Star Micronics NP-IO manual Adjusting the Print Head

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ADJUSTING THE PRINT HEAD

The distance between the print head and the platen must be adjusted to accommodate papers of different thicknesses. To make this adjustment, move the adjustment lever, which is under the printer cover and immediately in front of the release lever (Figure 2-10). Pulling the adjustment lever towards you will widen the gap; pushing it away from you will narrow the

gap.

There are four positions; you can feel the lever clicking into the various notches. The first step (shown) is the one most corn- monly used for single sheets of paper.

Try different positions until you get the best printing results.

Release lever

Figure 2-10.The adjustment lever allows for different thicknesses of paper.

TESTING THE PRINTER

Your printer has two built-in programs that printout sample lines of letters, numbers, and other characters - to show you that everything’s in good working order. Self-test 1 is the long