Setting Top Of Form - IBM 6400 - Model 008 B/W Line-matrix Printer Operator's Manual

setting top of form

7
Lower the forms thickness lever. Set
it to match the paper thickness.
Refer to the note on the shuttle
cover.
Do not set the forms thickness lever too
tightly; excessive friction can cause paper
jams and ribbon jams with potential for
ribbon damage, smeared ink, or wavy print.
8
Press Set Top Of Form. One of the
following occurs:
a If there is no data in the printer buffer
(you have not yet sent a print job to
the printer), the paper moves down
to the top–of–form position.
To verify the top–of–form setting, run
one of the operator print tests. See
page 68. Check the placement of the
characters on the printout. Your
application software may also
provide a forms alignment check to
verify the placement of the
characters.
If the character placement is correct,
continue with step 9. Otherwise, go
back to step 3.
b If there is data in the printer buffer
(such as after a paper jam), the
printer moves to the position where
printing stopped. Continue with
step 9.
After a paper jam, it may be necessary to
reprint one or more pages.
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B
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note
NOTE:
Thin Paper = single sheet
Medium Paper = two–part form
Thick Paper = six–part form
note
Thin Paper
Medium Paper
Thick Paper
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