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Additional Technical

 

 

Information

 

 

Introduction ..................................................................................

5-2

 

Printer-Host Communication ......................................................

5-2

 

Interface 5-2

 

 

Simultaneous Interface Operation (SIO) 5-2

 

 

ESP Technology 5-2

 

 

Communication Modes 5-3

 

 

Halftones .......................................................................................

5-4

 

A Special Note for QuarkXPress Users 5-6

 

 

Memory .........................................................................................

5-7

 

QMS Memory Management 5-8

 

 

Memory Terms 5-8

 

 

Evaluation of Your Printing Environment 5-11

 

 

Memory Clients 5-13

 

 

Hard Disk Management 5-19

 

 

End Job Mode .............................................................................

5-20

Common Reasons to Use End Job Mode 5-21 Using the EOD Commands 5-22

Setting the End Job Mode for the Serial and Parallel Protocols 5-22 Setting the End Job Mode via the Control Panel 5-23

Adding an EOD Command to Your File 5-25 Creating a Network Job Separator 5-26

Parallel Interface Modes ............................................................

5-27

Byte Mode 5-27

Compatibility Mode 5-27

ECP (Enhanced Compatibility Port) Mode 5-28

EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) Mode 5-28

Nibble Mode 5-28

PS Protocol Option ....................................................................

5-28

Options 5-30

 

Advantages 5-31

 

Implementation 5-31

 

HP-GL Color Encoding ..............................................................

5-32

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