Compaq LA36 User Manual

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Paper Handling

Loading a Sheet of Paper

6. If you want to slightly adjust the Top-of-Form position, the first line on which printing

can start, adjust the Top-of-Form position of the paper using control panel buttons. Press

the

Set-Up/Quit

and the

Top

buttons at the same time. The

and

indicators flash

alternately with the

DEC

and

PPX24

indicators, indicating Top-of-Form Adjustment

mode. Press the

button or the

button. The paper will move forward or backward

in 1/60-inch increments. Press the

Set-Up/Quit

button after adjusting the position. Note

that this adjustment is temporarily saved. It will not be active at next power-up of the

printer. For permanent adjustment, see the section Feeding and Positioning Paper later

in this chapter.

7. Place the printer in the Ready state. Print a sample page and check the page margins.

Make the following adjustments, as necessary:
Horizontal alignment. Readjust the paper guides if required.
Top-of-form setting. Use the printer Set-Up mode (see Chapter 4 Using Set-Up

Mode) or the TOF Adjustment mode (see the section Feeding and Positioning

Paper later in this chapter).

Margin settings. Use your software or the printer Set-Up mode (see Chapter 4

Using Set-Up Mode).

Ejecting Single Sheets

If you print using software, each sheet is ejected automatically upon the completion of the

page printing. To manually eject sheets of paper:
Press the

FF/Load

button to execute a forward form feed.

Turn the platen knob.