Printek 850 Series manual Form Construction and Layout Tips

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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