Connecting the computer, Connecting the power cord | Seiko BX-900

2. Setting up

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.

❏Parallel Interface 36-pin plug

CAUTION
	13	1
220-240V	120V
	25	14

❏Serial Interface 25-pin plug

CAUTION

220-240V 120V

T5A 250V

T2.5A 250V(For European)

13	1
25	14

Connecting the power cord

Check the power requirement printed on the rating plate on the rear of the printer before attaching the power cord and turning on the printer. Both POWER and P.OUT lamps light up when the printer is switched on correctly. The voltage selector should be set correctly as follows.

Voltage Selector

120V : USA, Canada

230V : Europe, Asia, Oceania

CAUTION

220-240V 120V

13

25

1

Note

For continued protection against risk of fire and destruction of Power PCB Assembly, switch the voltage selector according to using voltage.

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Seiko BX-900 owner manual Connecting the computer, Parallel Interface 36-pin plug, Serial Interface 25-pin plug

Contents

Business Printer Page Pin wide-carriage Dot matrix printer Seiko Precision IncPage Contents Setting the application software TroubleshootingMaintenance Bar code and enlarged character Other specifications Control code summary Appendices Power sourc e Installation environmentForeign matter and water Operating condition Unpacking the printer Check the cartons for the following items To set up the printer Quick startupTo make a test print To connect your computer Features Introduction Paper dimensions Options and expendables Power cord Printer description Precaution for extra-thick paper usage Tractor Physical dimensionModel a Physical dimensionModel B Setting up Installing the paper rackInstalling the sound seal cover P r e s s i n g t h e L a n g l e h i n g e Installing the ribbon cassette Ribbon Feed Knob Connecting the computer Connecting the power cordParallel Interface 36-pin plug Serial Interface 25-pin plug Loading the paper Fanfold continuous paper Single sheet paper Left Paper Guide Adjusting the print head position Paper alignment Control panel and indicators IndicatorsControl panel and operations OUT Fanfold Cover Open Indicator lamps Lamp Off Blinking Function Keys Park Control Levers TOF SET Paper parking Friction Lever OUT Lamp Function Key Action Printing test pattern Demonstration print-out Tearing off a form Power-on operation summary Operation reference To set this option Basic setup optionsAbout basic setup options Selection procedure example Setup MemoryMultipart Single Printing multipart paper Selecting page length for fanfold paperMultipart Copy Normal Copy Dark Fanfold Selecting single sheet paper size 136 278 297 Selecting font style Font ORATORs Selecting character spacing Letter Quality Enlarging/compressing print Zoom IN/OUT Setting top of form position Loading user & factory setup optionsTOF Adjust Select Setup Setup Memo SET. Factory Factory Default Setting Option Menu Factory Default Basic options Extended setup options About extended setup options Extended setup options summary Previous Emulation EML Epson EML IBM EML HP Character table HP modeEmulation Character table Epson mode Character table IBM modeCHR TB Epson TBL Italic TBL Graphic TBL Down LD TBL Code PG CHR TB IBM TBL SET Code Brascii Abicomp National font styleCode Line feed LF IBM Alternate graphic mode AGM Valid in IBM modeCarriage return CR Set default tab stops Line feed spacingSlashed zero Lock-in the page length Print quality Lock-in the fontLock-in the character spacing Lock-in the print quality Bar code type Enable Bar code print and Enlarged characterBC Mode BC Ignored Bar code specifications Sent by the user Bar code size Enlarged character size Accent character Setting of the FF Form Feed code at TOFGraphic Print Speed HP mode enhancement PCL Mode HP mode Secondary character table HP modePCL Mode Mode PCL3+ Mode PCL3+D CHR TB2 HP TBL Line TBL Math Paper handling enhancement Set the top margin Set the bottom marginSet the left margin TOP Margin Autoscroll delay Set the right marginFanfold paper width Right M Override no Override YES Override bottom marginOverride BM Cut sheet feeder type Setting of Paper out detectionSetting of the auto-scrolling position Select in signal parallel interface Line Feed SpeedInterface type Parity bit serial interface Data length serial interface Stop bit serial interfaceCommunication protocol serial interface Communication speed serial interface Serial error check serial interface CTS signal serial interfaceCD signal serial interface DSR signal serial interface Setting of whether ERROR/PE signals are output or not Communication buffer sizeBusy/ACK timing parallel interface Data latch timing parallel interface Print direction LCD display languageInvert LCD display Print DIR Print PRE-DIR Print UNI-DIR Print BI-DIR Software controlled setup Lock the Reset keySetting Energy Star Saving user setup options Setting the application software About printer driverPrinter driver selection Hewlett Packard Epson Connecting the BX-900 printer in the HP environment Introduction PCL3+D Mode Saving Your SetupPCL3+ Mode Troubleshooting Error Messages Troubleshooting guide Input hexadecimal dump mode To run this mode in draft printingTo run this mode in LQ printing To terminate this mode Maintenance CleaningIs not recommended. Apply only when it is necessary Inside the printer Lubrication Printer cover removal Printer Cover Vertical alignment mode Operation and printing pattern Description of Patterns Mode 1 no LCD Description Key Operation Makeup of bar code Bar code and enlarged characterOutline of bar code function Bar Code command Specified items on Bar Code Element width DC4 DC4 E Format Ascii Ascii DC4 ESC SO Ascii DC4 Data processing in the bar code data sequence Printing bar codes HRI Error processing Code 128 subset transition rule UPC-E conversion rule Calculating the check character Modulus Other Element printing Element printing example Enlarged character command list Outline of enlarged character function Ascii HMI Arrangement of enlarged characters DC4 DC4 a All-character set for enlarged characters DC4 DC4 d Height expansion for enlarged characters DC4 DC4 h VMI for enlarged characters DC4 DC4 j Enlarged character cell offset DC4 DC4 o Enlarged character quality DC4 DC4 q Setting and canceling enlarged character smoothing DC4 DC4 s Extended Setup Mode Hex Decimal 121 Enlarged character print samples Print #1,BASE Appendix A. Specifications Printing specifications Character table Epson mode Paper weight ThroughputPaper feed method Paper width Print mode specifications Print mode Graphic Print Specifications Mode Parallel interface specifications Input connector 36-pin parallelData input timing chart and input condition 100 Serial interface specifications 101 Other specifications 102 Appendix B. Control code summary 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 ESC SP nESC ! n ≤ n≤ 110 111 112 ESC ? n mN16 NUL N2...n32 NUL 113 ≤n≤255 ESC R nSet by n1+n2 x N1+n2 x 114 115 116 117 ESC # idESC # @ ESC 0 118 119 ESC s # W 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 Appendix C. Character sets Epson, Italic character setEpson, Graphic character set, extended 127 128 International character set EpsonIBM character set IBM all character set 129 130 ROMAN-8 Character sets PCLPC-8 Danish / Norwegian Character sets PCL 131 Math 7 character sets PCLLine Draw character sets PCL International character set ISO PCL 132 PCL mode EPSON/IBM modeCode 00H ~ 7FH Common Code Page 850 Multilingual 134 Code Page 863 Canadian French 135 Code Page 865 NordicISO-1 ISO-8859-1 136 InstallationAppendix D. Reverse control panel sheet Page Printer Division