Tally Genicom 2900

2–26 Operator Manual

Step 3 – Create the Profile

Select the Detect Parameter in the Print Gap Category of the Operator Menu.

Press Menu => up arrow until Detect shows => Enter. This will cause the

printer to move down the form in 1/6 inch increments, performing a print

gap detection operation at each increment. Note that this operation will

take approximately five to six minutes for an 11 inch form. Also note that

the print gap detection operation will leave small dots imprinted on the

form, so the sample form will have to be discarded.

If the printer is placed Online while in Print Gap Profile Mode, and a

profile does not exist (i.e. the Detect function was not performed), then a

Profile Error message will be displayed on the control panel.

Step 4 – Save the Profile

Once the Gap Zone Profile is created, you will probably want to save it for

future use. By saving the Current Configuration into any of the ten saved

printer configurations, the Gap Zone Profile is automatically saved along

with the other configuration parameters. If the Current Configuration is

not saved, the Gap Zone Profile just created will be lost when the printer is

turned off. See page 3-71 for directions in how to save a configuration.

Using a Saved Gap Zone Profile

Whenever a configuration with the Print Gap Mode set to Profile is loaded, the

Gap Zone Profile is automatically used when printing forms.

The Gap Zone Profile can be inhibited by changing the Print Gap Mode from

Profile to either Manual or Auto.

If the Form Length is changed to a value other than the one used to create the

Gap Zone Profile, the profile will be automatically disabled. If the printer is

then placed Online while still in Print Gap Profile Mode, a Profile Error mes-

sage will be displayed on the control panel.

Fine-tuning the Automatic Print Gap Setting

When in Auto Gap mode, even though the print gap is automatically deter-

mined, you may need to further fine-tune it using the Control Panel. If your

print is not crisp and dark, you can adjust the print gap until all dots in the

printed characters are uniformly dark; be careful not to adjust the gap too tight,

to prevent paper jams.

The “-” and “+” Print Gap keys are normally locked to prevent accidental print