Automatic fanfold feeding | Star Manufacturing LC-4522 specification

44 Paper Handling

The following table provides a general guide for setting the adjustment lever. Experiment with different settings until you find the one that gives you the print quality you want.

Important!

Continuous use of the wrong adjustment lever setting can drastically reduce print head life! The Multi-part Mode is only recommended when printing on 4 or 5 -ply paper.

Automatic fanfold feeding

o See “Loading fanfold paper” on page 12 for details on using fanfold paper.

Manual sheet feeding

You can use the following procedure to manually feed single sheets of paper into the printer.

o Make sure that there is no fanfold paper in the printer. If there is, use the procedure under “Parking fanfold paper” on page 17 to park the fanfold paper and prepare for manual sheet feeding.

o Move the paper guide so that it is at a up-right position. (Refer to page 10.) o Set the release lever to the cut-sheet position.

o Align the left paper guide with the scale mark that matches the size of the paper you are using.

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Star Manufacturing LC-4522 user manual Automatic fanfold feeding, Manual sheet feeding

Contents

LC-4522 Contents Using the EDS Mode Choosing a place for the printer Printer Setup Unpacking the printer Printer Setup General guide General guide Removing the protective materials Opening the front cover Removing the protective m aterials Installing the ribbon cassette Installing the platen knob Installing the ribbon cassette Removing the ribbon cassette Installing the paper guide Installing the paper guide Standing up the paper guide Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off Loading fanfold paper Loading fanfold paper Printer Setup Loading fanfold paper Printing on fanfold paper Parking fanfold paper Parking fanfold paperUnparking fanfold paper Connecting to your computer Using the tear-off functionPage Control Panel Operations Switching between on-line and off-line Selecting a font Entering the Print Quality Lock ModeSelecting a Print Quality Entering the Multi-part Mode Micro feed Line feedPaper eject cut-sheet paper Form feed fanfold paper Tear-off function fanfold paper Setting the top of form positionSelecting the Quiet Print Mode Changing the auto load position Changing the auto load position Clearing the printer’s buffer Saving a macro Initializing the printer Initializing the printer Using the EDS Mode About EDS Mode settingsEntering the EDS Mode Selecting a bank Changing a switch settingSelecting a switch Selecting a bank Exiting the EDS Mode Printing the current switch settings EDS Mode Settings EDS Mode Settings Switches 3, 4, 5 Print Pitch Switch 6 Quiet modeSwitch 7 Not Used Switches 1,2 Print mode Switch 5 FF command selection Friction mode only Switches 1,2 Multi-Part ModeSwitch 3 Auto Tear off Long Switch 4 Skip over perforation Tractor mode only Switches 4,5 Reserved Switch 6 Print Width Switch 1 Character TableSwitch 2 Character Set Switch 3 Zero Style Switches 1,2,3,4 Page Length Tractor Mode Switches 1,2,3,4 Page Length Friction ModeSwitch 5 Top Margin Switches 6,7 Not Used Switch 4 Paper Out Detector Switch 1 CR Centering at topSwitch 2 CR Centering at seem line Tractor mode only Switch 3 CR Centering Position Switch 5 Strobe timing Switch 5 BuzzerSwitch 6 Print direction command Switches 1, 2, 3, 4 International Character Set Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Code Switch 6 Saving Control Panel Status Setting up for printing with MS-DOS Setting up for printing with MS-DOS Cut-Sheet Paper with Optional Automatic Sheet Feeder Selecting paper typesPaper Handling Cut-Sheet Paper Manual Feed Labels Fanfold Paper Adjusting for paper thickness Adjusting for paper thickness Manual sheet feeding Automatic fanfold feeding Clearing paper jams Clearing paper jams