Setting Continuous Forms Paper on the Tractors | Compaq LA36

Paper Handling

9.Turn the platen knob 4 to adjust the print start position and turn the printer on. The horizontal embossed rib under the red cursor on the print head carriage corresponds to the base line of the characters to be printed.

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Setting Continuous Forms Paper on the Tractors

10.Lean the top cover against the tractor unit.

11.Adjust the paper thickness lever to the appropriate position.

12.Press the Pause button to place the printer in the Ready state. Print a sample page and check the first line and the page margins. Make the following adjustments, as necessary:

–Horizontal alignment. Move the forms tractors as required.

–Margin settings. Use your software or the printer Set-Up mode (see Chapter 4 “Using Set-Up Mode”).

Caution: In the pull-feed mode, reverse feeding is allowed up to 1/3 inch and the print accuracy is lower than the accuracy available with the push-feed mode. Use the pull-feed mode when printing labels and so on that are affected by curling.

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Compaq LA36 user manual Setting Continuous Forms Paper on the Tractors

Contents

Compaq Matrix Printer LA36 Page Table of Contents Printing Supplies and Options Resident Fonts Glossary GL-1 Index IN-1 Preface Organization Maintenance Viii Introduction Options Paper Handling Parts of the Printer 1812 Front View Basic States of the Printer Operations of the Control Panel Control Panel Operations Will turn blinking Paper Thickness and Number of Copies Paper Specifications Paper SizeSelecting Paper Printer Acoustical Feed-Backs Ready state but not receiving or printing data Pause state Paper select lever Font indicators Paper thickness leverOverview of Paper Operations Control panel Buttons Levers and Buttons Used for Paper Handling AdjustingforPaperThickness Loading a Single Sheet of Paper Using Single SheetsCopy Copies Ribbon replacement Paper Thickness Lever Positions Setting Paper Select Lever and Left Paper Guide Ejecting Single Sheets UsingContinuousForms Positioning the Paper Stack Loading Continuous Forms Push Tractor and Rear Feed Positioning the Tractor Using the Tractor Guide Adjusting Paper Tension Better manipulate the metallic parts of the tractor unit Loading Continuous Forms Pull Tractor and Bottom Feed Removing the Tractor Unit Installing the Tractor Unit for Pull-tractor Feed Passing Continuous Forms Paper From Under the Printer Setting Continuous Forms Paper on the Tractors Tearing Off Continuous Forms Automatic-Tear-Off Advancing Unloading Continuous Forms Push-Feed ModeRecovering from an Unexpected Unloading Operation Manual Tear-Off Advancing Print Area Definition Feeding and Positioning Paper Abcdefghij ··· Line Feed/Form Feed Top-of-Form Adjustment Switching Paper Types Switching between Push-Feed and Pull-Feed Turn the printer off Tips on Paper Handling Envelopes Use the no Tear value of the Tear option in the Set-Up modeGeneral Tips Multipart Forms Printing Selecting Print Features Using the Control Panel Using Commercial Software Selecting Macro 1 or Macro Epson IBM Macro 1 and Macro 2 SettingsDEC Epson mode DEC modeIBM&Epson mode IBM mode Menu access Installation SettingsAdjustments Settings Menu Access Settings Selecting a Resident Font Changing the Protocol Resuming Printing Starting or Stopping PrintingStarting Printing Stopping and Viewing Printing Removing Continuous Forms Removing Printed PagesRemoving Single Sheets What is Set-Up Mode for? Using Set-Up Mode How Set-Up Works Entering the Set-Up Mode OFF on Initial Printout in the Set-Up Mode Set-Up Mode Functions Overview of the Set-Up Mode DEC Options with Pre-determined Values Print the menu of the vertical pitch option Enter the Set-Up modeExample Changing theVertical Pitch Select the Macro 2 function Example Changing the Left Margin Options with Undetermined Values Change the left margin from column 1 to column Options with Both Pre-determined and Undetermined ValuesPrint the menu of the left margin option Summary of the Set-Up Mode Points to Remember Printing the Printer Configuration Printout of Factory Settings Using the Print Function Required Options Deciding Which Options to Change Changing Macro 1 and Macro 2 Options Install Baud Rate BIT&PARITY Buffer CTL Disc Fault Macro 1 and Macro 2 Options List Macro 1 and Macro 2 Options and Values HI-IMPACT Prtcl ParlFont Hsdraft Form Width Line ModeForm Lengh Left Margn Print DIR Unidir Paper SRCManual Rsvd EOT Discon DEC PRT IDLA50 ID Auto Wrap Truncate French DEC G0 CSTBritish Finnish Latin GK User PrefLatin Latin HB Ecma Deflt SETCP DHN Turkey CHR SET IBM SETDBL Higt IBM AGM Install Options List ChangingInstallOptions Install Options and Values Downloading fonts, reduce the input buffer Input buffer, a minimal download buffer isProvided. If you need a larger capacity for Number of data bits Parity bit Mnual ADJ AdjustingTop-of-FormOriginAdjust Options and Values Fnfold ADJ LF and FF/Load buttons at the same time. ChangingMenuAccessOptionsMenu Access Option and Values Exiting and Saving Printing Test RecallingFactorySettingsUsing the Diagnostic Functions Print the hex dump Hex Dump ModeStart the Hex Dump mode select the HEX-DUMPoption Exit the Hex Dump mode Sample Hex Dump Setup Mode MACRO1 MACRO2 Set-Up Mode Quick Reference Print Install Adjust Tests RCALL-FACT MENU-ACCES SAVE&EXIT Using Set-Up Mode Cleaning and Vacuuming the Printer Cleaning Cleaning the Platen and Paper Bail Rollers Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge Cleaning the Print Head Remove the new ribbon cartridge from its package and install Replacing the Print Head Maintenance Print Quality Problems and Solutions Solving problems Thickness of your paper. See the Paper Thickness Top margin is wrong Paper cannot be loaded or fed Paper Handling Problems and Solutions Depressed Operating Problems and Solutions Printer Failures DiagnosticFunctions Start the vertical alignment test Adjust the vertical print alignment at Letter quality speedCheckingVerticalAlignment Exit the vertical alignment function Vertical Alignment Adjustment Options Supplies Installing the Color Kit InstallingOptions PhysicalSpecifications FunctionalSpecifications Barcode Character setsFonts PerformanceSpecifications Print Area PaperSpecifications Print Area for Continuous Forms Paper Thickness Do not use in high humidity environments Command Sets DEC PPL2 Quick Reference Guide Control string ConventionsEscape 1/11, introduces an escape sequence CSI Pn ... Pn u Positioning ControlsC0 Control Code C1 Control Code Sheet Size and Margins Type Size and Spacing, Managing Implicit Cursor Motion Font Management and Attribute Selection TBC TabsCSI Pn . . . Pn u CSI Pn . . . Pn Selecting Character Sets Ascii SCS Final Characters Reports Brief CSI Ps n DCS Ps Pn2 Pn3String ST CSI Ps n Miscellaneous CSI Ps1 Pn2 Barcode PrintingDecbar Decsbca Sixel Graphics Device Control String Envelope Sixel Graphics Grid Size defined by Pn3 Sixel Graphics Protocol Selector Ps1 Pc Pu Px Py Pz Sixel Graphics Control CodesPn1 Pn2 Pn3 Pn4 Standard 8-bit Code Table Left Half Standard 8-bit Code Table Right Half Designating and Invoking Character Sets ISO JIS National Replacement Character Sets IBM Proprinter X24E and XL24E Quick Reference Guide Print Mode Control Tabulation Horizontal ControlESC Vertical Control Character Set Control FormattingColor Selection Bit Image Graphics CanDC1 Downloading ESC EM R Cut Sheet Feeder ControlESC EM ESC EM E Epson ESC/P2 Quick Reference Guide ESC P ESC M Line feed Form feed Advance paper n/180 inch 1 £ n £ ESC J n £ d1 £ 255 0 £ d2 £ £ character codes £ Character codes Font Selection and Downloading Timeless Nimbus Sans Courier Set scalable font mode ESC @ Function Command Parallel Interface Interface Information Centronics Compatible signals To printer HostClk High in reverse data transfer phase Ieee 1284-B Nibble Mode signals Serial Interface Buffer Control Cable WiringSerial Options DTR XON/XOFF DC1/DC3 DEC PPL2 Protocol Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Character Sets Code Default Sets Code Ecma Turkish ISO Latin Hungarian Slovenian Polish Elot Latin Polish Mazowian Kamenicky Cyrillic Macedonian Lithuanian IBM Set IBM Proprinter X24E and XL24E ProtocolIBM Set 1/2 Common Characters Epson ESC/P2 ProtocolNational Character Sets National Characters Character Sets Resident Fonts Timeless outline Nimbus Sans outline Glossary Carriage Return CR Dpi Line Spacing Pitch Tear Bar BIT&PARITY Bottom MRG Disc FaultAnswer ENQ Autoansbk Horz Pitch Error BeepEOT Discon Form Lengh Recovering form an Unexpected Unloading Operation Vert Pitch International Standards Conformity