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Beeper Error Warnings, Loading paper, Paper-out sensor - ribbon

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Loading paper Paper goes crooked as it rolls It may be running against the rib- down. bon guide. Move the printhead to the middle of its path. Paper crunches up. The paper guides are set incorrectly. Move them to fit this paper. If your paper is thin, doubling the first page may give enough rigidity to ease it through the guides. For subsequent loading, tape the first page of a new batch of paper to the last page of an old batch, thus avoiding reloading. Top edge of paper sticks under the roller. There may be bits of paper caught under the roller. Stop inserting paper; turn the roller and extract any paper bits with fingers or tweezers. Paper-out sensor Can't deactivate paper-out sensor with DIP switch 1-3 or ESCape "8". Computer systems that monitor printer cable pin 12 will ignore both ESCape "8" and the setting of switch 1-3. These systems will stop the printing when no paper is in contact with the paper-out sensor (a reed switch located on the paper guide). Certain printer cables are designed to overcome this problem, or you can tape a business card over the switch. Beeper Error Warnings The FX will warn you of certain error conditions by sounding the internal beeper. Each of the four error conditions has a unique sound. Listen closely . . . 304

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Loading paper
Paper goes crooked as it rolls
down.
Paper crunches up.
Top edge of paper sticks under
the roller.
Paper-out sensor
Can’t deactivate paper-out sensor
with DIP switch 1-3 or ESCape
"8".
It may be running against the rib-
bon guide. Move the printhead to
the middle of its path.
The paper guides are set incor-
rectly. Move them to fit this
paper.
If your paper is thin, doubling the
first page may give enough rigid-
ity to ease it through the guides.
For subsequent loading, tape the
first page of a new batch of paper
to the last page of an old batch,
thus avoiding reloading.
There may be bits of paper
caught under the roller. Stop
inserting paper; turn the roller
and extract any paper bits with
fingers or tweezers.
Computer systems that monitor
printer cable pin
12
will ignore
both ESCape “8” and the setting
of switch
1-3.
These systems will
stop the printing when no paper
is in contact with the paper-out
sensor (a reed switch located on
the paper guide). Certain printer
cables are designed to overcome
this problem, or you can tape a
business card over the switch.
Beeper Error Warnings
The FX will warn you of certain error conditions by sounding the
internal beeper. Each of the four error conditions has a unique sound.
Listen closely . . .
304