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Advanced Control Panel Features

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Function

Possible Values

Description

Bar Codes:

Hi-Res*, Med-Res,
Lo-Res

This function is only available
when an Imager option is installed.
For more information, refer to the
Imager manual.

Содержание FormsPro 4300

Страница 1: ...FormsPro 4300 FormsPro 4500 and FormsPro 4503 SERIAL MATRIX PRINTERS Operation Manual Copyright 1994 Printek Inc 1517 Townline Road Benton Harbor MI 49022 616 925 3200 Printek Part Number 2975 ...

Страница 2: ... devices must comply with the requirements of the class B limits as specified in DIN VDE 0871 6 78 Section 3 2 as well as the provisions specified in ss 2 section 1 and section 3 of the Vfg 1046 1984 when use is made of a General Operating Permit Bescheinigung des Herstellers Importeurs Hiermit wird bescheinigt daß der FormsPro 4300 FormsPro 4500 und FormsPro 4503 printer in Ubereinstimmung mit de...

Страница 3: ...0 CHANGING THE PAPER 3 13 CHANGING THE RIBBON 3 16 Using Printek Ribbons 3 16 Removing the Old Ribbon 3 16 Installing the New Ribbon 3 17 CHAPTER 4 USING SPECIAL FEATURES 4 1 UNLOADING AND SELECTING FORMS 4 1 HANDLING A PAPER ERROR CONDITION 4 2 Standard Paper Error Handling 4 2 Page Reprint 4 2 USING THE RIBBON CHECK FEATURE 4 4 Matching the Ribbon Wear Indicator to Printer Use 4 4 Turning Off Ri...

Страница 4: ...ON FX FONT SAMPLES E 2 PC FONT SAMPLES E 3 EBCDIC FONT SAMPLES E 4 PC LATIN 2 SLAVIC FONT SAMPLES E 5 OCR A FONT SAMPLE E 6 OCR B FONT SAMPLE E 6 DECIMAL TO ASCII CONVERSION TABLE E 7 APPENDIX F CONTROL CODE ESCAPE SEQUENCE SUMMARIES F 1 ANSI x3 64 EMULATION F 1 EPSON FX EMULATION F 2 IBM PROPRINTER EMULATION F 4 LA 120 EMULATION F 5 SIMPLE TTY EMULATION F 6 PRINTEK EMULATION F 7 APPENDIX G PRINTE...

Страница 5: ...orm setups and the host computer interface Changing the paper using the three tractor paths in the FormsPro 4503 and changing the ribbon are also described Using Special Features Describes special messages which you may encounter when you unload forms how paper error conditions are handled how ribbon usage is monitored and how to use the Page Reprint feature In Case of Difficulty Describes what yo...

Страница 6: ...may be selected in the form parameters for a particular form This allows the printer to automatically unload one form and load another when it is selected either via the front panel buttons or a software command from the host computer When loading forms the printer will automatically adjust the print head position to match the thickness of the newly loaded form The printers come equipped with basi...

Страница 7: ...structs this slot After cooling the electronics the motors and the print head the air is exhausted through the paper exit slot on top of the printer The installation location also requires power for the printer support for cabling requirements to your computer and space for the paper supply s and printed paper collection After you unpack the printer as described in the unpacking instructions make ...

Страница 8: ...Installation and Quick Setup Page 2 2 1 Power Switch on Side of Printer 2 Power Cord Connector 3 Mounting Screws for Static Suppression Tinsel ...

Страница 9: ...sure the ribbon fabric is not twisted where it enters the cartridge then tighten the ribbon by turning the knob on top of the cartridge in the direction indicated by the arrow on the cartridge Place the right end of the ribbon on the support bracket while you align the plastic tabs with the slots in the bracket as shown on the next page Then align and lower the left end of the ribbon onto the left...

Страница 10: ...rtridge Installation Next lower the ribbon loading bail as shown below This automatically places the ribbon between the ribbon guides and the print head as the print head is placed back into the printing position Lowering closing Ribbon Loading Bail ...

Страница 11: ...f the printer To open the unit so you can install paper pull outward on the bottom of the lower front panel of the printer as shown to release the latch Opening Latch Panel While you pull outward on this panel lift the front of the unit to expose the paper tractors The top of the unit will support itself in the up position while you load paper Caution Do not open the unit in this fashion while the...

Страница 12: ...ve the tractor doors The FormsPro 4300 and FormsPro 4500 have only one set of tractors which are positioned in the same location as the front tractors in the above picture To install forms in the other sets of tractors in the FormsPro 4503 press the FORM SELECT button on the front panel until the desired form setup and tractor path is selected on the LCD display this button s sequence is 0 through...

Страница 13: ...Installation and Quick Setup Page 2 7 FormsPro 4503 With Forms in All Tractor Paths Center Path Positioned for Loading ...

Страница 14: ...ion mode will now be displayed Remember which mode is currently displayed because you will have to return to this value later for normal operation If you wish you can record the mode here for future reference Mode ______________ 5 Press the VALUE UP button until Mode BarberPole is displayed 6 Press the SETUP button to exit setup mode The printer will now reset and perform the normal power up diagn...

Страница 15: ...ed to access the printer s interface setup menu The following paragraphs show you how to do this After you connect the appropriate cable s as described in the section for the interface being installed turn the printer on If the printer is online ONLINE indicator is on press the ONLINE button on the front of the printer to take the printer offline This will cause the ONLINE indicator to turn off an...

Страница 16: ...4 16 31 30 32 BUSY BUSY RTN PE SLCT 0V 0V ___________________ INPUT PRIME INPUT PRIME RTN _________ FAULT A printer generated signal which indicates that the printer is unable to receive data Busy will be set under the following conditions Character received Input buffer is full Printer is not on line see SLCT Paper error see PE Fault see FAULT A printer generated signal which indicates a paper ou...

Страница 17: ...UNCTION UP button to display the I O function Now press the VALUE UP button until Serial is displayed Before proceeding the factory default values for the RS 232C serial configuration are 9600 baud 8 data bits no parity busy polarity low and XON XOFF and ETX ACK handshakes off If your computer requires you to change any of these parameters please refer to Entering the Interface Setup Menu in the O...

Страница 18: ... the printer is now offline Next press and hold the SETUP button After approximately one second the display will show Setup FORMS and beep once Continue to hold the SETUP button for approximately one more second until the display shows Setup INTERFACE and beeps twice Then release the button You have now entered the printer s interface setup menu and can now proceed with the instructions listed bel...

Страница 19: ...cting TTY Emulation Enter the interface menu as previously described Press the FUNCTION UP button to display Mode n Then use the VALUE buttons to select TTY Press SETUP again to exit the setup mode and reset the printer TTY emulation is now selected Selecting Printek Emulation Enter the interface menu as previously described Press the FUNCTION UP button to display Mode n Then use the VALUE buttons...

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Страница 21: ...us as well as a 16 character display which provides even more status information Many more features including form and interface parameters are available through the SETUP mode All features which are modified during setup are stored in nonvolatile memory and are used each time the printer is turned on or reset For more information refer to the appendix on Printer Reset Conditions The printer s con...

Страница 22: ...ters and or commands from the host computer and print or perform as requested FAULT This red LED indicates that the printer has detected an error condition such as paper out paper jam or an internal diagnostic error Many internal diagnostics are performed each time the printer is turned on or reset and some continue to monitor operation during printing For a list of error messages and suggested re...

Страница 23: ...d which uses a different path refer to UNLOAD FORM SELECT below If paper is already loaded this button uses the currently selected form length to advance the paper to the top of the next form For a description of this button while the printer is in setup mode refer to Introduction to Setup later in this chapter UNLOAD FORM SELECT If paper is currently loaded no paper out condition exists this butt...

Страница 24: ...adjust the top of form position you must insure that the printer is at the top of form before you make this adjustment You can accomplish this by performing a Form Feed prior to making the adjustment Each time you press this button the paper moves up 1 72nd of an inch If you hold this button down the paper advances the amount required to complete a line feed LF at the currently selected line pitch...

Страница 25: ...o ten unique form configurations and for setting the parameters required for the printer to communicate successfully with your computer This button and a detailed description of the features of the setup mode are described in Introduction to Setup which follows If you press and hold this button at powerup reset the current setup configuration may be printed Refer to Printing Setup in the Using Spe...

Страница 26: ...mediately Refer to appendix on Printer Reset Conditions for other values that may be affected The next two sections describe the Forms Menu and the Interface Menu For more advanced features Refer to the appendix on Advanced Control Panel Features ENTERING THE FORMS SETUP MENU To change parameters for the currently selected form first take the printer offline Next press and hold the setup button un...

Страница 27: ...rint position Column width is based upon CPI The left margin must be less than the right margin F Right Mar 1 through 255 or MAX Sets the right margin in columns characters from the leftmost print position A value of MAX sets the margin to the rightmost print position regardless of CPI The right margin must be greater than the left margin F LPI 6 or 8 Sets the line pitch to 6 or 8 lines per inch F...

Страница 28: ... edge with the tear bar use Scroll to position it lower on the page Scroll does not modify the top of form position It is not recommended to use this with or in place of Top Margin F Cut Adj 85 to 84 0 or Auto Available only when the optional FormsCutter is installed See the FormsCutter manual for more information F Prnt Adj 128 through 0 or 0 through 127 Sets the print position in 72nds of an inc...

Страница 29: ...L2 FD PC Latin 2 Slavic Fast Draft PCL2 DF PC Latin 2 Draft PCL2 LQ PC Latin 2 Letter Quality Selects the font to be used Fonts not installed will not be displayed F Impact Norm or High Sets the character printing mode to normal or high impact F Lang USA France Germany England Denmark Sweden Italy Spain or Japan Sets the character substitution table to be used for an alternate language Epson font ...

Страница 30: ...n asterisk Function Possible Values Description Mode n Test ANSI X3 64 Epson Bar Codes Proprinter LA 120 TTY Printek Barberpole or Hex Dump Selects the current emulation mode barberpole mode or hex dump mode The test mode is for factory use only I O Parallel Serial or CX TX optional Selects the active I O port If the CX TX interface is installed then CX TX also selects the parallel port Not availa...

Страница 31: ...ables 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 Feeds LF when a Carriage Return CR is received Long Line Wrap or Trunc Sets whether characters beyond the right margin will be wrapped to the next line or truncated Left Edge Fixed or Float Sets whether the left edge of the line will be printed 1 ...

Страница 32: ...nt in the Using Special Features Page Size 256 or 512 through 28160 Sets the page size in characters when Page Reprint is selected When you do not use page reprint leave the value set to 256 For more information refer to Page Reprint in the Using Special Features section Chars Control or Printable Selects whether certain control character symbols will be printed emulation dependent or be treated a...

Страница 33: ...inter To open the case for access to the tractors pull out on the bottom of the lower front panel of the printer to release the latch as shown below Opening The Latch Panel While pulling out on this panel lift the front of the printer to expose the paper tractors The top of the unit will support itself in the up position while you load paper Caution Do not open the unit in this fashion while the p...

Страница 34: ... pins in the tractors A properly installed form is shown below Note that the paper is not above the tops of the tractor doors FormsPro 4503 With Forms Installed in Front Tractor Path Note that the forms do not extend above the tractor doors If your printer is a FormsPro 4503 and you wish to install paper in the other tractor paths you may do so at this time If your printer is a FormsPro 4300 or Fo...

Страница 35: ...LCD will display the form number and if a FormsPro 4503 the path Paper installation is now complete Press the ONLINE button to place the printer back on line FormsPro 4503 Changing to a Form Installed in Another Path To unload the currently loaded paper or form first tear off any forms that have been printed Then take the printer offline and press the UNLOAD FORM SELECT button This positions the t...

Страница 36: ...int head life possible They also allow the printer s automatic ribbon change indicator system to operate While it is possible to use non Printek ribbons in your printer doing so will limit the warranty on the print head and other mechanisms which are used to advance the ribbon fabric If you choose to use non Printek ribbons you must disable the ribbon sensing system as described in the appendix ti...

Страница 37: ...wisted where it enters the cartridge then tighten the ribbon by turning the knob on top of the cartridge in the direction indicated by the arrow on the cartridge Place the right hand end of the ribbon on the support bracket as shown below while you align the plastic tabs with the slots in the bracket Then align and lower the left end of the ribbon onto the left support bracket until it snaps into ...

Страница 38: ...ower the ribbon loading bail as shown below This automatically places the ribbon between the ribbon guides and the print head as the print head is placed back into the printing position Lowering closing Ribbon Loading Bail ...

Страница 39: ...g the error message so it may be desirable to press FORM FEED enough times to ensure that there are no partially printed forms left in the printer Tear Off Paper This message is displayed when an escape sequence is used to select a new form and the printer senses that there was a form already past the tear bar When this occurs the paper will automatically be placed back to the position it was at b...

Страница 40: ... standard way of dealing with a paper error is that printing will stop and the printer will go off line as soon as a paper error condition is detected In the case of paper out the paper will be ejected from the tractors Printing will continue at the top of the next form when it is loaded PAGE REPRINT Page Reprint is a feature which may be used to reprint a page in its entirety after a paper error ...

Страница 41: ...ature of Page Reprint is the ability to save a form if printing begins and the wrong form was accidentally selected If this occurs quickly take the printer off line before the first page finishes printing Do not press FORM FEED Pressing FORM FEED will cause the current page to be completed which will remove it from the reprint buffer and cause that much of the form to be lost Instead unload the fo...

Страница 42: ... ribbon is changed Your particular printing application may dictate that you change the ribbon after more or less than fifteen million characters If you wish to receive the Change Ribbon message after a different amount of usage you may change the number of draft equivalent characters to be counted in the Ribbon Life function in the Setup OPTIONS menu See the appendix on Advanced Control Panel Fea...

Страница 43: ...orms Once this begins to print you may release the SETUP button This information may prove to be helpful if forms or interface settings are accidentally changed This information can also be helpful if you need to call your dealer distributor or Printek Technical Support or Customer Service for assistance or repair PARKING THE FORMSPRO 4503 TRACTORS FOR SHIPMENT In the event the printer ever needs ...

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Страница 45: ...erial number and a list of any installed options see option list on the back of your printer Also provide as much information as possible about the problem If you return your printer for repair it is helpful if you can also return a print sample of the error if applicable Many authorized dealers distributors and service centers offer service contracts which provide for the fastest possible repair ...

Страница 46: ...t character mode Set Impact to High in the form setup menu Poor carbon or carbonless form quality Refer to Selecting a Quality Form later in this section Paper misfeeds Obstruction in paper path Check both printer and print stand Torn or ragged edge on paper Paper misaligned in tractors Left and right tractors too close to each other allowing paper to droop Tractor doors not closed Paper too diffi...

Страница 47: ...the message to an authorized service agent Will print barberpole but will not print data from the computer The interface is not configured properly Refer to the Operation section and review the interface settings to make sure they match what is being generated by the computer The interface cable is not wired properly Refer to the appropriate section or appendix for pin out specifications for the i...

Страница 48: ...le ASCII format All unprintable ASCII characters printable characters are from 21 hex to 7E hex inclusive are represented by a period 54686973 20697320 61207361 6D706C65 This is a sample 20686578 2064756D 7020746F 20696C6C hex dump to ill 75737472 61746520 68657820 64756D70 ustrate hex dump 666F726D 61740D0A format When the printer executes in hex dump mode control characters and escape sequences ...

Страница 49: ...rea where not all forms are alike is in the quality of carbon paper used or in the way carbonless inks are applied If the back copies of your form are too light request a quick release carbon or a higher quality carbonless inking method REPLACING THE AC POWER FUSE Use the following procedure to replace the fuse if it should ever become necessary 1 Unplug the line cord from the back of the printer ...

Страница 50: ...In Case of Difficulty Page 5 6 The printer is now ready to be put back into service ...

Страница 51: ...menus At this time you are able to view and or edit the values for the option functions listed below Although you may select functions with either the FUNCTION UP or FUNCTION DOWN buttons they are listed here in the order of function up Function Possible Values Description Max Form 0 through 9 Sets the last form number to be displayed for operator selection with the FORM SELECT button or while in ...

Страница 52: ... only available when an Imager option is installed For more information refer to the Imager manual Terminator LF or CR This function is only available when an Imager option is installed For more information refer to the Imager manual Ignore Char Off or On This function is only available when an Imager option is installed For more information refer to the Imager manual Zero Normal or Slashed This f...

Страница 53: ...ntrol Panel Features Page A 3 Function Possible Values Description Bar Codes Hi Res Med Res Lo Res This function is only available when an Imager option is installed For more information refer to the Imager manual ...

Страница 54: ... bell beeps four times Note that while you hold the button Setup FORMS Setup INTERFACE and Setup OPTIONS are displayed as you pass through those menus At this time you are able to view and or edit the values for the security functions listed below Although you may select functions with either the FUNCTION UP or FUNCTION DOWN buttons they are listed here in the order of function up Function Possibl...

Страница 55: ...tory default settings When this completes the security value is set to Edit Options Edit View or Init Selects whether an operator can modify only look at or initialize function values in the options menu Edit allows the operator to look at and or modify option function values View allows the operator to only look at option function values No values can be modifed Init causes all option function va...

Страница 56: ...Advanced Control Panel Features Page A 6 ...

Страница 57: ...andshaking or flow control method required by your computer Check your computer manual or contact your computer dealer for this information Turn the printer on and enter the interface menu as described in the Installation and Quick Setup section Press the FUNCTION UP button to display I O n Then press the VALUE UP button until n is Serial The factory default values for the RS 422 serial configurat...

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Страница 59: ...two connector cables One cable provides a BNC type connector for coaxial connection The other cable is a smart T for twinaxial connections and automatically provides line termination if you have only one twinaxial cable connected The interface also configures itself automatically for either coaxial or twinaxial operation depending upon which of the above cables is attached to the 15 pin D connecto...

Страница 60: ... the interface is configured for coaxial operation An asterisk indicates the factory default setting Switch Position Function SW1 1 OFF Select IBM 3287 Emulation SW1 1 ON Select IBM 3262 Emulation SW1 2 OFF Reserved for future use SW1 3 OFF Reserved for factory use SW1 4 OFF Reserved for factory use SW1 5 OFF Set default Maximum Print Position to 132 columns SW1 5 ON Set default Maximum Print Posi...

Страница 61: ...gical Buffer Size is 3440 Addr 5 Logical Buffer Size is 3864 Addr 6 Logical Buffer Size is 1920 Addr 7 9 n a SW2 1 ON Test Addr 0 6 Code Dump Addr 7 Configuration Printout Addr 8 Print Test Addr 9 Loop Test SW2 2 OFF Send 5E Hex for Logical Not SW2 2 ON Send E1 Hex for Logical Not SW2 3 OFF Enable Null Line Suppression in LU3 Formatted Mode SW2 3 ON Disable Null Line Suppression SW2 4 OFF Paper Er...

Страница 62: ...being configured for a 4214 Model 01 printer for example as address 10 port 1 device 0 will expect a response from a 4214 Model 01 at that address location Should there be a 5256 Model 3 printer at device address 10 when the system sends a print job to the printer the system would generate a HARDWARE FAILURE error message for System 38 or a PROGRAM ERROR error message for Systems 34 36 It is very ...

Страница 63: ...t OFF OFF Short 15 seconds ON OFF Medium OFF ON Long ON ON Very Long 60 seconds SW2 1 OFF Run SW2 1 ON Test Addr 0 6 Code Dump Addr 7 Configuration Printout Addr 8 Print Test Addr 9 Loop Test SW2 2 OFF Send 5E Hex for Logical Not SW2 2 ON Send E1 Hex for Logical Not SW2 3 OFF Load Forms Enabled SW2 3 ON Load Forms Disabled SW2 4 OFF Reserved for future use Twinaxial Address Switch The ADDR switch ...

Страница 64: ...number dialed onto the address switch of the I O on the printer 6 As a precaution have the print jobs placed ON HOLD and have the terminals SIGN OFF on the line that you are working on Getting On line This section will use the terms Up Stream and Down Stream Up Stream describes a device that is physically located closer to the system on the twinax line Down Stream describes a device physically loc...

Страница 65: ...tions If you incur any problems while attempting to run this test please refer to the section on VERIFICATION PROBLEMS later in this appendix Access the terminal s SIGN ON screen If this terminal is a 3180 or 3190 press the ALT TEST keys otherwise press CMD BACKSPACE to access the Prime Option menu Perform the following steps to test the configuration a Select option 2 on the Prime Option Menu Wor...

Страница 66: ...roblem remains after you have checked all of the above you may use the diagnostics described in the following section to verify that the interface and printer are functioning properly If you are still unable to complete the installation contact your dealer or Printek Technical Support for assistance Note If you make any changes to cables switch settings or the configuration power the printer down ...

Страница 67: ... lpi 2B C6 02 09 Configuration Printout Address 7 This diagnostic provides you with a one page printout which describes the current configuration Print Test Address 8 Selecting this diagnostic causes a test pattern to be printed This tests the internal interface to printer electronics connections Loop Test Address 9 This diagnostic tests the internal interface electronics When performing this test...

Страница 68: ...Optional Coaxial Twinaxial Interface Page C 10 ...

Страница 69: ... or contact Printek Inc Customer Service at 800 368 4636 for the name of the authorized service center nearest you CAUTION The buffer IC as well as other components of the printer can be damaged by static electricity When you install this option try to do so in an uncarpeted area if possible Before touching the printer electronics touch the metal case of the printer to discharge any static charge ...

Страница 70: ...e location of the shorting plug at J6 U29 Notched End J6 Front Buffer and Jumper Locations on Main Circuit Board 4 Remove the IC at U29 and replace it with the one supplied with the upgrade kit Be sure that the notch is oriented the same as the one just removed notched end toward the front of the printer Also be careful not to bend any of the pins on the IC while installing it into the socket ...

Страница 71: ... the lid and screws 7 Turn the printer on If the installation was performed incorrectly MP Bad RAM Chip will be displayed on the LCD display If this error occurs inspect the IC for any bent pins and inspect the shorting plug for proper installation 8 Indicate on the Installed Options label on the rear of the printer that the buffer expansion has been installed ...

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Страница 73: ...ing STX 02 Start of Text ETX 03 End of Text EOT 04 End of Transmission ENQ 05 Enquiry ACK 06 Acknowledge BEL 07 Bell BS 08 Backspace HT 09 Horizontal Tabulation LF 0A Line Feed VT 0B Vertical Tabulation FF 0C Form Feed CR 0D Carriage Return SO 0E Shift Out SI 0F Shift In DLE 10 Data Link Escape DC1 11 Device Control 1 XON DC2 12 Device Control 2 DC3 13 Device Control 3 XOFF DC4 14 Device Control 4...

Страница 74: ...ASCII Character Tables Page E 2 Epson FX Fast Draft Epson FX Draft Epson FX Letter Quality ...

Страница 75: ...ASCII Character Tables Page E 3 PC Fast Draft PC Draft PC Letter Quality ...

Страница 76: ...ASCII Character Tables Page E 4 EBCDIC Fast Draft EBCDIC Draft EBCDIC Letter Quality ...

Страница 77: ...ASCII Character Tables Page E 5 Latin 2 Slavic Fast Draft Latin 2 Slavic Draft Latin 2 Slavic Letter Quality ...

Страница 78: ...ASCII Character Tables Page E 6 OCR A OCR B ...

Страница 79: ...6 6E n 111 157 6F o 112 160 70 p 113 161 71 q 114 162 72 r 115 163 73 s 116 164 74 t 117 165 75 u 118 166 76 v 119 167 77 w 120 170 78 x 121 171 79 y 122 172 7A z 123 173 7B 124 174 7C 125 175 7D 126 176 7E 127 177 7F DEL Dec Oct Hex 128 200 80 129 201 81 130 202 82 131 203 83 132 204 84 133 205 85 134 206 86 135 207 87 136 210 88 137 211 89 138 212 8A 139 213 8B 140 214 8C 141 215 8D 142 216 8E 1...

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Страница 81: ...tive Horizontal Tab ESC n d Absolute Vertical Tab ESC n e Relative Vertical Tab ESC g Clear Horizontal Tab Stop ESC 0 g Clear Horizontal Tab Stop ESC 1 g Clear Vertical Tab Stop ESC 2 g Clear All Horizontal Tab Stops ESC 3 g Clear All Horizontal Tab Stops ESC 4 g Clear All Vertical Tab Stops ESC 20 h Select Automatic Carriage Return ESC 20 l Cancel Automatic Carriage Return ESC n m Select Graphic ...

Страница 82: ...in Inches ESC C n Set Form Length in Lines ESC D n1 n2 nx NUL Set Horizontal Tab Stops ESC E Select Emphasized Mode ESC EM n Load Form ESC ESC n Select Software Interface n ESC F Cancel Emphasized Mode ESC G Select Double Strike Mode ESC H Cancel Double Strike Mode ESC I n Printing of Low Symbols ESC J n Variable Distance Line Feed ESC K n1 n2 data 60 DPI Graphics ESC L n1 n2 data 120 DPI Graphics...

Страница 83: ... l n Set Left Margin ESC t n Character Table Italic vs Extended ESC w n Double High Mode ESC x n Select Draft or Letter Quality ETX End of Text FF Form Feed HT Horizontal Tab LF Line Feed SI Select Condensed Mode SO Select Double Wide Mode one line VT Vertical Tab XOFF Deselect Printer ...

Страница 84: ...cel Emphasized Mode ESC G Select Double Strike Mode ESC H Cancel Double Strike Mode ESC I n Select Print Mode ESC J n Variable Distance Line Feed ESC K n1 n2 data 60 DPI Graphics ESC L n1 n2 data 120 DPI Graphics ESC N n Set Perforation Skip ESC O Cancel Perforation Skip ESC Q n Deselect Printer ESC R Reset Horizontal and Vertical Tab Stops ESC S n Select Subscript or Superscript Mode ESC SI Selec...

Страница 85: ...fication ESC n d Absolute Vertical Tab ESC n e Relative Vertical Tab ESC g Clear Horizontal Tab Stop ESC 0 g Clear Horizontal Tab Stop ESC 1 g Clear Vertical Tab Stop ESC 2 g Clear All Horizontal Tab Stops ESC 3 g Clear All Horizontal Tab Stops ESC 4 g Clear All Vertical Tab Stops ESC 20 h Select Automatic Carriage Return ESC 20 l Cancel Automatic Carriage Return ESC n m Select Graphic Rendition E...

Страница 86: ...and Escape Sequence Summaries Page F 6 Simple TTY Emulation BEL Bell BS Backspace CR Carriage Return ESC ESC n Select Software Interface n ETX End of Text FF Form Feed HT Horizontal Tab LF Line Feed VT Vertical Tab ...

Страница 87: ...th in Lines ESC G n Modify Print Head Gap ESC H n1 n2 Set Left and Right Margin ESC HT n1 n2 nx NUL Set Horizontal Tab Stops ESC I n Set Print Head Force ESC L n Load Form ESC LF n Set Line Spacing to n 288 ESC R Reset Horizontal and Vertical Tab Stops ESC S n Select Script Modes ESC SP n Set character Spacing ESC U n Unidirectional Mode ESC V n1 n2 Set Top and Bottom Margins ESC VT n1 n2 nx NUL S...

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Страница 89: ...rent form setup line pitch according to current form setup form length according to current form setup top margin according to current form setup bottom margin according to current form setup font according to current form setup impact mode according to current form setup language according to current form setup normal slashed zero according to current form setup auto cut mode according to current...

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Страница 91: ... 1 Connect the two printers with an RS 232 Null Modem Cable with DB 25 Male connectors on each end While most null modem cables provide many other signals the only signals that are required are shown below A cable which meets these requirements is available from Printek It doesn t matter which end of the cable is connected to which printer the cable will work fine in either direction Turn both pri...

Страница 92: ...tting printer expects an immediate response from the receiving printer so be sure to prepare the receiving printer first If a cloning error still occurs make sure the special serial cable is connecting the two printers Information that is Cloned When setup information is copied from one printer to another all values in the Setup FORMS Setup INTERFACE Setup OPTIONS and Setup SECURITY menus are copi...

Страница 93: ...e Setup Unit within a few seconds The Setup Unit will turn off the yellow Wait LED and turn on the green Complete LED The printer will display the message Cloning Complete The printer will then reset after which it will be ready for normal operation clone will be set to off Disconnect the Setup Unit s serial cable from the printer Extensive error checking is done during the cloning process If a pr...

Страница 94: ...Complete The printer will then reset after which it will be ready for normal operation Disconnect the Setup Unit s serial cable from the printer Extensive error checking is done during the cloning process If a problem occurs the Setup Unit will turn on the red Error LED and or the printer will sound the bell and display the message Cloning Error If a cloning error occurs at the printer make sure t...

Страница 95: ...7 5 cps 65 cps 65 cps Graphics 8 640 dps 15 360 dps 15 360 dps CHARACTER MATRIX Fast Draft 7x9 in 9x9 cell Draft 9x9 in 12x9 cell Letter Quality 18x18 in 24x18 cell Optical Quality 27x18 in 36x18 cell GRAPHICS DENSITY 60 to 240 dpi horizontally x 72 dpi vertically CHARACTER SETS Epson FX fast draft draft and letter quality IBM Proprinter fast draft draft and letter quality EBCDIC fast draft draft ...

Страница 96: ... X3 64 Epson FX Series IBM Proprinter DEC LA 120 Simple TTY Printek Bar Code PAPER HANDLING Bottom tractor feed Straight paper path with zero waste tear off can print first to last line of form can print to within 2 of bottom of last form Paper width 2 to 16 inches Paper Slew Rate 12 inches per second RIBBON 23 000 000 character mobius loop cartridge SPECIAL FORMS HANDLING FEATURES Print up to nin...

Страница 97: ...9 200 baud Even Odd Ignore or No parity 7 or 8 data bits 1 stop bit XON XOFF ETX ACK and Hardware handshake Centronics compatible Parallel Coaxial Twinaxial Input Buffer 4096 4K OPERATOR CONTROLS INDICATORS Normal Operating Mode Indicators LED s for Power Online and Fault 1x16 character LCD for current form selection and paper path in FormsPro 4503 on off line status and fault descriptions Control...

Страница 98: ...s and or workmanship Print head warranty may be extended to a two year limited warranty with the use of Printek brand ribbons ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS Power requirements 120 VAC 10 60Hz Power consumption FormsPro 4300 60 W non printing 200 W printing FormsPro 4500 and FormsPro 4503 60 W non printing 225 W printing Audible noise 65 dBA cooling fan automatically switches to low speed when not pr...

Страница 99: ...Printer Specifications Page I 5 Specifications subject to change without notice ...

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Страница 101: ... F Btm Mar 0 through 255 ___ F Scroll 0 through 127 ___ F Cut Adj 85 to 84 0 or Auto ___ F Prnt Adj 128 through 127 or 0 ___ F Font FX FD FX DF FX LQ PC FD PC DF PC LQ EB FD EB DF _ EB LQ OCRA OQ OCRB OQ ___ F Impact Norm or High ___ F Lang USA France Germany England _ Denmark Sweden Italy Spain or Japan ___ F Zero Normal or Slashed ___ F Unidir Yes or No Indicates the factory default setting Indi...

Страница 102: ...g ___ Page Size 256 or 512 through 28160 ___ Chars Control or Printable Setup OPTIONS ______________ _ Three Beeps _ ___ Max Form 0 through 9 ___ Ribbon Check On Off ___ Ribbon Life 23 or 5 through 30 ___ Paper Cutter Yes or No ___ Imager Yes or No ___ Translation Off or On ___ Free Format Off or On ___ Terminator LF or CR ___ Ignore Char Off or On ___ Zero Normal or Slashed ___ Ignore Col 1 Yes o...

Страница 103: ...rs per inch cps Characters per second current line The line upon which the next character will be printed current print position The column on the current line where the next character will be printed default Value or configuration that is assumed when the printer is turned on or reset dpi Dots per inch Generally used to refer to graphics density or resolution draft Refers to the draft font EBCDIC...

Страница 104: ...f and the printer does not respond to the host computer online Refers to the state of the printer when the ONLINE indicator is on and the printer is responding to the commands and text received from the host computer OQ Optical Quality parity A method used for detecting errors within a single character transmitted or received via an interface reset Initialization of various operating parameters of...

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