Compaq LA36 Printer User Manual


 
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Paper Handling
Loading a Sheet of Paper
6. If you want to slightly adjust the Top-of-Form position, the first line on which printing
can start, adjust the Top-of-Form position of the paper using control panel buttons. Press
the Set-Up/Quit and the Top buttons at the same time. The M1 and M2 indicators flash
alternately with the DEC and PPX24 indicators, indicating Top-of-Form Adjustment
mode. Press the button or the button. The paper will move forward or backward
in 1/60-inch increments. Press the Set-Up/Quit button after adjusting the position. Note
that this adjustment is temporarily saved. It will not be active at next power-up of the
printer. For permanent adjustment, see the section Feeding and Positioning Paper later
in this chapter.
7. Place the printer in the Ready state. Print a sample page and check the page margins.
Make the following adjustments, as necessary:
Horizontal alignment. Readjust the paper guides if required.
Top-of-form setting. Use the printer Set-Up mode (see Chapter 4 Using Set-Up
Mode) or the TOF Adjustment mode (see the section Feeding and Positioning
Paper later in this chapter).
Margin settings. Use your software or the printer Set-Up mode (see Chapter 4
Using Set-Up Mode).
Ejecting Single Sheets
If you print using software, each sheet is ejected automatically upon the completion of the
page printing. To manually eject sheets of paper:
Press the FF/Load button to execute a forward form feed.
Turn the platen knob.
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