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you’ll be using often. This lever controls the pressure of the
paper against the platen.
It has four settings:
g - The top setting is used when you want to load paper in the
printer.
c - The second setting is for normal single sheets.
fi - The third is for sprocket-feed paper.
4 - The bott om one is used when you want to release the
paper completely to adjust it.
The paper bail holds the paper against the platen according to
the setting of the release lever. The bail is opened when the
release lever is in the top position, closed when the lever is in
the second or third positions, and opened by the printer when
the lever is in the bottom position.
I -
I Release lever
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L---L I ’ Paper bail
Figure 2-3. Use friction feed for single sheets and tractor feed for
continuous paper.
n Loading single sheets
Now, instead of feeding the paper in manually by turning the
platen knob, we’re going to use the release lever (the printer
must be turned on). Remember what we told you about this
lever? It allows you to advance the paper according to its posi-
tion.