Seiko BX-900 owner manual Vertical alignment mode, Operation and printing pattern

8. Maintenance (Vertical alignment mode)

❏Vertical 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. The print start adjustment aligns the print position of two different print modes at the left margin. While the bidirectional print adjustment aligns the vertical dot mis-positioning within one print mode in bidirectional printing. Because of their correlation, always set the bidirectional alignment after the print start adjustment.

The print mode used for these adjustments is categorized as 11 and 12 groups (A-MODE 1 to 11, B-MODE 0 to 11) that differ in printing speed. By aligning characters with the typical character mode of each group, the character modes within the group are automatically adjusted, e.g. Draft pica printing mode belongs to MODE 0 group.

Operation and printing pattern

Before performing the adjustment mode, make sure that the ribbon cassette and at least 10-inch wide paper are properly installed in the printer.

Exit alignment mode

Select mode No.

Select pattern No.

RESET

	TOF SET
ALIGN ADJUST	PARK	QUALITY
	BIN
	EXIT	ENTER
	SETUP	ALT

M.LF

M.RLF

		POWER
		ON LINE
LF	FF	P.OUT

RLF TEAR OFF ON LINE

Enter alignment mode

Set printing conditions

1Press the SETUP and ALT keys simultaneously while turning ON the printer or pressing the RESET key. Hold down the both SETUP and ALT keys until the LCD displays "ALIGN ADJUST".

SETUP + ALT + RESET or Power ON

key

ALIGN. ADJUST

MENU indication

A: START POS ADJ B: VERT. ADJ

2Press the left or right arrow key to select A-MODE for print start adjustment or B-MODE for bidirectional print adjustment. Then press the ENTER key to enter. The operation on either alignments is done in the same manner. Always select B-MODE after A-MODE is set or has been set correctly.

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