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Go to “Configuring Printer for Linking Dual Push” if you intend to load the
same
forms in both the Front Push and the Rear Push forms paths. Go to “Parking One
Continuous Form and Loading Another (Dual Push)” if you intend to load
different
forms in the Front Push forms path than in the Rear Push forms path.
Configuring Printer for Linking Dual Push
If you are using the same type of forms in the Front Push and Rear Push tractors
and you want the printer when it runs out of forms in the front forms path to switch
automatically to the forms in the rear forms path, continue with these steps. This is
known as linking.
Configure the printer for linked Dual Push by following these steps:
1. Enter Power On Configuration mode:
a. Press and hold Menu/Enter while powering on (|) the printer.
b. Continue holding Menu/Enter until the message STARTING UP appears, the
sixteen boxes on the operator panel are solidly filled in, and all printer
motion has stopped.
2. Release Menu/Enter and the message PRINT OUT=NO displays.
3. Press ↓ until the message FUNCTIONS displays.
4. Press → until the message FRONT TEAR=xxxx displays, where xxxx can be NORM,
AUTO,orNO.
5. Press ↓ until the message SEQUENCE=xxxxxx displays, where xxxxxx can be NONE,
FR+RR, ASF1+2,orASF123. If xxxxxx is not FR+RR, press ← or → until FR+RR is
displayed.
6. Press Menu/Enter to save the settings and exit Power On Configuration mode.
This takes a few seconds. Do not press any keys until this completes.
Your 4247 Printer is ready to print. See “Printing Power On Configuration Setup” on
page 27 and “Printing Program Configuration Setup” on page 28 to print the
configuration. If you do not want to use the printer defaults for forms settings (such
as Line Spacing, Page Length, or Top of Form), see “Program Configuration” on
page 106.
Parking One Continuous Form and Loading Another (Dual Push)
If you have different continuous forms loaded in the Front Push and the Rear Push
forms paths, the operator can have the printer switch between forms paths. This
section explains how you can take advantage of this feature and free yourself from
having to reload forms when you need to print on a different form.
Parking Continuous Forms
Parking forms means that a forms type unloads from the print area, but still remains
on the tractors. When the forms in one continuous forms path are parked, another
forms path or the Manual Sheet Feed can be selected, and the forms in that path
will be loaded for printing. This can be configured to occur automatically, but you
must have performed the tear off. See “Checking and Adjusting Tear-Off Position”
on page 25.
For successful forms parking, the input forms stack
must
be lower than the printer.
Figure 37 on page 58 provides an example.
Chapter 3. Setting Up Another Forms Path 59