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Detailed Printer Specifications
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FormsMaster 8000se Series |
FormsPro 4000se Series |
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8000se/8003se |
4500se/4503se |
4300 (Discontinued) |
| Print Modes |
| Fast Draft |
800 cps |
530 cps |
300 cps |
| Draft |
600 cps |
400 cps |
225 cps |
| Fast Draft/High Impact |
400 cps |
265 cps |
150 cps |
| High Impact |
300 cps |
200 cps |
110 cps |
| Letter Quality |
150 cps |
100 cps |
55 cps |
| Optical Quality |
100 cps |
65 cps |
38 cps |
| Graphics |
28,800 dps |
15,360 dps |
8,640 dps |
| Printhead |
18-wire parallel |
18-wire parallel |
9-wire parallel |
| Paper Slew Rate |
16 ips,
with slower rates
user-selectable for
difficult forms. |
12 ips,
with slower rates
user-selectable for
difficult forms. |
12 ips,
with slower rates
user-selectable for
difficult forms. |
| Multi-part Forms |
1 to 6 parts |
1 to 9 parts |
1 to 9 parts |
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0.025" max. thickness |
0.025" max. thickness |
0.025" max. thickness |
Audible Noise
(Draft Mode) |
55 dBA |
62 dBA |
62 dBA |
| Operator Indicators |
LED for Online and Setup |
LEDs for power, Online and Fault |
LEDs for power, Online and Fault |
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2x16 LCD for form selection |
2x16 LCD for form selection |
1x16 LCD for form selection |
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On/Off line status and error descriptions |
On/off line status and error descriptions |
On/off line status and error descriptions |
| Standard Interfaces |
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| Parallel |
Centronics compatible |
Centronics compatible |
Centronics compatible |
| Serial |
RS232, 100-9,60 baud |
RS232, 300-9,600 baud |
RS232, 300-9,600 baud |
| Physical Specifications |
| (H x W x D) |
11.8" x 26.25" x 20.5" |
9.5" x 25" x 20.3" |
9.5" x 25" x 20.3" |
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(30cm x 66cm x 52cm) |
(24cm x 63.5cs x 51.5cm) |
(24cm x 63.5cs x 51.5cm) |
| (Weight) |
53 lbs. (24kg) |
43 lbs. (19.5kg) |
53 lbs. (19.5kg) |
| Special Features |
Horizontal print fine adjustment. |
Horizontal print fine adjustment. |
Horizontal print fine adjustment. |
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Ability to name forms
(i.e., "Invoice")
for operator display. |
Ability to name forms
(i.e., "Invoice")
for operator display. |
Ability to name forms
(i.e., "Invoice")
for operator display. |
Specifications Common to All FormsPro and FormsMaster Printers. (FP4300 printer has been discontinued)
Character Matrix |
Fast Draft 9 x 9 cell
Draft 12 x 9 cell
Letter Quality 24 x 18 cell
Optical Quality 36 x 18 cell |
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Operator Controls |
Normal Operating Mode: Online, Form Feed/Load, Forms Select/Unload, and Vertical Print Adjust. |
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Character Sets |
Fast Draft, Draft, and Letter quality for Epson and IBM Proprinter. Optical Quality for OCR-A and OCR-B. |
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Character Spacing |
5, 6, 6.7, 7.5, 8.4, 8.6, 10, 12, 13.3, 15, 16.7, 17.1, and 20 cpi. |
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Line Length |
13.6 inches (34.5 cm). |
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Line Spacing |
6 and 8 lpi. Also software programmable. |
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Form Parameters |
Non-volatile memory for ten forms, each supporting settings for: tractor path, cpi, lpi, form length, left and right margins, top and bottom margins, unidirectional printing, slashed or non-slashed zero, language, font, high-impact on/off. |
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Ribbon |
Cartridge-nylon fabric, mobius loop, 23 million characters. |
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Paper Width |
2.5 to 15 inches (6.4 to 38.1 cm). |
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Paper Loading |
Straight path, bottom loading. | |
Paper Handling |
Tear Bar: Auto-Scroll allows zero tear-off distance.
Auto-Gap: Adjusts printhead to form thickness.Paper type: Fanfold, continuous forms, edge punched, 15 lb. Min. weight for single-part paper.
Sensing: Paper motion, paper edge and paper out. |
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Continuous Mode (8003 only) |
Automatically loads paper from another tractor if paper out condition occurs. |
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Power Requirements |
Voltage: 110-230 VAC +/- 10%
Frequency: 50-60 Hz
Power consumption: 60W non-printing,
225W printing. |
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Graphics Density* |
60 to 240 dpi horizontally x 72 dpi vertically |
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I/O Buffer |
32k
FormsPro 4300: 4K, expandable to 28K |
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Setup (Automatic Methods) |
Control panel, pluggable cloning module or remote download via Windows program.
FormsPro 4300: Control panel, pluggable cloning module |
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Software Controls |
Emulation choice of Printek, Epson, FX, IBM ProPrinter, DEC LA120/LA210, Genicom ANSI, or Basic Bar Codes (includes Code 39, 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5. More available through Genicom emulation).
FormsPro 4300 does not have Genicom ANSI emulation. |
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Reliability |
MTBF: 10,000 hours on electronics with no duty cycle limitations.
Printhead Life: 500 million draft equivalent characters.
Machine Life: 1 million pages.
One-year printer warranty, two-year limited printhead warranty when Printek brand ribbons are used; one-year warranty when non-Printek brand ribbons are used. | |
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