Printek 850 Series manual Daily Operation, Introduction

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DAILY OPERATION

Introduction

This chapter describes how to use the “everyday” features of the PrintMaster 850 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.

Common Error Conditions – describes errors that may occur during normal printing operations.

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Contents PrintMaster 850 Series Operator’s Manual Page Page Page Table of Contents Test Menu Introduction To SetupForms Menu Interface MenuAscii Character Tables Specifications Glossary of Terms Page Introduction Manual Contents Lists Getting Started InstallationParallel I/O Serial I/O Interface Set Up RS-232C Serial InterfaceParallel Interface Ethernet 10/100BaseT Why Use Only Printek Brand Ribbons Installing The Ribbon CartridgeT T I N G S T a R T E D Installing a New Ribbon Cartridge T T I N G S T a R T E D PrintMaster 850/850si Single Tractor Model Loading PaperInforming the Printer That the New Form is Loaded PrintMaster 852si Dual Tractor Model Selecting Which Form to Print Printer Self-Test Close the front lid and press the Online button Page Introduction Daily OperationLCD Display and Online Status Indicator LED Control Panel FeaturesDisplay the following information Exposed Buttons Most commonly used functions LOAD/FEED Unload Hidden Under LID Buttons SetupSelecting and Loading Forms Loading a New or Different Form In the Tractors Selecting a Form Already Loaded in the TractorsEjecting and Tearing Off a Form Tearing off a Form Aligning Print Aligning Print On InvoicesLeft/Right ←0.00→ Left/Right ⎯0.30→ Down/UpCommon Error Conditions Down/Up 0.08 ↓Check Paper No Paper to Load Too Much Paper to UnloadSelected Form is not Loaded Ribbon Lid Open Other ErrorsPrinter Configuration Introduction To SetupSetup Buttons Form Entering SetupEntering Setup Menus Using the Menu ButtonExiting Menus Saving Changes No Changes Using the Submenu ButtonUsing the ALIGN/ITEM and UP/DOWN Arrow Buttons Exiting SetupForms Menu Forms Menu ItemsForm Name Tractor Path Rear FormBottom Margin 0 Lines Lines/InchForm Length 66 Lines Top Margin 0 LinesCharacters/Inc h Left Margin ColumnRight Margin Draft Speed Normal Font Epson FX FDLanguage Impact Force NormalUnidirectional No Zero NormalInterface Menu Entering the Interface MenuSerial Auto LF Off RS-232C Serial Interface ItemsInterface Menu Serial Emulation Epson Auto CR OnHost FF at TOF No Characters ControlMinimum Buffer No Parity None Baud RateData Bits Stop BitsDTR Power On/Off Busy Polarity LowXON/XOFF Off ETX/ACK Off Parallel/LAN Interface ItemsParallel/LAN LAN Setup Off Emulation EpsonIP Address Auto IP Address Subnet MaskIP Gateway Auto LF Off Max Form Allowed Options MenuAuto-Scroll 1 Second Delay Paper Out Fault FinishTear-Off 0.00 Inches Cannot Reprint Page Too Large will be displayed, Top of Barcode Off Char. To Ignore 255Top Oversized Off User Language EnglishSize 8192 Characters Bottom Slew Fast Truncate Lines NoPrint Menus Test Mode OffForm Construction Form Construction and Layout TipsForm Layout Considerations E C I F Y I N G F O R M S Error Messages Maintenance TroubleshootingObtaining Service Preventive MaintenanceI N T E N a N C E a N D Troubleshooting Advanced Setup Features Security MenuALIGN/ITEM Edit Allowed Forms Menu Edit Allowed Interface Menu Edit AllowedOptions Menu Edit Allowed Using Remote Setup V a N C E D S E T U P F E a T U R E S Remote Setup Line Definitions V a N C E D S E T U P F E a T U R E S Remote Setup Example File V a N C E D S E T U P F E a T U R E S Using the Optional Setup Module New Setup Module Detected Initializing Setup ModuleCopying Setup To Module Copying Setup to PrinterI N G T H E O P T I O N a L S E T U P M O D U L E Printer Reset Conditions Genicom 3840 and 3410 Emulation Control Code Escape Sequence SummariesAnsi X3.64 Emulation ESC * m n1 n2 data Epson FX EmulationESC K n1 n2 data IBM Proprinter Emulation LA-120/210 Emulation Printek Emulation Simple TTY EmulationXoff Ascii Character Tables PC Font Character Set Ebcdic Font Character Set C I I C H a R a C T E R T a B L E S OCR-B Font Character Set ML Euro C I I C H a R a C T E R T a B L E S 60 to 240 dpi horizontally x 72 dpi vertically Specifications6.7, 7.5, 8.4, 8.6, 10, 12, 13.3, 15, 16.7, 17.1, and 20 cpi 15,000,000 character, mobius loop cartridge Operator CONTROLS/INDICATORS Use of only Printek brand ribbons Specification S Ascii Glossary of TermsLCD Online Refers to the state of the printer when