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paper feed roller inside the print mechanism then the paper
will automatically advance to proper position (paper exit of
print mechanism). In case there was a slip at the insertion of
the leading end of paper roll and you want to keep same
heading clearance, you may press the FEED button to
advance the paper to position.
3. Close the top cover back. Should the front end of paper roll
tend to curl as when it comes near end of the paper roll, it is
advisable to press the FEED button to check if the paper
comes out of the slot in top cover. Engage manual support to
make sure it comes out if it fails.
D. SELF TEST
Press and hold down the
feed button while turning on
the power. The printer will then
perform a self test and print out
some major settings detected as
in picture at right. You may
turn off the power and turn it
on again to resume normal use
of the printer at this stage. You
may also press the feed button
at this moment to have the
printer further print out some
basic font used and a special
pattern to have the self test
proceedings completed as in
the picture on next page. Please
note in the first part that both serial and parallel interfaces are
indicated. That means the printer is working on an auto-sensing
and auto-select algorithm. The pattern of long vertical lines at