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Argecy Computer Corporation 27280 Haggerty Road  Farmington Hills, MI 48331
Phone: 248-324-1800    Lifetime sales and support of new and refurbished commercial computing equipment since 1985
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Detailed Printer Specifications
FormsMaster 8000 Series
FormsPro 4000 Series
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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
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
12 ips
12 ips
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
Setup (Automatic Methods)
Plug-in module or
Printer-to-printer
Printer-to-printer
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Host downloadable
setup unit
setup unit
Operator Indicators
LED for Online and Setup
LEDs for power, Online and Fault
LEDs for power, Online and Fault
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2 x 16 LCD for form selection
1x16 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
I/O Buffer
32 K
4K, expandable to 28K
4K, expandable to 28K
Standard Interfaces . .
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     Parallel
Centronics compatible
Centronics compatible
Centronics compatible
    Serial
RS232, 110-19,200 baud
RS232, 300-19,200 baud
RS232, 300-19,200 baud
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Automatic I/O switching
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Software controls
Emulation Choice of
Printek, Epson, FX, IBM Proprinter, DEC LA 120/210, Genicom ANSI, or Basic Bar Codes (Includes Code 39, 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5)
Printek, Epson, FX, IBM Proprinter, DEC LA 120, or Basic Bar Codes (Includes Code 39, 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5).
Printek, Epson, FX, IBM Proprinter, DEC LA 120, or Basic Bar Codes (Includes Code 39, 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5).
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)
63 lbs. (28kg)
53 lbs. (24kg)
53 lbs. (24kg)
Continuous Mode
Automatically loads paper from another
N/A
N/A
     (8003 only)
tractor if paper out condition occurs
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Special Features
Horizontal print fine adjustment.
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Ability to name forms (i.e., "Invoice")
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for operator display.
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Specifications Common to All FormsPro and FormsMaster Printers.
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
 
Operator Controls
Normal Operating Mode: Online, Form Feed/Load, Forms Select/Unload, and Vertical Print Adjust.
 
Character Sets
Fast Draft, Draft, and Letter quality for Epson and IBM Proprinter. Optical Quality for OCR-A and OCR-B.
 
Character Spacing
5, 6, 6.7, 7.5, 8.4, 8.6, 10, 12, 13.3, 15, 16.7, 17.1, and 20 cpi.
 
Line Length
13.6 inches (34.5 cm).
 
Line Spacing
6 and 8 lpi. Also software programmable.
 
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.
 
Ribbon
Cartridge-nylon fabric, mobius loop, 23 million characters.
Paper Width
2.5 to 15 inches (6.4 to 38.1 cm).
 
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.

 
Power Requirements
Voltage: 120 VAC +/- 10%

Frequency: 60 Hz

Power consumption: 60W non-printing, 225W printing. Optional 240 VAC, 50 Hz power supply also available.

 
Graphics Density*
60 to 240 dpi horizontally x 72 dpi vertically
 
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.

*May be emulation dependent.
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