Mechanical Controls, All Models - Printronix P5000 Maintenance Manual

Chapter 1
Controls And Indicators

Mechanical Controls, All Models

Control or Indicator
Forms Thickness Lever
Paper Supports
Forms Thickness
Pointer and Scale
Tractors (2)
Tractor Locks (2)
Vertical Position Knob
Ribbon Loading Path
Diagrams
Paper Scale
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Sets the platen for paper and forms of different thicknesses. Lever
must be fully opened (raised) to load or unload paper.
Help prevent paper jams by supporting inner sections of paper. They
are positioned manually by sliding them along the shafts.
Indicates relative thickness of forms and paper. Set this lever at A for
thin (single-part) forms, B for thicker forms, and so on.
Hold and feed paper. Used to set side margin and position paper
horizontally.
Lock tractors in position.
Used to set top of form or first line to be printed. Rotate this knob to
move paper vertically. Works when forms thickness lever is open.
Instructions showing how to load the ribbon correctly. One diagram is
cast in relief on the shuttle cover, and another is printed on the paper
scale.
A horizontal scale graduated in tenths of an inch, useful for setting
paper margins and counting text columns. (See below.)
1 inch
1 10
0.1 inch
Function
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Column
Number