PrintMaster 850 Series Operator’s Manual ©Printek, Inc. 2002 1517 Townline Road Benton Harbor, MI 49022 (800) 368-4636 www.printek.com Part Number 5164 Rev.
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 limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Read all setup and operating instructions before proceeding with operation. Operate printer only on a firm, solid surface. Do not operate in an enclosure unless properly ventilated. Make sure no ventilation openings are blocked or obstructed, which may result in the printer overheating. Do not operate near a heat source. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer service or repairs to a qualified service professional. Use of genuine Printek replacement parts is required to warrant proper, safe operation.
Never place the printer near inflammable or explosive substances. Do not operate near liquid or spill liquid into the printer at any time. Lesen Sie vor der Inbetriebnahme die Aufbau- und Bedienungsanleitung. Der Drucker muss zum Betrieb auf einer festen, soliden Oberfläche stehen. Betreiben Sie den Drucker nicht in einem kleinen, geschlossenen Raum, es sei denn dieser wird ordnungsgemäß belüftet.
Drucker nicht in der Nähe von Flüssigkeiten und lassen Sie keine Flüssigkeiten in den Drucker gelangen.
Too Much Paper to Unload Selected Form is not Loaded Ribbon Lid Open Other Errors 32 32 33 33 Printer Configuration Introduction To Setup 34 Setup Buttons Entering Setup Using the MENU Button Using the SUBMENU Button Using the ALIGN/ITEM and UP/DOWN ARROW Buttons Exiting Setup 34 35 35 36 36 36 Forms Menu 37 Forms Menu Items 37 Interface Menu 44 RS-232C Serial Interface Items Parallel/LAN Interface Items 45 49 OPTIONS MENU 53 59 Test Menu Form Construction and Layout Tips Form Construction
GENICOM 3840 AND 3410 Emulation ANSI X3.
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing a Printek Printer. This printer has been designed to provide years of service handling your most demanding printing requirements. In addition, an easy to use front panel combined with the ability to store ten different form configurations makes handling multiple forms as simple as a button press for the operator. Models and Options The PrintMaster 850 and 850si are rear feed single tractor path, 85 Column printers.
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D Manual Contents *Unless specifically noted, all instructions and information herein is valid for all models in the 85x series. • GETTING STARTED provides instructions for installation, setting up the computer interface, installing the ribbon cartridge, loading paper, and performing a printer self-test. • DAILY OPERATION provides more detailed descriptions of the features that are used most frequently.
G E T T I N G • S T A R T E D CONTROL CODE AND ESCAPE SEQUENCE SUMMARIES lists the commands supported for each printer emulation. • ASCII CHARACTER TABLES show the characters for each character set. • • SPECIFICATIONS list the operating ranges and ratings of the printer. GLOSSARY OF TERMS manual.
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 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 following steps: • Finding a suitable location and installing the printer • Setting up a host interface if necessary • Installing the ribbon cartridge • Loading paper • Performing a printer self-test Installation Before installation, a suitable site must be chosen.
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D Caution: Before connecting power, make sure that all shipping materials have been removed. These materials include an internal brace that secures the print head carriage (open front lid to access). Now connect the computer cable(s) to the appropriate interface. Next, connect the power cord supplied with the printer to the printer and an appropriate power outlet. The pictures below show the location of the interface connectors on the rear panel of the printer.
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D Ethernet Interface Connectors on rear of printer Interface Set Up Depending upon which interface is being used to connect the printer to the host computer, some set up may or may not be required. This is true of the standard parallel, serial, or Ethernet. The factory default settings for each interface should work well for most installations.
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D Ethernet 10/100BaseT This interface uses a standard RJ-45 connector and the default printer emulation is Epson. For a complete description of all the default settings for this interface, refer to page 49. For additional software installation and operational information, please refer to the Troy XCD Quick Install Manual shipped with the unit.
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D Installing The Ribbon Cartridge The Printek printer has been designed to make installing Printek brand ribbons a simple, clean process. Unlike other printers, there is no need to touch the ribbon fabric or deal with difficult to position ribbon guides. The following sections explain why the use of Printek brand ribbons should be important to you and will guide you through installing the ribbon cartridge.
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D Using inferior ribbons would be like using poor quality fuel in your automobile. Premature engine failure and poor performance leading up to the failure would be the best you could expect.
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D Installing a New Ribbon Cartridge Open the ribbon lid at the front of the printer. The printer automatically positions the print head for ribbon loading by moving it away from the platen surface and centering it laterally within the compartment. If necessary, remove the old ribbon cartridge by grasping the cassette with both hands and pulling straight up and out of it’s detented seat. Lift the ribbon cover. Unload form.
G E T T I N G Align ribbon with position • on sideplate. Rotate ribbon to ‚, to slide ribbon into Printhead/Shield gap. Pull ribbon toward you to ƒ. Note: DO NOT take up the ribbon slack or reposition noseshield after seating cassette. The printer will do his automatically when the ribbon cover is closed. 1 1 S T A R T E D Push down to snap the ribbon into place. Close lid and put printer ONLINE to automatically tension the ribbon.
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D Loading Paper When shipped from the factory, the basic configuration for all ten forms is an eleven-inch form, six lines per inch, and ten characters per inch. If the forms you are loading do not match these requirements, please refer to the printer Configuration” chapter on page 34 and review the “Introduction To Setup” and “Forms Menu” sections. Please refer to the appropriate section below for loading paper in the PrintMaster 850/850si, or PrintMaster 852si.
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 4. The form should be face down as shown in the picture. 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 of the form does not extend above the top of the tractors. 5. Close the left tractor door. 6. Now position the paper in the right tractor in the same fashion. If necessary, the position of the right tractor may be adjusted.
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D PrintMaster 852si Dual Tractor Model Loading the Form in the Bottom Feed Tractors 1 4 1. Open the bottom feed paper door by pulling the top of the door towards you, as shown below. 2. Lift the front of the printer up to access the tractors, as shown below. The printer will remain in this raised position. Open the tractor doors and remove the old form. 3.
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D Note: The left tractor position is not adjustable. If it is necessary to adjust where printing begins, refer to the “Aligning Print” in the “DAILY OPERATION” section of this manual. 5. Now position the paper in the right tractor in the same fashion. If necessary, the position of the right tractor may be adjusted.
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D button will position the form for printing but will not place the printer on line. The ONLINE button will both position the form and place the printer on line. Printer Self-Test The printer performs many self-diagnostics each time power is applied. If you wish to perform an actual printing test, use the following steps. 1. Make sure the printer is powered on with ribbon and paper loaded.
G E T T I N G 11. Close the front lid and press the ONLINE button.
DAILY OPERATION Introduction This chapter describes how to use the “everyday” features of the PrintMaster 850 Series printer. The items covered are: – describes the most commonly used features of the printer’s control panel. Control Panel Features Selecting and Loading Forms – describes how to insert paper or forms into the tractors and how to inform the printer of which forms are “loaded”. – describes how to remove printed documents from the printer.
D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N Control Panel Features The following picture shows the printer’s control panel. The control panel consists of a two-line LCD display, a status indicator LED, 6 push button switches or “buttons”, and an Audible Alarm. Each of these items is described below Control Panel LCD Display and Online Status Indicator LED LCD Display 2 0 This two line by sixteen-character display is used to convey several types of information.
D A I L Y ONLINE Status O P E R A T I O N This is a multicolored LED which is used to display the following information: Indicator LED Green: The printer is on line and ready to print. Flashing Green: The printer is in the process of going back on line. Typically occurs after a new form has been loaded while the printer is confirming which forms are loaded in the tractors. Flashing Red: The printer is currently off line and cannot print.
D A I L Y Audible Alarm: O P E R A T I O N This device produces various tones to alert the operator when different error conditions occur. It may also be used to produce a tone when a bell character (ASCII BEL) is received from a host computer. Exposed Buttons – Most commonly used functions Power ON/ONLINE 2 2 This button acts as the power switch for the printer. When the printer is OFF, pushing this button will turn the printer ON.
D A I L Y LOAD/FEED O P E R A T I O N This button performs a number of different form feeding functions. The printer will automatically select the correct function to perform based upon the current position of the form. LOAD: • Loads the form that is presently selected. If the selected form is already recognized as “loaded” in the tractors, the printer will advance the form to the print position.
D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N UNLOAD: • If a form is currently in position to be printed, this button will pull the form down until the top of the form is in the tractors. CHANGE: • If the form has already been pulled down to the tractors as described above, this button will cycle through all the available form choices. Forms which are not considered to be “loaded” in the tractors will flash on the bottom line of the display.
D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N when not in set up mode. When ALIGN/ITEM is pressed, the ALIGN PRINT MENU is displayed. Press ALIGN/ITEM again to enter the horizontal adjustment. Pressing the UP/DOWN ARROW buttons will move the print position on the line left or right by 0.01 inches for each press of a button as indicated on the display. The arrows to the side of the number will indicate the direction the print will be moved. To access the vertical adjustment, press the ALIGN/ITEM button.
D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N Selecting a Form Already Loaded in the Tractors To select a form that is already physically in the tractors, take the printer off line and press the UNLOAD/CHANGE button until that form is displayed (a form that is not considered to be loaded will flash on the bottom line of the display). The form selection will be displayed as FORM 0 through FORM 9 or as the actual name of the form if that has been set up.
D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N Ejecting and Tearing Off a Form When most print jobs are complete, the printer will command the paper to be positioned at the top of the next form so that the printer is ready for the next job. This is, however, dependent solely upon how the programmer chose to write your particular application software. If your software does position the paper at the top of the next form, the printer will automatically position the form at the tear bar as shown in the following picture.
D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 2. Press the LOAD/FEED button. This will automatically position the form at the tear bar and you may tear off the form as described below. Tearing off a Form 1. Make sure the printer is off line (indicator flashes red when off line) by pressing the ONLINE button if necessary. This will prevent the printer from pulling the paper down to start printing the next job while you are tearing off this one. 2.
D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 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 the 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.
D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N To move the print vertically on the page, press the ALIGN/ITEM button and the display will change to the following. Down/Up 0.00” ^ v The UP/DOWN ARROW 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. To exit ALIGN mode press the ONLINE button.
D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 0.10 inches tall, so move the print down about 0.08 inches. The display should look as follows. Down/Up 0.08” ↓ Now when the form is printed again, the text will be printed in the box as shown here. 12345 Common Error Conditions Whenever the printer detects an error condition, it will automatically go off line. User correctable errors are “flashed” on the display. These errors can typically be recovered without loss of data and are listed in this section of the manual.
D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N If the error is caused by a paper jam, remove the jammed form. If the form remaining in the tractors has tears along the top edge, remove it from the tractors, tear it off, and place the next form in the tractors. If the error is caused by running out of paper, simply load a form as previously described. Finally, place the printer back on line by pressing the ONLINE button. This will automatically load the new form and begin printing.
D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N Ribbon Lid Open This error occurs when ONLINE has been pressed and the ribbon lid has been left open. Close the lid and press ONLINE again. Other Errors If other errors occur, it is possible that they may not be resolved without the aid of a factory trained service technician. Please refer to the “MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING” section on page 63.
PRINTER CONFIGURATION Introduction To Setup The PrintMaster 850 Series printers feature simple, easy to use menus for setting the various operating parameters for the printer. The parameters available in these menus usually only need to be set one time, either when the printer is first installed or perhaps when a new form is to be used. These values are stored in nonvolatile memory, which means that they will remain set even if the printer is turned off.
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S printer is in the Setup mode as a reminder to use the yellow labels. The buttons used for Setup are shown on the next page. Control Panel Setup Buttons Note that the menu system works on a “what you see is what you get” basis. This means that whatever value is last displayed for an item is the value that will be saved when Setup mode is exited. Entering Setup To enter Setup, open the front lid, and press the MENU button.
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S MENU, and the TEST MENU. Continue to press the MENU button to select the desired menu. The MENU button may be pressed at any time to select a different menu. Using the SUBMENU Button The SUBMENU button selects additional menus that are related to the selected menu. For instance, if the FORMS MENU has been selected, the SUBMENU button will select which form (Form 0 through Form 9) is to be set up. Note that not all menus have submenus.
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S Forms Menu Most form printing applications use several different forms such as packing lists, bills of lading, invoices, checks, and green bar paper for reports. Not all of these forms require the same printer settings for things such as font, character size, line spacing, or form length. The PrintMaster 850 Series printers store up to ten complete sets of form parameters including the name of the form.
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S FORM 0 Possible Values: Up to 16 characters of A through Z, Space, 0 through 9 When shipped from the factory, the Form Names will be set to “FORM 0” through “FORM 9”. This name may be changed to any combination of capital letters (A-Z), numerals (0-9), or spaces. The name may be up to 16 characters in length. Entering a name uses the SUBMENU and UP/DOWN ARROW buttons.
S P E C I F Y I N G Lines Per Inch F O R M S Lines/Inch 6 Possible Values: 6*, 8 This item sets the line pitch to 6 or 8 lines per inch (LPI). Form Length Form Length 66 Lines Possible Values: 1 … 66* … 227 Lines This item sets the form length in lines at the current line pitch (LPI). For example: for an eleven-inch form, enter 66 if you are using six lines per inch or 88 if you are using eight lines per inch.
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S Possible Values: 0* … 226 Lines This item sets the bottom margin in lines. Setting a bottom margin will reduce the size of the printable area of the page by the number of lines set. When the bottom margin is reached, the remainder of the page will be skipped and printing will resume at the beginning of the next page (or top margin if one is set).
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S This item sets the right margin in columns (characters) relative to the left edge of the paper. The right margin must be greater than the left margin. Text characters that would have printed to the right of the margin will be “wrapped around” and printed at the beginning of the next line. Any text, which would print before the right margin but beyond the usable right edge of the platen, will be wrapped around also.
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S the host computer. This will allow the Fast Draft font to be used with programs, which would not be able to otherwise. Impact Force Normal Impact Force Possible Values: Normal*, High This item may be used to select High Impact for improved printing on multipart forms that do not otherwise print well on the back copies.
S P E C I F Y I N G Char Value 35 36 64 91 92 USA # $ @ [ \ France # $ à ° ç Germany # $ § Ä Ö England £ $ @ [ \ Denmark # $ @ Æ Ø Sweden # ¤ É Ä Ö Italy # $ @ ° \ Spain PTS $ @ ¡ Ñ Japan # $ @ [ ¥ 93 ] § Ü ] Å Å é ¿ ] Zero Style F O R M S 94 96 123 124 125 126 ^ ` { ¦ } ˜ ^ ` é ù è ¨ ^ ` ä ö ü ß ^ ` { ¦ } ˜ ^ ` æ ø å ˜ Ü é ä ö å ü ^ ù à ò è ì ^ ` ¨ ñ } ˜ ^ ` { ¦ } ˜ Zero Normal Possible Values: Normal*, Slashed This item selects whether the numeral zero is printed with or without a slash through it.
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S Interface Menu The Interface Menu may contain several submenus. These submenus are for setting up items pertaining to the hardware interfaces such as the serial and parallel ports. In addition to the standard parallel interface and the RS-232C serial interface, which are furnished with the printer, 10/100BaseT Ethernet may also be installed. The Setup items for each interface are described in one of the following sections.
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S RS-232C Serial Interface Items INTERFACE MENU Serial Emulation Epson Emulation Possible Values: Epson*, IBM Proprinter, DEC LA120/LA210, TTY, Printek, ANSI X3.64, Genicom 3840, Genicom 3410 This item selects the emulation to be used whenever the serial port is active. Emulation should be set to match the type of printer your software supports.
S P E C I F Y I N G Perform Host Form Feed at Top-of-Form F O R M S Host FF at TOF No Possible Values: No*, Yes This item selects whether Form Feeds (FF) will be performed when received from the host computer if the paper is already positioned at the top of form (TOF). Setting this item to No will help prevent blank pages. Characters Characters Control Possible Values: Control*, Printable This item selects whether certain control character symbols will be printed or be treated as control characters.
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S Baud Rate 9600 Baud Rate Possible Values: 110, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600* This item selects the baud rate for the serial interface. This must be set to match the baud rate setting on the host computer. Data Bits Data Bits 8 Possible Values: 8*, 7 This item selects the number of data bits in the serial character frame. This must be set to match the character size setting on the host computer.
S P E C I F Y I N G Busy Signal Polarity F O R M S Busy Polarity Low Possible Values: Lo*, Hi This item selects the polarity of the busy signal (pin 11 of the RS-232C interface). Busy is set whenever the printer is offline, the serial input buffer is full, or another interface port is currently active. Data Terminal Ready DTR Power On/Off Possible Values: Power On/Off* Online/Offline Busy/Not Busy Selects the condition to be reflected by the DTR signal (pin 20 of the RS232C interface).
S P E C I F Y I N G ETX/ACK Handshaking F O R M S ETX/ACK Off Possible Values: Off*, On Enables or disables the ACK response to receipt of the ETX character. This handshake method is useful for conditions where there are long transmission line delays such as telephone lines, which may be routed through satellites. An ACK character will be returned to the host computer after an ETX character is received and processed. ETX characters used for handshaking cannot be part of an escape sequence.
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S Emulation Epson Emulation Possible Values: Epson*, IBM Proprinter, DEC LA120/LA210, TTY, Printek, ANSI X3.64, Genicom 3840, Genicom 3410 This item selects the emulation to be used whenever the parallel port is active. The emulation should be set to match the type of printer your software supports. LAN Setup LAN Setup Off Possible Values: On, Off* This item enables or disables the ability to control the optional Ethernet interface card from the front panel.
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S set to Static, the user sets the TCP/IP address, Subnet Mask and TCP/IP Gateway address as follows: IP Address IP Address 192.160.0.27 Possible Values: 000.000.000.000 … 255.255.255.255 To set the TCP/IP address, use the SUBMENU key to select which digit group you wish to change, and then use the UP/DOWN ARROW keys to change the value. The value will change rapidly if the key is held down. Subnet Mask Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Possible Values: 000.000.000.000 … 255.255.
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S Possible Values: Off, On* This item enables or disables automatic Carriage Returns (CR) whenever a Line Feed (LF), Vertical Tab (VT), or Form Feed (FF) is received. Automatic Line Feed Auto LF Off Possible Values: Off*, On This item enables or disables automatic Line Feeds (LF) when a Carriage Return (CR) is received.
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S This item selects whether the minimum I/O buffer size should be used. Setting this item to No will allow the printer to make maximum use of the I/O buffer (see “Paper Out Fault” on page 54 for more information on buffer size). Setting this to Yes may decrease performance, but is useful when using the printer with operating systems that try to keep track of which page is currently being printed by the printer.
S P E C I F Y I N G Automatic Scroll Delay F O R M S Auto-Scroll 1 Second Delay Possible Values: Off, 1* to 15 Second Delay This item sets the number of seconds to delay before scrolling the top of form to the tear bar when the printer is idle (no additional data received since the last print operation) and a form boundary (bottom of the form according to the Form Length setting for the current form) has been reached.
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S This item selects what action is to be taken when a paper out condition occurs. The action taken for each of the possible values is described in the following paragraphs. When Finish Page is selected, the printer will attempt to print to the bottom of the page when a normal paper out condition occurs.
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S Char. To Ignore: 255 Character to Ignore Possible Values: 0, ... 255* This allows a single 8-bit character to be discarded as it is received. This is useful when the host application is sending an unwanted control character, for example. Values are in decimal, with printable characters displayed to the left of the decimal value. To use this feature: 1) Press the UP/DOWN ARROW keys to select the desired character decimal value.
S P E C I F Y I N G Top of Oversized F O R M S Top of Oversized Off Possible Values: On, Off* In Genicom 3840 or 3410 Emulation, this feature repositions the print head at the top of oversized characters after the oversized characters have printed. When disabled, printing continues from the bottom of the oversized characters. This feature has no meaning in other emulations.
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S selected (0 to 28K bytes in 1K byte increments) should be set to accommodate the largest page expected, but not unnecessarily large since the larger this is set, the smaller the effective I/O buffer. The 8K-byte default setting should be large enough to hold most pages of text, but may not be large enough to hold more complex or graphic filled pages. If the page size selected is not large enough, the page will be broken as described under Paper Out Fault Action item above.
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S TEST MENU The TEST MENU is used to access some testing as well as some record keeping items. To access the test menu, enter Setup and press the MENU button until TEST MENU is displayed as shown below. TEST MENU Next press the ALIGN/ITEM button to access the test modes available. Print the Menus No Print the Menus Possible Values: No*, Current Values This item may be used to print a list of current values.
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S When this item is set to Barber Pole, the printer will print a rotating character pattern. Printing may be started and stopped with the ONLINE button. When set to Hex Dump, the printer will print all received data in a special debug format, which may be used by programmers to solve software problems. For more information, refer to the Hex Dump section of the PrintMaster 850 Series Programmer’s Manual.
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S Tenting is usually caused by glue drying on the perforation after the forms maker puts the forms into the box, or forms which are not glued at all. Forms with solid glue lines, which run vertically down the entire form, are the most susceptible. If you experience such a problem, request “interrupted glue line” forms from your vendor. This method stops the glue approximately three-quarters of the way down the form and then resumes gluing at the top of the next form.
S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S placed on the form, avoid using a dark color to form the preprinted lines and boxes. Use a lighter color, preferably other than a gray that will allow the printed characters to still be read if misalignment occurs.
MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING Error Messages This section provides a partial list of fatal errors. Fatal errors typically cannot be recovered from without the loss of data. In each case, ERROR is shown on the top line of the display and alternated with one of the following messages. Suggested solutions for each of these messages are listed to the right of each error message in the table, which follows. To restart the printer after a fatal error, press the ONLINE button.
M A I N T E N A N C E A N D T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G Error Message Possible Solution Head Blocked? Check print head carriage area for obstructions. Head Gap Usually a result of a bad paper jam. Check for paper wedged in the print head nose shield area. I/O Overflow Make sure handshaking parameters set in the printer and at the host computer match each other. Make sure interface cables are wired correctly.
M A I N T E N A N C E A N D T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G and number of your nearest Printek Authorized Service Center or to arrange for factory service.
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 “lock out” operator changes to the various menus. This method of security may be set independently for the Align Print, the Forms menu, the Interface menu, or the Options menu. When set to Edit Allowed, the user is allowed to make changes to any item in the menu selected.
A D V A N C E D S E T U P F E A T U R E S This item selects whether values set using Align Print (see ALIGNING PRINT on page 29) can be edited or only viewed by the operator. Initialize will reset the Align Print values for all forms to zero. Forms Menu Forms Menu Edit Allowed Possible Values: Edit Allowed, View Only, Initialize This item selects whether items in the FORMS MENU can be edited or only viewed by the operator.
USING REMOTE SETUP The PrintMaster 850 Series printers may be completely configured for operation by using the front panel buttons to access the printer setup menus. In addition, many of the items that can be configured via the front panel setup menus can also be configured remotely as described in this chapter. Remote Setup via Windows Application Printek provides a remote setup program for Windows 95, 98, 2000 and NT users. This provides a convenient method for graphically configuring the printer.
A D V A N C E D S E T U P F E A T U R E S 4. An item setup line, of the format item=value. Each item setup line must appear under the appropriate heading line. The first heading line in the file must be [BeginPrintekSetup]. The last heading line in the file must be [EndPrintekSetup]. All other heading lines and item setup lines are optional. If any errors exist in the remote setup file, no changes will be made to the printer configuration.
A D V A N C E D S E T U P F E A T U R E S Remote Setup Line Definitions [BeginPrintekSetup] AlignPrint=FactoryDefaults Forms=FactoryDefaults Interfaces=FactoryDefaults Options=FactoryDefaults Security=FactoryDefaults [Form0] ... [Form9] MovePrintLeft=0.00 ... 9.99 MovePrintRight=0.00 ... 9.99 MovePrintUp=0.00 ... 9.99 MovePrintDown=0.00 ... 9.99 FormName="UPTO16CHARACTERS" Tractor Path=Rear, Bottom, Bottom=Rear (852si only) LinesPerInch=6,8 FormLength=1 ... 227 TopMargin=0 ... 226 BottomMargin=0 ...
A D V A N C E D S E T U P F E A T U R E S Emulation=ANSI_X3.64,Epson,IBM_Proprinter, DEC_LA120,TTY,Printek AutoCR=Off,On AutoLF=Off,On HostFFatTOF=No,Yes Characters=Control,Printable MinimumBuffer=No,Yes BaudRate=110,150,300,600,1200,2400, 4800,9600 DataBits=8,7 StopBits=1,2 Parity=None,Even,Odd BusyPolarity=Low,High DTR=Power,Online,Busy XON/XOFF=Off,On ETX/ACK=Off,On [ParallelInterface] Emulation=ANSI_X3.
A D V A N C E D S E T U P F E A T U R E S AlignPrint=ViewOnly,EditAllowed FormsMenu=ViewOnly,EditAllowed InterfaceMenu=ViewOnly,EditAllowed OptionsMenu=ViewOnly,EditAllowed [EndPrintekSetup] Remote Setup Example File The following example will set up three forms. Before the forms are set up, “AlignPrint” and all “Forms” will be reset to their factory default values so that only the “non-default” values have to be set.
A D V A N C E D S E T U P F E A T U R E S Font=Epson_FX_DF [Form2] MovePrintDown=0.
USING THE OPTIONAL MODULE SETUP Introduction The optional Setup Module is a small cartridge that plugs directly into the RS-232 Serial connector on the rear of any PrintMaster 850 Series printer. This module is used to store a second copy of the current Setup configuration of the printer. This may then be used to restore settings after a printer is serviced or to copy the same configuration settings to another printer. These uses are discussed immediately following the installation instructions.
U S I N G T H E O P T I O N A L S E T U P M O D U L E the ONLINE indicator will be yellow. When the message disappears, installation is complete and the printer will continue with its normal power up procedure. Initializing Setup Module 7. The printer will now compare the configuration data in its internal memory to the data in the Setup Module. If the data are not an exact match, the printer will proceed with step 8.
U S I N G T H E O P T I O N A L S E T U P M O D U L E If you wish to copy the Setup data to the printer from the Setup Module, press the LOAD button. The printer will display the following message and will now be configured according to the information that was in the Setup Module. Copying Setup to Printer If you wish to copy the Setup data to the Setup Module from the printer, press the UNLOAD button.
U S I N G T H E O P T I O N A L S E T U P M O D U L E in step 9 press the LOAD button. Depending upon what was repaired in the printer, the Setup information in the printer’s memory may not have been changed. In this case the printer will power up normally and no message will be displayed. Using the Setup Module to Copy Setup Data From One Printer to Another This use of the Setup Module is beneficial when installing or updating several printers that need to be configured exactly the same.
PRINTER RESET CONDITIONS The following list describes conditions that are assumed whenever power is applied to the printer, changes have been made in MENU, or a reset escape sequence is received (when the printer is operating in an emulation mode that supports such a sequence). This list includes all variables that you can modify for all emulations, even though some emulations cannot modify all of the variables shown. Refer to the appropriate section of this manual for the emulation you are using.
CONTROL CODE AND ESCAPE SEQUENCE SUMMARIES GENICOM 3840 and 3410 Emulation BEL BS CR CSI ESC D ESC E ESC ESC n ESC H ESC J ESC K ESC L ESC P ESC \ ESC [(p1);(p2)B ESC [(p1);(p2)G ESC [(p)` ESC [(p)a ESC [(p)d ESC [(p)e ESC [(p1);(p2)f ESC [(Ps)g ESC [(p)h ESC [(p)j ESC [(p)k ESC [(p)l ESC [(p1);...
C O N T R O L C O D E S ESC [(p1)t ESC [(p1);(p2);...(p22)u ESC [(p1);(p2);...(p12)v ESC [(p1);(p2){ ESC [(p1);(p2);...
C O N T R O L C O D E S ESC [ 1 g ESC [ 2 g ESC [ 3 g ESC [ 4 g ESC [ 20 h ESC [ 20 l ESC [ n m ESC c ETX FF HT HTS IND LF NEL PLD PLU VT VTS A N D E S C A P E S E Q U E N C E S Clear Vertical Tab Stop Clear All Horizontal Tab Stops Clear All Horizontal Tab Stops Clear All Vertical Tab Stops Select Automatic Carriage Return Cancel Automatic Carriage Return Select Graphic Rendition Reset End of Text Form Feed Horizontal Tab Set Horizontal Tab Stop Line Feed Line Feed New Line Partial Line Down Partial
C O N T R O L C O D E S ESC = ESC > ESC @ ESC A n ESC B n1 n2 ... nx NUL ESC C NUL n ESC C n ESC D n1 n2 ...
C O N T R O L C O D E S VT XOFF A N D E S C A P E S E Q U E N C E S Vertical Tab Deselect Printer IBM Proprinter Emulation BEL BS CAN CR DC2 DC4 ESC - n ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC 2 ESC 3 n ESC 4 ESC 5 n ESC 6 ESC 7 ESC : ESC A n ESC B n1 n2 ... nx NUL ESC C NUL n ESC C n ESC D n1 n2 ...
C O N T R O L C O D E S ESC U n ESC W n ESC X n1 n2 ESC Y n1 n2 data ESC Z n1 n2 data ESC [ @ n1 n2 m1 m2 m3 m4 ESC \ n1 n2 ESC ^ n ETX FF HT LF SI SO VT A N D E S C A P E S E Q U E N C E S Unidirectional Mode Double-Wide Mode Set Left and Right Margin High Speed 120 DPI Graphics High Speed 240 DPI Graphics Double-High Mode Print Characters Print Single Character End of Text Form Feed Horizontal Tab Line Feed Select Condensed Mode Select Double-Wide Mode (one line) Vertical Tab LA-120/210 Emulation B
C O N T R O L C O D E S ESC [ 3 g ESC [ 4 g ESC [ 20 h ESC [ 20 l ESC [ n m ESC [ n1 ; n2 r ESC [ n1 ; n2 s ESC [ n t ESC [ n1 ; n2 ; ... nx u ESC [ n1 ; n2 ; ...
C O N T R O L C O D E S A N D E S C A P E S E Q U E N C E S ESC % ESC * m n1 n2 data ESC @ ESC A n ESC D n ESC E n ESC ESC n ESC F n ESC FF n ESC G n ESC H n1 n2 ESC HT n1 n2 ... nx NUL ESC I n ESC L n ESC LF n ESC Q n ESC R ESC S n ESC SP n ESC U n ESC V n1 n2 ESC VT n1 n2 ...
ASCII CHARACTER TABLES Epson FX Font Character Set 87
A S C I I C H A R A C T E R PC Font Character Set EBCDIC Font Character Set 8 8 T A B LE S
A S C I I C H A R A C T E R PC Latin 2 (Slavic) Font Character Set OCR-A Font Character Set 8 9 T A B LE S
A S C I I C H A R A C T E R OCR-B Font Character Set ML Euro (858) 9 0 T A B LE S
A S C I I ML (850) 9 1 C H A R A C T E R T A B LE S
SPECIFICATIONS OCR-A Font Character Set PRINT SPEEDS Text Modes Fast Draft Draft Fast Draft High Impact Draft High Impact Letter Quality Optical Quality Speed 530 cps 400 cps 250 cps 200 cps 100 cps 65 cps Graphics Modes 8 Wire Graphics 8 Wire Fast Graphics 9 Wire Graphics 9 Wire Fast Graphics Speed (up to) * 19,200 dps 25,600 dps 21,600 dps 28,800 dps CHARACTER MATRIX Fast Draft 7x9 in 9x9 cell. Draft 9x9 in 12x9 cell. Letter Quality 18x18 in 24x18 cell. Optical Quality 27x18 in 36x18 cell.
S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Epson FX fast draft, draft and letter quality. IBM Proprinter fast draft, draft and letter quality. EBCDIC fast draft, draft and letter quality. Latin II (Slavic) fast draft, draft, and letter quality. OCR-A optical quality. OCR-B optical quality. MultiLingual (Code Page 858) fast draft, draft, and letter quality. MultiLingual (Code Page 850) fst draft, draft, and letter quality. CHARACTER SPACING 5, 6, 6.7, 7.5, 8.4, 8.6, 10, 12, 13.3, 15, 16.7, 17.1, and 20 cpi.
S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Rear feed or optional bottom feed; zero tear off distance; paper out/paper jam detection; fan fold, continuous forms, edged punched. Paper width: 2.5 to 8.5 inches. Paper Slew Rate: 6 inches per second rear feed, 6 or 12 inches per second bottom feed. RIBBON 15,000,000 character, mobius loop cartridge. SPECIAL FORMS HANDLING FEATURES Print up to five part forms (.025" maximum thickness) (Nine part forms for “si” models Easy access to tractors.
S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Input Buffer Size: 32K bytes. OPERATOR CONTROLS/INDICATORS Normal Operating Mode Indicators: Online/Status LED; 2x16 character LCD for current form selection, on/off line status and error descriptions. Controls: Online, Load/Feed, Unload/Change, Align/Item. Setup Mode Indicators: Online/Status LED indicates Setup mode is active. Controls: Menu, Submenu, Items, Up/Down Arrows.
S P E C I F I C A T I O N S WARRANTY Printer: One year limited warranty for defects in materials and/or workmanship. Print Head: 500 million draft equivalent character life. One year limited warranty for defects in materials and/or workmanship. Limited print head warranty may be extended to a two years with the use of only Printek® brand ribbons. ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS Power requirements: 100-250 VAC, 50-60 Hz Autoswitching.
S P E C I F I C A T I O N S * May be emulation dependent. Specifications subject to change without notice.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS ANSI American National Standards Institute. ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. baud rate The bit rate at which characters are transmitted over a serial interface. binary Base two numbering system. Digits are represented by the characters 0 and 1. bit A single binary digit. control code A single, non-printing character, which is used to control the configuration or operation of the printer. character pitch The horizontal spacing of characters.
G L O S S A R Y dpi Dots-per-inch. Generally used to refer to graphics density or resolution. draft Refers to the draft font. EBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code. escape sequence String of characters beginning with the escape (ESC) character, which is used to control the configuration or operation of the printer. The characters, which are part of this string, are not printed. fast draft Refers to the fast draft font. FD Fast Draft.
G L O S S A R Y octal Base eight numbering system. Digits are represented by the characters 0 through 7. 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 computer. online Refers to the state of the printer when the ONLINE indicator is solid green and the printer able to respond to the commands and text received from the host computer. OQ Optical Quality.
