Tally Genicom 2900 manual 50Operator Manual, Detect Distance

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Operator Menu Print Gap

Creating a Gap Zone Profile

A Gap Zone Profile is created automatically in four steps:

Step 1 – Load the Form

Load the form for which the profile will be generated; doublecheck the Top of Form position with Form Length.

Step 2 – Set Profile Mode

Set the Mode Parameter to Profile.

Step 3 – Create the Profile

Select the Detect parameter. Note that this operation will take approxi- mately five to six minutes for an 11 inch form. Also note that the print gap detection operation will leave small dots imprinted on the form, so the sample form will have to be discarded.

If the printer is placed Online while in Print Gap Profile Mode, and a profile does not exist (i.e. the Detect function was not performed), then a Profile Error message will be displayed on the control panel.

Step 4 – Save the Profile

Once the Gap Zone Profile is created, you will probably want to save it for future use. By saving the Current Configuration into any of the ten saved printer configurations, the Gap Zone Profile is automatically saved along with the other configuration parameters. If it isn’t saved, it will be lost when the printer is powered off.

Also see page 2-30 on Creating a Gap Zone Profile, and page 2-31 for Using a Saved Gap Zone Profile.

Detect Distance

This parameter sets the vertical distance from the TOF to the position where the paper is squeezed during a Detect operation. The allowable range is 0 inches to the current form length, with increments in tenths of inches. The default value is 2.0 inches. The print gap is detected at a point away from the perforation in order to avoid false readings that could be caused by uneven areas around the perforation. The default distance of 2.0 inches is usually adequate unless there are forms anomalies (such as an attached card or an envelope window) in that area.

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Contents Operator Manual Serial Parallel LAN Operator ManualAcknowledgments Contents Chapter Operator Manual ESC Appendix a Troubleshooting Appendix B Specifications Introduction Operator Manual Preface-9Conventions About This ManualPreface-10Operator Manual Setting Up Your Printer Site PreparationRepacking Unpacking the PrinterUnpacking your printer Removing the Shipping HardwareInterface Connections Interface Connections and Powering UpInterface Connectors Serial/Parallel Interfaces14Operator Manual Powering UpPowering Up Paper System Components Paper SystemPaper System Components Print Gap 16Operator ManualTractors Paper TensionInstalling Ribbon Cartridge Installing the Ribbon Cartridge18Operator Manual Control Panel Components LED IndicatorsControl Panel Components LCD Liquid Crystal Display20Operator Manual Loading Paper and Printing 22Operator Manual Standard Printing ModeLoading Paper for Standard Printing Mode Step Column Alignment Scale 24Operator Manual Print Gap Print Gap AdjustmentPrint Gap Profile Mode Gap Zone26Operator Manual Using a Saved Gap Zone ProfileFine-tuning the Automatic Print Gap Setting After unlocking the Print Gap keys Set Print Gap Detect Mode to ManualManually Adjust Print Gap on Control Panel 28Operator Manual Manually Setting Print GapSetting Up Configurations Run a Print TestControl Panel Display Printer Menus and the Control Panel30Operator Manual Control Panel DisplayDisplay During Normal Operation Indicator Paper Weight and Hammer Impact Display When In a Menu32Operator Manual Control Panel Key FunctionsControl Panel Key Functions Print GAP + and Keys TOF Key Top of FormView Key Up and Down Arrow Keys34Operator Manual Enter KeyClear Key Clear Key Config Key OfflineControl Panel Menus Using MenusUsing Menus Categories, Parameters and SelectionsTCP/IP if LAN is installed 38Operator Manual Example Changing Form Length Using the Menu SystemChanging Form Length How to Print a Control Panel Selected Options Report Print Selections ReportFont Category Operator MenuOperator Menu ⇒ Font 40Operator ManualOcra Density Ser/Par Character SetMatrix 42Operator Manual Forms Category Operator Menu ⇒ Forms 44Operator ManualIf Print to EOF is OFF, you have two choices Choice Quick AccessPrint to EOF End Of Form If Print to EOF is on Eject Distance46Operator Manual RibnMon Thresh Ribbon Monitor Operation48Operator Manual Operator Menu ⇒ Print GapPrint Gap Category Mode Fine-Tuning the Print Gap ManuallyReset 50Operator Manual Detect DistanceVFU Category Vertical Format Units VFU EnableOperator Menu ⇒ VFU VT Channel Vertical Tab ChannelPrinter Category Config MenuConfig Menu ⇒ Printer 52Operator ManualIO Hold Report54Operator Manual Beeper ModeBeeper Volume Config Menu ⇒ Codes Codes CategoryForm Feed at TOF 56Operator ManualPrint on CR Alt ESC Alternate EscapeIgnore Char Code 7FPrint 80 9F Hex Sub Char From58Operator Manual Config Menu ⇒ ConfigurationsConfigurations Category How to label a configuration slot 60Operator Manual Config Menu ⇒ Serial I/OSerial I/O Category Status Enquiry DTR FunctionBusy Polarity 62Operator ManualDTR Polarity RTS FunctionParallel I/O Category Config Menu ⇒ Parallel I/OPopc Print On Paper Command Bi-Directional64Operator Manual Config Menu ⇒ IntellifilterIntellifilter Category Serial Parallel Twinax/CoaxIP Addr Category TCP/IP Menu LAN Interface OnlyTCP/IP Menu Gateway Category66Operator Manual TCP/IP Menu ⇒ SubnetSubnet Category Pattern Category Test MenuTestMenu ⇒ Pattern PrintDiag Category Test Menu ⇒ Fault OverrideFault Override Category 68Operator ManualHelp Menu Help Menu70Operator Manual Fault Correction Procedure FaultsAppendix a Troubleshooting A-71 MessagesError Messages 72Operator ManualAppendix a Troubleshooting A-73 HammerTimeExplanation Corrective Action74Operator Manual Appendix a Troubleshooting A-75 Paper Problems 76Operator ManualAppendix B Specifications B-77 Industry and Agency StandardsIndustry and Agency Standards 78Operator ManualAppendix B Specifications B-79 EnvironmentEmulations and Fonts 80Operator ManualStandard Languages and Character Sets Appendix B Specifications B-81Fonts, Languages and Characters Language SubstitutionsConfigurations, Paper and Speed 82Operator ManualAppendix B Specifications B-83 Daly Drive, Suite 703.833.8700 Chantilly, VA 703.222.7629