The Configuration Menus; Configuration Overview; First Power On; Main Menu - Printronix P8000 Plus Series Administrator's Manual

The Configuration Menus

Configuration Overview

To print data, the printer must respond correctly to signals and commands received from the host
computer. Configuration is the process of matching the printer's operating characteristics to those of the
host computer and to specific tasks, such as printing labels or printing on different sizes of paper. The
characteristics which define the printer's response to signals and commands received from the host
computer are called configuration parameters.
You can configure the printer using the configuration menus and the control panel or by sending control
codes in the data stream from a host computer attached to the printer. This chapter provides an
introduction to configuring the printer and includes the configuration menus available (depending on
which emulation you have installed in the printer).
IMPORTANT Configuration directly affects printer operation. Do not change the configuration of
your printer until you are thoroughly familiar with the procedures in this chapter.

First Power On

ASCII firmware from the factory has the IPDS/PGL/VGL/LP+, TN 3270/5250, PCL-II, ANSI and TG
program files loaded. We refer to this as the ASCII bundle firmware. If you have the ASCII bundle
firmware installed, you will be prompted to choose the active program on the first power up. Once a
selection for the active program has been made you will not be prompted to make this choice again. You
will have the opportunity at any time to change the active program from the "Program Select" menu as
described in the following sections. Selection of an active program could take three to five minutes and
require rebooting the printer.

Main Menu

The Main Menu is organized based on the following firmware types:
1. P8000 Standard Firmware (IPDS/PGL/VGL/LP+)
2. P8000 TN Firmware (TN/PGL/VGL/LP+)
3. P8000 PCL-II Firmware (PCL-II/PGL/VGL/LP+)
4. P8000 LG Firmware (LG/PGL/VGL/LP+)
5. P8000 ANSI Firmware (ANSI/PGL/VGL/LP+)
6. OpenPrint P8000 Standard Postscript/PDF Firmware (PS/PGL/VGL/LP+)
7. OpenPrint P8000 HD Postscript/PDF Firmware (PS)
8. H-Series Firmware (LP+)
9. Indian Language Firmware (LP+)
10. Arabic Language Firmware (LP+/ANALYZER)
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