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9
Getting To Know Your Printer
With the preliminaries out of the way let’s take a closer look at the printer components and the
paper controls to see what they do.
Printer Components
A The power switch is used to turn the
printer on and off. It is at the left hand
side of the printer near the back. While
the printer is on, the top of the case may
feel warm to the touch. This is normal for
a high-speed printer and is nothing to
worry about.
B The platen is the hard rubber roller that
carries the paper to the print head.
C The paper feed knob is attached to the
platen. You can feed the paper and set its
position manually by turning this knob but only when no power is applied to the printer.
When the printer is on and off line you can feed the paper automatically by pressing the
line feed/form feed (LF/FF) or PARK/LOAD key - see Chapter 3.
D The paper select lever is used to set the type of paper feed required, whether feed for
single sheets or tractor feed for continuous paper.
E The paper thickness lever adjusts the print head to accommodate different paper
thicknesses and types of forms. It is located inside the printer, at the left hand side,
adjacent to the platen.
F The tractor is the sprocket assemblies that feed continuous paper into the printer and
keep the paper properly aligned. Continuous paper, also called fan-fold, tractor feed or
pin-feed paper, is what you probably think of as computer paper. It consists of
continuous perforated sheets with holes punched along the sides.
G The printer can accept optional modules to add more memory and a serial interface. It Is
located at the rear right hand side of the printer under the removable cover.
Assembling The Printer
Removing The Top Cover The top cover has two
basic positions. It is closed during printer operation
and open when you need to access the inside of
the printer. In order to install and change ribbons,
and make other adjustments to the printer, you’ll
need to open the hinged graduated plastic part, or
if it’s more convenient, remove the entire top cover.
This is ideally a two handed operation. After open-
ing the graduated part gently lift the complete cover
away from the printer:
To replace it, insert the two bottom tabs on the cover into the slots on the printer case and lower
until it clips into position. You may need to push the cover down to ensure that it is correctly in
place.