Compaq LA36 User Manual

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Paper Handling

Line Feed/Form Feed

Use the line feed/form feed function to move paper forward. This function is valid whenever

the printer is not receiving or printing data and has no fault. Pressing the

button

advances the paper one line. Pressing the

FF/Load

button feeds one sheet of paper.

Except using the

Park

button for unloading paper or using the Top-of-Form Adjustment

mode for fine-adjusting the Top-of-Form position, you are not allowed to execute reverse

feed from the control panel. To feed paper backward, manually rotate the platen knob.

Remember that the Top-of-Form will slip from the original setting.

Top-of-Form Adjustment

Note:

For Top-of-Form definition, see the previous section Print Area Definition.

The Top-of-Form adjustment is available for single sheets or continuous forms fed by the

push-tractor. The adjustment is reflected to the Top-of-Form setting of Macro 1 or Macro 2

currently selected from the control panel.

Note:

This adjustment is not available for continuous forms fed by the pull-tractor.

You can adjust the Top-of-Form value within the range from 0 to 99/60 inches.

Note:

The horizontal embossed rib under the red cursor on the print head carriage

corresponds to the base line of the characters to be printed.

1. Position the paper at the current Top-of-Form position:

For continuous forms, park the paper, then press the

FF/LOAD

button.

For a single sheet, simply insert the sheet in the cut sheet stand.

Paper is automatically fed to the Top-of-Form position, if the Set-Up option

S-SHEET LD

(Single Sheet Load) is set to

AUTO

. Otherwise, press the

FF/LOAD

button.

2. Enter the Top-of-Form mode by pressing the

Set-Up/Quit

and

Top

buttons at the same

time. The printer beeps and the

and

indicators flash alternately with the

DEC

and

PPX24

indicators, indicating the Top-of-Form mode.

3. Adjust the Top-of-Form value: