Star Micronics LC-7211 Micro feed, Setting the top of form position, Setting the print mode

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Micro feed

Use the following operation to feed the paper in very small increments. This makes it possible to align the print head exactly where you want it.

❏Make sure the printer is off-line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

❏While holding down ON LINE, press LF to feed the paper forward or MODE to feed the paper backward.

Setting the top of form position

The current position of paper loaded in the printer is automatically set as the top of the page whenever you turn power on. You can also use the following procedure at any time to specify a different position as the top of the page.

❏Prepare either cut-sheet or fanfold paper for feeding.

❏Press LF to feed the paper into the printer.

❏Make sure the printer is off-line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

❏Use the micro feed operations (see above) to move the paper so that the print head is located where you want the new top of form position to be.

❏While holding down FONT, press LF.

The printer will beep once to indicate that a new top of form position has been set.

Setting the print mode

❏Make sure the printer is off-line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

❏Press the control panel’s MODE button to switch between NLQ (DRAFT indicator is not lit) and draft (DRAFT indicator is lit) printing.

NLQ printing provides high quality, but is somewhat slower. Draft printing is quicker, but the quality is not as good as NLQ.

Tear-off function (fanfold paper)

This procedure feeds fanfold paper to a position where it can be torn off easily.

❏Make sure the printer is on-line (ON LINE indicator is lit).

❏Press the control panel’s MODE button.

❏Tear off the paper.

❏When you resume printing, the printer reverse feeds the paper to its former position.

This operation causes the paper to be fed automatically so the tear assist edge of the printer cover is aligned with the paper’s next perforation.