Printek PrintMaster 860, Operator'S Manual

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P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N
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Perform Host Form Feed
at
Top-of-Form
Host FF at TOF
No
Possible Values: No*, Yes
This item selects whether Form Feeds (FF) will be performed when received from the host computer if the
paper is already positioned at the top of form (TOF). Setting this item to
No
will help prevent blank pages.
Characters
Characters
Control
Possible Values:
Control*, Printable
This item selects whether certain control character symbols will be printed or be treated as control
characters. The effect of this is dependent upon the emulation selected above.
Minimum Buffer
Minimum Buffer
No
Possible Values:
No*, Yes
This item selects whether the minimum I/O buffer size should be used. Setting this item to No will allow
the printer to make maximum use of the I/O buffer (see “
Paper Out Fault
” on page 31 for more information
on buffer size). Setting this to Yes may decrease performance, but is useful when using the printer with
operating systems that try to keep track of which page is currently being printed by the printer.
OPTIONS MENU
The OPTIONS MENU contains items, which do not pertain only to a specific form or specific interface, but
rather affect how the printer works under all conditions. To access the options menu, enter Setup and then
press
MENU
until
OPTIONS MENU
is displayed
OPTIONS MENU
Note that the options menu has no submenus. Therefore, press the
ALIGN/ITEM
button to begin displaying
the items available. The factory default values are indicated with an asterisk (*) in this manual (the asterisk
does not appear on the printer’s display).
Maximum Form Allowed
Max Form Allowed
Form 1
Possible Values: Form 0 … Form 1* … Form 9
This item sets the last form number to be displayed for operator selection with the
UNLOAD/CHANGE
button
or while in the Forms Menu. This allows the operator to see only the forms that are in use rather than
having to sort through several unused forms.