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- Page 1 LA75 Plus Companion Printer Sheet Feeder Guide digital equipment corporation...
- Page 2 The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation: DEC/CMS DEC/EDI DECnet DECsystem-10 DECSYSTEM-20 DECUS DECwriter IBM is a registered trademark, and IBM Proprinter is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. This document was prepared using VAX DOCUMENT, Version 1.2. DIBOL EduSystem UNIBUS MASSBUS VAXcluster...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
3 Operating and Removing the Sheet Feeder Operating the Printer ........ - Page 4 A Paper Specifications and Technical Data Paper Specifications ........Tables A–1 Technical Data .
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Page 5: Preface
Preface About This Guide The LA75 Plus Companion Printer Sheet Feeder Guide explains how to install and operate the Automatic Sheet Feeder. This guide is intended for someone with little or no computer experience. The guide contains four chapters and one appendix. -
Page 6: Conventions Used In This Guide
The optional Automatic Sheet Feeder is designed to give you easy and efficient handling of single-sheet paper on the LA75 Plus Companion Printer. You can stack up to 80 sheets of standard bond paper in the sheet feeder at one time,... -
Page 7: Assembling And Installing The Sheet Feeder
Assembling and Installing the Sheet Feeder 1.1 Assembling the Sheet Feeder The first diagram shows the complete Automatic Sheet Feeder attached to the LA75 Plus Companion Printer. The following table lists the numbered items in the diagram. Assembling and Installing the Sheet Feeder 1–1... - Page 8 Item Number 1–2 Assembling and Installing the Sheet Feeder Item Name Left Paper Guide Stacker Supports Right Paper Guide Tabs Printer Control Panel...
- Page 9 Assembling and Installing the Sheet Feeder 1–3...
- Page 10 Unpack and check the contents. Item Number 1–4 Assembling and Installing the Sheet Feeder Item Name Automatic Sheet Feeder Documentation Front Stacker Support Rear Stacker Support Rear Cover...
- Page 11 Attach the front and rear stacker supports to the sheet feeder. Assembling and Installing the Sheet Feeder 1–5...
- Page 12 Turn the printer OFF. Remove the printer’s access cover and the access cover insert. Remove the printer’s paper cover. Keep the paper cover and the access cover insert within reach. 1–6 Assembling and Installing the Sheet Feeder...
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Page 13: Installing The Sheet Feeder
1.2 Installing the Sheet Feeder Attach the sheet feeder to the printer as shown. Assembling and Installing the Sheet Feeder 1–7... - Page 14 Replace the printer’s access cover. Attach the sheet feeder’s rear cover to the sheet feeder. Push the paper release lever towards the rear of the printer to set the printer in friction mode. Turn the printer ON Note: If you have installed the sheet feeder with the power ON, switch the power OFF, then ON again, for the sheet feeder to be automatically selected by the printer’s firmware.
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Page 15: Loading Paper Into The Sheet Feeder
Loading Paper into the Sheet Feeder 2.1 Preparing to Load the Paper Pull the right and left rear tabs towards the front of the printer, until the paper bin locks open to allow for paper loading. ¡ ¢ £ ¤... - Page 16 Slide the left paper guide all the way to the left. Slide the right paper guide so that it roughly matches the width of your paper. Center the front stacker support between the two paper guides. 2–2 Loading Paper into the Sheet Feeder...
- Page 17 Take a stack of paper and fan it. This keeps the paper from sticking, and prevents the sheet feeder from feeding more than one sheet at a time. Tap the side and bottom edges of the paper on a flat surface to even up the stack.
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Page 18: Loading The Paper
2.2 Loading the Paper Insert the paper along the left paper guide. Adjust the position of the right paper guide until the paper is held firmly, but not so tightly that it causes the paper to bunch. 2–4 Loading Paper into the Sheet Feeder... - Page 19 Push the rear tabs on both paper guides towards the back of the printer to secure the paper against the guide rollers. Loading Paper into the Sheet Feeder 2–5...
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Page 21: Operating And Removing The Sheet Feeder
3.1 Operating the Printer Testing the Printer To ensure that you have installed the sheet feeder correctly, you can run the printer’s self-test. See the LA75 Plus Companion Printer Installation and User Guide (Installation chapter) for more information. Selecting Page (Form) Length For information on selecting page length, (the number of printable lines) see the Configuration and Reference Information chapters in the LA75 Plus... -
Page 22: Using The Sheet Feeder
Ready switch, and then the Form Feed (FF) switch. Caution: If you turn off the printer when the printer detects a paper out or paper jam condition, any data remaining in the printer’s buffer is lost. -
Page 23: Maintaining The Sheet Feeder
Preventive maintenance is both necessary and easy to accomplish. You should regularly do the following: Dust the sheet feeder, first removing the feeder from the printer. Clean all pick-up rollers (see diagram) with a lint-free cloth and platen cleaner. - Page 24 4–2 Maintaining the Sheet Feeder...
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Page 25: Correcting Simple Problems
4.2 Correcting Simple Problems This section lists possible fault symptoms and suggests tests and actions to help you clear those symptoms. Refer also to the Maintenance chapter in the LA75 Plus Companion Printer Installation and User Guide. The feeder does not operate. - Page 26 Check the paper surface for defects. Clean the pick-up rollers. Note: If the feeder inserts paper correctly on to the printer platen but the paper then skews, there is a printer fault. In such a case, refer to the Maintenance chapter in the LA75 Plus Companion Printer Installation and User Guide EK-LA75S-UG-001.
- Page 27 Most paper is sensitive to temperature and humidity conditions. Extremes in these conditions may affect the performance of the paper in the feeder and printer. Paper Type and Quality Plain bond, typewriter quality paper with a light wood pulp content should be used for optimum performance.
- Page 28 Paper Surface Smoothness A single sheet of paper must have a surface within a smoothness range of 18 to 30 Bekk or 180 to 140 Sheffield. The under side of the last page in a multi-form set must have a smoothness range of 18 to 30 Bekk or 180 to 140 Sheffield.
- Page 29 Paper Weight Multi-part forms with carbon (max. 2 copies) First/last sheet 17.50-20.00 lbs (70-80g/²) Copies 8.75-10.00lbs (35-40g/²) Carbon approx. 6.25 lbs (25g/²) Note The uncoated surface of the carbon paper has to be rough. Pressure-sensitive multi-part forms (max. 2 copies) First/last sheet 17.50-20.00 lbs (70-80g/²) Copies 10.00-15.00 lbs (40-60g/²) Table A–1...