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1. Raise the printer cover. Raise the platen lever as far as it will go. (See Figure 4 on page 21 for the
location of the lever.)
NOTE: Do not open tractor doors or remove the existing paper.
2. Cabinet models: open the front door and align the paper supply with the label on the floor.
Pedestal models: place the paper supply on the floor of the printer, centered under the paper slot.
Zero Tear Pedestal models: open the front door and place the paper supply inside the printer, on
the floor of the cabinet.
3. Ensure the paper pulls freely.
4. Feed the paper up through the paper slot (see Figure 6). It may be easier to feed one corner of the
new paper up through the slot first. When this corner can be grasped from the top, rotate the paper
back to the normal position.
NOTE: If you are using thick, multi-part forms and are unable to load the new paper over the existing
paper, go to step 15.
5. Hold the paper to prevent it from slipping down and through the paper slot.
6. Pull the new paper above and behind the ribbon mask, but in front of the existing paper. See Figure 4
on page 21 for the ribbon mask location. If necessary, gently press the existing paper back.
7. Align the top edge of the new paper with the top perforation of the existing paper.
8. Load the new paper over the existing paper. Open and load the tractors one at a time to prevent the
paper from slipping.
NOTE: Make sure that the top edge of the new paper lines up with the top horizontal perforation of the
last page.
New Paper
Figure 7 Loading New Paper into the Printer
Existing Paper
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