Seiko Group BP-9000 instruction

6. Setting the application software

CONNECTING THE BP-9000 PRINTER IN THE HP ENVIRONMENT

Introduction

The HP emulation of the BP - 9000 printer provides full compatibility with the HP2235A RuggedWriter 480 printer.

The BP-9000 also provides features and capabilities beyond those ever provided by the HP RuggedWriter printer. SEIKO Precision Inc. has provided a means for you to access these extra capabilities for any new applications that you may chose to print on the BP-9000.

The extra capabilities of the BP-9000 printer are enabled for access through a special control panel menu setting entitled "38 PCL MODE".

PCL Mode

•PCL3 MODE -Provides the basic RuggedWriter 480 emulation command set.

•PCL3+ MODE –Provides extra capability to the RuggedWriter 480 command set that allows you to access many BP-9000 printer features through extensions of the command set.

•PCL3+D MODE –Provides all features of PCL3+ and allows the vertical and horizontal positioning to be set in increments of 1/360". This mode provides a "limited" Deskjet capability, and is mainly intended for printing from Windows using the Deskjet 500 driver. Print output from this mode will not be identical to that of a Deskjet printer (300 vs. 360 dpi) but will be closer than the other 2 modes for this type of application.

Setup

The information provided below gives setup information of the basic printer RuggedWriter emulation, details of the command set extensions provided with PCL3+ and PCL3+D Mode, and information on configuring the Serial I/O to the various Term Types used by the HP System.

Refer to the setup sections 4 and 5 for details on using the Basic and Extended Setup configuration modes.

Configuring the Printer with the RuggedWriter Emulation

1.Set the printer menu item 10 EMULATION to "HP".

2.Set the printer menu item 38 PCL MODE to "PCL3".

Setting the PCL MODE to "PCL3" provides the command set identical with that of the HP RuggedWriter 480.

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Seiko Group owner manual Connecting the BP-9000 Printer in the HP Environment

Contents

Business Printer Page Pin wide-carriage Dot matrix printer Seiko Precision IncPage Contents Maintenance Setting the application softwareTroubleshooting Bar code and enlarged Character function Other specifications Control code summary Appendices Foreign matter and water Power sourc eInstallation environment Operating condition Unpacking the printer To make a test print To set up the printerQuick startup To connect your computer Features Introduction Paper dimensions Options and expendables Power cord Printer description Precaution for extra-thick paper usage Operation guide sheet Physical dimensionModel a Physical dimensionModel B Installing the sound seal cover Setting upInstalling the paper rack 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 Parallel Interface 36-pin plug Connecting the computerConnecting the power cord 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 operations Control panel and indicatorsIndicators OUT Fanfold Cover Open Indicator lamps Lamp Off Blinking Function Keys LF/M.RLF Control Levers TOF SET Friction Lever OUT Indicator Action Paper parking Printing test pattern Demonstration print-out Tearing off a form Power-on operation summary Operation reference Basic setup options About basic setup optionsTo set this option Multipart Selection procedure exampleSetup Memory Single Multipart Copy Normal Copy Dark Printing multipart paperSelecting page length for fanfold paper Fanfold Selecting single sheet paper size A3 landscape can not be used with CSF Selecting font style Font ORATORs Selecting character spacing Letter Quality Enlarging/compressing print Zoom IN/OUT TOF Adjust Setting top of form positionLoading user & factory setup options 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 Character table HP mode EmulationEmulation EML Epson EML IBM EML HP CHR TB Epson TBL Italic TBL Graphic TBL Down LD TBL Code PG Character table Epson modeCharacter table IBM mode CHR TB IBM TBL SET National font style CodeCode Brascii Abicomp IBM Alternate graphic mode AGM Valid in IBM mode Carriage return CRLine feed LF Slashed zero Set default tab stopsLine feed spacing Lock-in the page length Lock-in the character spacing Print qualityLock-in the font Lock-in the print quality Enable Bar code print and Enlarged character BC Mode BC IgnoredBar code type Bar code specifications Sent by the user Bar code size Enlarged character size Setting of the FF Form Feed code at TOF Graphic Print SpeedAccent character PCL Mode Mode PCL3+ Mode PCL3+D HP mode enhancement PCL Mode HP modeSecondary character table HP mode CHR TB2 HP TBL Line TBL Math Set the left margint Paper handling enhancement Set the top marginSet the bottom margin TOP Margin Fanfold paper width Autoscroll delaySet the right margin Right M Override bottom margin Override BMOverride no Override YES Setting of Paper out detection Setting of the auto-scrolling positionCut sheet feeder type Interface type Select in signal parallel interfaceLine Feed Speed Parity bit serial interface Communication protocol serial interface Data length serial interfaceStop bit serial interface Communication speed serial interface CD signal serial interface Serial error check serial interfaceCTS signal serial interface DSR signal serial interface Busy/ACK timing parallel interface Setting of whether ERROR/PE signals are output or notCommunication buffer size Data latch timing parallel interface Invert LCD display Print directionLCD display language Print DIR Print PRE-DIR Print UNI-DIR Print BI-DIR Setting Energy Star Software controlled setupLock the Reset key Saving user setup options About printer driver Printer driver selectionHewlett Packard Epson Connecting the BP-9000 Printer in the HP Environment PCL3+ Mode PCL3+D Mode Troubleshooting Error Messages Troubleshooting guide To run this mode in LQ printing Input Hexadecimal Dump ModeTo run this mode in draft printing To terminate this mode Is not recommended. Apply only when it is necessary MaintenanceCleaning 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 Bar code and enlarged character Outline of bar code functionMakeup of bar code Bar Code command Bar Code function Element width DC4 DC4 E Format Ascii Ascii DC4 End of the bar code data sequence ESC SO Format 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 For I=1 to 9READ Aprint CHR$ANEXT 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 HP mode Paper feed method Paper weightThroughput Paper width Print mode specifications Print mode Graphic Print Specifications Data input timing chart and input condition Parallel interface specificationsInput connector 36-pin parallel 100 Serial interface specifications 101 Other specifications 102 Appendix B. Control code summary 103 104 105 106 107 108 ESC ! n 109ESC SP n ≤ n≤ 110 111 N16 NUL 112ESC ? n m N2...n32 NUL Set by n1+n2 x 113ESC R n N1+n2 x 114 115 116 ESC # @ 117ESC # id ESC 0 118 119 ESC s # W 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 Epson, Graphic character set, extended Appendix C. Character setsEpson, Italic character set 127 International character set Epson IBM character set128 IBM all character set 129 ECMA-94 Latin 1 ISO Character sets PCL ROMAN-8 Character sets PCLPC-8 Danish / Norwegian Character sets PCL Legal character sets PCL Math 7 character sets PCL Line Draw character sets PCL131 International character set ISO PCL 132 Code 00H ~ 7FH Common PCL modeEPSON/IBM mode Code Page 850 Multilingual 134 Code Page 863 Canadian French Code Page 865 Nordic ISO-1 ISO-8859-1135 Installation Appendix D. Reverse control panel sheet136 Page Printer Division