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SEIKO Precision

FB – 390

Dot-Matrix Flatbed Printer

USER MANUAL

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Page 1: ...SEIKO Precision FB 390 Dot Matrix Flatbed Printer USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...an to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding type plug 9 Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord Do not locate this product in a location so that the power cord will be walked or driven over or on 10 Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result i...

Page 3: ...lling and Replacing the Ribbon Cassette 5 Connecting the Interface Cable 6 Using the Parallel Interface and the USB Interface 7 Connecting to the Power Source 7 Connecting the Power Cord 7 Turning the Power on and off 7 Chapter 3 Loading paper 8 Paper Thickness Adjustment 8 Loading Cut Sheet Paper 9 Using Tractor Paper 10 Loading Tractor Paper 10 Tearing off Tractor Paper 13 ...

Page 4: ...sing the Setup Menu System 17 To enter the Setup Menu System and change the settings 18 To exit the Setup Menu System 18 Printing the Current Setting Report 19 Options of the Setup Menu System 21 Restoring Factory Printer Settings 23 Using the Self Test Functions 23 Slide Pattern Printing Test 23 Maintenance Printing Test H pattern 23 Hex Dump Mode 24 Appendix A 25 Maintenance and Fault Finding 25...

Page 5: ...ns 28 General 28 Print Head 28 Mechanism 29 Paper 29 Print mode specifications 30 Graphic Print Specifications 31 Parallel Interface 31 USB Interface 32 Command Code Summary 32 Epson Emulation 32 Select Code Pages 35 ...

Page 6: ... loading ejection with automatic skew detection The automatic paper load function ensures cut sheet paper fed into the printer is correctly positioned The FB 390 also has an automatic skew detection function which ejects forms which are not fed in straight At the touch of a button tractor paper loaded onto the tractor is automatically set to the printing position When printing is completed the pap...

Page 7: ... 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 Emulation The printer supports the Epson ESC P2 emulati...

Page 8: ...ure 2 1 Packing list in the printer box NOTE 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 Before you start using your new printer please make sure to remove all the shipping pads from the printer Open the window cover...

Page 9: ...st lever B Control panel H Carriage shaft C Power switch I Ribbon cassette cartridge D Cut sheet guide J Print head E Front table K Window cover F Sub friction roller Figure 2 3 Main parts of printer rear view A Paper feed knob D Power supply inlet B USB interface connector E Paper guide pulley C Parallel interface connector F Tractor D A B C E F K J I A B C D E F G H ...

Page 10: ... exposed to direct sunlight Where it may be accidentally splashed with water Installing the Front Table Extension Tray Simply attach it to the front of printer by locating the support lugs in the slots at the edge of the printer front feed Figure 2 4 Installing the front table extension tray Installing and Replacing the Ribbon Cassette 1 Make sure the printer is turned OFF and disconnect the power...

Page 11: ...piece of black plastic on the thin metal sheet of the ribbon guide Make sure that the ribbon goes under the piece of plastic Position the ribbon cartridge with the tabs on its case over the slots inside the printer case With the ribbon cartridge and ribbon correctly positioned gently push the cartridge towards the back of printer until it clicks into place 7 Move the print head from side a few tim...

Page 12: ... the front of the printer is in the OFF position and then plug the power cord into the wall outlet Turning the Power on and off To turn the printer ON press the I mark at the side of the power switch To turn the printer OFF press the O mark at the side of the power switch The parallel interface The USB interface USB interface cable Parallel interface cable Parallel interface connector USB interfac...

Page 13: ... for the paper Adjusting the gap adjust lever To obtain good quality printing and prevent problems paper jam etc adjust the gap adjust lever as shown in the Figure 3 1 The scale number 1 shown in Figure 3 1 identifies the standard paper thickness setting This is the recommended setting for most papers Use Table 3 1 to find the recommended setting for other papers Figure 3 1 Setting the gap adjust ...

Page 14: ...he window cover The positions for A4 and Letter size paper are indicated on the left side of the window cover as shown in Figure 3 3 5 Please pull out the small Front table extension tabs if the size of paper is long and requires extra support as shown in Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 Pull out the small front table extension tabs 6 Insert the paper as shown in Figure 3 5 The paper is fed into the printer ...

Page 15: ...ter to the front Figure 3 6 Feeding direction of tractor paper Loading Tractor Paper 1 Turn the printer on 2 Set paper select lever toward the front of printer as shown in Figure 3 7 NOTE 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 If this happens try ...

Page 16: ...or to the left proper position The 0 position indicates the horizontal starting print position When moving the left tractor to the leftmost position the distance between the starting print position and the centre of the sprocket pins is 11 75cm Lock the left tractor Moving the right tractor to the proper position but do not lock it yet Figure 3 10 Adjusting the tractor position 6 Move the paper gu...

Page 17: ...ure 3 12 Setting paper on the sprocket pins 8 Close the tractor covers Figure 3 13 Close the tractor covers 9 Slide the right tractor to the left to take up any slack in the paper and then fasten the lock lever to fix the tractor in position Ensure the tractor paper is in line with the print start position If the paper is not aligned with the print start position align the paper and then fasten th...

Page 18: ...g 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 If the perforation of the paper is not at the edge of the window cover adjust the tear off position refer to chapter 5 Control Panel Figure ...

Page 19: ...he 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 Your printer is supplied with a CD Rom including the printer drivers for Microsoft Windows 98 and Windows 2000 XP Please load the print...

Page 20: ...rned off ONLINE green Lights when the printer is online The printer is offline HI SPEED green Lights when the printer is in high speed mode Flashes in super high speed mode The printer is in the letter quality mode COPY MODE yellow Lights when the printer is in COPY MODE 1 Flashes slowly when the printer is in COPY MODE 2 Flashes quickly when the printer is in COPY MODE 3 The printer is in the nor...

Page 21: ...toggles among the HI SPEED mode SUPER HIGH SPEED mode and LETTER QUALITY mode Top of Form Adjustment Mode The top of form setting determines the margin between the top of paper and the first printed line the top margin In the ONLINE mode press the LF FF key for about 3 seconds to enter the top of form adjustment mode The ONLINE and POWER LED will blink alternating Use the PARK LOAD and LF FF keys ...

Page 22: ...mode the ONLINE LED and the POWER LED blink alternately Use the PARK LOAD and LF FF keys to alter the tear off setting PARK LOAD Press the PARK LOAD key to adjust the distance in 1 60 inch increments You can maximum increase to 15 60 inch LF FF Press the LF FF key to adjust the distance in 1 60 inch decrements You can maximum decrease to 15 60 inch To exit and save your new setting press ONLINE ke...

Page 23: ...Save the setting that is currently indicated by the print head position and go to the next menu ONLINE Move to the next menu without altering the current setting COPY Go to the next menu group 5 When you have made all of your settings remember that you don t have to go all the way through the menu system switch the printer off and then turn on again Each time you switch the printer on it uses the ...

Page 24: ...rt to decide which setting you want to change To print the current settings 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: ...PACING 6 LPI FORM LENGTH A4 PAGE SKIP OFF COMPRESS PRT NORMAL PRINT MODE TEXT DIR BI DIR GRAPHIC DIR UNI DIR CHARACTER SLASH ZERO OFF CHARACTER SET GRAPHICS INTL CHAR SET U S A CODE PAGE U S A INSTALL QUIET MODE OFF AUTO LF OFF AUTO TEAR OFF 0 5 SEC LOADING 1 0 SEC SKEW DETECTION OFF SKEW LEVEL 003 Figure 5 2 Current Setting Report ...

Page 26: ... the new setting and go to the next menu Use the ONLINE key to go to the next menu without storing a new setting Use the COPY key to go to the next menu group Current settings are New settings will be FILLED PRINT STYLE FONT PITCH PAGE LAYOUT LINE SPACING FORM LENGTH PAGE SKIP COMPRESS PRT PRINT MODE TEXT DIR GRAPHIC DIR CHARACTER SLASH ZERO CHARACTER SET INTL CHAR SET CODE PAGE INSTALL QUIET MODE...

Page 27: ... a slash through zero to distinguish them from the letter O CHARACTER SET Select character set into Italic Character Table or Graphic Character Table INTL CHAR SET Select among international character sets CODE PAGE Select a code page QUIET MODE Select the printer into quiet mode The acoustic noise is lower but the printing speed is reduced by half AUTO LF Select ON or cancel OFF the automatic adv...

Page 28: ... s factory settings work Using the Self Test Functions Slide Pattern Printing Test One page printing of ASCII slide pattern is performed by turning power on while pressing the LF FF key Continuous printing of ASCII slide pattern is performed by turning power on while pressing the ON LINE and PARK LOAD keys Maintenance Printing Test H pattern One page printing of H pattern is performed by turning p...

Page 29: ... XX HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Figure 5 5 The former of the maintenance print HEXADECIMAL DUMP 0000 1B 34 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4ABCDEFGHIJKLMN 0010 4F 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A 0D 0A 1B 35 OPQ...

Page 30: ...s in this chapter However before carrying out any of these tasks make sure that the printer has been switched off Cleaning dirt and dust are the biggest enemies The print head cover will keep most dirt from the printer mechanism but occasional cleaning to remove paper particles is a good idea A Print head D Sub friction roller B Carriage E Platen C Carriage shaft F Paper guide platform Figure A 1 ...

Page 31: ...the printer 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 Take your printer to your dealer to be serviced Pr...

Page 32: ...nuous forms while you are printing With wider paper the right edge of the first page may not be flat against the platen 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 LED Error Cause Remedy The POWER LED blinks and the...

Page 33: ...ower requirements Rated voltage AC 220 V Input voltage range AC 198 to 264 V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49 5 to 60 5 Hz Operating temperature 5 35 Operating humidity 10 80 RH No condensation Storage temperature 20 55 Environmental conditions Storage humidity 5 85 RH No condensation MTBF 5 000 hours except the print head MTTR Less than 20 minutes Weight unpacked Approx ...

Page 34: ...nal 2 4 copies Copy mode 2 Original 6 copies 1 pass printing Copy capability Copy mode 3 Original 6 copies 2 pass printing Head gap adjustment Manual Resolution 360X360 DPI maximum Paper Cut sheet Width 89 to 340 mm Length 56 to 462 mm Paper size Fanfold Width 101 to 325 mm Cut sheet 0 06 0 12mm Paper thickness Fanfold paper 0 06 0 12 mm Single sheet 0 06 0 45 mm Total Paper type Cut sheet tractor...

Page 35: ...rmal Speed 15cpi Dark 3 1 180 1 360 165 16 12 40 Normal 250 Dark 1 200 Dark 2 160 10cpi Dark 3 1 180 1 120 110 24 9 80 Normal 300 Dark 1 240 Dark 2 192 12cpi Dark 3 1 180 1 120 132 24 7 89 Normal 375 Dark 1 300 Dark 2 240 Draft High Speed 15cpi Dark 3 1 180 1 120 165 16 7 120 Normal 300 Dark 1 240 Dark 2 192 10cpi Dark 3 1 180 1 80 110 24 6 96 Normal 340 Dark 1 272 Dark 2 217 12cpi Dark 3 1 180 1 ...

Page 36: ...V Low level 0 to 0 8V Output High level 2 4 to 5V Low level 0 to 0 4V Connector Pin Assignments Signal Pin No Return Line Pin No Signal Name Signal Direction 1 19 STROBE Printer Host 2 9 20 27 DATA Printer Host 10 28 ACK Printer Host 11 29 BUSY Printer Host 12 30 PE Printer Host 13 SELECT Printer Host 14 AUTO FEED Printer Host 15 NC NC 16 SIGNAL GND Printer Host 17 CHASSIS GND Printer Host 18 5V P...

Page 37: ... Set 1 8 Line Spacing ESC 0 1Bh 30h 27d 48d Set 1 6 Line Spacing ESC 2 1Bh 32h 27d 50d Set n 180 Line Spacing ESC 3 1Bh 32h 27d 51d Set n 60 Line Spacing ESC A 1Bh 41h 27d 65d Set n 360 Line Spacing ESC 1Bh 2Bh 27d 43d Form Feed FF 0Ch 12 d Set Form Length in Lines ESC C 1Bh 43h 27d 67d Set Form Length in Inches ESC C NUL 1Bh 43h 00h 27d 67d 0d Set Form Length in Defined Unit ESC C 1Bh 28h 43h 27d...

Page 38: ...t Cancel Double Width Mode ESC W 1Bh 57h 27d 87d Select Compressed Mode SI 0Fh 15d Cancel Compressed Mode DC2 12h 18d Select Emphasized Mode ESC E 1Bh 45h 27d 69d Cancel Emphasized Mode ESC F 1Bh 46h 27d 70d Select Double Strike Mode ESC G 1Bh 47h 27d 71d Cancel Double Strike Mode ESC H 1Bh 48h 27d 72d Select Italic Mode ESC 4 1Bh 34h 27d 52d Cancel Italic Mode ESC 5 1Bh 35h 27d 53d Select Cancel ...

Page 39: ...y ESC Y 1Bh 59h 27d 89d Select Quadruple Density ESC Z 1Bh 5Ah 27d 90d Graphics Mode Select Graphics Mode ESC 1Bh 2Ah 27d 42d Reassign Graphics Mode ESC 1Bh 3Fh 27d 63d Select Graphics Mode ESC G 1Bh 28h 47h 27d 40d 71d Print Raster Graphics ESC 1Bh 2Eh 27d 46d Input Data Control Cancel Line CAN 18h 24d Delete Character DEL 7Fh 127d Select Printer DC1 11h 17d Deselect Printer DC3 13h 19d Cancel MS...

Page 40: ... 9 0 NORWAY 852 0A 0 EAST EUROPE 864 0D 0 ARAB NLS 866 0E 0 RUSSIAN 1253 0F 0 GRK 1253 861 18 0 ICELAND 1252 19 0 WIN LAT1 1250 1A 0 WIN LAT2 Hungarian 1B 0 HUNGARY 895 1C 0 KAMENICKY Bulgaria 1D 0 BULGARIA ISO 8859 15 1D 0F ISO LTN9 Mazovia 1E 0 MAZOVIA ISO 8859 7 1F 0 GRK 8859 7 ARAB EXT 20 0 ARAB EXT ISO 8859 1 21 0 ISO LTN1 ISO 8850 2 22 0 ISO LTN2 KBL 23 0 KBL ISO 8859 13 24 0 ISO LTN7 ISO 88...

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Page 49: ...A or less in accordance with ISO7779 Maschinenlärminformations Verordnung 3 GPSGV der höchste Schalldruckpegel beträgt 70 dB A oder weniger gemäß ISO7779 This unit complies with Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC and the EMC Directive 2004 108 EC Dies Gerät entspricht den Bedingungen der Niederspannungs Vorschrift 2006 95 EC und dem EMVG nach 2004 108 EC ...

Page 50: ...Company name SEIKO PRECISION Europe GmbH Address Hermann Buck Weg 9 D 22309 Hamburg Germany ...

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