Interface Set Up | Printek 8000SE guide

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D

Note: Placing the printer on the print stand is best accomplished with two people. Proper lifting technique should be observed.

Caution: Before connecting or turning on power, make sure that all shipping materials have been removed. These materials include a cardboard brace with a foam insert that secures the print head (open the ribbon lid to access), a cardboard brace placed at the rear of the printer and a cardboard brace placed over the tractor shuttle in the 8003se (open the paper door on the front

of the unit to access). Refer to UNPACKING INSTRUCTION in the box for more details.

Next, connect the power cord supplied with the printer to the printer and an appropriate power outlet. Now connect the computer cable(s) to the appropriate interface. The picture below shows the location of the standard Parallel and RS-232C interface connectors on the rear panel of the printer.

PARALLEL I/O

SERIAL I/O

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

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Printek 8000SE manual Interface Set Up

Contents

FormsMaster 8000se Series Part Number Specifications are subject to change without notice IiiPage Page Table of Contents Error Messages Preventive Maintenance Obtaining Service Common Error ConditionsIntroduction To Setup Forms Menu Viii 102Simple TTY Emulation 103 Printek Emulation 104 Introduction Models and Options Manual Contents Page Page Installation Getting Started Interface Set Up Pin Signal RS-232C Serial Interface Parallel Interface Wireless Ethernet Print Server Ethernet 10/100BaseT Installing the Ribbon Cartridge Why Use Only Printek Brand Ribbons T T I N G S T a R T E D Ribbon Installation Installing the Ribbon Cartridge Close the ribbon lid on top of the printer Open the doors on each tractor Loading PaperFormsMaster 8000se Single Tractor Model FormsMaster 8003se TriTrak Model Loading the Front Tractors Loading the Center Tractors Printer Self-Test Selecting Which Form to Print T T I N G S T a R T E D Daily Operation Introduction Display will show the currently selected Control Panel FeaturesLCD Display and Online Indicator I L Y O P E R a T I O N Control Panel Buttons Configuration for more information This button is used to access up to ten differentForms which have been previously configured Move forward for easy access to all tractors To access the vertical adjustment, press either When Align Print is pressed, the horizontalAdjustment is shown first. Pressing the Value Form Loading a New or Different Form In the Tractors Selecting and Loading FormsSelecting a Form Already Loaded in the Tractors Loading the Form in the Tractors Open the tractor doors and remove the old form Paper positioned in left tractor New form loaded in tractors Ejecting And Tearing Off a Form Tearing off a form Installing a New Ribbon Cartridge Removing the Old Ribbon Cartridge Installing the New Ribbon Cartridge Close the ribbon lid and place printer back on line Left/Right Aligning PrintAligning Print On Invoices ←0.00→ Down/Up Print ⎯0.30→ Common Error Conditions Check Paper Selected Form is Not Loaded No Paper to LoadToo Much Paper to Unload No Ribbon or Wrong Ribbon Paper Door Open Other ErrorsRibbon Lid Open Change Ribbon Setup Buttons Printer ConfigurationIntroduction To Setup Using the Menu Button Entering SetupEntering Setup Menus Using the Submenu Button ←No Exit Setup ←Yes Menus? Using the Item and Value ButtonsExiting Setup Exiting Menus Saving Changes No Changes Forms Menu Tractor Path Front Forms Menu ItemsForm Name Form Lines/Inch Cut AdjustmentAutomatic Cut No Form Length 66 Lines Bottom Margin 0 Lines Top Margin 0 LinesPossible Values 0* … 226 Lines Possible Values Column 4 … Possible Values Column 0* …Left Margin Column Right Margin Column Impact Force Normal Font Epson FX FDDraft Speed Normal Language Possible Values No*, Yes Possible Values Normal*, SlashedZero Normal Unidirectional No Serial Interface MenuEntering the Interface Menu Auto CR On RS-232C Serial Interface ItemsEmulation Epson Auto LF Off Baud Rate Characters ControlMinimum Buffer No Data Bits Parity None DTR Power On/OffStop Bits Busy Polarity Low ETX/ACK Off Possible Values Power On/OffXON/XOFF Off I N T E R C O N F I G U R a T I O N Parallel/LAN LAN Setup OffParallel/LAN Interface Items Possible Values On, Off IP Gateway IP AddressSubnet Mask Auto LF Off Max Form Allowed Auto-Scroll 1 Second DelayOptions Menu Paper Out Fault Finish Possible Values Finish Possible Values 0, … Char. To Ignore 255 User Language English Top of Barcode OffTop Oversized Off Size 8192 Characters Possible Values On*, Off Possible Values Yes, NoTruncate Lines No Ribbon Check On ImagerPlus Ribbon Life Million CharsImagerPlus Graphic Card Emulation QMS CodeV Bar Code Density High-Res ControlCharact 5E HexLine Terminator QMS Char Set Imager Zero Slashed Free Format Not ActiveIgnore Data Not Active Vertical Text Version LineRegistrati Not MaintainedVertical DPI CodeV SP Fields Process Test Menu Quiet Mode Not ActiveThis item selects the Spacing mode Delete Logos No Test Mode Off Print Menus I N T E R C O N F I G U R a T I O N Page Form Construction Form Construction Form Layout Considerations Maintenance Troubleshooting Error Messages Error Message Preventive MaintenanceObtaining Service Page Page Align Print Edit Allowed Advanced Setup FeaturesSecurity Menu V a N C E D S E T U P F E a T U R E S Options Menu Edit Allowed Forms Menu Edit AllowedInterface Menu Edit Allowed Page 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 Page Remote Setup Example File Page Page Introduction Using the Optional Setup ModuleSetup Module Installation ←Copy to Printer ←Copy to Module Initializing Setup ModuleNew Setup Module Detected Copying Setup to Printer Copying Setup To Module I 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 Horizontal tabs Control Code and Escape Sequence Summaries Genicom 3840 and 3410 Emulation Ansi x3.64 Emulation Epson FX Emulation 100 IBM Proprinter Emulation Delete ESC @ n1 n2 m1 m2 m3 m4 Double-High ModeESC \ n1 n2 Print Characters ESC n Print Single Character ESC a Simple TTY Emulation Printek Emulation Ascii Character Tables 105 106 107 108 109 Page 111 Specifications60 to 240 dpi horizontally x 72 dpi vertically Inches 112 23,000,000 character, mobius loop cartridge 113 114 PrinterWorkmanship 115 116 Glossary of Terms 117 118 Online Refers to the state of the printer when Able to respond to the commands and textPrinter is powered on default value Received from the host computer