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11.Turn on the printer. Remove any slack in the paper and adjust the top-of-form position by pressing the LF/FF button or using the micro adjust feature. (To use the micro adjust feature, see “Adjusting the Top-of-Form Position” on page 21.) The printer will start printing at the current position without advancing the paper.

Never use the knob to remove slack in the paper or to adjust the top-of-form position while the printer is turned on; this may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position. The knob can be used when the printer is turned off only.

Always remove any slack from the paper; otherwise print quality may be reduced.

12. Attach the printer cover and close the paper guide cover.

Always close the printer cover before printing. The printer does not print when the cover is open.

Removing the paper from the pull tractor

1.After you finish printing, tear off the supply of paper at the perforation nearest the paper entry slot.

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13.You may need to check and change the printer driver settings. When the printer receives data, it automatically loads the paper and starts printing. As shown below, the printed pages are fed over the paper guide toward the back of the printer.

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rear

14.After you finish printing, open the paper guide cover; then tear off the printed document at the perforation nearest the paper exit slot.

tear off here

2. To eject the paper, hold down the LF/FF button.

Using two tractors in a push and pull combination

You can use two tractors at the same time to improve continuous paper feeding and reduce paper jams. You can load paper onto both the front push and pull tractors in the front paper slot, or you can load paper onto both the rear push and pull tractors in the rear paper slot.

To use the front push and pull tractor, you need to purchase the optional pull tractor (C800331). The tractor in the rear push position cannot be removed. Install the optional pull tractor as described in “Installing the tractor in the pull position” on page 17.

To use the rear push tractor with the pull tractor, you can remove the tractor from the front push position as described in “Removing the front push tractor” on page 14 and install it in the pull position as described in “Installing the tractor in the pull position” on page 17.

The tractor in the rear push position cannot be removed.

To load paper onto two tractors, follow these steps:

1.Remove the printer cover and paper guide base.

2.Make sure one tractor is in the front or rear push position and one tractor is in the pull position. Set the paper release lever to either the front push or rear push tractor position, depending on which push tractor you use. Then set the paper thickness lever to accommodate your paper thickness.

3.Load paper onto the front or rear push tractor you want to use.

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