replace the 15 screws you removed earlier.2 Hold the printer&ap

3 Replace the printer cover.Lower the printer cover, and position it firmly on the printer. Then secure the cover to the printer by replacing the two

The following conventions are used throughout this manual:» Note: Notes contain tips, extra information, or important information that deserves emphas

Additional printer memory (RAM) allows you to download more fonts and increase the printer's buffer (area where data sent from the com-puter is s

4 Insert the SIMM into the SIMM connector.Hold the SIMM at a 45° angle to the controller board, with the notch on the right side. Slide the SIMM into

5 Tilt the SIMM forward to a 90° angle until you feel it snap into place.When seated, the SIMM stands upright, firmly in place. If you cannot snap the

WARNING! Turn off the printer and unplug the power cord before taking the cover off the printer.ACHTUNG! Bitte schalten Sie den Drucker aus und ziehen

5 If necessary, refer to “Installing a SIMM,” earlier in this section.6 Replace the printer and controller board covers.Use the instructions in the “R

4 Insert the SIMM into the SIMM connector.Hold the SIMM at a 45° angle to the controller board, with the notch in the bottom left corner. Then push ge

If your printer has more than 12 MB of RAM, the size of the disk cache is adequate.If your printer has 12 MB of RAM, you must do one of the following

The list of HP PCL fonts includes all of the new Intellifont fonts. Keep this status page for reference when accessing these fonts.The following 37 fo

Use your PCL application to set the font for a single document. See your application documentation for information.Use the printer configuration menu

3 Access the Administration/PCL5/Default Font Idx menu.4 Identify the appropriate font selection index.The font selection indexes are listed in the PC

Media sizes, margins, and imageable areasMedia storage2Print Media

WARNING! Turn off the printer and unplug the power cord before taking the cover off the printer.ACHTUNG! Bitte schalten Sie den Drucker aus und ziehen

c Snap the daughterboard onto the two support posts and the 80-pin connector.4 Replace the controller board and printer covers.Use the instructions in

CrownNet (Ethernet/Token-Ring) network interface or a LocalTalk interface. These additional interfaces allow you greater flexibility when working in a

A LocalTalk interface is used to print ifYour host is any member of the Apple Macintosh family. The instructions in this section explain how to connec

▲ Caution: It's very important to protect the printer controller board from electrostatic damage while performing this task.If an anti-static wri

3 Remove the screws from the optional interface plate on the back of the printer.Save the screws. (You’ll use them when you install the interface.) Yo

4 Attach the interface.a Position the interface so the port slides into the opening you just created.b Snap the plastic standoff onto the controller b

Once a CrownNet network interface is installed, refer to the following for more information:Chapter 4, “Printer Configuration,” of this manual contain

To connect your printer to a single Macintosh, you must have Two PhoneNET-type transformer boxes (one for the printer port and one for the Macintosh p

2 Plug the connector from the other transformer box into the Macintosh printer port. 3 Connect the two transformer boxes with the telephone cable.4 Pu

This chapter lists the media sizes and imageable areas supported by the QMS 1660E Print System, and then provides information on selecting and storing

1 With the Macintosh on, insert the Macintosh Format PS Executive Series Utilities disk in the disk drive.2 Double-click the PSExec3.xx Installer icon

» Note: All Macintosh users on a network must use the same version of the LaserWriter and Laser Prep files to run correctly. For example, if the netwo

1 If you haven't already, follow the instructions given above in “Installing PS Executive Series Printer Utilities.”2 If necessary, create a Prin

box. Choose Help in the Options dialog box for information on these options.Application-Specific Printer FilesIf you plan to print from Aldus PageMake

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.» Note: Version 3 PPD

3 Print a directory or a window.a Choose Print Directory or Print Window from the File menu. A dialog box appears.b Select the printing options you wa

Use the Administration/Communications/LocalTalk menu to set the LocalTalk interface values used for printer-host communication.ModeEnables or disables

Default Job PriorityAllows you to specify which jobs are printed first, according to the interface through which they are received, when jobs are rece

PS ProtocolSets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for communicating over a LocalTalk interface to a PostScript printer. See chapter 5, “Additio

Hard disks provide true virtual memory as well as storage for charac-ter bitmaps, downloaded outline fonts, and other files.An optional internal IDE-S

The following table lists the size, guaranteed imageable area, and feed edge (the edge of the media drawn into the printer first) of all supported med

▲ Caution: It's very important to protect the printer controller board from electrostatic damage while performing this task.If an anti-static wri

3 Remove the screws from the optional interface plate on the back of the printer.Save the screws. (You’ll use them when you install the board.) You ca

5 Attach the IDE-SCSI board.a Position the board so the port slides into the opening you just created.b Snap the plastic standoff onto the controller

Disks,” later in this section, contains more information on external hard disks.9 Reconnect all interface cables and the power cord, turn on any exter

Use the following instructions if you ever need to remove an IDE-SCSI board from the printer (for example, if you decide to install an optional IDE in

1 Turn off the printer, and then disconnect the power cord and all interface cables (parallel, serial, Ethernet, and optional) and SCSI hard disk cabl

Only one internal IDE hard disk is supported. However, you can add up to three external SCSI hard disks to the printer.» Note: Before installing an in

2 Connect the other end of the cable to the IDE-SCSI board.Align the colored stripe on the cable with pin 1 on the IDE-SCSI board connector, and then

3 Attach the hard disk to the IDE-SCSI board.Align the hard disk with the 2.5” hard disk outline on the IDE-SCSI board. The screw holes in the bottom

2 Remove the hard disk from the IDE-SCSI board.Four screws connect the hard disk to the board.3 Disconnect the plastic ribbon cable from the IDE-SCSI

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The enhanced image-area allows you to print to the edges of 11x17, 12x19, A3, A4, full ledger, and universal media.▲ Caution: Due to print engine cons

▲ Caution: If you connect to this printer an external hard disk you previ-ously used with an earlier QMS Crown printer (such as a QMS 860, 860 Plus, 1

» Note: The install, remove, and format disk operations do not include support for a Font Folio disk. You must download the fonts to your hard disk fr

After you have accessed the Administration/Disk Operations menu, press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following table. The printer r

automatically increases the disk cache size. See the “Memory” section in chapter 4, “Printer Configuration,” for more information.If your printer has

After you have accessed the Administration/Disk Operations menu, press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following table. The printer r

card against the contents of the hard disk and then deletes the matching files from the hard disk.After you have accessed the Administration/Disk Oper

Optional emulations, such as LN03 and QUIC II, are available as PostScript files on PC floppy disks. This section describes how to download an optiona

The emulation is ready to be used.The QMS Kanji Option Kit contains a pre-formatted IDE hard disk that contains Kanji fonts and other files. The Kanji

If you already have an IDE-SCSI board installed in the printer, you do not need to purchase another board on which to install the Kanji hard disk.Howe

The system software in your QMS 1660E Print System is stored on 4 MB of flash memory that can be erased and rewritten to “in a flash.” This allows you

The printer supports 17-34 lb (64-128 g/m2) labels in the multipurpose tray.Use only paper recommended for laser printers, such as Hammermill Laser Pr

System software is contained on 8 disks—4 PC and 4 Macintosh. The disks you use depend on whether your printer is functioning or not, the current firm

Macintosha Open the Installer application.If you’re using the SYSTEMDL.PS file (see the table in the previous section), double-click the PRINTSYSTEM.I

UNIXa Follow the instructions given above for either the Macintosh or the PC.b After the system software file has been decompressed on hard disk of th

Ensure that the system software is decompressed, as described in the previous section.Turn on the printer, wait for IDLE to appear in the message win-

6 Print another advanced status page, and verify that the con-figuration settings match the previous configuration settings (on the advanced status pa

—If the print system software is non-functional (the printer can’t start up), go to the following section, “Downloading System Software to a Non-Funct

3 Take the printer off line.4 Access the Administration/Miscellaneous/New Flash Image menu.5 Select Yes in the New Flash Image menu.The printer waits

—This is the recommended method for downloading from an IBM or compatible PC because it is the fastest method and because no addi-tional cables or cha

printer reboots with the new system image, prints a start-up page, and returns to IDLE.» Note: The new flash image does not erase the old image until

d Terminate the connection.3 Type hibaud↵ to extract the ModeX files.4 Set the PC’s baud rate to 38400 by typingmodex.exe↵modex # 38400 n 8 1↵where #

Improperly stored media increases the chance of paper jams during printing and can drastically affect the print quality of the printed page. Keep medi

10 Send the new image to the printer.Type copy /b system.dl com#↵where # is 1 to 4. (/b refers to binary files.) If you’re not sure of the number of t

If the current print system software is not functioning, you must con-nect your Macintosh to the printer’s serial port to reinstall the system softwar

reboots with the new system image, prints a start-up page, and returns to IDLE.» Note: The new flash image does not erase the old image until the prin

» Note: The new flash image does not erase the old image until the printer verifies that the new image is valid.—If the current print system software

4 Set the PC’s baud rate to 38400 by typingmodex.exe↵modex # 38400 n 8 1↵where # is 1-4. See the MODEX.DOC file for more information on this program.5

Sources of customer supportQMS world-wide officesAQMS Customer Support

Several sources of help and information are available, depending on the type of help you need:Your local vendor (the one from whom you bought the prin

The QMS Corporate Bulletin Board System (BBS) contains technical support notes, application notes, drivers, patches, and utilities, and you may leave

The QMS Customer Response Center (CRC) is available M-F, 7:00 am-6:00 pm, Central Standard Time, at (334) 633-4500 (US). You can also fax questions to

United States/Latin AmericaQMS, Inc.One Magnum PassMobile, AL 36618(334) 633-4300Product Information: (800) 523-2696OEM Information: (800) 631-2692Con

3Professional PrintingAbout typefaces and fontsTypography termsTypeface classificationResident typefaces, fonts, and symbol sets

BTechnical SpecificationsPrint engine specificationsPhysical characteristicsController specificationsElectrical and environmental requirementsPrint me

Engine Canon LBP-P380Duty Cycle (maximum) 35,000 pages per monthPrint Method Laser beam scanning and dry electrophotographic printing; fixing by heate

Emulations PostScript—Level 1 compatibility mode and Level 2HP PCL 5 HP-GL 7475A/7550ALineprinterSupport for downloadable optional emulationsFonts 39

Frequency 50/60 Hz (± 2 Hz)PowerRequirements110/120v 50/60 Hz (about 90-130 VAC) or220/240v 50 Hz (about 200-260 VAC) PowerConsumption1 KW 68° F (20°

Dimensions WxDxH18.07" x 20.55" x 11.81"459 mm x 590 mm x 300 mmThe height increases by 3.15"/80 mm with an optional paper feeder

*Enhanced image-area printing allows you to print to the edges of 11x17, 12x19, A3, A4, full ledger, and universal media. However, due to print engine

This table gives the pinouts for the printer end of the Centronics/IEEE 1284 parallel cable used to connect your printer to a computer. Signal Pin No.

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-grou

This table gives the correct pinouts for the 9-pin male RS-232C serial interface:Pin Name Pinout View from Printer Interface1 Not Used2 Receive Data (

This chapter defines common terms used in the description of fonts and typefaces, and displays the printer’s resident typefaces. Many of the terms and

The following diagrams show the serial cable pinouts for IBM PC/XT, PC/AT, and compatible computers.» Note: Not all serial cables are configured as sh

The following table provides the pinouts for the printer’s optional 8-pin LocalTalk interface:The following table provides the pinouts for a cable con

The following table provides the pinouts for the 10BaseT RJ45 Ether-net interface:The following table provides the pinouts for the 10Base2 BNC Etherne

1200x1200 dpi Resolution DaughterboardAllows you to print at 1200x1200 dpi rather than 1200x600 dpi. » Note: Some 1660E Print Systems come standard wi

Various factors can affect a printer’s warranty. Two important ones are consumables and electrostatic discharge. Read your printer warranty carefully,

case, standard time and material charges will be applied to service your printer for that particular failure or damage. QMS recommends that you use on

CDocument Option CommandsSupported Document Option Commands (DOCs)Updated PCL 5 terminologyUpdated information on supported DOCs

This appendix lists the supported Document Option Commands (DOC) for your QMS 1660E Print System. The commands are grouped by feature type.Each comman

Select original paper size %%IncludeFeature:sizeSelect pen width and color %%IncludeFeature:penSelect plotter %%IncludeFeature:plotterShift the origin

One way of classifying the different typefaces is to group them into the following categories:A serif is a decorative line or tail on the ends of the

Set number of lines per page %%IncludeFeature:linesperpageSet orientation %%IncludeFeature:lporientationSet tabs %%IncludeFeature:tabsSpecify characte

This section provides updated information on HP PCL 4 and PCL 5 DOC commands. This information will be merged into the appropriate manuals as they are

In addition to its ID, a downloaded font also has an unique index num-ber which is automatically assigned by the printer when the font is downloaded.

when the resource in which they reside becomes the current resource.User-downloaded PCL objects (with the exception of palettes) are identified by an

Syntax %%IncludeFeature:scalablefonts(value)Purpose Enables/disables PCL 5 scalable fontsVariablevaluePurpose Specifies whether to disable scalable fo

object idPurpose Assigns an ID to an object, such as a font, macro, or patternRange 0-32767Default 0Format IntegerNotes The object ID can be used inst

Example B—Job 1%!%%IncludeFeature:emulation(pcl5) install(6 20)%%EndComments<ESC>)s#W<<download font header>><ESC>*c33E<ESC

object idPurpose Specifies the ID of the object that is to be removed from the printer system.Range *, -1 to 32767Default -1 (wildcard)Format IntegerN

Syntax %%IncludeFeature:removeresource(resource id object id)Purpose Identifies an external object that is to be removed from the printer system.Notes

Syntax %%IncludeFeature:resource(resource id object code)Purpose Establishes the current resource and the default object code value for the current jo

The terms “monospaced” and “fixed-pitch” refer to a typeface whose characters all have uniform and equal spacing. These typefaces are useful for sprea

Syntax %%IncludeFeature:font (font name)Purpose Specifies the default font to use.Notes Fonts are identified by the names shown above. Only the reside

Notes This index is used when the Default Font selected is selectbyid. This allows for selection of fonts only on the current resource. Selection of d

)Range roman-8 iso-60pc-850 iso-61pc8-us iso-69pc8-dn iso-84ecma-94 iso-85legal desktophpgerman ps-mathhpspanish math8iso-2 microsoft-pubiso-4 pi-font

Notes The result of various settings for these parameters is shown in table below, in terms of the equivalent code passed to the PCL line termination

Format booleanNotes The result of various settings for these parameters is shown in the table included in the Set Carriage Return (Line Termination) d

Syntax %%IncludeFeature:linesperpage (#)Purpose Sets the default PCL line spacing.Notes Both the %%IncludeFeature:linesperinch and %%IncludeFeature:li

DNoticesManual noticesLaser safetyFCC complianceEnergy Star complianceCnadian noticeColophon

QMS, Inc. reserves the right to make changes to this manual and to the equipment described herein without notice. Considerable effort has been made to

cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installa-tion. If

A scalable font is one in which each character’s dot pattern (bitmap) is generated from a mathematical representation (or outline) of the character. S

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interfer-ence Regulati

EConfiguration MenuConfiguration menu diagram

Operator PasswrdUse Operator PwdAdmin PasswordUse Admin PwdInstallationCopiesCollationOrientationInputbinOutputbinChain InputsMultipurpose SzOperator

GlossaryGlossary10Base2An IEEE standard for thin-wire Ethernet networks. It provides 10 megabits (10 million bits) transmission and baseband signaling

ApplicationAny computer program designed to help people perform a certain type of work (for example, word processing, page layout, programming, graphi

BufferStorage space used to compensate for a difference in rate or sequence of data flow when transmitting data from one device to another.ByteA unit

Controller The software that controls the engine of a printer. The controller is the intelligence of the printer.CrownA multitasking operating system

emulation, it responds to the same commands (HP PCL) that a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printer does.Emulation Sensing Processor (ESP) TechnologyEmulatio

Flash ROMQuick loading, reprogrammable memory that holds information (such as system code and downloadable emulations) even when the printer is turned

Hard DiskA secondary storage place for such items as downloaded fonts and emulations and for spooled data, thus providing virtual memory capabilities.

Orientation is the direction of the print or image on a page. Portrait orientation reads from left to right, across the narrower dimension of the page

Imageable AreaThe maximum area of a sheet of media capable of being printed on. It is subject to both hardware limits (the physical page size and the

LAN Manager/LAN ServerLAN Manager is a network operating system developed by Microsoft that runs under OS/2. LAN Server is IBM’s version of LAN Manage

increments of 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 MB. See also SIMM (Single In-Line Memory Module).Menu KeyThe control panel key that accesses the printer configura

Off LineNot accepting data from the computer. The printer is taken off line by pressing the Online/Offline key. When the Online indicator is off, the

Parity, Parity Check The addition of overhead bits to ensure that the total number of 1s in a grouping of bits is either always even (for even parity)

2 emulation is the native language of your printer’s controller. It describes text, graphics, and page images to the printer.Previous KeyThe control p

QueueA list of documents waiting to be printed.RAMAn acronym for Random Access Memory, the memory your printer uses to perform tasks. It can be writte

RISCAn acronym for Reduced Instruction Set Computing, a microprocessor design that focuses on rapid and efficient processing of a relatively small set

Security CardA module the size of a credit card that allows you to set passwords for the Operator Control and Administration menus. When a security ca

Status Page KeyThe control panel key that prints one or several pages, giving an overview of the printer status, including the current interface type,

derive from painting; a portrait is usually a vertical view while a land-scape is usually a horizontal view.The following 39 PostScript fonts are resi

Crown Document Option Commands manual information on customizing the trailer page information.Transformer BoxAlso known as a connector box. This piece

IndexGSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manual%%EndOfDocument (R)4-36<ESC>%12345X (R)4-3610Base2See Ethernet10BaseTSee Ethernet

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualAdministration menu (R)4-5Memory menu (R)4-45, (R)5-15Passwords (R)4-53Special Pages menu (

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualCardEmulation (R)6-17, (R)6-18Font (R)6-17, (R)6-18Installing (R)6-16, (R)6-18Security (R)6

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualConnection menu (LocalTalk) (R)6-52Connector (R)G-3Connector box (R)G-3ConservationEnergy (

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualDefaults, configuration, restoring (R)4-11Device numbers, hard disks (R)6-65DingbatsITC Zap

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualCards (R)6-17, (R)6-18Downloading optional (R)6-72Error (O)6-24ESP Default Emul, setting pa

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualError messagesEngine error 2 (O)6-12Engine error 3 (O)6-12Engine error 4 (O)6-12Engine erro

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualFonts (R)3-10Bitmapped (R)3-5, (R)G-2Defined (R)3-2Downloading, troubleshooting (O)6-25HP P

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualKanji option kit (R)6-73Kanji, troubleshooting (O)6-25Memory (R)6-68Optional (GS)1-17Option

ContentsContentsIntroduction ...1-2About This Manual ...

ITC Zapf Chancery Medium ItalicΣψµβολ (Symbol) (ITC Zapf Dingbats)ITC Bookman LightITC Bookman Light ItalicITC Bookman DemiboldITC Bookman Demibold It

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualIDE-SCSI disk drive board (GS)1-17IdleStatus message (O)6-9Idle input printingStatus messag

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualISO German symbol set (HP-GL) (R)3-10ISO IRV (International Reference Version) symbol set (

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualLetter Gothic (R)6-33Letterhead (O)2-6, (O)2-11Level 1 PostScript (R)4-27Level 1, PostScrip

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualFeed edges (R)B-6Imageable area (R)2-3Imageable areas (R)B-6Input (R)4-41Jam recovery (R)4-

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualSystem use (R)5-22Virtual memory (R)5-18MenuSee menu nameMenu key (GS)5-6MessageToner out (

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualCrownNet interface (GS)1-17Documentation, optional (GS)1-5Emulations (GS)1-16Ethernet inter

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualPaper jamMessage stays on (O)6-22Status message (O)6-9See also JamsPaper output ramp (GS)1-

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualIntellifont SIMM (R)6-30Line Termination menu (R)4-20Lines/Inch x100 (R)4-20Macros, tempora

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualPreventing jams (O)2-2See MediaPrint problems (O)4-2Print qualityCleaning (O)4-4Density adj

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualCustomer Response Center (CRC) (GS)A-4, (O)A-4, (R)A-4National Service (GS)A-4, (O)A-4, (R)

Your printer has the following resident HP PCL fonts. All fonts can be automatically rotated to landscape orientation. Some are fixed in pitch and poi

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manual(R)6-18Select key (GS)5-6SeparatorSee AdobeSerialBaud Rate menu (R)4-35Data Bits menu (R)4-

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualSpecial pagesCalibration page (R)4-62Header pages (R)4-62Status page (R)4-61Trailer pages (

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualTest print (O)6-10Toner absent (O)6-10Toner out (O)6-10Waiting for idle (O)6-10Waiting on i

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualTimes Roman (R)6-34Token-Ring, optional interface (GS)1-17, (R)6-37TonerConfiguration optio

—GSGetting Started manualOOperation manualRReference manualDownloading (O)6-22, (O)6-32Family (R)3-2Helvetica (R)3-8Italic (R)3-6ITC Bookman (R)3-8ITC

Your printer has the following resident HP-GL symbol sets. All come in both fixed- and variable-spaced versions, and all are scalable.Your printer sup

4Printer ConfigurationMethods of printer configurationUsing the printer control panelUsing the printer configuration menu

This chapter begins by listing and describing the different ways you can configure your printer to meet your special printing needs.The next section d

printer control panel. Your application documentation explains how to control your printer settings: probably by choosing options from a printing menu

PostScript operators and HP PCL and HP-GL commands can enable job-specific features your application or page description language can’t access. Refer

The printer’s configuration menu allows you change the default printer configuration settings. In other words, changes you make affect all subsequent

The following table shows how to use the control panel keys to access the printer configuration menu. Press the control panel keys in the order shown.

Sometimes, rather than selecting an option, you need to enter char-acter information. A character is any letter, digit, or symbol. A field is a group

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at a time. The current input character flashes. Use the following keys to change the current input character:Once you have changed the current input c

» Note: You may need to press the Next key more than one time to advance through the list of selections or options.Press this key...to... The message

Before the printer can accept print jobs with configuration changes, the changes must be saved.To save your configuration changes, press the control p

To cancel your configuration changes, press the control panel keys in the order shown in the following table. The printer responds by dis-playing a st

The rest of this chapter describes the options in the printer configura-tion menu. Information is organized in the following order:CollationCopiesEmul

Collation is the printing of multiple copies of a document in numeric order. The QMS 1660E Print System is collation capable. It can deliver multiple

Use the Administration/Emulations menu to set the parameters for the available printer emulations. Optional printing emulations appear only if install

Defines a larger imageable area for the selected media type. This increased imageable area affects the default placement of the scaling points P1 and

Identifies the original image’s paper size.Sets the width and color for the eight plotter pens. A width and a color option are available for each pen.

Identifies the HP-GL plotter type.Determines whether an image is printed in reverse.Menu Administration/Emulations/HPGL/Pen x/ColorChoices Black, Blue

Copies ...4-13Emulations ...

Identifies the percentage to reduce or enlarge an image.» Note: To scale plots, select the paper size originally used for the plot in the Paper Type m

Sets the default font index when Select by Index is chosen in the Administration/Emulations/PCL 5/Default Font menu. If a font by the same index numbe

Adds an indicator which controls the way the printer interprets CR (carriage return) and LF (line feed) characters.Sets the number of lines printed pe

Identifies the point size for scalable fonts in 0.25 point increments.Allows you to choose whether to retain temporary HP PCL5 fonts and macros at the

Specifies whether to enable or disable the printing of HP PCL 5 scal-able fonts by an application. This feature may be useful when printing PCL 4 docu

Sets the character set used by the HP PCL 5 emulation.Choices Enable—Allow selection of scalable fonts. When you print PCL 4 documents, PCL 5 may subs

Indicates whether long lines are to be wrapped to the next line instead of being truncated.Specifies the type of character map to be used.Stipulates w

Stipulates whether each form feed (FF) in the print job is translated to a carriage return/form feed (CRFF) combination.Stipulates whether each line f

pages consisting of more lines than specified are split into multiple pages.Defines the left, right, top, and bottom margins in 1/100" increments

Specifies the number of spaces between tab stops.This menu allows you to select a PostScript emulation level.Menu Administration/Emulations/Lineprinte

Optional Features ... 4-52Passwords ...

This option enables or disables gamma correction for PostScript files. For more information, see chapter 5, “Advanced Technical Informa-tion,” in the

Use the Administration/Disk Operations menu to perform disk opera-tion processes that appear only when optional hard disks are installed.▲ Caution: If

Use the Administration/Disk Operations/Install Option menu to add optional fonts to the hard disk from a font card. This selection copies data from th

You can customize all of the printer’s interfaces through the Adminis-tration/Communications menu. Use the Administration/Communications/Network 2/Cro

Allows you to specify which jobs are printed first, according to the interface through which they are received, when jobs are received simultaneously.

Sets the minimum number of kilobytes of system memory allocated to the parallel interface.The parallel interface supports Centronics parallel communic

Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for communicating over a parallel interface to a PostScript printer. See chapter 5, “Addi-tional Technic

Use the Administration/Communications/Serial menu to set the serial interface communication values used for printer-host communica-tions. The followin

Allows you to specify which jobs are printed first, according to the interface through which they are received, when jobs are received simultaneously.

Controls the flow of data between the printer and the host. Specifies how the printer should handle parity errors.Menu Administration/Communications/S

Gamma Correction, Halftones, and Screens ...5-4Terms 5-4Gamma Correction Concept 5-7A Special Note for QuarkXPress Users 5-8

Sets the minimum number of kilobytes of system memory allocated to the serial interface.Enables or disables the PostScript interactive mode from the h

Sets the check bit used to identify data transmission errors. Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for communicating over a serial interface

Sets the number of seconds the interface waits for data from the host before terminating a spooled print job.Sets the number of stop bits transmitted

Your QMS 1660E Print System comes standard with two media cas-settes. Using the control panel, you can select a default media input source, chaining t

Options in the Administration/Engine menu allow you to give each inputbin a more descriptive name. These names are displayed in the printer message wi

While you can usually specify the orientation of a print job in your application, if you consistently use a certain media orientation, you can set thi

Use an option in the Administration/Engine menu to identify the size media the print should use if it does not recognize the size specified for a prin

Your printer is shipped with either 12 MB or 24 MB of memory (RAM), but this memory can be upgraded to 64 MB. The Administration/Memory menu allows ex

The amount of memory needed for this memory client depends on the size and number of hard disks, the number of subdirectories on each disk, and the am

will still operate with a smaller cache, but decreased performance may result.The K Mem Display memory client is the number of kilobytes of RAM dedica

Paper Output Ramp ... 6-14Font and Security Cards ...

page. Increasing this client's size increases the number of PCL down-loaded fonts which can be accepted.The Enable Disk Swap memory client gives

The Frame Buffer memory client holds rasterized or bitmapped images of page faces which are ready to be sent to the print engine. A frame holds the co

» Note: The printer does not allow you to choose features that do not work with the amount of memory currently installed.Using this option does not ch

The K Mem for PSHeap memory client, listed on the status page as Heap, is the number of kilobytes of RAM dedicated to the PostScript emulation interpr

When the sum of the Min K Spool for all interfaces is less than K Mem for Spool, memory is allocated as follows:1 Interfaces with Min K Spool (in the

Use the Installation menu to password-protect the Operator Control and Administration menus. The Installation menu appears when an optional security c

When a password is required to enter the Operator Control or Admin-istration menu, the message window displaysENTER PASSWORDwhen you use the Select ke

Through the Administration/Engine menu you can set print engine-related parameters.Usually, you don’t need to change the way images are placed on the

Horizontal and vertical controls are based on the leading edge of the paper. Although they are consistent, they may seem to be reversed in function, d

You can enable or disable the warning buzzer the print engine sounds when it encounters an error (such as paper out).When a media jam or other similar

Kanji Option Kit ...6-73Installing the IDE-SCSI Board and the Kanji Internal ID

Two toner cartridge configuration options are available: Conserve Toner and Toner Out Act[ion].To help you conserve toner, your printer can simulate d

monitors, and printers and the reduction of air pollution caused by power generation.» Note: The addition of some optional interfaces, in some combina

If you have a hard disk and Do Sys Start is enabled, when the printer is turned on, the controller checks the hard disk for a PostScript file named SY

Use the Administration/Special Pages menu to print special pages, such as status pages, calibration pages, header pages, and trailer pages.Printing a

A calibration page helps you test and maintain optimal print quality. The calibration image contains a gray-scale chart that lets you check print dens

You can select the inputbin (tray or cassette) from which the printer pulls media when printing the header page.A trailer page is a separator page tha

You can select the inputbin (tray or cassette) from which the printer pulls media when printing the trailer page.You can configure a number of printer

The ESP (Emulation Sensing Processor) timeout is the maximum number of seconds the printer uses to match an emulation before printing the job in the E

The PostScript emulation timeout is the maximum number of seconds the PostScript emulation waits for incoming data.The print job timeout is the maximu

Printer-host communicationGamma correctionMemoryEnd job modeIEEE 1284 bidirectional parallel interface modesPS Protocol optionHP-GL color encoding5Add