The Cut Sheet Feeder

Testing the printer in the cut sheet feeder mode

When performing the printer’s built-in self test in the cut sheet feeder mode, the print out is slightly different from that of the original self test. Load the paper you will be using into the paper bin. Hold down the LINE FEED or FORM FEED button and turn the power switch on as described in Chapter 1.

When you perform the cut sheet feeder self test, the printer counts the number of lines on the page and prints out this number at the bottom of the first page as shown below. The number of lines counted by the printer becomes the default page length setting. This setting, however, is overridden by software commands.

The self test is especially useful when you want to change the page length settings of your application program, because it gives you a quick count of the number of lines on the page.

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The remainder of the self test is similar to the original self test described in Chapter 1.

Never perform the self test on envelopes.

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Switching between cut sheet feeder and continuous paper

The LQ printer allows you to easily switch between cut sheet feeder and continuous paper feeding without having to remove either the feeder or the continuous paper supply. To switch between

these two paper feeding methods, follow the steps below.

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