Printer Options; Hardware Options; Media Cutter; Internal Rewinder - Printronix T8000 Administrator's Manual

Printer Options

Options are offered with the printer to enhance its capabilities and to provide a large degree of application
flexibility. A description of the option complement is given below. Field-installable options include
installation instructions.

Hardware Options

Media Cutter

The printer may be ordered with a cutter mechanism installed (for cutting tags and label liner), or the
option can be installed by an authorized service representative at a later date. Once installed, the printer
can be configured to automatically cut media after each or a specified number of labels is printed.

Internal Rewinder

The internal rewinder supports Peel-Off and Batch Rewind Media Handling modes. The printer can be
ordered with a rewinder or it can be field installed at a later date by an authorized service representative.

Media Cutter Tray

This option is used exclusively with the media cutter option to collect cut labels or tag stock. This option
can be field installed by the operator.

Online Data Validator

This option provides the capability for verifying printed barcode quality during the printing process.
The printer may be ordered with the Online Barcode Validator installed, or the option can be field installed
by an authorized service representative.

Interface Options

Wireless NIC (802.11 a/b/g/n wireless)

The Wireless NIC provides 802.11 a/b/g/n connectivity. The card provides wireless connectivity without
expensive cabling and reconfigurations required from a wired network. PNE (standard with the wireless
NIC), is a printer management tool.

IPDS over Ethernet

This option supports the IPDS language to allow a LAN connection and is only available with standard firmware
(excludes TN 5250/3270 and Postscript/PDF). The printer may be ordered with this option enabled by an SPX
key or by an authorized service representative. The printer must have a 300 DPI printhead installed.

General Purpose Input/Ouput (GPIO)

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GPIO is both hardware and software. The hardware is the actual IO board to be mounted in the printer
and the software is the GPIO Manager which is part of PNE. The GPIO hardware is a printed circuit board
containing optically isolated inputs and outputs as well as relays. The GPIO software is both a printer
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