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Changing the auto load position – Star Micronics LC-1021 User Manual

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Make sure the printer is on-line (

ON LINE

indicator is lit).

Press

SET/EJECT/PARK

, to toggle between the Quiet Print Mode and

normal printing.
The printer emits one short beeps when the Quiet Print Mode is selected, and
two short beep when normal printing is selected.

Changing the auto load position

Normally the printer automatically feeds paper to a standard position (1/6-inch
from the top of the paper). This is called the auto load position. You can use the
following procedure to specify a different auto load position.

Make sure the printer is off-line (

ON LINE

indicator is not lit).

While holding down

ON LINE

, press

SET/EJECT/PARK

and then

release the two buttons.
The printer will automatically eject the cut-sheet that is in the printer, or
reverse feed fanfold paper until it is no longer in contact with the platen.
Also, all the font and pitch indicators on the control panel will light.

Press

SET/EJECT/PARK

to feed the paper to the starting position.

Feed the paper so the print head is located where you want the new auto
load position to be.
Press

LINE FEED

to feed the paper forward and

FORM

FEED

to feed the

paper backward. This is the micro feed operation.

After you have the paper at the position you want, hold down

ON LINE

and press

LINE

FEED

to make the current print head position the new auto

load position. The printer will beep twice to indicate that the new auto load
position is set.

To clear the new auto load position and return to the one that you set
previously (using the above procedure), press

ON LINE

. To clear the

currently set auto load position and return to the standard position (1/6-inch
from the top of the paper), hold down

ON LINE

and press

SET/EJECT/

PARK

.

Note:

The auto load position you set remains in effect until you turn the printer off. If
you want to save the auto load position in memory, press FORM FEED instead
of LINE FEED while holding down ON LINE in the above step.