Contents

Chapter 1: Printer Setup ... 1

Choosing a place for the printer ... 1 Unpacking the printer ... 2 General guide ... 3

Removing the protective materials ... 4 Installing the platen knob ... 5 Opening the front cover ... 5 Installing the ribbon cassette ... 6 Removing the ribbon cassette ... 7

Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off ... 9 Loading fanfold paper ... 10

Printing on fanfold paper ... 14 Parking fanfold paper ... 15 Unparking fanfold paper ... 15 Using the tear-off function ... 15

Connecting to your computer with a parallel cable ... 16 Connecting to your computer with a serial cable ... 18

Chapter 2: Control Panel Operations ... 20

Switching between on-line and off-line ... 20

Selecting a font ... 21

Entering the Font Lock Mode ... 21

Setting the character pitch ... 22

Entering the Pitch Lock Mode ... 22

Line feed ... 23

Paper eject (cut-sheet paper) ... 23

Form feed (fanfold paper) ... 23

Parking fanfold paper ... 23

Micro feed ... 23

Setting the top of form position ... 24

Tear-off function (fanfold paper) ... 24

Selecting the Quiet Print Mode ... 24

Changing the auto load position ... 25

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