Other Controls; Selecting And Loading Paper - Star Micronics ND-10/15 User Manual

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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
of$ 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 positions:
the top setting is used for inserting paper, the next is for single
sheets, the third is for sprocket-feed paper, and the bottom
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.
DTP SWITCHES
- There are two sets 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
continuous 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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3 - The top setting is used when you want to load paper
in the printer.
c - The second setting is for normal single sheets.
I& - The third is for sprocket-feed paper.