Seiko Group FB300 manual

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T T a a b b l l e e o o f f C C o o n n t t e e n n t t s s Table of Co ntents ................................................. ii Printer Presentation ............................................. 1 Unpacking the Printer .......................................... 3 Printe r Parts.......................................................... 4 Front v[...]

1 P P r r i i n n t t e e r r P P r r e e s s e e n n t t a a t t i i o o n n This dot-matri x printer i s a mul ti-purpose pri nter for counter appl ica ti ons. It s compact structure is designed to be integrated in an ergonomic environment. The printer provides a high level of reliability, for m-hand ling accu racy and data integrity. Its main fe[...]

2 • Automatic switching betwee n cut sheets and fanfold paper If the paper path i s empty (i.e. the fanfold pa per is in the first line position), when inserting a cut sheet into the printer, it is automatically loaded after the printer automatically parked the fanfold paper. The fanfold paper ca n then be loaded agai n simply pressing the LOAD/P[...]

3 U U n n p p a a c c k k i i n n g g t t h h e e P P r r i i n n t t e e r r Together with the printer the following items are included in the shipment box: Notify any damage to your supplier. • Paper stan d • Ribbo n ca rtridge • Power ca b le • CD-ROM with the pri nter documenta tion and dri v ers. Always keep the packing material in a s[...]

4 P P r r i i n n t t e e r r P P a a r r t t s s Never remove any printer part unless it is expressly indicat ed in this manual. F F r r o o n n t t v v i i e e w w Pa pe r S t a nd O per at or P ane l Pr i n t er Cov e r[...]

5 R R e e a a r r V V i i e e w w R ear cover[...]

6 P P r r i i n n t t e e r r I I n n s s t t a a l l l l a a t t i i o o n n C C h h o o o o s s i i n n g g a a S S u u i i t t a a b b l l e e L L o o c c a a t t i i o o n n Consider the following points when you choose the location for your printer: • The distance between the printer and the host computer must not exceed the length of the in[...]

7 I I n n s s t t a a l l l l i i n n g g t t h h e e P P a a p p e e r r S S t t a a n n d d 1. Open the printer cover. 2. Match the hooks on the lower side of the paper sta nd w ith the cl efts on the printer front part.[...]

8 3. Holding the pa per sta nd oblique i nsert the hooks into the printer clefts. 4. Lower the paper sta nd to horizontal positi on making sure that the tw o holders on both sides are correctly i nserted into the corresponding slots. Press the paper stand down until it clips into place. 5. Close the printer cover.[...]

9 I I n n s s t t a a l l l l i i n n g g t t h h e e P P o o w w e e r r C C a a b b l l e e 1. Find the power ca b le connector and the rating plate on the rear side of the pri nter. Make sure that your power supply matches the power rating of the printer. In case the power rating does not correspond DO NOT CONNECT THE PRINTER TO THE MAINS. Consu[...]

10 I I n n s s t t a a l l l l i i n n g g t t h h e e R R i i b b b b o o n n C C a a r r t t r r i i d d g g e e To install the ribbon cartridge, the printer must be powered on. 1. Remove the cartri dge from its bag . Turn the tension knob in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon. 2. Open the printer cover, the print head moves to the [...]

11 3. Hold the ribb on cartridge slightly inclined with the ribbon mask in front of the print head. 4. Insert the ribb on cartridge into the print head carri age, leading the cartridge pins into the fixing guides. In this way you assure the correct ribbon ma sk posi tion in front of the print hea d. P ush the cartridge onto the print carriage until[...]

12 P P a a p p e e r r H H a a n n d d l l i i n n g g This printer i s designed for versatil e an reliab le paper handling . The flat-bed mechani sm allows the handling of special documents , such as mu ltiple invoices , postc ards, labels and tick ets. The print head detects the paper edg es automatically, the sheet can therefore be inserted in a[...]

13 When inserting the pa per i nto the printer, keep the foll ow ing points in mi nd: • The document may not exceed the limits of the paper stand. L e ft L im it R i ght Li m i t • The documents having a width of at least 90 mm must be inserted on the left hand side over the grooved area on the paper stand. The document s must cover the whole g[...]

14 • To load the docu ments having a width of less than 90 mm: − make sure that in the program menu the MANUAL LOADING item is enabled . − hold the paper aga inst the left paper gui de of the paper support while inserting it into the printer[...]

15 L L o o a a d d i i n n g g f f a a n n f f o o l l d d p p a a p p e e r r The fanfold pa per is loaded form the rear of the pri nter. 1. Lower the two levers of the rear printer cover and unhook it from the printer. 2. Unhook the right tractor moving the tractor lever towards the outside of the printer.[...]

16 3. Open the two tractor covers. 4. Insert the perforation of the fanfol d paper on the left paper tractor. Cl ose the tractor door. Insert the paper on the rig h t pa per tractor and close the tractor door. The upper margin of the inserted paper should not exceed the tractors.[...]

17 Make sure, that t he paper is inserted correctly ( straight). 5. Move the right paper tractor towards the right to slightly tighten the paper. Lock the tractor in that position moving the tractor lever towards the inside of the printer. Make sure, that the paper is not too taught, otherwise it may tear. 6. Hook the rear tractor cover i nto the c[...]

18 T T h h e e O O p p e e r r a a t t o o r r P P a a n n e e l l The operator panel is located on the front left side of the printer and is composed of function keys and leds wi th which you ca n easil y check the printer stat us and select the functions as described below: LQ LF FF LO A D P ARK PR O GRA M MICR O F EED P3 P1 P4 P2 ON LI N E F F u[...]

19 LOAD PARK If the paper path i s empty, the fanfold paper i s loaded into the printer ( LOAD function). This function is performed when the printer is online or offline. If paper is l oaded in the printer, pressi ng this key, the PARK functi on is performed: • a single sh eet is loaded in the pr inter, pr essing th is key it is ejected; • if [...]

20 PROGRAM Selects one of the available configurations ( P1 , P2 , P3 and P4 or a configuratio n couple P1/ P3 or P2/P4 ) if the PROGRAM LOCKED parameter is not ena b led. This key is active, when the printer is offline or when the printer is online and no print data a re in the buffer. When pressed while powering the printer on, selects the offset[...]

21 L L e e d d s s POW ER On, if the printer is powered on. LQ On, if the Letter Quality mode is selected. P1, P2, P3, P4 Indi cate the currentl y selected confi guration b oth in normal pri nting mode and during the Printer Setup procedure. See “ Printer Setup ” later in this se ction. If the INTERFACE TYPE function is set to auto+blink , when[...]

22 S S o o f f t t w w a a r r e e D D r r i i v v e e r r S S e e l l e e c c t t i i o o n n At this point i t is necessary to configure yo ur printer for your appli cation packa ge. The install ation procedures depend upon the host environment. Together with the pri nter you receiv e a CD-ROM contai ning the printer dri vers for the Windows envi[...]

23 C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n t t o o t t h h e e H H o o s s t t This printer ca n be connected to the host by means of a parall el standard Centronics or bidirectional IEEE 1284 type interface or by means of the serial RS232C interface. Proceed as follows: 1. Make sure that both the host and the printer are turned off. 2. With the he[...]

24 S S e e t t t t i i n n g g t t h h e e I I n n t t e e r r f f a a c c e e P P a a r r a a m m e e t t e e r r s s P P a a r r a a l l l l e e l l I I n n t t e e r r f f a a c c e e The parameters set for the parallel interface match most of the most common environments and the printer can be used i mmediately a fter the connection to the host[...]

25 5. To change the values of the ser ial interface par ameters, f ill in the mark er ( ) beside the value you want to set with a black or blue ball-point pen or a fiber-pe n. Do not use pencils. W ORD LENG TH ( ) ( ) di sabl e d * enabl ed B A UD RA TE ( ) ( ) di sabl e d * enabl ed PA R IT Y B IT ( ) ( ) ( ) DT R XO N/ X O F F * XON/ XOFF + DTR I[...]

26 P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g a a T T e e s s t t P P a a g g e e It i s now useful to test, if the printer has been correctly installed. For this purpose print the self test page as follows. 1. Press the ON LIN E key while pow ering the printer on and hol d the key pressed until al l leds turn briefly on. 2. Insert a single sheet in A4 or L e[...]

27 PROGRAM SETUP PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 2 PROGRAM 3 PROGRAM 4 PROTOCOL IBM XL24E EPSON 570 IBM XL24E EPSON 570 FONT Draft Draft Draft Draft HORIZONTAL PITCH 10 cpi 10 cpi 10 cpi 10 cpi VERTICAL PITCH 6 lpi 6 lpi 6 lpi 6 lpi LOCK no lock no lock no lock no lock FORM LENGTH A4 A4 #lines #lines 0 0 72 72 LEFT MARGIN 0 0 0 0 RIGHT MARGIN 96 96 96 96 TOP MAR[...]

28 P P r r i i n n t t e e r r S S e e t t u u p p The default configuration of this printer matches most of the commonly used environments, but it may b e necessary to chang e some printer parameters. F or this purpose it is necessa ry to use preprinted forms to be used wi th the printer in configura tion mode. The following is the complete descri[...]

29 If you press th e ON LIN E key: • the printer self-test is printed. See “ Printing a Test Page ” before in this manual. In this way it is possibl e to check the current printer parameters. • once the self-test is finished, the printer remains in Setup Mode. If you press th e PROGR A M key: • the Px leds change and you can select the Se[...]

30 Each printer setup form is i dentified by a marker in the upper left corner of the pa g e as follows: Config uration Setup Program 1 Program 3 Program 2 Program 4 If you press th e LQ key: The pri nting of the printer setup forms starts. The forms are pri nted according to the sele ction made with the PROGRAM key. If you select one of the Progra[...]

31 F F i i l l l l i i n n g g i i n n t t h h e e P P r r i i n n t t e e r r S S e e t t u u p p F F o o r r m m s s To change the values of the parameter s, fill in the mark er ( ) besid e the value you want to set with a black or blue ball- point pen or a fiber-pe n. Do not use pencils. AU TO FE E D S IG N A L ( ) ( ) di s abl ed * e nabl ed SL[...]

32 P P r r i i n n t t e e r r S S e e t t u u p p F F l l o o w w C C h h a a r r t t P2 P3 P1 P4 LQ ON L I N E PRO G R A M PRO G R A M PRO G R A M PRO G R A M LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ Se l f T est + + + + + Nor m a l M o d e P r i nt er P ow er ed- of f P2 P3 P1 P4 P2 P3 P1 P4 P2 P3 P1 P4 P2 P3 P1 P4 PRO G R A M PRO G R A M LQ P2 P3 P1 P4 ![...]

33 S S e e t t u u p p P P a a r r a a m m e e t t e e r r s s The following is a listing of the setup parameters. Configuration Sheet Setup Paramet er Values Description RESTORE TO MF G no all config prog.1, pr og. 2, prog.3, pr og 4 The selected values are not set to factory default s. The values set in all printer setups are reset t o factory de[...]

34 Setup Paramet er Values Description INTERFACE TYPE par allel, serial, aut omatic, auto+blink Selects the inter face type. In case of ‘ automatic ’ the interface type is selected by the pr inter depending on data coming fr om host. When the auto+blink it em is selected, the P1 and P2 leds blink to indicate which inter face is selected: P1 bli[...]

35 Setup Paramet er Values Description SECURITY MODE enabled, disabled Enables or disables the security act ions that assure prot ection against paper jams. If disabled, the paper handling is faster. AUTO GAP OFFSET -0,075 mm , -0.050 m m, -0.025 mm, +0.000 mm, +0.025 mm, +0. 050 mm, +0.075 mm, +0. 100 mm Sets the autom atic gap offset to one of th[...]

36 PROGRAM 1 PROGR AM 2 PROGR AM 3 PROGR AM 4 Setup Paramet er Values Description PROTOCO L EPSON 570, I BM X24E, IBM X24E AGM , IBM 2390 Defines the print er protocol. FONT Draft, C ouri er, OC R-B , Gothic , Pre stig e, P rese nt, OCR-A , Scri pt, Bo ldfa ce Selects the font . HORIZONTAL PI TCH 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, 17 cpi, 20 cpi Selects the c[...]

37 Example: How to set the form length to 82 lines: FORM LENG TH ( ( ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) # lines A4 letter A5 legal 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100 x ( ) ( ) 10 x ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ( ( ) 1 x ( ) ( ) ( ( ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Setup Paramet er Values Descr iption LEFT MARGIN 10 x 1 x Sets the left margin in number of columns. The values ran[...]

38 Example: How to set the Right Margin to 101. RIGHT MARGIN 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100 x ( ) ( ( 10 x ( ( ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 1 x ( ) ( ( ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Setup Paramet er Values Descript ion TOP MAR GIN 10 x 1 x Sets the t op margin in number of lines. The values range between 0 and 90. To set the values combine t he n[...]

39 Example: How to set the bottom margin to 34 lines: BOTTOM M ARGIN 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ( ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 1 x ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ( ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Setup Paramet er Values Description IBM C-SE T IB M set 1, IB M set 2 Sele cts the IB M chara cter set. IBM COM PRESS 17.1 cpi, 20 cpi Selects the pitch f or the compr esse[...]

40 Setup Paramet er Values Description LINE MO DE LF=LF, CR=CR CR=LF+CR LF=LF+CR LF&CR=LF+CR If the pr inter receives a LF code (LF) , it only perfor ms a line feed. I f the printer receives a CR code (CR), it only performs a car riage return. If the pr inter receives a CR code (CR) , it perf orms a carriage re turn followed by a line feed. I f[...]

41 Setup Paramet er Values Description PARK MODE immediate manual imm. When pressing the PARK key or r eceiving a park command, the pr inter immediately par ks the paper. When pressing the PARK key, t he printer automatically parks the paper. When receiving a park com mand via software: 1. If t he current page is not empt y (there is print ing data[...]

42 Setup Paramet er Values Description MANUAL LOADING enabled, disabled Selects the manual loading m ode. Setting it t o enabled the printer loads any kind of document accor ding to the described procedures. Select disabled , when a m ore precise paper alignment is necessar y. With this selection it is not possible to load document s with a width o[...]

43 OFFSET TUNING SETUP Vertical Position Offset (1/10 INCH) PROGRAM 1 ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) PROGRAM 2 ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) PROGRAM 3 ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) PROGRAM 4 ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 Vertical Offset Tuning (1/60 INCH) X X X X X X X X X X X [...]

44 The Vertical Offset Tuning values correspond to 1 /60 inches an d set the vertical offset of the first print li ne starting from the default sta ndard position at 1 mm from the upper paper margin. The Horizontal Offset Tuning values correspond to 1 /60 inches an d set the horizontal offset of the first print li ne starting from the default stand[...]

45 T T r r o o u u b b l l e e s s h h o o o o t t i i n n g g C C l l e e a a r r i i n n g g P P a a p p e e r r J J a a m m s s The straight paper path of this printer is designed for trouble-free handling of a great variety of documents. In case a pa per jam condi t ion occurs, proceed as fol l ows: 1. Open the printer cover. 2. Pull the lever [...]

46 3. Remove the jammed pa per. 4. In case it is not possible to remove the jammed paper b ecause you cannot reach it with your hand or it is embedded so that you cannot move it, rotate the cog-wheel beside the paper path lev er to free the paper.[...]

47 5. T o close the paper path, push the pa per path cover down unti l it locks i n position.[...]

48 P P r r i i n n t t Q Q u u a a l l i i t t y y P P r r o o b b l l e e m m s s The following table is useful fo r identif ying and solve p rint quality p roblems. Problem Cause Solution Fading print The ribbon is not fed Check that the ribbon is correctly inserted. See “ Installing the R ibbon Cartr idge ” . Turn the ribbon tension knob to [...]

49 H H e e x x a a d d e e c c i i m m a a l l D D u u m m p p If you need to check the da ta transmission a nd want to print in hex adecimal mode, proceed as follows: 1 . Press the LOAD/PARK key until all leds br iefly light up while po wering the p rinter on . 2. The data sent to the printer are printed in three columns where the first column ind[...]

50 P P a a p p e e r r S S p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a t t i i o o n n s s The documents must all g ua rantee the following cha ra cteri sti cs: • Use paper matchi ng the indicated characteristics . • They must have well defined top and left edges , with a square angle tolerance of 0.1 ° on all edges. • The paper must not have holes, per[...]

51 C C u u t t S S h h e e e e t t s s I n se r t io n d ir e c t io n Pr i n t A re a A B C C D E Dimensions Maximum Minimum A Form width 240 mm 70 mm B Form length 711.2 mm 68.6 mm C Distance between dot position and left or right paper edge - 3.0 mm if length is less than 355.6 mm 8.0 mm if length is between 335. 6 and 711.2 mm D Distance betwee[...]

52 F F a a n n f f o o l l d d P P a a p p e e r r Dimensions Maximum Minimum A Page width 242 mm 76 mm B Page length - 68, 6 mm C Distance between the left or right vert ical paper perforation and the leftmost or rightmost printing dot. - 3,0 mm D Distance between the upper page margin and the upper margin of the first print line - 1 mm E Distance[...]

53 T T e e c c h h n n i i c c a a l l S S p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a t t i i o o n n s s Printing Technology Print head: 24 pin Resolution : 360x360 dpi (Hx V) Line Length (@ 10 cpi) 94 columns (cut sheets) 80 columns (fanfold) Printing Speed 360/300 cps @ 12/10 cpi (Dr aft) 130/110 cps @ 12/10 cpi (LQ) Emulation IBM ® Personal Pri nter 2390[...]

54 Barcodes UPC/A, UPC /E, EAN8, EAN13, Code 39, Code 128, Postnet, C odabar, ADD-ON 2, ADD-ON 5, Code 11, Code 93, BCD, MSI, 2/5 Interleav ed, 2/5 Matrix , 2/5 Industrial Interfaces Parallel IEEE 1284 bi directional , Serial R S-232/C Automatic Interface Switching Memory 32 Kbytes buffer Special Functions Automatic Gap Adjustment (AGA) Auto Alignm[...]

55 Pow e r Supply Tension: 110V and 220V Frequency : 60 H z and 50 H z Power consumpti on: 120 W max. ( printing ), 10 W (standby) Environmental conditions Temperature: work ing 5/40 ° C, stock - 25/60 ° C Humidity: wor king from 20 to 85% (r .h.), stock from 10% to 90% (r.h.) (w ithout condensati on) Standard EN 60950, IEC 950 Environment Energy[...]

56 F F C C C C N N o o t t e e s s This equipment ha s b een tes t ed and found t o comply wit h t he li mit s for a Cl as s B di git al device, purs ua nt t o Pa rt 1 5 of t he FCC Rul es. Thes e limit s are des igned to provide rea sonabl e protection a gainst harmful i nterference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment . This[...]