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Printek 4500, 4503, FormsPro 4300 operation manual - page 8

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Installation and Quick Setup

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1. Power Switch on Side of Printer.

2. Power Cord Connector.

3. Mounting Screws for Static Suppression Tinsel.

Contents

Main Page TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL PRINTER MODEL DESCRIPTIONS AND KEY FEATURES INSTALLATION AND QUICK SETUP SELECTING AN APPROPRIATE INSTALLATION LOCATION Page INSTALLING THE RIBBON 1. Ribbon Loading Bail in up (open) position. 2. Ribbon Support Brackets. Page INSTALLING PAPER Opening Latch Panel. Page Page TESTING THE PRINTER CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO A COMPUTER ENTERING THE INTERFACE MENU AT THE CONTROL PANEL Installation and Quick Setup Page 2-10 Parallel Interface *RTN = Signal ground. Parallel Interface Connector. RS-232C Serial Interface RS-232C Serial Interface Connector. MATCHING THE PRINTER TO YOUR APPLICATION SOFTWARE Selecting ANSI X3.64 Emulation Selecting Epson Emulation Selecting Proprinter Emulation Page Page OPERATION INTRODUCTION CONTROL PANEL OPERATION AND SETUP MENUS Printer Control Panel. CONTROL PANEL DISPLAY AND INDICATORS Page CONTROL PANEL BUTTONS Page Page INTRODUCTION TO SETUP ENTERING THE FORMS SETUP MENU Page Page Page ENTERING THE INTERFACE SETUP MENU Page Page CHANGING THE PAPER Changing the Form in the Tractors Opening The Latch Panel. Page FormsPro 4503 With Forms in All Tractor Paths. Center Path Positioned for Loading. FormsPro 4503: Changing to a Form Installed in Another Path CHANGING THE RIBBON Using Printek Ribbons Removing the Old Ribbon 1. Ribbon Loading Bail in Up (open) Position. 2. Ribbon Support Brackets. Installing the New Ribbon Ribbon Cartridge Installation. Page USING SPECIAL FEATURES UNLOADING AND SELECTING FORMS HANDLING A PAPER ERROR CONDITION Standard Paper Error Handling PAGE REPRINT Page USING THE RIBBON CHECK FEATURE Matching the Ribbon Wear Indicator to Printer Use Turning Off Ribbon Checking CHECKING SETUP CONFIGURATION PRINTING SETUP INFORMATION PARKING THE FORMSPRO 4503 TRACTORS FOR SHIPMENT Page IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY INTRODUCTION SYMPTOMS AND POSSIBLE CAUSES Page Page USING THE HEX DUMP MODE SELECTING A QUALITY FORM REPLACING THE AC POWER FUSE Page APPENDIX A ADVANCED CONTROL PANEL FEATURES Setup: OPTIONS Page Page Setup: SECURITY Page Page APPENDIX B OPTIONAL RS-422 INTERFACE RS-422 Serial Interface Connector Page APPENDIX C OPTIONAL COAXIAL/TWINAXIAL INTERFACE COAXIAL OPERATION CX/TX Interface. Option Switches When Configured for Coaxial Operation Page TWINAXIAL OPERATION CX/TX Interface. Option Switches When Configured for Twinaxial Operation Twinaxial Address Switch Twinaxial Installation Preparation Getting On-line Twinaxial Verification Problems COAXIAL/TWINAXIAL INTERFACE DIAGNOSTICS Code Dump Mode (Address 0 through 6) Configuration Printout (Address 7) Page APPENDIX D OPTIONAL BUFFER EXPANSION 1. Electronics Cover Screws. Buffer and Jumper Locations on Main Circuit Board Page Page Page E-1 APPENDIX E ASCII CHARACTER TABLES ASCII CONTROL CODE DEFINITIONS Page Page Page Page Page ASCII Character Tables Page E-7 DECIMAL-TO-OCTAL-TO-HEXADECIMAL-TO-ASCII CONVERSION TABLE Page Page F-1 APPENDIX F CONTROL CODE AND ESCAPE SEQUENCE SUMMARIES ANSI x3.64 Emulation Page F-2 Epson FX Emulation Page F-3 Epson FX Emulation (continued) Page F-4 IBM Proprinter Emulation Page F-5 LA-120 Emulation Simple TTY Emulation Page F-7 Printek Emulation Page APPENDIX G PRINTER RESET CONDITIONS Page APPENDIX H CLONING PRINTER SETUP CLONING FROM PRINTER TO PRINTER Possible Cloning Errors Information that is Cloned USING A SETUP UNIT FOR CLONING Cloning from a Printer to a Setup Unit Cloning from a Setup Unit to a Printer Page APPENDIX I PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS PRINT MODES Page Page Page Page Page APPENDIX J SETUP MENU SUMMARIES Page GLOSSARY