Star Micronics XB24-250 II user manual Parking fanfold paper, Unparking fanfold paper

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Parking fanfold paper

It is not necessary to remove fanfold paper currently loaded in the printer in order to print on cut-sheet paper. Instead, simply use the following procedure to park the fanfold paper.

❏Tear off the paper at a perforation so there is no more than half a page sticking out of the front cover of the printer.

If necessary, you can press the control panel’s ON LINE button to put the printer off-line. and then use the LINE FEED button to feed the paper until a perforation is just past the front cover.

❏Press the control panel’s ON LINE button to put the printer off-line.

❏Press the control panel’s SET/EJECT/PARK button. The printer automatically reverse feeds the fanfold paper until it is no longer in contact with the platen, which is indicated by the printer beeping a number of times. Also, the control panel’s POWER indicator starts to flash because paper is not loaded.

❏Move the release lever to the cut-sheet position.

❏Change the paper guide to its upright position.

You can now load cut-sheet paper into the printer using the procedures under “Manual sheet feeding” on page 40.

Unparking fanfold paper

After you are finished printing on cut-sheet paper, use the following procedure to unpark fanfold paper and make it available for printing.

❏Remove all cut-sheet paper from the printer.

❏Change the paper guide position so it is laying down flat.

❏Move the release lever to the fanfold position.

❏Press the SET/EJECT/PARK button to feed the paper to the starting position.

The printer automatically goes back on-line at this time.

Using the tear-off function

The following procedure makes it easy to tear off fanfold paper.

❏Check to make sure that the printer is on-line.

❏Press the FORM FEED button to perform the long tear-off operation, or press the LINE FEED button to perform the short tear-off operation.

The long tear-off operation causes the paper to be fed automatically so the tear assist edge of the printer cover is aligned with the paper’s next perforation.