Printronix P5000 Series Setup Manual page 42

Chapter 2
Install Basic Components
4. If adjustment is necessary, unlock the left tractor. Slide the tractor until it
is directly to the left of the number "1" on the paper scale and lock it. (You
can also use the paper scale to count columns.)
CAUTION
To avoid damage to the printer caused by printing on the platen, always
position the left tractor unit directly to the left of the "1" mark on the
paper scale.
5. Unlock the right tractor.
6. Load the paper onto the sprockets and close the tractor door. Make sure
the leading edge of the first sheet of paper is perfectly parallel to the
tractor splined shaft (paper is not crooked). If paper is crooked, reload it
onto the tractor sprockets until its edge is parallel to the splined shaft.
7. Slide the right tractor to remove paper slack or to adjust for various paper
widths. Then lock the tractor.
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Figure 32. Paper Scale
Splined Shaft
Figure 33. Loading Paper Onto the Right Tractor Sprockets
Paper Scale