7.If the queued job is too short to print all pages on Printer 1 for the complete ªLength of Forms Between Transfer Pointsº, the printing process ceases. The printers stop forward movement of the forms. A message appears in the
In this case you may either:
v SELECT the No option in the Print While Threading? ®eld or SELECT the Start pushbutton and follow the procedure steps in ªThreading Without Printingº on page 163. Printing while threading cannot be accomplished with the current queued job.
v Periodically SELECT the Feed to Align pushbutton. When more data is available, forward movement of the forms while printing resumes until the ªLength of Forms Between Printersº distance is achieved.
8.If the queued job is long enough and the
a.If the alignment mark is aligned at Printer 2, check to see if there is a sufficient buffer loop of forms between Printer 1 and the Buffer/Flipper Unit. If you need to increase the buffer loop, change the ªLength of Forms Between Transfer Pointsº printer con®guration item. See the table item on page 223 for more information.
b.If the Printer 1 alignment mark is short of the alignment mark in Printer 2, SELECT the Printer 2 Feed Page pushbutton on the window as many times as necessary until the Printer 1 alignment mark is aligned at Printer 2.
c.If the Printer 1 alignment mark is past the alignment mark on printer 2, ®rst add some more buffer loop between Printer 1 and the Buffer/Flipper Unit by SELECTING the Printer 1 Feed Page pushbutton several times. Then SELECT the Cancel pushbutton on the window.
You must now restart this Thread/Align Forms procedure.
9.After you have visually veri®ed that the Printer 1 alignment mark is aligned correctly on Printer 2, SELECT the Mark is Aligned pushbutton on the window.
At the Veri®cation window, SELECT the OK pushbutton. This informs the control unit that the alignment is complete.
Important
If your visual veri®cation of alignment is incorrect, all following duplex print jobs are printed with incorrect alignment between the front and back of the pages.
10.If a postprocessing device is installed and not threaded, SELECT the Feed Forms pushbutton on the window as many times as necessary to advance the forms enough to thread the postprocessing device.
11.SELECT the Completed pushbutton on the window which removes this window.
This completes this type of Thread/Align Forms procedure.
12.To resume printing the queued job, SELECT the Ready pushbutton on the main Display Touch Screen window.
