Seiko Group FB 380 user manual Basic Control Panel Operations, Top of Form Adjustment Mode

Basic Control Panel Operations

You can use the four 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.

To Change Speed Mode

In the offline mode, pressing the PARK/LOAD key for more than 2 seconds toggles between the LETTER QUALITY mode and HIGH-SPEEDmode, with a beep sound for confirmation.

NOTE

The printer can only print DRAFT font in the HIGH-SPEED mode. If you need any other font listed in the SETUP MENU SYSTEM, please change to the LETTER QUALITY mode. Please note that push button selections do override menu settings.

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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