5-6 Paper Handling Chapter 5

Setting the Paper Thickness Lever

The paper thickness lever adjusts the gap between the BJ cartridge print head and the print
media to suit the print media’s thickness. Before printing, be sure to set the paper thickness
lever.
For details on which position to set the paper thickness lever for the print media you are
using, p. 5-2.
nIf the paper thickness lever is not set correctly before printing, poor print quality may occur.
Follow this procedure to set the paper thickness lever:
1Open the document tray (MultiPASS models
only).
2Lift the document guides to open the printer
cover.
If the printer cover does not open easily, slide the
document guides outwards and then open the
printer cover.
3Press C.
c Do not try to manually move or stop
the cartridge holder since this may
damage the unit.
Do not touch the components shown
or any metal parts since this may
adversely affect operation of the unit
and/or affect print quality.
Document guides
Round shaft Guide rail
Ribbon cable