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BUSINESS PRINTER OWNER'S MANUAL.
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OWNER'S MANUAL 1999 SEIKO Precision Inc. C 24-pin wide-carriage dot matrix printer As an ENERGY ST A R Partner , SEIKO Precision Inc. has determined that this product meets the ENERGY ST AR guidelines for ener gy ef ficiency .
This manual is for the following two models of the printer . Although these two models, model A and model B, look dif ferent, the dif ference is only the appearance of the casing areas at the front. The functions of these models are very much the same.
Contents Unpacking the printer .............. 1 Quick star tu p .............................. 2 1 . Introduction Features ..................................... . 3 Options and expendables .......... . . .... . 4 Printer description ..................
6. Setting the application software About printer driver ...................... 57 Printer driver selection .................. 5 7 Connecting the BP-9000 printer in the HP Environment ............. 58 Saving Y our Setup.................... 5 9 7. T roubleshooting Error messages .
A ppendices A. Specifications Printing specifications ............. 9 5 Parallel interface specifications .............. . . 100 Serial interface specifications .............. . . 101 Other specifications ...... .. ........ 102 B. Control code summary IBM mode .
❏ Power sour c e • Be sure to insert the power plug only in a wall unit of the voltage designated in the voltage selector switch and on the rating plate on the back of the unit. • Do not place the power cord near heat sources or place heavy objects on it.
Check the cartons for the following items: Paper Rack (See page 10) Power Cord (See page 12) Sound Seal Cover (See page 10) Ribbon Cassette (#SBP-1051) (See page 11) Printer Handbook Reverse Control P.
T o make your first print, follow the procedure below . For more detailed instructions on setting your printer , please refer to the page indicated. Self Test Self Test ? ? ? ? ? ? ❏ T o set up the printer 1. Install the paper rack, the sound seal cover, and the ribbon cassette — Pages 10 and 11.
Features ❏ Barcode Print available • 13 resident barcode type Industrial 2/5, Interleave 2/5, Codabar , Matrix 2/5, Code 1 1, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A, UPC-E, Postnet ❏ E.
Options and expendables Cut Sheet Feeder Pull T ractor (#BP-57008) 1 Bin (#BP-78009) 2 Bin (#BP-78009E) Matrix Print Head Ribbon Cassette (#SBP-1051) The Cut Sheet Feeder greatly enhances the speed and efficiency of document printing by feeding of up to 80 single sheets of paper without reloading.
❏ Power cord One of the following plug types is supplied. See "Connecting the power cord" on page 12. Please see the rating plate on the back of your printer for appropriate input voltage and consult your dealer for a specific type of power cord, if necessary .
6 1. Intr oduction Printer description Paper Guide Ribbon Cassette Platen Power Switch Paper Select Lever (Friction Lever) Head Adjustment Lever Print head Paper Bail Sound Seal Cover Paper Rack Paper.
❏ Operation guide sheet The operation guide sheet helps you to operate some of the basic options on the front control panel. Y ou can peel the adhesive backed paper and stick it anywhere on your printer for convenience.
❏ Physical dimension(Model A) Weight: 44.1 lbs. (20 kg) 17.9" (455mm) 19.9" (505mm) 24 .4" (620mm) 15.4" (390mm) 17.1" (435mm) 10.
9 ❏ Physical dimension(Model B) Weight: 44.1 lbs. (20 kg) 1. Intr oduction 18.9" (480mm) 20.9" (530mm) 24.4" (620mm) 15.4" (390mm) 17.
Installing the paper rack 1 . Slide both paper guides to the extreme left and right edges of the paper rack. 2. W ith the two small pivots on either side of the paper rack downward, fit the pivots in the groove on the rear top cover .
Installing the ribbon cassette T urn OFF the printer's power and remove the used ribbon cassette, if necessary, by pulling straight upward. 1. Open the printer cover . 2. Manually move the print head to the extreme right side of the printer for easy installation of the ribbon.
Connecting the computer The printer has a parallel interface connector (Centronics) and a serial interface connector (RS232C). Before you connect an interface cable to your computer, you need to know what type of printer driver is supported by your software applications and what type of connector is needed to attach the printer to the computer .
Loading the paper ❏ Fanfold continuous paper 1. Move the paper select lever toward the front of the printer to set the fanfold paper setting. 2. Set the print head adjustment lever . In general, position 1 is used for one-part paper . (See page 15) 3.
❏ Single sheet paper 1. Move the paper select lever toward the rear of the printer to the single sheet setting. 2. Set the print head adjustment lever .
❏ Paper alignment Current print line location The current printing line (DDD...) is the third line down from the top of the ribbon guide (line spacing is 1/6 line: 6 LPI). Adjusting the print head position The head adjustment is used to obtain the best print quality possible for the specific paper being used.
Control panel and indicators Standard Panel Alternate up-side down reverse panel Note: The alternate reverse panel installation instruction is described in Appendix D. ❏ Indicators • Display window Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Displays status and errors during operation and menus in the setup options.
• Indicator lamps ❏ Function Keys • ON LINE Pressing this key places the printer offline so that the printer can perform some functions independent from the host system. In the offline mode, data is not received. When the printer is offline, pressing the key places the printer online and ready to receive data from the host system.
• M.LF / M.RLF (Micro line feed/micro reverse line feed) When the M.LF / M.RLF key is pressed, the paper is fed 1/360 inch forward or backward, respectively .
19 3. Contr ol panel and operations • TOF SET (AL T+P ARK keys) The TOF SET key is valid only when paper is loaded. When the T OF SET key is pressed in the offline state, the T OF position is set to the top of the ribbon guide, and the buzzer sounds.
• Paper Select Lever The paper select lever serves to switch between the fanfold continuous paper setting and the single sheet paper setting (or CSF setting when CSF installed). Note: Switching this lever to continuous paper setting will mechanically release the pressure roller for single sheets and engage gear trains for continuous paper .
Printing test pattern Before performing the printer's self test, be sure the ribbon cassette and paper are properly installed in the printer . The self test prints a continuous pattern of printable characters (ASCII character pattern) in either draft or letter quality (LQ).
Demonstration print-out T o see what this printer can do, you may run this demonstration print-out (Letter or A4 paper size) for checking the printer's performance. Press and hold the RLF and the M.RLF keys while turning on the printer's power .
Power-on operation summary Operation (reference page) Self test, draft (P21) Self test,LQ (P21) Hex dump, draft (P62) Hex dump,LQ (P62) Extended setup options (P33) Demo printout (P22) Loading MEMO 1 (P31) Loading MEMO 2 (P31) Loading MEMO 3 (P31) Vertical alignment (P66) EEPROM initialize 1 EEPROM initialize 2 LF FF ON LINE PARK QUALITY M.
About basic setup options The setup options serve to define various initial states of the printer that are executed when the power is turned on or when the RESET key is pressed. In addition, this mode serves to redefine the font type, character spacing, and other parameters for the printer's current operating conditions.
❏ Selection procedur e example The following example illustrates the correct procedure to select a letter-portrait paper size from the front panel: 1. Press the ON LINE key to enter the offline state. The ON LINE LED is put out: 2. Press the SETUP key to enter the SETUP options.
Printing multipart paper The multipart mode increases the print intensity on multipart forms. Selecting page length for fanfold paper The page length selection varies from 2 inches to 16.5 inches with a 0.5 inch increment. The page length is the same as the distance between two perforations.
Selecting single sheet paper size This function sets a paper size (page length, the right and left margins) of single sheet paper . The "Page Lock" option in the extended options can lock-in the character spacing selected in this option and ignores the related software command.
Selecting font style This selection is effective only in the LQ or NLQ print mode. There are 10 resident fonts provided. When the OCR-A or OCR-B font is selected, either 10 cpi or 12 cpi character spacing can be selected.
Selecting character spacing This function selects one of the fixed spaced characters and proportional spaced characters. The "Pitch Lock" option in the extended setup options can lock-in the character spacing selected in this option and ignores the related software command.
Enlarging/compressing print Enlarges or compresses the text size. Any setting other than 100% will cancel the double height printing mode. The relationships between the paper sizes with their enlargement and compressing ratio are described below . Note: Enlarge ratio of 200% or less is recommended to prevent single sheets from paper skew .
Setting top of form position The top-of-form (TOF) can be set using this function, anywhere from a minimum of 0 inch to a maximum of 480/60 inches (8 inches = 203mm) by increments of 1/60 inch. Press the Up or Down arrow keys to increase or decrease the TOF setting, respectively .
Factory Default Setting Option Menu Factory Default <Basic options> 1 MULTIPART NORMAL 2 PAGE FANFOLD 11 " 3 PAGE SINGLE A4 PORTRAIT 4 FONT SELECT R OMAN 5 CHAR PITCH 10 CPI 6 ZOOM IN/OUT 1.
About extended setup options The extended setup options contain various setup options which are used less frequently than the basic setup options. The function in these options are categorized to four.
34 5. Extended setup options B5 PORT B5 LAND A4 PORT * A4 LAND B4 PORT B4 LAND LETTER PORT LETTER LAND LEGAL PORT LEGAL LAND A3 PORT A3 LAND ROMAN * SANS SERIF COURIER PRESTIGE SCRIPT OCR-B OCR-A GOTHIC ORATOR ORATOR-S 10 CPI * 12 CPI 15 CPI 16.7CPI 17.
35 5. Extended setup options 34 34 FF CODE AT TOF VALID YES* NO 33 37 36 LABEL MODE LABEL MODE NO * YES 47 P.OUT DETECTION DETECTION ANY POS* PAGE END 48 INTERFACE INTERFACE PARALLEL* SERIAL AUTO 60 S.
Print enhancement Emulation The desired emulation mode of the printer can be selected using this function. Character table (HP mode) This function selects one of character sets provided in the HP emulation. 10 EMULATION EML: EPSON EML: IBM EML: HP ...
Character table (Epson mode) This function selects one of character sets provided in the Epson emulation. Character table (IBM mode) This function selects between the IBM character set 1 and set 2.
National font style One of the following 16 national fonts can be selected. Code page The default code page can be selected using this function. Refer to the code page table in Appendix C. 15 CODE PAGE C.P.: 437 C.P.: 850 C.P.: 857 C.P.: 858 C.P.: 860 C.
IBM Alternate graphic mode (AGM) (V alid in IBM mode) This function enables the IBM emulation to work similar to the Epson emulation in high density graphics.
Line feed spacing This function selects the default line feed spacing. When no line feed spacing is set in the software command, this value is used as a linefeed. Slashed zero The zero style is selected as either “ 0 ” (no-slash) or “ Ø ” (slashed).
Print quality The letter or draft quality printing or their variations can be selected. This function performs the same way as when the QUALITY key is pressed on the front control panel.
Bar code print enhancement Enable Bar code print and Enlarged character This function enables the printer to accept the control commands of the barcode and enlarged character .
Bar code specifications The table below shows the specifications of thirteen types of bar codes available for the printer. Bar code printing examples are shown on the previous page.
Bar code size This function specifies the default bar code size. The tables below show bar code sizes and attributes. Enlarged character size This function specifies the default size of enlarged characters. 29 BC SIZE BC SIZE: 1 BC SIZE: 1.5 BC SIZE: 2 BC SIZE: 2.
Graphic Print Speed This function selects the print speed of the 120 DPI/240DPI and 180 DPI/360DPI graphics. Accent character This function specifies the method of printing accent characters. Setting of the FF (Form Feed) code at TOF Establish the setting whether or not FF(Form Feed) is to be executed.
HP mode enhancement PCL Mode (HP mode) This function selects the emulation level in HP mode. Secondary character table (HP mode) This function selects symbol set of the secondary font table. 38 PCL MODE MODE: PCL3+ MODE: PCL3 MODE: PCL3+D 39 CHR TB2 HP TBL: LINE TBL: MATH .
Paper handling enhancement Set the top margin This function sets the top margin by lines with fixed line spacing of 6 lines per inch in the range between 0 to 15 lines (2.
Set the right margin This function sets the right margin by columns with fixed character spacing of 10 characters per inch in the range between 0 to 63 columns (6.3") from the right-most printable location. Fanfold paper width This function sets the paper width to be used in the printer .
Override bottom margin The effect of this function varies depending whether you are using Cut Sheet or Fanfold paper . The operation of this function is also varied depending upon the Emulation setting (and if in HP emulation, the PCL mode setting).
Label mode (valid only in fanfold setting) Label mode is designed to prevent continuous forms labels from being peeled from the backing sheet and becoming jammed in the printer . When the bottom edge of the label is positioned on the round surface of the platen for more than 10 seconds, the label is automatically repositioned away from the platen.
Line Feed Speed This function specifies the line feed speed. The 1/2 LF speed feeds paper more stably . It is useful for thick paper, labeled sheets and multipart paper in comtinuous printing. Communication enhancement Interface type This function selects the type of interface; the parallel interface or the serial interface.
Data length (serial interface) This function selects the appropriate data length. Stop bit (serial interface) This function selects the appropriate number of stop bits. Communication protocol (serial interface) This function selects the appropriate communication protocol.
Serial error check (serial interface) This function selects the printer's response to a serial data transmission error . The serial data transmission error includes a parity error , framing error , and over-run error . If "PRINT" is enabled, the data in error is printed as an asterisk(*).
Communication buffer size This function selects the maximum size of the input buffer . When the selection of this function is completed, the printer is initialized.
Miscellaneous Print direction This function selects either pre-directional printing, bi-directional printing, or uni-directional printing. Software commands to control the printing direction will override this selection. Particular characters such as IBM graphic characters are always printed unidirectional.
Software controlled setup This function enables/disables the special software commands that are designed to control most of the extended setup options from host.
57 6. Setting the application software 6. SETTING THE APPLICA TION SOFTW ARE About printer driver Printer Driver is a section of your software that automatically translates instructions from the software to your printer .
Introduction The HP emulation of the BP-9000 printer provides full compatibility with the HP2235A RuggedW riter 480 printer . The BP-9000 also provides features and capabilities beyond those ever provided by the HP RuggedW riter printer . SEIKO Precision Inc.
Extra Capabilities for new Applications Listed below is a summary of the expanded command sets available for new applications. refer to the Appendix B, page 118 through 124 for details of using the expanded command sets.
60 If an error occurs during printing, you will get several warnings. A buzzer sounds, P .OUT lamp blinks, and an error message appears in the display window of the front control panel. ❏ Error Messages Error Message Cause and Solution CARRIAGE ERROR RAM ERROR (NO LCD DISPLA Y The P .
❏ T r oubleshooting guide Problem Cause and Solution POWER lamp fails to light Printer stops or slows down on printing P .OUT lamp lights incorrectly Poor quality printing or smudging of the paper S.
❏ Input Hexadecimal Dump Mode The Input hexadecimal dump capability of the printer enables monitoring of data as it is sent to the printer . Each Escape Sequence, Control Code, and ASCII character sent from the computer to the printer is printed in a two-digit hexadecimal format.
63 ❏ Cleaning Minimum periodical cleaning will ensure the maximum performance from your printer . Do not spill or splash cleaning liquid inside the printer . Please refer to the "Printer cover removal" on page 64 to remove the covers for cleaning.
❏ Lubrication In the case of heavy use of the printer , apply a specified lubricating oil only to the front and rear metal carriage bar . When applying the lubricant to the carriage bars, spread the oil by manually moving the print head back and forth along the carriage bar .
Guide Pivot L-angle Hinge Printer Cover ◆ Open the front cover to an upright position, then lift and remove the cover . Rear Cover ◆ Open the rear cover from the bottom edge of the cover and pull it away from the printer to remove. Paper Rack ◆ Slide both paper guides to the extreme left and right edges of the paper rack.
❏ V ertical alignment mode The vertical alignment mode serves to compensate for the slippage of the vertical printing positions, that occurs due to individual differences and age distortion of the printer . This mode has two features: print start alignment as A-MODE and bidirectional print alignment as B-MODE.
3 13 patterns from 0 to 12 are printed in accordance with the printing conditions. The pattern of the present printing condition is indicated with asterisks (*). PRINTED P A TTERNS EXAMPLE 4 Make sure, the vertical alignment of the chosen print pattern which is marked with "*" is the best aligned among the 0-12 patterns.
5 Pressing the Left and Right arrow key changes the Mode number between 1 to 1 1 to select the best pattern within the mode. 6 Pressing the Up and Down arrow key changes the pattern number between 0 to 12 to select the best pattern within the mode.
69 9. Bar code and enlar ged character 9 . Bar code and enlarged character The printer can print bar codes and enlar ged characters. T o activate the bar code and enlar ged character function, set #27 BARCODE/ENLARGED CHAR to MODE 1 or MODE 2 in the EXTENDED SETUP MODE.
Bar Code function ❏ Bar Code command (1) DC4 DC4 T Bar code type: Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 T n Hex 14 14 54 n Decimal 20 20 84 n Function: Specifies the bar code type n = 0 Industrial 2 of 5 7 Code128 1 Interleaved 2 of 5 8 EAN-8 2 Matrix 2 of 5 9 EAN-13 3 Codabar 10 UPC-A 4 Code1 1 11 UPC-E 5 Code39 12 Postnet 6 Code93 255 Element Print 70 9.
(2) Element width: DC4 DC4 E Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 E n1 n2 Hex 14 14 45 n1 n2 Decimal 20 20 69 n1 n2 Function: Specifies the n2/120” or n2/180” width of the element n1.
(5) HRI font: DC4 DC4 F Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 F n Hex 14 14 46 n Decimal 20 20 70 n Function: Selects the font of printing the HRI. n = 0: Currently selected font 1: OCR-A 2: OCR-B This setting is not valid for Postnet or Element.
(8) End of the bar code data sequence: ESC SO Format: ASCII ESC SO Hex 1B 0E Decimal 27 14 Function: Indicates the end of a bar code data sequence. This command is valid only when #27 BARCODE/LABEL MODE is set to MODE 2 in the EXTENDED SETUP MODE. (9) Bar code data sequence: DC4 DC4 B Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 B n d1 d2 .
(12) Start and stop characters: DC4 DC4 N Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 N n1 n2 Hex 14 14 4E n1 n2 Decimal 20 20 78 n1 n2 Function: Specifies the Codabar start or stop character . n1 selects the start or stop character . n2 specifies a code of the start or stop as shown below .
(16) Initializing the bar code mode: DC4 DC4 @ Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 @ Hex 14 14 40 Decimal 20 20 64 Function: Initializes the bar code mode. The following show the default settings for bar code.
❏ Printing bar codes ● Bar codes ar e printed at normal LQ 10 cpi (158 cps) print speed when the printing density is 120 dpi or at Dark 1 LQ 10 cpi (79 cps) print speed when the printing density is 180 dpi. (This does not apply to printing paths involving HRI printing or duty contr ol.
❏ Error pr ocessing ● If a character code that is not valid for the selected bar code type is input, the character code is not converted into a bar code symbol but is printed as a character . If the bar code has a start or stop character added to the HRI, the start or stop character is printed.
78 9. Bar code and enlar ged character ❏ UPC-E conversion rule ● NSC, manufactur er ’ s codes (M1 M2 M3 M4 M5), and pr oduct item codes (X1 X2 X3 X4 X5) ar e input data. 1. NSC must be 0 or 1. 2. When the manufactur er ’ s code data is input, the rule is determined and zer o checking of the pr oduct item codes is performed.
79 • Modulus 1 1 a. Data characters ar e weighed fr om the right to the left, as, example,1, 2, ..., 10, 1, 2 ... 10, 1, 2 and so forth. The sum of the data character values is determined.
80 • Modulus 47 a. Data characters ar e weighed fr om the right to the left, as, for example, 1, 2, ..., 20, 1, 2 ... 20, 1, 2 and so forth. The sum of the data character values determined.. b. The character with a character value equal to the r emainder of dividing the value determined in step a by 47 is the first check character (C).
❏ Element printing [Example] The following shows a BASIC program for printing Code 39 bar codes using the element printing function. This example shows how to print “CODE39”. (Replace NB, WB, NS and WS in the data statements in the following example with 0, 1, 2 and 3, respectively .
If #27 BARCODE/ENLARGED CHAR is set to MODE 1 or MODE 2 in the EXTENDED SETUP MODE, enlar ged characters can be printed. The enlar ged character function is valid for the EPSON or IBM or HP mode.
(1) Executing backspacing: BS Format: ASCII BS Hex 08 Decimal 08 Function: Executes backspacing. When the BS command is executed, the printing position moves to the previous character position on the left. The BS command is valid up to the left margin.
(3) Executing form feeding: FF Format: ASCII FF Hex 0C Decimal 12 Function: Executes form feeding. This command feeds the page to the next TOF position. If there are still enlar ged characters to be printed, they are printed, then form feeding is executed.
(6) Arrangement of enlarged characters: DC4 DC4 a Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 an Hex 14 14 61 n Decimal 20 20 97 n Function: Specifies the standard position for adjusting enlarged characters in the vertical direction. n = 00H, 30H: Base line is adjusted to the N’th dot from the top.
(8) All-character set for enlarged characters: DC4 DC4 d Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 d n d1 d2...dn Hex 14 14 64 n d1 d2...dh Decimal 20 20 100 n d1 d2...dn Function: Specifies the all-character set for enlarged characters. 1 ≤ n ≤ 255 0 ≤ d ≤ 255 Data with a number specified with the parameter “n” is processed as character codes.
(10) Height expansion for enlarged characters: DC4 DC4 h Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 hn Hex 14 14 68 n Decimal 20 20 104 n Function: Specifies the height expansion of enlarged characters. 0 ≤ n ≤ 127 The MSB of the parameter is masked. If n = 0, the expansion specified in the setup mode is selected.
(12) VMI for enlarged characters: DC4 DC4 j Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 j n1 n2 Hex 14 14 6A n1 n2 Decimal 20 20 106 n1 n2 Function: Specifies the VMI (vertical motion index) of enlarged characters. 0 ≤ n1 ≤ 255 0 ≤ n2 ≤ 127 The VMI indicates the distance between two lines, i.
(14) Enlarged character cell of fset: DC4 DC4 o Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 on Hex 14 14 6F n Decimal 20 20 1 1 1 n Function: Specifies the cell offset for enlar ged characters. 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 This command specifies the cell offset for the enlar ged characters in 1/180”.
90 9. Bar code and enlar ged character (16) Enlarged character quality: DC4 DC4 q Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 qn Hex 14 14 71 n Decimal 20 20 1 13 n Function: Specifies the quality of enlarged characters as shown below . n = 00H, 30H: Standard quality 01H, 31H: High-speed 1 quality 02H, 32H: High-speed 2 quality The MSB of the parameter is masked.
91 9. Bar code and enlar ged character (18) Setting and canceling enlarged character smoothing: DC4 DC4 s Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 sn Hex 14 14 73 n Decimal 20 20 1 15 n Function: Sets and cancels smoothing of enlarged characters. n = 00H, 30H: Cancels smoothing.
92 9. Bar code and enlar ged character (20) Setting and canceling underscores for enlarged characters: DC4 DC4 u Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 un Hex 14 14 75 n Decimal 20 20 1 17 n Function: Sets and cancels the underscore function. n = 00H, 30H: Cancels underscoring.
93 9. Bar code and enlar ged character If parameter m is different than shown above, this sequence is ignored. The absolute print position is based on the left margin. If the specified position exceeds the right margin, the print position is located at the right margin.
94 9. Bar code and enlar ged character This page shows examples of a BASIC program for printing enlarged characters and the printed enlarged characters (actual size).
❏ Printing specifications Printing method Print Head Emulation Resident fonts Down load character sets Graphic printing Print mode • Impact dot matrix and bidirectional logic seeking printing • 24 pins, movable-type (parallel/staggered orientation.
Character table (HP mode) (EPSON mode) (IBM mode) International character set (EPSON mode) Codepage Character table (HP , EPSON, IBM mode) Barcode type (HP , EPSON, IBM mode) Throughput Character T ab.
Evaluation conditions: Data of 100 lines by 132 columns, all ASCII rolling pattern characters, and 1/6-inch line feed is input from a host and is stored in the 64K-byte communication buffer of the printer . With that condition, the number of printing lines per minute is measured.
98 A. Specifications Print mode specifications Dot Max No. Character Printing Print mode Multipart Spacing of Structure Speed mode (inches) Columns (V X H) (cps) Normal 1/90 X 1/120 12 x 12 564 10 cpi.
Graphic Print Specifications MODE 1, 2 or 3 is set by “31 GRAPHIC QUALITY”. High speed 1 or 2 is set by the QUALITY key or “23 QUALITY”. Note: (+n) indicates the number of space added.
100 A. Specifications ❏ Parallel interface specifications • Input connector (36-pin parallel) Notes: 1. HIGH is pulled up to + 5V by 2.2k Ω resistor . 2. LOW is pulled down to GND by 2.2k Ω resistor . 3. NC stands for no connection. 4. CHASSIS GND and GND are connected in the printer .
❏ Serial interface specifications • Input connector (25-pin serial) RS-232C Pin assignments Notes: 1. NC stands for no connection. 2. CHASSIS GND and GND are connected in the printer .
❏ Other specifications Buffer size Cooling fan Power supply T emperature Humidity External dimensions W eight Power Consumption • 64k byte, 8k byte, 128 byte (Changeable buffer size from the setup.
❏ IBM mode ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal & Decimal FUNCTION [1] B E L [07] H [7] D Activates the alarm. [2] B S [08] H [8] D Backspaces one character . [3] H T [09] H [9] D Moves to next horizontal tab. [4] L F [0A] H [10] D Linefeeds after printing. [5] V T [0B] H [ 1 1] D Linefeeds to next vertical tab position after printing.
ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION [21] ESC 4 [1B,34] H [27,52] D Sets the top-of-form (TOF) at the current print line. [22] ESC 5 n [1B,35,n] H [27,53,n] D Sets/cancels auto linefeed with CR n=0 : Carriage return without linefeed. n=1 : Carriage return with linefeed.
ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION [38] ESC K n1 n2 [1B,4B,n1,n2,data] H Prints the 8-pin Standard-density graphic mode(60dpi) data [27,75,n1,n2,data] D The total number of dots in the data is set by n1+n2 × 256 .
ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION [53] E SC [ @ n 1 n 2 [1B,5B,40,n1,n2,m1,..,m4] H Sets single or double height/width/line-spacing mode. m1...m4 [27,91,64,n1,n2,m1,.
ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION 2. Select a character style, and spacing in the following tables ( Hf , Lf is ignored ): ( n1=6 , n2=0 , Hf=0 , Lf=0 , and S=1 ) Character Spacing and Style T able (Hs: Upper byte, Ls: Lower byte) 3.
ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION [57] ESC [ n1 n2 [1B,5B,5C,n1,n2,m1,...m4] H Sets basic line spacing to 1/180", 1/216", or 1/360". m1...m4 [27,91,92,n1,n2,m1,...m4] D n1=4 , n2=0 , m1=0 , and m2=0 The basic line spacing affects the amount of the line feeding at ESC J and ESC 3.
❏ EPSON mode ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal & Decimal FUNCTION [1] B E L [07] H [7] D Activates the bell. [2] B S [08] H [8] D Backspace one character . [3] H T [09] H [9] D Moves to next horizontal tab. [4] L F [0A] H [10] D Linefeeds after printing. [5] V T [0B ]H [1 1] D Linefeeds to next vertical tab position after printing.
ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION [20] ESC $ n1 n2 [1B,24,n1,n2] H Sets absolute dot position. The dot spacing is 1/60" [27,36,n1,n2] D and its position is n1+n2 x 256 dots from the left m a rgin. [21] ESC % n [1B,25,n] H [27,37,n] D Sets resident characters or download characters.
ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION d2=8,d3=0 : PC-863 d2=44,d3=0 : PC-858 d2=9,d3=0 : PC-865 d2=24,d3=0 : PC-861 d2=1 1,d3=0 : PC-857 d2=25,d3=0 : BRASCII d2=17,d3=0 : ISO-8859-1 d2=26,d3=0 : ABICOMP [26] ESC *m n1 n2 [1B,2A,m,n1,n2,data] H Sets various graphic modes.
ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION [41] ESC ? n m [1B,3F ,n, m] H Re-assign graphic type for ESC K , ESC L , [27,63,n,m] D ESC Y , and ESC Z commands.
ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION [57] ESC O [1B,4F] H [27,79] D Cancels skip over perforation. [58] ESC P [1B,50] H [27,80] D Selects pica mode (10cpi). The condensed elite character (20 cpi) also becomes the condensed pica character (17.1 cpi).
ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION [68] ESC a n [1B,61,n] H [27,97,n] D Justification mode. n=0: left justification is set (default) n=1: centering is set n=2: right justification is set n=3: full justification is set When n is other than 0 , the printer performs one linefeed after printing.
❏ PCL mode ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal & Decimal FUNCTION [1] B E L [07] H [7] D Activates the bell. (V alid for PCL3+, PCL+D) [2] B S [08] H [8] D Backspace one character . [3] H T [09] H [9] D Moves to next horizontal tab. [4] L F [0A] H [10] D Linefeeds after printing.
ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION [26] ESC & k # W [1B,26,6B,#,57] D Controls print direction. (V alid for PCL3+, PCL+D) [27,38,107,#,87] D - Print direction is set as follows.
ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION [37] ESC ( # id [1B,28,#,id] H [27,40,#,id] D Assign font to the primary/secondary font set. ESC ) # id [1B,29,#,id] H [27,41,#,id] D The 12U,0F ,0G,1S,1U,0M,0A,5S and 6S are available only when PCL3+ or PCL3+D modes.
ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION [41] ESC ( s # H [1B,28,73,#,48] H [27,40,1 15,#,72] D Sets character spacing.(# = Font pitch(CPI)) ESC ) s # H [1B,29,73,#,48] H [27,41,115,#,72] D PCL mode = PCL3+, PCL3+D or PCL3 # = 5 :5 c pi (0.01 ≤ #<5.
ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION [48] ESC ( s # W [ 1B,28,73,#,57] H Download character descriptor and data [data] [data] [ 27,40,1 15,#,87] D - The parameter # consists of 3 bytes of the desc.
B. Contr ol code summary (HP) ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION [50] ESC ) s # W [ 1B,29,73,#,57] H DA T A Download font descriptor . [DA T A ] [ 27,41,1 15,#,87] D DA T A - ESC ) s 0 W command resistors a blank LQ font.
121 ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION [56] ESC * c # F [1B,2A,63,#,46]H Download font control [27,42,99,#,70]D - Controls download font as follows. # = 0 (30H) :Delete all download font # = 3 (33H) Delete data of current download code. # = 6 (36H) :Copy ROM font to download font.
❏ Setup options control codes This command is specially designed to assist you in utilizing the printer to its fullest potential. Most of printer's setup options can be accessed and changed through the following command sequence.
ITEM Mode Code & Hexadecimal n (Hex.) = selection n : 0 = CR only n : 2 = Autofeed 1 = CR + LF n : 0 = LF only 1 = CR + LF n : 0 = DETECT at any position 1 = DETECT only page end n : 0 = No (Unloc.
ITEM Mode Code & Hexadecimal n (Hex.) = selection 00 ≤ ml ≤ 63 Left marg i n 00 ≤ mr ≤ 63 Right margin n : 0 = USA n : 5 = Sweden n : A = Denmark2 1 = France 6 = Italy B = Spain2 2 = Germany 7 = Spain C = Latin America 3 = U.K 8 = Japan D = Korea 4 = Denmark 9 = Norway E = T urkey F = Legal n : 0 = No scroll n : 3 = 5 seconds 1 = 0.
ITEM Mode Code & Hexadecimal n (Hex.) = selection n : 0 = PCL3+ n : 2 = PCL3+D 1 = PCL3 n :0 = 1 1 = 1.5 2 = 2 3 = 2.5 n : 0 = Sleep Mode V alid 1 = Sleep Mode invalid n : 0 = Normal Speed 1 = Hal.
B. Contr ol code summary (Setup options) ITEM Mode Code & Hexadecimal n (Hex.) = selection F = IT AL Y (ISO-15,0I) 10 = FRANC2 FRANCE 2(ISO-25,0F) 1 1 = GERMN2 GERMAN 2(HP SET ,OG) 1 2 = SP AIN2 (.
Epson, Italic character set Note: This character set is selected with ESC t 0 . Refer to Control code summary section. Epson, Graphic character set, extended Note: This character set is selected with ESC 6 and ESC t 1 . Refer to Control code summary section.
International character set (EPSON) Note: This character set is selected with ESC R n in the epson mode or from the front control panel. R e f e r t o Control code summary or the extended setup options. IBM character set 1 Note: This character set is selected with ESC 7 .
IBM character set 2 Note: This character set is selected with ESC 6 . Refer to Control code summary section. IBM all character set Note: This character set is selected with ESC .
C. Character Sets 130 HP Mode 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 012 345 678 9A B C D E F L/H 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 012 345 678 9A B C D E F L/H ROMAN-8 Character sets (PCL) PC-8 (Danish / Norw.
C. Character Sets 131 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 012 345 678 9A B C D E F L/H 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 012 345 678 9A B C D E F L/H MA TH 7 character sets (PCL) LINE DRA W character sets (PCL) The character of (A0)H-FF are, respectively, the same as those of (20)H -(7F)H.
C. Character Sets 132 International character set [ISO] (PCL) ASCII FRANCE FRANCE 2 GERMANY GERMANY 2 U.K. SWEDEN SWEDEN 2 ITALY SPAIN SPAIN 2 SPAIN 3 JAPAN NORWAY NORWAY 2 PORTUGAL PORTUGAL 2 IRV 23 .
C. Character Sets 133 Code 00H ~ 7FH (Common) Code Page 437 (U.S.A.) Code Page 850 (Multilingual) PCL mode The (00)H-(1F)H and (7F)H normally function as control code. The DEL(7F)H code as " " character in PCL. While TRANSPARENT mode is character font available.
C. Character Sets 134 Code Page 858 (Multilingual-Euro) Code Page 860 (Portuguese) Code Page 861 (Icelandic) PCL mode The (00)H-(1F)H and (7F)H normally function as control code. The DEL(7F)H code as " " character in PCL. While TRANSPARENT mode is character font available.
C. Character Sets 135 Code Page 865 (Nordic) BRASCII ABICOMP ISO-1 (ISO-8859-1).
❏ Installation The reverse control panel sheet allows you to easily read the function key labels from the back of the printer . In situations where working from the back of the printer is convenient, simply lay the reverse control panel sheet in position over the standard control panel.
Maschinenlärminformationsverordnung 3. GSGV , 18. 01. 1991: Der arbeitsplatzbezogene Schalldruckpegel beträgt 70 dB(A) oder weniger gemäß ISO 7779.
PRINTER DIVISION 1-1-1, AKANEHAMA, NARASHINO-SHI, CHIBA 275-8558 JAPAN.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Seiko Group BP-9000 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Seiko Group BP-9000 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Seiko Group BP-9000 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Seiko Group BP-9000 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Seiko Group BP-9000, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Seiko Group BP-9000.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Seiko Group BP-9000. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Seiko Group BP-9000 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
