Paper Handling

This section describes potential problems with handling continuous paper and their likely solutions. If you have problems using the optional pull tractor or paper cutter, see the section on options on page 7-18.

ProblemSolution

The printer does not

 

feed continuous paper

 

properly.

 

When you press the

The printer may be on line. If the ON LINE

LINE FEED/LOAD

indicator is lit, press the ON LINE button to

button, the printer

take the printer off line, and then try to

does not feed the

feed the paper, After you feed the paper,

paper.

press the ON LINE button again to put the

 

printer on line. See page 3-3.

 

The wrong tractor may be selected. Check

 

if the correct tractor arrow is lit on the

 

PAPER SELECT indicator. If the wrong

 

tractor is selected;’ be sure paper is loaded

 

to the standb position on the tractor you

 

want to use. Then press the FRONT/REAR

 

button to switch to that tractor.

 

See pages 2-9 and 2-18.

 

The printer may be out of paper. Load

 

paper onto the tractor. The tractor arrow

 

on the PAPER SELECT indicator should be

 

green. See pages 2-4 and 2-11.

 

 

 

 

Troubleshooting 7-13