Top of Form (TOF) and Forms Tear-Off

Forms Tear-Off Status (ON or OFF)

!If you turn the platen knob when the printer is turned on, you will cause the Top of Form to mis-align. Always

turn the printer off before turning the platen knob!

!Your software may print the first line of print above or below where TOF is set. You may need to adjust the

TOF to meet your software’s needs. Use the procedures in “Using Your Printer, Top of Form, Forms Tear-Off Status (ON or OFF).”

The Top of Form and Forms Tear-Off settings of your printer interact.

How you set the Top of Form depends on the status of the Forms Tear-Off menu setting.

If Forms Tear-Off is activated (set to ON), set the Top of Form using Step A.

Refer to “Using Your Printer, Setting Top of Form, Forms Tear-Off ON (Step A).”

If Forms Tear-Off is NOT activated (set to OFF), set the Top of Form using Step B.

Refer to “Using Your Printer, Setting Top of Form, Forms Tear-Off OFF (Step B).”

Before you set the Top of Form, you need to know the status of the Forms Tear-Off menu setting (whether it is ON or OFF).

There are two ways to determine the status of the Forms Tear- Off menu setting:

•print the Menu.

•use the TEAR key.

To print the Menu, refer to “Using Your Printer, Menu Mode, Print the Menu Settings.”

To use the TEAR key:

1Load paper.

2Press TEAR.

3If the paper moves up, then Forms Tear-off is OFF. If the paper moves down, then Forms Tear-off is ON.

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