Tractor cover

Figure 44 Mount the fanfold paper over the tractor units.

Clamp lever

9.Now close the tractor covers, again making sure that the paper holes are aligned with the pins on the tractor units. If they are not aligned properly, you will have problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting in tearing and jamming of the paper.

10.Turn on the power using the switch located at the front of the printer. The printer will beep, indicating that the paper is not yet fully loaded. The PAPER indicator will also illuminate to confirm this.

11.Now press the 1St PARK“tJtG ’ I button. The paper will be fed and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing.

12.If you want to set the paper to a different position, set the printer off-line by pressing the 1 ON LINE 1 button, then set the paper by using the micro-feed function. (For details, refer to Chapter 5.)

13.Close the rear cover and the transparent part of the front cover, then mount the paper guide in the horizontal position shown in Figure 4-5, so that it will separate the printed from the unprinted paper.

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Star Micronics XR-1520, XR-1020 manual Tractor cover

XR-1520, XR-1020 specifications

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