Gemini Industries Printer user manual Adjusting the GAP Between Print Head and Platen

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ADJUSTING THE GAP BETWEEN

THE PRINT HEAD AND PLATEN

Gemini printers can accommodate papers of varying thicknesses

. by allowing you to change the print-head gap. This “gap” is the distance between the print head and the platen.

Gap adjustment is done by moving the “adjust lever:’ which is immediately in front of the “release lever” (see Figure 2-18). Pulling the “adjustlever” forward will widen the gap, and pushing it backward will make the print-head gap narrower.

There are five positions that can be attained by moving the lever to different adjustments. These five positions can be changed by the control arm rest in different notches, as shown in Figure 2-20.The “secondposition” is most commonly used for single sheets of paper.

Figure Z-20. The different positions of the print-head gap-adjustment /ever allow you to print on paper ranging from 0.07 mm (that’s thin) to 0.28 mm (for three-layer carbonless forms).

If you are unsure of which is exactly the right print-head gap adjustment to make, experiment. In time, you’ll get the best results.

With the turn of a page, you’ll be ready to check your work, as Chapter 3 introduces you to Gemini’s Self-Test.

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