Page 2 - Important Safety Instructions
i Important Safety Instructions 1. Read all of these instructions carefully and thoroughly and save them for later reference. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions in the manual as well as marked on the product. 3. Unplug this product from the power outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aer...
Page 3 - Table of Contents; Chapter 1 Overview; Installing the Front Table Extension Tray; Chapter 3 Loading paper
ii Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview .............................................................................................................. 1 Features .............................................................................................................................................
Page 4 - Chapter 4 Printing from Your Software; To enter the Setup Menu System and change the settings; Appendix A
iii Chapter 4 Printing from Your Software .................................................... 14 Setting Up Your Printer To Work With Software .............................................. 14 Chapter 5 Control Panel .....................................................................................
Page 5 - Specifications
iv Specifications ................................................................................................................................ 28 General ............................................................................................................................................ 2...
Page 6 - Features
1 Chapter 1 Overview Features Thank you for purchasing this SEIKO Precision FB-390 printer. Combing high speed, high quality output with advanced paper handing capabilities, this versatile, 24-pin, flatbed printer is ideal for a wide range of multi-part and cut-sheet printing requirements. Reliabili...
Page 8 - Chapter 2 Preparation; Unpacking; NOTE
3 Chapter 2 Preparation Unpacking Check each item against the following packing list, if any of these items are missing, please contact your local dealer. A Printer D Ribbon cassette B Driver CD and User’s manual E Power cable C Installation guidebook F Front table Figure 2-1 Packing list in the pri...
Page 9 - Parts Identification
4 Parts Identification Figures 2-2 and 2-3 highlight the main components of the printer. Figure 2-2 Main parts of printer (front view) A Paper path select lever G Gap adjust lever B Control panel H Carriage shaft C Power switch I Ribbon cassette cartridge D Cut sheet guide J Print head E Front table...
Page 10 - Installation; Installing and Replacing the Ribbon Cassette
5 Installation Before placing the printer in your chosen location, consider the following guidelines: This printer should be placed on a normal table, printer stand or desk. Be sure that the surface is level, to avoid an uneven load on the carriage as it operates. Do not install the printer where it...
Page 11 - Make sure of the following:; Connecting the Interface Cable
6 3 Pull the Sub friction roller by gripping the center area of the unit by your forefingers. Then lift it up until it is positioned upwards towards the top of the printer as shown in Figure 2-5. 4 If necessary, move and centre the print head carefully by hand. 5 Hold the ribbon cartridge with the k...
Page 12 - Connecting the Power Cord
7 Using the Parallel Interface and the USB Interface Figure 2-7 Connecting the parallel interface cable and the USB interface cable Connecting to the Power Source Connecting the Power Cord Plug the power cord (supplied) into the power inlet at the rear of the printer. Check that the power switch (lo...
Page 13 - Paper Thickness Adjustment
8 Chapter 3 Loading paper Paper Thickness Adjustment Before loading cut sheet or tractor paper, you have to adjust the gap adjust lever on the front right side of the printer. To feed thicker papers through the printer, you need to move the gap adjust lever from its standard position. The lever move...
Page 14 - Loading Cut Sheet Paper
9 Loading Cut Sheet Paper 1 Turn the printer on. 2 Set paper select lever toward the back of printer as shown in Figure 3-2. Figure 3-2 Setting the paper select lever 3 Set the gap adjust lever for example to the position “1” for thin paper. 4 Position the left cut sheet guide by referring to the ma...
Page 15 - Using Tractor Paper; Loading Tractor Paper
10 position. You can set the printer to detect skew so if the paper skews during loading, the printer detects it and automatically ejects the paper to the front table. 7 After the above steps, the printer is ready to print. Using Tractor Paper This printer feeds tractor paper from the rear of the pr...
Page 18 - Tearing off Tractor Paper
13 Figure 3-14 Locking the position of the right tractor 10 When starting a new print task, the printer will automatically load the paper before the actual printing starts. ( You can also press the PARK/LOAD key to load the paper manually.) Tearing off Tractor Paper To tear off the paper, make sure ...
Page 19 - Setting Up Your Printer To Work With Software
14 Chapter 4 Printing from Your Software Setting Up Your Printer To Work With Software The printer supports the Epson ESC/P2 emulation. You can select the Epson LQ-570+ driver for this printer, but the best way to ensure that all the features of your printer are supported by the software is to use t...
Page 20 - Chapter 5 Control Panel; Control Panel Keys and LEDs
15 Chapter 5 Control Panel Control Panel Keys and LEDs The control panel consists of five keys and four LEDs as shown in Figure 5-1 Figure 5-1 The printer control panel The following table details each indicator LED function: Table 5-1 LEDs on the control panel Indicator LED On Off POWER (green) Lig...
Page 23 - To exit the Setup Menu System
18 menu lists, each list containing several settings. You can select a new setting of the menu list and save it, or just go to the next menu list without altering the current setting. To enter the Setup Menu System and change the settings 1. Lift the window cover of the printer. 2. Eject any paper c...
Page 24 - Printing the Current Setting Report
19 Printing the Current Setting Report You can use the information in the current setting report to decide which setting you want to change. To print the current settings: 1. Turn the printer off. 2. Hold down both the PARK/LOAD and LF/FF key at the same time 3. Turn the printer on. The printer auto...
Page 25 - SEIKO Precision FB-390
20 SEIKO Precision FB-390 Current Setting Report Current settings are FILLED . PRINT STYLE FONT ROMAN PITCH 10 CPI PAGE LAYOUT LINE SPACING 6 LPI FORM LENGTH A4 PAGE SKIP OFF COMPRESS PRT NORMAL PRINT MODE TEXT DIR BI-DIR GRAPHIC DIR UNI-DIR CHARACTER SLASH ZERO OFF CHARACTER SET GRAPHICS INTL CHAR ...
Page 26 - Options of the Setup Menu System
21 Options of the Setup Menu System The following printout in Figure 5-3 shows the selections from the Setup Menu System and is followed by a description of how to use it in Table 5-2 (Options of the Setup Menu System). SEIKO Precision FB-390 SETUP MENU SYSTEM Use the PARK/LOAD key to point the prin...
Page 28 - Restoring Factory Printer Settings; Using the Self Test Functions; Slide Pattern Printing Test
23 Restoring Factory Printer Settings You can restore to the factory printer settings without having to work through the Setup Menu System to reset the menus. To restore to the factory settings: 1. Make sure that the printer is ONLINE 2. Press and hold down the ONLINE and COPY keys on the control pa...
Page 29 - Hex Dump Mode
24 Hex Dump Mode Turning power on while pressing the PARK/LOAD key causes the printer to enter Hex Dump mode. In this mode, if you execute the following program 10 LPRINT CHR$(27); “ 4 ” ； 20 LPRINT “ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ” 30 LPRINT CHR$(27); “ 5 ” ； 40 LPRINT “ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ” The...
Page 30 - Maintenance and Fault Finding; Introduction
25 Appendix A Maintenance and Fault Finding Introduction Your printer requires very little routine maintenance. In fact, the best maintenance for the printer is preventative. If you have followed the suggestions for locating it in an area free of excessive dust and heat it will give you a long and t...
Page 31 - Problems And Solutions
26 Cleaning the platen Clean the platen with a soft cloth. Intervals and Materials for Cleaning Clean inside the printer in accordance with the following: Ribbon Cartridge The inked ribbon in the cartridge is a continuous loop and will print several million characters before needing replacement. Whe...
Page 32 - Error LED on the Control Panel
27 Printing is Smudged The ribbon is in front of the ribbon mask. Remove it and then insert it correctly. Adjust the gap adjust lever (move it downward). Poor Dot Positioning If poor dot positioning occurs, the horizontal dot alignment has to be performed by an authorized technician. Characters On T...
Page 33 - Appendix B; General
28 Appendix B Specifications General Type 24-Pin Flatbed Dot Matrix Impact Printer Fonts 1 DP (Draft) 7 LQ (ROMAN, SANSERIF, COURIER, PRESTIGE, SCRIPT, OCRA, OCRB) Emulation Epson ESC/P2 Memory 256K bytes (*Input buffer: 132K bytes) Interface Parallel Interface: Centronics (IEEE 1284 NIBBLE mode Com...
Page 35 - Print mode specifications
30 Print mode specifications Print mode Multipart mode Dot Spacing (V×H inches) Max No. of Columns Character Structure (V×H) Printing Speed (cps) Normal 83 Dark 1 66 Dark 2 53 10cpi Dark 3 1/180×1/360 110 24×18 26 Normal 100 Dark 1 80 Dark 2 64 12cpi Dark 3 1/180×1/360 132 24×18 32 Normal 125 Dark 1...
Page 37 - USB Interface; Command Code Summary; Epson Emulation
32 USB Interface USB 2.0 Full-Speed. The following table provides the standardized contact terminating assignments by number and electrical value for Series “A” and Series “B” connectors. Contact Number Signal Name Typical Wiring Assignment 1 VBUS Red 2 D- White 3 D+ Green 4 GND Black Shell Shield W...
Page 40 - Select Code Pages
35 Select Code Pages Format ESC ( t n1 n2 d1 d2 d3 (n1=3, n2=0, d1=0,1,2,3) Code No. d2 d3 (HEX) Name 437 1 0 U.S.A. 437GR 1 10 GRK 437 858 3 0 MULTI 851GR 4 0 GRK 851 857 5 0 TURKEY 855 6 0 CYRILLIC 860 7 0 PORTUGAL 863 8 0 CANADA 865 9 0 NORWAY 852 0A 0 EAST EUROPE 864 0D 0 ARAB NLS 866 0E 0 RUSSI...
