Add a Printer

Documents and reports are formatted specifically for modern laser printers. In most cases, no setting changes are necessary. Typically the only changes you might make are to the Orientation and Bin fields. Leaving other fields blank is recommended. Any changes you make will override defaults.

You should enter data in all fields only if you are setting up an older or non-laser printer.

The following fields are prompted when you opt to add or change a P Printer device in Output Device Maintenance (XDM):

Field Name

Type / Max Length

Action / Description

Device name

Display

The device name you specified

Device type

Required

P Printer.

Actual device name

Required
8 alphanumeric

Accept the displayed device name or enter the name of the device in your QICWARE system configuration.

Device description

Optional
40 alphanumeric

Enter a description for this device. This description displays to the right of device name when you select an output device in a print program.

Orientation

Optional

Select L Landscape to use landscape page orientation or accept P Portrait to use portrait.

Select P for the laser printer used to print checks.

Bin selection

Conditional
1 alphanumeric

If you are printing multiple copies on different color paper, select the bin you want to use. Otherwise, leave blank to use the default.

Auto properties?

Optional

If you are using the QANTEL Print Connector, select to use the lines per page, lines per inch, and characters per inch for this device or leave blank to override these properties by entering values in the Lines per page, Lines per inch, and Characters per inch fields.

Click the Auto test button to display the properties that will be used if you select Auto properties.

If you are not using the QANTEL Print Connecter, leave blank.

Lines per page

Optional
2 numeric

Accept the displayed maximum number of lines to be printed on a page, enter another number, or leave blank to use the QANTEL Print Connector setting.

Lines per inch

Optional
2 numeric
 

Select 06 to print 6 lines per inch vertically (66 lines per page), 08 to print 8 lines per inch (88 lines per page), or leave blank to use the QANTEL Print Connector setting.

Character per inch

Optional
2 numeric

Select the number of characters (8, 10, 12, or 17) you want to print per inch horizontally or leave blank to use the QANTEL Print Connector setting.

The number of characters per inch determines the font size. Select 17 for compressed print.

Overlay image file

Optional
15 alphanumeric

Enter the name of an overlay file that contains a form or watermark that data will overlay (print on top of). The file should be in TIF format or alternatively in JPG format.

The file must be located in the folder you specified in the Image path option in System Options Maintenance (XM) program (Help and Other Path Options).

The Overlay name field for a document overrides this field.

Single document?

Optional

When printing to the queue, select to have one document attachment per email or leave blank to have all document attachments on one email.

Tractor feed printer?

Optional

Select to force text mode (for printers that do not accept print formatting commands).
Use the custom form fields only if directed to do so by PowerShift Support:

     Custom form?

Conditional

Select to indicate this device is a custom form.

     Custom form device

Conditional

Enter the name of the device for this custom form (e.g., FOPDEV)

     URL

Conditional

Enter the launch location of the file.

  1. Choose the appropriate options:

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Change a field

Move the cursor to the field and make changes. Click Apply.to accept the changes or click Cancel to reject the changes.

Enter notes for this device

Enter Notes. See Enter Notes.

Display change history for the device

Click Audit. See Display an Audit Trail.

This button is available only if audit trail logging is activated for the Output Device Parameters (DEVICE) file.

Display the QANTEL Print Connector version, Lines per page, Lines per inch, and Characters per inch

Click Auto Test.

This function is available for printers that use the QANTEL Print Connector.

Accept the data and return to the list of devices

Click OK.

Exit the program

Click Exit.