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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