IBM 3270 Operator's Manual page 87

From the rear of the machine, perform the following:
5. Check that you have the correct size paper forms for
your printer. The paper may be 13", 13-5/8", or
14-3/8" wide.
6. If a forms stand is provided with the printer, place the
new paper forms on the lower rack of the stand.
7. Insert the starting edge of the first form sheet in the
paper feed slot, with the side to be printed on facing
down. The forms enter easily if started with one corner
entering the feed slot first.
8. Push the forms through the slot until the front edge is
seen passing under the platen.
From the front of the machine, perform the following:
9. Pull the front edge of the form forward a short distance,
bend it around the platen, and align the paper horizon-
tally until the holes at each side of the paper fit on the
pins of the pin-feed mechanism.
10. Close the pin-feed doors.
11. Set the copy-control lever to the correct position
required by the number of parts in the form being used:
Position
1 - (Closest to the front
of the printer)
2 -
3 -
4_
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(maximum spacing)
Type of Form Used
One-part
Two- or three-part
Four-part
Five- or six-part
12. Set the line-feed select lever by pulling forward for
single-spacing or pushing back for double-spacing.
13. Press in and rotate the paper-advance knob to approxi-
mately align the form with the print line. If required to
move the form backward, rotate the paper-advance knob
backward, and pull the form from behind the machine
to keep the form from buckling at the print head.
14. If more precise alignment is necessary, set the TEST
PRINT PAT/ON LN/PRINT BFR switch to the PRINT
PAT position and the MODE switch to MODE 2; then,
push and release the START PR I NT switch. A continu-
ous line of H's prints, as shown in Figure 37. This will
show where the print line is on the paper. Then press in
and rotate the paper-advance knob to more closely align
the form with the print line. Return the TEST PRINT
PAT/ON LN switch to ON LN. When the p,aper is
properly aligned, rotate the paper-advance knob to feed
the paper through the paper exit slot in the cover.
15. Close the cover.
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