Data options, Paper Handling Options, Buffer

Understanding Setup mode and menu options

Paper Handling Options

Use the following options to select paper handling option changes, as detailed:

•Auto Tear Off

–On—Continuous forms automatically advance to the Tear Off bar position.

–Off—You can manually advance the perforation of a continuous form to the Tear Off bar position.

Note: On is the factory default setting.

•Auto Cut Sheet Load

–On—Cut sheet paper automatically loads to the current Top‑Of‑Form position.

–Off—You must press FormFeed to load paper.

Note: On is the factory default setting.

•Auto Sheet Feeder

On—Automatically loads paper if the optional Auto Sheet Feeder is installed.

Note: Off is the factory default setting.

•Form Length

This option lets you set the form length (in lines per page) from one line to a maximum of 22 inches.

•Left Margin

This option lets you set the left margin to any inch increment from 0” to 3”.

•Right Margin

This option lets you set the right margin to any inch increment from 4” to 8”. If you have a wide carriage model, the maximum right margin is 13.6”.

•Lines Per Inch

Lets you specify the number of text lines in an inch from 3 to 8.

Note: 6 is the factory default setting.

•Eject by FF

–On—Lets you eject loaded cut sheet paper by pressing FormFeed.

Note: On is the factory default setting.

Note: Use Setup mode to configure the printer according to your needs. To print a list of all default settings, press LineFeed from the Main menu.

The following list items outline and explain the Data options and settings you can use with the printer:

•Minimum—Sets the receive buffer size to zero

•Maximum—For 2580/2581 models, sets the receive buffer size to 64KB or 480KB, depending on whether NLQ II (Near Letter Quality) Download is enabled

•Maximum—For 2590/2591 models, sets the receive buffer size to 47.5KB or 480KB, depending on whether Download is enabled

Note: Maximum is the factory default setting.