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Tear Off, Using the Tear-Off Mode

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Tear Off When you use continuous paper, the tear-off feature makes it easier to tear off the last printed sheet and saves the paper normally lost between documents. After you finish printing, this feature advances the paper to the tear-off edge of the printer so you can easily tear off the printed sheets. When you resume printing, the printer automatically feeds the paper back to the loading position. You can use the tear-off feature in either of two ways: l Turn on the tear-off mode in the default-setting mode. . Press the TEAR OFF button on the control panel. t0 CAUTION: l The tear-off feature can be used only when paper is mounted on the front or rear push-tractor. l Never use the tear-off feature with the pull tractor; the paper could come off the pull tractor and jam the printer. l Never use the tear-off feature with labels. When fed backward, labels may come off the backing and jam the printer. Using the tear-off mode When you select the tear-off mode in the default-setting mode, the printer automatically advances paper to the tear-off position whenever it receives a full page of data or a form feed command and then receives no more data. First, select tear-off using the default-setting mode as described earlier in this chapter. Also make sure the page length for continuous paper is selected correctly in the default-setting mode. Be sure you turn the printer off to exit from the default-setting mode and turn it on again. 3-18 Using the Printer

Section	Page
FRONT MATTER	1
CONTENTS	11
INTRODUCTION	13
Features	13
Options	14
Finding Your Way Around	16
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes	16
Pinter Parts	17
CHAP 1-SETTING UP THE PRINTER	18
Unpacking the Printer	19
Checking the parts	19
Removing the Protective Materials	20
Choosing a Place for the Printer	21
Assembling the Printer	23
Installing the Ribbon Cartridge	23
Attaching the paper guide	26
Testing the Printer	27
Plugging in the printer	27
Running the Self Test	28
Connecting the Printer to Your Computer	31
Configuring Your Software for the Printer	32
Choosing From a Menu	32
CHAP 2-PAPER HANDLING	34
Selecting a Paper Feeding Method	35
Setting the Paper-Release Lever	35
Using Single Sheets	37
Loading Single Sheets From the Top	37
Using Continuous Paper	39
Tractor Position and Available Paper Paths	39
Changing Tractor Position	40
Loading Paper With the Front Push Tractor	43
Removing Paper From the Front Push Tractor	45
Loading Paper With the Rear Push Tractor	46
Removing Paper From the Rear Push Tractor	48
Loading Paper With the Pull Tractor	49
Removing Paper From the Pull Tractor	52
Switching Between Continuous and Single Sheets	53
Switching to Single Sheets	53
Switching to Continuous Paper	55
Printing on Special Paper	56
Setting the paper-thickness lever	56
Multi-Part Forms	57
Lables	58
Envelopes	59
CHAP 3-USING THE PRINTER	60
Control Panel	61
Lights	61
Buttons	62
Other Control-Panel Features	63
Default-Setting Mode	64
Default-Setting Listing	64
Default Setting Descriptions	65
Changing Group 1 Default Settings	68
Changing Group 2 Default Settings	69
Changing Group 3 Default Settings	71
Changing Group 4 Default Settings	73
Micro-Feed	74
Adjusting the Print Position	74
Adjusting the Loading Position	75
Tear Off	77
Using the Tear-Off Mode	77
Using the TEAR OFF button	78
Adjusting the Tear-Off Position	79
Character Fonts	80
Data Dump Mode	82
CHAP 4-USING THE PRINTER OPTIONS	83
Cut-Sheet Feeders	84
Installing a Cut-Sheet Feeder	84
Loading Paper with the Single-Bin Cut-Sheet Feeder	85
Loading Paper or Envelopes with the High-Capacity Cut-Sheet Feeder	88
Assembling the Double-Bin Cut-Sheet Feeder	91
Switching Between Continuous Paper and the Cut-Sheet Feeder	93
Additional Tractor Unit	95
Tractor Positions and Paper Paths	95
Using Two Tractor Units in Combination	96
Roll Paper Holder	98
Installing the Roll Paper Holder	98
Loading a Roll of Paper	100
Interface Cards	104
Installing an Interface Card	104
The C823051 / C823061 Serial Interface Card	106
Front Sheet Guide	107
Installing the Front Sheet Guide	107
Loading Single Sheets From the Front	108
CHAP 5-MAINTENANCE AND TRANSPORTATION	110
Cleaning the Printer	111
Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge	112
Transporting the Printer	113
CHAP 6-TROUBLESHOOTING	114
Problems and Solutions	115
Power Supply	116
Printing	117
Paper Handling	121
Options	124
CHAP 7-TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	126
Printer Specifications	127
Printing	127
Paper	128
Mechanical	133
Electrical	134
Environmental	135
Interface Specifications	136
Specifications and Pin Assignments	136
Interface Timing	139
Option Specifications	140
Cut-Sheet Feeders	140
Front Sheet Guide	142
Initialization	143
Default Settings	143
CHAP 8-COMMAND SUMMARY	144
Using the Command Summary	145
ESC/P Commands Arranged by Topic	146
Printer Operation	146
Data Control	147
Vertical Motion	147
Horizontal Motion	148
Overall Printing Style	149
Character Pitch and Size	150
Print Enhancement	151
Word Processing	152
Character Tables	152
User-Defined Characters	154
Graphics	154
IBM Commands Arranged by Topic	157
Printer Operation	157
Data Control	157
Vertical Motion	157
Horizontal Motion	158
Overall Printing Style	159
Character Pitch and Size	159
Print Enhancement	161
Character Tables	161
User-Defined Characters	162
Graphics	162
APPENDIX	164
Character Tables in the ESC/P Mode	165
Character Tables in the IBM Emulation Mode	172
GLOSSARY	175