User manual KONICA MINOLTA VMS SOFTWARE GUIDE

[. . . ] VMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers ® ® 1800208-001G Trademarks The following are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Other product names mentioned in this manual may also be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Registered trademarks are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office; some trademarks may also be registered in other countries. QMS, QMS-PS, Crown, the Crown seal, and the QMS logo are registered trademarks of QMS, Inc. [. . . ] Any parameter that you express on the command line takes precedence over the same parameter specified in the generic queue definition. Queue Logical Precedence Unique document handling features of the Crown printers are controlled using QMS Document Option Commands (DOC). These commands are prepended to the print job by the print symbiont. Creating a queue logical, which causes DOCs to be generated for all files printed through that queue, provides the second highest order of precedence. This example creates the following logical for the queue MYQUEUE: $ DEFINE/SYSTEM QMS$MYQUEUE_QUEUE _$ "DATA_TYPE=post" All files printed through MYQUEUE are automatically preceded with DOCs which instruct the printer to route this job to the PostScript language interpreter. If the DATA_TYPE parameter is also given on the command line, it takes precedence over the DATA_TYPE given by the queue logical. The Queue Logical Definition Use the following queue logical to associate up to 20 parameters with any queue. By using this logical, you can transparently append PRINT parameters to existing generic queues. $ DEFINE/SYSTEM QMS$queue_name_QUEUE _$ parameter, parameter, . . . However, queue logicals take precedence over implied data types based on generic queue names. Queues, /PARAMETERS, and Logicals 4-3 Order of Precedence For example, the following command issued from the command line associates the SIDES parameter with the PSLEGAL_PUBS generic queue: $ DEFINE/SYSTEM QMS$PSLEGAL_PUBS_QUEUE _$ "SIDES=TWO" Whenever a job is sent to the PSLEGAL_PUBS queue, the job controller adds the SIDES=TWO parameter to the existing parameters (defined in the generic queue) that apply to all jobs sent to the queue. Changing parameters in logicals is also done from the command line. For example, to change the SIDES parameter from TWO to TUMBLE, use the following command: $ DEFINE/SYSTEM QMS$PSLEGAL_PUBS_QUEUE _$ SIDES=TUMBLE All logicals are stored in the SYSTEM table. To view a list of all logicals that you have associated with the QMS printer, use the following command: $ SHOW LOGICAL QMS* To remove a logical list, use the DEASSIGN command: $ DEASSIGN/SYSTEM QMS$queue_name_QUEUE Queue Names (Implied Data Type) Precedence Beginning queue names with keywords that specify the data type has the lowest precedence. The following is a list of keywords and the emulation/language they imply: Keyword POS PS LN0 ANS 4-4 Emulation PostScript PostScript LN03 Plus LN03 Plus VMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers Order of Precedence Keyword HP-P HPP HP-G HPG CCI QUIC LP LINEP Emulation HP PCL x HP PCL x HP-GL HP-GL CCITT QMS QUIC II Lineprinter Lineprinter For example, the following queue names carry with them the indicated data types, forcing DOCs to precede jobs printed through them: PS_QUEUE1 POSITRON_FAST ANSWER2 LN03+_QUEUE PostScript PostScript LN03 Plus LN03 Plus Implied data types can be overridden by either a queue logical or a data type argument on the command line. Example 1 2 A queue exists with the name myqueue (user queue name). A logical is defined by the command $ DEFINE/SYSTEM QMS$myqueue_QUEUE _$" input=top, data_type=LN03" Queues, /PARAMETERS, and Logicals 4-5 Using Queues 3 The following command is entered to print a file: $ PRINT/QUEUE=MYQUEUE _$ /PARAMETER=DATA_TYPE=HPGL filename. ext The symbiont precedes this print job with DOCs that direct it to the HP-GL emulation. » Note: The /PARAMETER qualifier DATA_TYPE is a special case. All other /PARAMETER qualifiers can be declared only through the queue logical or on the command line. However, the order of precedence is the same as that explained above. Using Queues A print queue is a list of jobs in the host queue waiting for the printer. On VMS systems, there is an execution queue that is most closely associated with the printer and up to eight generic queues per execution queue. The QMS host software installation automatically creates an execution queue for your printer. Additionally, you may have chosen to create one generic queue for each emulation supported by the printer. You may attach default printing parameters to these generic queues (as you'll learn in this chapter) to include instructions for accessing printer features, such as duplex printing or drawing paper from a specific input cassette, tray, or bin. The information in this chapter will help you use the execution and generic queues to take advantage of the printer's many features. You may access most of the features through command line parameters, but generic queues help users print more efficiently. Queue Characteristics You may establish as many queues for your printer as you want with as many different combinations of printer features (VMS allows up to eight generic queues to reference an execution queue). 4-6 VMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers Using Queues Creating Generic Queues Define the generic queues by using the following commands in the QMS$START_QUEUE. COM file: $ INIT/QUEUE/START _$ /GENERIC=(exec_queue1, exec_queue2, _$ exec_queue3) generic_queue_name $ DEFINE/SYSTEM QMS$queue_name_QUEUE _$ "parameters, parameters, . . . " In this syntax, exec_queue1, exec_queue2, and exec_queue3 are the execution queues with which the generic queue generic_queue_name is associated. If you have more than one printer, any generic queue you create that points to more than one execution queue allows the job controller to perform load balancing. [. . . ] If there is no process ID assigned to the HSL application, then HSL is not running. See chapter 2, "DECnet Host Software Installation, " for more information about the HSL application. v Troubleshooting 6-9 A QMS Customer Support In This Appendix. . n n Sources of customer support QMS world-wide offices Sources of Support Sources of Support Several sources of help and information are available, depending on the type of help you need: Your QMS Vendor Your local vendor (the one from whom you bought the printer) may be best equipped to help you. Your vendor has specially trained service technicians available to answer questions, and the equipment to analyze your printer problems. Your Application Vendor Often, "printing" problems have more to do with the application being used than with the printer. [. . . ]