Printer Model Descriptions And Key Features; Selecting Emulations - Printek FormsMaster 8000se Series Programmer's Manual

Introduction

Printer Model Descriptions and Key Features

The Printek FormsPro 4000se, FormsMaster 8000se and PrintMaster 850 series printers are high speed,
heavy duty serial dot matrix printers designed especially for printing upon hard to print forms. Such forms are
often not printed adequately by other printers. The printer is also designed to be factory floor rugged while
still quiet enough for the office. All models provide straight paper paths for jam free paper motion and a zero
waste tear bar for demand document applications.
The operator may permanently record up to ten complete sets of form parameters which may be later
selected either at the printer's control panel or from the host computer. The FormsPro 4503se and
FormsMaster 8003se series printers provides three sets of tractors, any of which can be included in the form
parameters for a particular form. This allows the printer to automatically unload one form and load another
when selected, without requiring the operator to touch the paper. The FormsMaster 8003se series printer is
also able to use the same form or paper in multiple paths and automatically continue printing from a different
path after one or two paths are out of paper. For more information, refer to the FormsMaster 8000se
Series Operator's Manual.
The printers come equipped with an industry standard parallel interface and an RS-232 serial interface.
Optional interfaces which are available include Ethernet 10/100BaseT Print Server, Wireless Ethernet Print
Server and a TN5250 LAN Interface
Standard bar coding capabilities include Code 39, Code 39 LOGMAR, 2-of-5, and Interleaved 2-of-5 bar
codes, and OCR-A and OCR-B fonts. Bar code options include the Imager Graphics Co-Processor which
expands the bar code capabilities beyond the standard Basic Bar Codes with QMS Code V v1 barcoding
compatibility, and the ImagerPlus Graphics Co-Processor which adds bar code and graphic capabilities with
QMS Code V v1 and v2 compatibility and Printronix IGP compatibility.
Other options include an external FormsCutter for the FormsPro 4000se Series printer and an internal
FormsCutter for the FormsMaster 8000se series printer which can be used to automatically cut off each
form or to separate reports. A specially designed print stand which can handle three boxes of paper, and a
Setup Module to make set up of multiple printers quick and easy are also available for these models.

Selecting Emulations

The software interface of the printer varies, depending upon which emulation is selected.
The default emulation, selected at power up, is specified by the "Emulation" value in the interface setup menu
for the interface being used. Frequently, the desired emulation is specified here, and never changed again.
Note that the emulation may only be specified for the serial, parallel, and EtherLink ports.
It is also possible to switch back and forth between various emulations in order to use the unique features of
each. A different emulation may be selected via software with the ESC ESC n sequence.
Although switching emulations is essentially a seamless process, the fundamental differences between
emulations may cause unanticipated results. For example, character size may vary, or tabs may work
differently.
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