Printer Users Manual

chapter 1
SETTING UP THE PRINTER
Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include—
● Locatingthe printer
● Unpackingand inspection(namesof parts)
. Settingup andconnection
● Loadingsinglesheets
● Loadingandparkingfanfoldforms
● Adjustingthe printinggap
LOCATING THE PRINTER
Beforeyoustartunpackingandsettingup yourprinter,makesurethatyou
havea suitableplaceon whichtolocateit. By“a suitableplace”,wemean:
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A firm,levelsurfacewhichis fairlyvibration-free
Awayfromexcessiveheat(suchas directsunlight,heaters,etc)
Awayfromexcessivehumidity
Awayfromexcessivedust
Supplyit“clean”electricity.Don’tconnectittothesamecircuitasalarge,
noise-producingappliancesuch as a refrigerator.
Makesurethelinevoltageis within10%of thevoltagespecifiedon the
identificationplate.
A locationwithsufficientspaceto locatetheprinterand anypaperto be
fed into it, as wellas theprintedpapercomingout.
If youareusingaparallelconnectiontoyourcomputer,makesurethat
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iswithin2m(6ft)oftheprinter(anRS-232comectionusingtheoptional
RS-232interfacecan be madeoverlongerdistances).
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