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both thumbs and push the platen down into place.
Release the latches.
(5)
Rotate the platen to be certain it is properly seated.
(6)
Close or replace the access cover and platen skirts and
replace the tractor feed mechanism, as appropriate.
2.4.3.3
PIN-FEED PLATEN INSTALLATION
(1)
Lift or remove the printer access cover to expose the
area of the platen.
(2)
Pull the paper bail lever and paper release lever
forward toward the keyboard.
(3)
Holding the pin-feed platen in both hands, with the
drive gear on the right, and with the forefingers
supporting the pin feed paper clamps and the paper
rack, lower the platen into the printer and position it
so that the white plastic clips hang down behind the
platen shaft as shown in Figure 2-14:
(4)
While guiding the plastic clips into the areas behind
the platen and to both sides of the printer top cover,
lower the platen so that its grooved collars rest on the
platen latches.
(5)
Position each of the plastic clips against the stud
mounted to the printer side frame. Push the clip until
it snaps into place around the stud, as shown in
Figure 2-15.
(6)
Press the platen latches and push the pin-feed platen
down into the locked position.
(7)
Rotate the platen in both directions to make sure it is
held firmly by the platen latches.
(8)
Close or replace the printer access cover and platen
skirts.
2.4.4
Forms Tractor
Removal:
(1)
Remove any paper from the forms tractor.
PLATEN
LATCH
GROOVED
COLLAR
(2)
Press the two clamp buttons (Figure 2-16) in as far as
possible and lift the assembly straight up.
Reinstallation:
(1)
Pull the paper release lever and paper bail lever
forward toward the front of the HyTerm.
(2)
Carefully lower the forms tractor down over the
platen until its clamps (Figure 2-16) are resting on the
platen shaft.
(3)
Position the fork on the inside left end of the forms
tractor around the platen adjust lever, as shown in
Figure 2-17.
(4)
Guide the large fork inside the right end of the forms
tractor around the paper release lever, as shown in
Figure 2-18.
(5)
Press the two clamp buttons in and lower the forms
tractor down on the platen shaft. Release the clamp
buttons to clamp the assembly to the platen.
(6)
Tilt the outfeed paper support forward and verify
that the paper release lever snaps to its rearward
position (Figure 2-19), to apply pressure to the paper
and platen. Swing the outfeed paper support back to
its normal position and verify that the paper release
lever is pulled forward, as shown in Figure 2-18. This
is the normal operating position with paper tension
released.
(7)
Verify that operating the forms tractor platen adjust
lever (Figure 2-20) moves the printer platen adjust
lever (Figure 2-17).
(8)
Adjust the two belt drives to the appropriate form
width by loosening the thumbwheel clamps and
sliding the drive sideways until the desired position is
reached (F igure 2-20).
PLASTIC
CLIP
STUD
__ - - - PRINTER
SIDE FRAME
Figure 2-15. Plastic CI ip and Stud
2-21
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