CARETAKER PLUS INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL
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The initialization string is used to reset the printer to a defined state at the beginning of
each job. In this way the printer settings of the last person to print do not affect the
print settings of the next person to print. The most common string used is the reset
command in the printer.
The reset sequence for HP laser printers is ESC E. For Epson printers the reset
sequence is ESC O. To configure the switch to use the initialization string you must
send the proper command to the switch. The following example will set the string for
an HP laser printer.
To set the initialization string to ESC E from a PC do the following steps:
1. Momentarily hold in the advance and select switches until the mode and busy lights
light up.
2. From the computer connected to port 1 on the unit type in the following:
COPY CON COM1(CR) When typed at the DOS prompt, you get a blank line
!@@1BH45H(CR) Enter the initialization string
!@K(F6) Enter the keep command
1 Flle(s) copied This message displays and you return to DOS
3. Momentarily hold in the advance and select switches until the mode and busy lights
turn off.
Form Feed
The form feed is used to automatically eject the page when your application is not
capable of doing so. Most modern word processors do so. Some of the older
applications do not. If you get a lot of jobs where two printouts are on the same page,
then you may need to enable the form feed.
To enable the form feed, do the following steps:
1. Momentarily hold in the advance and select switches until the mode and busy lights
light up.
2. From the computer connected to port 1 on the unit type in the following:
COPY CON COM1(CR) When typed at the DOS prompt, you get a blank line
!@NYI@K(F6)(CR) Enter the form feed enable and keep command
1 File(s) copied This message displays and you return to DOS
Momentarily hold in the advance and select switches until the mode and busy lights
turn off.
Adding More Memory
If your computer seems to be slow to print and you are sending a lot of data or there
are many people printing at once, then you may need more memory. Please refer to
Appendix C for more information.
Changing the Serial Baud Rate
If your computer seems to be slow to print and you are sending a lot of graphics or
downloading laser printer fonts, then you should make sure the baud rate is set to
19,200 baud and not 9600 baud This will significantly improve the print speed.
Please refer to the CONFIGURATION section for more information