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1. LeftMargin 0 166 RightMargin 4 170 Font Epson_FX_FD Epson_FX_DF Epson_FX_LO PC_English_FD PC_English_DF PC_English_LO PC_Latin2_FD PC_Latin2_DF PC_Latin2_LO DEC_LA120_FD DEC_LA120_DF DEC_LA120_LO EBCDIC_FD EBCDIC_DF EBCDIC_LO OCR_A_FD OCR_B_FD DraftSpeed Normal Fast ImpactForce Normal Hig Language USA Fra Sweden Italy Spai Zero Normal Slashed Unidirectional No Yes n SerialInterface Emulation ANSI_X3 64 DEC_ AutoCR Off On AutoLF 0ff On HostFFatTOF No Yes MinimumBuffer No Yes 4800 9600 DataBits 8 7 StopBits 1 2 Parity None Even Odd BusyPolarity Low High DTR Power Online Busy 42 nce Germany N England Denmark n Finland Japa Epson IBM_Proprinter A120 TTY Printek Characters Control Printable BaudRate 110 150 300 600 1200 2400 USING R EMOTE SETUP XON XOFF Off On Parallel ETX ACK 0ff On lInterface Emulation ANSI_X3 64 Epson IBM _Proprinter DEC_ LA120 TTY Printek AutoCR Off On AutoLF Off On HostFFati TOF No Yes Characters Control Printable MinimumBuffer No Yes Options MaxFormAllowed 0 9 AutoScroll 0Off 1 15 PaperOutFault BreakPage ReprintPage FinishPage PageSize 0K 28K TopOfBarcode 0ff On TopOfOversized 0ff On IngnoreCharacter 0ff On CharToIgnore 0 255 TruncateLines No Yes BottomSlew Fast Normal
2. Print Speeds Text Modes Speed Fast Draft 530 cps Draft 400 cps Fast Draft High Impact 250 cps Draft High Impact 200 cps Letter Quality 100 cps Optical Quality 65 cps Graphics Modes Speed up to 8 Wire Graphics 19 200 dps 8 Wire Fast Graphics 25 600 dps 9 Wire Graphics 21 600 dps 9 Wire Fast Graphics 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 Graphics Density 60 to 240 dpi horizontally x 72 dpi vertically Character Sets 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 Line Spacing 6 Ipi 8 lpi or programmable in 1 216th or 1 288th of an inch 63 SPECIFICATIONS Line Length 8 5 inches Control Code And Escape Sequence Emulations Genicom 3840 Genicom 3410 ANSI X3 64 Epson FX IBM Proprinter DEC LA 120 and LA 210 Simple TTY Printek Basic Bar Code Paper Handling Rear feed or optional bottom feed zero tear off distance paper out paper jam detection
3. Make sure interface cables are wired correctly 1 0 Parity Error Make sure parity setting in the printer and at the host computer matches each other Preventive Maintenance Your PrintMaster 860 Series printer requires very little preventive maintenance It is only suggested that you periodically clear out any excessive paper dust paying particular attention to cleaning the sensor surfaces at left tractor under the paper rear lid and at far left of carriage under the ribbon lid Also the various bearings used in the PrintMaster 860 Series printers should not require any lubrication Obtaining Service If your PrintMaster 860 Series printer should require service please contact the company where you purchased the printer If you do not know where the printer was purchased please call 800 368 4636 to obtain the name and number of your nearest Printek Authorized Service Center or to arrange for factory service 37 ADVANCED SETUP FEATURES Security Menu The SECURI TY 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 toEdi t Allowed the user is allowed to make changes to any item in the menu selected When set to Vi ew only the operator can look at the settings but cannot edit or change the values Wh
4. PRINTER gt PrintMaster 860 Series Operator s Manual Printek Inc 2002 1517 Townline Road Benton Harbor MI 49022 800 368 4636 www printek com Part Number 6809 Rev B 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 This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense The user is cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions as set out by the ICES 003 standard of the Canadian Department of Communications Cet appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectroiques depassant les limites de Classe A prescrites dans la norme NMB 003 Edict e par le Ministre des Communications du Canada Detachable European Power Cord Requirements Not Included with Printer Type Model H03 or HOS Series or Equivalent Minimum Ratings 300VAC 60 C 3 Conductor 1 0mm 18 AWG with Cert
5. This is true for normal text characters Unidirectional Printing Unidirectio C 0 Possible Values No Yes This item selects unidirectional printing instead of bi directional printing Fast Draft and Draft print speed is reduced when unidirectional printing is selected This may be used to improve the straightness of vertical lines for critical applications such as printing form boxes using PC Font line characters 24 PRINTER CONFIGURATION 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 RS 232C Serial Interface on page 25 Parallel LAN Interface on page 28 Entering the Interface Menu To Enter the Interface Menu enter Setup and press the MENU button until INTERFACE MENU is displayed on the top line as shown below INTERFACE MENU Serial The SUBMENU options for the INTERFACE MENU always include the Serial and Parallel LAN ports To select the desired interface press the SUBMENU button until that interface is displayed on the bottom line Note that when the Lan Setup option under the Par alle LAN item list is set to On the serial Interface is not a
6. 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 nine part forms 025 maximum thickness Easy access to tractors Front panel and host form selection Automatic head gap Paper out sensing Paper motion sensing Page reprint Automatic path switching for same form in more than one path with optional bottom feed unit Nonvolatile memory for ten form setups Parameters for each form include custom form name tractor path only with optional bottom feed unit cpi left margin right margin lpi form length top margin bottom margin font character impact mode language slashed or nonslashed zero and unidirectional printing Computer Interfaces Centronics Compatible Parallel Asynchronous RS 232 110 to 9 600 baud Even Odd or No parity 7 or 8 data bits 1 or 2 stop bits XON XOFF ETX ACK and Hardware handshake Optional 10 100 BaseT Ethernet Interface Input Buffer Size 32K bytes 64 SPECIFICATIONS 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
7. 862 only Security 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 The first form will begin printing one line from the top of form be named CHECKS have a form length of 42 lines 7 inches at 6 LPI and use the Epson FX Draft font The second form will begin printing two characters at 10 CPI from the left edge and two lines at 6 LPI from the top edge of the form The name will be INVOICES and will print using the Epson FX Draft font The third form will begin printing at the left margin at 12 CPI two lines at 8 LPI from the top edge of the form The name will be REPORTS and printing will be at 8 LPI with a form length of 8 inches Example setup file for three forms BeginPrintekSetup AlignPrint FactoryDefaults Forms FactoryDefaults Form0 MovePrintDown 0 17 FormName CHECKS FormLength 42 Font Epson_FX_DE 43 USING REMOTE SETUP 44 USING REMOTE SETUP Form MovePrint MovePrint FormName Right 0 20 Down 0 33 INVOICES Font Epso Form2 MovePrint F
8. CHANGE button until that form is displayed a form that is not considered to be loaded will flash lt Not Loaded gt on the bottom line of the display The form selection will be displayed as FORM 0 through FORM 9 oras the actual name of the form if that has been set up To position the form for printing you may press the LOAD FEED button which will position the form or you may press the ONLINE button which will both position the form and place the printer on line Loading a New or Different Form In the Tractors This section describes how to load a form in the tractors This involves physically placing the paper or form in the tractor mechanism and then informing the printer that the new form is present Select the Form to be Loaded 1 Take the printer off line by pressing the ONLINE button The ONLINE indicator should now be flashing red 2 Press the UNLOAD CHANGE button This will move the current form from the print position to the tractors for removal 3 Continue to press the UNLOAD CHANGE button until the desired form name is shown on the top line of the display The form name will be FORM 0 through FORM 9 or the actual name of the form if the name has been set in SETUP If the desired form is not considered to be loaded by the printer lt Not Loaded gt will flash on the bottom line of the display Loading the Form in the Tractors Refer to PrintMaster 860 Single Tractor Model page 7 14 DAILY OPERATIO
9. DOWN ARROW buttons The ONLINE indicator will flash yellow whenever the 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 MENU SUB MENU AUG 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 The ONLINE indicator will begin to flash yellow and the display will temporarily show the following Entering Setup Menus 19 PRINTER CONFIGURATION After the above message has been shown the display will change to the first menu available which is the FORMS MENU as shown below In this case the display will also show the first submenu which will be the form that was selected when Setup was pressed FORMS MENU Form 0 Using the MENU Button At this time you may select a different menu by pressing the MENU button Other menus available are the INTERFACE MENU the OPTI ONS MENU andthe 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 wil
10. ESC Control Sequence Introducer ESC n Absolute Horizontal Tab ESC na Relative Horizontal Tab ESC L C Printer Identification ESC 0c Printer Identification ESC nd Absolute Vertical Tab ESC ne Relative Vertical Tab ESC g Clear Horizontal Tab Stop ESC 0g Clear Horizontal Tab Stop ESC 1g Clear Vertical Tab Stop ESC 2 Clear All Horizontal Tab Stops ESC 3g Clear All Horizontal Tab Stops ESC 4 Clear All Vertical Tab Stops ESC 20h Select Automatic Carriage Return ESC 201 Cancel Automatic Carriage Return ESC nm Select Graphic Rendition ESC nl n2r Set Top and Bottom Margins ESC nl 2s Set Left and Right Margin ESC nt Set Form Length in Lines ESC nl n2 nxu Set Horizontal Tab Stops ESC nl n2 nxv Set Vertical Tab Stops ESC nw Set Character Spacing ESC nz Set Line Spacing ETX End of Text FF Form Feed HT Horizontal Tab HTS Set Horizontal Tab Stop IND Line Feed LF Line Feed NEL New Line VT Vertical Tab VTS Set Vertical Tab Stop 57 CONTROL CODE AND ESCAPE SEQUENCE SUMMARIES Simple TTY Emulation BEL BS CR ESC ESC n ETX FF HT LF VT Printek Emulation BEL BS CR DC3 ESC mnl n2 data ESC ESC m nl n2 data ESC ESCAn ESC Dn ESC En ESC ESC n ESC Fn ESC FF n ESC Gn ESC H nl n2 ESC HT n1 n2 nx NUL ESC In ESCLn ESC LF n ESC Qn ESCR ESC Sn ESC SP n ESC Un ESC V nl n2 ESC VT n1 n2 nx NUL ESC Wn ESC n ESC ES
11. Ka o UN a 34 ae ey eal die l die On WQ IG G a ay rf MW wee YR WRK OO 0D S gt DDuaa Ew OD WW 60 10 OD DO O d ort ta ot SE OL DOL 005 gt EX N vea mm O t BOOT d wa DG 32 Bao AFM G Se X Pd ad ra c 0 DOG D TL aax J S 20 O NT MD 09 dS ca Yon A eE EASE OA nos Y HEE lH rA T LJ tap BUT et ee ndo moon EAS NO Eee u vd we PC Font Character Set 59 CHARACTER TABLES ASCII MSB 0123456789 ABCDEF Brats ODO00n OD Z writ ke NR Ka ODO OQ G I SB AB ANS aR AP YA KA B X W GD HI ma B RA ddd d LUR Ss MU nae m 020 AD 0 RED 0 G IG d DO A vad ga gt n ka B DKL Nne Dd Fe SN wee 00 Q09 d Ka WACH Am B G O D O D Ea S M Sa MLA raa SlMVUAMLUTH A XJIEZO G NT DOD d a eN WAG se E OKZ wakta eN G NMTMNOFARKRATMVALE LSB EBCDIC Font Character Set MSB O123456789 ABCODEF 13 47 gt O 4 14 5 DEN 8 O ma O dd GW UD W MA OO G A q N 90113102 v a tdi a UU Rr CGL 14 bb ag d dl ade H dn EEE ee on UP ers NN pe YU voa O TON Naa NW PIE A Mad 3 va 0 01 UD 0 0 2 Ta m d X OD WO G Q O od OO ta Wd d O B CK 029 gt gt m N va e a O e OD QO 09 na BETT J ca B G O D OGUE S gt RR Ra Nurm OU OWL D T ra rA X2EZ20 Le RAO R dT AH E H HE Be E L eH e a Y HEP 1 CA T Lusta 300 4 4 s domos a GG se Y H AQ PC Latin 2 Slavic Font Character Set 60 CHARACTER TABLES ASCII MSB 012345b7 8 9ABCDEF 9 D LW I gt S NX N vO As H T
12. Stop IND Index LF Line Feed NEL Next Line PLD Partial Line Down Subscript PLU Partial Line Up Superscript VT Vertical Tab VTS Set Vertical Tab Stop 53 CONTROL CODE AND ESCAPE SEQUENCE SUMMARIES ANSI X3 64 Emulation BEL BS CR CSI ESC D ESC E ESC ESC n ESC H ESC J ESC K ESC L ESC n n2 SPG ESC n ESC na ESC nd ESC ne ESC g ESC 0g ESC 1g ESC 2 ESC 3g ESC 4 ESC 20h ESC 201 ESC nm ESC c ETX FF HT HTS IND LF NEL PLD PLU VT VTS Bell Backspace Carriage Return Control Sequence Introducer Line Feed New Line Select Software Interface n Set Horizontal Tab Stop Set Vertical Tab Stop Partial Line Down Partial Line Up Set Character and Line Spacing Absolute Horizontal Tab Relative Horizontal Tab Absolute Vertical Tab Relative Vertical Tab Clear Horizontal Tab Stop Clear Horizontal Tab Stop 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 Line Up Vertical Tab Set Vertical Tab Stop Epson FX Emulation BEL BS CAN CR DC2 DC3 DC4 DEL ESC n ESC ESC nl n2 ESC mnl n2 data ESC n ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC 2 54 Bell Backspac
13. This may be due to the operator taking the printer off line or the printer may have detected an error condition such as running out of paper which requires operator intervention If due to an error condition the cause of the error will periodically be shown on the LCD display After the cause of an error condition has been resolved press the ONLINE button to clear the error This will also place the printer back on line and allow printing to resume The printer is in the process of exiting the Setup mode and saving Setup values or the printer is currently busy performing an operation with the optional Setup Module The user has pressed the MENU button and entered the Setup mode may be exited by pressing the ONLINE button after the desired changes have been made For more information see the chapter on PRINTER CONFIGURATION 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 ASCH BEL is received from a host computer Exposed Buttons Most commonly used functions Power ON ONLINE 12 This button acts as the power switch for the printer When the printer is OFF pushing this button will turn the printer ON If the printer is ON the button implements the functions described below When held for 5 seconds this button will turn the printer OFF This button also toggles the printer between the on line and off line state Wh
14. appear to the left of the number 2 Press the ITEM button to display gnore Character On Off then the UPDOWNARROW keys to turn the feature On or Off This feature should not be turned on unless needed Top of Barcode Top of Barcode Of f Possible Values On Off In Genicom 3840 or 3410 Emulation this feature repositions the print head at the top of a barcode after the barcode has printed When disabled printing continues from the bottom of the barcode This feature has no meaning in other emulations Top of Oversized Top of Oversized Of f 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 32 PRINTER CONFIGURATION User Language User Language English Possible Values English French German This selects the front panel language that will be used by the printer s LCD screen Press the UP DOWN ARROW keys to change the selection Note If you change the selected language you may find it difficult to return to this menu to correct it Verstehen Sie Reprint Page Size Page Size 8192 Characters Possible Values 0 8192 28672 This item selects how much of the 32K byte input buffer is set aside for reprinting a page when Fi ni sh Page orReprint Page has
15. buttons will move the print up or down in 1 100 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 16 DAILY OPERATION 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 PE In this case the print needs to be moved to the right and down To accomplish this press ALGNITEM and access the Left Right option First move the print to the right using the UP ARROW button It appears that the text needs to move about three characters If the text is being printed at 10 cpi characters per inch this would be 0 30 inches After making this adjustment the display would look as follows Left Right 30 gt If you were to print this form now it would appear as follows showing that the print still needs to be moved down To move the print down access the Do wn Up option by pressing the AUGNITEM 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 Down Up 0 08 y Now when the form is print
16. form is loaded the previous partially printed page should probably be discarded If the printer is unable to reprint the page the page will be broken Cannot Reprint Page Too Large will be displayed and printing will resume where it left off as described in the next paragraph The printer s ability to complete the reprint successfully depends on 31 PRINTER CONFIGURATION whether the data for the current page is still in the printer s memory Refer to the following Reprint Page Size option for more information regarding how much data may be retained When Break Page is selected the printer will stop printing and go off line as soon as a paper out or paper jam condition is detected After a new box of forms is loaded printing will resume where it left off The Break Page setting is appropriate when you know a page is too large to reprint exceeds available buffer size e g contains large graphic images This will suppress the error message Cannot Reprint before printing continues Character to Ignore Char To Lanora 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 Printable characters will
17. procedure Initi Setup The printer will now compare the configuration data in its internal memory to the data in the Setup Module Ifthe data are not an exact match the printer will proceed with step 8 If the data in the printer and the data in the module are an exact match installation is complete and the printer will complete its power up procedure The printer has now determined that the data in the Setup Module does not exactly match the data in the printer s internal memory The printer will now display the following message the ONLINE indicator will flash yellow and the bell will beep to get the operator s attention Proceed to step 9 New Setup Module Detected 47 USING THE OPTIONAL SETUP MODULE 9 Press the ONLINE button The printer will now stop flashing the ONLINE indicator will remain yellow and display the following message You must now make one of the selections as described below LOAD READ UNLOAD WRI TE 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 The printer will display the next message and the Setup Module will now contain a copy of the Setup information in the printer Copying Setup t
18. shape or style Base sixteen numbering system Digits are represented by the characters 0 through 9 and A through F Generally refers to the connection between the printer and the host computer May also be used in reference to the user interface at the control panel of the printer Liquid Crystal Display Light Emitting Diode The vertical spacing of characters Measured in Ipi Lines per inch Letter Quality Most significant bit or byte In a character this refers to bit seven of 0 to 7 67 GLOSSARY OF TERMS octal offline online OQ parity reset top of form tractors 68 Base eight numbering system Digits are represented by the characters 0 through 7 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 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 Optical Quality A method used for detecting errors within a single character transmitted or received via an interface Initialization of various operating parameters of the printer to the value or state assumed when the printer is powered on default value The vertical position where the first line is printed on the paper Also the position the paper is advanced to when a form feed FF character is received from the host or the FORM FEED but
19. the form These ten sets of parameters or forms are permanently stored in the printer s memory and are referred to as Form 0 through Form 9 These forms can be accessed from a single button on the printer s control panel or by a command sent from the host computer To access the FORMS MENU enter Setup by pressing the MENU button After the Entering Setup Menus message has been displayed the following will appear FORMS MENU Form 0 Note that the actual form number will be for the form that was active prior to entering Setup To select a different form press the SUBMENU button until the desired form is displayed Next press the AUGNITEM button to begin displaying the various items for that form The items available for each form are described on the following pages The factory default values are indicated with an asterisk in this manual the asterisk does not appear on the printer s display Forms Menu Items Form Name Form Name 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 The SUBMENU button will advance the cursor a flashing block which is used to indicate the characte
20. AUGNITEM button until Test Mode is displayed on the top line Press the UP DOWN ARROW buttons until Bar ber Pol e is displayed on the bottom line Close the front lid and press the ONLINE button The printer will now exit Setup and begin printing a rotating character pattern using the current form settings To stop or restart printing the test pattern press the ONLINE button To take the printer out of the test mode stop the test by pressing the ONLINE button Open the front lid and press the MENU button until the display reads TEST MENU Press the AUGNITEM button until Test Mode is displayed on the top line 10 Press the UP DOWN ARROW buttons until Of T is displayed on the bottom line Close the front lid and press the ONLINE button DAILY OPERATION Introduction This chapter describes how to use the everyday features of the PrintMaster 860 Series printer The items covered are Control Panel Features describes the most commonly used features of the printer s control panel 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 Ejecting and Tearing Off a Form describes how to remove printed documents from the printer Installing a New Ribbon Cartridge describes first time installation of the ribbon cartridge Aligning Print describes how to precisely align where data is printed on a form Comm
21. Brand Ribbon Label The above label on each ribbon can identify Printek brand ribbons There are many reasons to use only Printek brand ribbons in your PrintMaster 860 Series printer First of all using only Printek brand ribbons will automatically extend the printhead warranty to two years instead of one year The reason this is possible is that Printek brand ribbons are manufactured to much higher quality standards than those offered by other manufacturers This provides not only longer print head life but also longer ribbon life 15 million characters as compared to only 5 million characters from some generic ribbons Remember that using only Printek brand ribbons is important because the wear that is started and the contamination that remains from even one inferior ribbon will continue to damage the print head Also damage to other printer components which is caused by the use of non Printek ribbons will not be covered by the printer s warranty 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 GETTING STARTED 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 cartr
22. C _n ETX FF HT LF VT XOFF 58 Bell Backspace Carriage Return Select Software Interface n End of Text Form Feed Horizontal Tab Line Feed Vertical Tab Bell Backspace Carriage Return Deselect Printer m DPI Graphics Line Feed Boundary m DPI Graphics Reset Automatic Modes Double Strike Mode Emphasized Mode Select Software Interface n Select Font Set Form Length in Lines Modify Print Head Gap Set Left and Right Margin Set Horizontal Tab Stops Set Print Head Force Load Form Set Line Spacing to n 288 Select Font Quality Reset Horiz and Vertical Tab Stops Select Script Modes Set character Spacing Unidirectional Mode Set Top and Bottom Margins Set Vertical Tab Stops Double Wide Mode Print Single Character Reverse Line Feed Underline Mode End of Text Form Feed Horizontal Tab Line Feed Vertical Tab Deselect Printer ASCII CHARACTER TABLES 23456 789 ABCDE F MSB 1 0 ATL NH aR XN KRK t DI gaud BR an N mB 60 R Gata Re e d a e aa ji SCQLVAWLOTHSDMUEZO O UY Man 0 a OHA Ke e a eer RMN wR YN N La INS eae BSE COD oO Sw DVD Qe d RH Ba ot ATL OP DD IRAN Rm BI 7 DOPAMINA a B C0 MKorzub gt gt ex norme li Y IDOOMLUT gt MAEZO O NOTONORDAR RANA EST E Le ar Sa Y BS e XDD aa dd d aad ia Bre nea o G N mT WDD D G L DD GOW LL LSB Epson FX Font Character Set MSB DE F 23456789 ABC WHAM gt h 2 2 e SON a Sal FH bo AKOeODCw B auc 4 C
23. CR A and OCR B characters are only valid at 10 CPI and will always print at 10 CPI regardless of this setting 22 PRINTER CONFIGURATION Left Margin Left Margin Column 0 Possible Values Column 0 166 This item sets the left margin in columns characters relative to the left edge of the paper The column width is based upon the current character pitch CPI The left margin must be less than the right margin The left margin may be used to cause printing to begin farther to the right on a form In many cases using ALIGNMITEM may be preferable to using a left margin see Aligning Print on page 16 Right Margin Ri ght Margin Possible Values Column 4 170 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 Text characters that would have printed to the right of the margin or beyond the usable right edge of the platen will be truncated when the Truncate Lines Option is set toYes Refer to the Options Menu topic in this section for details Graphic data that would have printed to the right of the margin will be truncated not wrapped around Font Font Epson FX F
24. D Possible Values Epson FX FD DF LQ PC English FD DF LQ PC Latin 2 FD DF LQ DEC LA120 FD DF LQ EBCDIC FD DF LQ OCR A 0Q OCR B 0Q Roman 8 FD DF LQ ML Euro 858 FD DF LQ ML 850 FD DF This item selects the default font to be used Draft Speed Draft Speed Nor mal Possible Values Normal Fast This item selects whether the Draft Font DF or the Fast Draft FD font will be selected when the printer receives a select draft font command from the host computer This will allow the Fast Draft font to be used with programs which would not be able to otherwise 23 PRINTER CONFIGURATION Impact Force Impact Force Nor mal 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 Language Language Possible Values USA France Germany England Denmark Sweden Italy Spain Japan Finland This item selects the character substitution table to be used for an alternate language when printing The Epson font must be selected in order for this feature to work properly The character substitutions are shown in the following table Char Value 35 36 64 91 92 93 94 96 123 124 125 126 m poo HIST Zero Style Zero Nor mal Possible Values Normal Slashed This item selects whether the numeral zero is printed with or without a slash through it
25. Finish Page Possible Values Finish Page Reprint Page Break Page 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 Conditions that will prevent this from happening are when the end of paper is detected too far from the end of the form the printer assumes there is not a complete page available when reverse paper motion is attempted within the last one inch of the form or when a paper jam occurs If the printer is unable to finish printing the page it will attempt to reprint the page as described below also refer to the Reprint Page Size option which follows Note that if highly precise printing is required in the last 4 inches of the form in the rear feed path and the last 514 inches of the form in the bottom feed path Finish Page may not provide accurate enough paper motion since the form is no longer controlled by the tractor mechanism When Reprint Page is selected the printer will stop printing as soon as the end of paper or a paper jam condition is detected and the printer will go off line After a new box of forms is loaded the printer will attempt to reprint the current page from the beginning If the printer is able to reprint the page Reprinting Page will be displayed when the new
26. MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING Error Messages Preventive Maintenance Obtaining Service k a Oonnoaannanhow 2 ADVANCED SETUP FEATURES Security Menu USING REMOTE SETUP Remote Setup via Windows Application Remote Setup via Generic Text File USING THE OPTIONAL SETUP MODULE Introduction Setup Module Installation PRINTER RESET CONDITIONS CONTROL CODE AND ESCAPE SEQUENCE SUMMARIES Genicom 3840 and 3410 Emulation ANSI x3 64 Emulation Epson FX Emulation IBM Proprinter Emulation LA 120 210 Emulation Simple TTY Emulation Printek Emulation ASCII CHARACTER TABLES SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY OF TERMS vi 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 860 is a rear feed single tractor path 85 Column printers The PrintMaster 862 has both a rear feed tractor path and a bottom feed tractor path Options available for all models include Ethernet 10 100BaseT Interface Internal Printstand Setup Module MANUAL CONTENTS Unless specifically noted all instructions and information herein is valid for all models in the PrintMaster 860 series e GETTING STARTED provides instructi
27. 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 Bottom of form at tear bar If your form is positioned as shown you may skip the next section on positioning and proceed with Tearing off a Form Positioning the Form for Tear Off 1 If your print job has completed and the form is not positioned as shown above take the printer off line by pressing the ONLINE button indicator will change from green to flashing red 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 Pull the paper toward the front of the printer and toward one side of the printer as shown Tearing off a form 15 DAILY OPERATION 3 Place the printer back on line with the ONLINE butt
28. NCE 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 The printer will reset to the power on state and any pending print data in the printer buffer is lost If the suggested solution does not solve the problem please refer to Obtaining Service on page 37 Note that none of these messages flash on the display Messages which are flashed on the display are discussed in the Common Error Conditions section on page 17 Other errors which are not listed here or in DAILY OPERATION should be reported to the company where you purchased your printer or to your nearest Authorized Service Center If you do not know the name or number of your nearest Authorized Service Center see Obtaining Service later in this section 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 1 0 Overflow Make sure handshaking parameters set in the printer and at the host computer match each other
29. ODUDOS GE 0maN dE C O ls e E H NWrm lt cr GOMMU W TMa M JE Z Dan m TMH ot grew vi A p E WWE oe A e PL e a mn mn a re a r e e r ree re e en p es e Orumrsaorsrovaeuwui LSB OCR A Font Character Set MSB 2345678 FABCODEF 4 0 aon mM 3 gt FRM ANY ra E CO QO OY DO mo Eco QaGenrrn gt Z SE gt NIT me 1 GO e NNM T nO be O G ss sx MH AO Z RARA AX AT eN Or NM TNOM a EMO G U M LSB OCR B Font Character Set 61 CHARACTER TABLES ASCII 0123456789 ABCDEF 1 H THF de 16 2 nn 8 AAO OD 310 000 Dm gt O Q 49 10 1 Y a LA M 134 fe ho n a ta ldk a E AL Al d OS a UN m O OD ES E ES I wW BRO0O ODD MOD OAS X Ka DD 0 0 2 00 OOD 2D rs roa tet LL B DL 0029 S eK SN mH Z A c 0 6 00 0 WEA 9 4 E G O R lt T H I EIH e 0U OW DT raa S Z S O OHANNTIOT ON e se Yo H AG se E HOR Be YOK Lee AY HER 1 rh T LU a K DOPL te DO BY AT 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 G dm nW e O h DUD OW UL ML Euro 858 0123456789 ABCDE P LE 1 HA IMFO db HN Tann a O 90000 ADD O MN I wO A du tl a w pa ta UN M o M 34 et hex 3 E led den E AL AO AR ANA nr RR ES E ES wW BeOO ODD ROD GAA KK DINO U 20 AU OD 2D 10 va roa roa E Ok ATK NP D gt FR SN o a 2 O t DAOU dwa DHE ra ra B G O LOEND ZX X N va a Y ADOQUAOTA gt MJEZO DANMTM OM DAD ss eM H AO wot HOR Be we Ak ni AY HER pee ortl si tap QOrFet GeO DOB Vo DH x ONNIN OMN AOR e DU DW DL ML 850 62 SPECIFICATIONS
30. Perforation Skip Select 10 CPI Set Right Margin Select International Character Set Select Subscript or Superscript Mode Select Condensed Mode Select Double Wide Mode one line Cancel Subscript and Superscript Mode Unidirectional Mode Double Wide Mode High Speed 120 DPI Graphics High Speed 240 DPI Graphics Relative Horizontal Tab Select 15 CPI Variable Distance Reverse Line Feed Select Font Set Left Margin Character Table Italic vs Extended Double High Mode Select Draft or Letter Quality End of Text Form Feed Horizontal Tab Line Feed Select Condensed Mode Select Double Wide Mode one line Vertical Tab Deselect Printer 55 CONTROL CODE AND ESCAPE SEQUENCE SUMMARIES 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 An ESC B n1 n2 nx NUL ESC C NUL n ESC Cn ESC Dal n2 nx NUL ESC E ESC ESC n ESC F ESC G ESC H ESCIn ESC Jn ESC K n1 n2 data ESC L n1 n2 data ESCNn ESC O ESC Qn ESCR ESC Sn ESC SI ESC SO ESC T ESC Un ESC Wn ESC Xn n2 ESC Y nl n2 data ESC Z nl n2 data ESC O n n2 ml m2 m3 m4 ESC nl n2 ESC n ETX FF HT LF SI SO VT 56 Bell Backspace Cancel Line Carriage Return Select 10 CPI Cancel Double Wide Mode one line Underline Mode Select 8 LPI Set Line Spacing to 7 72 Start Line Spacing Set Line Spacing to n 216 Set Top o
31. active Controls Menu Submenu Items Up Down Arrows Setup Features Forms Menu for setting form and printing parameters Interface Menu for setting all I O parameters Option Menu for setting installing option parameters Test Menu and Security Menu for disabling changes to interface form Align Print and option settings Reliability Unit automatically measures and sets operating parameters each time unit is powered on MTBF 10 000 hours on electronics 100 duty cycle Print head life of 500 000 000 draft mode or equivalent characters Printer life excluding print head of 1 000 000 pages 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 Power consumption 18 W non printing 60 W printing Energy Star compliant Audible noise lt 55 dBA Operating Temperature 50 F to 95 F Relative Humidity 20 to 80 non condensing Physical Size 6 4 High 9 9 High for 862 models x 17 75 Wide x 16 25 Deep Weight 33 lbs 38 lbs ship weight 42 lbs for 862 model Options Ethernet 10 100BaseT Interface Setup Module Printstand May be emulation dependent Specif
32. been selected for the Paper Out Fault Action item see above The value selected 0 to 28K bytes in IK 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 If the Paper Out Fault Action item is set toBreak Page the Reprint Page Size may be set to 0 to allow the largest possible I O buffer Truncate Long Lines No Possible Values Yes No When this item is set to Yes long text lines that would wrap around to the next line will be terminated at the right margin column or the right usable edge of the platen whichever is reached first The remainder of the characters in the line are discarded Graphics printing always truncates Bottom Paper Slew Rate Bottom Slew 862 only Fast Possible Values Normal Fast In the PrintMaster 862 this item controls the speed of paper in the bottom paper path When this item is set to Fast paper motion will take place at 12 inches per second When set to Normal this speed is the same as the rear paper path This setting may be necessary when using thick multi part forms that tend to de laminate or have bulky perforati
33. e Cancel Line Carriage Return Cancel Condensed Mode Deselect Printer Cancel Double Wide Mode one line Delete Character Master Print Mode Select Cancel MSB Control Absolute Horizontal Tab m DPI Graphics Underline Mode Select 8 LPI Set Line Spacing to 7 72 Select 6 LPI CONTROL CODE AND ESCAPE SEQUENCE SUMMARIES ESC 3n ESC 4 ESC 5 ESC 6 ESC 7 ESC lt ESC ESC gt ESC ESC An ESC B n1 n2 nx NUL ESC C NUL n ESC Cn ESC Dal n2 nx NUL ESCE ESC EM n ESC ESC n ESC F ESCG ESC H ESC In ESC Jn ESC K n1 n2 data ESC L n1 n2 data ESCM ESC N n ESC O ESC P ESC Qn ESC R n ESC Sn ESC SI ESC SO ESC T ESC Un ESC Wn ESC Y n1 n2 data ESC Z nl n2 data ESC nIn2 ESC g ESC jn ESC kn ESC ln ESC tn ESC wn ESC xn ETX FF HT LF SI SO VT XOFF Set Line Spacing to n 216 Select Italic Mode Cancel Italic Mode Enable Printing of High Symbols Disable Printing of High Symbols Unidirectional Mode one line Set MSB to 0 Set MSB to 1 Reset Set Line Spacing to n 72 Set Vertical Tab Stops Set Form Length in Inches Set Form Length in Lines Set Horizontal Tab Stops Select Emphasized Mode Load Form Select Software Interface n Cancel Emphasized Mode Select Double Strike Mode Cancel Double Strike Mode Printing of Low Symbols Variable Distance Line Feed 60 DPI Graphics 120 DPI Graphics Select 12 CPI Set Perforation Skip Cancel
34. e LOAD FEED button or the ONLINE button The LOAD FEED 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 PrintMaster 862 Dual Tractor Model Loading the Form in the Bottom Feed Tractors 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 GETTING STARTED 3 Feed the paper up through the bottom of the printer with the printed side facing you and position the holes in the edge of the paper over the pins in the left tractor while making sure that the paper will not extend above the top of the tractors Then close the tractor door 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 To do so move the lever on the side of the tractor down to unlock the tractor and slide the tractor sideways on the shafts After the paper is placed in the tractor and the tractor door is closed position the tractor far enough to the right so that there is no buckle in th
35. e able to fan apart and be a potential cause of jamming Another area where not all forms are alike is in the quality of carbon paper used or in the way carbonless inks are applied If the back copies of your form are too light request a quick release carbon or a higher quality carbonless inking method Form Layout Considerations When designing preprinted forms the most common problem is forms that are designed too tight This means that boxes where data have to be printed are just barely large enough for the data and that even the slightest misalignment will cause characters to be printed on at least one of the lines that form the box While the print alignment can be adjusted on the PrintMaster 860 Series printer to 1 100 of an inch this is often too much to expect of the forms manufacturer Where the preprinted information is placed in respect to the tractor holes on the form often varies on every other form in a single box of forms or from one box of forms to the next To help avoid this situation create larger areas for data by allocating blank lines in the printed data for horizontal lines and allocating blank columns for vertical lines If this is not possible due to the amount of data that has to be 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 35 MAINTENA
36. e can result in electrical shock 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 Oberfl che stehen gt Betreiben Sie den Drucker nicht in einem kleinen geschlossenen Raum es sei denn dieser wird Betreiben Sie den Drucker nicht in einem kleinen geschlossenen Raum es sei denn dieser wird ordnungsgem bel ftet Achten Sie darauf dass die L ftungen nicht blockiert oder versperrt sind denn dies kann zum berhitzen des Druckers f hren Nehmen Sie den Drucker nicht in der N he einer W rmequelle in Betrieb Enth lt keine Teile die vom Bediener instandgesetzt werden k nnen Bitte wenden Sie sich bei Instandsetzung oder Reparatur an qualifiziertes Kundendienstpersonal gt Die Verwendung von echten Printek Ersatzteilen ist notwendig um ordnungsgem en sicheren Betrieb zu gew hrleisten nderungen oder Modifikationen dieses Ger ts machen die Garantie ung ltig und k nnen den sicheren Betrieb des Produkts gef hrden W hrend des Druckens werden Druckerkopf und Motoren hei Warten Sie bis sich die Teile abgek hlt haben bevor Sie sie ber hren Vergewissern Sie sich dass der Drucker nicht mehr an die Stromquelle angeschlossen ist bevor Sie Abdeckungen abnehmen oder das Ger t reinigen bzw warte
37. e paper between the two tractors but not so tight that the holes in the paper are distorted Lock the tractor in place by returning the lever to the up position 6 Close the bottom paper door and lower the front of the printer down until it latches in place Selecting Which Form to Print With the printer off line press the UNLOAD CHANGE button until the desired form is displayed To use the bottom path the word Bottom must appear below the form name If the desired paper path is not shown refer to the Tractor Path topic in the Forms Menu section of the PRINTER CONFIGURATION chapter When the desired form and path are displayed press the LOAD FEED button The LOAD FEED 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 GETTING STARTED Y a nr A W N Rh 1 10 Make sure the printer is powered on with ribbon and paper loaded The test pattern to be printed will use the current form settings and in the PrintMaster 862 the current paper path Select the desired form settings and paper path before proceeding to the next step Open the front lid and press the MENU button until the display reads TEST MENU on the front panel Press the
38. eceived 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 The effect of this is dependent upon the E mul ati on selected Minimum Buffer Minimum Buffer No Possible Values No Yes This item selects whether the smallest possible I O buffer 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 31 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 This may also be useful when using serial I O with systems that do not respond quickly enough to handshake signals Baud Rate Baud Rate 9600 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 26 PRINTER CONFIGURATION 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 Stop Bits Stop mie Po
39. ed again the text will be printed in the box as shown here 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 Other errors which typically result in loss of data are considered fatal errors These errors display the word ERROR on the top line of the display and do not flash These errors are listed in the MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING section of this manual Check Paper This error is caused either by running out of paper or by a paper jam The printer will attempt to determine the cause of a paper problem and accompany the Check Paper message with Paper Jam or Paper Out Jam It is not necessary to press the UNLOAD CHANGE button 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 17 DAILY OPERATION Finally place the printer back on line by pressing the ONUNE button This will automatically load the new form and begin printing Depending upon how the printer has been set up the printer may start printing where it left off or it may star
40. en set tol ni tial ize the printer will reset all values in that menu and associated submenus to the factory default values and security will be set back toEdit Allowed The SECURITY MENU is more difficult to enter than other menus To be able to access this menu first turn the printer off by holding the ONUNE button down for 5 seconds Then hold the MENU button press and release the ONLINE button and then release the MENU button After the printer has finished its power up self tests enter Setup and press the MENU button until SECURITY MENU is displayed on the top line Next press the ALIGNITEM button to begin setting security ALIGN ITEM ALI GN I TEM Edit Allowed Possible Values Edit Allowed View Only Initialize This item selects whether values set using Align Print see ALIGNING PRINT on page 16 can be edited or only viewed by the operator ni ti al i ze 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 Initialize will reset the value of all the items for all forms to factory default values Interface Menu In Possible Values Edit Allowed View Only Initialize This item selects whether items in the INTERFACE MENU can be edited or only viewed by the operator Initialize will reset the value of all the items for all interfaces to fac
41. en the printer is on line it may be printing or may begin printing at any time To stop the printing or prevent printing from starting use this button to take the printer off line see ONLINE Status Indicator above The printer must be off line in order to use the other control panel buttons This button is also used to place the printer back on line following any error condition ONLINE indicator is flashing Red such as paper out When pressed to go on line the printer will first attempt to clear any errors For example if there is a paper out condition the printer will attempt to load the form in the currently selected tractors and if successful go on line LOAD FEED UNLOAD CHANGE DAILY OPERATION 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 e 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 Tf the selected form is not currently considered to be loaded in the tractors display shows lt Not Loaded gt this button will change the status of this form to loaded FORM FEED e Ifa form is currently loaded and perhaps partially printed this button will advance the bottom of the current form to the tear bar so that it may be torn off e Ifaf
42. ently selected in the Setup FORMS menu Automatic Scroll Delay Auto Scroll 1 Second Dela 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 If printing finishes and the form boundary has not been reached take the printer off line and the LOAD FEED button may be used to advance the form to the tear bar This item may also be used to disable Auto Scroll by setting the value to Off When disabled the LOAD FEED button must always be used to advance the form to the tear bar ear Of T Inches Tear Off Distance o 0 0 Possible Values 0 00 9 99 Inches This item sets the additional distance the paper will advance when scrolling to the tear bar This allows the printer to be placed under a slot in a counter and have the tear off positioned at the counter surface Leave the distance set to 0 00 Inches to disable this feature To set the value use the UP DOWN ARROW buttons to change the value Holding the buttons will cause the value to change rapidly The paper will move accordingly to allow verification of the setting Note that the setup Menus will not terminate when closing the lid while in this mode Paper Out Fault Action Paper Out Fault
43. er to the Hex Dump section of the PrintMaster 860 Series Programmer s Manual Note the when in Barber Pole mode and Hex Dump mode if the printer is taken OFFLINE during printing the printer will remain in these modes If the printer is put back ONLINE printing will resume To exit either of these modes return to the TEST MENU and use the UP DOWN arrow keys to set TEST MODE to OFF 34 FORM CONSTRUCTION AND LAYOUT TIPS Form Construction Although the PrintMaster 860 Series printers have been designed to handle difficult forms you may come across a form that does not feed reliably or provide adequate print quality on all copies One of the main causes of paper misfeeds is a form that is tented Tenting is a tent like bulge at the perforation when forms are unfolded from the box The printer allows a maximum form thickness of 0 025 inches which a badly tented form may exceed 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 The gluing should not begin too far below the top of the form or pages of the form will b
44. f Form Automatic Line Feed Select Character Set 2 Select Character Set 1 Select 12 CPI Set Line Spacing to n 72 Set Vertical Tab Stops Set Form Length in Inches Set Form Length in Lines Set Horizontal Tab Stops Select Emphasized Mode Select Software Interface n Cancel Emphasized Mode Select Double Strike Mode Cancel Double Strike Mode Select Print Mode Variable Distance Line Feed 60 DPI Graphics 120 DPI Graphics Set Perforation Skip Cancel Perforation Skip Deselect Printer Reset Horiz and Vertical Tab Stops Select Subscript or Superscript Mode Select Condensed Mode Select Double Wide Mode one line Cancel Subscript and Superscript Mode 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 CONTROL CODE AND ESCAPE SEQUENCE SUMMARIES LA 120 210 Emulation BEL Bell BS Backspace CR Carriage Return CSI Control Sequence Introducer DEL Delete ESC a Select International Character Set ESC 1 Set Horizontal Tab Stop ESC 2 Clear All Horizontal Tab Stops ESC 3 Set Vertical Tab Stop ESC 4 Clear All Vertical Tab Stops ESC D Line Feed ESC E New Line ESC ESC n Select Software Interface n ESC H Set Horizontal Tab Stop ESC J Set Vertical Tab Stop
45. g 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 PARALLEL I O SERIAL I O Standard Interface Connectors on rear of printer GETTING STARTED ETHERNET I O SERIAL lO 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 However the following paragraphs provide some basic information about each interface and also refer to the page number in the Printer Configuration chapter where all the details for each interface are described If you need to make changes to the default settings please refer to Introduction To Setup on page 19 for instructions on how to access the printer s Setup menus Once you are comfortable that the interface settings match those required by your computer proceed to the next section Installing a New Ribbon Cart
46. hether 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 31 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 OPTIONS MENU The OPTIONS MENU contains items which do not pertain only to a specific form or specific interface but rather affect how the printer works under all conditions To access the options menu enter Setup and then press MENU until OPTIONS MENU is displayed OPTIONS MENU Note that the options menu has no submenus Therefore press the AUGNITEM button to begin displaying the items available The factory default values are indicated with an asterisk in this manual the asterisk does not appear on the printer s display Maximum Form Allowed Max Form Allowed Form 1 Possible Values Form 0 Form 1 Form 9 This item sets the last form number to be displayed for operator selection with the UNLOAD CHANGE button or while in the Forms Menu This allows the operator to see only the forms that are in use rather than having to sort through several unused forms 30 PRINTER CONFIGURATION Note that when setting this value that you may not select a value less than the form currently selected when Setup was entered or less than the form curr
47. ications subject to change without notice 65 GLOSSARY OF TERMS ANSI ASCII baud rate binary bit control code character pitch cpi cps current line current print position default DF dpi draft EBCDIC escape sequence fast draft FD font hexadecimal interface LCD LED line pitch Ipi LQ MSB American National Standards Institute American Standard Code for Information Interchange The bit rate at which characters are transmitted over a serial interface Base two numbering system Digits are represented by the characters 0 and 1 A single binary digit A single non printing character which is used to control the configuration or operation of the printer The horizontal spacing of characters Measured in cpi Characters per inch Characters per second The line upon which the next character will be printed The column on the current line where the next character will be printed Value or configuration that is assumed when the printer is turned on or reset Draft Font Dots per inch Generally used to refer to graphics density or resolution Refers to the draft font Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code 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 Refers to the fast draft font Fast Draft A group of characters of a given
48. idge by grasping the cassette with both hands and pulling straight up and out of it s detented seat Lift the ribbon cover Unload form Take up slack in the ribbon by turning the Hold the ribbon cassette with both hands blue knob counter clockwise with the ribbon end pointing down slightly and insert it into the printer so the ribbon lays flat across the top portion of the noseshield Align ribbon with position on sideplate Push down to snap the ribbon into place Rotate ribbon to to slide ribbon into Printhead Shield gap Pull ribbon toward you to O GETTING STARTED Note DO NOT take up the ribbon slack or Close lid and put printer ONLINE to reposition noseshield after seating cassette automatically tension the ribbon The printer will do his automatically when the ribbon cover is closed 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 19 and review the Introduction To Setup and Forms Menu sections Please refer to the appropriate section below for loading paper in the PrintMaster 860 or PrintMaster 862 PrintMaster 860 Single Tractor Model Loading the Form in the Tractors 1 Open the paper door rear lid of the pr
49. ified IEC 60320 C13 Female Plug and Certified Country Specific Male Plug Standard IEC EN 60227 IEC53 Mark s of Conformity VDE or HAR or Equivalent Acknowledgments IBM Proprinter and IPDS are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Co DEC is a registered trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Printek is a registered trademark of Printek Inc Genicom is a registered trademark of Genicom Corporation Specifications are subject to change without notice Read all setup and operating instructions before proceeding with operation Operate printer only on a firm solid surface gt 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 gt Use of genuine Printek replacement parts is required to warrant proper safe operation Any alteration or modification of this device voids the user warranty and may make the product unsafe to operate The print head and motors get hot during use Wait until they cool before touching them Make certain the printer is disconnected from AC power before removing any covers or performing any required cleaning or maintenance Connecting this printer to an ungrounded receptacl
50. inter This will provide access to the tractors as shown below Rear Feed Tractors 2 Open the tractor doors and remove the old form 3 If the new form is a different width than the previous form unlock the right tractor and move it to approximately the new position Note The left tractor position is fixed and may not be moved GETTING STARTED 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 To do so move the lever on the side of the tractor back to unlock the tractor and slide the tractor sideways on the shafts 7 After the paper is placed in the tractor and the door is closed position the tractor far enough to the right so that there is no buckle in the paper between the tractors but not so tight that the holes in the paper are distorted Lock the tractor in place by returning the lever to the forward position Informing the Printer That the New Form is Loaded 1 Press the LOAD FEED button The display will now show that the new form has been loaded 2 Close the paper door 3 Make sure the correct form to be positioned for printing is selected and press either th
51. inter emulation e ASCII CHARACTER TABLES show the characters for each character set e SPECIFICATIONS list the operating ranges and ratings of the printer e GLOSSARY OF TERMS provides definitions for terms used in this manual 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 e Finding a suitable location and installing the printer e Setting up a host interface if necessary e Installing the ribbon cartridge e Loading paper e Performing a printer self test Installation Before installation a suitable site must be chosen Suitable sites include offices computer rooms and most factory environments Printek printers have been designed to be rugged heavy duty printers As such they will handle most harsh environments but should not be placed in direct sunlight or in areas that will exceed the rated temperature humidity or power requirements For details refer to SPECIFICATIONS on page 63 Once a site has been selected the printer should be placed on a countertop desk or Printek Printstand The printstand should be located in an area large enough to provide easy access to both the front of the printer and the rear for accessing printed output Unpack the printer as described in the PrintMaster 860 862 Unpacking Instructions and place the printer on the printstand or counter top Caution Before connectin
52. ional Ethernet interface card from the front panel When set to On the Serial Interface is not available and menu items for the Ethernet card follow Consult your Network Administrator before changing any of these items Note Setting this item to On when the optional Ethernet interface card is not present may result in the printer appearing to hang when exiting the Setup Menus After 15 seconds aLAN Ti meout error will be displayed Press ONLINE then enter the Setup Menus and correct the problem 28 PRINTER CONFIGURATION IP Address Method IP Address uto Possible Values Auto Static This item controls how the optional Ethernet interface card receives its network address When set to Aut 0 the Ethernet card will receive its network address from a network DHCP server typical installation When set to St at i c the user sets the TCP IP address Subnet Mask and TCP IP Gateway address as follows IP Address Ca wo Ka uo Ca a gt oa L a os 9 nun d UN 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 U t Mas 255 5 ne k 55 255 0 Possible Values 000 000 000 000 255 255 255 255 To set the Subnet Mask use the SUBMENU key to select which digit group you wish to change and the
53. 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 Variable character pitch left margin right margin line pitch form length top margin bottom margin font impact mode language normal slashed zero auto cut mode unidirectional mode top of form text in an incomplete line input buffer control of data bit 8 control character symbols italics double high double strike double wide emphasized superscript subscript underline horizontal tabs vertical tabs Reset Condition according to current form setup according to current form setup according to current form setup according to current form setup according to current form setup according to current form setup according to current form setup according to current form setup according to current form setup according to current form setup according to current form setup according to current form setup according to current form setup set to current position discarded cleared unless reset from host accepted as received according to interface setup off off off off off off off to every eight col
54. l select which form Form 0 through For m 9 is to be set up Note that not all menus have submenus If no submenu is available the bottom line will be blank and the SUBMENU button will not be used Using the ALIGN ITEM and UP DOWN ARROW Buttons Once the correct menu and submenu if available is selected pressing the AUGN ITEM button will cause the various items and their current values to be displayed Note that the items and their values are right justified To scroll through the items available repeatedly press the ALIGN ITEM button To change the value of the displayed item use the UP DOWN ARROW buttons to step through the possible choices Remember to leave the correct value displayed before selecting a different item or menu since what you see is what you get when Setup Mode is exited Exiting Setup To exit Setup Mode and automatically go on line just close the lid The display will now show one of the messages below and automatically go on line Exiting Menus Saving Changes Exiting Menus No Changes 20 PRINTER CONFIGURATION 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 860 Series printers store up to ten complete sets of form parameters including the name of
55. n Schlie en Sie diesen Drucker nicht an eine ungeerdete Steckdose an dies kann zum Elektroschock f hren Setzen Sie den Drucker niemals in die N he von feuer oder explosionsgef hrlichen Stoffen Betreiben Sie den Drucker nicht in der N he von Fl ssigkeiten und lassen Sie keine Fl ssigkeiten in den Drucker gelangen TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Models and Options Manual Contents GETTING STARTED Installation Interface Set Up RS 232C Serial Interface Parallel Interface Ethernet 10 100BaseT Installing The Ribbon Cartridge Why Use Only Printek Brand Ribbons Loading Paper PrintMaster 860 Single Tractor Model PrintMaster 862 Dual Tractor Model Printer Self Test DAILY OPERATION Introduction Control Panel Features LCD Display and Online Status Indicator LED Exposed Buttons Most commonly used functions Selecting and Loading Forms Selecting a Form Already Loaded in the Tractors Loading a New or Different Form In the Tractors Ejecting and Tearing Off a Form Aligning Print Common Error Conditions PRINTER CONFIGURATION Introduction To Setup Setup Buttons Entering Setup Using the MENU Button Using the SUBMENU Button Using the ALIGN ITEM and UP DOWN ARROW Buttons Exiting Setup Forms Menu Forms Menu Items Interface Menu Entering the Interface Menu RS 232C Serial Interface Items Parallel LAN Interface Items Options Menu Test Menu FORM CONSTRUCTION AND LAYOUT TIPS Form Construction Form Layout Considerations
56. n use the UP DOWNARROWkeys to change the value The value will change rapidly if the key is held down Gateway Address on N O PO aw corr D oz o o Possible Values 000 000 000 000 255 255 255 255 To set the TCP IP Gateway 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 Automatic Carriage Return Auto CR n 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 ne Possible Values Of f On This item enables or disables automatic Line Feeds LF when a Carriage Return CR is received 29 PRINTER CONFIGURATION Perform Host Form Feed Host FF at TOF at Top of Form 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 The effect of this is dependent upon the emulation selected above Minimum Buffer Minimum Buffer No Possible Values No Yes This item selects w
57. ntMaster 860 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 Please note that in an effort to minimize the total number of buttons and provide an uncluttered control panel most buttons on the PrintMaster 860 Series printers are context sensitive 1 e their specific function is dependent on the present state of the printer or the menu level you happen to be in For example the Unload Change button is used to unload forms or change the loaded form in the printer depending on whether a form is loaded already When in the Menu system with the Front Lid open this same physical button serves as a Down Arrow button allowing you to modify the settings of various printer parameters The following sections give detailed descriptions of the buttons and the different functions they perform depending on the context Following this introduction are complete detailed descriptions of each menu item Setup Buttons For your convenience the MENU button and the other buttons used while in the Setup mode are labeled in yellow on the control panel Once in Setup these buttons are the MENU SUBMENU ALIGNITEM and UP
58. o Module After one of the above selections is made installation is complete the ONLINE indicator will be turned off and the printer will finish its power up procedure If you are not sure which button to press refer to either of the following sections for more information Using the Setup Module to Maintain a Backup Copy of Setup Information for a Single Printer This use of the Setup Module provides a method of automatically maintaining a copy of the Setup configuration in case a printer should ever need to be repaired or if it is replaced under a service contract To use the Setup Module in this manner you only need to perform the installation procedure once and then forget about it The printer will automatically keep the Setup Module updated with any changes that are made to the printer using the front panel Setup as described in PRINTER CONFIGURATION beginning on page 19 As long as the Setup Module remains on the same printer the installation procedure will not have to be repeated If the printer does someday require repair or replacement simply perform the installation procedure again on the repaired or replacement printer and 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 Anothe
59. o enhance readability it will be stripped from the commands before processing Each line of the file is processed individually and must conform to one of four possible formats 1 A blank line ignored wom 2 A comment line which begins with a semicolon ignored 3 A heading line which is enclosed in square brackets 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 When possible the printer will indicate the line number in the file where the first error occurred Counting of lines begins with 1 at the BeginPrintekSetup heading line Any lines preceding this will not be processed and will not be counted Before sending the remote setup file to the printer minimal setup is required via an escape sequence The T O interface to be used for remote setup must be configured appropriately to communicate with the host system and printer must be placed in remote setup mode This is done by sending a 3 byte escape sequence to the printer This sequence is ESC ESC or hexadecimal 1B 1B 3B This sequence may be included at the beginning of the text file After this is done
60. on tents 33 PRINTER CONFIGURATION 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 ALIGNITEM button to access the test modes available Print the Menus Print the Nene 0 Possible Values No Current Values This item may be used to print a list of current values Current Values will print only the items relevant to the current printer configuration and their current values This provides a means of record keeping or backup so that the values can be checked and restored in case an operator inadvertently changes one After setting this value close lid and press ONLINE to begin printing After printing is completed the value of this item will automatically return to No Note that once printing begins taking the printer off line for any reason ONLINE button pressed ribbon lid opened or a paper fault will cause printing to be aborted Test Mode Test Mode Of f Possible Values Of f Barber Pole Hex Dump Demos When this item is setto Bar ber Pol e the printer will print a rotating character pattern Printing may be started and stopped with the ONLINE button When set toHex 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 ref
61. on indicator changes to green The form will automatically be pulled down into position for printing the next time the printer receives data to be printed 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 To align print on a particular form open the front lid and select that form with the UNLOAD CHANGE button and then press the AUGNITEM button If the form selected were named Invoices the display would now show the following Aligning Print On INVOICES After a short time the display would change to ALI GN ITEM MENU On INVOICES Press ALIGNITEM Be sure to remember that you are moving where the print is placed on the page Left Right 0 00 The UP DOWN ARROW buttons will move the print left or right in 1 100 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 the ALIGNITEM button and the display will change to the following Down Up 2 0 00 V The UP DOWN ARROW
62. on Error Conditions describes errors that may occur during normal printing operations 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 menu SUD MENU Lan TERM i y PN UNLOAD LOAD FEED Control Panel LCD Display and Online Status Indicator LED LCD Display This two line by sixteen character display is used to convey several types of information When the printer is on line and printing or ready to print the display will show the currently selected form and in the case of the PM862 it will also show the selected path When the printer is off line the display will continue to show this information additional information depends upon other buttons being pressed by the operator or error conditions such asCheck Paper 11 DAILY OPERATION ONLINE Status Indicator LED Green Flashing Green Flashing Red Yellow Flashing Yellow Audible Alarm This is a multicolored LED which is used to display the following information The printer is on line and ready to print 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 The printer is currently off line and cannot print
63. ons for installation setting up the computer interface installing the ribbon cartridge loading paper and performing a printer self test e DAILY OPERATION provides more detailed descriptions of the features that are used most frequently These include the every day buttons and indicators on the control panel selecting or loading new forms ejecting forms changing the ribbon cartridge aligning print with preprinted forms and causes for common error conditions e PRINTER CONFIGURATION provides detailed information on how to use Setup to permanently store parameters for each of the ten forms parameters for the standard and optional interfaces and parameters for other options e FORM CONSTRUCTION AND LAYOUT TIPS provides tips for form construction and layout e MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING lists more serious error messages than discussed in the Daily Operation section preventive maintenance and how to obtain service e ADVANCED SETUP FEATURES provides information on how to set menu security e USING REMOTE SETUP describes how to set up default parameters from a host computer e USING THE SETUP MODULE describes how the optional Setup Module can be used to copy Setup parameters from one printer to another or be used to backup your printers settings e PRINTER RESET CONDITIONS describes the state of the printer after power up or reset e CONTROL CODE AND ESCAPE SEQUENCE SUMMARIES lists the commands supported for each pr
64. orizontal and vertical print adjustment settings for the selected form when not in set up mode When ALIGNITEM is pressed the ALIGN PRINT MENU is displayed Press ALIGN TEM 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 AUGNITEM button Pressing the UP DOWN ARROW buttons will now move the print up or down on the page by 0 01 inches for each press of a button as indicated on the display The arrow to the right of the number will indicate the direction the print will be moved To exit ALIGN mode press the ONLINE button For a more detailed description see Aligning Print later in this chapter Selecting and Loading Forms Note A form is not considered loaded by merely placing the form in the tractors To prevent printing on the wrong form the printer must be made aware of what form s are currently loaded When a new form is placed in the tractors the form must be loaded using the control panel as described in the next section Loading a New or Different Form in the Tractors 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
65. orm has already been advanced to the tear bar this button will advance the next form to the tear bar This button is used to access up to ten different forms which have been previously configured with the Setup menus see the chapter on PRINTER CONFIGURATION for more information When this button is pressed one of two functions will be performed UNLOAD e Jfa 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 e Ifthe 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 lt Not Loaded gt on the bottom line of the display For more information see the following section on Selecting and Loading Forms HIDDEN UNDER LID Buttons SETUP AND CONFIGURATION MENU SUB MENU This button is used to set up the various operating parameters of the printer for forms interfaces etc This button is not used on a daily basis For more information see the chapter on PRINTER CONFIGURATION This button is used in conjunction with the MENU button to navigate the menus for setting up operating parameters forms definitions interface information etc For more information see the chapter on PRINTER CONFIGURATION 13 DAILY OPERATION ALIGNITEM This button will access the h
66. ormName LinesPerl FormLengt R n_FX_ DE Down 0 25 EPORTS ne h 8 h 68 CharactersPerInch 12 EndPrintekSetup 45 USING THE OPTIONAL SETUP MODULE INTRODUCTION The optional Setup Module is a small cartridge that plugs directly into the RS 232 Serial connector on the rear of any PrintMaster 860 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 SETUP MODULE INSTALLATION To install the Setup Module perform the following steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 Turn off power to the printer Disconnect the cable plugged into the serial port if one is present Plug the Setup Module into the serial port If a cable was present in step 2 reconnect it to the connector on the rear of the Setup Module Turn on power to the printer If this is not the first time the Setup Module has been connected to a printer the printer will proceed with step 7 If this is the first time the Setup Module has ever been attached to a printer the printer will temporarily display the following message and the ONLINE indicator will be yellow When the message disappears installation is complete and the printer will continue with its normal power up
67. r This use of the Setup Module is beneficial when installing or updating several printers that need to be configured exactly the same To do this you will need to perform the installation procedure once for each printer First install the Setup Module on the printer where the Setup data is to be copied from If the printer determines that steps 8 and 9 are required choose Copy to Module in step 9 and allow the printer s power up procedures to complete If any additional changes need to be made to the configuration of this 48 USING THE OPTIONAL SETUP MODULE printer enter Setup and make them before removing the Setup Module Any changes made will automatically be stored both in the printer s internal memory and the Setup Module You may now power off the printer and remove the Setup Module Remember to reconnect the serial cable if one was attached Now perform the installation procedure on each of the printers that are to be configured the same as the first In step 9 be sure to press the LOAD button to copy data to the printer After the Setup Module is removed remember to reconnect the serial cable if one was attached Note Setup modules for Printek FormsMaster 8000 Series printers and PrintMaster 860 Series printers are not interchangeable Data backup will not take place if the modules are used on the wrong printer 49 PRINTER RESET CONDITIONS The following list describes conditions that are assumed whenever power
68. r that is to be changed The UP DOWN ARROW buttons will change the character where the cursor is currently flashing The order of characters that may be selected is ABC DEE G HI J K LMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Space 0123456789 Even though the name will be right justified while being entered it will be automatically centered on the display when not in Setup Mode so there is no need to try to center it with spaces Tractor Path Tractor Path 862 only Rear Possible Values Rear Bottom Bottom Rear This item is only available in the PrintMaster 862 and is used to set the tractor path to be used for the currently selected form Typically most forms are only loaded in one tractor path and the value will be set to Rear or Bottom However a form can also be set to use both paths Bottom Rear This may be desirable when printing long print jobs where a paper out condition needs to be avoided This is often true if the job is to be run overnight or at a remote and perhaps unattended location When a form s tractor path 21 PRINTER CONFIGURATION is set to Bottom Rear the printer will automatically switch to the rear path when the bottom path is empty and continue printing until both paths are empty In this mode printing must begin on the bottom path Lines Per Inch PEE 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 Thi
69. ridge on page 6 RS 232C Serial Interface This interface uses a 25 pin D connector The default settings are 9600 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity with hardware handshake on pin 11 The default printer emulation is Epson For a complete description of all the default settings for this interface refer to page 25 Parallel Interface This interface uses the standard 36 pin parallel connector The default printer emulation is Epson For a complete description of all the default settings for this interface refer to page 28 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 28 For additional software installation and operational information please refer to the Troy XCD Quick Install Manual shipped with the unit GETTING STARTED 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 Why Use Only Printek Brand Ribbons PRINTEK REORDER NUMBER 90899 FOR NEAREST DISTRIBUTOR CALL 1 800 368 4636 Printek
70. s 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 Top Margin Top Margin 0 Lines Possible Values 0 226 Lines This item sets the top margin in lines Setting a top margin will reduce the size of the printable area of the page by the number of lines set Printing will not be allowed above the top margin Note In most cases changing where printing begins on a form should be accomplished with AUGNITEM rather than with a top margin Adding a top margin may cause some programs to print the first form correctly and then print following forms too far down the page if the program sending the data does not require the margin Bottom Margin Bottom Margin 0 Lines 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 Adding a bottom margin may cause some data to be printed on the wrong page if the program sending the data does not require the margin Characters Per Inch nO Possible Values 10 12 13 3 15 16 74 17 14 20 This item sets the default character pitch in Characters Per Inch CPI Note that O
71. sent whenever the printer goes offline or the serial buffer is full XON will be sent when the printer is again ready to receive characters ETX ACK Handshaking ETX ace Possible Values Of f 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 RTS CTS Handshaking RTS SL Possible Values Power On Off If your Host system requires or supports hardware handshaking for data flow control it may be useful to change this parameter to ON This may apply especially to older Host systems using Full duplex communications Parallel LAN Interface Items Since the optional LAN interface goes into the Parallel port these interface parameters are the same INTERFACE MENU Parallel LAN Emulation Emulation Epson 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 De Possible Values On Of f This item enables or disables the ability to control the opt
72. ssible Values 1 2 This item sets the number of stop bits to be used at the end of the serial character frame This must be set to match the stop bit setting on the host computer Parity Parity None Possible Values None Even Odd This item selects the parity checking requirements for the serial data bits This must be set to match the parity setting on the host computer Busy Signal Polarity Busy Polar y ow 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 S FR ate ower On Possible Values Power On Off Online Offline Busy Not Busy Selects the condition to be reflected by the DTR signal pin 20 of the RS 232C interface In most cases especially those involving a MODEM this signal should be set to indicate Power On Off Selecting Onli ne Of fl i ne will reflect only the condition indicated and does not reflect a buffer full condition Busy Not Busy will cause DTR to indicate both the online offline status and buffer full condition see Busy Polarity above XON XOFF Handshaking XON XOFF o Possible Values Of f On 27 PRINTER CONFIGURATION Enables or disables the transmission of the XON and XOFF characters from the printer to the host to control data flow to the printer XOFF will be
73. t at the beginning of the page where the error occurred and reprint the entire page See Paper Out Fault Action on page 31 for more information No Paper to Load This error occurs when the LOAD FEED button has been pressed and there is no paper or form in the tractors Place paper in the tractors and press LOAD FEED again Too Much Paper to Unload This error occurs when the UNLOAD CHANGE button has been pressed and there is paper present too far beyond the tear bar This error serves as a warning that you may be putting forms that have already been printed on back into the printer Tear off any printed forms past the tear bar and press UNLOAD CHANGE again This error also occurs if the LOAD FEED button has been pressed and the current form cannot be unloaded Selected Form is not Loaded This error occurs when ONLINE has been pressed and the currently selected form is displaying lt Not Loaded gt Either press LOAD FEED to load the selected form or select a different form then press LOAD FEED and then press ONLINE 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 37 18 PRINTER CONFIGURATION Introduction To Setup The Pri
74. the printer will reset beep the bell to alert the operator and display the message Waiting For Remote Setup The remote setup file may now be sent to the printer After the printer receives the remote setup file without error all specified configuration changes will be made the printer will reset When this reset is complete the printer will be ready for normal interaction 41 USING REMOTE SETUP with the host system Errors in the it to a remote printer setup file are handled as Fatal errors Test the setup file before sending The available heading lines and item setup lines are documented below Note that all the legal values are shown for each item but in use onl these definitions y one value may be supplied in the setup file An example file follows Note The 3 byte escape sequence can be included as the first 3 bytes in the remote setup file Remote Setup Line Definitions BeginPrintekSetup AlignPrint FactoryDefaul Forms FactoryDefaults lts Interfaces FactoryDefaul Options FactoryDefaults Security FactoryDe FormO MovePrintLeft 0 00 MovePrintRight 0 00 MovePrintUp 0 00 MovePrintDown 0 00 FormName UPTO16CHARACT Tractor Path Rear LinesPerInch 6 8 FormLength 1 TopMargin 0 BottomMargin 0 Form9 227 226 226 CharactersPerInch 10 12 lts faults 9599 95 99 9 99 9 99 ERS Bottom Bottom Rear 862 only 1 3 37 295 20 74 17 1745 20
75. ton is pressed on the printer s control panel Devices which control the movement of the paper through the printer 69
76. tory default values Options Menu Options Menu Edit Allowed Possible Values Edit Allowed View Only Initialize This item selects whether items in the OPTI ONS MENU can be edited or only viewed by the operator Initialize will reset the value of all the items in the options menu to factory default values 39 USING REMOTE SETUP The PrintMaster 860 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 Visit www printek com to download the free application REMOTE SETUP VIA GENERIC TEXT FILE Remote setup commands are placed in a remote setup file on a host computer This file may then be sent to the printer The remote setup file must be a text only file with each line terminated by a Line Feed LF character The available commands listed below are shown with a combination of upper and lower case letters to enhance readability However the commands are not case sensitive All characters are converted to upper case before processing except for form names which are contained in double quotes White space may also be inserted t
77. umns cleared 51 CONTROL CODE AND ESCAPE SEQUENCE SUMMARIES Genicom 3840 and 3410 Emulation BEL Bell BS Backspace CR Carriage Return CSI Control Sequence Introducer ESC D Line Feed ESCE New Line ESC ESC n Select Software Interface n ESCH Set Horizontal Tab ESC J Set Vertical Tab ESC K Subscript Printing ESCL Superscript Printing ESC P lt graphics gt ESC 6 Pin Graphics Mode ESC p1 p2 lt SP gt B ESC p1 p2 lt SP gt G Oversize Font Graphic Size Modification Line Character Spacing ESC p Horizontal Position Absolute ESC p a Horizontal Position Relative ESC p d Vertical Position Absolute ESC p e Vertical Position Relative ESC p1 p2 f Vertical and Horizontal Position Absolute ESC Ps g Clear Tabs ESC p h Set Auto CR on LF ESC p j Horizontal Position Backwards ESC p k Vertical Position Backwards ESC p l Reset Auto CR on LF ESC p1 pn m Font and Print Modes ESC p1 p Paper Path ESC pl q Graphics Density ESC p1 p2 p3 r ESC p1 p2 s ESC pl t ESC p1 p2 p22 u ESC p1 p2 p12 v ESC p1 p2 lt SP gt ESC p1 p2 p12 ESC 6 4 p3 p4 ESC Forms Setup Margins Setup Oversized Font Barcode Mode Set Horizontal Tabs at Certain Positions Set Vertical Tabs at Certain Positions Paper Shear Set Barcode Parameter Straps and Options ESC C Reset ETX End of Text FF Form Feed HT Horizontal Tab HTS Set Horizontal Tab
78. vailable and will not appear in the Interface Menu Next press the AUGNITEM button to begin displaying the items associated with that interface Each interface and the items which pertain to that interface are listed on the following pages Note that many items are the same for more than one interface since the computer attached to that interface may have different requirements for each of those items The factory default values are indicated with an asterisk in this manual the asterisk does not appear on the printer s display RS 232C Serial Interface Items INTERFACE MENU Serial Emulation Emul ation Epson 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 Emu at i on should be set to match the type of printer your software supports 25 PRINTER CONFIGURATION Automatic Carriage Return Auto S R n 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 o Possible Values Of f On This item enables or disables automatic Line Feeds LF when a Carriage Return CR is received Perform Host Form Feed Host FF at TOF at Top of Form No Possible Values No Yes This item selects whether Form Feeds FF will be performed when r

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