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Seiko FB 390 User Manual

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USER MANUAL

SEIKO Precision
FB – 390
Dot-Matrix Flatbed Printer

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    USER MANUAL SEIKO Precision FB – 390 Dot-Matrix Flatbed Printer...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    Important Safety Instructions 1. Read all of these instructions carefully and thoroughly and save them for later reference. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions in the manual as well as marked on the product. 3. Unplug this product from the power outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Features ... 1 Chapter 2 Preparation Unpacking ... 3 Parts Identification Installation ... 5 Installing the Front Table Extension Tray Installing and Replacing the Ribbon Cassette Connecting the Interface Cable Using the Parallel Interface and the USB Interface Connecting to the Power Source Connecting the Power Cord Turning the Power on and off...
  • Page 4 Chapter 4 Printing from Your Software Setting Up Your Printer To Work With Software Chapter 5 Control Panel Control Panel Keys and LEDs Basic Control Panel Operations Top of Form Adjustment Mode Tear-off Adjustment Mode Using the Setup Menu System...
  • Page 5 Specifications ... 28 General ... 28 Print Head ... 28 Mechanism ... 29 Paper ... 29 Print mode specifications Graphic Print Specifications Parallel Interface ... 31 USB Interface ... 32 Command Code Summary Epson Emulation ... 32 Select Code Pages ...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Overview

    Combing high speed, high quality output with advanced paper handing capabilities, this versatile, 24-pin, flatbed printer is ideal for a wide range of multi-part and cut-sheet printing requirements. Reliability, flexibility and ease-of-use are key features, making the FB-390 the perfect choice for performing demanding applications in a variety of environments.
  • Page 7 A maximum resolution of 360×360 DPI enables the printer to produce fine, sharp graphics. User- Friendly Control Panel Current print status and access to all printer functions is available via simple commands from the control panel. In addition, the control panel is used to access the menu system (Setup Menu System) with complete control over the printer’s set-up functions.

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Preparation

    Check each item against the following packing list, if any of these items are missing, please contact your local dealer. Hold the bottom of printer in the box, then carefully lift it upwards. As you unpack, save all the original packing materials if possible. They are specially designed to protect the printer and will make repacking easy if necessary.

  • Page 9: Parts Identification

    Parts Identification Figures 2-2 and 2-3 highlight the main components of the printer. Figure 2-2 Main parts of printer (front view) Paper path select lever Control panel Power switch Cut sheet guide Front table Sub friction roller Figure 2-3 Main parts of printer (rear view)

  • Page 10: Installation

    Before placing the printer in your chosen location, consider the following guidelines: This printer should be placed on a normal table, printer stand or desk. Be sure that the surface is level, to avoid an uneven load on the carriage as it operates.

  • Page 11: Connecting The Interface Cable

    Connecting the Interface Cable Connect the parallel or USB interface cable as shown in figure 2-7 on the next page: Caution Make sure that the power switches of both printer and host computer are turned OFF before you connect the parallel interface cable.

  • Page 12: Using The Parallel Interface And The Usb Interface

    Plug the power cord (supplied) into the power inlet at the rear of the printer. Check that the power switch (located on the front of the printer) is in the OFF position, and then plug the power cord into the wall outlet.

  • Page 13: Chapter 3 Loading Paper

    Before loading cut sheet or tractor paper, you have to adjust the gap adjust lever on the front right side of the printer. To feed thicker papers through the printer, you need to move the gap adjust lever from its standard position.

  • Page 14: Loading Cut Sheet Paper

    Loading Cut Sheet Paper Turn the printer on. Set paper select lever toward the back of printer as shown in Figure 3-2. Set the gap adjust lever for example to the position “1” for thin paper. Position the left cut sheet guide by referring to the marking on the window cover.

  • Page 15: Using Tractor Paper

    You can set the printer to detect skew so if the paper skews during loading, the printer detects it and automatically ejects the paper to the front table. After the above steps, the printer is ready to print. The printer’s skew detection level can be set within the Setup Menu System. Be careful with the lowest possible setting because the printer might reject the paper due to even the smallest skew.
  • Page 16 Move the left cut sheet guide to the far left as much as possible. Figure 3-8 Moving the left cut sheet guide to the far left Release the lock lever of tractor. Figure 3-9 Releasing the lock lever of the right tractor (view from rear) Move the left tractor to the left proper position (The “0”position indicates the horizontal starting print position).
  • Page 17 Figure 3-11 Adjusting the paper guide pulley position Open the tractor covers and place the paper on the sprocket pins. If you are using preprinted paper or labels, install them with the printed or labeled side facing upwards. Figure 3-12 Setting paper on the sprocket pins 8 Close the tractor covers.

  • Page 18: Tearing Off Tractor Paper

    Tearing off Tractor Paper To tear off the paper, make sure that printed-paper is fed to the front table. If not, switch the printer offline then press the PARK/LOAD key. Hold the edge of the paper and pull it towards the edge of the window cover as shown in Figure 3-15.

  • Page 19: Chapter 4 Printing From Your Software

    You can select the Epson LQ-570+ driver for this printer, but the best way to ensure that all the features of your printer are supported by the software is to use the SEIKO Precision printer driver. If the driver is not available in your software package please call your software company. You may also check our web site for the suitable driver since we are updating the available drivers from time to time.

  • Page 20: Chapter 5 Control Panel

    If you set the scale number of the lever position equal to or greater than 2 in the normal mode, the printer will transfer to the COPY MODE 1 as the current printing mode. However, the COPY MODE LED is still off.

  • Page 21: Basic Control Panel Operations

    Basic Control Panel Operations You can use the five keys on the control panel to operate your printer. Pressing the ONLINE button, toggles between ONLINE and OFFLINE mode. ONLINE In the offline mode, pressing the PARK/LOAD button shortly controls feeding...

  • Page 22: Tear-Off Adjustment Mode

    With the printer online, press both the PARK/LOAD and LF/FF keys for about 3 seconds to get the printer to enter the tear-off adjustment mode. When the printer enters this mode, the ONLINE LED and the POWER LED blink alternately.

  • Page 23: To Enter The Setup Menu System And Change The Settings

    Each time you switch the printer on it uses the new saved settings. Keep the printout of the menu selections so that you know what the current settings are.

  • Page 24: Printing The Current Setting Report

    1. Turn the printer off. 2. Hold down both the PARK/LOAD and LF/FF key at the same time 3. Turn the printer on. The printer automatically loads paper and prints the current settings. An example print out is shown in Figure 5-2.
  • Page 25 CHARACTER SET INTL CHAR SET U.S.A. CODE PAGE U.S.A. INSTALL QUIET MODE AUTO LF AUTO TEAR OFF LOADING SKEW DETECTION OFF SKEW LEVEL Figure 5-2 Current Setting Report SEIKO Precision FB-390 Current Setting Report UNI-DIR GRAPHICS 0.5 SEC. 1.0 SEC.

  • Page 26: Options Of The Setup Menu System

    QUIET MODE AUTO LF AUTO TEAR OFF LOADING SKEW DETECTION SKEW LEVEL To activate the newly stored settings, please turn on the power again. Figure 5-3 Setup Menu System SEIKO Precision FB-390 SETUP MENU SYSTEM New settings will be FILLED...
  • Page 27 Options Description FONT Set the font for the printer to use in the absence of any font control instructions from your software. PITCH Set the pitch to determine the horizontal spacing of the printed characters. LINE SPACING Set the vertical spacing of the printed characters. You can set it to either 6 LPI (the default setting) or 8 LPI.

  • Page 28: Restoring Factory Printer Settings

    Restoring Factory Printer Settings You can restore to the factory printer settings without having to work through the Setup Menu System to reset the menus. To restore to the factory settings: Make sure that the printer is ONLINE Press and hold down the ONLINE and COPY keys on the control panel for 3 seconds.

  • Page 29: Hex Dump Mode

    HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Figure 5-5 The former of the maintenance print Hex Dump Mode Turning power on while pressing the PARK/LOAD key causes the printer to enter Hex Dump mode. In this mode, if you execute the following program LPRINT CHR$(27);“4” ；...

  • Page 30: Appendix A

    Carriage shaft Cleaning the Cabinet Wipe soiled parts of the printer with a clean dry cloth. Remove bits of paper, etc., using tweezers. When cleaning, be careful not to scratch the equipment or to bend parts, etc. Cleaning the Carriage Shaft The carriage shaft is coated with oil, which attracts dust, etc.
  • Page 31 By implementing the solutions suggested, you should be able to resolve them. Printer is “Dead” No Light, No Action Make sure that it is plugged in, check both ends of the power cable. Make sure the power switch is turned on. Test the socket with another appliance to make sure it is working, check the fuse in the plug attached to the power cable.

  • Page 32: Error Led On The Control Panel

    Increase the top margin or advance to the second sheet before you start printing. Error LED on the Control Panel In case of printer error, the printer enters offline state and indicates an alarm by blinking the LEDs as shown below. Error...

  • Page 33: Appendix B

    Appendix B Specifications General Type 24-Pin Flatbed Dot Matrix Impact Printer 1 DP (Draft) Fonts 7 LQ (ROMAN, SANSERIF, COURIER, PRESTIGE, SCRIPT, OCRA, OCRB) Emulation Epson ESC/P2 Memory 256K bytes (*Input buffer: 132K bytes) Parallel Interface: Centronics (IEEE 1284 NIBBLE mode Compatible) Interface USB Interface：USB 2.0 Full-Speed...

  • Page 34: Mechanism

    Mechanism Print speed Paper feed Speed Number of columns Copy capability Head gap adjustment Resolution Paper Cut sheet Paper size Fanfold Paper thickness Paper type Paper feed mechanism MODE 10 CPI 300CPS Super High-Speed 80 DPI 250CPS 120 DPI 83 CPS 360 DPI Paper slew speed (Continuous feed): 5.0 IPS (inches per second)

  • Page 35: Print Mode Specifications

    Print mode specifications Multipart Print mode mode Normal Dark 1 10cpi Dark 2 Dark 3 Normal Dark 1 (Normal 12cpi Dark 2 Speed) Dark 3 Normal Dark 1 15cpi Dark 2 Dark 3 Normal Dark 1 10cpi Dark 2 Dark 3 Normal Draft Dark 1...

  • Page 36: Graphic Print Specifications

    SELECT /AUTO FEED SIGNAL GND CHASSIS GND /PRIME /ERROR SIGNAL GND PULLED UP 5V /SELECT IN Signal Direction Printer ←Host Printer ←Host Printer →Host Printer →Host Printer →Host Printer →Host Printer ←Host Printer↔ Host Printer↔ Host Printer →Host Printer← Host Printer →Host...

  • Page 37: Usb Interface

    USB Interface USB 2.0 Full-Speed. The following table provides the standardized contact terminating assignments by number and electrical value for Series “A” and Series “B” connectors. Contact Number Shell Command Code Summary Epson Emulation Name Print and Line Feed Execution Carriage Return Line Feed n/180”...
  • Page 38 Name Horizontal Tab Set Horizontal Tab Positions Set Character Space Set Absolute Horizontal Tab Set Relative Dot Position Define Unit Set Absolute Vertical Print Position Set Relative Vertical Print Position Set Form Format Set Horizontal Motion Index (HM) Print Mode Select Print Quality Select ELITE Width Mode (12CPI) Select PICA Width Mode (10CPI)
  • Page 39 Graphics Mode Select Graphics Mode Reassign Graphics Mode Select Graphics Mode Print Raster Graphics Input Data Control Cancel Line Delete Character Select Printer Deselect Printer Cancel MSB Control Sequence Set MSB to 1 Reset MSB to 0 Miscellaneous Null Beeper...

  • Page 40: Select Code Pages

    Select Code Pages Format Code No. 437GR 851GR 1253 1252 1250 Hungarian Bulgaria ISO-8859-15 Mazovia ISO-8859-7 ARAB EXT ISO-8859-1 ISO-8850-2 ISO-8859-13 ISO-8859-9 ESC ( t n1 n2 d1 d2 d3 (n1=3, n2=0, d1=0,1,2,3) d2 d3 (HEX) 1D 0F Name U.S.A. GRK 437 MULTI GRK 851...
  • Page 49 This printer complies with the regulation about the maximum noise level in the work place – 3. GPSGV, under which the highest noise level has to be 70 dB (A) or less in accordance with ISO7779. Maschinenlärminformations-Verordnung - 3. GPSGV, der höchste Schalldruckpegel beträgt 70 dB(A) oder weniger gemäß...

  • Page 50: Company Name

    Company name： SEIKO PRECISION (Europe) GmbH Address： Hermann-Buck-Weg 9, D-22309 Hamburg, Germany...

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