Printek FormsPro 4500se User manual

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FormsPro 4000se Series Set It and Forget It Forms Printing
FormsPro 4000se Series printers
can solve your toughest printing
problems and automate most
paper handling functions. With
the FormsPro 4500se or 4503se,
you’ll print with greater legibility
and unsurpassed reliability.
The FormsPro 4000se Series
printers include:
Tractor System
The FormsPro 4500se have a
single set of straight-up tractors.
The FormsPro 4503se has the
Tri-Trak system with three sets
of straight-through tractors.
High-Speed for
High-Volume Printing
With a draft speed up to 530 cps,
FormsPro printers can print a typical
1,000 character document in less
than five seconds. That’s over 700
documents per hour!
Waste-Free Forms Tear-Off
After you tear off a form, the next is
automatically positioned for printing.
Superior Legibility —
Even on 9-Part Forms
Auto-Gap feature adjusts the print-
head according to form thickness.
Trouble-Free
Forms Handling
Easy-Load tilt-up top simplifies
loading. Straight-up paper path
eliminates forms buckling and
jamming. Paper jam sensor permits
reliable, unattended operation.
Automatic Page Edge Sensor
Optical sensor prevents printhead
from printing beyond the edges of
the loaded form.
Stores Parameters
for Up to 10 Forms
Spacing, margins, font and 11other
parameters are set using four front
panel buttons. Options are displayed
on a 2 x 16 LCD display. Once
you’ve set the parameters for a
form, they can be stored and
recalled at any time.
Ruggedly Built for
Reliable Operation
FormsPro printers are designed to
withstand 100% duty cycles. The
printhead carries a two-year limited
warranty when used in combination
with a Printek brand ribbon — longer
than any printhead in the industry.
A one year warranty is offered if a
Printek brand ribbon is not used.

Printek and the Printek logo are registered trademarks of
Printek, Inc. Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Data
Computer Corp. DEC is a registered trademark of Digital
Equipment Corp. Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko
Epson Corp. FX is a registered trademark of Epson America, Inc.
IBM is a trademark of International Business Machines.
FormsPro 4000se Series
Options and accessories include:
Coax, Twinax, Ethernet and
wireless 802.11b interfaces,
FormsCutter, printstand and
ImagerPlus bar code support.
An optional printstand
features a paper guide which
helps steer long reports into
the rear catch basket.
The 4503se’s unique Tri-Trak
paper handling system keeps
three forms loaded at all times.
Print Modes 4500se/4503se
Fast Draft 530 cps
Draft 400 cps
Fast Draft/High Impact 265 cps
High Impact 200 cps
Letter Quality 100 cps
Optical Quality 65 cps
Graphics* 15,360 dps
Character Matrix
Fast Draft: 9 x 9 cell
Draft: 12 x 9 cell
Letter Quality: 24 x 18 cell
Optical Quality: 36 x 18 cell
Printhead
18 wire parallel array.
Character Sets
Fast Draft, Draft and Letter Quality for Epson and
IBM Proprinter. Optical Quality for OCR-A and OCR-B.
Character Spacing
5, 6, 6.7, 7.5, 8.4, 8.6, 10, 12, 13.3, 15, 16.7,
17.1 and 20 cpi.
Line Length
13.6 inches (34.5 cm).
Line Spacing
6 and 8 lpi. Also software programmable.
Paper Handling
Tear Bar: Auto-Scroll allows zero tear-off distance.
Auto-Gap: Adjusts printhead to form thickness.
Paper Type: Fanfold, continuous forms, edge punched,
15 lb. minimum weight for single-part paper.
Sensing: Paper motion, paper edge and paper out.
Operator Controls
Normal Operating Mode: Online, Form Feed/Load,
Form Select/Unload and Vertical Print Adjustment.
Form Parameters
Non-volatile memory for ten forms, each supporting
settings for: tractor path, cpi, lpi, form length, left and
right margins, top and bottom margins, unidirectional
printing, slashed or non-slashed zero, language, font,
high-impact on/off.
Operator Indicators
LEDs for Power, Online and Fault; 2 x 16 LCD for form
selection; on/off line status and error descriptions.
Ribbon
Cartridge: nylon fabric, mobius loop,
23 million characters.
Power Requirements
Voltage: 110 – 230 VAC ±10%
Frequency: 50 – 60 Hz
Power Consumption: 60W non-printing,
225W printing.
Paper Slew Rate
12 ips, with slower rates user-selectable
for difficult forms.
Paper Width
2.5″to 15″(6.4 cm to 38.1 cm).
Paper Loading
Straight path, bottom loading.
Multi-part Forms
1 to 9 parts; 0.025″max. thickness.
Graphics Density*
60 to 240 dpi horizontally x 72 dpi vertically.
Audible Noise (Draft Mode)
62 dBA.
Setup (Automatic Methods)
Control panel, pluggable cloning module or remote
via Windows program.
I/O Buffer
32k.
Standard Interfaces
Parallel: Centronics compatible.
Serial: RS232, 300 to19,200 baud.
Optional Interfaces
Twinax, Coax, Ethernet and wireless 802.11b.
Software Controls
Emulation choice of Printek, Epson FX, IBM
Proprinter, DEC LA120/LA210, Genicom ANSI or
Basic Bar Codes (Includes Code 39, 2 of 5, Interleaved
2 of 5. More available through Gemicom emulation).
Physical Specifications
H x W x D: 9.5″x 25″x 20.3″
(24 cm x 63.5 cm x 51.5 cm)
Weight:43 lbs. (19.5 kg)
Reliability
MTBF: 10,000 hours on electronics with
no duty cycle limitations.
Printhead Life: 500 million draft equivalent characters.
Warranty (Return to Depot): One-year printer warranty,
two-year limited printhead warranty when Printek
brand ribbons are used; one-year warranty when
non-Printek brand ribbons are used.
*May be emulation dependent.
Specifications
Other Features
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Specifications subject to change without notification. ©2005, Printek, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.