Loading Single-Part Continuous Paper-Friction Feed - IBM 3774 Operating Procedure Manual

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Turn the forms advance knob to align the forms to the first line to be printed. If
you turn the forms advance knob backward, pull slack forms out the back of the
printer to keep the forms from buckling at the print head.
Note: Use the "Aligning Forms to the First Print Line" procedure that follows for more
precise alignment of the forms.
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the terminal's operator panel HOLD PRINT switch off.
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Close the printer cover.
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When you start printing:
a. Check that the forms stack properly. For best stacking, the forms fold should
be in the same direction as the original fold.
b. Check the print alignment. Use the "Aligning Forms to the First Print Line"
procedure that follows for more precise alignment of the forms.
c. Adjust the copy control dial (shown in Figure 4-1) for best printing with the
forms you are using; set the dial to satisfy these requirements:
• Legible printing on the last copy.
• No ribbon-smudging on the first copy.
Notes:
1. If the last copy is not legible, tum the copy control dial toward "O", one step at a time,
until the last copy is legible.
2. If the ribbon smudges the first copy, rotate the copy control dial toward "8'', one step at
a time until the smudging stops.
Left
Paper
Advance
Knob
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Figure 4-6. Installing Margin-Punched Forms (Part 2 of 2)
Forms
Guide Rack
/ Right
Tractor
Cover
Tractor Positioning
Knobs
Loading Single-Part Continuous Paper - Friction Feed
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Use this procedure to load single-part fan-fold continuous forms in the printer
when the forms tractor is not used:
Note: If you notice that an out-of-forms condition will occur before a printing job completes, you
can tum the terminal's operator panel HOLD PRINT switch on to stop the job while you load forms;
tum the HOLD PRINT switch OFF after you load the forms.
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Turn the terminal's operator panel 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.
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