Introduction
Adjusting Paper Feed TensionPrinters With Paper Tension LeversRecently released simplex and duplex printers have pressure tension levers inside the front cover, as illustrated in Figure
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To adjust the tension:
1Open the printer’s front cover.
2Identify the cassette whose tension is to be adjusted, and select the correct lever.
3Adjust the tension:
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To correct multiple feeds: move the lever toward the minus sign, decreasing the feed pressure.
To ease paper feeds: move the lever toward the plus sign, increasing the feed pres- sure.
4Close the front cover, then print paper from the cassette you are adjusting.
5If the paper is still not feeding properly, repeat Steps 3 through 5 until the feed is prop- erly adjusted.
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