Printek 850 Series manual Form Construction and Layout Tips

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S P E C I F Y I N G F O R M S

When this item is set to Barber Pole, the printer will print a rotating character pattern. Printing may be started and stopped with the ONLINE button.

When set to Hex Dump, the printer will print all received data in a special debug format, which may be used by programmers to solve software problems. For more information, refer to the Hex Dump section of the PrintMaster 850 Series Programmer’s Manual.

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.

FORM CONSTRUCTION AND LAYOUT

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Form Construction

Although the PrintMaster 850 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.

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Contents PrintMaster 850 Series Operator’s Manual Page Page Page Table of Contents Introduction To Setup Forms MenuInterface Menu Test MenuAscii Character Tables Specifications Glossary of Terms Page Introduction Manual Contents Lists Installation Getting StartedParallel I/O Serial I/O Parallel Interface Interface Set UpRS-232C Serial Interface Ethernet 10/100BaseT Installing The Ribbon Cartridge Why Use Only Printek Brand RibbonsT 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 Loading Paper PrintMaster 850/850si Single Tractor ModelInforming 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 Daily Operation IntroductionControl Panel Features LCD Display and Online Status Indicator LEDDisplay the following information Exposed Buttons Most commonly used functions LOAD/FEED Hidden Under LID Buttons Setup UnloadSelecting and Loading Forms Selecting a Form Already Loaded in the Tractors Loading a New or Different Form In the TractorsEjecting and Tearing Off a Form Tearing off a Form Left/Right ←0.00→ Aligning PrintAligning Print On Invoices Down/Up Left/Right ⎯0.30→Check Paper Common Error ConditionsDown/Up 0.08 ↓ Selected Form is not Loaded No Paper to LoadToo Much Paper to Unload Other Errors Ribbon Lid OpenSetup Buttons Printer ConfigurationIntroduction To Setup Entering Setup Entering Setup MenusUsing the Menu Button FormUsing the Submenu Button Using the ALIGN/ITEM and UP/DOWN Arrow ButtonsExiting Setup Exiting Menus Saving Changes No ChangesForm Name Forms MenuForms Menu Items Form Tractor Path RearLines/Inch Form Length 66 LinesTop Margin 0 Lines Bottom Margin 0 LinesRight Margin Characters/Inc hLeft Margin Column Font Epson FX FD Draft Speed NormalImpact Force Normal LanguageZero Normal Unidirectional NoSerial Interface MenuEntering the Interface Menu RS-232C Serial Interface Items Interface Menu Serial Emulation EpsonAuto CR On Auto LF OffMinimum Buffer No Host FF at TOF NoCharacters Control Baud Rate Data BitsStop Bits Parity NoneXON/XOFF Off DTR Power On/OffBusy Polarity Low Parallel/LAN ETX/ACK OffParallel/LAN Interface Items IP Address Auto LAN Setup OffEmulation Epson IP Gateway IP AddressSubnet Mask Auto LF Off Options Menu Max Form AllowedTear-Off 0.00 Inches Auto-Scroll 1 Second DelayPaper Out Fault Finish Cannot Reprint Page Too Large will be displayed, Char. To Ignore 255 Top of Barcode Off Size 8192 Characters Top Oversized Off User Language English Truncate Lines No Bottom Slew FastTest Mode Off Print MenusForm Construction and Layout Tips Form ConstructionForm Layout Considerations E C I F Y I N G F O R M S Maintenance Troubleshooting Error MessagesPreventive Maintenance Obtaining ServiceI N T E N a N C E a N D Troubleshooting ALIGN/ITEM Edit Allowed Advanced Setup FeaturesSecurity Menu Options Menu Edit Allowed Forms Menu Edit AllowedInterface 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 Initializing Setup Module New Setup Module DetectedCopying Setup to Printer Copying Setup To ModuleI 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 Control Code Escape Sequence Summaries Genicom 3840 and 3410 EmulationAnsi X3.64 Emulation Epson FX Emulation ESC * m n1 n2 dataESC K n1 n2 data IBM Proprinter Emulation LA-120/210 Emulation Simple TTY Emulation Printek 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 Specifications 60 to 240 dpi horizontally x 72 dpi vertically6.7, 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 Glossary of Terms AsciiLCD Online Refers to the state of the printer when