End Job Mode

Using the EOD Commands

Since the serial and parallel protocols may not be able to detect an EOD automatically, due to a lack of an EOD command in some printer languages, you can insert an EOD command at the end of your file to tell the printer where your print job ends. QMS Crown printers recognize two end-of-document commands: QMS EOD and HP EOD.

These commands are functionally the same. They enable data stream sensing for the EOD command, allowing your host computer to control print job separation. The QMS EOD and the HP EOD 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 system administrator or applications development department to have them identify the standard EOD command for your organization, or to have them select a standard EOD command.

Setting the End Job Mode for the Serial and Parallel Protocols

Your printer can be connected through the serial or parallel interface to a stand-alone PC, to a PC print server, or to some other type of print queuing system. This section provides a quick guide to the steps needed to set the end job mode for each environment. The following sections provide more detailed information for each step.

Stand-Alone PC

1Set the end job mode from the printer's control panel.2Add the EOD command to your file.

»Note: If using steps 1 and 2 is not feasible in your stand-alone PC environment, you can alternatively use a program that either causes an emulation timeout or that inserts an EOD command between each print job. See your QMS vendor for more information on this type of program.

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