9.On the Front Page screen of the control panel, press the Load Media key.

The control panel prompts you to press the ￿ key to load media, or ￿ to cancel.

10.Press the ￿ key to proceed.

The control panel prompts you to advance the media.

11.Press the ￿ key to advance the media past the front edge of the platen.

12.Press the ￿ key to proceed.

This causes the printer to measure the width of the media. The control panel displays a numeric keypad.

Fig. 3-15. Numeric entry screen

13.Enter the length of the media roll (if it is a new roll) or the length remaining (if it is a partially used roll), and press the Enter key to continue.

To skip this step, press Esc or Enter without entering a value. The printer will not track the amount of media remaining on the roll, and it will be unable to display a warning when the amount of media runs low. The media length will dis- play as “undefined.”

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