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Printek FormsMaster 8000 Operator's Manual

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FormsMaster 8000 Series

High Performance

Serial Matrix Printers
Operator's Manual
©Printek, Inc. 1997
1517 Townline Road
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
616-925-3200
Part Number 4339

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  • Page 1: High Performance

    FormsMaster 8000 Series High Performance Serial Matrix Printers Operator’s Manual ©Printek, Inc. 1997 1517 Townline Road Benton Harbor, MI 49022 616-925-3200 Part Number 4339...
  • Page 2 Machines Co.; DEC is a registered trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation; Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson; QMS is a registered trademark of Quality Micro Systems, Inc.; IGP is a registered trademark of Printronix Corp.; Printek is a registered trademark of Printek, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Getting Started Installation Interface Set Up Installing The Ribbon Cartridge Why Use Only Printek Ribbon Installation Loading Paper FormsMaster 8000 Single Tractor Model FormsMaster 8003 TriTrak™ Model Printer Self-test Daily Operation Introduction Control Panel Features LCD Display and Online Indicator...
  • Page 4 Test Menu Form Construction and Layout Tips Form Construction Form Layout Considerations Maintenance and Troubleshooting Messages Preventive Maintenance Obtaining Service Advanced Setup Features Using Remote Setup Using the Optional Setup Module Printer Reset Conditions Control Code and Escape Sequence Summaries...
  • Page 5 ANSI X3.64 Emulation Epson FX Emulation IBM Proprinter Emulation LA-120 Emulation Simple TTY Emulation Printek Emulation ASCII Character Tables Specifications Glossary of Terms...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    This printer has been designed to provide years of service handling your most demanding printing requirements. The FormsMaster 8000 Series printers offer higher throughput than all other printers in its class. In addition, an easy to use front panel combined with the ability to store ten different form configurations makes handling multiple forms as simple as a button press for the operator.
  • Page 8 Using Remote Setup describes how to “set up” default parameters from a host computer. Using the Setup Module describes how the optional Setup Module can be used to copy Setup parameters from one printer to another. Printer Reset Conditions describes the state of the printer after power up or reset.

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    For details, refer to “Specifications” on page 121. Once a site has been selected, the printer should be placed on a Printek Print Stand. The Printek print stand is especially recommended for the FormsMaster 8003 and is required to meet the low noise rating of the printer.

  • Page 10: Interface Set Up

    Depending upon which interface is being used to connect the printer to the host computer, some set up may or may not be required. Regardless of which interface is used, the FormsMaster 8000 will automatically detect which port is receiving data and make that port active. This is true of the standard parallel or serial ports and any optional interface that may be installed.
  • Page 11 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity with hardware handshake on pin 11. The default printer emulation is Epson. For a complete description of all the default settings for this interface, refer to page Signal Chassis ground.

  • Page 12: Parallel Interface

    Parallel Interface This interface uses the standard 36 pin parallel connector as shown below. The default printer emulation is Epson. For a complete description of all the default settings for this interface, refer to page 55. Pin Signal ____________________ DATA STROBE...
  • Page 13 This interface automatically sets itself for either Coax Mode or Twinax Mode depending upon which adapter cable (coax BNC or twinax smart “T”) is attached to the 15 pin “D” connector when the printer is powered on. Only the choices for the detected mode are available in the Setup menus.

  • Page 14: Installing The Ribbon Cartridge

    Why Use Only Printek Printek Printek brand ribbons can be identified by the above label on each ribbon. There are many reasons to use only Printek brand ribbons in your FormsMaster 8000 series printer. First of all, using only Printek brand ribbons will automatically extend the print head warranty to two years instead of one year.
  • Page 15 G E T T I N G S T A R T E D Other useful features available only with the use of Printek brand ribbons are that the printer will not allow printing if a ribbon is not installed, and the...

  • Page 16: Ribbon Installation

    Ribbon Installation 1. Open the ribbon lid on top of the printer and position the print head for ribbon loading by lifting the ribbon loading handle as indicated in the following picture. Opening the Ribbon Loading Handle 2. Remove the new ribbon from its plastic bag and make sure the ribbon fabric is taut by turning the knob on top of the ribbon cartridge in a counterclockwise direction as indicated by the arrow on the cartridge.
  • Page 17 3. With the right hand end of the ribbon tilted down, insert the tab on the end of the cartridge into the opening in the ribbon tray. Installing the Ribbon Cartridge 4. Now lower the left end of the cartridge down while guiding the ribbon fabric between the nose of the print head and the ribbon guide pins.
  • Page 18 G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 5. Finally, lower the ribbon loading handle to its original position. Closing the Ribbon Load Handle 6. Close the ribbon lid on top of the printer.

  • Page 19: Loading Paper

    1. Make sure the printer is powered on and that the printer is off line (ONLINE indicator flashing red). 2. Lift open the paper door on the front of the printer to expose the paper feed tractors as shown below.

  • Page 20: Formsmaster 8003 Tritrak™ Model

    (ONLINE indicator flashing red). 2. Press the UNLOAD button to move the tractor shuttle forward to the load position. 3. Lift open the paper door on the front of the printer to expose the paper feed tractors as shown in the following picture.
  • Page 21 Loading the Front Tractors 4. Open the doors on each tractor. 5. Feed the paper up through the bottom of the printer and position the holes in the edge of the paper over the pins in the left tractor while making sure that the paper will not extend above the top of the tractors.
  • Page 22 11.Close the paper door. 12.Press the FORM SELECT button until the desired form is displayed and then press the LOAD button. The printer will now move the selected form into position for printing. 13.Place the printer on line by pressing the ONLINE button.

  • Page 23: Printer Self-Test

    To stop or restart printing the test pattern, press the ONLINE button. 8. To take the printer out of the test mode, stop the test by pressing the ONLINE button. 9. Press the SETUP/MENU button four times to display 10.Press either of the ITEM buttons until...

  • Page 25: Daily Operation

    Daily Operation INTRODUCTION This chapter describes how to use the “everyday” features of the FormsMaster 8000. The items covered are: Control Panel Features – describes the most commonly used features of the printer’s control panel. Selecting and Loading Forms – describes how to insert paper or forms into the tractors and how to inform the printer of which forms are “loaded”.

  • Page 26: Control Panel Features

    D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N CONTROL PANEL FEATURES The following picture shows the printer’s control panel. The control panel consists of a two line LCD display, an ONLINE status indicator, nine push button switches or “buttons”, and a speaker.

  • Page 27: Push Buttons

    (ASCII BEL) is received from a host computer. This button toggles the printer between the on line and off line state. When the printer is on line, it may be printing or may begin printing at any time. To stop the printing or prevent printing from starting, use this button to take the printer off line (see “ONLINE Status...
  • Page 28 When pressed to go on line, the printer will first attempt to clear any errors. For example, if there is a paper out condition, the printer will attempt to load the form in the currently selected tractors and, if successful, go on line.
  • Page 29 This button is used to access up to ten different forms which have been previously configured with the Setup menus (see the chapter on Printer Configuration for more information). When this button is pressed, one of two functions will be performed.
  • Page 30 For a more detailed description, see “Aligning Print” later in this chapter. This button is used to set up the various operating parameters of the printer for forms, interfaces, etc. This button is not used on a daily basis. For more information see the...

  • Page 31: Selecting And Loading Forms

    “Loading a Different Form in the Tractors”. Selecting a Form Already Loaded in the Tractors To select a form that is already loaded in the tractors, take the printer off line and press the FORM SELECT button until that form is displayed (a form that is not considered to be loaded will flash the display).
  • Page 32 4. Open the paper door on the front of the printer. This will provide access to the tractors as shown below. FormsMaster 8000, only one set of tractors will be available and you may skip ahead to step 6. FormsMaster 8003 tractors 5.
  • Page 33 D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N FormsMaster 8003 with front and center tractors tilted forward. 6. Open the tractor doors and remove the old form. FormsMaster 8003 with rear path empty...
  • Page 34 7. If the new form is a different width than the previous form, unlock the right tractor and move it to approximately the new position. Note that the left tractor position is fixed and may not be moved. 8. Place the left edge of the new form in the left tractor with the holes aligned with tractor pins.
  • Page 35 The ONLINE button will both position the form and place the printer on line. Note that the first time the printer is placed on line after a new form is loaded, the form(s) currently known to be loaded by the printer will scroll across the display as the printer goes on line.

  • Page 36: Ejecting And Tearing Off A Form

    When most print jobs complete, they will command the paper to be positioned at the top of the next form so that the printer is ready for the next job. This is, however, dependent solely upon how the programmer chose to write your particular application software.
  • Page 37 1. Make sure the printer is off line (indicator flashes red when off line) by pressing the ONLINE button if necessary. printer from pulling the paper down to start printing the next job while you are tearing off this one.

  • Page 38: Installing A New Ribbon Cartridge

    INSTALLING A NEW RIBBON CARTRIDGE Removing the Old Ribbon Cartridge 1. Open the ribbon lid on top of the printer and position the print head for ribbon loading by lifting the ribbon loading handle as indicated in the following picture.

  • Page 39: Installing The New Ribbon Cartridge

    Installing the New Ribbon Cartridge. Note: The use of Printek brand ribbons is recommended for increased ribbon life and print head life. The use of only Printek brand ribbons is required for the extended print head warranty. For details, see “Why Use Only Printek Brand Ribbons”...

  • Page 40: Aligning Print

    ALIGNING PRINT When a new form is loaded into the printer for the first time, it may be necessary to adjust where printing begins. This depends upon how the software that controls the printing was written. If the software was written to perform its own character and line spacing relative to the edges of the form, then adjustment may not be necessary.
  • Page 41 the print is to be moved from the normal print position. The maximum distance print may be moved is 9.99 inches in either direction. Example In this example, a number needs to be printed in a box on a preprinted form. This form could be a packing list, an invoice, or a check.

  • Page 42: Common Error Conditions

    This will automatically load the new form and begin printing. Depending upon how the printer has been set up, the printer may start printing where it left off or it may start at the beginning of the page where the error occurred and reprint the entire page.

  • Page 43: Why Use Only Printek ® Brand Ribbons

    This error may also occur when attempting to use a non-Printek brand ribbon. Before attempting to use a ribbon brand other than Printek, please read “Why Use Only Printek® Brand Ribbons” on page 8. Then if you do decide to use non-Printek brand ribbons, refer to “Ribbon Checking” on page 81.

  • Page 44: Change Ribbon

    This message is periodically displayed when a ribbon has reached the end of its useful life and indicates that a new Printek ribbon should be installed. This error is merely a reminder to change the ribbon and does not force the printer off line.

  • Page 45: Printer Configuration

    Printer Configuration INTRODUCTION TO SETUP The FormsMaster 8000 series printers feature simple, easy to use menus for setting the various operating parameters for the printer. The parameters available in these menus usually only need to be set one time, either when the printer is first installed or perhaps when a new form is to be used.

  • Page 46: Entering Setup

    Setup mode is exited. Entering Setup To enter Setup, simply take the printer off line and press the SETUP button. The ONLINE indicator will begin to flash yellow and the display will temporarily show the following.

  • Page 47: Using The Item And Value Buttons

    Pressing the button indicated for Yes will display one of the following messages depending on whether or not changes were made, reset the printer if changes were made, and then leave the printer off line. Exiting Menus Saving Changes...

  • Page 48: Forms Menu

    Not all of these forms require the same printer settings for things such as font, character size, line spacing, or form length. The FormsMaster 8000 series printers store up to ten complete sets of form parameters including the name of the form.

  • Page 49: Forms Menu Items

    When a form’s tractor path is set to Center+Rear or Frnt+Cntr+Rear through through ), or spaces. The name may be up to 16 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ , the printer will automatically switch to the Form Name FORM 0 ” FORM 0 Space,...
  • Page 50 To manually cut a form or report at the end of the current page, the user can take the printer offline and press the UNLOAD button. See the FormsMaster 8000 Series FormsCutter Manual for additional information.
  • Page 51 Form Length Possible Values: 1 … 66* … 227 Lines This item sets the form length in lines at the current line pitch (LPI). For example: for an eleven inch form, enter 66 if you are using six lines per inch or 88 if you are using eight lines per inch.
  • Page 52 Characters Per Inch Possible Values: 10*, 12, 13.3, 15, 16.74, 17.14, 20 This item sets the default character pitch in Characters Per Inch (CPI). (Note that OCR-A and OCR-B characters are only valid at 10 CPI will always print at 10 CPI regardless of this setting.) Left Margin Possible Values: Column 0* …...
  • Page 53 Normal*, Fast This item selects whether the Draft Font ( be selected when the printer receives a “select draft font” command from the host computer. This will allow the Fast Draft font to be used with programs which would not be able to otherwise.
  • Page 54 feature to work properly. The character substitutions are shown in the following table. Char Value 35 36 64 91 92 93 94 96 123 124 125 126 France Germany England £ Denmark Sweden ¤ Italy Spain PTS $ Japan Zero Style Possible Values: Normal*, Slashed This item selects whether the numeral zero is printed with or without a...

  • Page 55: Interface Menu

    Imager and ImagerPlus Interface on page 74 Automatic Port Switching The FormsMaster 8000 series printers will automatically accept data from the Parallel Interface, the RS-232 Serial Interface, and any optionally installed hardware interface. This feature is always active and does not require user intervention to change ports.

  • Page 56: Entering The Interface Menu

    When which port is active changes, the printer will automatically perform a Carriage Return (CR) and reselect the emulation that was in effect for that port. The printer will also perform a Form Feed (FF) if not already at the top of form.

  • Page 57: Rs-232C Serial Interface Items

    Printek, ANSI X3.64 This item selects the emulation to be used whenever the serial port is active (see “Automatic Port Switching” earlier in this section). be set to match the type of printer your software supports. Automatic Carriage Return Possible Values:...
  • Page 58 I/O buffer (see “Paper Out Fault” on page 80 for more information on buffer size). Setting this to using the printer with operating systems that try to keep track of which page is currently being printed by the printer. This may also be useful when using serial I/O with systems that do not respond quickly enough to handshake signals.
  • Page 59 Baud Rate Possible Values: 110, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600*, 19200 This item selects the baud rate for the serial interface. This must be set to match the baud rate setting on the host computer. Data Bits Possible Values: 8*, 7 This item selects the number of data bits in the serial character frame.
  • Page 60 Enables or disables the transmission of the XON and XOFF characters from the printer to the host to control data flow to the printer. XOFF will be sent whenever the printer goes offline or the serial buffer is full. XON will be sent when is again ready to receive characters.

  • Page 61: Parallel Interface Items

    Printek, ANSI X3.64 This item selects the emulation to be used whenever the parallel port is active (see “Automatic Port Switching” earlier in this section). emulation should be set to match the type of printer your software supports. Automatic Carriage Return Emulation...
  • Page 62 Possible Values: Off, On* This item enables or disables automatic Carriage Returns (CR) whenever a Line Feed (LF), Vertical Tab (VT), or Form Feed (FF) is received. Automatic Line Feed Possible Values: Off*, On This item enables or disables automatic Line Feeds (LF) when a Carriage Return (CR) is received.

  • Page 63: Ethernet 10Baset Lan Interface Items

    I/O buffer (see “Paper Out Fault” on page 80 for more information on buffer size). Setting this to using the printer with operating systems that try to keep track of which page is currently being printed by the printer. Ethernet 10BaseT LAN Interface Items...
  • Page 64 Possible Values: Off, On* This item enables or disables automatic Carriage Returns (CR) whenever a Line Feed (LF), Vertical Tab (VT), or Form Feed (FF) is received. Automatic Line Feed Possible Values: Off*, On This item enables or disables automatic Line Feeds (LF) when a Carriage Return (CR) is received.
  • Page 65 I/O buffer (see “Paper Out Fault” on page 80 for more information on buffer size). Setting this to using the printer with operating systems that try to keep track of which page is currently being printed by the printer. Coax/Twinax Interface Items...
  • Page 66 This item selects whether the maximum print position is column 132 or if no maximum position is enforced. Maximum Print Line Possible Values: 66 *, None This item selects whether the maximum print line is line 66 or if no maximum position is enforced.
  • Page 67 This item selects whether a form feed will automatically be performed after an End Of Message is received. Paper Error Reporting Possible Values: Enable, Disable* This item selects whether paper errors will be reported to the host. Default Character Set Possible Values: Multinational* Austria/Germany...
  • Page 68 Host Character Pitch Control Possible Values: Enable*, Disable This item selects whether the host is able to control the character pitch (Characters Per Inch) or if it is controlled only by the printer Setup menus. Host Line Pitch Control Possible Values: Enable*, Disable This item selects whether the host is able to control the line pitch (Lines Per Inch) or if it is controlled only by the printer Setup menus.
  • Page 69 EBCDIC value of the characters received to assist programmers in software debugging (for more information refer to the FormsMaster 8000 Series Programmer’s Manual). When set to the interface will perform internal diagnostics and print the result.
  • Page 70 When the optional Coax/Twinax Interface is installed, the printer will automatically determine which of these two interfaces are being used by sensing which adapter cable is attached to the printer at power on. If the Twinax Smart-T adapter is attached, the following Setup items will be displayed.
  • Page 71 Possible Values: Enable*, Disable This item selects whether the host is able to control the print quality (draft or letter quality) or if it is controlled only by the printer Setup menus. Host Character Pitch Control Possible Values: Enable*, Disable This item selects whether the host is able to control the character pitch (Characters Per Inch) or if it is controlled only by the printer Setup menus.
  • Page 72 EBCDIC value of the characters received to assist programmers in software debugging (for more information refer to the FormsMaster 8000 Series Programmer’s Manual). When set to the interface will perform internal diagnostics and print the result.

  • Page 73: Ipds Coax Interface Items

    IPDS Coax Interface Items INTERFACE MENU IPDS Coax Maximum Print Position Possible Values: 1 32*, None This item selects whether the maximum print position is column 132 or if no maximum position is enforced. Carriage Return Received at MPP+1 Possible Values: CR*, NL This item selects whether a Carriage Return received at MPP+1 will cause only a Carriage Return or a New Line (Carriage Return and Line Feed) to be...
  • Page 74 This item selects whether a New Line received at MPP+1 will cause one or two New Lines to be performed. Maximum Print Line Possible Values: 66 *, None This item selects whether the maximum print line is line 66 or if no maximum position is enforced.
  • Page 75 This item selects whether a form feed will automatically be performed after an End Of Message is received. Form Feed Operation Possible Values: FF, FF + Space* This item selects whether only a Form Feed or a Form Feed and a Space will be performed when a Form Feed character is received.
  • Page 76 Host Impact Control Possible Values: Enable*, Disable This item selects whether the host is able to control the normal or high impact setting or if it is controlled only by the printer Setup menus. Host Bin Select Possible Values: Enable*, Disable This item selects whether the host is able to change bin (form) selections or if it is controlled only by the printer control panel.
  • Page 77 EBCDIC value of the characters received to assist programmers in software debugging (for more information refer to the FormsMaster 8000 Series Programmer’s Manual). When set to the interface will perform internal diagnostics and print the result.

  • Page 78: Ipds Twinax Interface Items

    IPDS Twinax Interface Items Note: The Twinax Address is selected by using the rotary switch on the back of the printer next to the 15 pin “D” connector where the twinax Smart-T adapter is connected. INTERFACE MENU IPDS Twinax Default Character Set...
  • Page 79 EBCDIC value of the characters received to assist programmers in software debugging (for more information refer to the FormsMaster 8000 Series Programmer’s Manual). When set to the interface will perform internal diagnostics and print the result.

  • Page 80: Imager And Imagerplus Interface Items

    Imager INTERFACE MENU ImagerPlus The printer will automatically display Imager or ImagerPlus as shown above based upon which interface is installed. The descriptions in this manual are brief. For more information, please refer to the appropriate Imager or ImagerPlus manual.
  • Page 81 Line Terminator Possible Values: LF*, CR This item sets the line terminating character to a Line Feed or a Carriage Return. Bar Code Density Possible Values: Low-Res, Medium-Res, High-Res*, Graphics Med-Res This item sets the density, or graphics resolution, for bar codes. QMS Character Set (QMS CodeV v2 and PTX CodeV v2 only) Possible Values:...
  • Page 82 ^F Free Format Mode (QMS CodeV v2 and PTX CodeV v2 only) Possible Values: Not Active*, Active This item selects whether or not the Free Format Mode is active in Filter Mode. ^ X Ignore Data Mode (QMS CodeV v2 and PTX CodeV v2 only) Possible Values: Not Active*, Active This item selects whether data will be ignored until a ^A is received.
  • Page 83 This item sets the vertical resolution to 72 or 70 Dots Per Inch. Vertical Text Spacing (QMS CodeV v2 and PTX CodeV v2 only) Possible Values: Version 2*, Version 1 This item selects whether text should be spaced vertically as in Code V version 1 or version 2.
  • Page 84 Quiet Mode (Printronix IGP only) Possible Values: Not Active*, Active This item selects whether or not the quiet mode is active at power on. Spacing Mode (Printronix IGP only) Possible Values: IGP 10/20/40*, IGP 30 This item selects the Spacing mode. Quiet Mode Not Active Spacing...

  • Page 85: Options Menu

    This item sets the number of seconds to delay before scrolling the top of form to the tear bar when the printer is idle (no additional data received since the last print operation) and a form boundary (bottom of the form according...
  • Page 86 (the printer assumes there is not a complete page available), when reverse paper motion is attempted within the last one inch of the form, or when a paper jam occurs.
  • Page 87 (see Ribbon Life below). Ribbon Check may be turned off if these features are not desired. Ribbon Check may also be turned off to allow the use of non-Printek brand ribbons. Using non-Printek ribbons may limit the warranty on the print head, so before turning Ribbon Check off, please read “Why Use Only...

  • Page 88: Test Menu

    P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 124. Note that turning this feature off while still using Printek brand ribbons will not affect the extended warranty. Ribbon Life...
  • Page 89 Menu Tree for each. This may be useful in case this manual is misplaced or the printer is upgraded to a newer version of firmware. will print only the items relevant to the current printer Current Values configuration and their current values.
  • Page 90 P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N When set to , the printer will print all received data in a special Hex Dump debug format which may be used by programmers to solve software problems.

  • Page 91: Form Construction And Layout Tips

    Form Construction and Layout Tips FORM CONSTRUCTION Although the FormsMaster 8000 series printers have been designed to handle difficult forms, you may come across a form that does not feed reliably or provide adequate print quality on all copies. One of the main causes of paper misfeeds is a form that is “tented”. Tenting is a tent-like bulge at the perforation when forms are unfolded from the box.
  • Page 92 While the print alignment can be adjusted on the FormsMaster 8000 series printer to 1/100 of an inch, this is often too much to expect of the forms manufacturer.

  • Page 93: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    36. Other errors which are not listed here or in “Daily Operation” should be reported to the company where you purchased your printer, or to your nearest Authorized Service Center. If you do not know the name or number of your nearest Authorized Service Center, see “Obtaining Service”...

  • Page 94: Preventive Maintenance

    It is only suggested that you periodically clear out any excessive paper dust. Also, the various bearings used in the FormsMaster 8000 should not require any lubrication. If you do choose to lubricate any bearings, use only a 30 Wt. non-detergent motor oil.

  • Page 95: Advanced Setup Features

    Information System managers who want to be SECURITY MENU able to set up a printer and then “lock out” operator changes to the various menus. This method of security may be set independently for the Align Print, the Forms menu, the Interface menu, or the Options menu.
  • Page 96 Forms Menu Possible Values: Edit Allowed, View Only, Initialize This item selects whether items in the viewed by the operator. forms to factory default values. Interface Menu Possible Values: Edit Allowed, View Only, Initialize This item selects whether items in the only viewed by the operator.

  • Page 97: Using Remote Setup

    Using Remote Setup The FormsMaster 8000 Series printers may be completely configured for operation by using the front panel buttons to access the printer setup menus. In addition, many of the items that can be configured via the front panel setup menus can also be configured remotely as described in this chapter.
  • Page 98 " ". Remote Setup After this is done, the printer will reset, beep the bell to alert the operator, and display the message " may now be sent to the printer. After the printer receives the remote setup file (without error), all specified configuration changes will be made, the "...

  • Page 99: Remote Setup Line Definitions

    MovePrintUp=0.00 ... 9.99 MovePrintDown=0.00 ... 9.99 FormName="UPTO16CHARACTERS" TractorPath=Front,Center,Rear,Center+Rear, Front+Center+Rear AutomaticCut=No,Yes LinesPerInch=6,8 FormLength=1 ... 227 TopMargin=0 ... 226 BottomMargin=0 ... 226 CharactersPerInch=10,12,13.3,15,16.74,17.14,20 LeftMargin=0 ... 268 RightMargin=4 ... 272 Font=Epson_FX_FD,Epson_FX_DF,Epson_FX_LQ, PC_English_FD,PC_English_DF,PC_English_LQ, PC_Latin2_FD,PC_Latin2_DF,PC_Latin2_LQ, DEC_LA120_FD,DEC_LA120_DF,DEC_LA120_LQ, EBCDIC_FD,EBCDIC_DF,EBCDIC_LQ, OCR_A_FD,OCR_B_FD DraftSpeed=Normal,Fast ImpactForce=Normal,High Language=USA,France,Germany,England,Denmark, Sweden,Italy,Spain,Japan,Finland Zero=Normal,Slashed Unidirectional=No,Yes [SerialInterface] Emulation=ANSI_X3.64,Epson,IBM_Proprinter, DEC_LA120,TTY,Printek...
  • Page 100 AutoCR=Off,On AutoLF=Off,On HostFFatTOF=No,Yes Characters=Control,Printable MinimumBuffer=No,Yes BaudRate=110,150,300,600,1200,2400, 4800,9600,19200 DataBits=8,7 StopBits=1,2 Parity=None,Even,Odd BusyPolarity=Low,High DTR=Power,Online,Busy XON/XOFF=Off,On ETX/ACK=Off,On [ParallelInterface] Emulation=ANSI_X3.64,Epson,IBM_Proprinter, DEC_LA120,TTY,Printek AutoCR=Off,On AutoLF=Off,On HostFFatTOF=No,Yes Characters=Control,Printable MinimumBuffer=No,Yes [LanInterface] Emulation=ANSI_X3.64,Epson,IBM_Proprinter, DEC_LA120,TTY,Printek AutoCR=Off,On AutoLF=Off,On HostFFatTOF=No,Yes Characters=Control,Printable MinimumBuffer=No,Yes...
  • Page 101 [CoaxInterface] PrinterEmulation=3287,3262 MaxPrintPosition=132,None MaxPrintLine=66,None FFonLocalCopy=Enable,Disable FFValid=Anywhere,Column1orMPP+1 FFatEOM=Disable,Enable PaperErrorReport=Disable,Enable CharacterSet=Multinational,USA,Austria/Germany, Belgium,Brazil,CanadianFrench, Denmark/Norway,Finland/Sweden,France, Italy,Japan(English),Japan(Katakana), Portuguese,Spain,SpanishSpeaking, UnitedKingdom LogicalNotCharacter=5Eh,E1h NULSuppression=Disable,Enable HostCPIControl=Enable,Disable HostLPIControl=Enable,Disable HostFormLength=Enable,Disable BufferSize=4K,2K DisplaySize=1920,2560,3440,3564,920 [TwinaxInterface] PrinterEmulation=4214,5225,5256,4234 CharacterSet=Multinational,USA,Austria/Germany, Belgium,Brazil,CanadianFrench, Denmark/Norway,Finland/Sweden,France,Italy, Japan(English),Japan(Katakana),Portuguese, Spain,SpanishSpeaking,UnitedKingdom LogicalNotCharacter=5Eh,E1h HostPrintQuality=Enable,Disable HostCPIControl=Enable,Disable HostLPIControl=Enable,Disable HostFormLength=Enable,Disable HostBinSelect=Enable,Disable...
  • Page 102 [IPDS-CoaxInterface] MaxPrintPosition=132,None CRatMPP+1=CR,NL NLatMPP+1=NL,2xNL MaxPrintLine=66,None FFonLocalCopy=Enable,Disable FFValid=Anywhere,Column1orMPP+1 FFatEOM=Disable,Enable FFOperation=FF,FF+Space PaperErrorReport=Disable,Enable CharacterSet=Multinational,USA,Austria/Germany, Belgium,Brazil,CanadianFrench, Denmark/Norway,Finland/Sweden,France,Italy, Japan(English),Japan(Katakana),Portuguese, Spain,SpanishSpeaking,UnitedKingdom LogicalNotCharacter=5Eh,E1h NULSuppression=Disable,Enable HostImpactControl=Enable,Disable HostBinSelect=Enable,Disable BufferSize=4K,2K DisplaySize=1920,2560,3440,3564,920 [IPDS-TwinaxInterface] CharacterSet=Multinational,USA,Austria/Germany, Belgium,Brazil,CanadianFrench, Denmark/Norway,Finland/Sweden,France,Italy, Japan(English),Japan(Katakana),Portuguese, Spain,SpanishSpeaking,UnitedKingdom HostImpactControl=Enable,Disable HostBinSelect=Enable,Disable [Imager/ImagerPlusInterface] Emulation=QMSCodeVVersion2, PrintronixCodeVVersion2,PrintronixIGP ControlCharacter=01h ... 09h,0Eh ... FFh LineTerminator=LF,CR BarCodeDensity=LowRes,MediumRes,HighRes, GraphicsMediumRes...

  • Page 103: Remote Setup Example File

    QMSCharacterSet=USA,UnitedKingdom, Sweden/Finland,Norway/Denmark,Japan, Germany,France,Italy,Spain,PCSubset, CodeVVersion1 Translation=NotActive,Active FreeFormat=NotActive,Active IgnoreData=NotActive,Active ImagerZero=Slashed,Normal LineRegistration=NotMaintained,Maintained VerticalDPI=72,70 VerticalTextSpacing=Version2,Version1 CodeVSpaceFields=Process,Ignore IGPCharacterSet=ASCII,Germany,Sweden,Denmark, Norway,Finland,English,Dutch, France,Spain,Italy,Turkey DeleteLogos=No,Yes QuietMode=NotActive,Active Spacing=IGP10/20/40,IGP30 [Options] MaxFormAllowed=0 ... 9 AutoScroll=Off,1 ... 15 PaperOutFault=BreakPage,ReprintPage,FinishPage PageSize=0K ... 28K RibbonCheck=Off,On RibbonLife=5 ... 30 [Security] AlignPrint=ViewOnly,EditAllowed FormsMenu=ViewOnly,EditAllowed InterfaceMenu=ViewOnly,EditAllowed OptionsMenu=ViewOnly,EditAllowed [EndPrintekSetup] Remote Setup Example File The following example will set up three forms.
  • Page 104 A D V A N C E D S E T U P F E A T U R E S The first form will begin printing one line from the top-of-form, be named “CHECKS”, have a form length of 42 lines (7 inches at 6 LPI), and use the Epson FX Draft font.

  • Page 105: Using The Optional Setup Module

    Introduction The optional Setup Module is a small cartridge that plugs directly into the RS-232 Serial connector on the rear of any FormsMaster 8000 series printer. This module is used to store a second copy of the current Setup configuration of the printer. This may then be used to restore settings after a printer is serviced or to copy the same configuration settings to another printer.
  • Page 106 Setup Module. If the data are not an exact match, the printer will proceed with step 8. If the data in the printer and the data in the module are an exact match, installation is complete and the printer will complete its power up procedure.
  • Page 107 Backup Copy of Setup Information for a Single Printer This use of the Setup Module provides a method of automatically maintaining a copy of the Setup configuration in case a printer should ever need to be repaired or if it is replaced under a service contract.
  • Page 108 First, install the Setup Module on the printer where the Setup data is to be copied from. If the printer determines that steps 8 and 9 are required, choose “Copy to Module”...
  • Page 109 U S I N G T H E O P T I O N A L S E T U P M O D U L E...

  • Page 111: Printer Reset Conditions

    Printer Reset Conditions The following list describes conditions that are assumed whenever power is applied to the printer, changes have been made in SETUP, or a reset escape sequence is received (when the printer is operating in an emulation mode that supports such a sequence).

  • Page 113: Control Code And Escape Sequence Summaries

    Control Code and Escape Sequence Summaries ANSI X3.64 EMULATION ESC D ESC E ESC ESC n ESC H ESC J ESC K ESC L ESC [ n1 ; n2 SP G ESC [ n ` ESC [ n a ESC [ n d ESC [ n e ESC [ g ESC [ 0 g...
  • Page 114 C O N T R O L C O D E S A N D E S C A P E S E Q U E N C E S Set Vertical Tab Stop...

  • Page 115: Epson Fx Emulation

    ESC L n1 n2 data ESC M ESC N n Bell Backspace Cancel Line Carriage Return Cancel Condensed Mode Deselect Printer Cancel Double-Wide Mode (one line) Delete Character Master Print Mode Select Cancel MSB Control Absolute Horizontal Tab m DPI Graphics Underline Mode Select 8 LPI Set Line Spacing to 7/72"...
  • Page 116 Variable Distance Reverse Line Feed Select Font Set Left Margin Character Table (Italic vs. Extended) Double-High Mode Select Draft or Letter Quality End of Text Form Feed Horizontal Tab Line Feed Select Condensed Mode Select Double-Wide Mode (one line) Vertical Tab Deselect Printer...

  • Page 117: Ibm Proprinter Emulation

    Variable Distance Line Feed 60 DPI Graphics 120 DPI Graphics Set Perforation Skip Cancel Perforation Skip Deselect Printer Reset Horiz. and Vertical Tab Stops Select Subscript or Superscript Mode Select Condensed Mode Select Double-Wide Mode (one line) Cancel Subscript and Superscript Mode...
  • Page 118 IBM PROPRINTER EMULATION ESC Z n1 n2 data ESC [ @ n1 n2 m1 m2 m3 m4 Double-High Mode ESC \ n1 n2 ESC ^ n (CONT.) High Speed 240 DPI Graphics Print Characters Print Single Character End of Text Form Feed Horizontal Tab Line Feed...

  • Page 119: La-120 Emulation

    Select Software Interface n Set Horizontal Tab Stop Set Vertical Tab Stop Control Sequence Introducer Absolute Horizontal Tab Relative Horizontal Tab Printer Identification Printer Identification Absolute Vertical Tab Relative Vertical Tab Clear Horizontal Tab Stop Clear Horizontal Tab Stop Clear Vertical Tab Stop...
  • Page 120 LA-120 EMULATION (CONT.) Line Feed Line Feed New Line Vertical Tab Set Vertical Tab Stop...

  • Page 121: Simple Tty Emulation

    SIMPLE TTY EMULATION ESC ESC n Bell Backspace Carriage Return Select Software Interface n End of Text Form Feed Horizontal Tab Line Feed Vertical Tab...

  • Page 122: Printek Emulation

    PRINTEK EMULATION ESC # m n1 n2 data ESC % ESC * m n1 n2 data ESC @ ESC A n ESC B n ESC C ESC D n ESC E n ESC ESC n ESC F n ESC FF n...

  • Page 123: Ascii Character Tables

    ASCII Character Tables Epson FX Font Character Set...
  • Page 124 A S C I I C H A R A C T E R T A B L E S PC Font Character Set EBCDIC Font Character Set...
  • Page 125 A S C I I C H A R A C T E R T A B L E S PC Latin 2 (Slavic) Font Character Set OCR-A Font Character Set...
  • Page 126 A S C I I C H A R A C T E R T A B L E S OCR-B Font Character Set...

  • Page 127: Specifications

    Specifications PRINT SPEEDS Text Modes Fast Draft Draft Fast Draft High Impact Draft High Impact Letter Quality Optical Quality Graphics Modes 8 Wire Graphics 8 Wire Fast Graphics 9 Wire Graphics 9 Wire Fast Graphics CHARACTER MATRIX Fast Draft 7x9 in 9x9 cell. Draft 9x9 in 12x9 cell.
  • Page 128 CONTROL CODE AND ESCAPE SEQUENCE EMULATIONS ANSI X3.64 Epson FX IBM Proprinter DEC LA-120 Simple TTY Printek Basic Bar Code PAPER HANDLING Bottom tractor feed with pinch roller exit. Straight paper path with zero waste tear off. Paper width: 2.5 to 15 inches.
  • Page 129 S P E C I F I C A T I O N S 23,000,000 character, mobius loop cartridge. SPECIAL FORMS HANDLING FEATURES Print up to six part forms (.025" maximum thickness). Easy access to tractors. Front panel and host form selection. Automatic head gap.
  • Page 130 Print Head: 500 million draft equivalent character life. One year limited warranty for defects in materials and/or workmanship. Limited print head warranty may be extended to a two years with the use of only Printek ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS ® brand ribbons.
  • Page 131 Power consumption:60 W non-printing, 225 W printing. Heat Output: 205 Btu/Hr. Idle, 768 Btu/Hr. Printing. Audible noise: 55 dBA when used with a Printek FormsMaster 8000 print stand.. Operating Temperature: 50 F to 95 F. Relative Humidity: 20% to 80% non-condensing.

  • Page 133: Glossary Of Terms

    The column on the current line where the next character will be printed. Value or configuration that is assumed when the printer is turned on or reset. Draft Font. Dots-per-inch. Generally used to refer to graphics density or resolution.
  • Page 134 (of 0 to 7). Base eight numbering system. Digits are represented by the characters 0 through 7. Refers to the state of the printer when the ONLINE indicator is not solid green and the printer does not respond to the host...
  • Page 135 Refers to the state of the printer when the ONLINE indicator is solid green and the printer able to respond to the commands and text received from the host computer. Optical Quality. A method used for detecting errors within a single character transmitted or received via an interface.

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