Seiko FB 390 user manual Basic Control Panel Operations, Top of Form Adjustment Mode

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Basic Control Panel Operations

You can use the five keys on the control panel to operate your printer.

ONLINE Pressing the ONLINE button, toggles between ONLINE and OFFLINE mode.

PARK/LOAD In the offline mode, pressing the PARK/LOAD button shortly controls feeding tractor paper or cut sheets

LF/FF In the offline mode, press the LF/FF key to feed the paper line by line. Alternatively, hold the key down for 2 seconds, the printer will eject the single sheet paper, or advance the tractor paper to the tear-off position. And if you press LF/FF key again the tractor paper will be reversely fed to the top-of-form position of the next page.

COPY In the offline mode, pressing the COPY key toggles among the four modes: NORMAL, COPY MODE 1, COPY MODE 2 and COPY MODE 3.

HI-SPEEDIn the offline mode, pressing the HI-SPEEDkey, toggles among the HI-SPEEDmode, SUPER HIGH-SPEEDmode and LETTER QUALITY mode.

NOTE

1.The printer can only print DRAFT font in the HIGH-SPEED or SUPER HIGH-SPEED mode. If you need any other font listed in the SETUP MENU SYSTEM, please change to the LETTER QUALITY mode.

2.SUPER HIGH-SPEED mode will be invalid when printing graphic images.

3.Push button selections may override the menu selections.

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.

NOTE

Your application software usually sets your top margin. You shouldn’t need to change the top-of-form setting very often.

Use the PARK/LOAD and LF/FF keys to alter the top of form setting:

PARK/LOAD: Increase the top of form by 1/60 inch. You can increase the margin to a maximum of +60 increments (+60/60 inch) from the factory setting.

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Contents Seiko Precision Important Safety Instructions Table of Contents To enter the Setup Menu System and change the settings Epson Emulation Select Code Pages Overview FeaturesHigh Resolution Graphics Automatic Interface SwitchingUser- Friendly Control Panel EmulationUnpacking PreparationMain parts of printer rear view Paper feed knob Parts IdentificationInstallation Installing the Front Table Extension TrayInstalling and Replacing the Ribbon Cassette Make sure of the following Connecting the Interface CableConnecting to the Power Source Using the Parallel Interface and the USB InterfaceConnecting the Power Cord Turning the Power on and offAdjusting the gap adjust lever Paper Thickness AdjustmentLoading paper Position Copies ThicknessLoading Cut Sheet Paper Loading Tractor Paper Using Tractor PaperPage Page 15 Tractor paper tear-off Tearing off Tractor PaperPrinting from Your Software Setting Up Your Printer To Work With SoftwareIndicator LED Off Control PanelControl Panel Keys and LEDs Basic Control Panel Operations Top of Form Adjustment ModeUsing the Setup Menu System Tear-off Adjustment ModeTo exit without saving, just turn the printer OFF To exit without saving, just turn off the printerTo exit the Setup Menu System To enter the Setup Menu System and change the settingsTo print the current settings Printing the Current Setting ReportSeiko Precision FB-390 Setup Menu System Options of the Setup Menu SystemFont Options DescriptionUsing the Self Test Functions Restoring Factory Printer SettingsMaintenance Printing Test H pattern Slide Pattern Printing TestPrint Mode Hex Dump ModeMaintenance and Fault Finding Cleaning the CabinetAppendix a Intervals and Materials for Cleaning Problems And SolutionsError Cause Remedy Error LED on the Control PanelAppendix B SpecificationsGeneral Print HeadPaper MechanismPrint mode specifications Multipart Dot Spacing Max No Character Printing Print mode×H inches Parallel Interface Graphic Print SpecificationsCommand Code Summary USB InterfaceEpson Emulation Character Set Name Code SymbolDownload Character Graphics ModeBit-Image Input Data ControlSelect Code Pages FormatCode No D2 d3 HEX Name