Printek PrintMaster 850 Printer Series
(Printek PrintMaster 850si Printers, Printek PrintMaster 852si Printers)

The Printek PrintMaster 850 Series printer is a narrow format dot matrix printer expressly designed for heavy workloads. Flexible paper feeding from the rear or bottom makes the printer ideal for applications where space is at a premium. The printer's high speed, reliable performance and durable construction significantly improve the productivity of narrow format printing applications.

Some of the Printek PrintMaster 850's key features include:

• Print speed and paper slew rate
  The Printek PrintMaster 850 Series has a fast draft of 530 cps and regular draft speed of 400cps with a paper slew rate up to 12ips that provides exceptional throughput.

• Tractor system
  A rear feed single tractor is standard. The model 852si has a second bottom-feed tractor, giving you added printing options. A metal pedestal is also available from Printek for effective use of both tractors.

• Demand tear-off
  All forms are automatically positioned for easy tear-off, thereby saving you time, money and material on all your print jobs.

• Fault Recovery
  Print jobs can be easily recovered in the event of a fault condition with the Printek PrintMaster 850's page reprint feature.

• Flexible connectivity
  Serial and parallel ports, along with popular emulations and bar codes, are all standard. An optional internal Ethernet interface with unique forms management features is also available.

• Easy set up
  Printer configurations can occur directly through the front panel, remotely through our Remote Printer Setup Software package, or through an optional plug-in module. Parameters for up to 10 form profiles can be stored and recalled at any time.

• Continuous mode
  Paper is automatically loaded from another tractor if a paper out condition occurs. This feature is only available in model 852si.

• Ruggedly built for reliable operation
  The Printek PrintMaster 850 Series printer will meet peak printing requirements up to 10,000 pages per month. The printhead carries a two-year limited warranty when Genuine Printek brand ribbons are used. The printer's metal construction helps make it very durable and capable of operating reliably in difficult environments.

Printek PrintMaster 850 Series Specifications

Print Modes

Fast Draft
530cps

Draft
400cps

Fast Draft/High Impact
250cps

High Impact
200cps

Letter Quality
100cps

Optical Quality
65cps

Graphics
5,000dps

Character Matrix

Fast Draft
9x9 cell

Draft
12x9 cell

Letter Quality
24x18 cell

Optical Quality
36x18 cell

Printhead
18 wire parallel array

Printhead Adjustment
Automatic gap adjustment is standard

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 20cpi

Line Length
85 characters at 10cpi. Also software programmable.

Line Spacing
6 and 8lpi

Paper Handling
Zero tear-off distance; paper out/paper jam detection, fanfold, continuous forms, edge punched

Continuous Mode
Automatically loads paper from another tractor if paper out condition occurs. Only available in model 852si.

Operator Controls
Normal Operating mode: Online, Form Feed/Load and Form Select/Unload

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, form name

Ribbon Cartridge
Nylon fabric, mobious loop, approximately 15 million characters

Operating Indicators
LED indicates Online/Fault/Setup; 2x16 LCD for form selection; on/off line status and error descriptions

Power Requirements

Voltage
100 to 250 VAC +10%

Frequency
50 to 60Hz

Power Consumption
18W non-printing, 60W printing

Paper Slew Rate

Model 850/850si
6ips rear feed

Model 852si
Up to 12ips bottom feed

Paper Width
2.5" to 9.75" (6.4cm to 24.8cm)

Paper Loading

Model 850/850si
Rear feed

Model 852si
Rear feed and straight through bottom feed

Multi-part Forms

Model 850
1 to 5 parts; 0.025" max thickness

Model 850si/852si
1 to 9 parts; 0.025" max thickness

Graphics Density
60 to 240dpi horizontally x 72dpi vertically

Audible Noise (Draft Mode)
60dBA

Setup (Automatic Methods)
Control panel, pluggable cloning module or remote via Windows program

I/O Buffer
32k

Standard Interfaces

Parallel
Centronics compatible

Serial
RS232, 200 to 9,600 baud

Optional Interfaces
Ethernet

Software Controls
Emulation choice of Printek, Epson FX, IBM Proprinter, DEC LA120/210, Genicom ANSI (includes 20 popular bar codes) or Basic Bar Codes (includes Code 39, 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5)

Physical Specifications
7" H x 18.5" W x 17" D
(17.8cm x 47cm x 43.2cm)
Second tractor on model 852si adds 3.5" (8.9cm) to height.

Weight
32lbs (16.9kg)
Second tractor on model 852si adds 10lbs (5.3kg) to the weight

Reliability

Model 850
MTBF - 10,000 hours on electronics, with 50% duty cycle

Model 850si/852si
MTBF - 10,000 hours on electronics, with 100% duty cycle

Printhead Life
500 million characters

Warranty
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.

Part #	Description	List price
90903	PrintMaster 850	$1,995
90929	PrintMaster 850si	$2,195
90904	PrintMaster 852si	$2,435
90905	PrintMaster 850 w/Ethernet	$2,490
90930	PrintMaster 850si w/Ethernet	$2,690
90906	PrintMaster 852si w/Ethernet	$2,930
91313	PrintMaster 850 CX/TX	$2,750
91314	PrintMaster 850si CX/TX	$2,950
91315	PrintMaster 852si CX/TX	$3,190
Options
90913	Ethernet kit	$495
91231	CX/TX Interface Board	$755
91184	Wireless Ethernet Board	$595
90918	Setup unit	$90
Supplies & accessories
90912	Metal pedestal (includes basket)	$260
90927	Paper guide kit (for serial numbers ending lower than 64731)	$39
91187	Paper guide kit (for serial numbers ending higher than 64730)	$39
90899	Ribbon cartridge box of 3	$87 $29 each
90900	Ribbons case (72)	$2,088
90901	Ribbons Half-Skid (288)	$8,352
90902	Ribbons Full-Skid (576)	$16,704
90921	Indelible Ink Ribbons Box of 3	$102 $34 each
90922	Indelible Ink Ribbons case (72)	$2,448

 

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