Chapter 3: Printer Menus and the Control Panel 3–45
Print to EOF (End Of Form) Continued
If Print to EOF is ON:
The printer automatically prints to the end of the form then stops. The display
reads Paper Out, the alarm sounds, and the FAULT indicator illuminates. At
this point you can load the machine with more paper. After you load paper,
adjust the top-of-form location and make sure the paper is feeding correctly.
When you are ready, depress the Clear key to clear the fault condition, then
place the printer Online and continue printing.
If Print to EOF is OFF, you have two choices:
Choice 1:
Load a new supply of paper into the printer. After paper has been loaded, set
the correct top-of-form location and check for proper paper feed. When you
are ready, depress the Clear key to clear the fault condition, then place the
printer Online and continue printing.
The printer will start printing where it left off, which may cause improper form and print
location alignment.
Choice 2:
Depress the Enter key. The printer prints to the end of the current form, then
the display reads Paper Out and the FAULT Indicator illuminates. At this point
you may load more paper on the printer. After loading paper, set the correct
top-of-form location and check for proper paper feeding. When you are ready,
depress the Clear key to clear the fault condition, then place the printer Online
and continue printing.
The Paper Out Sensor will not work unless the Top-Of-Form location has been set prop-
erly.
Quick Access
This feature provides a way for the printer to position printed forms for quick
tear-off access. When Quick Access is enabled, the paper is moved to the tear
position by pressing the Enter key. If the printer is online and the current print
job is finished, pressing the Enter key will move the paper to the tear position
and the Quick Access Timeout will start. New print jobs will not start printing
until the timeout has expired and the paper has automatically moved to the
next available top of form. (This typically results in a blank form separating the
next-to-print form from the previously printed form.) Alternatively, the printer
may first be placed Offline before pressing the Enter key. Placing the printer
back online will align the paper as described above and printing will resume as
soon as data is received. The default option for the Quick Access parameter is
Disabled. The distance that the paper is ejected is set with the Eject Distance
parameter (below). The delay interval between print jobs is set with the Eject
Delay parameter (below).
Eject Distance
The Eject Distance parameter allows you to select the distance at which the
paper ejects during a Quick Access operation. The units are in tenths of an
inch, from 0.0 to 25.5; the default is 12.2 inches.
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