Star Micronics FR-15 User manual

USERS MANUAL

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CONGRATULATIONS

Thankyouforbuyingthisprinter.Thisprinterisprovidedwiththefollow-

ing featunx:

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2 printmodes- DraftandNearLetterQuality

Manydiffenmttypefacesbuiltintotheprinter

Epsonor IBMPmprintercompatibilityincludinggraphics

Comprehensivepaper-handlingfacilities(cut-sheetortractorasstan-

dard,withoptionalAutomaticSheetFeeder)

Paper-parkfacility for loading cut-sheet paper without having to

unloadfanfoldpaper

MemorySwitchfacility,enablingcomprehensiveprogrammingfrom

thefrontpanel

Optionalcolorfacilities

ORGANIZATIONOFTHISMANUAL

Thismanualisdividedinto9 chaptm. Usechapters1through3asa“User

Guide”,givingyouinformationonhowtosetupandstartyourprinter.The

remainingchaptersmay be treatedas a referenceguideforprogramming

operations,etc. It assumesa degree of knowledgeoff the operationof

computers(forinstance,itassumesyouknowabouthexadecimalnumbers).

Thechaptersamas follows:

Chapter 1- Introduction

Readthissectionfirst,asitexplainshowtounpackandinstallyourprinter.

Chapter 2- Front panel controls

Theream a numberof controlson the frontpanelwhichperformvarious

functionsrelatedto paperhandling,printmodesand font selection.This

sectionshowsyouhowto usethe frontpanelcontrols.

Chapter 3- Settingup the Memory Switches

Your printerhas a MemorySwitchfunction,which allowsyou to make

certain system settingsfmm the front panel. This section explainsthe

operationof theseMemorySwithes.

Chapter 4- Emulations and escapecodes

Thischapterexplainsthedifferentemulationsprovidedbyyourprinter,and

the softwarecommandsusedto driveit. This sectionis of use if you zue

writingor modifyingprogramsto takeadvantageof theprinter’sfeatwvs.

Chapter 5- DIP Switches

Thissectionexplainshowto settheDIPswitchestomakesystemsettings

on the printer.

Chapter 6- MS-DOSand your printer

Sincethe PC or PC-AT familyof computers

runningunderMS-DOSis

currentlythe most popularccmflgurationof microcomputer,we havein-

cludeda fewhintsandtipstohelpyouuseyourprinterwithsuchsystems.

SincevirtuallyallPCsaresoldwithaMicrosoftBASICinteqmxer,wehave

also included some hints, and a sample program in this language to

demonstratethecapabilitiesof theprinter.

Chapter 7- Troubleshooting and maintenance

Thissectiongiveachecklistofpointstocheckifyourprinterisnotworking

in the expectedway.It alsoincludesdetailsof someroutinemaintenance

operationsyoucancarryoutyourself.Itisno~however,acompleteservice

manual.Callaqualifiedserviceengineerifyouareumnueofyourabilityto

carryout anymaintenanceor servicingoperations.

Chapter 8- Specifications

This sectiongivesthe specificationsof yourprinter.

Chapter 9- Character sets

Thesechartsgivethediffenmtcharactersetsavailable,andthedifferences

between‘nationalcharactersets(assetup withtheDIP switches).

TABLEOFCONTENTS

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION

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LOCATINGTHEPRINTER

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UNPACKING,SEITING UP ANDCONNECTION....................1

Setting

up.....................................................................................3

Comection...................................................................................5

LOADINGPAPER.........................................................................

7

Cut-sheetpaper............................................................................7

Fanfoldpaper(continuous)stationery.........................................8

Oncethepaperhasbeenloaded

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Chapter 2 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS

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CONTROLSANDINDICATORS...............................................11

Controls.....................................................................................11

Indicators...................................................................................11

PITCHSETTING..........................................................................12

PitchPanelLock........................................................................12

FONTSETTING...........................................................................13

FontPanelLock.........................................................................13

QUIETMODE..............................................................................13

PAPERHANDLING....................................................................14

Formfeed

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Paperparking.............................................................................14

Shorttear-offfunction...............................................................15

MicroFeed.................................................................................16

BUFFERCLEAR/RESET............................................................16

TESTANDMAINTENANCESETTINGS.................................16

Chapter 3 SETTING UP THE MEMORY SWITCHES

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MENUOPTIONS.........................................................................

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CommandMenu........................................................................19

Fontmenu..................................................................................

19

PrintMenu.................................................................................20

PaperMenu................................................................................20

FormsMenu...............................................................................21

Factorysettings..........................................................................22

Chapter 4 EMULATIONS ANDESCAPE CODES

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EMULATIONS.............................................................................

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NUMERICALREPRESENTATION...........................................23

COMMANDCODESANDESCAPESEQUENCES..................24

Fontstyleandcharactersetcontrolcodes.................................26

Fontpitchcontrolcodes............................................................30

Specialprintmodecontrolcodes

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Linespacecontrolcodes...............................................,............36

Formfeedcontrolcodes............................................................39

Marginsandverticaltabsettingcontrolcodes......................,...41

Horizontalprintpositioncontrolcodes.....................................44

Downloadedcharactercontrolcodes.........................................48

Graphics

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Miscellaneouscodes..................................................................55

ASCIIcommandsequences.......................................................63

Chapter 5 DIP SWITCHES

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Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 69

TROUBLESHOOTING................................................................69

Powersupply.............................................................................70

Printing......................................................................................70

Paperfeeding.............................................................................72

MAINTENANCE.........................................................................75

ADJUSTINGTHEPRINTINGGAP ...........................................75

RIBBONREPLACEMENT..........................................................76

REPLACINGTHEPRINTHEAD...............................................78

FRONTPANELDIAGNOSTICAND

TESTMODES..............................................................................80

Shorttestmode..........................................................................80

Longtestmode

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Texttestmode

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Hexadecimaldumpmode..........................................................83

Bidirectionaltest/adjustmentmode

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Chapter 7 MS-DOSANDYOUR PRINTER 87

INSTALLINGAPPLICATIONSOFI’WARE

WITHYOURPRINTER..............................................................87

GRAPHICSHARDCOPY...........................................................89

SE’ITINGUPTHEPRINTERFROMTHEDOSPROMPT......89

PROGRAMMINGUSINGBASIC..............................................90

Sampleprogram.........................................................................90

Howtheprogramworks............................................................93

Patchesnecessaryto usetheBASICinterpreter........................96

Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS

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INDEX

Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS

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STANDARDCHARACTERSET#1.........................................102

STANDARDCHARACTERSET#2.........................................104

IBMCHARACTERSET#2 .......................................................105

IMBCHARACTERSET#l .......................................................107

ADDITIONALCHARACTERSET...........................................108

INTERNATIONALCHARACTERSETS.................................109

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chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

Thefollowingsectioncovemtheunpackingandinstallationofyourprinter,

togetherwithinformationonpaperloadingandhandling(bothcontinuous

andcut-sheetpaper).

LOCATINGTHE PRINTER

Beforeyoustartunpackingandsettingupyourprinter,makesurethatyou

havea suitableplaceonwhichtolocateit.By“asuitableplace”,wemean:

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A firm,levelsurfacewhichis fairlyvibration-free

Awayfromexcessiveheat(ie awayfromdirectsunlightandawayfrom

heaters,etc)

Awayfmm excessivehumidity

Awayfromexcessivedust

A locationwithsufficientspaceto locatetheprinterandanypaperto be

fedintoit, as wellastheprintedpapercomingout

Ifyouareusingaparallelconnectiontoyourcomputer,makesurethatit

iswithin2m(6ft)oftheprinter(anRS-232connectionusingtheoptional

RS-232interfacecanbe madeoverlongerdistances).

UNPACKING,SE’l_HNGUPANDCONNECTION

Nowunpackthecontentsof theprintershippingcontainer,andmakesure

thatyouhavethefollowing:

● The printeritself

● Paperguideassembly

s The platenknob

. A fabricribbon

If anyof theseitemsm missing,cmtact yoursupplier.

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Theoptionalaccessorieswhichyoumayhaveorderedwithyourprinterare:

● Serial(IN-232) interfaceboard

● Automaticsheetfeeder

● Coloroptionkit

See the installationinstructionscontainedwith these optionalitems for

detailsof howto attachthemto yourprinter.

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Settingup

Placeyourprinterinthepositionwhereitisgoingto bepermanentlysited,

and removeall packingmaterialfrom insidethe top cover.This packing

materialisintendedtopnwentdamagetotheprinterintransit.Youmaylike

to keep thispackingwiththeprintercartonif youintendtranspofiingthe

printerforuse at a differentlocation.

The platen knob shouldbe removedfrom the accessorybox inside the

s~pping carton.Mounttheplatenknobontheshaftontheright-handside

oftheprinter.Turntheknobontheshaftbeforepushingtheknobfullyinto

position.

NOTE

I Beforeturningtheplatenknob,alwaysensurethatthepowertotheprinter ~

is OFF.

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Removethetopcoverbyliftingthefront(usingthetwogripsatthe side),

andpullingtowardsyou.Nowinstallthe ribbon.

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Usethetensioningknobontheribboncartridgetotightentheribbonifit

is slack(turnclockwise).

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Theribbonshouldpassbetweentheprintheadandtheprintheadshield

(seeillustrationbelow).

,Print headshield

bon

Usethegnpson thesideoftheribboncartridgetohelplocatethecartridge

(squeezetheminwardsgently),and makesurethatthe spindleson the

cartridgeholderfit intothe socketsonthecartridgeitself.

Ribboncartridge

Ribbon holder

Connection

Comect theprintertoyourcomputer,usinga standardparallel-typecable.

On a PCor PC/AT-typecomputer,thismeansthat youusethe25-wayD-

typeconnectoratthecomputerend,andtheAmphenol-type36-wayconnec-

tor at the printerend.The pinoutsof theprinter’scomector m givenin

Chapter8 if youneeda cableforconnectionto anothercomputer.

Plugtheprinterintoasuitablemainsoutlet.However,DONOTturnonthe

powerswitchatthebackof theprinteryet.

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You mayneedto set someDIP switchesinsidetheprinterbeforeyou start

usingit.TheseswitchesenableyoutoconfigwetheprinterasanEpsonor

asan IBMProprinterprinter.TheDIPswitchesalsoenableyouto selecta

characterset other than the USA characterset, if your supplierhas not

alreadysettheseup foryou.TheDIPswitchcoverislocatedinsidethetop

cover(seebelow).Usetheendofapaper-clip(orsimilar)tosettheswitches.

DetailsoftheseswitchesaregiveninChapter5.Ifyoufeelunsureastoyour

abilityto settheseswitches,contactyoursupplier.

DIP switch covel

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LOADINGPAPER

The

followingsectionsexplainhowtoloadpaper- single-sheet(cut-sheet),

withoutthe AutomaticSheetfeeder,andalsotheoperationsnecessaryfor

loadingcontinuous(fanfold)stationery.

Ifyoutm usingtheAutomaticSheetFeeder,pleaserefertotheinstructions

suppliedwiththeAutomaticSheetFeederunit.

Cut-sheetpaper

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Placethepaperguideinposition,locatingthelugsonthebottomof the

assemblyintotheslotson theprinterbody.

Makesurethatthereleaseleverispushedtowardsthebackoftheprinter

(~ position).

Adjustthepaperguidestomatchthesizeofpaperyouwillbeusing(re-

memberingthatprintingwillstartsomedistancefmmtheleft-handedge

of the carnage).Thereare markingsmoldedintothe backplateof the

assemblytohelpyouifyouwishtocenterthepaper.Ifyouarecentering

thepaperusingthemarkingsmoldedintothepaperguide,rememberthat

printingwillstartfromtheleft-handedge,unlessyouresettheleft and

rightmarginsusingsoftwmvcommands.

Placethepaperbetweentheguides,placingthesideon whichyouwant

toprinttowardsthebackoftheprinter.Gentlypushthepaperdowninthe

guidesuntilyoufeelit stop.

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per guide

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Turnonthepowerusingtheswitchatthebackoftheprinter.Theprinter

wilibeep,indicatingthatnopaperisinpositionforprinting.Theorange

PAPERindicatoralsoshowsthis.

Nowpmssthe (SE’’WT’PARK:button.ThepaperbailWillmoveclearofthepaper,

andhe paperwillbe fed and adjust&1pastthe printheadto aposition

readyforprinting.Thepaperbailwillbe movedbackto gripthepaper

againsttheplaten,andtheprintheadwillmoveto thestartposition.

Theactualverticalpositionofthepaperafterauto-loadingisdeterminedby

theMemorySwitchsetting(see Chapter3).

The verticalpositionof thepapercan be finelyadjustedby meansof the

microfeedfunction(seeChapter2).

Fanfoldpaper (continuous)stationery

Ifyouaregoingtousefanfold(continuous)paper,thenyouwillneedtouse

theintegraltractormechanismassembly,situatedundertherearcoverofthe

printer.

1 Removethetop andrearcoversof theprinterto insertthepaper.

Clamp lever

Rear cover

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2 Pushthereleaselevertowardsthefrontoftheprinter(tothe~ position).

This has the effect of releasingthe paper from the platen roller, and

engagingthetractorfeed.

3 With the sprocketcovers open, tluvad the paper over the sprockets,

aiigningthesprocketholeswiththepinson thesprockets.

4 Adjustthe spacingofthesprocketsby slidingthemalongthebar,using

the clamp lever at the back of each sprocketto release and lock the

sprocketimposition(whentheleverisup,thesprocketmaybemoved,and

whenit isdown,thesprocketislocked).

Release lever

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Sprocket cover

5 Nowclosethespmcketcovers,againmakingsurethatthepapersprocket

holesare alignedwiththepinson thesprockets.If theyare notaligned

properly,youwillhaveproblemswithpaperfeeding,possiblyresulting

in tearingandjammingof thepaper.

6 Tumonthe printerusingtheswitchattheback oftheprinter.Theprinter

willbeep(indicatingthatthepaperisnotyetfullyloaded).Thisis also

confirmedbytheorange

PAPERindicator.

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7 Nowpnxthe @&@button.Thepaperbailwillmoveclearof thepaper,

andthe paperwillbe fed and adjustedpast the printhead to a position

~ady for printing.Thepaperbailwillbe movedbackto gripthepaper

againsttheplaten,andtheprintheadwillmoveto the startposition.As

whenloadingcut-sheetpaper,theMemorySwitchsettingwilldetermine

the initialpositionof the paperafter auto-feeding,and the micm feed

functionmaybeusedto adjustthepaperposition.

8 Remountthetop coverrearcoverandthetransparentprintercover.

9 Remountthepaperguideas shownbelow:

Oncethepaperhasbeenloaded

Theprinterwillnowbeon-line(theONLINEindicatorwillbelighted).You

maynowwanttochooseafont,apitchandaprintquality.Thiscanbedone

fromthefrontpanel,butyoumustputtheprinteroff-linefirstby pressing

the.[=~~~-;button.The indicatorwillgo out and the printerwillbeepto

confirmthis.

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chapter2

FRONTPANELCONTROLS

The followingsectiondescribesthefrontpanelcontrolsand indicatorson

yourprinter,togetherwithadescriptionofthefunctionsperformedbythem.

CONTROLSANDINDICATORS

The followingis a brief guideto the controlsand indicatomon the front

panel.

Controls

I m CO”mm m W-LIGHT

m WcFl _ POWER

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9 LETTER-Q _ SCRIPT

m Izcm

MICRO FEED

= PAPER

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9 SANSERIF = CINEMA FONT

= ‘mp PITCH

5ETIWECTiT.ARU PAPER FEm

M INTERNAL = DRAFl

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Theprinterisequippedwithfivebuttons:fmmleftto right theyare, LFONT;

and .@!I (smaller buttons), and @E@,

(PA~R~EEtj and (, ONPUI~”> (larger

buttons).

Indicators

The firsttwo buttonshavea seriesof indicatorsnextto themwhichshow

whichoptionhasbeencurrentlyselectedusingthem(fontorpitch).Some

oftheseindicatomcanbeeitherorangeorgreen,dependingupontheoptions

cunently selected.

Thereis no indicatorassociatec’withthe

SETEJECTPA~K;

button(asitsoperationis

obvious when paper has been inserted), but the

PAPERFEED’and ‘“ONLINE””

buttonsboth have indicatmxembeddedin the buttons themselves.The

indicatorembeddedinthe

PAPERFEEO’Ibutton,howeverdoesnotindicatepaper

feeddirectly,butindicates(whenilluminated)whetherQuietmodehasbeen

selected(seebelow).The .-

ONWE’. buttonalsohas an embeddedindicator.

Pushingthe

~-LINE”’ buttonwillalternatelysettheprinteron- andoff-line

andilluminateor extinguishtheindicator.

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Inadditiontotheseindicators,the~ m twoothers,POWERandPAPER.The

POWER

indicatorwillilluminatewhenpowerissuppliedtotheprinter,and

the

PAPERindicatorwillilluminatewhenno paperhas beeninserted.

PITCHSEITING

Usethe PITCH’ buttontosetthepitchthatwillbe printed.Rememberthatthe

printer.mustbeoff-lineforyoutodothis.Successivepnxses ofthisbutton

willilluminate(andselect)the followingoptionsin thisorder:

( Pitch IIndicator(s)

10charactersperinch

IOCPI

12charactersper inch 12CPI

17charactersper inch 10CPI,COND

20charactersuerinch ] 12CPI.COND 1

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Proportional I PROP

Holdingdownthisbuttonwillcyclecontinuouslybetweentheseoptions.

PitchPanelLock

If the PITCH’ buttonispressedwhentheprinteris turnedon,thepitchwill

be “locked”,andno pitchchangescan be made from software.It is still

pssible, however,toputtheprinteroff-lineandchangethepitchusingthe

PITCH button.

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FONTSEITING

hXSiIlg the ~‘oNT:

buttonwillilluminatea fontindicator.Rememberthat

theprintermustbeoff-lineforyoutodothis.Notethattheselectionofsome

fonts(showninyellowonthefrontpanel)is shownbyanorangeindicator,

andtheselectionofothers(showningreenonthefrontpanel)is shownby

agreenindicator.Holdingdownthe

(FONT~ button will cycle continuously

Mtweenthefontsavailable.

I Font

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!kliDt

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sanserif

Cinema

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Draft

FontPanelLock

lfthe .TONTI buttonimpressedwhentheprinteristurnedon,thefontwillbe

“locked”,andnofontchangescanbemadefromsoftware.Itisstillpossible,

however,to put the printeroff-lineand changethe fontusing the ‘~ONf’

button.

QUIETMODE

To selectQuietmode,theprintermustbeon-line.Whileitison-line,press

the

I.PAPE!FEEDbutton. This will alternatelyilluminateand extinguishthe

QUIETindicator.Whenin Quietmode,theprinterwillprintslightlyslower,

butat a reducednoiselevel.

NOTE

If youpress the

PAPERFEEO?

buttonwhiletheprinteris off-line,the-EEZ

buttonwillperformitsnormalfunction,ieit willfeedpaper.

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PAPERHANDLING

The followingsectionsdescribethe waysin whichyoucan controlpaper

feeding,etcbymeansof thefrontpanelcontrols:

Formfeed

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formfeedcanbe achievedfromthefrontpanelin thefollowingway:

Put the printer off-line, by pressing the

ON.LINE button, so that the

indicatoris extinguished.

Pressthe

.!APEBFEEDbutton,andkeepit depnxsed.

Pressthe =‘ buttonmomentarily.

The paperwillthenmoveforwardto thetop of the nextsheet(fanfold

paper),or ejecta cutsheet.

Settheprinteron-lineagain(..

ONLINE.button)to resumeprinting.

Paperparking

Paperparkingisusefulifyouareusingfanfoldpaper,andyouwanttoprint

adocumentononeortwosheetsofcut-sheetpaper.Theprinter“parks”the

fanfoldpapersafelyout ofthe way,so thatyoudo notneedto unloadthe

paper before inserting cut-sheet paper, then, when you have finished

printingon cut-sheetpaper,movesthe fanfoldpaperback to its original

positionso thatyoucan restat printing.

To usethisfacility,followtheinstructionsbelow:

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Puttheprinteroff-line@ess the :-OWW‘button,sothattheindicatorgoes

out).

Pressthe

{ET:::CT:PARK’button,sothatthe fanfoldpaperis movedoutof the

paperpath.

Nowmovetheteleaselevertotherearoftheprinter(~ position)toselect

cut-sheetpaper(disengagingthe fanfoldsprockets).

NOTE

Ifyoudonotmovethereleaseleveratthisstage,theprinterwillwarnyou

at‘thenextstepby emittinga continuousseriesof &ps.

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