Paper parking | Seiko BX-900 specs

3. Control panel and operations

• Paper Select Lever

The paper select lever serves to switch between the fanfold continuous paper s e t t i n g a n d t h e s i n g l e s h e e t p a p e r s e t t i n g ( o r C S F s e t t i n g w h e n C S F 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.

Paper parking

This function moves fanfold paper back to the push tractor position (park station) so that single sheet paper can be used. Specifically it is useful when switching from fanfold paper to single sheet paper.

•Pressing the PARK key removes the fanfold paper from the print station so that single sheet paper can be used.

•Switching of the paper select lever is required for the actual mechanical switching of the paper select.

•Pressing the FF key when the printer is in the paper-out state loads the selected paper (fanfold or single sheet) to the top-of-form position.

The following table explains the paper handling of the FF and the PARK key in the offline state:


	Friction Lever	P.OUT Lamp	Function Key	Action
		ON	FF	Autoload the paper
	Continuous	ON	PARK	Ignore the key
	Continuous		PARK	Ignore the key
	Paper	OFF	FF	Feed to the next TOF
		OFF	PARK	Park the paper in the push tractor
			PARK	Park the paper in the push tractor
		ON	FF	Autoload the paper
	Single Sheets	ON	PARK	Ignore the key
			PARK	Ignore the key
		OFF	FF	Eject the paper
			FF	Eject the paper
			PARK	Eject the paper
			PARK	Eject the paper

Notes

1.Make sure that the setting of the paper select lever corresponds to the type of paper being used.

2.The paper park function causes PAPER ERROR in the following situations:

a)when the fanfold paper is not set in the park station (at the push tractors) after moving more than 22 inches backward.

b)when the paper (fanfold or single sheet) is not autoloaded to the print station after feeding more than 8 inches. (At this time, the printer tries to sense the paper in the printer.)

c)when single sheet paper is not ejected from the printer after advancing more than 22 inches.

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Seiko BX-900 owner manual Paper parking, Friction Lever OUT Lamp Function Key Action

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 About basic setup options Basic setup optionsTo set this option 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 Character table HP modeEmulation EML Epson EML IBM EML HP 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 National font styleCode Brascii Abicomp Carriage return CR IBM Alternate graphic mode AGM Valid in IBM modeLine feed LF 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 BC Mode BC Ignored Enable Bar code print and Enlarged characterBar code type Bar code specifications Sent by the user Bar code size Enlarged character size Graphic Print Speed Setting of the FF Form Feed code at TOFAccent character 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 BM Override bottom marginOverride no Override YES Setting of the auto-scrolling position Setting of Paper out detectionCut sheet feeder type 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+ Mode Saving Your SetupPCL3+D 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 Outline of bar code function Bar code and enlarged characterMakeup of bar code 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 IBM character set International character set Epson128 IBM all character set 129 PC-8 Danish / Norwegian Character sets PCL ROMAN-8 Character sets PCL130 Line Draw character sets PCL Math 7 character sets PCL131 International character set ISO PCL 132 PCL mode EPSON/IBM modeCode 00H ~ 7FH Common Code Page 850 Multilingual 134 Code Page 863 Canadian French ISO-1 ISO-8859-1 Code Page 865 Nordic135 Appendix D. Reverse control panel sheet Installation136 Page Printer Division