Installing And Aligning Printer Forms; Loading Cut Forms In The Printer - IBM 3774 Operating Procedure Manual

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Figure 4-L Operator Controls (Part 2 of 2)
Installing and Aligning Printer Forms
Loading Cut Forms in the Printer
Use this procedure to load cut forms* in the printer:
1
Turn the terminal's operator panel HOLD PRINT switch on to return the print
head to the forms loading position (the extreme left side).
Note: You should turn the HOLD PRINT switch on to return the print head to the forms
loading position when the printer will not be used for an extended period of time. Remember
to turn the HOLD PRINT switch OFF after the print head is at the forms loading position.
2
Open the printer cover (Figure 4-2) as follows:
A. Slide the clear plastic cover forward.
B. Pivot the cover assembly forward (toward the front of the terminal).
3
If the forms tractor unit is installed, remove it as described under "Installing or
Removing the Forms Tractor".
4
Move the paper release lever to the back as shown in Figure 4-4.
5
Align the left form guide (Figure 4-4) to the left edge of the platen, and place the
bail assembly in position "B" (Figure 4-8).
6
Insert the cut forms as in a standard typewriter; align the forms against the left
form guide, and push the form into the slot behind the platen until it stops.
*Such as paper that is not margin punched for use with the forms feed tractor.
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