End Job Mode

follow are interpreted as being the same emulation as the first job. For example, if there are two print jobs, the first a PCL file with no EOD command, and the second a PostScript file with a Ctrl-D (a PostScript end-of-file character)—ESP technology interprets the emulation of the first job correctly. But since the first print job has no EOD com- mand, it “runs” into the second job, and even though the second job is PostScript, it prints in PCL.

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 orga- nization, 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 optional serial or standard 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 environ- ment. The following sections provide more detailed information for each step.

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