Compaq LA36 - Manual (Page 37)

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Paper Handling
Note: If the printing job does not include a form feed command, the paper is only
automatically fed so that you can see the last printed line. Press on the FF/Load
button to position the next paper perforation in front of the tear bar.
The paper is automatically retracted when the printer receives the next data. For tearing off
the paper, see the next subsection “Manual Tear-Off Advancing”.
Manual Tear-Off Advancing
If you have set the
TEAR
option of the
INSTALL
function to
MANUAL
, tear off the paper in
the following way when a printing job ends (including a form feed command).
1. Press the
Pause button to position the paper perforation in front of the tear bar.
Note: If the printing job does not include a form feed command, after pressing the
Pause button the paper is only automatically fed so that you can see the last
printed line. Press on the FF/Load button to position the next paper perforation
in front of the tear bar.
Caution: If the paper perforation is not positioned in front of the tear bar, the length of
your paper may not be specified correctly in your software or the Set-Up mode.
Check that the paper length is specified correctly. For information on
specifying page length using the Set-Up mode, see Chapter 4 “Using Set-Up
Mode”.
2. Tear the paper off at the perforation.
Tearing Off Continuous Forms
3. Press the Pause button again to retract the forms back to the top-of-form position.