Forms Tear Off - Oki Microline 520 Service Handbook

%3.3.08 Forms Tear Off

3.3.08 Forms Tear Off
NOTE:
Tear is activated by pressing TEAR. It is a manual procedure.
FORMS TEAR OFF is activated by changing a setting in the Menu. It is an automatic procedure.
General Information
This feature allows a printed page (rear or bottom feed, continuous form) to be torn off without
wasting paper or adjusting the printer.
Forms Tear Off automatically advances the paper from the initial printing position to the tear off
position. The top of the page (perforation) will be even with the tear bar. The tear bar is located
under the clear top of the access cover.
Paper will remain in the tear off position until the printer receives data. Then, the paper is retracted
to the initial print position.
When printing stops, the paper will advance to the tear off position.
NOTE:
If the software package being used "pauses" while sending data to the printer, Forms Tear Off may
be activated (if it is enabled through the Menu). The pause must be for two or more seconds. No
data is lost. Uneven print registration will occur due to the paper movement. If the problem
occurs, deactivate Forms Tear Off through the Menu.
DO NOT use Forms Tear Off with labels or multi-part forms.
Remember to activate the Form Tear Off for the paper path you are using (rear feed or bottom
feed).
Vertical Line Spacing Problems
NOTE:
This information is also covered in Technical Service Bulletin 1704.
Customers may experience problems with vertical line spacing when printing on continuous forms
and using Forms Tear Off. The first page may not line up correctly. Following pages will not align.
The customers may have worked with other Okidata printers and DID NOT experience the
problem with the other printer(s). The difference is that the Microline 520 and Microline 521
printers DO NOT have a bail arm. The paper does not feed as "high" as it would in a printer with
a bail arm.
If you are experiencing problems with vertical line spacing when printing on continuous forms and
using Forms Tear Off, perform the following steps to set the Top of Form position.
1. Enter Menu Mode.
2. Disable Form Tear Off.
3. Exit Menu Mode.
4. Deselect the printer.
5. Use the Micro Feed buttons to set the Top of Form.
Press Micro Feed Up to advance the paper.
Press Micro Feed Down to retract the paper.
6. Enter Menu Mode.
7. Enable Form Tear Off.
8. Exit Menu Mode.
Setting
1. Verify that continuous feed paper is installed.
2. Verify that the ribbon is correctly installed.
3. Verify that the width of the installed paper matches the paper width menu setting.
4. Power ON the printer.
5. Press and hold the SHIFT switch while pressing the SEL switch to place the printer in Menu
Mode.
When in Menu Mode, the functions printed below the operator panels switches are active.
6. Press GROUP until the desired Group prints (Rear Feed or Bottom Feed).
7. Press ITEM until the desired Item prints (Form Tear Off)
ML520/521 ( 96-02-04 )