User's Guide
Control Panel 4-31
Using Paper Handling Parameters
The next section of the Setup menu is paper handling. Paper handling
parameters control how paper feeds through the printer.
Select Paper Path
PATH lets you select the active paper path. You can select from the
following:
99
99
9 Top. Loads single sheets from the top of the printer.
99
99
9 Rear. Loads pin-feed forms from the rear of the printer.
99
99
9 Bottom. Loads pin-feed forms from the powered, bottom-feed
tractor (if your printer has one).
99
99
9 TopTrac. Activates a top-mounted, pull-tractor option to feed paper
from the bottom of the printer. Only select TopTrac when the
printer is idle and out of paper. The printer will automatically switch
to the rear paper path and move the printhead back away from the
platen. You can then load paper from the bottom of the printer and
into the top-mounted pull-tractor. With TopTrac selected, all printer
functions that perform reverse paper feeding are disabled, including
paper park and the demand document mode.
Set Line Feed Speed
LFSLEW lets you change the rate at which paper feeds (slews) through
the printer. You can select from 1ips to 10ips (inches per second).
Slower line feed speeds are recommended for thick paper or multipart
forms.
33) PATH: Top
TopTrac
Bot-
tom
Rear
Top
34) LFSLEW: 6ips
User's Guide
Control Panel 4-31
Using Paper Handling Parameters
The next section of the Setup menu is paper handling. Paper handling
parameters control how paper feeds through the printer.
Select Paper Path
PATH lets you select the active paper path. You can select from the
following:
99
99
9 Top. Loads single sheets from the top of the printer.
99
99
9 Rear. Loads pin-feed forms from the rear of the printer.
99
99
9 Bottom. Loads pin-feed forms from the powered, bottom-feed
tractor (if your printer has one).
99
99
9 TopTrac. Activates a top-mounted, pull-tractor option to feed paper
from the bottom of the printer. Only select TopTrac when the
printer is idle and out of paper. The printer will automatically switch
to the rear paper path and move the printhead back away from the
platen. You can then load paper from the bottom of the printer and
into the top-mounted pull-tractor. With TopTrac selected, all printer
functions that perform reverse paper feeding are disabled, including
paper park and the demand document mode.
Set Line Feed Speed
LFSLEW lets you change the rate at which paper feeds (slews) through
the printer. You can select from 1ips to 10ips (inches per second).
Slower line feed speeds are recommended for thick paper or multipart
forms.
33) PATH: Top
TopTrac
Bot-
tom
Rear
Top
34) LFSLEW: 6ips