Aligning Print - Printek FormsMaster 8000se Setup Manual

8000se Series
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Aligning Print

When a new form is loaded into the printer for the first time, it may be necessary to adjust
where printing begins. If the print position needs to be adjusted, the following discussion will
describe how this is accomplished. Note that alignment for the selected form is permanently
stored in the printer's memory and does not have to be readjusted each time the form is
loaded.
To align print on a particular form, select that form with the FORM SELECT button and then
press the ALIGN PRINT button. If the form selected is named "Invoices", the display would
show the following:
After a short time, the display would change to show that you can now move Print left or right.
Be sure to remember that you are moving where the print is placed on the page.
The VALUE buttons will move the print left or right in 1/100th inch increments. Note that the
left and right arrows will change according to which way the print has been moved from the
normal print position. The maximum distance print may be moved is 9.99 inches in either
direction.
To move the print vertically on the page, press either ITEM button and the display will change
to the following:
The VALUE buttons will move the print up or down in 1/100th inch 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.
Example:
In this example, a number needs to be printed in a box on a preprinted form. This form could
be a packing list, an invoice, a check, etc. The first time the page is printed, the number
misses the box as shown below.
In this case, the print needs to be moved to the right and down. To accomplish this, press
either ALIGN PRINT button and access the LEFT/RIGHT option. First move the print to the
right using the VALUE button. It appears the text needs to move about three characters. If
the text is being printed at 10cpi, this would be 0.30 inches. After making this adjustment the
display would look as follows.
If you were to print this form now, it would appear as follows, showing that the print still needs
to be moved.
To move the print down, access the DOWN/UP option by pressing either ITEM button. It
appears that the print needs to be moved down nearly the height of the characters. These
characters are approximately 0.10 inches tall, so move the print down about 0.08 inches. The
display should look as follows.
Note, when the form is printed again, the text will be printed in the box as shown here.
FORMS ALIGNMENT
Aligning Print
On Invoices
Move LEFT/RIGHT
Print 0.00"
Move DOWN/UP
Print 0.00"
12345
LEFT/RIGHT
0.30"
12345
DOWN/UP
0.08"
12345
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