SL-150

DIP Switch Settings

The SEIKOSHA SL-150 printer uses the following Dip Switch settings. Please refer to the printer manual for details of how to set these printers up.

Note: The printer must be turned off before you can change any of the switches. The current DIP Switch settings can be printed by holding down the ON-Line switch whilst turning the printer on.

If you have been printing, allow the Print head to cool down before touching it. When setting the switches (below), open the printer cover, remove the ribbon cassette and replace the printer cover. The DIP switches are only read after the initialisation process either by turning the printer on or by receiving the INITIAL signal via the Parallel Interface.

Switch Function Description On Off
1-1 CSF Installed Yes No
1-2 CR Code Selection CR+LF AUTOFEED
1-3 1-inch skip perforation Valid Invalid
1-4 Download characters Invalid Valid
1-5 Character set Graphic Italic
1-6 Zero font selection ø (Slashed) 0
1-7 Page Length selection 12 inches 11 inches
1-8 Paper Detection Invalid Valid
2-1 Print Quality selection Draft LQ
2-2

2-3

 Character Pitch

selection

See table  
2-4

2-5

 Font selection See Table  
2-6

2-7

2-8

 International Character and Code Page selection See Table  

Note 1 : Setting can be changed by software

Note 2 : The communication buffer size is reduced from 30kb to 15kb when using download characters

International Character Selection
Only When Dip Switch 5 is turned off

Country Dip Switch

2-6

 Dip Switch

2-7

 Dip Switch

2-8
U.S.A OFF OFF OFF
FRANCE ON OFF OFF
GERMANY OFF ON OFF
U.K ON ON OFF
DENMARK OFF OFF ON
SWEDEN ON OFF ON
ITALY OFF ON ON
SPAIN ON ON ON

Character Pitch Setting by Dip Switches.

Character Pitch Dip Switch

2-2

 Dip Switch

2-3
10 cpi OFF OFF
12 cpi ON OFF
17 cpi OFF ON
Proportional ON ON

Font settings by Dip Switches.

Character Pitch Dip Switch

2-4

 Dip Switch

2-5
Courier 10 OFF OFF
Gothic 12 ON OFF
Prestige Elite OFF ON
Seikosha Helvetica ON ON

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

LF/FF Switch Self Test ASCII
ON-LINE Current Dip Switch settings
DRAFT Hexadecimal dump

To exit from the self test mode or current Dip Switch settings, press the ON-LINE switch or turn the power off. To exit from Hexadecimal dump mode either turn the printer off or send an INITIAL signal via the Parallel Interface.

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