QMS VMS User's Guide

VMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers®®1800208-001G

License AgreementVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers1-2License AgreementThe host software must be installed on all hosts that are to have access to t

Error MessagesVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers6-4NODNAMREQ A node name is required for the installation of the QMS printer.You didn’t supply a nod

Troubleshooting Charts6-5TroubleshootingTroubleshooting ChartsUse these charts for tracking down problems with the host software installation program.

Troubleshooting ChartsVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers6-6 Installation completes successfully.“Badge Kit” message displays. Stop.Call your QMS

Troubleshooting Charts6-7Troubleshooting Stop.Call your QMS representative.Printer responds to lookback test.Queues have beenstarted successfully.Yes

Disabling a Printer InterfaceVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers6-8Disabling a Printer InterfaceEach interface on the printer is active at all times.

No HSL Messages from the Printer6-9TroubleshootingNo HSL Messages from the PrinterIf no messages are sent from the printer even though HSL was install

AQMS Customer SupportIn This Appendix. . .n Sources of customer supportn QMS world-wide offices

Sources of SupportVMS Interface for QMS Crown PrintersA-2Sources of SupportSeveral sources of help and information are available, depending on the typ

Sources of SupportA-3QMS Customer SupportThe QMS Corporate Bulletin Board SystemThe QMS Corporate Bulletin Board System (BBS) contains technical suppo

The QMS DECnet Interface Option1-3IntroductionThe QMS DECnet Interface OptionThe DECnet interface option for QMS Crown printers provides a hard-ware a

Sources of SupportVMS Interface for QMS Crown PrintersA-4QMS Customer Response Center (CRC)You can contact the QMS Customer Response Center (CRC) in t

QMS World-wide OfficesA-5QMS Customer SupportQMS World-wide OfficesQMS United States and Latin AmericaGeneral Contact1 (334) 633-4300Fax 1 (334) 633-4

QMS World-wide OfficesVMS Interface for QMS Crown PrintersA-6QMS in JapanGeneral Contact(+81)- 3 3779-9600Fax (+81)-3 3779-9650 nternet http://www.qms

QMS World-wide OfficesA-7QMS Customer SupportItalyVia della Repubblica 5643100 ParmaItaly(+39) 52–1231 998Fax (+39) 52–1232 902NordicSweden, Finland,

Index/FEED 5-9/LENGTH 5-6/MARGIN 5-6/NOTE 5-13, 5-14/PAGE_SETUP 5-7/PARAMETER logical 4-3/PARAMETER qualifiersPrecedence 4-2/SETUP 5-7/TRUNCATE 5-8/WI

I-2 VMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers—IndexBulletin board, QMS A-3Burst page 5-13CCharacteristic file 1-3, 4-19Characteristics 5-3COLLATE 4-10Confi

I-3VMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers—IndexInput tray/bin 4-12Installation verification 2-20, 3-9Installation verification program 2-16InterfaceSeri

I-4 VMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers—IndexPrint queues, naming 2-18, 3-7Printer counters 2-25Printer defaults 2-24Printer features, accessing 1-5P

For Serial/Parallel Connected-PrintersVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers1-4Included with the DECnet OptionThe DECnet interface option includes the f

LN03 Plus Printer Emulation1-5Introductionn LN03 Plus printer emulation and compatible fonts on a 3.5" disk (and a downloadable image on the host

About this ManualVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers1-6Many printer manufacturers provide only one set of parameters that the system administrator mu

About this Manual1-7Introduction6TroubleshootingOutlines common error and status messages related to the printer for host software installation. An in

About this ManualVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers1-8Typographic ConventionsThe following typographic conventions are used in this manual:» Note: N

In This Chapter . . .n DECnet options from the printer control paneln Pre-installation instructions n Installing DECnet host softwaren The Hot Status

IntroductionVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers2-2IntroductionThe QMS VMS host software is compatible with DECnet Phase IV (DECnet-VAX) and Phase V (

Before You Begin2-3DECnet Host Software InstallationPhase V (DECnet-OSI):Before beginning the installation on DECnet Phase V, create an NCL (Network C

TrademarksThe following are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Other product names mentioned in this manual may also be t

Setting Up the PrinterVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers2-4Setting Up the PrinterThe DECnet interface option shares its configuration menu on the pr

Setting Up the Printer2-5DECnet Host Software InstallationEmulation Option Use the Emulation option in the DECnet-TCP/IP menu to choose a default e

Setting Up the PrinterVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers2-6Min K Spool/Spooling Options The printer's memory (including a portion of the intern

Setting Up the Printer2-7DECnet Host Software Installation1 If the printer is on line, press the Online/Offline key to take the printer off line. 2 Pr

Setting Up the PrinterVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers2-8When you press the Select key after you’ve entered the last digit, the printer momentaril

Setting Up the Printer2-9DECnet Host Software Installationfixed mode, the printer uses the quoting mechanism of the binary communications protocol to

Setting Up the PrinterVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers2-10OptionsThe following options are available in the PS Protocol menu:MenuAdministration/Co

Setting Up the Printer2-11DECnet Host Software InstallationAdvantagesThe main advantage of using the Binary, Fixed Binary, Quoted Binary, and Quoted F

If This is a Software UpdateVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers2-12Def [Default] Job Prio [Priority] Option The Def Job Prio option allows you to s

Installing the DECnet Host Software2-13DECnet Host Software InstallationInstalling the DECnet Host SoftwareThe QMS host software for DECnet-connected

Contents1 IntroductionLicense Agreement ...1-2QMS VMS Host Software Option ...

Installing the DECnet Host SoftwareVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers2-144 The program next prompts you for the name of the save set:* Enter the pro

Installing the DECnet Host Software2-15DECnet Host Software Installation6 You’re now asked whether you’re installing a DECnet or a serial/parallel sym

Installing the DECnet Host SoftwareVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers2-16Entering the Printer Node Name and AddressUse either the Phase V or Phase I

Installing the DECnet Host Software2-17DECnet Host Software InstallationPhase IV Only:Phase IV installation continues with the following steps to ente

Installing the DECnet Host SoftwareVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers2-18Naming the QueuesThe installation continues for both Phase IV and Phase V s

Installing the DECnet Host Software2-19DECnet Host Software InstallationCreating Generic QueuesThe installation continues with the following steps to

After Installing the Host SoftwareVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers2-20After Installing the Host SoftwareAfter host software installation, ensure t

HSL Network Application2-21DECnet Host Software InstallationHSL Network ApplicationActivating the Hot Status Listener (HSL) application provides the h

HSL Network ApplicationVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers2-222 Type the following commands:$ SET DEF SYS$COMMON:[sysexe]↵$ @qms$inithsl↵» Note: This

PS Executive Series Utilities (Remote Console)2-23DECnet Host Software InstallationVerifying the HSL ApplicationTo verify that the HSL application is

VMS Interface for QMS Crown Printersii2 DECnet Host Software InstallationIntroduction ...

PS Executive Series Utilities (Remote Console)VMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers2-24Starting PS Executive for VMSPS Executive is installed as part o

PS Executive Series Utilities (Remote Console)2-25DECnet Host Software InstallationShow Printer CountersThe printer keeps track of the amount of data

PS Executive Series Utilities (Remote Console)VMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers2-26Show Printer LocationThis menu option displays the string that w

3Serial/Parallel Host Software Installation In This Chapter . . .n Terminal characteristicsn Installing serial/parallel host softwaren Post-installati

IntroductionVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers3-2IntroductionThis chapter takes you step-by-step through the installation of the QMS host software f

Terminal Characteristics3-3Serial/Parallel Host Software InstallationTerminal CharacteristicsThe software installation assigns the following terminal

Installing the DECnet Host SoftwareVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers3-43 The installation program prompts you for the name of the device where you

Installing the DECnet Host Software3-5Serial/Parallel Host Software Installation6 You’re now asked whether you’re installing a DECnet or a serial/para

Installing the DECnet Host SoftwareVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers3-69 You’re now asked for a terminal port:* Enter a terminal port for the QMS P

Installing the DECnet Host Software3-7Serial/Parallel Host Software InstallationNaming the QueuesThe installation continues with the following steps t

iiiVMS Interface for QMS Crown PrintersNavigating through PS Executive 2-23Starting PS Executive for VMS 2-24Printer Default Settings 2-24Start Remote

Installing the DECnet Host SoftwareVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers3-8n If this is a first-time installation and you want to take advan-tage of VM

After Installing Software3-9Serial/Parallel Host Software InstallationDefining Queue Logicals for Serial/ParallelIf your QMS printer doesn’t support Q

After Installing SoftwareVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers3-10QMS$START_QUEUE.COM in their start-up files. For VMS systems, include this line in ea

4Queues, /PARAMETERS, and LogicalsIn This Chapter . . .n Order of precedencen Defining command line, queue logicals, and queue namen Creating your own

Order of PrecedenceVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers4-2Order of PrecedenceThe following information provides the order of precedence for con-trolli

Order of Precedence4-3Queues, /PARAMETERS, and LogicalsYou may use any of the PRINT parameters explained in this chapter. Any parameter that you expre

Order of PrecedenceVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers4-4For example, the following command issued from the command line associates the SIDES paramet

Order of Precedence4-5Queues, /PARAMETERS, and LogicalsFor example, the following queue names carry with them the indi-cated data types, forcing DOCs

Using QueuesVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers4-63 The following command is entered to print a file:$ PRINT/QUEUE=MYQUEUE -_$ /PARAMETER=DATA_TYPE=H

Using Queues4-7Queues, /PARAMETERS, and LogicalsCreating Generic QueuesDefine the generic queues by using the following commands in the QMS$START_QUEU

VMS Interface for QMS Crown PrintersivUsing Queues ...4-6Queue Characteristics 4-6Cr

Execution and Generic QueuesVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers4-8_$ QMS$PSLEGAL_PUBS_QUEUE -_$ "DATA_TYPE=POSTSCRIPT,SHEET_SIZE=LEGAL"Any

Merging Queues4-9Queues, /PARAMETERS, and LogicalsInput Idle, DECnet print jobs are accepted only if the printer has com-pleted the processing for the

QMS VMS-Supported ParametersVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers4-10The following parameters are supported:BOOK_STYLEThe BOOK_STYLE parameter places t

QMS VMS-Supported Parameters4-11Queues, /PARAMETERS, and LogicalsDATA_TYPEThe language of a file is its DATA_TYPE. If you use generic queues that spec

QMS VMS-Supported ParametersVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers4-12DOCSome QMS printers don’t support QMS Document Option Com-mands (DOC). The symbio

QMS VMS-Supported Parameters4-13Queues, /PARAMETERS, and Logicals» Note: Only LN03 Plus and PostScript emulations on the QMS printer return backchanne

QMS VMS-Supported ParametersVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers4-14» Note: The OFFSET/JOGGING parameter must be specified as ON for offsetting to wor

QMS VMS-Supported Parameters4-15Queues, /PARAMETERS, and LogicalsIf a generic queue includes this parameter and a print job sent to the queue doesn’t

QMS VMS-Supported ParametersVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers4-16starting the range are compiled but are not printed. Pages that come after the las

QMS VMS-Supported Parameters4-17Queues, /PARAMETERS, and Logicalsn The PRINT/COPIES command prints n collated copies of each file in your job regardle

vVMS Interface for QMS Crown PrintersFeed 5-9Device Control Libraries ...5-9QMS Device Control Librar

QMS VMS-Supported ParametersVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers4-18» Note: Other selections may be valid. Check your product-specific characteristic

Characteristic File4-19Queues, /PARAMETERS, and LogicalsSTAPLEThe STAPLE parameter may be used if your printer supports stapling. This parameter may b

Characteristic FileVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers4-20qualifier - character. Lines which have a % character in column one are comment lines. When

Summary of Logicals4-21Queues, /PARAMETERS, and LogicalsOFFSET-offset,OFF-off,ON-on%% The following characteristics are most often used with number-up

Summary of LogicalsVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers4-22QMS$execution_queue_CONTROLThis logical is associated with the execution queue and relays o

Summary of Logicals4-23Queues, /PARAMETERS, and Logicals$ DEFINE/SYSTEM QMS$queuename_CONTROL - _$ “CARRIAGE,INPUT=BOTTOM,SJS=SES”A session is a singl

Summary of LogicalsVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers4-24$ DEFINE/SYSTEM QMS$HPPCL_QMS860_QUEUE - _$ "INPUT=TOP,SIDES=2"or$ DEFINE/SYSTEM

5Printing Your FilesIn This Chapter . . .n Accessing Your Printer Featuresn Using the /SETUP and /FORM qualifiersn prtpost - a PostScript Text Formatt

Using Application SoftwareVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers5-2Using Application SoftwareMost application or layered software products allow you to

Using Set-up Modules, Forms, and Characteristics5-3Printing Your FilesUsing Set-up Modules, Forms, and CharacteristicsSet-up modules are files that ar

VMS Interface for QMS Crown PrintersviQ-FAX A-2The QMS Corporate Bulletin Board System A-3CompuServe A-3Internet A-3QMS Customer Response Center (CRC)

Using Set-up Modules, Forms, and CharacteristicsVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers5-4Form set-up modules may also be defined in a form definition:$

Forms5-5Printing Your FilesFormsYou may create the form either from the command line or by editing the QMS$START_QUEUE.COM file with the following com

FormsVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers5-6LengthThe DEFINE/FORM command qualifier /LENGTH specifies the physi-cal length of a form page in lines:$ D

Forms5-7Printing Your FilesPage SetupThe DEFINE/FORM command qualifier /PAGE_SETUP specifies one or more modules that set up the device at the start o

FormsVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers5-8TruncateThe DEFINE/FORM command qualifier /TRUNCATE discards any characters that exceed the current line l

Device Control Libraries5-9Printing Your FilesIf you specify /WRAP, you cannot specify /TRUNCATE. The /WRAP qualifier forces /NOTRUNCATE.If you specif

Device Control LibrariesVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers5-10The print symbiont retrieves your set-up module and sends it, along with your file, to

Device Control Libraries5-11Printing Your FilesThe following modules in the Device Control Library are used by the serial/parallel configured symbiont

Device Control LibrariesVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers5-12QMS Device Control Library Modulefor Serial/Parallel/DECnet Interfaces (QMS$HEADER)The

Symbiont-Generated Special Pages5-13Printing Your FilesSymbiont-Generated Special PagesThe job header page (also known as the job flag page generated

1IntroductionIn This Chapter . . . n Information about the software licensing agreementn Introduction to the DECnet interface optionn Introduction to

prtpost: A PostScript Text FormatterVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers5-14The file burst page prints immediately after the file flag and is identica

prtpost: A PostScript Text Formatter5-15Printing Your FilesBold displays the time and date of printing on the left, the filename centered in the middl

prtpost: A PostScript Text FormatterVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers5-16OptionsFollowing is a list of all the options:This option . . . does this

prtpost: A PostScript Text Formatter5-17Printing Your Files-EmodulenameIdentifies the end-of-page module. You may create a PostScript module which wil

prtpost: A PostScript Text FormatterVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers5-18-IlpiSets the number of lines per inch x 100. Line spacing defaults to the

prtpost: A PostScript Text Formatter5-19Printing Your FilesNotes to the Option Tablen -2 Option—When the -2 option is selected in conjunction with lan

prtpost: A PostScript Text FormatterVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers5-20All of the fields are constant width, so the PostScript getinterval operat

6TroubleshootingIn This Chapter . . .n Installation error messagesn Troubleshooting diagrams to aid in locating and solving installation problemsn Sto

Error MessagesVMS Interface for QMS Crown Printers6-2Error MessagesThe following messages may occur during installation of the host soft-ware. Message

Error Messages6-3TroubleshootingCLEANUP Exiting, VMSINSTAL cleaning up...Files are being restored after a terminated installation.DECNETREQ DECnet mus