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Configures Options

OPTIONS

8000se Series

FormsMaster

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Options Setup 

allows you to 

set operating 

variables and 

install optional 

products

Test Setup 

allows you to 

access some 

testing as well 

as some 

record keeping

*Factory Default Setting

TEST

*Factory Default Setting

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.

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.

User Language:

English*, French, or German

Selects the Front Panel language that will be used by the 
printer's LCD screen.

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 conti nues from the 
bottom of the oversized characters.

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.

Ignore Char.:

Off* or On

Activates or deactivates the Character to Ignore feature.

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).

Truncate Line:

No* or Yes

Sets whether characters beyond the right margin are 
wrapped to the next line or truncated.

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