Compaq LA36 - Manual (Page 42)

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Paper Handling
To switch from continuous forms to single sheets:
1. Tear off your printed pages.
2. Retract the forms paper to the park position by pressing the
Park button. The Fault
indicator turns on.
Caution: Retracting many pages by using the Park button without tearing off will cause
paper jams. To avoid damage to your printed pages, be sure to tear off the
printed pages before retracting the continuous forms paper.
3. Move the paper select lever forward to the single sheet position.
4. Raise the cut sheet stand to the up position. (For details, see the section “Using Single
Sheets” earlier in this chapter.) Put a sheet of paper on the cut sheet stand with its
bottom edge aligned with the platen. The paper automatically advance to the top-of-
form position if the option
S-SHEET LD
(Single Sheet Load) is set to
AUTO
.
Otherwise, press the FF/LOAD button to advance the single sheet paper to the top-of-
form position .
You are now ready to print using single sheets.
Switching from Single Sheets to Continuous Forms (Push-Feed Mode)
To switch from single sheets to continuous forms:
1. If a sheet of paper is loaded, remove the paper by turning the platen knob or pressing the
FF/LOAD button.
2. Move the paper select lever to the rear to the continuous forms position.
3. Press the
FF/LOAD button. The continuous forms paper advances from the park position
to the top-of-form position.
You are now ready to print using continuous forms paper.
Switching between Push-Feed and Pull-Feed