Functions; Front Tear Mode - IBM 4247 A00 User Manual

7. To exit from Power On Configuration, press Menu/Enter. Your new value is

Functions

This category defines forms condition variables that can be set, as well as other
miscellaneous conditions available on the printer. There are several different
parameters available:
v Front Tear Mode (for Push paths)
v Rear Tear Mode (for Push paths)
v Paper Overlay (for Push paths and Manual Sheet Feed)
v Sequence (for Push paths and ASF bins)
v Alarm
v Automatic Load (for Manual Sheet Feed)
v Display Language

Front Tear Mode

This parameter selects the tear-off function for forms that are loaded in the Front
Push forms path. See "Checking and Adjusting Tear-Off Position" on page 25 for
more information about adjusting the tear-off position. Your choices are:
Norm (default)
Auto
No
To change or check the Front Tear Mode value:
1. Ensure the printer is powered off (O).
2. Press and hold Menu/Enter while powering on (|) the printer. The message
3. After start-up is complete, release Menu/Enter and the message PRINT OUT=NO
4. Press
5. Press
6. To exit from Power On Configuration, press Menu/Enter. Your new value is
stored in NVM.
Press Tear to move the form to the tear line. After a 10-second
delay the forms move back down to the print position. Press Tear
again to move the forms back without waiting for the 10-second
delay.
Once printing finishes, the forms automatically move up to the
tear-off line. The forms remain there until another job is sent to the
printer. When a job is sent, the forms move back down to the print
position, and printing continues.
This option disables reverse forms movement. Select No for forms
that should not be moved through the printer in a reverse direction,
such as forms with attached labels and forms with overlays.
Note: Setting this parameter to No modifies how forms park. See
"Parking One Continuous Form and Loading Another (Dual
Push)" on page 59 and "Parking Continuous Forms" on
page 29.
STARTING UP displays.
displays.
until the message FUNCTIONS displays.
until the message FRONT TEAR=xxxx displays, where xxxx can be NORM,
AUTO, or NO. If you want to select a value other than the one displayed, press
or .
stored in NVM. It takes a few seconds for the new value to be accepted.
Chapter 4. Configuring Your Printer
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