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Control levers – Seiko BX-900 User Manual

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3. Control panel and operations

TOF SET

(ALT+PARK keys)

The TOF SET key is valid only when paper is loaded. When the TOF SET
key is pressed in the offline state, the TOF position is set to the top of the
r i b b o n g u i d e , a n d t h e b u z z e r
sounds.

+

After two seconds, the paper is
fed backward so that the TOF
p o s i t i o n i s a t t h e c u r r e n t
p r i n t i n g p o s i t i o n .
When the TOF position is set,
the setting of “7 TOF ADJUST”
is changed to this set automatically.

*TOF:Top of form

SETUP

When the SETUP key is pressed the printer enters the setup options. The
setup options are explained later in the "Basic setup options" section.

QUALITY

This key is for selecting the print quality: LQ, NLQ, HQDR (high quality
draft), DRAFT, SD (speed draft), or SSD (super speed draft). To set your
d e s i r e d p r i n t q u a l i t y s i m p l y s c r o l l a n d s t o p w h e r e y o u r s e l e c t i o n i s
displayed. The printer beeps once for an acknowledgment.
Software commands can override the print quality setting of this key.
However, "#26 Quality Lock" option described on page 41 can lock-in the

selection by this key and disable software commands.

This key also selects the graphic print speed.

*The graphic print speed is selected only by “31 GRAPHIC QUALITY”

in the extended setup options.

• Others

The

←, →, ↓, ↑ EXIT and ENTER keys become effective only in the setup options entered by

pressing the SETUP key. For more information refer to "Basic setup options."

Control Levers

• Head adjustment Lever

This lever adjusts the gap between the print head and the platen. The correct
gap adjustment for a different paper thickness is required to obtain optimum
print quality. See also page 15.

BIN

EXIT

SETUP

QUALITY

1

6

TOF SET

PARK

ENTER

ALT

LCD

Graphic print speed

LQ
NLQ
HQDR
DRAFT
S.D.
S.S.D.

LQ
NLQ
LQ
LQ
S.D.
S.S.D.

Draft
Draft
HQDR
Draft
S.D.
S.S.D.

Normal

High speed 1
High speed 2
High speed 2
High speed 2
High speed 2

ESC x 1
LQ is selected

ESC x 0
Draft is selected

TOF Position

D

A A

A A

A A

A A

B B

B B

C

C

C C

D

D D

0.5

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