Paper Handling Options
Use the following options to select paper handling option changes, as detailed:
• Auto Tear Off
– On—Continuous forms automatically advance to the Tear Off bar position.
– Off—You can manually advance the perforation of a continuous form to the Tear Off bar position.
Note: On is the factory default setting.
• Auto Cut Sheet Load
– On—Cut sheet paper automatically loads to the current Top‑Of‑Form position.
– Off—You must press FormFeed to load paper.
Note: On is the factory default setting.
• Auto Sheet Feeder
On—Automatically loads paper if the optional Auto Sheet Feeder is installed.
Note: Off is the factory default setting.
• Form Length
This option lets you set the form length (in lines per page) from one line to a maximum of 22 inches.
• Left Margin
This option lets you set the left margin to any inch increment from 0” to 3”.
• Right Margin
This option lets you set the right margin to any inch increment from 4” to 8”. If you have a wide carriage model,
the maximum right margin is 13.6”.
• Lines Per Inch
Lets you specify the number of text lines in an inch from 3 to 8.
Note: 6 is the factory default setting.
• Eject by FF
– On—Lets you eject loaded cut sheet paper by pressing FormFeed.
Note: On is the factory default setting.
Data options
Note: Use Setup mode to configure the printer according to your needs. To print a list of all default settings, press
LineFeed from the Main menu.
The following list items outline and explain the Data options and settings you can use with the printer:
Buffer
• Minimum—Sets the receive buffer size to zero
• Maximum—For 2580/2581 models, sets the receive buffer size to 64KB or 480KB, depending on whether NLQ II
(Near Letter Quality) Download is enabled
• Maximum—For 2590/2591 models, sets the receive buffer size to 47.5KB or 480KB, depending on whether
Download is enabled
Note: Maximum is the factory default setting.
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