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Repeat Step 1 and Step 2 until the print gap is set just right. This print gap
configuration can be saved and may be retrieved every time this particular
paper is loaded. What you have just set, though, will not change until someone
goes through Steps 1 & 2 again, or until a saved configuration with a different
print gap is loaded.
Setting Up Configurations
The 2900 printer can save up to ten personalized configurations, so you don't
have to recreate configurations you use frequently. Each configuration can be
given a label of up to 15 characters. When you first receive your printer, each
label is a generic "CONFIG" followed by a number 1 through 10. See page 3-71
for instructions on how to save configurations.
Manually Setting Print Gap
Step 2. Run a Print Test
Press Clear. Make sure you're offline. Use the Arrow and Enter keys to select
Menu => Test Menu => Pattern => Print => Upper. Press Enter. This last action
begins running a print test. After a short while, press Enter to halt the test.
Examine what has been printed.
The print should be crisp and dark, with no smearing. The paper should move
smoothly through the print mechanism:
• If the print gap is open too far, the print may start fading out, especially
on the last sheet of a multi-part form.
• If the print gap is too narrow, the ribbon will start smearing ink on the
page, especially when the ribbon is moving and the paper is not. In
extreme cases, the shuttle may stop, and the paper may jam.
The lower left region of the LCD provides a graphi-
cal indication of the adjustment being made.
There is a 5 second time-out: if no keys are pressed
the control panel display will revert to the prior
menu and display. The Print Gap keys may be
pressed while printing is in progress, allowing the
operator to modify the print gap and immediately
observe the effect it has upon print appearance.
Figure 2 - 8. Typical display when adjusting Print Gap