Setup Settings

The SEIKOSHA MP-5450 printer does not have any Dip Switches. You can verify or change various printer settings by using the switches and LED display on the control panel. Please refer to the printer manual for details of how to set these printers up.

Main menu=user

To print current settings.Turn the Power Switch ON while holding down the SELECT and PITCH switches. This prints the current listing and then returns to print mode

To change the setting after printing out the current settings (all 3 users).Turn the power switch ON while pressing and holding the SET UP switch. The printer prints the current listing then enters the setup mode

To change the setting after printing out the current settings (only the user number currently selected by Function No.2). Press the SET UP switch while the printer is in the off-line status. The printer prints the current listing of the user number selected by Function No. 3 then enters the set up mode

To Change the Function & Menu

Take the printer off-line by pressing the SELECT switch. Press the SETUP switch to enter SetUp mode.

Once the print list finishes you are in Function select mode. Press the UP or DOWN switches to select the desired function. Each time the switch is pressed the printer prints the next or previous function number.

Once your desired Function is printed, press the MENU switch to enter the menu select mode.

Use the UP or DOWN switches to select the desired Menu setting. When the desired Menu setting is printed press the EXIT SETUP switch to store the settings and exit the set up mode.

If you exit the setup mode without pressing the EXIT SETUP switch the new settings will not be saved

The function of each switch and LED status in the Setup mode is shown below

Switch or LED	Function Select Mode	Menu Select Mode
FUNCTION	Invalid	Enters the function select mode
MENU	Enters the menu select mode.	Invalid
UP	Increase the function number	Increases the menu number
DOWN	Decreases the function number	Decreases the menu number
EXIT SET UP	Stores the newly selected function/menu setting(s) and exits the set up mode.	Stores the newly selected function/menu setting(s) and exits the set up mode.
SELECT LED	OFF	OFF
SET UP LED	ON	ON
PITCH LED	ON (all LEDS)	OFF (All LEDS)
FONT LED	OFF (all LEDS)	ON (All LEDS)

List of Set Up (Function & Menu) Items

Function	Heading	Function Description
O1	Default Set	Selects the Function set to be reset to factory default
O2	Select User	Selects the Function set to use on Power on
O3	Change User	Specifies which Function set is to be changed
O4	Emulation	Choose between Epson (FX-1050) & IBM (ProPrinter III/IIIXL)
O5	Form Length	Selects the default Form Length
O6	Line Spacing	Select the default line spacing
O7	Line Length	Select the default Right Margin
O8	Character Pitch	Select the default character pitch
O9	Font Style	Selects the default font.
10	Power On	Sets the power on condition to the on-line or off-line status.
11	Quiet Mode	Sets the power on condition to the quiet mode or not.
12	After Loading	Selects the printer condition to the on line or off line status after autoloading the paper by the LOAD/PARK switch.
13	Print Direction	Selects the print direction
14	Buffer Full	Determines if a line feed will be added at the end of an over full line
15	CR Code	Adds a line feed code to every carriage reurn code. If all your lines print on top of each other, select VALID (CR+LF)
16	LF Code	Adds a carriage return code to every line feed code.
17	Cancel Code	Sets the function of the CAN (cancel) code. If CAN is VALID, then the printer will cancel all the information in the input buffer when the CAN code is received. If CAN is INVALID, the CAN code is ignored.
18	Paper Empty Sensor	Sets the paper empty sensor VALID or INVALID.
19	Skip Perforation	Selects the skip-over perforation
20	Zero Character	Selects a slashed or unslashed zero character
21	Selection of RAM	Selects the capacity of the input buffer.** Only available when optional 32KB buffer extension fitted
22	ASF	Selects the ASF installed or not installed.
23	Ribbon Mode	Selects the black ribbon or color ribbon
24	Auto Tear Off	Selects the timing for the auto tear off function
25	Tear Off Position	Specifies a tear off condition with function No.22
26	Paper Initialization	Selects the fanfold paper initialization
27	Buzzer	Silences the printer buzzer
28	IBM Character Set	This selects a character set in the IBM mode
29	Code Page	Selects a code page in the IBM or Epson mode
30	IBM 20 PITCH	Specifies the 20 PITCH mode of the IBM mode
31	Character Table	Specifies the 80H-FFH character table used in the EPSON mode
32	International Character Table	Selects the special foreign character set in the EPSON mode
50	Interface	Selects the parallel or serial interface
51	Select in Signal	Enables the function of the SELECT IN pin in the parallel interface
52	Autofeed XT signal	Enables the function of the AUTOFEED XT pin the parallel interface
53	Protocol	Selects the serial protocol
54	Baud Rate	Selects the data transfer rate for the serial interface
55	Bit Length	Selects the number of data bits for the serial interface
56	Parity Bit	Selects the parity for the serial interface
57	Stop Bit Length	Selects the number of stop bits for the serial interface
58	CTS	Overrides Clear to send (CTS) control on the serial interface

The above is a brief summary of the SETUP options, for a more detailed explanation refer to your manual. If you have lost this, further copies can be obtained from AVD Computer Services. Details of all the Printer software commands are included within the manual.

The following Test Prints are available on this printer. Turn Power on whilst holding down the following switch.

PITCH	Self Test ASCII Draft
SELECT+PITCH	Prints current SetUp listing
LOAD/PARK	Hexadecimal dump