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CONFIGURATION DOWNLOAD

The FormsMaster 8000 Series printers may be completely configured for operation by using the front
panel buttons to access the printer setup menus. In addition, many of the items that can be configured
via the front panel setup menus can also be configured remotely as described in this chapter.

Remote setup commands are placed in a remote setup file on a host computer. This file may then be
sent to the printer. The remote setup file bust be a text only file with each line terminated by a Line
Feed (LF) character.

The available commands listed below are shown with a combination of upper and lower case letters to
enhance readability. However, the commands are not case sensitive. All characters are converted to
upper case before processing (except for form names, which are contained in double quotes). White
space may also be inserted to enhance readability; it will be stripped from the commands before
processing.

Each line of the file is processed individually, and must conform to one of four possible formats:

1. A blank line (ignored).
2. A comment line, which begins with a semicolon ";" (ignored).
3. A heading line, which is enclosed in square brackets "[]".
4. An item setup line, of the format item=value.

Each item setup line must appear under the appropriate heading line. The first heading line in the file
must be [BeginPrintekSetup]. The last heading line in the file must be [EndPrintekSetup]. All other
heading lines and item setup lines are optional.

If any errors exist in the remote setup file, no changes will be made to the printer configuration. When
possible, the printer will indicate the line number in the file where the first error occurred. Counting of
lines begins with 1 at the [BeginPrintekSetup] heading line. Any lines preceding this will not be
processed, and will not be counted.

Before sending the remote setup file to the printer, minimal setup is required via the front panel setup
menus. The I/O interface to be used for remote setup must be configured appropriately to
communicate with the host system, and the "Test Mode" item in the "TEST MENU" must be set to
"Remote Setup".

After this is done, the printer will reset, beep the bell to alert the operator, and display the message
"Waiting For Remote Setup". The remote setup file may now be sent to the printer.

After the printer receives the remote setup file (without error), all specified configuration changes will
be made, the "Test Mode" item will revert back to "Off", and the printer will reset. When this reset is
complete, the printer will be ready for normal interaction with the host system. Note that if the
optional Setup Module is attached to the printer, it will also be updated.

The available heading lines, and item setup lines, are documented below. Note that all the legal values
are shown for each item, but in use only one value may be supplied in the setup file. An example file
follows these definitions.