PS Protocol

 

Option

 

 

Qbinary (Quoted Binary) Fixed—Enables

Ethernet, Token-

binary communications protocol. Print

Ring

jobs cannot alter this value through

 

PostScript operators. Data in the

 

printable ASCII range also prints. Use

 

the special quoting mechanism for the

 

special characters and ^D (EOF).

 

 

 

Default Normal

 

Notes A data stream sent through the serial or parallel interface using Binary is treated the same as a data stream sent through an optional network interface using QBinary. However, a data stream sent through an optional network interface using QBinary is not treated the same as a data stream sent through the same interface using Binary.

Advantages

The main advantage of using the Binary and Binary Fixed PS protocol modes when sending binary data is that these modes compress the data stream allowing your documents to be smaller so you can send smaller jobs to the printer. For example, some device drivers can format bit map images as binary data instead of as ASCII hex data.

Implementation

To implement PS protocol for sending binary data on your system you need a device driver available with some applications or operating systems, or you can alternatively use a program to read the data and write out the quoted characters. Contact QMS for any available information on device drivers or binary filter programs.

Additional Technical Information

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