Printek FORMSMASTER 8000SE Manuel d'utilisateur

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

INTRODUCTION 2Manual Contents *Unless specifically noted, all instructions and information herein is valid for all models in the 8000se series. • GE

USING THE OPTIONAL SETUP MODULE 92 installation is complete and the printer will continue with its normal power up procedure. Initializing Setup Mod

USING THE OPTIONAL SETUP MODULE 93 message and will now be configured according to the information that was in the Setup Module. Copying Setup to Prin

USING THE OPTIONAL SETUP MODULE 94 the printer, the Setup information in the printer’s memory may not have been changed. In this case the printer wi

95 PRINTER RESET CONDITIONS The following list describes conditions that are assumed whenever power is applied to the printer, changes have been made

PRINTER RESET CONDITIONS 96 horizontal tabs to every eight columns vertical tabs cleared

97 CONTROL CODE AND ESCAPE SEQUENCE SUMMARIES Genicom 3840 and 3410 Emulation BEL Bell BS Backspace CR Carriage Return CSI Control Sequence Intro

CONTROL CODES AND ESCAPE SEQUENCES 98 Genicom 3840 and 3410 Emulation (cont.) ESC [(p1);(p2)s Margins Setup ESC [(p1)t Oversized Font / Barcode Mod

CONTROL CODES AND ESCAPE SEQUENCES 99 ESC [ 1 g Clear Vertical Tab Stop ESC [ 2 g Clear All Horizontal Tab Stops ESC [ 3 g Clear All Horizontal Tab

CONTROL CODES AND ESCAPE SEQUENCES 100 ESC = Set MSB to 0 Epson FX Emulation (cont.) ESC > Set MSB to 1 ESC @ Reset ESC A n Set Line Spacing t

CONTROL CODES AND ESCAPE SEQUENCES 101 SI Select Condensed Mode SO Select Double-Wide Mode (one line) VT Vertical Tab XOFF Deselect Printer IBM P

3 • ASCII CHARACTER TABLES show the characters for each character set. • SPECIFICATIONS lists the operating ranges and ratings of the printer. • G

CONTROL CODES AND ESCAPE SEQUENCES 102 ESC W n Double-Wide Mode ESC X n1 n2 Set Left and Right Margin ESC Y n1 n2 data High Speed 120 DPI Graphics

CONTROL CODES AND ESCAPE SEQUENCES 103 ESC [ 2 g Clear All Horizontal Tab Stops ESC [ 3 g Clear All Horizontal Tab Stops ESC [ 4 g Clear All Vertic

CONTROL CODES AND ESCAPE SEQUENCES 104 Printek Emulation BEL Bell BS Backspace CR Carriage Return DC3 Deselect Printer ESC # m n1 n2 data m DPI G

105 ASCII CHARACTER TABLES Epson FX Font Character Set

ASCII CHARACTER TABLES 106 PC Font Character Set EBCDIC Font Character Set

ASCII CHARACTER TABLES 107 PC Latin 2 (Slavic) Font Character Set OCR-A Font Character Set

ASCII CHARACTER TABLES 108 OCR-B Font Character Set ML Euro (858)

109 ML (850)

111 SPECIFICATIONS Print Speeds Text Modes Speed Fast Draft 800 cps Draft 600 cps Fast Draft High Impact 400 cps Draft High Impac

SPECIFICATIONS 112 Character Sets Epson FX fast draft, draft and letter quality. IBM Proprinter fast draft, draft and letter quality. EBCDIC fast draf

SPECIFICATIONS 113 Bottom tractor feed with pinch roller exit. Straight paper path with zero waste tear off. Paper width: 2.5 to 15 inches. Paper Slew

SPECIFICATIONS 114 Operator Controls/Indicators Normal Operating Mode Indicators: Online/Status LED; 2x16 character LCD for current form selection (a

SPECIFICATIONS 115 print head warranty may be extended to a two years with the use of only Printek® brand ribbons. Environmental Specifications Power

SPECIFICATIONS 116 * May be emulation dependent. Specifications subject to change without notice.

117 GLOSSARY OF TERMS ANSI American National Standards Institute. ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. baud rate The bit rate

GLOSSARY 118 draft Refers to the draft font. EBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code. escape sequence String of characters beginning

GLOSSARY 119 offline Refers to the state of the printer when the ONLINE indicator is not solid green and the printer does not respond to the host com

5 GETTING STARTED This chapter will use the fewest possible steps to get the first time user up and running quickly. You will be guided through the

GETTING STARTED 6Note: Placing the printer on the print stand is best accomplished with two people. Proper lifting technique should be observed. C

GETTING STARTED 7 standard parallel or serial ports and any optional interface that may be installed. The factory default settings for each interfac

GETTING STARTED 8Parallel Interface This interface uses the standard 36 pin parallel connector as shown below. The default printer emulation is Epso

GETTING STARTED 9 Ethernet 10/100BaseT This interface uses a standard RJ-45 connector and the default printer emulation is Epson. For a complete desc

GETTING STARTED 10Installing the Ribbon Cartridge The Printek FormsMaster printer has been designed to make installing Printek brand ribbons a simple

GETTING STARTED 11 Using inferior ribbons would be like using poor quality fuel in your automobile. Premature engine failure and poor performance lea

iiPart Number 5613

GETTING STARTED 12Ribbon Installation 1. Open the ribbon lid on top of the printer and position the print head for ribbon loading by lifting the r

GETTING STARTED 13 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 t

GETTING STARTED 14 5. Finally, lower the ribbon loading handle to its original position. Closing the Ribbon Load Handle 6. Close the ribbon lid

GETTING STARTED 15 Loading Paper When shipped from the factory, the basic configuration for all ten forms is an eleven inch form, six lines per inch,

GETTING STARTED 16making sure that the paper will not extend above the top of the tractors. Then close the tractor door. Note: The left tractor p

GETTING STARTED 17 3. Lift open the paper door on the front of the printer to expose the paper feed tractors as shown in the following picture.

GETTING STARTED 18After the paper is placed in the tractor and the tractor door is closed, position the tractor far enough to the right so that there

GETTING STARTED 19 Selecting Which Form to Print 11. Close the paper door. 12. Press the FORM SELECT button until the desired form is displayed and

GETTING STARTED 20 11. Press either of the VALUE buttons until Off is displayed on the bottom line. 12. Press the ONLINE button.

21 DAILY OPERATION Introduction This chapter describes how to use the “everyday” features of the FormsMaster 8000se. The items covered are: Control

iii This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A Digital Device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These lim

DAILY OPERATION 22Control Panel Features The following picture shows the printer’s control panel. The control panel consists of a two line LCD displ

DAILY OPERATION 23 Flashing Green: The printer is in the process of going back on line. Typically occurs after a new form has been loaded while the

DAILY OPERATION 24Control Panel Buttons ONLINE This button toggles the printer between the on line and off line state. When the printer is on line,

DAILY OPERATION 25 and the bottom line of the display will show the path(s). FORM FEED: • If a form is currently loaded and perhaps partially printed

DAILY OPERATION 26Loading Forms”. ALIGN PRINT This button will access the horizontal and vertical print adjustment settings for the currently sel

DAILY OPERATION 27 Selecting and Loading Forms Note: A form is not considered “loaded” by merely placing the form in the tractors. To prevent printi

DAILY OPERATION 28case of the FormsMaster 8003se this will also move the shuttle forward for easy access to all tractor paths. 3. Continue to pres

DAILY OPERATION 29 FormsMaster 8003se with front and center tractors tilted forward. 6. Open the tractor doors and remove the old form. FormsMas

DAILY OPERATION 30 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

DAILY OPERATION 31 New form loaded in tractors Informing the Printer That the New Form is Loaded 11. Press the LOAD button. The display will now s

iv Read all setup and operating instructions before proceeding with operation. Operate printer only on a firm, solid surface. Do not operat

DAILY OPERATION 32Ejecting And Tearing Off A Form When most print jobs complete, they will command the paper to be positioned at the top of the next

DAILY OPERATION 33 Tearing off a Form 1. Make sure the printer is off line (indicator flashes red when off line) by pressing the ONLINE button if

DAILY OPERATION 34Installing a New Ribbon Cartridge Removing the Old Ribbon Cartridge 1. Open the ribbon lid on top of the printer and position the

DAILY OPERATION 35 2. Grasp the left end of the ribbon cartridge and lift it up and toward the rear of the printer as shown below. Removing the Ol

DAILY OPERATION 36Aligning Print When a new form is loaded into the printer for the first time, it may be necessary to adjust where printing begins.

DAILY OPERATION 37 MOVE Down/Up PRINT 0.00” × The VALUE buttons will move the print down or up in 1/100th inch increments. Note again that th

DAILY OPERATION 38MOVE Down/Up PRINT 0.08” ↓ Now when the form is printed again, the text will be printed in the box as shown here. 12

DAILY OPERATION 39 Finally, place the printer back on line by pressing the ONLINE button. This will automatically load the new form and begin printin

DAILY OPERATION 40Ribbon Lid Open This error occurs when ONLINE has been pressed and the ribbon lid has been left open. Close the lid and press ONL

41 PRINTER CONFIGURATION Introduction To Setup The FormsMaster 8000se series printers feature simple, easy to use menus for setting the various opera

v Lesen Sie vor der Inbetriebnahme die Aufbau- und Bedienungsanleitung. Der Drucker muss zum Betrieb auf einer festen, soliden Oberfläche

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 42the line, use the right buttons. Note also that the menu system works on a “what you see is what you get” basis. This mean

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 43 select which form (Form 0 through Form 9) is to be set up. Note that not all menus have submenus. If no submenu is availa

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 44To exit Setup Mode and automatically go on line, press ONLINE. The display will now show one of the above messages, if cha

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 45 Forms Menu Items Form Name Form Name FORM 0 Possible Values: Up to 16 characters of A through Z, Space, 0 through 9 When

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 46the next path, or paths, and continue printing until all the specified paths are empty. Automatic Cut Automatic Cut No Possi

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 47 Possible Values: 1 … 66* … 227 Lines This item sets the form length in lines at the current line pitch (LPI). For example:

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 48Possible Values: 10*, 12, 13.3, 15, 16.74, 17.14, 20 This item sets the default character pitch in Characters Per Inch (CPI

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 49 Font Font Epson FX FD Possible Values: Epson FX FD*, DF, LQ; PC English FD, DF, LQ; PC Latin 2 FD, DF, LQ; DEC LA120 FD, DF

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 50This item selects the character substitution table to be used for an alternate language when printing. The Epson font must

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 51 Interface Menu The Interface Menu may contain several submenus. These submenus are for setting up items pertaining to the h

viNähe von Flüssigkeiten und lassen Sie keine Flüssigkeiten in den Drucker gelangen. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 Models and Options 1 Man

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 52RS-232C Serial Interface Items INTERFACE MENU Serial Emulation Emulation Epson Possible Values: Epson*, IBM Proprinter, D

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 53 This item selects whether Form Feeds (FF) will be performed when received from the host computer if the paper is already pos

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 548 Possible Values: 8*, 7 This item selects the number of data bits in the serial character frame. This must be set to matc

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 55 Possible Values: Power On/Off* Online/Offline Busy/Not Busy Selects the condition to be reflected by the DTR signal (pin 20

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 56If your Host system requires or supports hardware handshaking for data flow control, it may be useful to change this paramet

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 57 Parallel/LAN Interface Items Since the optional LAN interface goes into the Parallel port, these interface parameters are th

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 58Possible Values: Auto*, Static This item controls how the optional Ethernet interface card receives its network address. Wh

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 59 Possible Values: Off, On* This item enables or disables automatic Carriage Returns (CR) whenever a Line Feed (LF), Vertical

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 60buffer (see “Paper Out Fault” on page 61 for more information on buffer size). Setting this to Yes may decrease performance

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 61 Possible Values: Off, 0, 1* to 15 Second Delay This item sets the number of seconds to delay before scrolling the top of fo

vii Common Error Conditions 38 Check Paper 38 No Paper to Load 39 Too Much Paper to Unload 39 Selected Form is Not Loaded 39 No Ribbon or Wrong

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 62the page, Reprinting Page! will be displayed when the new form is loaded (the previous partially printed page should probabl

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 63 This feature should not be turned on unless needed. Top of Barcode Top of Barcode Off Possible Values: On, Off* In Genicom

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 64Possible Values: 0, …, 8192*, …, 28672 This item selects how much of the 32K byte input buffer is set aside for reprinting

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 65 Ribbon Check may also be turned off to allow the use of non-Printek brand ribbons. Using non-Printek ribbons may limit the

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 66This item sets the Imager or ImagerPlus emulation mode. QMS CodeV v2 selects QMS Code V version 2, PTX CodeV v2 selects Pri

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 67 Possible Values: USA France United Kingdom Italy Sweden/Finland Spain Norway/Denmark PC Subset Japan CodeV Version1 Ge

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 68 Line Registration (QMS CodeV v2 and PTX CodeV v2 only) LineRegistration Not Maintained Possible Values: Not Maintained*, M

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 69 Denmark Spain Norway Italy Finland Turkey This item selects the character set. Delete Logos Delete Logos No Possible

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 70 Print the Menus Print the Menus No Possible Values: No*, Current Values This item may be used to print the entire list o

PRINTER CONFIGURATION 71 Note when in Barber Pole mode and Hex Dump mode, if the printer is taken OFFLINE during printing, the printer will remain in

viiiUSING THE OPTIONAL SETUP MODULE 91 Introduction 91 Setup Module Installation 91 PRINTER RESET CONDITIONS 95 CONTROL CODE AND ESCAPE SEQUENCE

73 FORM CONSTRUCTION Form Construction Although the FormsMaster 8000se series printers have been designed to handle difficult forms, you may come acr

SPECIFYING FORMS 74 Form Layout Considerations When designing preprinted forms, the most common problem is forms that are designed “too tight”. This

75 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING Error Messages This section provides a partial list of fatal errors. Fatal errors typically cannot be recovered f

MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING 76 Error Message Possible Solution Head Blocked? Check print

77 name and number of your nearest Printek Authorized Service Center or to arrange for factory service.

79 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 “loc

ADVANCED SETUP FEATURES 80 This item selects whether values set using Align Print (see Aligning Print on page 36) can be edited or only viewed by the

81 Forms Menu Forms Menu Edit Allowed Possible Values: Edit Allowed, View Only, Initialize This item selects whether items in the FORMS MENU can be

1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing a Printek FormsMaster 8000se Series Printer. This printer has been designed to provide years of service hand

83 USING REMOTE SETUP The PrintMaster 8000se Series printers may be completely configured for operation by using the front panel buttons to access th

ADVANCED SETUP FEATURES 84 Each item setup line must appear under the appropriate heading line. The first heading line in the file must be [BeginPrin

85 Remote Setup Line Definitions [BeginPrintekSetup] AlignPrint=FactoryDefaults Forms=FactoryDefaults Interfaces=FactoryDefaults Options=FactoryDefau

ADVANCED SETUP FEATURES 86 Emulation=ANSI_X3.64,Epson,IBM_Proprinter, DEC_LA120,TTY,Printek,Genicom 3840, Genicom 3410,DEC-210 AutoCR=Off,On AutoLF=Of

87 [Imager/ImagerPlusInterface] Emulation=QMSCodeVVersion2, PrintronixCodeVVersion2,PrintronixIGP ControlCharacter=01h ... 09h,0Eh ... FFh LineT

ADVANCED SETUP FEATURES 88 QMSCharacterSet=USA,UnitedKingdom, Sweden/Finland,Norway/Denmark,Japan, Germany,France,Italy,Spain,PCSubset,

89 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

91 USING THE OPTIONAL SETUP MODULE Introduction The optional Setup Module is a small cartridge that plugs directly into the RS-232 Serial connector o