To load paper onto two tractors, follow these steps:

1.Remove the printer cover and paper guide.

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 are using. Also, set the paper thickness lever to the proper position for your paper’s thickness.

3.Load paper onto the front or rear push tractor as described earlier in this chapter.

4.Turn on the printer. Press the Load/Eject button to advance the paper to the top-of-form position. Then press the LF/FF button until the perforation between the first and second pages is even with the top of the printer’s ribbon.

c Caution:

Never use the knob to move the paper; this may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position.

5.Attach the paper to the pull tractor’s sprockets as described in “Loading paper onto the pull tractor” on page 2-23.

6.Set the paper release lever to the pull tractor position. Then remove any slack in the paper between the push and pull tractors using the micro adjust feature (described on page 2-36) if necessary.

7.Move the paper release lever back to the push tractor position you set in step 2.

8.Adjust the top-of-form position (the position where the printer will start printing) using the micro adjust feature as described in “Adjusting the Top-of-Form Position” on page 2-36. The printer will start printing at the current position without advancing the paper.

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