RecTrac 10.1 Reference Guide

RecTrac 10.1 Reference Guide
RecTrac Printer FM for the Eltron 2742 Printer
1 In RecTrac, click on (Files - System - Other -) Printer/Device File Maint.
2 Scroll down the Device Listing to see if there is an ELTRON Printer. If not, click Add.
Note: If your card stock is Black Line Stock you will be adding/changing the printer ID Eltron. If
your card stock is label card stock you will be adding/changing the printer ID Eltron27.
3 On the Core Info screen, select Printer from the drop down list in the Type field.
4 In the Sub-Type field select Eltron 2742 from the drop down list.
5 Enter the ID for this device in the ID field.
6 Click the Next button. Notice that several new fields are now displayed on the screen.
7 In the Description field, enter either Eltron 2742 Black Line Stock or Eltron 2742 Label Stock.
8 Select Active as the printer status. Active printers will appear on picklists. Inactive ones will not.
9 Select the option labeled Pause Before Print if you need to pause before printing the pass(es). This option may
be needed if you share one printer port with two printers and you need time to switch an A-B switch.
10 Select the option labeled Skip Ticket Print if you never want to print tickets while using this printer ID. This will
complete a transaction without prompting you wish print options.
Note: The following typed entries are case sensitive.
11 In the Print Option field indicate how this device is to be used. Valid print options are:
D = Disk File
N = Normal Print
S = Spooled Print
12 In the Large Text Font field enter: 2,4,2,2,N
13 In the Med Text Font field enter: 2,3,1,1,N
14 In the Small Text Font field enter: 2,2,1,1,N
Review the information listed below to determine the information that each character is providing to your RecTrac
system.
1 st Character 2 nd Character 3 rd Character 4 th Character 5 th Character
Rotation
1=no rotation
2=180 degree
rotation
Font Size
1=20 cpi (char
per inch)
2=17cpi
3=15cpi
4=13cpi
5=6cpi
Horiz. Factor Vertical Factor
1=no factor
2=2x (double)
3=3x (triple)
4=4x
5=5x
1=no factor
Text Image
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2=2x
3=3x
4=4x
5=5x
N=Normal
Image (For
example: Black
& White)
R=Reverse
Image (For
example, White
& Black)
Note: '2' is the standard rotation (1 st character entry). If 1 is chosen text will print upside down on
the ID card.
Note: It is strongly recommended that the Horizontal and Vertical factor entries stay the same.
For example, a large text font setting of 2,3,2,2,N will print with 180 degrees rotation, using 15cpi font size, will
double the width and height of the font, and print as a Normal image.
15 Enter N in the Clear Buffer field.
16 Enter OD in the Form Options field.
17 Enter JF in the Backfeed field. This field is how far the pass will eject from the printer after it is printed.
18 In the Prt Device field, type the port that the printer is attached/captured to (for example: LPT1 or com1).
19 In the Barcode field enter: 2,3,2,4,75,N
20 In the Print field enter P1.
21 In the Print Speed field enter S2. There are other options but this option has proven to worked well in the past.