Operator Menu Forms

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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Tally Genicom 2900 Print to EOF End Of Form If Print to EOF is on, If Print to EOF is OFF, you have two choices Choice