HP QMS 1660E Command, Explanation

End Job Mode

When the QMS EOD or the HP EOD is set, the printer does not recognize the Ctrl-D EOD command. Add your organization's standard EOD command to the end of your print file, or add it to a separate file as follows.

Adding an EOD Command to the End of Your File

Create an output file (for example, ASCII, PCL, or PostScript file to disk) and add your organization's standard EOD command (QMS EOD or HP EOD) to the end of that file.

Sample output file:

Text

Text

Text

Text

%%EndOfDocument

Adding an EOD Command to a Separate File

Create an ASCII text file that contains only the EOD command. For example, create a DOS batch file listing each print filename followed by the EOD command filename for each file being printed. Then “run” the batch file to print your list of files.

Sample DOS batch file:
Command	Explanation
Print mktg.doc	Job filename
Print end.txt	EOD command filename
Print acct.doc	Job filename
Print end.txt	EOD command filename

Creating a Network Job Separator

If your printer is connected to a network through a PC and the PC is acting as a print server managing the printing of shared network files, then your system administrator must create a job separator and associate it with a print job queue. Different network environments have different procedures for creating the job separator, such as

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