Quick Reference
guide
Setup
Guide for
FormsPro
4300
4500se
4503se
FormsPro
4300
4500se
4503se
Printers
®
4000se Series
FormsPro
Setup
LED Display
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 communications.
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: ,
SETUP: , SETUP: , and SETUP: 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.
INTERFACE OPTIONS TEST
1
FORMS
Printer
Control
Panel
If your printer is online, take your printer offline by pressing the
Online button once.
Entering Setup:
1. To access the Forms, Interface, Options, and Test Menus:
Press the SETUP button. The display will temporarily show the
following:
Entering
Setup Menus
2. Using the SETUP Button:
Continue to press the SETUP button to select:
- INTERFACE MENU
- OPTIONS MENU
- TEST MENU
3. Using the FUNCTION Buttons:
Once in the desired menu, you can access its various functions using
either the FUNCTION, or VALUE button.
4. Using the VALUE Buttons:
Whenever you select a function, its current value will be displayed.
Use either VALUE arrow buttons to change the value or settings. The
value displayed when you leave a function will become the default
value until you change it again.
5. Exiting Setup:
Press the ONLINE button. The display will show:
Form Menu
Form 0
Exiting Menus
Saving Changes
4000se Series
Functions
Possible Values Description
Form # or Name: 0 - 9, A - Z, or spaces
Allows you to select the desired form to be configured.
Printer defaults to the currently selected form.
Name Path: Front, Center, Rear
Assigns tractor path to be used for current form (A vailable
on FormsPro 4503se only).
Auto Cut: Yes or No*
Available only when the optional FormsCutter is installed.
Will cut every form printed.
Cut Adj: minus 85 to + 84, 0*, or Auto
Available only when optional FormsCutter is installed.
LPI: 6*, 8
Sets line pitch to 6 or 8 lines-per-inch.
Length: 1 through 227 (66*)
Sets form length in lines at current line pitch.
Top Mar: 0* through 226
Sets top margin by adding specified number of lines t o top
of form.
Bottom Mar: 0* through 226
Sets bottom margin in lines from bott om of form.
Character Per Inch: 10*, 12, 13.3, 15, 16.74, 17.14, or 20
Sets character pitch in characters-per-inch.
Left Mar: 0* through 268
Sets left margin in columns (characters ) from left-most print
position. Column width based on CPI. Left margin mus t be
less than right margin.
Right Mar: 4 through 272*
Sets right margin in columns (characters) f rom the left-most
position. A value of 272* sets margin to the right-m ost
position.
Font: Epson FX FD*, DF, LQ
PC English FD, DF, LQ
PC Latin 2 FD, DF, LQ
DEC LA 120/210 FD, DF, LQ
EBCDIC FD, DF, LQ
OCRA-A OQ
OCR-B OQ
Roman-8 FD, DF, LQ
ML Euro (858) FD, DF, LQ
ML (850) FD, DF, LQ
Selects font to be used. (NOTE: Fonts not inst alled will not
be displayed).
Draft: Normal* or Fast
Selects the mode or quality of printing, either "Norm al" or
"Fast".
Impact: Normal* or High
Set Character printing mode to normal or high impact.
Lang: USA*, France, Germany, England,
Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Spain,
Japan, or Finland
Sets character substitution table for alternate l anguage.
(NOTE: Epson font must be selected for charact er
substitution).
Zero: Normal* or Slashed
Sets type of zero to be printed.
Unidir: Yes or No*
Sets uni-directional printing instead of bi-directional pri nting.
FormsPro
Forms
Forms Setup
allows you to
set print
parameters for
each of the 10
form templates
Defines Each Form’s Configuration
FORMS
2
0 - 9
*Factory Default Setting
4000se Series
Functions
Possible Values Description
I/O: Parallel/LAN* or Serial
Selects active I/O port. NOTE: Must press VALUE button
to select desired I/O port.
Serial
Emulation: Epson*, IBM Proprinter, DEC
LA120/LA210, TTY, Printek, ANSI
X3.64, Genicom 3840, Genicom
3410
Selects current emulation mode.
Auto. CR: Off or On*
Enable or disable automatic Carriage Returns (CR) when a
Line Feed (LF), Vertical Tab (VT), or Form Feed (FF) is
received.
Auto. LF: Off* or On
Enable or disable automatic Line Feed (LF) when a
Carriage Return (CR) is received.
FF at TOF: No*, Yes
Sets whether Form Feed (FF) occurs when received from
the host computer if paper is already positioned at the Top
Of Form (TOF).
Chars: Control*, Printable
Selects whether certain control character symbols are
printed (emulation dependent) or are treated as control
characters.
Min Buffer: No*, Yes
Selects whether the smallest possible I/ O buffer should be
used.
Baud Rate: 110, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800,
or 9600*
Selects baud rate for serial interface (Not available when
Parallel/LAN is selected).
Data Bits: 7 or 8*
Selects number of data bits in Serial charact er frame and
the number of significant data bits in each charac ter
received via all other interfaces.
Stop Bits: 1* or 2
Sets the number of stop bits to be used at the end of the
serial character frame. Must be set to mat ch the stop bit
setting on the host computer.
Parity: None*, Even or Odd
Selects parity checking requirements for Seri al data bits.
(Not available when Parallel/LAN is selected).
Busy: Low* or High
Selects polarity of busy signal (pin 11 of RS-232C
interface). Available only when serial is selected.
DTR: Power On/Off*, Online/Offline or
Busy/Not Busy
Selects condition reflected by DTR signal (pin 20 of RS232C interface). Available only when serial is selected.
RTS/CTS: Power On or Off*
Supports hardware handshaking for data flow control. For
Host systems using Full-duplex communic ations.
XON/XOFF: Off* or On
Enables or disables transmission of XON and XOFF
characters from printer to host control data fl ow to printer.
(Not available when Parallel/LAN is selected).
ETX/ACK: Off* or On
Enables or disables ACK response to receipt of ETX
character. (Not available when Parallel/LAN is selected).
Parallel/LAN
Emulation: Epson*, IBM Proprinter, DEC
LA120/LA210, TTY, Printek, ANSI
X3.64, Genicom 3840, Genicom
3410
Selects current emulation mode.
LAN Setup Off* or On
Enables or disables LAN setup features.
IP Address Method: Auto* or Static
Allows either the host to set IP Address or enter a spec ific
IP Address from the printer's front panel. (LAN s etup must
be set to ON).
IP Address: 192.168.0.27*,…
Enter a specific IP Address from the pri nter's front panel.
(Address Method must be set to Static).
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0*,…
Enter a specific Subnet IP Address from the printer's front
panel. (Address Method must be set to Static).
IP Gateway: 192.168.0.0,…
Enter a specific Gateway IP Address from the print er's front
panel. (Address Method must be set to Static).
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.
FF at TOF: No* or Yes
Sets whether Form Feed (FF) occurs when received from
the host computer if paper is already positioned at the Top
Of Form (TOF).
Chars: Control*, Printable
Selects whether certain control character symbols are
printed (emulation dependent) or are treated as control
characters.
Min Buffer: No* or Yes
Selects whether the smallest possible I/ O buffer should be
used.
FormsPro
Defines I/O Interface
Interface
Interface Setup
allows you to
set your printer
interface
parameters
INTERFACE
3
*Factory Default Setting
4000se Series
Functions
Possible Values Description
Print the Menus: No* or Current Values
Used to print a list of current values.
Test Mode: Off*, Barber Pole, Hex Dump,
Demos
When set to Barber Pole, printer will print a rotating
character pattern. When set to Hex Dump, printer will print
all received data in a special debug format, used by
programmers to solve software problems. W hen set to
Demos, printer will print sample invoices and barcodes
demonstrating its printing capabilities.
Functions
Possible Values Description
Max. Form Allowed: Form 0 … Form 2* …Form 9
Sets the last form to be displayed by operator selecti on with
UNLOAD/CHANGE button or while in the Forms Menu.
Auto. Scroll Delay: Off, 0, 1* …15 Second Delay
Sets number of seconds to delay before scrolling top of
form to tear bar when printer is idle and form boundary has
been reached.
Paper Out Fault Action: Finish Print*, Reprint Page, Break
Page, Off
Selects whether a paper-out condition causes Page Break
or allows you to Reprint Page.
Char. To Ignore: 0, …, 255*
Allows a single 8-bit character to be discarded as it is
received. (Ignore Character setting must be set to ON).
Ignore Char.: Off* or On
Activates or deactivates the Character to Ignore feature.
Top of Barcode: Off* or On
(Genicom Emulation only), this feature reposit ions the print
head at the top of a barcode after the barcode has printed.
When set to OFF, printing continues from the bottom of the
barcode.
Top of Oversize: Off* or On
(Genicom Emulation only), this feature reposit ions the print
head at the top of the oversized characters after they have
been printed. When set to OFF, printing continues from the
bottom of the oversized characters.
User Language: English*, French, or German
Selects the Front Panel language that will be used by the
printer's LCD screen.
Reprint Page Size: 0, …,8192*, …,28672
Selects how much of the 32K byte input buffer is set as ide
for reprinting a page when Finish Page or Reprint Page
has been selected for the Paper Out Fault Action item.
Ribbon Checking: On* or Off
Sets whether ribbon checking feature is active. Turning off
may limit the warranty on print head. For more information,
see "Using Special Features" in the User Manual and refer
to warranty in "Printer Specifications" appendix.
Ribbon Life: 5…23*…30 million characters
Set number of characters in millions to be print ed before
"Change Ribbon" message is displayed. For more
information, see "Using Special Features" in Us er Manual.
Truncate Line: No* or Yes
Sets whether characters beyond the right margin are
wrapped to the next line or truncated.
FormsPro
Options Setup
allows you to
set operating
variables and
Options
Configures Options
OPTIONS
4
install optional
products
Test
Test Setup
allows you to
access some
*Factory Default Setting
TEST
*Factory Default Setting
testing as well
as some
record keeping
4000se Series
FormsPro
FORMS ALIGNMENT
Aligning Print
When a new form is loaded into the printer for the first time, it may be necessary to adjust
where printing begins. If the print position needs to be adjusted, the following discussion will
describe how this is accomplished. Note that alignment for the selected form is permanently
stored in the printer’s memory and does not have to be readjusted each time the form is
loaded.
To align print on a particular form, select that form with the FORM SELECT button and then
press either ALIGN button. If the form selected is named “Invoices”, the display would show
the following:
Aligning Print
On Invoices
After a short time, the display would change to show that you can now move Print left or right.
Be sure to remember that
The VALUE buttons will move the print left or right in 1/100th inch increments. Note that the
left and right arrows will change according to which way the print has been moved from the
normal print position. The maximum distance print may be moved is 9.99 inches in either
direction.
To move the print vertically on the page, press either ALIGN button and the display will change
to the following:
you are moving where the print is placed on the page.
Move LEFT/RIGHT
Print 0.00”
Move DOWN/UP
Print 0.00”
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Troubleshooting
The VALUE buttons will move the print up or down in 1/100th inch increments. Note again that
the arrow will change according to the direction the print is to be moved from the normal print
position. The maximum distance print may be moved is 9.99 inches in either direction.
Example:
In this example, a number needs to be printed in a box on a preprinted form. This form could
be a packing list, an invoice, a check, etc. The first time the page is printed, the number
misses the box as shown below.
12345
In this case, the print needs to be moved to the right and down. To accomplish this, press
either ALIGN button and access the LEFT/RIGHT option. First move the print to the right
using the VALUE button. It appears the text needs to move about three characters. If the text
is being printed at 10cpi, this would be 0.30 inches. After making this adjustment the display
would look as follows.
LEFT/RIGHT
0.30”
If you were to print this form now, it would appear as follows, showing that the print still needs
to be moved.
12345
To move the print down, access the DOWN/UP option by pressing either ALIGN button. It
appears that the print needs to be moved down nearly the height of the characters. These
characters are approximately 0.10 inches tall, so move the print down about 0.08 inches. The
display should look as follows.
DOWN/UP
0.08”
Note, when the form is printed again, the text will be printed in the box as shown here.
12345
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