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n Other controls
There are other controls, not connected
to the control panel.
Some of the more important
ones are:
POWER SWITCH - The switch that turns the printer on
and off is at the back, on the left side.
PLATEN KNOB - This knob is at the middle of the right
side and lets you turn the platen by hand, like a typewriter.
Caution: Turn the platen knob only with the Power switch off.
Turning
the knob with the power on could damage the drive
gears.
RELEASE LEVER -
The release lever is on top of the
printer, near the left rear corner. It controls how strongly the
paper is held against the platen. The release lever has four posi-
tions: the top setting is used for inserting paper, the next is for
single sheets, the third is for sprocket-feed
paper, and the bot-
tom one is used when adjusting the paper.
PAPER BAIL - The bail is the movable bar that holds the
paper against the platen. Its position depends on the setting of
the release lever.
DIP SWITCHES - There are one set of ten switches and one
set of eight switches that are used in interfacing
the printer to
your particular
computer.
There are also switches to set print
pitch, line spacing, and perforation
skipping.
See Appendix
A
for a complete list and explanation.
SELECTING AND LOADING PAPER
Your printer handles two basic types of paper - single sheets
(stationery,
envelopes,
multipart
business forms, etc.) and con-
tinuous paper (fan-fold perforated
paper).
The release lever controls the pressure
of the paper against
the platen. It has four settings:
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J -
The top setting is used when you want to load paper in
the printer.
E -
The second setting is for normal single sheets.
fi -
The third is for sprocket-feed
paper.
4 -
The bottom one is used when you want to release the
paper completely
to adjust it.
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