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§ Place the wedge of the leader just under the roller in the print-head; the printer will sense
the paper and advance it through the print-head. If you experience difficulty, press the
<FEED> switch.
§ Place roll in the printer.
§ Feed the leading edge of the paper into the slot of the hinged cover
§ Lower the hinged cover and lock.
§ Pull the 4 inches of paper forward against the teeth of the paper tear bar and pull to either
side to tear off the paper.
§ The printer is then loaded with paper and ready to use.
§ Caution:
• To manually remove paper out of the printer mechanism, lift the lever located at the
right hand side of the printer mechanism and remove paper.
• Similarly, to manually insert paper, lift the lever, tear the leader into a triangle shape,
insert the lead under the roller and then use the paper advance knob to advance the
paper until it appears exiting from the printer mechanism.
• When finished, push the lever back down and close the paper cover.
Installing Paper (figure 4) … Impact Printers
§ To unlock the top hinged cover. Place each thumb on the grooved sections indicated in
the figure at the rear of the cover. Press the two locking ribs located at the rear of the
printer to release the first lock; raise the hinged cover to open. Press on the two locking
arms to allow the cover to fully open and provide access to the paper area.
§ If the printer is not already on, turn it on by pressing the <ON> switch.
§ Remove any paper remaining in the printer mechanism, using the <FEED> switch.
§ Unroll a leader from the new roll (about 3 inches); do not place roll in the printer at this
time.
§ Place the straight edge of the leader just under the roller in the print-head and feed about
3 inches of the new roll of paper into the print-head using the <FEED> switch.
§ Place paper roll in the printer.
§ Feed the leading edge of the paper into the slot of the hinged cover
§ Lower the hinged cover and lock.
§ Pull the 3 inches of paper forward against the teeth of the paper tear bar and pull to either
side to tear off the paper.
§ The printer is then loaded with paper and ready to use.
§§ Caution:
• Do not REVERSE pull paper out of the printer mechanism; this will cause damage to the
print head.
