5. Loading Paper for Standard Printing Mode
Step A. Raise the printer lid and open the doors on both tractors.
Step B. Place the stack of paper inside the cabinet on the floor and
feed the paper up through the paper slot, a little ways past the
tractors and through the gap between the top back of the printer
and the lid. It will flow out between the paper chains and fold into
the wire rack near the floor.
Feed paper
between the lid
and the top of
the printer.
Tractors
Open
Step D. The Column Alignment Scale is on the top of the ribbon support
platform. It is to be used for general guidance in horizontally aligning the
form for each print job. The left-most mark on the scale indicates the
location of the first, or left-most, printable character. Each successive tick
mark indicates the location of additional 10 CPI characters.
Step E. Unlock the right tractor and move it so that the paper's holes align directly over the tractor pins, making sure that the paper is straight,
then close the tractor door. Gently push the tractor to the right until the paper is smooth. Unlock the left tractor and, keeping the paper reason-
ably taut, holding onto both tractors, move the paper to the left or the right until it is roughly aligned with the desired mark on the Column
Alignment Scale. Lock both tractors.
Fine tune the Column Alignment: Rotate the
Horizontal Vernier Wheel, which is located on
the right end of the shaft on which the tractors
ride. Depending upon the direction the paper
needs to move, you will rotate the wheel either
upwards or downwards. Use this wheel to get
the paper perfectly positioned horizontally.
Step F. Set the Top of the Form (TOF). This is done from the Control
Panel. If the printer is not on, turn it on now. If necessary, press the
Online key until "Offline" is displayed. Use the up or down arrow keys to
move the perforation line on the paper so that it is aligned with the
nubbin on the tractor door. Once the paper is positioned, press the TOF
key. The paper will move downward to the "ready to print" position and
the correct print gap will be set based on the form thickness.
Step G. Adjusting the Print Gap. The "+" or "-" Print Gap keys allow the
print gap to be fine tuned based on operator preference. The "+" key
increases the print gap and the "-" key decreases the gap. These keys may
be pressed while printing, giving instant feedback of the effect of the
modified print gap (see Chapter 2 of the Operator Manual). Faded print
indicates too wide a gap and smeared ink indicates too narrow a gap. The
print gap should be adjusted such that the print is crisp and dark, with no
smearing.
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Step C. Place the left-side paper holes onto the left tractor pins and close
the tractor door.
The paper falls
into the wire
rack.
Locking
Lever
Column Alignment Scale
Horizontal Vernier Wheel
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Paper Slot
Nubbin for
Top of Form
Alignment
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