Sharp ER-A530 ER-A520 ER-A530 Operation Manual - Page 12

PRINTER The printer is a receipt/journal dual station type thermal printer which delivers fast, quiet and high quality printing. The average life of the printer is approximately 5 million lines. When opening the printer cover, unlock the printer cover using the printer cover lock key, and lift up the cover as shown in the diagram to the right. Printer cover Printer lock key Your register is shipped with the print head release lever held in the up position by a white shipping retainer. Be sure to remove this retainer (see the figure at the right) and push down the print head release lever before you use the register. Print head release lever The print head can be lifted by the green lever on the right side of the printer. Pulling the lever forward, lifts the print head up. If the paper becomes jammed and you need to move the print head farther forward, you can pull the lever even further toward you and proceed with the removal of the jammed paper. Paper roll location Retainer Take-up spool Paper chute Print head release lever Note Do not attempt to remove the paper roll with the head in the down position. This may result in damage to the printer and print head. 10