Printek FormsPro 4300 User Manual download pdf (Page 14)

Installation and Quick Setup

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TESTING THE PRINTER

When you turn the printer on, it automatically performs a series of self tests to assure that the

electronics and printer mechanisms are operational. In the FormsPro 4503, the shuttle

mechanism, which positions the tractors, also realigns itself if there is no paper installed or

the paper is not positioned above the tear bar.

If you wish to perform an actual printing test, perform the following steps to print a

barberpole test pattern:

1. Load plain paper that is eleven inches long. The pattern that is printed will be a

maximum of 80 columns wide.

2. Make sure that the printer is offline (the ONLINE indicator is not lit). If the printer is

on line, press the ONLINE button to turn the indicator off.

3. Press and hold the SETUP button until the second menu "Setup: INTERFACE" is

displayed; then release the SETUP button. Note that one beep will sound when the first

setup menu for forms is displayed, and two beeps will sound when the second menu for

interface is displayed.

4. Press the FUNCTION UP button until "Mode:" is displayed. The current emulation

mode will now be displayed. Remember which mode is currently displayed because

you will have to return to this value later for normal operation. If you wish, you can

record the mode here for future reference. Mode: ______________.

5. Press the VALUE UP button until "Mode: BarberPole" is displayed.

6. Press the SETUP button to exit setup mode. The printer will now reset and perform the

normal power-up diagnostics. Once these complete, the printer will begin to print the

barberpole pattern. To stop or resume printing the pattern, use the ONLINE button.

7. Once you have printed the pattern long enough to be sure the printer is operating

properly, press the ONLINE button to stop printing.

8. Press the FORM FEED button to advance the top of the next page to the tear bar and

tear off the printed page(s).

9. Return to the interface setup menu as described in step 3 above, and set the Mode value

back to its previous setting that you noted in step 4.

10. Press SETUP to exit setup mode. The printer will reset and return to normal operating

mode.

CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO A COMPUTER

The FormsPro 4000 series printers are supplied with an industry standard parallel interface

and an RS-232C interface as standard equipment. The printers are also available with an RS-

422 interface, or a coaxial/twinaxial interface.

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