Printronix P8000 Series, Administrator'S Manual

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction ........................................................ 11
Printer Overview ......................................................................................11
Printronix P8000 Series Cartridge Ribbon Printers (CRP) ...............11
Consumable Monitoring with PrintNet Enterprise....................................14
Protocols and Emulations ........................................................................15
Graphics Enhancements .........................................................................15
Taking Care of Your Printer .....................................................................15
Conventions in this Manual .....................................................................15
Warnings and Special Information ..........................................................16
Related Documents .................................................................................16
Contact Information .................................................................................17
Printronix Customer Support Center .................................................17
Printronix Supplies Department ........................................................17
Corporate Offices ..............................................................................18
2 Setting Up The Printer ........................................ 19
Before You Begin ....................................................................................19
Power Requirements ...............................................................................19
Select a Site.............................................................................................19
Printer Dimensions ..................................................................................21
Printer Component Locations ..................................................................26
3 Operating The Printer ......................................... 27
Powering on the Printer ...........................................................................27
Operating Modes .....................................................................................27
The Control Panel ....................................................................................28
Control Panel Keys ...........................................................................29
Cancel a Print Job .............................................................................33
Operational Procedures ...........................................................................34
Reload Paper ....................................................................................34
Unload Paper ....................................................................................45
Integrated Print Management System .....................................................48
Output Darkness ...............................................................................48
Loading a Used Ribbon Cartridge .....................................................49
Lighter or Darker Print .......................................................................49
Changing Ribbon Cartridge ..............................................................50
4 The Configuration Menus ................................... 53
Configuration Overview ...........................................................................53
Main Menu ........................................................................................53
Changing Parameter Settings ...........................................................54