Compaq LA36 User Manual
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Paper Handling
Line Feed/Form Feed
Use the line feed/form feed function to move paper forward. This function is valid whenever
the printer is not receiving or printing data and has no fault. Pressing the
LF
button
advances the paper one line. Pressing the
FF/Load
button feeds one sheet of paper.
Except using the
Park
button for unloading paper or using the Top-of-Form Adjustment
mode for fine-adjusting the Top-of-Form position, you are not allowed to execute reverse
feed from the control panel. To feed paper backward, manually rotate the platen knob.
Remember that the Top-of-Form will slip from the original setting.
Top-of-Form Adjustment
Note:
For Top-of-Form definition, see the previous section Print Area Definition.
The Top-of-Form adjustment is available for single sheets or continuous forms fed by the
push-tractor. The adjustment is reflected to the Top-of-Form setting of Macro 1 or Macro 2
currently selected from the control panel.
Note:
This adjustment is not available for continuous forms fed by the pull-tractor.
You can adjust the Top-of-Form value within the range from 0 to 99/60 inches.
Note:
The horizontal embossed rib under the red cursor on the print head carriage
corresponds to the base line of the characters to be printed.
1. Position the paper at the current Top-of-Form position:
For continuous forms, park the paper, then press the
FF/LOAD
button.
For a single sheet, simply insert the sheet in the cut sheet stand.
Paper is automatically fed to the Top-of-Form position, if the Set-Up option
S-SHEET LD
(Single Sheet Load) is set to
AUTO
. Otherwise, press the
FF/LOAD
button.
2. Enter the Top-of-Form mode by pressing the
Set-Up/Quit
and
Top
buttons at the same
time. The printer beeps and the
M1
and
M2
indicators flash alternately with the
DEC
and
PPX24
indicators, indicating the Top-of-Form mode.
3. Adjust the Top-of-Form value: