Overview
Before you can store formsets on a USB drive for use with the Forms Card, you need the following to support the use of formsets with a forms card
- Forms Composer version 3.3.9 or greater
- Flash Memory or Hard Drive– required for any formsets,fonts and files that will not get stored on the USB drive.
- Forms Manager version 3.3.9 or greater
- Forms and Bar Code Card installed on one of the following products: E46x, X46xe, X65xe, X73xe or X86xe Series products.
- Forms and Bar Code Card-equipped device with firmware level of .P413a or higher
- Supported USB thumb or flash drive (SanDisk, Micron, CruzerMicro, Lexar Firefly, or Sony among others)
- Direct USB port located on the front of the machine
- Lexmark SFP (single function) or MFP (multifunction printer) with a front-facing direct USB port.
Procedure: Storing formsets on a USB flash drive
NOTE: This function is very similar to downloading formsets to a printer.
To do this:
![](https://publications.lexmark.com/media/ids_assets/images/transparent.png)
Create form in Forms Composer and Save it.
![](https://publications.lexmark.com/media/ids_assets/images/transparent.png)
Insert the USB flash drive into the computer where Forms Composer resides.
![](https://publications.lexmark.com/media/ids_assets/images/transparent.png)
Open Forms Manager.
![](https://publications.lexmark.com/media/ids_assets/images/transparent.png)
Choose Formsset > Forms Card Export To. Click here for illustration.
![](https://publications.lexmark.com/media/ids_assets/images/transparent.png)
Select the formset (fdd) and/or subform (sdd). Click here for illustration
![](https://publications.lexmark.com/media/ids_assets/images/transparent.png)
Choose the USB drive letter as the destination for the forms. Click here for illustration.
![](https://publications.lexmark.com/media/ids_assets/images/transparent.png)
Exit Forms Manager.
![](https://publications.lexmark.com/media/ids_assets/images/transparent.png)
Remove the USB flash drive from the Windows workstation.
![](https://publications.lexmark.com/media/ids_assets/images/transparent.png)
Insert the USB flash drive in the printer’s "Direct" USB port. (The printer will instantly catalog all activation conditions and formsets.)
![](https://publications.lexmark.com/media/ids_assets/images/transparent.png)
Send the print job to the printer. (The printer will receive the job, activate the formset on the USB drive, perform the merge and route the resulting PDF appropriately.)
![](https://publications.lexmark.com/media/ids_assets/images/transparent.png)
Remove the USB flash drive after job completion, and store the USB flash drive in a secure enviornment.
Still Need Help?
Contact Lexmark Technical Support or your local Lexmark representative if you require additional technical support.
NOTE: You will need to provide your printer model/machine type and serial number (SN) when calling for support.
Please call from near the computer hosting the software in case the technician on the phone asks you to perform a task involving an application function.
LEGACY ID: HO3688