Star Micronics NX-1001 Printer User Manual


 
Paper feeding
If cut sheet paper (withoutthe ASF) is not feeding smoothly,check the
following:
I Check I Possibleremedv I
Is the papa release lever
I
Set therelease leva to the ~ position.
pushedback(tothe ~ posi-
1
tion)?
Is the paper guide in place The paperguide shouldbe in place vertically for cut
andvertical? sheets to feed smoothlv.
.
Are theleft andrightguides If the left andright gui&s aretoo close together,the
too close together?
paperwill notfeedsmoothly.Move themalittlefurther
apartto allow thepaperto feed freely.
Is the ASF selected with the
If it is, thendeselect it.
DIPswitch se!tirws?
Areyou tryingto feed paper
usingthefkmtpanelbuttons
while the04 LINE indicator
Youcanonlyf~paper in thisway wh~ theprinteris
off-line. Set theprinteroff-line andthenfeed paper.
isilluminated?
Is the papertoo thick? Therearelirnilstothethicknessofpaperthatcsnbe fed
in thisway. Trywith thinnerpaper.
Iffanfold(continuous)paperisnotbeingfedcorrectlyusingthetractorfeed,
checkthe following:
Is thepaperguide inthever-
ticalposition?
Aretheholes on eachsideof
thepaperalignedwithregard
to each otherin the sprock-
e~?
Arethesprocketstoocloseor
too farapart?
Are the sprockets locked in
position and the covers
closed?
Is thepaperfeeding freely
intotheprinter?
Possible remedv
I
Makesuretherelease lever is pushedto the ~ posi-
tion.
Whenusing thetractorf~ thepaperguideshouldbe
horizontal.
Ifthetwosidesof thepaperareoutof aligmnen~realign
themso thatthe sprocketholes matchup.
Misalignmentof the sprockets,makingthe papertoo
loose or tootigh~ will preventa smoothpaperfeed.
Correctthisif necessary.
The papershouldnot be too fartkomthe printer(less
than1meter/3 feet), andthereshouldbe no cables or
otherobstacles obstructingits path.The papershould
dSO be feeding straightinto theprinter,andanangled
feed mavcause iamsandblockwes.
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