RELEASE LEVER - On top, near the left rear corner. You’ll be using this particular control often. What it does is control the pressure of the paper against the platen. Its position is crucial to feeding the different paper types - sprocket and single sheets. It has two settings: “Friction,” and “Tractor.” The Friction position is used for single sheet printing, and the Tractor position for sprocket paper. This will be fully explained in the section describing paper loading procedures.

PAPER BAIL - The bail is the movable bar that presses the paper against the platen during printing, and when moved away from the platen, allows the paper to reach its proper position during the loading operation.

PAPER-OUT DETECTOR - This sensor automatically stops printing and tells you when the printer runs out of the paper. The paper-out lamp glows red and a beep tone alerts you when the printer runs out of paper. The on line lamp also goes off, so you are ready to load more paper.

DIP SWITCHES - Primarily, these switches are used in inter- facing SG-lo/15 to your particular brand of computer. But there are also switches to set the power-on default settings for print style, and page size. See the appendix for a complete explanation.

PAPER SELECTION AND LOADING

That’s it for components and connectors. The next thing we’ll look at is the variety of papers available for SG-10/15, and how to load them, ready to print. For starters, SG-lo/l5 can handle

single sheets - whether standard-size stationery, envelopes, multi-part carbonless business forms, or almost any other kind of individual sheets. You can also print on continuous paper

-fan-folded perforated paper.

Here’s a good place to spend a minute talking about the release

lever, which you’ll be using often. This lever controls the pressure of the paper against the platen. It has two settings - “F” and “T”.

The “F” setting stands for “Friction Feed” and.this setting is always used when running single sheets. The “T” position stands for “Tractor Feed” and is used only with sprocket-feed paper.

“F” tightens the pressure of the paper against the platen, while “T” loosens this pressure, so it’s easier to move the paper around.

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SG-10, SG-15 specifications

Star Micronics is a renowned name in the printing industry, widely respected for producing high-quality printing solutions. Among its impressive lineup, the SG-15 and SG-10 series stand out as versatile and powerful solutions, designed to cater to various business needs, especially in the realm of point-of-sale (POS) printing.

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