Form Feed; Set Top Of Form; Auto Sheet Feed - IBM 3 User Manual

when a form is inserted into the printer.
Press Load/Eject to advance the form to the first print position.
If Automatic Manual Load is set to Enabled in the Printer Setup category, pressing
Load/Eject ejects the form from the printer and remains in the ready state. See
"Automatic Manual Load" on page 153 for more information.

Auto Sheet Feed

Press Load/Eject when the printer is not ready to eject the current form.

Form Feed

This key is active for Front Push, Rear Push, Rear Pull, and Push-Pull. It is inactive
for the ASF and manual sheet feed paper paths. This key advances the forms so
that the next form is at the top of form position. The Form Feed function is
available when the printer is not ready.
v If you interrupt a print job by pressing Stop, pressing Form Feed, and then
pressing Start (when you are ready to resume the job), the printer continues to
print on the next form at the place where printing was interrupted on the
previous form.
v If Form Feed is pressed during Front Push or Rear Push load operation, the
Form Feed functions as a Load/Eject and performs an automatic load.
v For Push-Pull:
– Press Load/Eject to advance the paper from the front tractor to the rear
tractor.
– Manually align the forms on the rear tractor. Use the Micro or Micro to
position the forms.
– Press Form Feed to advance the forms to the top of the next form.
v The printer does not always have to be not ready before pressing Form Feed. See
"Form Feed Mode" on page 148 for more information.

Set Top of Form

This should only be used when printing occurred and no Top-of-Forms commands
have been passed to the printer (such as Form Feed or Printer initialization).
The Set Top of Form function is available only when the printer isnot ready, and the
paper is loaded to the print line. This key can be used only for the continuous
forms paper sources.
Press Set Top of Form to set the top of form position for continuous paper sources
only. The alarm beeps and the printer displays:
TOP OF FORM SET
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