Contents
PrintMaster 850 Series Operator’s Manual
Page
Page
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Table of Contents
Test Menu
Introduction To Setup
Forms Menu
Interface Menu
Ascii Character Tables Specifications Glossary of Terms
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Introduction
Manual Contents
Lists
Getting Started
Installation
Parallel I/O Serial I/O
RS-232C Serial Interface
Interface Set Up
Parallel Interface
Ethernet 10/100BaseT
Why Use Only Printek Brand Ribbons
Installing The Ribbon Cartridge
T 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 Paper
Informing 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
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Introduction
Daily Operation
LCD Display and Online Status Indicator LED
Control Panel Features
Display the following information
Exposed Buttons Most commonly used functions
LOAD/FEED
Unload
Hidden Under LID Buttons Setup
Selecting and Loading Forms
Loading a New or Different Form In the Tractors
Selecting a Form Already Loaded in the Tractors
Ejecting and Tearing Off a Form
Tearing off a Form
Aligning Print On Invoices
Aligning Print
Left/Right ←0.00→
Left/Right ⎯0.30→
Down/Up
Down/Up 0.08 ↓
Common Error Conditions
Check Paper
Too Much Paper to Unload
No Paper to Load
Selected Form is not Loaded
Ribbon Lid Open
Other Errors
Introduction To Setup
Printer Configuration
Setup Buttons
Form
Entering Setup
Entering Setup Menus
Using the Menu Button
Exiting Menus Saving Changes No Changes
Using the Submenu Button
Using the ALIGN/ITEM and UP/DOWN Arrow Buttons
Exiting Setup
Forms Menu Items
Forms Menu
Form Name
Tractor Path Rear
Form
Bottom Margin 0 Lines
Lines/Inch
Form Length 66 Lines
Top Margin 0 Lines
Left Margin Column
Characters/Inc h
Right Margin
Draft Speed Normal
Font Epson FX FD
Language
Impact Force Normal
Unidirectional No
Zero Normal
Entering the Interface Menu
Interface Menu
Serial
Auto LF Off
RS-232C Serial Interface Items
Interface Menu Serial Emulation Epson
Auto CR On
Characters Control
Host FF at TOF No
Minimum Buffer No
Parity None
Baud Rate
Data Bits
Stop Bits
Busy Polarity Low
DTR Power On/Off
XON/XOFF Off
Parallel/LAN Interface Items
ETX/ACK Off
Parallel/LAN
Emulation Epson
LAN Setup Off
IP Address Auto
Subnet Mask
IP Address
IP Gateway
Auto LF Off
Max Form Allowed
Options Menu
Paper Out Fault Finish
Auto-Scroll 1 Second Delay
Tear-Off 0.00 Inches
Cannot Reprint Page Too Large will be displayed,
Top of Barcode Off
Char. To Ignore 255
User Language English
Top Oversized Off
Size 8192 Characters
Bottom Slew Fast
Truncate Lines No
Print Menus
Test Mode Off
Form Construction
Form Construction and Layout Tips
Form Layout Considerations
E C I F Y I N G F O R M S
Error Messages
Maintenance Troubleshooting
Obtaining Service
Preventive Maintenance
I N T E N a N C E a N D Troubleshooting
Security Menu
Advanced Setup Features
ALIGN/ITEM Edit Allowed
Interface Menu Edit Allowed
Forms Menu Edit Allowed
Options 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 Module
Copying Setup To Module
Copying Setup to Printer
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
Genicom 3840 and 3410 Emulation
Control Code Escape Sequence Summaries
Ansi X3.64 Emulation
ESC * m n1 n2 data
Epson FX Emulation
ESC K n1 n2 data
IBM Proprinter Emulation
LA-120/210 Emulation
Printek Emulation
Simple TTY Emulation
Xoff
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
Specifications
6.7, 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 Terms
LCD
Online Refers to the state of the printer when