Printek 8000 User Manual

FormsMaster 8000 SeriesHigh PerformanceSerial Matrix PrintersOperator’s Manual©Printek, Inc. 19971517 Townline RoadBenton Harbor, MI 49022616-925-32

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 4a cable tie that secures the print head carriage (open ribbon lid toaccess) and two cardboard tubes placed over the

A D V A N C E D S E T U P F E A T U R E S 94AutoCR=Off,OnAutoLF=Off,OnHostFFatTOF=No,YesCharacters=Control,PrintableMinimumBuffer=No,YesBaudRate=1

95[CoaxInterface]PrinterEmulation=3287,3262MaxPrintPosition=132,NoneMaxPrintLine=66,NoneFFonLocalCopy=Enable,DisableFFValid=Anywhere,Column1orMPP+1FFa

A D V A N C E D S E T U P F E A T U R E S 96[IPDS-CoaxInterface]MaxPrintPosition=132,NoneCRatMPP+1=CR,NLNLatMPP+1=NL,2xNLMaxPrintLine=66,NoneFFonL

97QMSCharacterSet=USA,UnitedKingdom, Sweden/Finland,Norway/Denmark,Japan, Germany,France,Italy,Spain,PCSubset, CodeVVersion1Translation=No

A D V A N C E D S E T U P F E A T U R E S 98The first form will begin printing one line from the top-of-form, be named“CHECKS”, have a form leng

99Using the Optional Setup ModuleIntroductionThe optional Setup Module is a small cartridge that plugs directly into theRS-232 Serial connector on th

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 100InitializingSetup Module7. The printer will now compare the configuration data in

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 101If you wish to copy the Setup data to the Setup Module from theprinter, press

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 102Using the Setup Module toCopy Setup Data From One Printer to AnotherThis use of th

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 103

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 5The factory default settings for each interface should work well for mostinstallations. However, the foll

105Printer Reset ConditionsThe following list describes conditions that are assumed whenever power isapplied to the printer, changes have been made i

107Control Code andEscape Sequence SummariesANSI X3.64 EMULATIONBEL BellBS BackspaceCR Carriage ReturnCSI Control Sequence IntroducerESC D Line FeedES

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 108VTS Set Vertical Tab Stop

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 109EPSON FX EMULATIONBEL BellBS BackspaceCAN Cancel LineCR Carriage ReturnDC2 Canc

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 110EPSON FX EMULATION (CONT.)ESC O Cancel Perforation SkipESC P Select 10 CPIESC Q

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 111 IBM PROPRINTER EMULATIONBEL BellBS BackspaceCAN Cancel LineCR Carriage ReturnD

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 112IBM PROPRINTER EMULATION (CONT.)ESC Z n1 n2 data High Speed 240 DPI GraphicsESC

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 113LA-120 EMULATIONBEL BellBS BackspaceCR Carriage ReturnCSI Control Sequence Intr

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 6Parallel InterfaceThis interface uses the standard 36 pin parallel connector as shown below.The default printer em

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 114LA-120 EMULATION (CONT.)IND Line FeedLF Line FeedNEL New LineVT Vertical TabVTS

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 115SIMPLE TTY EMULATIONBEL BellBS BackspaceCR Carriage ReturnESC ESC n Select Soft

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 116PRINTEK EMULATIONBEL BellBS BackspaceCR Carriage ReturnDC3 Deselect PrinterESC

117ASCII Character TablesEpson FX Font Character Set

A S C I I C H A R A C T E R T A B L E S 118PC Font Character SetEBCDIC Font Character Set

A S C I I C H A R A C T E R T A B L E S 119PC Latin 2 (Slavic) Font Character SetOCR-A Font Character Set

A S C I I C H A R A C T E R T A B L E S 120OCR-B Font Character Set

121SpecificationsPRINT SPEEDSText Modes SpeedFast Draft 800 cpsDraft 600 cpsFast Draft High Impact 400 cpsDraft High Impact 300 cpsL

S P E C I F I C A T I O N S 122CHARACTER SETSEpson FX fast draft, draft and letter quality.IBM Proprinter fast draft, draft and letter quality.EBCDIC

S P E C I F I C A T I O N S 12323,000,000 character, mobius loop cartridge.SPECIAL FORMS HANDLING FEATURESPrint up to six part forms (.025" maxim

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 7Ethernet 10BaseTThis interface uses a standard RJ-45 connector and the default printeremulation is Epson. Fo

S P E C I F I C A T I O N S 124OPERATOR CONTROLS/INDICATORSNormal Operating ModeIndicators: Online/Status LED; 2x16 character LCD for cu

S P E C I F I C A T I O N S 125Power requirements: 120 VAC ±10%, 60Hz.Power consumption:60 W non-printing, 225 W printing.Heat Output: 205 Btu/Hr. Idl

127Glossary of TermsANSI American National Standards Institute.ASCII American Standard Code for InformationInterchange.baud rate The bit rate at which

G L O S S A R Y 128escape sequence String of characters beginning with theescape (ESC) character which is used tocontrol the configuration or operatio

G L O S S A R Y 129online Refers to the state of the printer when theONLINE indicator is solid green and theprinter able to respond to the commands an

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 8INSTALLING THE RIBBON CARTRIDGEThe Printek FormsMaster printer has been designed to make installingPrintek bra

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 9Other useful features available only with the use of Printek brand ribbons arethat the printer will not allow printing

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 10Ribbon Installation1. Open the ribbon lid on top of the printer and position the print headfor ribbon loading by lift

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 113. With the right hand end of the ribbon tilted down, insert the tab onthe end of the cartridge into the opening in th

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 125. Finally, lower the ribbon loading handle to its original position.Closing the Ribbon Load Handle6. Close the ribbon

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 13LOADING PAPERWhen shipped from the factory, the basic configuration for all ten forms is aneleven inch form, six lines

iiThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A DigitalDevice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These li

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 14Note: The left tractor position is not adjustable. If it is necessary toadjust where printing begins, refer to “Ali

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 15FormsMaster 8003 TractorsLoading the Front Tractors4. Open the doors on each tractor.5. Feed the paper up through the

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 16Loading the Center Tractors7. Tilt the front tractors forward by pulling the green lever on the righthand side of th

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 17PRINTER SELF-TESTThe printer performs many self diagnostics each time power is turned on. Ifyou wish to perform an ac

19Daily OperationINTRODUCTIONThis chapter describes how to use the “everyday” features of theFormsMaster 8000. The items covered are:Contro

D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 20CONTROL PANEL FEATURESThe following picture shows the printer’s control panel. The control panelconsists of a two lin

D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 21Flashing Red: The printer is currently off line and cannotprint. This may be due to the operator takingthe printer of

D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 22in order to use the other control panel buttons.This button is also used to place the printerback on line following an

D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 23form to the tear bar.FORM SELECT/UNLOADThis button is used to access up to tendifferent forms which have been previous

iiiTable of ContentsIntroductionModels and Options 1Manual Contents 1Getting StartedInstallation 3Interface Set Up 4Installing The Ribbon Cartridge 8W

D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 24of a button as indicated on the display. Thearrows to the side of the number will indicatethe direction the print wil

D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 25SELECTING AND LOADING FORMSNote: A form is not considered “loaded” by merely placing theform in the tractors. T

D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 263. Continue to press the FORM SELECT button until the desired formname is shown on the top line of the display.

D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 27FormsMaster 8003 with front and centertractors tilted forward.6. Open the tractor doors and remove the old form.FormsM

D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 287. If the new form is a different width than the previous form, unlock theright tractor and move it to approximately

D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 29New form loaded in tractorsInforming the Printer That the New Form is Loaded11.Press the LOAD button. The display wil

D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 30EJECTING AND TEARING OFF A FORMWhen most print jobs complete, they will command the paper to bepositioned a

D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 311. Make sure the printer is off line (indicator flashes red when off line) bypressing the ONLINE button if necess

D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 32INSTALLING A NEW RIBBON CARTRIDGERemoving the Old Ribbon Cartridge1. Open the ribbon lid on top of the printer and po

D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 332. Grasp the left end of the ribbon cartridge and lift it up and toward therear of the printer as shown belowRemoving

ivPrinter ConfigurationIntroduction To Setup 39Setup Buttons 39Entering Setup 40Using the MENU Button 40Using the SUBMENU Button 40Using the ITEM and

D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 34ALIGNING PRINTWhen a new form is loaded into the printer for the first time, it may benecessary to adjust wher

D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 35the print is to be moved from the normal print position. The maximumdistance print may be moved is 9.99 inches in

D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 36COMMON ERROR CONDITIONSWhenever the printer detects an error condition, it will automatically go offline. User corre

D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 37Too Much Paper to UnloadThis error occurs when the UNLOAD button has been pressed and there ispaper present too fa

D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N 38Change RibbonThis message is periodically displayed when a ribbon has reached the end ofits useful life and indicates

39Printer ConfigurationINTRODUCTION TO SETUPThe FormsMaster 8000 series printers feature simple, easy to use menus forsetting the various operating

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 40a “what you see is what you get” basis. This means that whatever value islast displayed for an item is th

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 41menus have submenus. If no submenu is available, the bottom line will beblank and the SUBMENU button will

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 42FORMS MENUMost form printing applications use several different forms such as packinglists, bills of l

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 43Forms Menu ItemsForm NameForm NameFORM 0Possible Values: Up to 16 characters of A through Z,Space, 0 throu

vANSI X3.64 Emulation 107Epson FX Emulation 109IBM Proprinter Emulation 111LA-120 Emulation 113Simple TTY Emulation 115Printek Emulation 116ASCII Char

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 44next path, or paths, and continue printing until all the specified paths areemptyAutomatic CutAutomati

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 45Form LengthForm Length66 LinesPossible Values: 1 … 66* … 227 LinesThis item sets the form length in lines

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 46Characters Per InchCharacters/Inch10Possible Values: 10*, 12, 13.3, 15, 16.74, 17.14, 20This item sets

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 47FontFontEpson FX FDPossible Values: Epson FX FD*, DF, LQ;PC English FD, DF, LQ;PC Latin 2 FD, DF, LQ;DEC L

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 48feature to work properly. The character substitutions are shown in thefollowing table.Char Value

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 49INTERFACE MENUThe Interface Menu may contain several submenus. These submenus are forsetting up items per

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 50In other installations the printer may be attached to two or three computers.This section describes how th

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 51same for more than one interface since the computer attached to that interfacemay have different requireme

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 52OffPossible Values: Off*, OnThis item enables or disables automatic Line Feeds (LF) when a CarriageRe

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 53Baud RateBaud Rate9600Possible Values: 110, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600*, 19200This item selects

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 54LowPossible Values: Low*, HighThis item selects the polarity of the busy signal (pin 11 of the RS-232Ci

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 55Possible Values: Off*, OnEnables or disables the ACK response to receipt of the ETX character. Thishandsh

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 56Possible Values: Off, On*This item enables or disables automatic Carriage Returns (CR) whenever aLine Fe

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 57Possible Values: No*, YesThis item selects whether the minimum I/O buffer size should be used.Sett

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 58Possible Values: Off, On*This item enables or disables automatic Carriage Returns (CR) whenever aLine Fe

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 59Possible Values: No*, YesThis item selects whether the minimum I/O buffer size should be used.Sett

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 60This item selects whether the maximum print position is column 132 or ifno maximum position is enforced.Ma

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 61This item selects whether a form feed will automatically be performed afteran End Of Message is receive

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 62Possible Values: Disable (NUL=SP)*, EnableThis item selects whether NUL characters will suppressed or co

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 63Possible Values: 4K*, 2KThis item selects the input buffer size.Display Screen SizeDisplay Size1920Possibl

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

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 64INTERFACE MENUTwinaxWhen the optional Coax/Twinax Interface is installed, the printer willautomat

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 65Austria/Germany Japan (English)Belgium Japan (Katakana)Brazil PortugueseCanadian French SpainDenmark/Norwa

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 66This item selects whether the host is able to control the line pitch (LinesPer Inch) or if it is controll

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 67IPDS Coax Interface ItemsINTERFACE MENUIPDS CoaxMaximum Print PositionMax Print Pos132Possible Values: 132

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 68This item selects whether a New Line received at MPP+1 will cause one ortwo New Lines to be performed.Maxi

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 69This item selects whether a form feed will automatically be performed afteran End Of Message is receive

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 70Possible Values: 5E Hex (caret ^), E1 Hex (not symbol ¬)This item selects which character is actually

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 71Possible Values: 4K*, 2KThis item selects the input buffer size.Display Screen SizeDisplay Size1920Possibl

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 72IPDS Twinax Interface ItemsNote: The Twinax Address is selected by using the rotary switch on theback

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 73Host Bin SelectHost Bin SelectEnablePossible Values: Enable*, DisableThis item selects whether the host is

I N T R O D U C T I O N 2print with preprinted forms, and causes for common errorconditions.• Printer Configuration provides detailed information on

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 74Imager and ImagerPlus Interface ItemsINTERFACE MENUImagerorINTERFACE MENUImagerPlusThe printer will aut

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 75Line TerminatorLine TerminatorLFPossible Values: LF*, CRThis item sets the line terminating character to

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 76^F Free Format Mode(QMS CodeV v2 and PTX CodeV v2 only)^F Free FormatNot ActivePossible Values: Not Active

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 77This item sets the vertical resolution to 72 or 70 Dots Per Inch. Vertical Text Spacing(QMS CodeV v2 and

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 78Quiet Mode(Printronix IGP only)Quiet ModeNot ActivePossible Values: Not Active*, ActiveThis item selects w

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 79OPTIONS MENUThe OPTIONS MENU contains items which do not pertain only to a specificform or specific int

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 80to the Form Length setting for the current form) has been reached. Ifprinting finishes and th

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 81When Break Page is selected, the printer will stop printing and go off line assoon as a paper out or paper

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 82124. Note that turning this feature off while still using Printek brandribbons will not affect

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 83Next press either of the ITEM buttons to access the test modes available.Print the MenusPrint the MenusNoP

3Getting StartedThis chapter will use the fewest possible steps to get the first time user upand running quickly. You will be guided through the fol

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N 84When set to Hex Dump, the printer will print all received data in a specialdebug format which may b

85Form Construction and Layout TipsFORM CONSTRUCTIONAlthough the FormsMaster 8000 series printers have been designed tohandle difficult forms

S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S 86misalignment will cause characters to be printed on at least one of the linesthat form the box. While the print ali

87Maintenance and TroubleshootingERROR MESSAGESThis section provides a partial list of fatal errors. Fatal errors typicallycannot be recovered

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 88Solution I/O Overflow Make sure handshaking paramete

89Advanced Setup FeaturesSECURITY MENUThe SECURITY MENU is for Information System managers who want to beable to set up a printer and then “lock out

A D V A N C E D S E T U P F E A T U R E S 90Forms MenuForms MenuEdit AllowedPossible Values: Edit Allowed, View Only, InitializeThis item selects

91Using Remote SetupThe FormsMaster 8000 Series printers may be completely configured foroperation by using the front panel buttons to access th

A D V A N C E D S E T U P F E A T U R E S 92Before sending the remote setup file to the printer, minimal setup is requiredvia the front panel se

93Remote Setup Line Definitions[BeginPrintekSetup]AlignPrint=FactoryDefaultsForms=FactoryDefaultsInterfaces=FactoryDefaultsOptions=FactoryDefaultsSecu