hpoppe@SCDPYR.ucar.edu (Herb Poppe) (04/30/88)
I have several questions about the QMS PS-810 laser printer.
1) When I print to the 810 from a Mac, I can (via Page Setup...) select
(bitmap) smoothing. However, the bitmap is not smoothed. When I print
the same file on an Apple LaserWriter Plus, the file is smoothed. Doesn't
the 810 do smoothing; are LaserWriters the only PostScript printers
that do smoothing? How do I get the 810 to do smoothing?
2) I would like to connect an Apollo workstation to the 810 via the DB-25
connector at the same time that the 810 is connected to LocalTalk. The
810 has a thumbwheel switch that must be set to "3" for LocalTalk and
to some other number for the RS-232 port. Is changing the switch position
sufficient to disconnect the printer from LocalTalk and connect it to
RS-232 or must I also remove the LocalTalk cable from the printer?
Conversely, must I remove the RS-232 cable from the DB-25 port when
I switch to LocalTalk.
3) I would like to get a telephone number that could get me in touch
with Technical Support at QMS.
Herb Poppe NCAR INTERNET: hpoppe@scdpyr.UCAR.EDU
(303) 497-1296 P.O. Box 3000 CSNET: hpoppe@ncar.CSNET
Boulder, CO 80307 UUCP: hpoppe@scdpyr.UUCP
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> ... The > 810 has a thumbwheel switch that must be set to "3" for LocalTalk and > to some other number for the RS-232 port. Is changing the switch position > sufficient to disconnect the printer from LocalTalk and connect it to > RS-232 or must I also remove the LocalTalk cable from the printer? The manual implies that when you are physically connected to AppleTalk (I assume "LocalTalk" is synonymous), the switch must stay set to 3 at all times. "A mistake in the switch setting could bring down the entire network", it says. Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology {ihnp4,decvax,uunet!mnetor}!utzoo!henry ---------------------------------------- Submissions to: desktop@plaid.sun.com Administrivia to: desktop-request@plaid.sun.com UUCP: {amdahl,decwrl,hplabs,ihnp4}!sun!plaid!desktop{-request} Archives can be gotten from the archive-server. To get information on the archive-server, send mail to: archive-server@plaid.sun.com -or- sun!plaid!archive-server with a subject line of help