MINOLTA-QMS Remote Console, User Manual

Page 1: ...Remote Console User s Guide 1800264 001E ...

Page 2: ... not be copied in whole or in part nor transferred to any other media or language without the express written permission of MINOLTA QMS Inc Manual Notice MINOLTA QMS Inc reserves the right to make changes to this manual and to the equipment described herein without notice Considerable effort has been made to ensure that this manual is free of inaccuracies and omissions However MINOLTA QMS Inc make...

Page 3: ... Typographic Conventions 1 Starting a Remote Console Session 2 Starting a Telnet Session 3 If You Cannot Start a Telnet Session 4 Starting a DECnet Session 5 Message Display and Console Modes 7 Local and Remote Consoles 7 Message Display Mode 7 Console Mode 8 Using Remote Console 10 ...

Page 4: ...dmin Mode Commands 12 Print Job Status Information 13 System Information Commands 14 Listing Current Remote Console Sessions 18 Displaying the Active Jobs 19 Job Ordering Commands 20 Disk Operation Commands 25 System Setting Commands 30 System Console Mode Switching Commands 35 Session Termination Commands 37 Index ...

Page 5: ...features and capabilities available through remote console vary depending on your system setup and your printer options This manual describes how to start a remote console session and explains the remote console modes and commands A magicolor 6100 Print System is used in the examples for this manual Your screens reflect the system you re using and the available options on the printer you select Fo...

Page 6: ...ing with a DECnet setup use the PS Exec utive Series Utilities for VMS as described in this manual Mixed Case Bold Italic Courier Text you type in the examples lowercase bold Remote console commands in the text lowercase italic Variable information in text and command variables Press the Enter or Return key Command Command syntax Purpose The task that the command or parameter is designed to accom ...

Page 7: ...ministrator in the HOSTS file Once the console session is opened you can view the settings of the printer When opening a console session messages like Trying and Connected appear on the screen to show progress When the connection is complete a prompt with your printer name and the current printer status appears The messages you may see when opening a console session vary according to your system p...

Page 8: ...s an example of how a session begins with a correct password b venus 41 telnet 6100 Trying 161 33 128 183 Connected to 6100 Escape character is QMS Console Manager magicolor 6100 Enter Password A100 magicolor 6100 Idle magicolor 6100 You have now entered a remote console session Now see Remote Console Commands on page 10 for information on using remote console If You Cannot Start a Telnet Session ...

Page 9: ...cutive for VMS on your system 2 Use the VMS utilities to connect to the printer With your system running go to the VMS prompt Then type the following RUN SYS SYSTEM QMS PSEXEC The first screen in PS Executive prompts you for the nodename of the printer RUN SYS SYSTEM PSEXEC What is the printer nodename 3 Enter the nodename for the printer whose settings you want to view This name was assigned to t...

Page 10: ...ame you cannot open PS Executive to use remote console 4 Select Start Remote Console Session at the top of the screen A Remote Console Session screen similar to the following appears REMOTE CONSOLE SESSION QMS Console Manager magicolor 6100 magicolor 6100 Idle When the connection to the printer is complete a prompt with your printer name and the current printer status such as Idle or Spooling appe...

Page 11: ...e The TCP IP Accounting Reverse Channel messages if available are seen in normal mode but not in silent mode For example status messages may indicate that paper is low output bins are full or a paper jam has occurred Status messages are displayed each time the user presses the Enter key to ensure that they do not scroll off the screen When the problem is cleared the following message displays Prin...

Page 12: ...gicolor 6100 Input Idle Printing Console Mode System users and the system administrator use the console for different purposes System users use the console to check print job status cancel print jobs or check certain printer configuration settings See User Offline Mode Commands on page 11 for a list of commands available to users The system administrator uses the console more extensively for print...

Page 13: ...an access admin mode Usually this password is set by the system administrator through the printer control panel using a security card or a security disk depending on your system If you enter an invalid password an Invalid password message displays and then the remote console prompt displays If the printer is idle when you enter the admin mode the printer is automatically taken offline and the prom...

Page 14: ...lable for you to use Options with an n parameter allow you to specify a job number For example if you enter cancel without the parameter all jobs in the queue are canceled To cancel just one job replace the n with the job number Also the following commands are available in the admin mode only if the printer you are using has a disk drive cd copy cp del rem format ls dir pwd rename and mv Remote Co...

Page 15: ...eges cancel n Cancel job in progress or specific job n fonts List available fonts help Display help menu jobs n Display job queue or details of specific job n languages Display the emulation selection menu next n Print job number n next normal Enable error status reporting offline Take printer off line Not available in offline mode online Put printer on line Not available in user mode order j1 j2 ...

Page 16: ...ge job j s printing priority to priority number p quit Quit the console session silent Disable error status reporting time Display the current date and time who Display a list of who is logged into the console server Administrator Commands admin Enter console administrator mode if you have administrative privileges cancel n Cancel job in progress or specific job n cd Change directory config Config...

Page 17: ...t Reset the accounting information settime Set the date and time silent Disable error status reporting time Display the current date and time who Display a list of who is logged into the console server Cancelled The job has been cancelled Interface The interface through which the job is received Interpreting The job is compiling Job The job s identification number Owner The owner of the job Page T...

Page 18: ...pe cific mode s help you must first be in that mode and then enter the help com mand at the magicolor 6100 prompt Mode user admin offline Notes If you have administrator privileges you can enter the admin mode and display help that lists the following commands plus others which pertain only to the admin mode See Console Mode on page 8 for information on how to access the admin mode Example magicol...

Page 19: ... priority to p order j1 j2 Print j1 before j2 next n Print job n next Command fonts f Purpose Display a menu that allows you to view the fonts available from an emulation currently installed in the printer Mode user admin offline Notes If optional emulations and fonts are installed they appear also The value listed in is the default value and can be entered by pressing the Enter key If you enter t...

Page 20: ...Garamond Antiqua Standard Selection Index 15 Font Garamond Kursiv Standard Selection Index 16 Font Garamond Halbfett Standard Selection Index 17 Press Enter to continue Printing Status Page Displaying the Time Command printsetup s Purpose Print a status page to the printer Status page information varies depending on the printer Mode user offline admin Notes The status page lists printer informatio...

Page 21: ...er offline admin Notes The value in brackets is the current value for the selection This is a display only command You cannot change the language setting using this command Not all the options shown in this example are available on all printers Only the options for your printer will appear on the remote console display Example magicolor 6100 languages Emulations 1 ESP Default 2 Postscript 3 PCL 5e...

Page 22: ...ing Current Remote Console Sessions Command who w Purpose List all the current remote console sessions and their modes Mode user offline admin Example magicolor 6100 who Session open status Session 0 user mode ...

Page 23: ...his magicolor 6100 jobs magicolor 6100 Job Status Prio Owner Title Interface Sheet Page 014 Interpreting 0001 Ethernet 1 0000 0000 015 Spooled 0001 stdin ditroff Ethernet 1 0000 0000 016 Spooled 0001 Ethernet 1 0000 0000 017 Spooled 0001 Ethernet 1 0000 0000 018 Spooled 0001 Ethernet 1 0000 0000 019 Spooled 0001 Ethernet 1 0000 0000 020 Spooling 0001 Ethernet 1 0000 0000 009 Printed 0001 Ethernet ...

Page 24: ... Fast Ethe NI 0005 0005 00079 Printed 0001 collinst part numbers 6100 Fast Ethe NI 0005 0005 End of job query magicolor 6100 No active job Job Status Entering the jobs command with a specific number shows the status of the job This option is valid for active jobs only not for terminated jobs magicolor 6100 j 19 magicolor 6100 Description for job 19 Job Number 19 Status Spooled Priority 1 Owner Tit...

Page 25: ...0 031 Spooled 0001 Ethernet 1 0000 0000 032 Spooled 0001 Ethernet 1 0000 0000 033 Spooled 0001 Ethernet 1 0000 0000 034 Spooled 0001 Ethernet 1 0000 0000 035 Spooled 0001 Ethernet 1 0000 0000 036 Spooled 0001 Ethernet 1 0000 0000 037 Spooled 0001 stdin ditroff Ethernet 1 0000 0000 038 Spooled 0001 Ethernet 1 0000 0000 039 Spooled 0001 stdin ditroff Ethernet 1 0000 0000 022 Printed 0001 Ethernet 1 ...

Page 26: ...0000 037 Spooled 0001 stdin ditroff Ethernet 1 0000 0000 038 Spooled 0001 Ethernet 1 0000 0000 039 Spooled 0001 stdin ditroff Ethernet 1 0000 0000 023 Printed 0001 Ethernet 1 0001 0001 024 Printed 0001 stdin ditroff Ethernet 1 0001 0001 025 Printed 0001 Ethernet 1 0001 0001 026 Printed 0001 stdin ditroff Ethernet 1 0023 0023 027 Printed 0001 Ethernet 1 0001 0001 End of job query Command order j n1...

Page 27: ...d 0001 Ethernet 1 0000 0000 025 Printed 0001 Ethernet 1 0001 0001 026 Printed 0001 stdin ditroff Ethernet 1 0023 0023 027 Printed 0001 Ethernet 1 0001 0001 028 Printed 0001 stdin ditroff Ethernet 1 0000 0000 029 Printed 0001 Ethernet 1 0000 0000 End of job query Command next nt n Purpose Set a given job to be printed next Mode user offline admin Example Setting job 37 to be printed next magicolor ...

Page 28: ...rnet 1 0001 0001 031 Printed 0001 Ethernet 1 0002 0002 End of job query Command cancel n c Purpose Cancel printing the current job s or a specific job Mode user offline admin Notes When the cancel command is entered with a job ID the specified job is canceled For example the command cancel 7 cancels job 7 When the cancel command is entered with no job ID specified all jobs with the printing interp...

Page 29: ... Rules File and directory names are composed of a root name of up to 8 characters and an extension name of up to 3 characters The name is not case sensitive file name ABC doc is the same as abc doc Wild card characters and in file names are not supported with the exception of the following cp source_directory destination_directory rm directory Commands like dir txt and cp bin usr are invalid Chang...

Page 30: ...a disk drive is available on the printer you are using Example admin pwd DSK6 USR Command dir ls Purpose Display the contents of the current directory or a given directory Mode admin Notes This command appears only if a disk drive is available on the printer you are using Example Current directory admin ls BIN DIR 01 19 199415 42 01 SYSTEM DL 381740001 19 199415 50 01 TMP DIR 01 19 199415 53 01 SP...

Page 31: ...le on the printer you are using This command works in the DSK USR xxxxxxxx directory repre sents a disk in the range of 1 to 7 and xxxxxxxx represents a user created sub directory Example Change directory admin cd usr admin Idle List contents of directory DSK6 usr admin ls DIR 01 19 199415 42 01 DIR 01 19 199415 42 01 ACC DIC688401 21 199413 27 01 ACC STA15001 21 199412 46 01 ACC1 JOB688401 21 199...

Page 32: ...9 199415 42 01 DIR 01 19 199415 42 01 ACC DIC688401 21 199413 27 01 ACC STA15001 21 199412 46 01 ACC1 JOB688401 21 199413 27 01 ACC PAP15001 21 199412 46 01 admin dir bin DIR 01 19 199415 42 01 DIR 01 19 199415 42 01 FE DIR 01 19 199415 42 01 EMULATE DIR 01 19 199415 42 01 DIAGS DIR 01 19 199415 43 01 NVR DIR 01 19 199415 43 01 Copy file DSK6 usr acc pap to DSK6 bin acc bak admin copy usr acc dic ...

Page 33: ... of the following directory DSK USR xxxxxxxx directory represents a disk in the range of 1 to 7 and xxxxxxxx rep resents a user created subdirectory This command displays only if a disk drive is available on the printer you are using Example Rename file acc bak to acc old in the same directory admin mv acc bak acc old Rename file acc bak to acc old and move it to the parent directory admin mv acc ...

Page 34: ... brackets is the current value for the selection Example Format hard disk 6 admin format DSK6 Format disk DSK6 Continue N no Y Yes N y admin Idle Command settime Purpose Set the date and time of the system clock Mode admin Notes This command displays only if a disk drive is available on the printer you are using The value in brackets is the current value for the selection The command is available ...

Page 35: ...dmin Idle admin admin Idle Enter the time command to verify the new time admin time Thur Feb 21 1994 15 48 12 admin Idle Command normal n Purpose Set the console to normal message display mode to display any message the system reports to the console See Message Display and Console Modes on page 7 Mode user offline admin Example magicolor 6100 normal Command silent s Purpose Set the console to sile...

Page 36: ...se wait Created file Creating paper accounting file please wait Created file Command reset Purpose Reboot the system and reset the system configuration to factory default set tings All console sessions are terminated and the terminals are frozen until the system is back on line Mode admin Notes Any job in the system is lost after the reboot and the current system configura tion settings are replac...

Page 37: ...which may vary depending on your printer not all options are available on all MINOLTA QMS printers It accesses the same printer configuration menu that is available through the control panel for your specific printer When you are in the printer configuration menu you can press the Return key to return to the user mode or you can press the Return key to advance one menu level with the following exc...

Page 38: ...ype 1 and the operator control options appear Operator Control 1 Copies 2 Duplex 3 Tumble Duplex 4 Collation 5 Orientation 6 Inputbin 7 Outputbin 8 Chain Inputbins 9 Offset Stacking 10 Stapling 11 Accounting 0 Exit menu Choose one 0 If an operator control menu password is enabled you are prompted to enter it Printer Configuration 1 Operator Control 2 Administration 0 Exit menu Choose one 0 1 Enter...

Page 39: ...Special Pages 4 Startup Options 5 Memory 6 Engine Setup 7 Miscellaneous 8 Disk Operations 0 Exit menu Choose one 0 If administration password protection is enabled you are prompted to enter the administration password Printer Configuration 1 Operator Control 2 Administration 0 Exit menu Choose one 0 2 Enter Password Enter value Command offline o Purpose Switch the console from user mode to offline...

Page 40: ...ine magicolor 6100 idle Command admin Purpose Switch the console from user offline mode to admin mode and take the system off line Mode admin Notes Passwords can only be set or changed through the printer s control panel See your printer user s guide for more information on passwords Example From user mode to admin mode magicolor 6100 admin admin Idle From offline mode to admin mode offline admin ...

Page 41: ...ode with the online com mand magicolor 6100 admin Enter Password 00aaa Invalid password offline Idle offline online Entering the password again magicolor 6100 Idle magicolor 6100 admin Enter Password 00AAA admin Idle admin Command exit x Purpose Switch the console from admin mode to user mode and put the system on line Mode admin Notes When you exit from the admin mode the offline prompt changes t...

Page 42: ...tells you the connection is closed and who closed it In this example b venus closed the session If you do not quit the session it is automatically closed when the sys tem is turned off For VMS users when you quit the session it may take several seconds for the remote link to disconnect Example magicolor 6100 quit Connection closed by foreign host b venus 42 Command reboot Purpose Reboot the system...

Page 43: ...mulation 17 Admin mode 12 B Blocked mode 11 C cancel command 24 Cancelling a job 24 Case sensitive 4 cd command 27 Changing job order 22 job priority 20 Changing the working directory 27 Command cd 27 dir 26 Commands admin 36 cancel 24 config 32 copy 27 del 29 exit 37 fonts 15 format 30 help 14 jobs 19 languages 17 next 23 normal 31 normal n 31 ...

Page 44: ...l rm command 29 Deleting a File 29 dir ls command 26 Directory display contents 26 display current 26 E Exit command 37 F font command 15 Forced console termination 38 Format command 30 Formatting a Floppy Disk 30 Formatting a Hard Disk 30 G Going to admin mode 36 H Help command 14 J Job order 22 L languages command 17 M Main menu PS Executive 6 Message display 7 Mode 7 Modes Admin 12 Blocked 11 U...

Page 45: ...ystem 38 Remote console Commands 10 Forced termination 38 Listing current session 18 PS Executive 6 Start session 2 Using 10 Remote Console commands 10 Admin mode 12 Blocked Mode 11 User Offline Mode 11 rename mv command 29 Renaming a File 29 Reset command 32 Resetaccount ra command 32 Resetting to factory default settings 32 S Session Start 3 5 Setting the Console to Normal 31 System information ...

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