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FormsPro 4300 4500 4503
guide Set-Up Guide for FormsPro 4300 4500 4503 Printers ®
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READ ME FIRST Before You Setup Printer...
Setup of your Printek® FormsPro 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 communication. All FormsPro 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.
The following pages provide complete listings of all functions under the Setup: FORMS, Setup: INTERFACE, and Setup: OPTIONS 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 FormsPro printer. Please refer to your Operator’s Manual for more complete instructions and function descriptions.
To Access the Forms, Interface and Options Menus: Printer
1. If your printer is online, take your printer offline by pressing the Online button once.
Control
2. Enter one of the three SETUP menus by pressing and holding the SETUP button:
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a. Hold for one beep for the SETUP: FORMS menu. b. Hold for two beeps for the SETUP: INTERFACE menu. c. Hold for three beeps for the SETUP: OPTIONS menu. (Hint: by starting with the Options menu, you are able to change both the Forms and Interface menu without exiting SETUP each time.)
3. Once in the desired menu, you can access its various functions using the FUNCTION arrow keys. 4. Whenever you select a function, its current value will be displayed. Use the VALUE arrow keys to change the value or setting. The value displayed when you leave a function will become the default value until you change it again. 5. Push SETUP button or the ONLINE button to store values and exit SETUP menu.
forms
Defines Each Form’s Configuration Functions
Possible Values
Description
Form #:
0 through 9
Allows you to select the desired form to be configured. Printer defaults to the currently selected form.
F# Path:
Front, Center, or Rear
Assigns tractor path to be used for current form (Available on FormsPro 4503 only).
F# Auto Cut:
Yes or No*
Available only when the optional FormsCutter is installed. Will cut every form printed.
F# CPI:
10*, 12, 13.3, 15, 16.74, 17.14, or 20
Sets character pitch in characters-per-inch.
F# Left Mar:
0* through 134
Sets left margin in columns (characters) from left-most print position. Column width based on CPI. Left margin must be less than right margin.
F# Right Mar:
1 through 255, or MAX*
Sets right margin in columns (characters) from left-most print position. A value of MAX sets margin to the rightmost print position.
F# LPI:
6* or 8
Sets line pitch to 6 or 8 lines-per-inch.
F# Length:
1 through 227 (66*)
Sets form length in lines at current line pitch.
F# Top Mar:
0* through 255
Sets top margin by adding specified number of lines to top of form.
F# Btm Mar:
0* through 255
Sets bottom margin in lines from bottom of form.
F# Scroll+:
0* through 127
Sets distance in lines from top margin to first print line of form (Note: does not add lines to form as top margin does). Use Scroll with existing software to take advantage of zero-waste capability. If first line is printed too high on paper after aligning edge with tear bar, use Scroll to position it lower on page. Scroll does not modify top of form position Not recommended for use. in place of Top Margin.
F# Cut Adj:
-85 to +84, 0*, or Auto
Available only when optional FormsCutter is installed.
F# Print Adj:
-128 through 0*, or 0
Sets print position in 72nds (.01388”) of an inch from top of form. May be used to align vertical print position to match a preprinted form which does not begin at an even number of lines from the top edge of paper.
F# Font:
FX FD, FX DF, FX LQ PC FD, PC DF, PC LQ EB FD, EB DF, EB LQ, LA120FD, LA120DF, LA120LQ, OCRA OQ, OCRB OQ PCL2 FD, PCL2 DF PCL2 LQ
Selects font to be used. (Note: Fonts not installed will not be displayed).
F# Draft:
Normal* or Fast
Selects the mode or quality of printing, either “Normal” or “Fast”.
F# Impact:
Norm* or High
Sets character printing mode to normal or high impact.
F# Lang:
USA*, France, Germany, England, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Spain, or Japan
Sets character substitution table for alternate language (Note: Epson font must be selected for character substitution).
F# Zero:
Normal* or Slashed
Sets type of zero to be printed.
F# Unidir:
Yes or No*
Sets uni-directional printing instead of bi-directional printing.
Forms Setup allows you to set print parameters for each of the 10 form templates 0-9.
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FORMS
F# (F0 - F9) = indicates which form is being configured
*Factory Default Setting
interface
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Defines I/O Interface
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INTERFACE
Functions
Possible Values
Description
Mode:
n= Test, ANSI X3.64, Epson*, Bar Codes, Proprinter, LA-120, TTY, Printek, Barberpole, or Hex Dump
Selects current emulation mode, barbermode, or hex dump mode (Test mode for factory use only).
I/O:
Parallel*, Serial, CX/TX or IPDS
Selects active I/O port. If CX/TX interface is (CX/TX & IPDS optional) installed, CX/TX also selects Parallel port (Not available when RS-422 or IPDS interface is installed).
Baud Rate:
150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600*, or 19200
Selects baud rate for serial interface (Not available when Parallel, CX/TX or IPDS is selected).
Data Bits:
7 or 8*
Selects number of data bits in Serial character frame and the number of significant data bits in each character received via all other interfaces.
Parity:
None*, Ignore, Odd or Even
Selects parity checking requirements for Serial data bits (Not available when Parallel, CX/TX, or IPDS is selected).
Busy:
Low* or High
Selects polarity of busy signal (pin 11 of RS232C interface). Available only when RS-232C interface is installed and Serial is selected.
DTR:
Power*, Online, or Busy
Selects condition reflected by DTR signal (pin 20 of RS-232C interface). Available only when RS232C interface is installed and Serial is selected.
XON/XOFF:
Off* or On
Enables or disables transmission of XON and XOFF characters from printer to host to control data flow to printer (Not available when Parallel, CX/TX or IPDS is selected).
ETX/ACK:
Off* or On
Enables or disables ACK response to receipt of ETX character (Not available when Parallel, CX/TX or IPDS is selected).
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.
Long Line:
Wrap* or Trunk
Sets whether characters beyond right margin are wrapped to next line or truncated.
Left Edge:
Fixed or Float*
Sets whether left edge of line is printed 1/2” from detected paper edge or is fixed at “0” on ruler.
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FF at TOF:
Yes* or No
Sets whether Form Feed (FF) occurs when received from host computer if paper is already positioned at top of form (TOF).
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Scroll Delay:
0, 1*, 2 through 15
Sets number of seconds to delay before scrolling top of form to tear bar when printer is idle and form boundary has been reached.
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Fault:
Break Pg*, Reprint Pg, Finish Pg
Selects whether a paper-out condition causes Page Break or allows you to reprint page.
Page Size:
256* or 512 through 28160
Sets page size in characters, when Page Reprint is selected. When you don’t use Page Reprint, leave value set to 256.
Chars:
Control* or Printable
Selects whether certain control character symbols are printed (emulation dependent) or are treated as control characters.
Interface Set-up allows you to set
parameters.
*Factory Default Setting
options
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Options
Functions
Possible Values
Description
Max Form #:
0 through 9
Sets the last form number to be displayed by operator selection with FORM SELECT button or while in “Setup: FORMS” menu.
Ribbon Check:
On* or Off
Sets whether ribbon checking is active. Turning off may limit the warranty on print head. For more information, see “Using Special Features” in User Manual and refer to warranty in “Printer Specifications” appendix.
Ribbon Life:
23*, 5 through 30
Sets number of characters to be printed before “Change Ribbon” message is displayed. For more information, see “Using Special Features” in User Manual.
Paper Cutter:
Yes or No*
Sets whether optional FormsCutter is installed.
Imager:
Yes or No*
Sets whether Imager or Imager Plus is installed.
Translation:
Off* or On
If Imager option is installed, refer to Imager Manual.
Free Format:
Off* or On
If Imager option is installed, refer to Imager Manual.
Terminator:
LF* or CR
If Imager option is installed, refer to Imager Manual.
Ignore Char:
Off* or On
If Imager option is installed, refer to Imager Manual.
Zero:
Normal or Slashed*
If Imager option is installed, refer to Imager Manual.
Ignore Col. 1:
Yes or No*
If Imager option is installed, refer to Imager Manual.
Control Char:
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If Imager option is installed, refer to Imager Manual.
Bar Codes:
Hi-Res*, Med-Res,
If Imager option is installed, refer to Imager Manual.
Line Reg:
Off or On*
If Imager option is installed, refer to Imager Manual.
To access these menus, take printer offline and hold down the Set-Up button.
Set-Up allows you to set operating variables and install optional products.
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OPTIONS
Configures Options
Setup: Forms (One Beep)
Setup: Interface (Two Beeps)
*Factory Default Setting
Setup: Options (Three Beeps)
troubleshooting
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FORMS ALIGNMENT Printek printers have 10 different form templates to modify to standardize your print jobs. Should you need to troubleshoot your forms alignment, please try the following suggestions:
Horizontal Alignment 1. If your print is too far right: Adjust the left margin within your document, on the computer. (i.e. MS Word document, change left margin from 1.0 to .75 inches) 2. A Floating margin vs. a Fixed margin. Eliminate user error and always keep the floating margin option selected and adjust the printer margin through your software Remember, the Fixed Margin option will affect all 10 form templates and will disable the Auto-Align feature.
Vertical Alignment 1. If your print is too high: a. Use the Scroll Adjust in the Forms menu to move every line on the page down on the page in “full line” increments. b. Use the Print Adjust on the page in “partial line” increments. 2. If your print is too low: Use Print Adjust in the Forms menu to move the printed line up on the page in “partial line” increments. Add or subtract 1/72'' (.01388'') to finely adjust print placement. Note: “Top Margin” should not be used for vertical alignment, as it will change how your computer counts the number of lines per page.
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