If you are running the print settings for the first time the following
screen will appear:
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__________________+-----------------------------------------+___________________ __________________¦ Z A R C O M P R I N T S E T T I N G S ¦___________________ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ +-------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦ ¦ If you have an EPSON printer the following codes will ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ cause the printer to print any wide reports in ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ condensed print, so that you will not have to put ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ 14 7/8" x 11" paper in the printer. If you have ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ another printer you can check in your printer manual ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ and substitute their codes. ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦ Enter the command to start condensed print ¦ :chr(15) : ¦ Enter the command to disable condensed print ¦ :chr(18) : ¦ Enter the command to start double width print ¦ :chr(14) : ¦ Enter the command to disable double width print ¦ :chr(20) : ¦ Enter the printer driver for your printer or '?' :GENERIC : ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ________________________________________________________________________________ ___'?' in the 1st position of Drive field will let you view the PRINTERS file___ ________________________________________________________________________________ |
Follow the instructions on the screen.
The commands shown as entered above are the default printer commands for an EPSON dot matrix printer; you may select these or change them to whatever they should be for your particular model of printer.
To install a new print driver, enter the driver name instead of 'GENERIC',
or a '?' to view a list of drivers.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ Enter the folder that the DRIVERS.EXE file is? (C:\ZSC\ ) ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ________________________________________________________________________________ |
The DRIVERS.EXE file should be in the same folder as ........... is.
The following list will appear:
9:44:05 am +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦PRINTER ¦DRIVER ¦BX¦BIU ¦EL¦CM¦LQ¦ ¦--------------------------------------------+------------+--+--------+--+--+--¦ ¦ Generic Driver (Any printer not listed) ¦GENERIC.PR2 ¦Bx¦B I/u U¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ASCII text file ¦ASCII.PR2 ¦Bx¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦C-Itoh 715 ¦CI715_2.PR2 ¦ ¦B I U¦E ¦C ¦LQ¦ ¦C-Itoh 815 (P351 mode) ¦CI815.PR2 ¦Bx¦B I U¦E ¦C ¦LQ¦ ¦C-Itoh Prowriter Jr. ¦FX80_3.PR2 ¦ ¦B I U¦E ¦C ¦LQ¦ ¦Canon Bubble Jet ¦IBMPRO.PR2 ¦Bx¦B I U¦E ¦C ¦LQ¦ ¦Canon LBP (4 & 8 Mark III) ¦CANONLBP.PR2¦Bx¦B I U¦E ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦DataProducts SPG (8050 & 8070) ¦DP_8050.PR2 ¦ ¦B I/u U¦E ¦C ¦LQ¦ ¦Diconix 150, 150 Plus ¦DICONX.PR2 ¦ ¦B I U¦E ¦C ¦LQ¦ ¦Epson Apex 80 ¦LX80.PR2 ¦ ¦B I U¦E ¦C ¦LQ¦ ¦Epson Dot Matrix Family ¦EPSON.PR2 ¦Bx¦B I U¦E ¦C ¦LQ¦ ¦Epson EPI-4000 (LaserJet II emulation) ¦HPLAS2I.PR2 ¦Bx¦B I U¦E ¦C ¦ ¦ ¦Epson EPL-6000 (LaserJet II emulation) ¦HPLAS2I.PR2 ¦Bx¦B I U¦E ¦C ¦ ¦ ¦Epson EX- 800 (or EX-1000) ¦FX85_3.PR2 ¦ ¦B I U¦E ¦C ¦LQ¦ ¦Epson FX- 80 (or FX-80 Plus) ¦FX80_3.PR2 ¦ ¦B I U¦E ¦C ¦LQ¦ ¦Epson FX- 85 ¦FX85_3.PR2 ¦ ¦B I U¦E ¦C ¦LQ¦ ¦Epson FX- 86E ¦FX86E.PR2 ¦Bx¦B I U¦E ¦C ¦LQ¦ ¦Epson FX- 100 (or FX-100 Plus) ¦FX80_3.PR2 ¦ ¦B I U¦E ¦C ¦LQ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Move to the desired printer and press 'Ctrl'+'End' or 'Esc' to abort |
Press <PgDn> and <PgUp> to view more Printer drivers. To help you decide which driver you should use there is a filed called DBDRIVER.TXT, in the same folder as the DRIVERS.EXE file. Use 'Word Pad' to view the file. These drivers are a few years old, so you will have to try the latest drivers for your printer's manufacturer to find the rite one. Some times your printer may be able to simulate another kind of printer.
The meaning of the column's on the right are indicated below:
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The table uses the abbreviations shown
below to indicate the functions
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Move the cursor to your desired printer and press <Ctrl> and <End>
simultaneously to select your driver. The following will appear on the
bottom of the screen:
¦ Enter the printer driver for your printer or '?' :FX86E.PR2 : ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ (S)ave printer commands, Test in (P)ica, (E)lite (C)ondensed or (R)eturn ( ) ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
Press <P> to test your printer in Pica type. This is normally 10 characters to the inch.
Press <E> to test your printer in Elite type.. This is normally 12 characters to the inch.
Press <C> to test your printer in Condensed type.. This is normally 16.67 characters to the inch.
Press <S> to save the commands entered. These are saved in a file called ABDPRT.MEM.
Press <R> to return to Utilities and Setup menu.
If you have already install the printer settings, the following screen
will appear:
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__________________+-----------------------------------------+___________________ __________________¦ Z A R C O M P R I N T S E T T I N G S ¦___________________ __________________+-----------------------------------------+___________________ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ +-------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦ ¦ The following codes have been installed by you to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ invoke condensed print for the month-end report. If ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ you are changing printers or correcting a previous ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ code check in your printer manual and substitue the ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ new codes. ¦ ¦ ¦ +-------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦ Enter the command to start condensed print ¦ :chr(27)+"(ON"+chr(27)+"(s0p16.67h8.5v0s0b0T" : ¦ Enter the command to disable condensed print ¦ :chr(27)+"(8U"+chr(27)+ )+"(s0p10.00h12.0v0s0b0T" : ¦ Enter the command to start double width print ¦ :chr(27)+"(ON"+chr(27)+"(s0p12.00h12.0v0s3b6T" : ¦ Enter the command to disable double width print ¦ :chr(27)+"(8U"+chr(27)+)+"(s0p10.00h12.0v0s0b0T" : ¦ ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ (S)ave the printer commands, (T)est or (R)eturn to menu ( ) ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
The printer settings are saved in a file called ABDPRT.MEM. You can erase this file if you wish to re-set the printer codes to the default settings or have no printer codes at all.
Press <S> to save the commands entered.
Press <T> to run a test to find out if the commands entered will work on your printer.