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FormsMaster 8000se
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Operator's Manual
©Printek, Inc. 2003
1517 Townline Road
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
269-925-3200

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  • Page 1 FormsMaster 8000se Series Operator’s Manual ©Printek, Inc. 2003 1517 Townline Road Benton Harbor, MI 49022 269-925-3200...
  • Page 2 Part Number 5613...
  • Page 3 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 4 Do not operate near a heat source. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer service or repairs to a qualified service professional. Use of genuine Printek replacement parts is required to warrant proper, safe operation. Any alteration or modification of this device voids the user warranty and may make the product unsafe to operate.
  • Page 5 Enthält keine Teile, die vom Bediener instandgesetzt werden können. Bitte wenden Sie sich bei Instandsetzung oder Reparatur an qualifiziertes Kundendienstpersonal. Die Verwendung von echten Printek Ersatzteilen ist notwendig, um ordnungsgemäßen, sicheren Betrieb zu gewährleisten. Änderungen oder Modifikationen dieses Geräts machen die Garantie ungültig und können den sicheren Betrieb des Produkts gefährden.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Ethernet 10/100BaseT Wireless Ethernet Print Server Installing the Ribbon Cartridge Why Use Only Printek Ribbon Installation Loading Paper FormsMaster 8000se Single Tractor Model FormsMaster 8003se TriTrak™ Model Printer Self-Test DAILY OPERATION Introduction Control Panel Features LCD Display and Online Indicator...
  • Page 7 Common Error Conditions Check Paper No Paper to Load Too Much Paper to Unload Selected Form is Not Loaded No Ribbon or Wrong Ribbon Ribbon Lid Open Paper Door Open Change Ribbon Other Errors PRINTER CONFIGURATION Introduction To Setup Setup Buttons Entering Setup Using the MENU Button Using the SUBMENU Button...
  • Page 8 Setup Module Installation PRINTER RESET CONDITIONS CONTROL CODE AND ESCAPE SEQUENCE SUMMARIES Genicom 3840 and 3410 Emulation ANSI x3.64 Emulation Epson FX Emulation IBM Proprinter Emulation LA-120/210 EMULATION Simple TTY Emulation Printek Emulation ASCII CHARACTER TABLES SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY OF TERMS viii...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Models and Options The FormsMaster 8000se and the FormsMaster 8003se differ only in the number of tractor paths available, one path or three. Options available for both models include:...

  • Page 10: Manual Contents

    Manual Contents *Unless specifically noted, all instructions and information herein is valid for all models in the 8000se series. GETTING STARTED the computer interface, installing the ribbon cartridge, loading paper, and performing a printer self-test. DAILY OPERATION features that are used most frequently. These include the “every day” buttons and indicators on the control panel, selecting or loading new forms, ejecting forms, changing the ribbon cartridge, aligning print with preprinted forms, and causes for common error conditions.
  • Page 11 ASCII CHARACTER TABLES show the characters for each character set. SPECIFICATIONS lists the operating ranges and ratings of the printer. GLOSSARY OF TERMS provides definitions for terms used in this manual.

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    “ ” on page 111. 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 8003se and is required to meet the low noise rating of the printer.

  • Page 14: Interface Set Up

    Note: Placing the printer on the print stand is best accomplished with two people. Proper lifting technique should be observed. Caution: Before connecting or turning on power, make sure that all shipping materials have been removed. These materials include a cardboard brace with a foam insert that secures the print head (open the ribbon lid to access), a cardboard brace placed at the rear of the printer and a cardboard brace placed over the tractor shuttle in the 8003se (open the paper door on the front...

  • Page 15: Rs-232C Serial Interface

    standard parallel or serial ports and any optional interface that may be installed. The factory default settings for each interface should work well for most installations. However, the following paragraphs provide some basic information about each interface and also refer to the page number in the Configuration chapter where all the details for each interface are described.

  • Page 16: 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 57. Pin Signal ____________________ DATA STROBE DATA STROBE RTN DATA 1 DATA 1 RETURN...

  • Page 17: Ethernet 10/100Baset

    RJ-45 connector. The interface automatically senses when a CAT-5 connection is present and will disable the wireless capability. For additional software installation and operational information, please refer to the Printek Wireless Ethernet Print Server Manual shipped with the unit.

  • Page 18: Why Use Only Printek ® Brand Ribbons

    ® Printek Brand Ribbon Label 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 8000se series printer. First of all, using only Printek brand ribbons will automatically extend the print head warranty to two years.
  • Page 19 Premature engine failure and poor performance leading up to the failure would be the best you could expect. 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 20: 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 21 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 22 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 23: Loading Paper

    Introduction to Setup Please refer to the appropriate section below for loading paper in the FormsMaster 8000se or FormsMaster 8003se. FormsMaster 8000se Single Tractor Model 1. Make sure the printer is powered on and that the printer is off line (ONLINE indicator flashing red).

  • Page 24: Formsmaster 8003Se Tritrak™ Model

    making sure that the paper will not extend above the top of the tractors. Then close the tractor door. Note: The left tractor position is not adjustable. If it is necessary to adjust where printing begins, refer to “ Daily Operation in the “...
  • Page 25 3. Lift open the paper door on the f ront of the printer to expose the paper feed tractors as shown in the following picture. 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 26 After the paper is placed in the tractor and the tractor door is closed, position the tractor far enough to the right so that there is no buckle in the paper between the tractors, but not so tight that the holes in the paper are distorted.

  • Page 27: Printer Self-Test

    Selecting Which Form to Print 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.
  • Page 28 G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 11. Press either of the VALUE buttons until is displayed on the bottom line. 12. Press the ONLINE button.

  • Page 29: Daily Operation

    DAILY OPERATION Introduction This chapter describes how to use the “everyday” features of the FormsMaster 8000se. The items covered are: Control Panel Features features of the printer’s control panel. Selecting and Loading Forms or forms into the tractors and how to inform the printer of which forms are “loaded”.

  • Page 30: 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 31 Flashing Green: The printer is in the process of going back on line. Typically occurs after a new form has been loaded while the printer is confirming which forms are loaded in the tractors. Flashing Red: The printer is currently off line and cannot print. This may be due to the operator taking the printer off line or the printer may have detected an error condition, such as running out of paper, which...

  • Page 32: Control Panel Buttons

    Control Panel Buttons ONLINE FORM FEED/LOAD 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 Indicator”...
  • Page 33 FORM SELECT /UNLOAD and the bottom line of the display will show the path(s). FORM FEED: If a form is currently loaded and perhaps partially printed, this button will advance the bottom of the current form to the tear bar so that it may be torn off.
  • Page 34 ALIGN PRINT SETUP ”. Loading Forms This button will access the horizontal and vertical print adjustment settings for the currently selected form. When ALIGN PRINT is pressed, the horizontal adjustment is shown first. Pressing the VALUE buttons will move the print position on the line left or right by 0.01 inches for each press of a button as indicated on the display.

  • Page 35: Selecting And Loading Forms

    Selecting and Loading Forms Note: A form is not considered “loaded” by merely placing the form in the tractors. To prevent printing on the wrong form, the printer must be made aware of what form(s) are currently loaded. When a new form is placed in the tractors, the form must be “loaded”...
  • Page 36 4. Open the paper door on the front of the printer. This will provide access to the tractors as shown below. FormsMaster 8000se, only one set of tractors will be available and you may skip ahead to step 6. 5. Depending upon which path(s) the new form is to be placed in, you may need to tilt the front and/or center tractors forward as shown.
  • Page 37 FormsMaster 8003se with front and center 6. Open the tractor doors and remove the old form. FormsMaster 8003se with rear path empty 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.
  • Page 38 8. Place the left edge of the new form in the left tractor with the holes aligned with tractor pins. Make sure that the top edge of the form does not extend above the top of the tractors. Paper positioned in left tractor. 9.
  • Page 39 Informing the Printer That the New Form is Loaded 11. Press the LOAD button. The display will now show that the new form has been “loaded”. 12. If your printer is a FormsMaster 8003se you may repeat the above steps to load additional forms at this time. 13.

  • Page 40: Ejecting And Tearing Off A Form

    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 41 Tearing off a Form 1. Make sure the printer is off line (indicator flashes red when off line) by pressing the ONLINE button if necessary. This will prevent the printer from pulling the paper down to start printing the next job while you are tearing off this one.

  • Page 42: 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. Opening the Ribbon Loading Handle...

  • Page 43: 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 “...

  • Page 44: 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 45 MOVE Down/Up PRINT × The VALUE buttons will move the print down or up in 1/100 increments. Note again that the arrow will change according to the direction 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.

  • Page 46: Common Error Conditions

    D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N MOVE Down/Up PRINT 0.08” Now when the form is printed again, the text will be printed in the box as shown here. 12345 Common Error Conditions Whenever the printer detects an error condition, it will automatically go off line.

  • Page 47: No Paper To Load

    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 “...

  • Page 48: Ribbon Lid Open

    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 49: Printer Configuration

    PRINTER CONFIGURATION Introduction To Setup The FormsMaster 8000se 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 50: Entering Setup

    the line, use the right buttons. Note also that the menu system works on a “what you see is what you get” basis. This means that whatever value is last displayed for an item is the value that will be saved when Setup mode is exited.

  • Page 51: Using The Item And Value Buttons

    select which form (Form 0 through Form 9) is to be set up. Note that not all menus have submenus. If no submenu is available, the bottom line will be blank and the SUBMENU button will not be used. Using the ITEM and VALUE Buttons Once the correct menu and submenu (if available) is selected, pressing either of the ITEM buttons will cause the various items and their current values to be displayed.

  • Page 52: 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 8000se series printers store up to ten complete sets of form parameters including the name of the form.

  • Page 53: Forms Menu Items

    Forms Menu Items Form Name Possible Values: Up to 16 characters of Space, When shipped from the factory, the Form Names will be set to “FORM 0” through “ FORM 9”. This name may be changed to any combination of capital letters (A-Z), numerals (0-9), or spaces.

  • Page 54: Automatic Cut

    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 8000se Series FormsCutter Manual for additional information. Cut Adjustment Possible Values: Auto, -0.2951”...

  • Page 55: Bottom Margin

    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. Top Margin Possible Values: 0* …...

  • Page 56: Right Margin

    P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N Possible Values: 10*, 12, 13.3, 15, 16.74, 17.14, 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...
  • Page 57 Font Possible Values: Epson FX FD*, DF, LQ; PC English FD, DF, LQ; PC Latin 2 FD, DF, LQ; DEC LA120 FD, DF, LQ; EBCDIC FD, DF, LQ; OCR-A OQ; OCR-B OQ Roman–8 FD, DF, LQ, ML Euro (858) FD, DF, LQ ML (850) FD, DF, LQ This item selects the default font to be used.
  • Page 58 This item selects the character substitution table to be used for an alternate language when printing. The Epson font must be selected in order for this 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...

  • Page 59: Interface Menu

    Interface Menu The Interface Menu may contain several submenus. These submenus are for setting up items pertaining to the hardware interfaces such as the serial and parallel ports as well as the optional 10/100BaseT Ethernet or the Wireless Print. The Setup items for each interface are described in one of the following sections.

  • Page 60: Rs-232C Serial Interface Items

    Emulation Possible Values: Epson*, IBM Proprinter, DEC LA120, TTY, Printek, ANSI X3.64 Genicom 3840, Genicom 3410 This item selects the emulation to be used whenever the serial port is active. Emulation should be set to match the type of printer your software supports.

  • Page 61: Data Bits

    This item selects whether Form Feeds (FF) will be performed when received from the host computer if the paper is already positioned at the top of form (TOF). Setting this item to Characters Possible Values: Control*, Printable This item selects whether certain control character symbols will be printed or be treated as control characters.

  • Page 62: Stop Bits

    Possible Values: 8*, 7 This item selects the number of data bits in the serial character frame. This must be set to match the character size setting on the host computer. Stop Bits Possible Values: 1*, 2 This item sets the number of stop bits to be used at the end of the serial character frame.
  • Page 63 Possible Values: Power On/Off* Online/Offline Busy/Not Busy Selects the condition to be reflected by the DTR signal (pin 20 of the RS- 232C interface). In most cases, especially those involving a MODEM, this signal should be set to indicate Power Online/Offline will reflect only the condition indicated and does not reflect a buffer full condition.
  • Page 64 P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N If your Host system requires or supports hardware handshaking for data flow control, it may be useful to change this parameter to ON. This may apply especially to older Host systems using Full-duplex communications.

  • Page 65: Parallel/Lan Interface Items

    Parallel/LAN Emulation Possible Values: Epson*, IBM Proprinter, DEC LA120, TTY, Printek, ANSI X3.64, Genicom 3840, Genicom 3410 This item selects the emulation to be used whenever the parallel port is active. The emulation should be set to match the type of printer your software supports.

  • Page 66: Subnet Mask

    Possible Values: Auto*, Static This item controls how the optional Ethernet interface card receives its network address. When set to Auto, the Ethernet card will receive its network address from a network DHCP server (typical installation). When set to Static, the user sets the TCP/IP address, Subnet Mask and TCP/IP Gateway address as follows: IP Address Possible Values: 000.000.000.000 …...
  • Page 67 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 68: Options Menu

    P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N buffer (see “Paper Out Fault” on page 61 for more information on buffer size). Setting this to may decrease performance, but is useful when using the printer with operating systems that try to keep track of which page is currently being printed by the printer.
  • Page 69 Possible Values: Off, 0, 1* to 15 Second Delay 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 to the Form Length setting for the current form) has been reached.
  • Page 70 the page, Reprinting Page! will be displayed when the new form is loaded (the previous partially printed page should probably be discarded). If the printer is unable to reprint the page, the page will be broken, Cannot Reprint - Page Too Large will be displayed, and printing will resume where it left off as described in the next paragraph.

  • Page 71: Page Size

    This feature should not be turned on unless needed. Top of Barcode Possible Values: On, Off* In Genicom 3840 or 3410 Emulation, this feature repositions the print head at the top of a barcode after the barcode has printed. When disabled, printing continues from the bottom of the barcode.
  • Page 72 Possible Values: On*, Off This item selects whether or not ribbon checking is active. This feature works exclusively with Printek ribbons. When Ribbon Checking is On, the printer alerts the operator if a ribbon is not installed, or if the ribbon life has been reached (see Ribbon Life below).

  • Page 73: Imagerplus Graphic Card

    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 Printek® Brand Ribbons” on page 10 and the warranty information on page 114.
  • Page 74 This item sets the Imager or ImagerPlus emulation mode. QMS CodeV v2 selects QMS Code V version 2, PTX CodeV v2 selects Printronix Code V version 2. Control Character Possible Values: ^ (5E Hex)* SOH (01 Hex) through HT (09 Hex), SO (0E Hex) through (FF Hex) This item sets the control character used to begin commands.
  • Page 75 Possible Values: USA United Kingdom Sweden/Finland Norway/Denmark Japan Germany This item selects the character set. ^PY Translation Mode (QMS CodeV v2 and PTX CodeV v2 only) Possible Values: Not Active*, Active This item selects whether or not Filter Mode is active at power on or reset. ^F Free Format Mode (QMS CodeV v2 and PTX CodeV v2 only) Possible Values: Not Active*, Active...
  • Page 76 Line Registration (QMS CodeV v2 and PTX CodeV v2 only) Possible Values: Not Maintained*, Maintained This item selects whether or not the form will automatically be advanced to the next line boundary when Filter Mode is exited. Vertical DPI Resolution (QMS CodeV v2 and PTX CodeV v2 only) Possible Values: 72*, 70...

  • Page 77: Test Menu

    Denmark Norway Finland This item selects the character set. Delete Logos Possible Values: No*, Yes This item selects whether logos should be deleted when a form is deleted. Quiet Mode Possible Values: Not Active*, Active This item selects whether or not the quiet mode is active at power on. Spacing Mode Possible Values: IGP 10/20/40*, IGP 30 This item selects the Spacing mode.

  • Page 78: Test Mode

    When set to Hex Dump, the printer will print all received data in a special debug format which may be used by programmers to solve software problems. For more information, refer to the Hex Dump section of the FormsMaster 8000se series Programmer’s Manual. Print the Menus...
  • Page 79 P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N Note when in Barber Pole mode and Hex Dump mode, if the printer is taken OFFLINE during printing, the printer will remain in these modes. If the printer is put back ONLINE, printing will resume.

  • Page 81: Form Construction

    FORM CONSTRUCTION Form Construction Although the FormsMaster 8000se 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 82: Form Layout Considerations

    While the print alignment can be adjusted on the FormsMaster 8000se series printer to 1/100 of an inch, this is often too much to expect of the forms manufacturer.

  • Page 83: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING Error Messages This section provides a partial l i st of fatal errors. Fatal errors typically cannot be recovered from without the loss of data. In each case, ERROR shown on the top line of the display and one of the following messages is shown on the bottom line.

  • Page 84: Preventive Maintenance

    It is only suggested that you periodically clear out any excessive paper dust. Also, the various bearings used in the FormsMaster 8000se should not require any lubrication. If you do choose to lubricate any bearings, use only a 30 Wt. non-detergent motor oil. DO NOT use any grease or any vegetable based oils.
  • Page 85 Printek Authorized Service Center or to arrange for factory service.

  • Page 87: Advanced Setup Features

    ADVANCED SETUP FEATURES Security Menu The SECURITY MENU is for Information System managers who want to be 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 88 A D V A N C E D S E T U P F E A T U R E S This item selects whether values set using Align Print (see Aligning Print on page 36) can be edited or only viewed by the operator. Initialize will reset the Align Print values for all forms to zero.
  • Page 89 Forms Menu Possible Values: Edit Allowed, View Only, Initialize This item selects whether items in the viewed by the operator. for all forms to factory default values. Interface Menu Possible Values: Edit Allowed, View Only, Initialize This item selects whether items in the INTERFACE MENU can be edited or only viewed by the operator.

  • Page 91: Using Remote Setup

    Remote Setup via Windows Application Printek provides a remote setup program for Windows 95, 98, 2000 and NT users. This provides a convenient method for graphically configuring the printer. Visit www.printek.com...
  • Page 92 A D V A N C E D S E T U P F E A T U R E S Each item setup line must appear under the appropriate heading line. The first heading line i n the file must be [BeginPrintekSetup]. The last heading line in the file must be [EndPrintekSetup].
  • Page 93 Remote Setup Line Definitions [BeginPrintekSetup] AlignPrint=FactoryDefaults Forms=FactoryDefaults Interfaces=FactoryDefaults Options=FactoryDefaults Security=FactoryDefaults [Form0] ... [Form9] MovePrintLeft=0.00 ... 9.99 MovePrintRight=0.00 ... 9.99 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=10,12,13.3,15,16.74,17.14,2 LeftMargin=0 ...
  • Page 94 Emulation=ANSI_X3.64,Epson,IBM_Proprinter, DEC_LA120,TTY,Printek,Genicom 3840, Genicom 3410,DEC-210 AutoCR=Off,On AutoLF=Off,On HostFFatTOF=No,Yes Characters=Control,Printable MinimumBuffer=No,Yes BaudRate=110,150,300,600,1200,2400, 4800,9600 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, Inc, Genicom 3840,Genicom 3410,DEC_210 AutoCR=Off,On AutoLF=Off,On HostFFatTOF=No,Yes Characters=Control,Printable MinimumBuffer=No,Yes [Options] MaxFormAllowed=0 ... 9 AutoScroll=Off,1 ... 15 PaperOutFault=BreakPage,ReprintPage,FinishPag PageSize=0K . . . 28K RibbonCheck =Off,On RibbonLife=5…30...
  • Page 95 [Imager/ImagerPlusInterface] Emulation=QMSCodeVVersion2, PrintronixCodeVVersion2,PrintronixIGP ControlCharacter=01h ... 09h,0Eh ... FFh LineTerminator=LF,CR BarCodeDensity=LowRes,MediumRes,HighRes, GraphicsMediumRes...
  • Page 96 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 [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. Before the forms are set up, “AlignPrint”...
  • Page 97 The third form will begin printing two lines (at 8 LPI) from the top edge of the form. The name will be “REPORTS”, and printing will be at eight LPI with a form length of 8½ inches. Example setup file for three forms. [BeginPrintekSetup] AlignPrint=FactoryDefaults Forms=FactoryDefaults...

  • Page 99: 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 8000se 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 100 installation is complete and the printer will continue with its normal power up procedure. Initializing Setup Module 7. The printer will now compare the configuration data in its internal memory to the data in the Setup Module. If the data are not an exact match, the printer will proceed with step 8.
  • Page 101 message and will now be configured according to the information that was in the Setup Module. Copying Setup to Printer If you wish to copy the Setup data to the Setup Module from the printer, press the button indicated by the arrow next to (the ALIGN PRINT button).
  • Page 102 Printer”. After the Setup Module is removed, remember to reconnect the serial cable if one was attached. Note: Setup modules for Printek FormsMaster 8000se Series printers and PrintMaster 850 Series printers are not interchangeable. modules are used on the wrong printer.

  • Page 103: 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). This list includes all variables that you can modify for all emulations, even though some emulations cannot modify all of the variables shown.
  • Page 104 horizontal tabs vertical tabs to every eight columns cleared...

  • Page 105: Control Code And Escape Sequence Summaries

    CONTROL CODE AND ESCAPE SEQUENCE SUMMARIES Genicom 3840 and 3410 Emulation ESC D ESC E ESC ESC n ESC H ESC J ESC K ESC L ESC P <graphics> ESC \ ESC [(p1);(p2)<SP>B ESC [(p1);(p2)<SP>G ESC [(p)` ESC [(p)a ESC [(p)d ESC [(p)e ESC [(p1);(p2)f ESC [(Ps)g...

  • Page 106: Ansi X3.64 Emulation

    Genicom 3840 and 3410 Emulation (cont.) ESC [(p1);(p2)s ESC [(p1)t ESC [(p1);(p2);...(p22)u ESC [(p1);(p2);...(p12)v ESC [(p1);(p2)<SP>{ ESC [(p1);(p2);...(p12)} ESC ]6;4;(p3);(p4)ESC\ ESC c ANSI x3.64 Emulation ESC D ESC E ESC ESC n ESC H ESC J ESC K ESC L ESC [ n1 ;...

  • Page 107: Epson Fx Emulation

    ESC [ 1 g ESC [ 2 g ESC [ 3 g ESC [ 4 g ESC [ 20 h ESC [ 20 l ESC [ n m ESC c Epson FX Emulation ESC ! n ESC # ESC $ n1 n2 ESC * m n1 n2 data ESC - n ESC 0...
  • Page 108 ESC = Epson FX Emulation (cont.) ESC > ESC @ ESC A n ESC B n1 n2 ... nx NUL ESC C NUL n ESC C n ESC D n1 n2 ... nx NUL ESC E ESC EM n ESC ESC n ESC F ESC G ESC H...

  • Page 109: Ibm Proprinter Emulation

    XOFF IBM Proprinter Emulation ESC - n ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC 2 ESC 3 n ESC 4 ESC 5 n ESC 6 ESC 7 ESC : ESC A n ESC B n1 n2 ... nx NUL ESC C NUL n ESC C n ESC D n1 n2 ...

  • Page 110: La-120/210 Emulation

    ESC W n ESC X n1 n2 ESC Y n1 n2 data ESC Z n1 n2 data ESC [ @ n1 n2 m1 m2 m3 m4 Double-High Mode IBM Proprinter Emulation (cont.) ESC \ n1 n2 ESC ^ n LA-120/210 EMULATION ESC ( a ESC 1 ESC 2...

  • Page 111: Simple Tty Emulation

    ESC [ 2 g ESC [ 3 g ESC [ 4 g ESC [ 20 h ESC [ 20 l ESC [ n m ESC [ n1 ; n2 r ESC [ n1 ; n2 s ESC [ n t ESC [ n1 ;...

  • Page 112: 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 113: Ascii Character Tables

    ASCII CHARACTER TABLES Epson FX Font Character Set...
  • Page 114 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 115 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 116 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 ML Euro (858...
  • Page 117 ML (850)

  • Page 119: 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 120 6 lpi, 8 lpi, or programmable in 1/216th or 1/288th of an inch. * Line Length 13.6 inches. Control Code And Escape Sequence Emulations Genicom 3840 Genicom 3410 ANSI X3.64 Epson FX IBM Proprinter DEC LA-120 and LA-210 Simple TTY Printek Basic Bar Code Paper Handling...
  • Page 121 S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Bottom tractor feed with pinch roller exit. Straight paper path with zero waste tear off. Paper width: 2.5 to 15 inches. Paper Slew Rate: 16 inches per second. Ribbon 23,000,000 character, mobius loop cartridge.
  • Page 122 Operator Controls/Indicators Normal Operating Mode Indicators: Online/Status LED; 2x16 character LCD for current form selection (and paper path in FormsMaster 8003se), on/off line status and error descriptions. Controls: Online, Form Feed/Load, Form Select/Unload, Align Print, and enter Setup. Setup Mode Indicators: Online/Status LED indicates Setup mode is active.
  • Page 123 Energy Start Compliant Heat Output: 205 Btu/Hr. Idle, 768 Btu/Hr. Printing. Audible noise: 55 dBA when used with a Printek FormsMaster 8000se print stand.. Operating Temperature: 50 F to 95 F. Relative Humidity: 20% to 80% non-condensing. Physical Size: 11.8" High x 26.25" Wide x 20.5" Deep.
  • Page 124 S P E C I F I C A T I O N S * May be emulation dependent. Specifications subject to change without notice.

  • Page 125: Glossary Of Terms

    GLOSSARY OF TERMS ANSI ASCII baud rate binary control code character pitch current line current print position default American National Standards Institute. American Standard Code for Information Interchange. The bit rate at which characters are transmitted over a serial interface. Base two numbering system.
  • Page 126 draft EBCDIC escape sequence fast draft font FormsMaster hexadecimal interface line pitch octal Refers to the draft font. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code. String of characters beginning with the escape (ESC) character which is used to control the configuration or operation of the printer. The characters which are part of this string are not printed.
  • Page 127 offline online parity reset top of form tractors Refers to the state of the printer when the ONLINE indicator is not solid green and the printer does not respond to the host computer. 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.

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