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2-7Operation
Loading Paper
The
P9012 printer uses standard fanfold paper from 3 to 16 inches wide and 15 to 100 lb bond
(0.025 inches thick maximum). To load paper, perform the following steps and refer to
Figure 2-2.
1. Place
the printer off line and raise the printer cover.
2. Fully
raise the F
orms Thickness A
djustment L
ever (A). (The CHECK indicator will light,
the status lamps will flash alternately, and the display will indicate a platen open condiĆ
tion).
3. Open
both tractor gates (B
)
by swinging them out.
4. Open the front printer door and align the paper supply with the position of the tractors.
Feed
the paper up through the paper slot (C). Push the paper up until it
appears above the
ribbon
mask (D). If the paper snags, fold the top edge down before feeding.
5. Load
the paper on the tractor sprockets (E); close the tractor gates (B). Unlock the right
tractor
lock (F) by raising or
lowering it to the center position; slide the tractor to remove
paper slack or to adjust for various paper widths. After positioning the tractor, lock it in
place.
NOTE: Lock the left tractor in alignment with the number 1" on the paper scale to set
the
left margin with the first character position. Once properly positioned, further adjust
Ć
ments
are not required unless a change is made to the left print margin.
6. Press PAPER ADV to advance paper into the paper stacking area. Verify unobstructed
paper
feeding.
7. If necessary, use the Horizontal Adjustment Knob (G) to make fine adjustments to the
left
margin. The paper can be shifted left or right up to approximately
!/4 inch.
8. Set
the top-of-form as described in Setting T
op-of-F
orm (page 2-9).
9. Set the Forms Thickness Adjustment Lever (A) with slight friction to approximate the
paper
thickness. The A-B-C scale indicates relative positioning to correspond approxi
Ć
mately
with 1-to 6-part paper thicknesses.
NOTE: If the Forms Thickness Adjustment Lever is set incorrectly, the print will show
wavy
vertical lines (known as poor phasing or light print). If set too tightly
, excessive fric
Ć
tion may cause the shuttle to smear or tear the paper, damage labels, or cause errors in
form
positioning.
10.
Close the printer cover and door.
11. Perform
the P
aper Stacking instructions (page 2-11) to start the paper stacking properly.
12. Press
CLEAR to update the display and place the printer on line.