Mechanical Controls: Figure 6 - IBM Infoprint 6500-v05 Maintenance Manual

Mechanical Controls: Figure 6

Control or Indicator
Paper Supports Help prevent paper jams by supporting the paper between the tractors. The supports are
positioned manually by sliding them along the tractor shafts.
Forms Thickness Lever Sets the platen for paper and forms of different thicknesses. This lever must be fully opened
(raised) to load or unload paper.
Forms Thickness Indicates relative thickness of forms and paper. Set this lever at A for thin (single-part) forms, B
Pointer and Scale for thicker forms, and so on.
Forms Thickness Lever The forms thickness lever closes the platen to the relative thickness of the paper. The platen stop
and Platen Stop returns the platen to the lever adjustment set by the user.
Tractors (2) Hold and feed paper. Used to set side margin and position paper horizontally.
Tractor Locks (2) Lock tractors in position.
Vertical Position Knob Used to set top of form or first line to be printed. Rotating this knob moves paper vertically. Works
when forms thickness lever is open.
Ribbon Loading Path Instructions showing how to load the ribbon correctly.
Diagram
Paper Scale A horizontal scale graduated in tenths of an inch, useful for setting paper margins counting text
columns. (See below.)
Function
1 inch
1 10 20
Column
0.1 inch
Number
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