Printek FormsMaster 8000se Series User manual

FormsMaster
8003se
8000se
Quick Reference
guide
®
Setup Guide for
FormsMaster
8000se
8003se
Printers

1
Setup
READ ME FIRST
Printer
Control
Panel
8000se Series
FormsMaster
Before You Setup Printer...
All FormsMaster printers come with Factory Default settings already stored in memory
(indicated by an asterisk). This guide shows you how to change the parameter settings if
you need to customize your forms.
FORMS
INTERFACE OPTIONS TEST
Setup of your Printek FormsMaster Series printer is quick and easy. By following this guide,
you will be able to set parameters for up to ten unique form configurations and for successful
printer/computer communications.
The following pages provide complete listings of all functions under the SETUP: ,
SETUP: , SETUP: , and SETUP: menus, along with a brief description
of each function and possible values.
This guide has been provided as a quick reference tool to help you setup your FormsMaster
printer. Please refer to your Operator’s Manual for more complete instructions and function
descriptions.
If your printer is online, take your printer offline by pressing the
Online button once.
Entering Setup:
1. To access the Forms, Interface, Options, and Test Menus:
Press the MENU button. The display will temporarily show the
following:
2. Using the MENU Button:
Continue to press the MENU button to select:
- INTERFACE MENU
- OPTIONS MENU
- TEST MENU
3. Using the ITEM Buttons:
Once in the desired menu, you can access its various functions using
either the ITEM, or VALUE buttons.
4. Using the VALUE Buttons:
Whenever you select a function, its current value will be displayed.
Use either VALUE arrow buttons to change the value or settings. The
value displayed when you leave a function will become the default
value until you change it again.
5. Exiting Setup:
Press the ONLINE button. The display will show:
Exiting Menus
Saving Changes
Entering
Setup Menus Form Menu Form 0
Note: Press the SUBMENU button to
select either Serial or Parallel/LAN Port.
LED Display

2
Forms
Defines Each Form’s Configuration
FORMS
8000se Series
FormsMaster
*Factory Default Setting
Forms Setup
allows you to
set print
parameters for
each of the 10
form templates
0 - 9
Functions Possible Values Description
Form # or Name: 0 - 9, A - Z, or spaces Allows you to select the desired form to be configured.
Printer defaults to the currently selected form .
Name Path: Front, Center, Rear, Center+Rear,
Front+Center+Rear
Assigns tractor path to be used for current form (Available
on FormsMaster 8003se only).
Auto. Cut: Yes or No* Available only when the optional FormsCutter is installed.
Will cut every form printed.
Cut Adj: Auto, -0.2951"…0*…+0.2951", Auto Available only when the optional FormsCutter is installed.
LPI: 6*, 8 Sets line pitch to 6 or 8 lines-per-inch.
Length: 1 through 227 (66*) Sets form length in lines at current line pitc h.
Top Mar: 0* through 226 Sets top margin by adding specified number of lines t o top
of form.
Bottom Mar: 0* through 226 Sets bottom margin in lines from bot tom of form.
Characters Per Inch: 10*, 12, 13.3, 15, 16.74, 17.14, or 20 Sets character pitch in characters-per-inch.
Left Mar: 0* through 268 Sets left margin in columns (characters) from left-most print
position. Column width based on CPI. Left margin m ust be
less than right margin.
Right Mar: 4 through 272* Sets right margin in columns (characters ) from the left-most
position. A value of 272* sets margin to the right-m ost
position.
Font: Epson FX FD*, DF, LQ
PC English FD, DF, LQ
PC Latin 2 FD, DF, LQ
DEC LA 120/210 FD, DF, LQ
EBCDIC FD, DF, LQ
OCRA-A OQ
OCR-B OQ
Roman-8 FD, DF, LQ
ML Euro (858) FD, DF, LQ
ML (850) FD, DF, LQ
Selects font to be used. (NOTE: Fonts not ins talled will not
be displayed).
Draft: Normal* or Fast Selects the mode or quality of printing, either "Norm al" or
"Fast".
Impact: Normal* or High Set Character printing mode to normal or high impact .
Lang: USA*, France, Germany, England,
Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Spain,
Japan, or Finland
Sets character substitution table for alternat e language.
(NOTE: Epson font must be selected for charac ter
substitution).
Zero: Normal* or Slashed Sets type of zero to be printed.
Unidir: Yes or No* Sets uni-directional printing instead of bi-directional printing.

3
Interface
Defines I/O Interface
INTERFACE
8000se Series
FormsMaster
*Factory Default Setting
Interface Setup
allows you to
set your printer
interface
parameters
Functions
Possible Values Description
I/O: Parallel/LAN* or Serial
Selects active I/O port. NOTE: Must press S UBMENU
button to select desired I/O port.
Serial
Emulation: Epson*, IBM Proprinter, DEC
LA120/210, TTY, Printek, ANSI
X3.64, Genicom 3840, Genicom
3410
Selects current emulation mode.
Auto.CR: Off or On* Enable or disable automatic Carriage Returns (CR) when a
Line Feed (LF), Vertical Tab (VT), or Form Feed (FF) is
received.
Auto. LF: Off* or On Enables or disables automatic Line Feed (LF) when a
Carriage Return (CR) is received.
FF at TOF: No*, Yes Sets whether Form Feed (FF) occurs when received from
the host computer if paper is already positioned at the Top
Of Form (TOF).
Chars: Control*, Printable Selects whether certain control character symbols are
printed (emulation dependent) or are treated as control
characters.
Min Buffer: No*, Yes Selects whether the smallest possible I/O buf fer should be
used.
Baud Rate: 110, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800,
or 9600*
Selects baud rate for serial interface (Not available when
Parallel/LAN is selected).
Data Bits: 7 or 8* Selects number of data bits in Serial character f rame and
the number of significant data bits in each charac ter
received via all other interfaces.
Stop Bits: 1* or 2 Sets the number of stop bits to be used at the end of t he
serial character frame. Must be set to matc h the stop bit
setting on the host computer.
Parity: None*, Even or Odd Selects parity checking requirements for Serial dat a bits.
(Not available when Parallel/LAN is selected).
Busy: Low* or High Selects polarity of busy signal (pin 11 of RS-232C
interface). Available only when serial is selected.
DTR: Power On/Off*, Online/Offline or
Busy/Not Busy
Selects condition reflected by DTR signal (pin 20 of RS-
232C interface). Available only when serial is selected.
XON/XOFF: Off* or On Enables or disables transmission of XON and XOFF
characters from printer to host control data flow to print er.
(Not available when Parallel/LAN is selected).
ETX/ACK: Off* or On Enables or disables ACK response to receipt of ETX
character. (Not available when Parallel/LAN is selected).
RTS/CTS: Power On or Off* Supports hardware handshaking for data flow control. For
Host systems using Full-duplex communic ations.
Parallel/LAN
Emulation: Epson*, IBM Proprinter, DEC
LA120/LA210, TTY, Printek, ANSI
X3.64, Genicom 3840, Genicom
3410
Selects current emulation mode.
LAN Setup Off* or On Enables or disables LAN setup features.
IP Address Method: Auto* or Static Allows either the host to set IP Address or enter a speci fic
IP Address from the printer's front panel. (LAN s etup must
be set to ON).
IP Address: 192.168.0.27*,… Enter a specific IP Address from the print er's front panel.
(Address Method must be set to Static).
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0*,… Enter a specific Subnet IP Address from t he printer's front
panel. (Address Method must be set to Static).
IP Gateway: 192.168.0.0,… Enter a specific Gateway IP Address from the printer' s front
panel. (Address Method must be set to Static).
Auto. CR: Off or On* Enables or disables automatic Carriage Returns (CR) when
a Line Feed (LF), Vertical Tab (VT), or Form Feed (FF) is
received.
Auto. LF: Off * or On Enables or disables automatic Line Feed (LF) when a
Carriage Return (CR) is received.
FF at TOF: No* or Yes Sets whether Form Feed (FF) occurs when received from
the host computer if paper is already positioned at the Top
Of Form (TOF).
Chars: Control*, Printable Selects whether certain control character symbols are
printed (emulation dependent) or are treated as control
characters.
Min Buffer: No* or Yes Selects whether the smallest possible I/O buf fer should be
used.

4
Options
Configures Options
OPTIONS
8000se Series
FormsMaster
Test
Options Setup
allows you to
set operating
variables and
install optional
products
Test Setup
allows you to
access some
testing as well
as some
record keeping
*Factory Default Setting
TEST
*Factory Default Setting
Functions
Possible Values Description
Print the Menus: No* or Current Values Used to print a list of current values.
Test Mode: Off*, Barber Pole, Hex Dump,
Demos
When set to Barber Pole, printer will print a rotating
character pattern. When set to Hex Dump, printer will print
all received data in a special debug format, used by
programmers to solve software problems. W hen set to
Demos, printer will print sample invoices and barcodes
demonstrating its printing capabilities.
Functions
Possible Values Description
Max. Form Allowed: Form 0 … Form 2* …Form 9 Sets the last form to be displayed by operator selecti on with
UNLOAD/CHANGE button or while in the Forms Menu.
Auto. Scroll Delay: Off, 0, 1* …15 Second Delay Sets number of seconds to delay before scrolling top of
form to tear bar when printer is idle and form boundary has
been reached.
Paper Out Fault Action: Finish Print*, Reprint Page, Break
Page, Off
Selects whether a paper-out condition causes Page Break
or allows you to Reprint Page.
Reprint Page Size: 0, …,8192*, …,28672 Selects how much of the 32K byte input buffer is set as ide
for reprinting a page when Finish Page or Reprint Page
has been selected for the Paper Out Fault Action item.
Ribbon Checking: On* or Off Sets whether ribbon checking feature is active. Turning off
may limit the warranty on print head. For more information,
see "Using Special Features" in the User Manual and refer
to warranty in "Printer Specifications" appendix.
Ribbon Life: 5…23*…30 million characters Set number of characters in millions to be print ed before
"Change Ribbon" message is displayed. For more
information, see "Using Special Features" in Us er Manual.
User Language: English*, French, or German Selects the Front Panel language that will be used by the
printer's LCD screen.
Top of Oversize: Off* or On (Genicom Emulation only), this feature reposit ions the print
head at the top of the oversized characters after they have
been printed. When set to OFF, printing conti nues from the
bottom of the oversized characters.
Top of Barcode: Off* or On (Genicom Emulation only), this feature reposit ions the print
head at the top of a barcode after the barcode has printed.
When set to OFF, printing continues from the bottom of the
barcode.
Ignore Char.: Off* or On Activates or deactivates the Character to Ignore feature.
Char. To Ignore: 0, …, 255* Allows a single 8-bit character to be discarded as it is
received. (Ignore Character setting must be set to ON).
Truncate Line: No* or Yes Sets whether characters beyond the right margin are
wrapped to the next line or truncated.

5
Troubleshooting
FORMS ALIGNMENT
8000se Series
FormsMaster
Aligning Print
you are moving where the print is placed on the page.
Example:
When a new form is loaded into the printer for the first time, it may be necessary to adjust
where printing begins. If the print position needs to be adjusted, the following discussion will
describe how this is accomplished. Note that alignment for the selected form is permanently
stored in the printer’s memory and does not have to be readjusted each time the form is
loaded.
To align print on a particular form, select that form with the FORM SELECT button and then
press the ALIGN PRINT button. If the form selected is named “Invoices”, the display would
show the following:
After a short time, the display would change to show that you can now move Print left or right.
Be sure to remember that
The VALUE buttons will move the print left or right in 1/100th inch increments. Note that the
left and right arrows will change according to which way the print has been moved from the
normal print position. The maximum distance print may be moved is 9.99 inches in either
direction.
To move the print vertically on the page, press either ITEM button and the display will change
to the following:
The VALUE buttons will move the print up or down in 1/100th inch increments. Note again
that the arrow will change according to the direction the print is to be moved from the normal
print position. The maximum distance print may be moved is 9.99 inches in either direction.
In this example, a number needs to be printed in a box on a preprinted form. This form could
be a packing list, an invoice, a check, etc. The first time the page is printed, the number
misses the box as shown below.
In this case, the print needs to be moved to the right and down. To accomplish this, press
either ALIGN PRINT button and access the LEFT/RIGHT option. First move the print to the
right using the VALUE button. It appears the text needs to move about three characters. If
the text is being printed at 10cpi, this would be 0.30 inches. After making this adjustment the
display would look as follows.
If you were to print this form now, it would appear as follows, showing that the print still needs
to be moved.
To move the print down, access the DOWN/UPoption by pressing either ITEM button. It
appears that the print needs to be moved down nearly the height of the characters. These
characters are approximately 0.10 inches tall, so move the print down about 0.08 inches. The
display should look as follows.
Note, when the form is printed again, the text will be printed in the box as shown here.
Aligning Print
On Invoices
Move LEFT/RIGHT
Print 0.00”
Move DOWN/UP
Print 0.00”
12345
12345
12345
LEFT/RIGHT
0.30”
DOWN/UP
0.08”