10Five printer configurations are available:Cabinet (68XXQ)• The enclosed cabinet models provide for near silent operation, making these printers perfectlysuitable for use in the quietest of office environments.• Provides the best paper handling for large print runs. All paper input and output is contained insidethe cabinet and protected from bumping and contamination.• Highly effective combination of moveable fences and chains allows for precise stacking all the way upto a full box of paper.• Available in the following print speeds: 1000, 1500 and 2000 lpm models.Pedestal (68XX)• The pedestal model has a clamshell design that allows easy access to all controls providing fasterribbon replacements and easier paper loading.• Oversized casters are standard making movement easy.• Available in the following print speeds: 500 and 1000 lpm models.Zero Tear Pedestal (68XXZ)• Special push tractor configuration enables printing from the very first to the very last line of a form andthen tear-off with no forms lost• The elimination of wasted forms between jobs can yield significant savings.• An ideal solution for supply-chain and back-office applications.• Available in the following print speeds: 500 and 1000 lpm models.Consumable Monitoring with PrintNet EnterpriseThe Integrated Print Management System works with PrintNet Enterprise (PNE). PNE allows a systemadministrator to remotely view the current consumable status of all printers. PNE can be configured todeliver alerts on all consumable warnings. When a ribbon reaches the low state, PNE notifies the systemadministrator remotely via an automated e-mail alert of the low condition. This allows corrective action tobe taken before the ribbon reaches its end of life. If the ribbon is not changed, an alert will again beinitiated once the ribbon reaches the 0% end point. Refer to your PrintNet Enterprise RemoteManagement Software manual for details.Protocols and EmulationsA protocol is a set of rules governing the exchange of information between the printer and its hostcomputer. These rules consist of codes that manipulate and print data and allow for machine-to-machinecommunication. A printer and its host computer must use the same protocol. As used in this manual,protocol and emulation mean the same thing.Most impact printers use single ASCII character codes to print text, numbers, and punctuation marks.Some characters, are defined as control codes. Control codes instruct the printer to perform specificfunctions, such as underlining text, printing subscripts, setting page margins, etc. The difference betweenmost printer protocols is the characters used to create control codes and the ways in which thesecharacters are formatted.When the printer executes the character and control codes of a particular printer protocol, it is emulatingthat printer.