Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit Print System QMS 1725E du fabricant IBM
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Q MS 17 25E Pr int System Getting Started ®.
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Altho ugh your new QMS print er is the result of t he latest and mo st advanced engineering t echnique s i n the electronic industry , it isn’t necessary for you, the user , to u nderstand every de tail of the printe r ’s design in order to make it do what you bought i t for .
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Contents Contents Introd ucti on . ..... ........ ....... ........... ........ ....... ......... .......... ....... ......... 1-2 Ab o u t th e P r i n te r . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . ..
Software Loa dable System (SLS) 1-12 Remote Conso le 1-12 PCMCIA Card Slot 1-12 Prin ter Options 1-13 What’s Next? ....... .................................................. ..................... 1-15 Introd ucti on . . ...... . ..... ...... ... ...
Wh at Yo u N eed ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. .. . .. .. . ... 3-2 Makin g the Con nec tion .......... ..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ......... ..... 3-3 Testing Co mm unic atio n .
If You Have Trouble ...... ....... .......... ....... ......... .......... ....... ....... .... 4 -19 F or More Inf or ma t io n . .. ... .. .. .. . .. .. ... .. ... .. .. . . . .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .. . .. . . ... .. .... 4- 19 What’s Next? .....
1 In troduction About t he print er About t he docum entatio n About t his man ual Printe r featu re s and user benef it s.
The QMS 1725E P rin t Syst em offers the unique QM S Cro wn multi- tasking o perati ng sy stem , superior perform ance, ext ensive connectiv- ity , upgrade options including dup lex printi ng, and flexible emul atio n support.
depending o n the typ e of document s you print and the environment in which you print them. This sect ion will give you an idea o f how we’ve organi zed inf ormatio n and which document s you’ll probably refer to the mo st.
QMS Crown Net work Notes Refer to this man ual for tips on using your QMS 1725E Print S y s- tem if you’re conne cting t o a network. I t discusses 3Co m 3+Open, Banyan VINES , LAN Manager-based LA Ns, Novell Net- W are, TCP /IP , UNIX , and VM S /DE Cnet .
QMS Crown Document Option Com man ds Document Op tio n Comm ands (DOCs) a re sof tware codes you insert in document s to enabl e printer featu re s that cannot be access ed by your applicat ion or page description langu age. This manual list s and explains all of t he DOCs.
This gui de p rovi des detai led informa tio n on ho w t o set up your QM S 1725E Pri nt Sy stem and how to use the cont rol panel. It is divided into the fo llowing sect ions: Chapter 1—I ntr odu ctio n Pre se nts an overview of the docum entat ion and of the print e r ’ s features.
The follow ing typog raphic conve ntions are used in this manua l: This brief o verview will acquaint you wit h your printer ’ s major feat ures and how t hey can benef it you. Specif ic chapt ers throughou t the d ocu- mentat ion contain m ore info rmat ion on each fe ature.
Y our print er supports print media of different sizes— A4, executive, legal, letter—and in b oth portrai t and landscape orienta tio ns. User Benefit — Y ou can print on commo nly used media sizes. The printer su pport s two print resolutions: 300x300 and 600x600 dpi (dots per inch).
ented data f low system , concise dat a att ribute set, and e nhanced per- formance. The QMS 1725E Prin t System ’s Level 2 emulat ion allows you to take full advantage of your printe r 's high print resolution (up to 600x600 dpi).
ready in m em or y , the engine con tinues pri nting a s it d eposits print ed pages in the output tray . (In other words, compil ing, rasterizing , and printing all work independent ly but simultaneously .) User Benefit — Be cause print job processing time i s significant ly reduced, you spend less time waiting for your document s to print.
After its init ial use, the stat e of an emulat ion and downl oaded dat a (such as fonts, macros, and overlays) are preserved for as long as the printer power is on. User Benefit — Repet it ive download ing of emulat ion s, font s, macros, and overlays is unne ces sary , saving you t ime.
Y our print er has a software load able s ystem, which allows you to replace or upgrade its system software from a host comput er . User Benefit — Future enhancem ent s to the system software ca n be easily installed as they become available from QMS.
The follow ing opt ions are available for your QMS 1725E Print Sys- tem. Co ntact you r QM S ven dor f or p ur c h ase inform at ion. The QMS 1725E Prin t System comes with 8 M B of RAM. However , you can upgrade this RA M to 64 MB through th e instal lation of SIMM s (single in-li ne mem ory mod ules).
T ypeBa nk ). These fonts can be printe d at a variety of point s izes and in differe nt styles and resolution s. Contact your QMS vendor for a compl ete list of available fonts. User Benefit — Opt iona l font s increa se the printe r ’s functi onali ty and allow you to create more dist inct ive documen ts.
Chapter 2, “S et ting Up Y our P rinter ,” expla ins how to f ind a goo d loca- tion for the printer , unpack the print er , instal l a toner cartridg e, load and install paper casset t es, and print a start-up page .
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2 Setting Up Your Pr inter Finding a good locat ion fo r the printer Unpacking the print er Install ing a toner cartridge Loading a nd instal ling pap er casset tes Printing a start-up page.
This chapter exp lains how to set u p your QMS 1725E Print System for th e first t im e. It includes inf ormatio n on findi ng a good locati on for the printer , unpacking i t and ch ec king t he shipment content s, inst alli ng a toner cartridge and paper cassette, and print ing a start-u p page.
Enough space to allow you to o pen the top cover , access the re ar delive ry tray , and slide out the pape r cassettes. Y our print er requires a prope rly groun ded AC outlet with a power range of ±10% o f the rated volta ge (100, 1 10/120, or 220/ 240 V).
In addition to this manual, your shipment consist s of the followin g items. As yo u unpack the printer in the next secti on, make sure that all o f these items are i n c luded i n your shipmen t before set t ing up y our printe r . If any items are missing or damaged, contact your shipping company or your QMS vendor .
T o regi ster by mail , fill out and se nd in yo ur warrant y card . T o regist er by telephone , in the US call QMS toll-free at (800) 637-8049. In other countries, refe r to appendi x A, “QM S Custom er Suppo rt,” for the appropriate telepho ne numbe r .
1 Pul l the top cover rel ease bu tton (lo cated on top of the printer opp osi te the contro l panel ) forwar d to o pe n the printer top sectio n. 2 Locate the two spa cers with ora nge tags. One is on each side of the f user assembly . 3 Grasp the spac ers and g ently pul l them out fr om un der the fuser ass embl y .
1 Gently op en the up pe r tra nsfer gu ide doo r by liftin g the green han dl e. 2 Remov e th e protec tive sh eet of p aper by li fting i t out in th e directi on of the arr ow .
3 Gently pu sh the c ar trid ge into the top of the prin ter unti l it fits firml y . Y ou m ay need to steady the top of the print er with your other hand. 4 Grasp the tab pro trud ing from the lef t side of the ton er c ar- tridge an d flex i t to break it loose.
5 Firml y pull the tab and seal ing tape strai gh t out unti l all 22 inche s (56 cm) of clea r tape are com p letel y ou t of the car- tridge. Discard the ta b a nd tape. 6 Ma ke sure the ton er cartri dg e is in posi tio n by pushin g it in as far as i t will go; then cl ose the pr int er .
3 Place the c overs on the cassettes. 4 Slide the fil led cassettes into the op en in gs in front of the printer . 1 In an u pwar d direction , insert the two-end tabs of the face-up tray into the slo t on the back of the printe r . 2 Allow the extended par t of the tray to l ean bac k until it rests easily .
1 Locate the hi nge d m edi a guide arm h ol der ab ove the top out - pu t bin . 2 Op en the ho lder by fli pp in g it tow ard you until yo u see the slo t for th e m edi a g ui de arm .
3 Insert the tab on the end o f th e medi a gu ide arm into the sl ot. Lower the arm onto the top out put bin. 1 Plu g one end of the po wer co rd i nto the con necto r just belo w the mai n power swi tch on the back of the pr in ter . 2 Plu g t he othe r end of the power co rd into a stand ard el ectri- cal wall outl et (grou nd ed A C outl et ).
2 Press the fron t powe r swi tch located on the front, rig ht sid e of the printer . When you turn on the printe r , a start-up page prints. Thi s page gives you an overvie w of you r QMS 1725E Prin t System .
have purchased. Follow the installat ion procedures described in the chapter 6, “Printer Opt ions, ” in the Refere nce gu ide or the manual that came with your opti on kit. Otherwise , see chapter 6, “T rouble - shooting, ” of the Operatio n guide fo r more info rmat ion on proble ms with p rinting a start-up page .
If you purchased any printer options, such as extra mem ory (SIMM s) or a hard disk, you c a n install them no w . If installat ion inst ructions are included with the opti on, follow them . I f not, installat ion inst ructio ns are included in chapter 6, “Printe r Options,” of the Re ference guid e.
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3 Connecting t o a PC Connecting via the para llel port Connecting via the serial port.
This chapt er d es cribes ho w to con nect your p rinte r to a PC via the parallel port and/ or the serial port . If you have a brand-new P C, befo re connect ing the print er you should follow the ma.
(IEEE 1284 is indicated on the c a ble). This cable must be 6.5 feet/2 meters or less in length. If your com puter suppo rts o nly Centron ic s (IEEE 488) un idirec- tional com mun icati on, you ma y .
a Connect the 25-pin end of the cable to the PC’s parallel port. b T i ghten all s crews. c Connect the 36-pin end of the cable to the printe r ’s parallel port (it’s labeled “P A RA LLE L” ). d Close the clip s. Serial Cable a Connect the serial cable (with the nul l mo de m adapter attached) to the PC’s 9- or 25-pin male se rial port.
T o test commun icati on betwee n your printer and your PC, first crea te a short fi le that ejects a page from the printer . Then send the file to the prin ter . T o crea te the test f ile, t ype the follo wing comma nd s at the DOS prompt: copy con printest.
3 If the pri nter an d PC are co mm unicati ng , a blan k pag e ej ects from the pr inte r . Ski p ahe ad to “PC Prin tin g Software ” to fin- ish c on necti ng th e p rinter . If a blank page doesn’t e ject and you typed t he file correctly , you may want to check your AUTOEXE C.
If a blank page doesn’t eject and you typed the file correctl y , you may want to check your AUTOEXEC. BA T f ile in DOS to make sure that the print er ’s serial port sett ings m atch those of the PC . a Look for a comm and lin e like this in your AUTOE XEC.
1 Press the pri nter contro l panel Onlin e/ Offli ne key . The indicato r goes out and the me ssage window displa ys IDLE 2 Press the Me nu key to enter the top-level men u. 3 Press the Next key one or more times unti l the message win - do w displ a ys OPERATOR CONTROL ADMINISTRATION 4 Press the S elect key to enter the Admi nistratio n menu .
Availabl e baud rates are 300 BAUD 4800 BAUD 600 BAUD 9600 BAUD 1200 BAUD 19200 BAUD 2400 BAUD 38400 BAUD 12 When the bau d rate you want is disp lay ed, press the Sel ect key .
1 Reboot the pri nter . 2 Comp are the seri al port settin gs listed on the start-up pag e to thos e in you r A UTO E XEC. B A T file . 3 T ry th e com mu nicatio n test a gain. If a bl ank page ejects from the printer , the printer and the com- puter are com mun icati ng.
page, renam e the print er , download f ont s, print font samples, and manage hard disks. M any of t he procedures described in t his man ual involve using PS E xec. The READ ME file on the PS Execut ive di sk explain s how to install the program , and the on-li ne help explain s how to use i t .
Screen fonts allow yo u to see on the screen how your document looks before it is printed . However , you can use the printer fon ts with - out having the corresponding screen fonts.
4 Connecting t o an Ethernet Netw ork Connecting t o the net w ork Install ing the software Configurin g the interface Configurin g t he netw ork.
The Eth ernet port, also refe rred to as the QMS CrownNet network interface, is a combinat ion of hardware an d host software that allows your QMS 1725 E printe r to be connected t o an Ethernet ne tw.
Thin-wire Ethernet connecti ons use BNC connecto rs. 1 T urn off the printer and unpl ug the power cord. 2 Attach one sectio n of thi n-wi re Ethern et cable to on e end of the BNC “T” conn ec- tor . 3 Attach another sectio n of thin-wi re Ether- net cable or a 50 oh m termi na tor to the other end of the BNC “T” conn ector .
T wisted -pair Ethernet connectio ns use RJ45 connectors. CrownAdm in software is provided for DOS /Windo w s and Macintosh System , CrownNet Manager software is provide d for O S/2, and UNI X host software is provided for UNIX. Use the appropriate procedure to install the softwa re on your host.
i nst all atio n sof tw are, an d de sti na ti on is t he full pathnam e of the dir ec tor y in w hi ch t he s oft war e w ill be i nst all ed ( for ex amp le, a:install a: c:crownadm ↵ ). 3 When the install ati on is c omp lete, remove the disk from the disk dri ve and store it in a safe p la ce .
3 Op en an OS/ 2 win do w , and at the C> prompt, chan ge to th e drive in which yo u inserted the Crown Net Man age r disk (for examp le, a: ↵ ).
9 In the Ins ta llatio n of CrownNet P orts di alog box, selec t the approp ri ate printer po rt(s) and ch oos e Instal l. Th e sel ected p orts a re di spl ayed in th e Cro w n Net M anag er wi ndow . . Use this procedure to install the CrownA dm in software on the w ork- station.
2 Change to the directo ry in whi ch you wan t the UNIX utilities instal led. Th e uti liti es auto matic al ly crea te and a r e instal led i n a di rec tor y n amed QMS oft i n t he c u r rent dir ect ory . 3 If a PC fil e system (PCF S ) i s avail ab le on the UNIX hos t, mou nt th e di sk.
10 If you’re using SN MP to man age your network using SunNet Manag e r , cop y the appr opr iate fil es to the SunN et Mana ger agents di rector y . See yo ur SunN et Manager do cum e ntati on for more info rm atio n. 1 1 Update the printer ’ s Internet name and ad dress in the /etc/h osts fil e.
This section de scribes the quick con figurati on procedure for the printer i nterf ace. For a complet e discuss ion o f all of t he confi gurat ion options a vailabl e through the Admin istrat ion/ C.
2 Skip to “Config uri ng the Network,” la ter in thi s chapter . 1 One uniqu e printer name is broadca st to the networ k. Use the Admi nistrati on /Co mm un ica tions/ Netwo rk 2/Cro wn Net/ Lan Man ager /Printer Nam e men u to enter the na me of the printer .
2 In th e Adm ini stration/ Comm uni cations / Network 2 /Cro wnNet/ NetW ar e/Co nfig PS erver/P Server Nam e[1], P Server Nam e [2], and PServe r Name[3] me nus, enter the nam e of the config- ured print server .
1 If necessary , in th e Administrati on/Co mmun ica tions/Netwo rk 2/Crow nNet/ TCP I P/Intern et Addre ss me nu, enter the printer ’s Internet addre ss.
5 Click the cl ose bo x. 1 With the Cro wn Net M anager fo r O S/2 in stal led an d ru nning , add the printer by cl ickin g the Install entry on the action bar . Th e pri n ter ap pears in t he l is t dis p lay ed on t he sc re en (f or exa mple, QMS_ 08 008600 0001) .
5 Selec t IBMNULL as the prin ter dri ver . 6 If approp riate, fil l in the Descrip tion and Pri nter Timeo ut T ransm issi on Re try boxe s. 7 Choose A d d... to return to the Pri nters dial og box. . 8 In the Pri nter s dialo g box, choose OK to return to the Print Manag er .
7 In the Queu e dialo g box choo se OK to return to the Prin t Ma nag er wi ndo w . 8 Skip to “P ri nt Q ueu e Shari ng .” 1 With OS/2 run ni ng , doub le-cl ic k the T emp la te s folder . 2 Hold do wn the righ t mouse button and drag the Prin ter icon out to the Workp lac e Sh ell (or into a folde r).
2T y p e net share queue_name /pr int ↵ wher e que ue_na m e is t he q u eue or prin ter obj ec t yo u cr eated a bove. 1 From any netw ork wo rkstati on , log in as s upe rvi sor to the file server you want to service the prin ter . 2 Start the NetWare PCONS OL E utility .
5 In the Pri nt Qu eue Infor m atio n menu select Qu eue Serve rs and p ress E nter . 6 Press the In s key to di spl ay the Que ue Server C an didates menu . 7 Selec t the appropri ate print serve r nam e and press E nter . 8 Press E sc four time s to disp la y the Exit PCO NSO LE menu .
a nd i n the Admini strat i on/Com mun ic ati on s/ Ne two rk 2/ Cr ownN et /Co mm on/H W Add ress m enu ). If you have tr o uble connecting and conf iguring your Etherne t in ter- face, ch e c k the .
Now that yo u’ve connecte d your printer to an Etherne t net work, c o n- tinue with chapter 5, “Control Pa nel, ” to learn about the print e r ’s con- trol panel keys, indicat ors, and me ssag e window .
5 Control Pan el Control panel ind icators Control panel m e ssage window Control panel k eys.
The control panel, locat ed on the fron t of the printer , allows you to direct the printer ’s operation . In addit ion, i t displays the current stat us of the printe r , inclu ding any condit ion th at needs your at tent ion.
Indicato rs on the control panel d isp lay printe r status inf orma tion , cur- rent media source, and paper jam locations. Flash es when th e printer is warming up. It remains on when the pr inter is re ady to re ceive a print job and while it is pro cessing or pr inting a job ( u nle s s an er ror is encountered).
The control pane l message window p ro vides status a nd conf igurat ion informa tion. Status messages are list ed in chapter 6, “T roublesho ot- ing,” of the Operati on guide. Status messages and confi gurat ion me nus can be displayed in the messa ge window in En glish, French, German , or S pan ish.
If you’re not familiar wit h using the conf igurat ion m enu, refer to chap- ter 4, “Print er Co nfi gurati on, ” of th e Reference g uide fo r complet e information.
Press the Cancel key to cancel all print jobs currently printing, inter preti ng, or s pooling; or to send a n end-of- job indicator to print jobs waiting for incoming data.
Now , you ’re ready to print. For more i nform at ion on the day-to-day operation of your printer , refer to the Operat ion guide. For more te ch- nical info rm ati on, ref er to the Reference guide. Press the Select key to access a menu or to c hoose a disp la y ed menu optio n.
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A QMS Cus tomer S upp ort Sources o f custom er suppo rt QMS worl d-wide offices.
Se veral sources of help and informat ion are availa ble, dependin g on the type of help you need: Y our local v en dor (the one from wh om you bo ught the printer) m ay be best equipped to help you. Y our vendor has specially trai ned servi ce technicians availab le to answer questi ons, and th e equipment to ana- lyze your printer problems .
The QMS Corporate Bull etin Board Sy stem (BBS ) contains tech nical support notes, applicat ion not es, drivers, pat ches, and ut ilit ies. T ech- nical questions not requiring an im med iate response can be left on electronic mai l for the S y sop (System Operato r).
QMS Custom er T echnical Assurance is available M-F , 7:00 am-6:0 0 pm, Cent ral St andard Ti me, at (334) 633-450 0 (US ). Y ou can also fax questions to CT A a t (334) 633-3716 (US).
The follow ing num bers are valid in t he US. T o contact QMS in other countries, see the li st of world-wide of f ices inth e follo wing sectio n. (800) 762-8894 Call for ser vice information and maintenanc e pricing for repair of a ll QMS printer s and printer s of various other manufa ctu rers.
United Stat e s/ Latin Amer ica QMS, Inc. One Magnum Pass Mobile, AL 36618 (334) 63 3-4300 Product Inform ation: (800) 523-2696 OEM Information: (800) 631-2 692 Cons umables: (800) 777-7782 Fax: (3 34 ) 633-4866 E-mail: info@qms.
B Conf iguratio n Menu Configurat ion M enu Diagram s.
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In dex 10 Base2 4-2 10 BaseT 4-2 600 DPI key 5- 6 Abou t the printe r 1-2 Applicatio n Notes, QMS 3-11 Applicatio ns PC 3 -11 Automatic Jam R e covery 1- 1 1 BNC connec tion 4-2 Bulletin boar d QMS 3-.
Context Switching 1-11 Control panel In d ica t o rs 5 - 3 LEDs 5- 3 Messag e windo w 5-4 CrownAdmin soft ware Inst al lati on, DO S 4-4 Installati on, Macintosh 4-5 Inst al lati on, Wi n dows 4 - 9 C.
NetWare Configur ation, Ethernet port 4 -11 Configur ation, network 4-17 Network Interfaces 1-14 Nex t key 5-6 Nov ell Ne tWare See NetWare Online/ Off line key 5- 5 Optio nal font s 1-13 Optio ns, pr.
Customer A-2 Internet A-3 QM S bulleti n bo ard A-3 QM S, World- wide A-6 Tech nical A-4 Unite d States A-4 TCP/IP Configur ation, Ethernet port 4 -13 Configur ation, network 4-18 Test f ile, creating.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté IBM Print System QMS 1725E c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du IBM Print System QMS 1725E - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation IBM Print System QMS 1725E, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le IBM Print System QMS 1725E va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le IBM Print System QMS 1725E, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du IBM Print System QMS 1725E.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le IBM Print System QMS 1725E. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei IBM Print System QMS 1725E ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
