Printronix P7000 Cartridge Ribbon Printer - Manual (Page 331)

Set The Tear Bar Distance
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Set The Tear Bar Distance
To set the tear bar distance, do the following steps:
1. Make sure the printer is offline.
2. Press ENTER key to enter the menu.
3. Press the right arrow
Z until “OFFLINE/ZTP Menu” displays.
4. Press the down arrow V. “ZTP Data Time” displays.
5. Press the right arrow Z until “ZTP TearDistance” displays.
6. Press the down arrow V. “ZTP TearDistance/xx/144 Inch” displays.
7. Press the left arrow
Y or right arrow Z to decrease or increase the tear
bar distance in increments of 1/144th of an inch.
8. Press ENTER to select the desired value. An asterisk appears next the
selected value and a scale prints to indicate the tear bar distance in
relation to the tear bar. For correct tear bar distance, the zero should align
with the tear bar. See Figure 33.
NOTE: The Tear Distance value must be changed to print the scale.
Figure 33. Correct Tear Bar Distance
NOTE: When a new ZTP Tear Bar Dist value is selected, the printer will lose
the current print position until you reset the top of form to
automatically save the new value.
9. Reset the top of form using the procedure on page 332.
+50
-50
0
Print Station
Correct
TearBar
Distance
Physical TearBar
Position