Specs

Detailed Printer Specifications

	FormsMaster 8000se Series	FormsPro 4000se Series
.	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
.	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
.	2x16 LCD for form selection	2x16 LCD for form selection	1x16 LCD for form selection
.	On/Off line status and error descriptions	On/off line status and error descriptions	On/off line status and error descriptions
Standard Interfaces	.	.	.
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"
.	(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.
.	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

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.

Continuous Mode (8003 only)

Automatically loads paper from another tractor if paper out condition occurs.

Power Requirements

Voltage: 110-230 VAC +/- 10%

Frequency: 50-60 Hz

Power consumption: 60W non-printing,
225W printing.

Graphics Density*

60 to 240 dpi horizontally x 72 dpi vertically

I/O Buffer

32k
FormsPro 4300: 4K, expandable to 28K

Setup (Automatic Methods)

Control panel, pluggable cloning module or remote download via Windows program.
FormsPro 4300: Control panel, pluggable cloning module

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.

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.