Lexmark T656 User Manual

Lexmark T656 User Manual

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Forms and Bar Code Card
User's Guide
October 2008
www.lexmark.com
Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
© 2008 Lexmark International, Inc.
All rights reserved.
740 West New Circle Road
Lexington, Kentucky 40550

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  • Page 1 User's Guide October 2008 www.lexmark.com Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2008 Lexmark International, Inc.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Switch to one of the fonts available on the DLE card......................22 Fonts in Forms Composer do not match those on the printed forms.............22 Check the settings for both Lexmark Forms Composer and the printer..............23 Check that font mapping has not been altered in Forms Composer ................23...
  • Page 3 Make sure the Forms merge function in the DLE is not deactivated by Forms Manager ........24 Unable to fax or e-mail merged output........................24 Check the settings for both Lexmark Forms Composer and the printer..............24 Characters appear as boxes in PDFs viewed with Acrobat Reader..............24 Use a different program to view PDFs ............................
  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction Overview The Forms and Bar Code Card lets you print a wide variety of standard forms and bar codes. Using an algorithm, the Forms and Bar Code Card can generate bar codes in either PCL 5 emulation or PostScript emulation. Bar Code options include: •...
  • Page 6 Turn the printer on. Print another Menu Settings page. Verify the new card is listed as an installed option in the Printer Information section. Note: If the card is not listed, turn off the printer, remove the card, and start again at step 2 on page 5. Launch the CD.
  • Page 7: Supported Fonts And Bar Codes

    Supported fonts and bar codes Bar codes Supported bar codes Availability on Forms and Bar Code Card Type PCL and PS Bar Codes Forms Merge Bar Codes One-dimensional bar codes Australian Post 4-state bar code (37- CUST) Australian Post 4-state bar code (52- FF-MET) Australian Post 4-state bar code (67- FF-MET)
  • Page 8 Availability on Forms and Bar Code Card Type PCL and PS Bar Codes Forms Merge Bar Codes EAN/JAN-8 with 2-digit supplemental EAN/JAN-8 with 5-digit supplemental EAN/JAN-13 EAN/JAN-13 with 2-digit supplemental EAN/JAN-13 with 5-digit supplemental EAN 128 French Postal 3 of 9 A/R German Postal 2 of 5 Leitcode German Postal 2 of 5 Identcode HIBC 39/128...
  • Page 9 Availability on Forms and Bar Code Card Type PCL and PS Bar Codes Forms Merge Bar Codes Swiss Postal UCC 128 UPC-A UPC-E UPC-A with 2-digit supplemental UPC-A with 5-digit supplemental UPC-E with 2-digit supplemental UPC-E with 5-digit supplemental USPS PLANET bar code USPS POSTNET 5-digit ZIP code USPS POSTNET 9-digit ZIP with 4 code USPS POSTNET 11-digit Delivery...
  • Page 10: Fonts

    Availability on Forms and Bar Code Card Type PCL and PS Bar Codes Forms Merge Bar Codes EAN-8 EAN/JAN-8 with 2-digit supplemental EAN/JAN-8 with 5-digit supplemental EAN-13 EAN/JAN-13 with 2-digit supplemental EAN/JAN-13 with 5-digit supplemental RSS-14 Expanded RSS-14 Limited RSS-14 RSS-14 Stacked RSS-14 Truncated UCC-128...
  • Page 11 Font Type Resides Electrical symbols Scalable On option card Euro and other currency symbols Scalable On option card Line Draw Bitmap On option card Manufacturing symbols Scalable On option card MICR Scalable On option card OCR-A Bitmap On option card OCR-A Scalable On option card...
  • Page 12: Sap Support

    SAP support When used in PCL 5 emulation mode, SAP ERP software has built-in support for many of the functions provided by the Forms and Bar Code Card. SAP systems support the following device types. These device types may already exist on the SAP system: •...
  • Page 13 Click Format. Double-click the format to modify. Click Change. Double-click Printer Initialization. Remove the hash “#” from the beginning of each needed line. Click Save. Click Save again. SAP support...
  • Page 14: Using The Visual Bar Code Designer

    Using the Visual Bar Code Designer The Visual Bar Code Designer is a separate application that lets the user select the bar code symbology, enter data to be encoded, and prompts the software to generate the bar code symbol. Installing the Visual Bar Code Designer The Visual Bar Code Designer provides support for the following operating systems: •...
  • Page 15 Notes: • Once the bar code data is generated, the test bar code can be printed by clicking the Print icon on the toolbar. The image of the bar code will print on any printer, including those without a Forms and Bar Code Card installed. As a result, the test bar code may be suitable for scanning.
  • Page 16: Creating And Managing Forms

    Creating and managing forms Forms overview Electronic forms solutions integrate both electronic and hardcopy documents, and give the user the ability to create custom forms to create a dynamic document workflow for any business. The forms can either be printer-based or server-based.
  • Page 17: Forms Menus

    Forms menus Once a Forms and Barcode Card is installed, additional menu items are added to the standard printer menus. These menu items can be found in the Forms Card menu. Menu item Description Data Filter If a data filter is enabled, the incoming forms job is run through that filter before processing by the DLE.
  • Page 18 Menu item Description Print All Forms When this option is selected, the printer will print all formset information found on the Forms and Bar Code Card. The information printed for each formset includes: • Form name • Thumbnail picture of the first page of the formset (if available) •...
  • Page 19 Menu item Description Print Port Setting This setting allows Formsmerge to be turned on or off for the selected port(s). Formsmerge is on for all ports by default. Possible ports are: • Network Port • USB Port • Parallel Port •...
  • Page 20: Optional Flash Memory Card Or Printer Hard Disk

    Optional flash memory card or printer hard disk In order to store forms on the printer, an optional flash memory card or printer hard disk must be installed. Once installed, use Forms Manager to interact with the optional flash memory card drive or printer hard disk. Use Forms Manager to: •...
  • Page 21: Identifying The Version Of Forms On The Forms And Bar Code Card

    Identifying the version of Forms on the Forms and Bar Code Card The current version of Forms on the Forms and Bar Code Card can be found by: • Printing a menu settings page from the printer. The current version of Forms will be listed under Installed Features.
  • Page 22: Troubleshooting

    Times New RomanPSMT Fonts in Forms Composer do not match those on the printed forms The settings for Lexmark Forms Composer and/or the printer are not configured properly. These are possible solutions. Please try one or more of the following: Troubleshooting...
  • Page 23: Check The Settings For Both Lexmark Forms Composer And The Printer

    EXMARK ORMS OMPOSER AND THE PRINTER Consult the Lexmark Forms Composer documentation to ensure that the Workflow properties for the data stream have been properly configured. For information on configuring network settings, see the documentation that came with the printer.
  • Page 24: Remove Unnecessary Characters From The Beginning Of The Form

    EXMARK ORMS OMPOSER AND THE PRINTER Consult the Lexmark Forms Composer documentation to ensure that the Workflow properties for the data stream have been properly configured. For information on configuring network settings, see the documentation that came with the printer.
  • Page 25: Data Filters Are Not Working

    Data filters are not working Check the Data Filters menu to see if the desired filter is enabled. Flash memory is full These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: S THERE ANY MORE SPACE ON THE FLASH MEMORY CARD If the flash memory card is full, you will need to delete unused forms before you can add new forms.
  • Page 26: Some Printer Drivers Allow Enhanced Features To Be Disabled

    OME PRINTER DRIVERS ALLOW ENHANCED FEATURES TO BE DISABLED Disabling advanced features using a PCL XL emulation printer driver From a Windows-based application: Open the Print Properties dialog. Click the Graphics tab. From the Graphic mode list, select Auto select. Unexpected results after printing a bar code These are possible solutions.
  • Page 27: Notices

    This software and any accompanying documentation provided under this agreement are commercial computer software and documentation developed exclusively at private expense. Trademarks Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries. Optra Forms is a trademark of Lexmark International, Inc.
  • Page 28: European Ec Directives Conformity Statement For Radio Products

    EN 300 328; and the EMC requirements of EN 55024, ETSI EN 301 489-1 and ETSI EN 301 489-17. Česky Společnost Lexmark International, Inc. tímto prohlašuje, že výrobek tento výrobek je ve shodě se základními požadavky a dalšími příslušnými ustanoveními směrnice 1999/5/ES.
  • Page 29 Alulírott, Lexmark International, Inc. nyilatkozom, hogy a termék megfelel a vonatkozó alapvetõ követelményeknek és az 1999/5/EC irányelv egyéb elõírásainak. Íslenska Hér með lýsir Lexmark International, Inc. yfir því að þessi vara er í samræmi við grunnkröfur og aðrar kröfur, sem gerðar eru í tilskipun 1999/5/EC. Italiano Con la presente Lexmark International, Inc.
  • Page 30 Svenska Härmed intygar Lexmark International, Inc. att denna produkt står i överensstämmelse med de väsentliga egenskapskrav och övriga relevanta bestämmelser som framgår av direktiv 1999/5/EG. Notices...
  • Page 31: Index

    Index Forms identifying the version on the all forms are not listed 24 Forms and Bar Code Card 21 installing device types 12 forms modify settings 12 printing from a flash drive 20 supported bar codes 7 bar codes Forms Manager does not see the composite 7 printer 22 one-dimensional 7...

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