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FormsMaster 8000 Series Printers

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FormsMaster printers utilize the latest technology from Printek, offering the ultimate in reliability and control over your critical printing applications at print speeds up to 800 cps. Operation is office quiet. All configuration parameters may be accessed remotely, putting you in total control of the printer. FormsMaster 8000 series printers will improve your on-time performance and customer service.
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Print Speed.
800 cps in Fast Draft mode, 600 cps in Draft mode. Throughput of 400 lines per minute printing 80 characters per line.Tractor System.
FormsMaster 8000 has single set of straight-up tractors; FormsMaster 8003 has Tri-Trak system with three sets of straight-through tractors.Quiet Operation.
Noise level is only 55 dBA when used with FormsMaster printer stand. Perfect for office use.Continuous Mode.
The FormsMaster 8003 automatically loads paper if a paper out condition occurs.Problem-Free Forms Handling.
Straight-up paper path ensures smooth flow of forms. Paper jam sensor allows reliable, unattended printing.Waste-Free Forms Tear-Off.
Automatic positioning of forms for tear-off, saving time, money and material.Automatic Printhead Adjustment.
FormsMaster printers automatically adjust for any form thickness, up to six parts.Easy Set Up.
FormsMaster printers can be configured through the front panel, through downloading, or through optional plug-in modules. The front panel has 2x16 LCD display. Unique parameters for up to 10 different forms can be stored and recalled at any time. User friendly form names may be displayed on the front panel.Fault Recovery.
Print jobs may be recovered in the event of a fault condition with page reprint feature.Flexible Connectivity.
Auto port switching between parallel and serial interfaces. IBM Coax and Twinax, IPDS, an Ethernet interfaces available. Popular printer emulations are standard.Set Up Module.
Portable set up module lets the user download parameter settings from one printer to another. This unit fits in the palm of your hand.8000/8003 4500/4503 4300
Print Modes
Fast Draft 800 cps 530 cps 300 cps
Draft 600 cps 400 cps 225 cps
Fast Draft/High Impact
400 cps 2 65 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 par allel
Paper Slew Rate 16 ips 12 ips
Multi-part Forms 1 to 6 parts 1 to 9 parts
0.025" max. thickness 0.025" max. thickness
Audible Noise (Draft Mode)
55 dBA 62 dBA
Setup (Automatic Methods)
Plug-in module or Printer-to-printer
Host downloadable setup unit
Operator Indicators LED for Online and Setup LEDs for power, Online and Fault
2 x 16 LCD for form selection 1x16 LCD for form selection,
On/Off line status and error On/off line status and error descrip descriptions tions
I/O Buffer 32 K 4K, expandable to 28K
Standard Interfaces
Parallel Centronics compatible Centronics compatible
Serial RS232, 110-19,200 baud RS232, 300-19,200 baud
Automatic I/O switching
Physical Specifications
(H x W x D) 11.8" x 26.25" x 20.5" 9.5" x 25" x 20.3"
(30cm x 66cm x 52cm) (24cm x 63.5cs x 51.5cm)
(Weight) 63 lbs. (28kg) 53 lbs. (24kg)
Continuous Mode Automatically loads paper from N/A
another tractor if paper out condition occurs
Special Features Horizontal print fine adjustment. Ability to name forms (i.e., "Invoice") for operator display
Character Matrix
Paper HandlingFast Draft 9 x 9 cell Tear Bar: Auto-Scroll allows
Draft 12 x 9 cell zero tear-off distance.
Letter Quality 24 x 18 cell
Optical Quality 36 x 18 cell
Auto-Gap: Adjusts printhead to form thickness.Operator Controls
Normal Operating Mode: Online, Form
Paper type: Fanfold, continuous forms,Feed/Load, Forms Select/Unload, and
edge punched, 15 lb. Min. weightVertical Print Adjust.
for single-part paper.Software Controls
Sensing: Paper motion, paper edgeEmulation choice of Printek, Epson, FX,
and paper out.IBM Proprinter, DEC LA 120 or Basic Bar Codes (Includes Code 39, 2 of 5,
Interleaved 2 of 5).
Power Requirements
Voltage: 120 VAC +/- 10%
Frequency: 60 Hz
Character Sets
Fast Draft, Draft, and Letter quality for
Epson and IBM Proprinter. Optical Power consumption:
Quality for OCR-A and OCR-B. 60W non-printing, 225W printing.
Optional 240 VAC, 50 Hz power
Character Spacing
supply also available.5, 6, 6.7, 7.5, 8.4, 8.6, 10, 12, 13.3, 15,
16.7, 17.1, and 20 cpi.
Graphics Density*
Line Length60 to 240 dpi horizontally x 72 dpi vertically 13.6 inches (34.5 cm).
Line Spacing Reliability
6 and 8 lpi. MTBF: 10,000 hours on electronics
Also software programmable. with no duty cycle limitations.
Printhead Life: 500 million draft
Form Parameters
equivalent characters.Non-volatile memory for ten forms, each
supporting settings for: tractor path,cpi,
Machine Life: 1 million pages.lpi, form length, left and right margins,
top and bottom margins, unidirectional
One-year printer warranty, two-yearprinting, slashed or non-slashed zero,
limited printhead warranty when Printeklanguage, font, high-impact on/off.
brand ribbons are used; one-yearwarranty when non-Printek brand
Ribbon
ribbons are used.Cartridge-nylon fabric, mobius loop, 23 million characters.
Paper Width Paper Loading
2.5 to 15 inches (6.4 to 38.1 cm). Straight path, bottom loading.
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Ganson Engineering, Inc.
Tel 602-264-0288 Fax 602-277-5181 info@ganson.com