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CHAPTER
2
GETTING TO KNOW
YOUR PRINTER
Subjects covered in Chapter 2 include-
* Parts of the printer - what they're for and how
to use them
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Paper selection and loading
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Adjustment
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Testing printer operation
CONTROLS AND PARTS OF THE PRINTER
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Parts of the printer
PRINTER COVER - This protects the ribbon and the print
head from dust and dirt, and cuts down the sound of the printer.
PAPER SEPARATOR
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This metal guide is used with
sprocket-feed
paper.
POWER CORD - This cord connects the printer to its power
source, usually a wall outlet. It's located at the left rear of the
printer.
PRINT HEAD - This is the device that does the actual print-
ing. Like the strike lever in a typewriter,
tiny pins in the print
head hit the paper through a ribbon.
TRACTOR FEED UNIT - The drive gear and sprockets
of
the tractor
feed unit move sprocket-feed
paper through
the
printer.
PLATEN - This is the rubber cylinder that carries paper to
the print head.
INTERFACE CONNECTOR - On the back of the printer,
this connector is used to connect your computer
to the printer.
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