CommunicationsQMS 1725E Print System Reference4-16CommunicationsThis menu contains several options that allow you to configure theprinter's communication parameters to match the host and applicationparameters.» Note: This section contains information on Timeouts, Serial, Parallel andNetwork 2 menus. For information on printer-host communication using theEthernet interface or any options located under the CrownNet submenu(Administration/Communications/Network 2/CrownNet), see chapter 2,Printer Configuration, of the QMS CrownNet Interface SystemAdministrators Guide.Setting TimeoutsThe Timeouts options limit the amount of time the printer waits ontransmission from the host for various types of data.Setting a PostScript Emulation TimeoutThe PostScript emulation timeout is the maximum number of secondsthe PostScript emulation waits for incoming data.Menu Administration/Communications/Timeouts/PS Wait TimeoutChoices 00000-99999Default 00030 (30 sec.)Notes A value of 000 is the same as infinity (no timeout).The job is closed and the next job in the queue begins if all ofthe following occur:n No additional data is received during the specifiedperiod of time.n The interface didn’t time out.An EOD (end-of-document commands) was not seen.When a print job is sent from a Macintosh, the PS Wait timeoutis automatically changed to 00300 (5 min.).Large print jobs, such as those generated by graphics orcomputer-aided design applications, require timeouts of 00300(5 min.).
