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ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP

T h e d ista n c e b etw e en th e p r in t h e a d a n d th e p la te n c a n be a d ju ste d to
a c c o m m o d a te d iffe re n t p a p e r th ick n esses. T o m a k e th is a d ju stm e n t, rem o v e
th e to p co ver. T h e a d ju s tm e n t lever is lo c a te d n e a r th e left e n d o f th e p a p e r
b ail. P u llin g th e a d ju s tm e n t lever to w a rd s y o u w id en s th e g ap ; p u sh in g it
aw ay fro m y o u n a rro w s th e gap.
T h e re a re fo u r p o sitio n s; y o u c a n feel th e lev er click in g in to e a c h p o sitio n .
T h e first p o sitio n (n a rro w e st g a p ) is th e o n e m o s t co m m o n ly u se d fo r single
sh eets o f p ap e r. T ry d iffe re n t p o s itio n s u n til y o u g et th e b est p rin tin g resu lts.
Adjustment lever
Figure 1-14.
Adjusting for different thicknessoH ol papal

DIP SWITCH SETTINGS

W h e n y o u re m o v e th e p rin te r's co v e r a n d look inside, you will see on
th e g reen b o a rd a t th e b o tto m o f the p rin te r tw o g ro u p s ol sm all w h ite
sw itches m a rk e d D SW 1 a n d D S W 2 . T hese a re th e p rin te i \ I HP (I )u a l In -lin e
P ack a g e) sw itches.
to rig h t. D S W 2 h a s fo u r sw itches n a m e d 2-1 to 2-4.
F o r all sw itches, th e O N p o sitio n is to w a rd s th e back o f the p rin te r a n d
the O F F p o s itio n is to w a rd s th e fro n t. T o set a D IP sw itch, use a b a llp o in t
p en o r o th e r sm a ll im p le m e n t to m o v e th e sw itch to th e O N oi O F F p o sitio n .
T h e p rin te r 's p o w e r sh o u ld b e o ff w h en y o u set th e D IP sw itches. S ettin g s
m a d e w hile p o w e r is o n d o n o t ta k e effect u n til p o w er is sw itch ed off, th e n
o n a g a in , b ecau se th e p rin te r re a d s th e D IP sw itches o nly at p o w er-u p .
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D SW 1 h a s eig h t sw itches, n am ed I - 1 to I -8 fro m left

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