Seiko FB300 User Manual

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Table of Contents.................................................ii

Printer Presentation.............................................1

Unpacking the Printer..........................................3

Printer Parts..........................................................4

Front view.................................................................4

Rear View.................................................................5

Printer Installation................................................6

Choosing a Suitable Location...................................6

Installing the Paper Stand........................................7

Installing the Po wer C ab le........................................9

Installing the Ribbon Cartridge...............................10

Paper Handling...................................................12

Loading Paper........................................................12

Loading Cut sheet and Multiparts.......................12

Loading fanfold paper.........................................15

The Operator Panel............................................18

Function keys..........................................................18

Display....................................................................20

Leds........................................................................21

Software Driver Selection..................................22

Connection to the Host......................................23

Setting the Inte rface Para meters...........................24

Parallel In terfac e.................................................24

Serial Interfac e....................................................24

Printing a Test Page...........................................26

Printer Setup.......................................................28

Printing the P rin ter S etup Fo rms............................28

Filling in the Printer Setup Forms...........................31

Reading the Preprinted Forms...............................31

Printer Setup F lo w C ha rt........................................32

Setup Paramete rs...................................................33

Offset Adjustments.................................................42

Troubleshooting .................................................45

Clearing Paper Jams..............................................45

Print Quality P robl ems............................................48

Hexadecimal Dump................................................49

Paper Specifications...........................................50

Cut Sheets..............................................................51

Fanfold Paper.........................................................52

Technical Specifications....................................53

FCC Notes..............................................................56

Canadian D.O.C. Radio Interference Regulation...56

EEC Regulations....................................................56

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This dot-matrix printer i s a mul ti-purpose pri nter for counter appl i cati ons. I ts compact structure is designed to be integrated in an ergonomic environment. The printer provides a high level of reliability, form-handling accuracy and data integrity. Its main features are:

• Printing on different types paper: cut sheets, multiparts and fanfold paper

• High print pressure for multipart documents

• High print quality supplied by a 24 wire print head

• High reliability paper handling

The straight paper path allow s the printing on particular documents such as multipa rt forms.

• Automatic paper thickness adjustment The print head detects automatically the paper thickness for correct printing on any type of document.

• Easy paper handling The cut sheets are placed on the front table by the operator and the printer loads it without any other user intervention. The paper ejection towards the front or the rear of the printer allows an easy access to the printed document.

For the fanfold paper the printer offers the zero tear-off feature, which allows a paper handling without waste of paper, and the paper parking feature.

• Automatic switching between cut sheets and fanfold paper If the paper path is 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 can then b e loaded agai n simply pressing the

LOAD/PARK

key.

• Automatic document alignment feature The printer checks automatically the alignment of the top margin and the left margin of the document and adjusts it, if necessary. The printout is therefore performed correctly independently from the paper loading position.

• Storage of four complete configurations for instant recall

• Standard parallel and serial interface and automatic switch-over function.

• Easy printer setup

• Supported emulations: IBM Proprinter XL24E, XL24E AGM, 2390+ and Epson 570

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Together with the printer the following items are included in the shipment box:

Notify any damage to your supplier.

• Paper stand

• Ribbon cartridge

• Power cable

• CD-ROM with the printer documentation and drivers.

Always keep the packing material in a safe place as you must repack the printer into it, when you

need to move it.

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Never remove any printer part unless it is expressly indicated in this manual.

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Printer Cover

Paper Stand

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Rear cover

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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 interface cable;

• The location must be sturdy, horizontal and stable;

• Your printer must not be exposed to direct sunlight, extreme heat , cold, dust or humidity;

• You need an AC power outlet compat ible with the plug of the printer’s power cord. The voltage

of the outlet must match the voltage shown on the printer’s Name Plate;

• When printing on standard paper formats, the pa per is parti a ll y ej ected on the rear side of the printer. Make sure that behind the printer there is sufficient clearance to correctly move the paper;

• Make sure that behind the printer there is sufficient clearance to easily load the fanfold paper;

• Make sure that the power and interface cables do not hamper the fanfold paper while it is loaded into the printer.

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1. Open the printer cover.

2. Match the hooks on the lower side of the paper stand with the clefts on the pri nter front part.

3. Holding the paper stand oblique i n sert the hooks into the printer clefts.

4. Lower the paper stand to hori zontal position making sure that the two holders on both sides are correctly inserted into the corresponding slots. P ress the paper stand down until it clips into place.

5. Close the printer cover.

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1. Find the power cable connector and the rating plate on the rear side of the printer.

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.

Consult your dealer for help.

Always use a grounded outlet.

2. Insert the power cable into the connector on the printer and the other end into a convenient mains outlet.

3. Press the key on the operator panel to power the printer on.

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To install the ribbon cartridge, the printer must be powered on.

1. Remove the cartridge 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 ribbon installation position.

3. Hold the ribbon cartridge slightly

inclined with the ribbon mask in front of the print head.

4. Insert the ribbon cartridge into the print

head carriage, leading the cartridge pins into the fixing guides. In this way you assure the correct ribbon mask posi tion in front of the print head. Push the cartridge onto the print carriage until it clicks into place.

5. Turn the tension knob in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon.

6. Close the printer cover.

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This printer is designed for versati le an relia ble paper handling. The flat-bed mechani sm allows the handling of special documents, such as multiple invoices, postcards, labels and tickets.

The print head detects the paper edges automatically, the sheet can therefore be inserted in any position within the detection area according to the rules described in the following paragraph.

The paper alignment sensors determine the alignment of the upper and left paper margins, adjusting them if necessary.

The print head determines the thickness of the documents and matches its position.

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• The inserted documents must not have folds, tears, pins, clips, staples or any forei gn material.

If you insert damaged documents or paper with foreign material, you can seriously damage the

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When inserting the paper into the printer, keep the follow ing points in mind:

• The document may not exceed the limits of the paper stand.

L e ft Limit

• 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 documents must cover the whole grooved area, otherwise the printer will not accept the paper.

Right Limit

• To load the documents having a width of less than 90 mm:

− make sure that in the program menu the MANUAL LOADING item is enabled.

− hold the paper against the left paper gui de of the paper support while inserting it into the

printer

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The fanfold paper is loaded form the rear of the printer.

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.

3. Open the two tractor covers.

4. Insert the perforation of the fanfold paper on the left paper tractor. Close the tractor door. Insert the paper on the right paper tractor and close the tractor door.

The upper margin of the inserted paper should not exceed the tractors.

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