Paper handling | Quick |
Paper handling
➤Changing the paper type
This section describes how to set the paper type, load fanfold paper and single sheets, trans- port paper and move the paper to the tear position.
You can change the paper type either from an application program, by means of the paper path quick selection feature or in the Setup menu. In this section, the quick selection feature is described; for detailed information on how to make this setting via the Setup menu, refer to the Reference Manual on the Online
On some printer models, the single sheet paper source cannot be selected since these models are not designed for manual single sheet feeding.
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Park Load
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Single Tractor
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Load paper from Single
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Setup
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Setup
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Setup
Make sure that the printer is in offline mode; press the Online key, if necess- ary.
Press the Park (1) key. If fanfold paper is loaded in the printer, it is fed to the tear position. The text tear paper off appears in the display. Then press any key. If a single sheet is loaded in the printer, it is ejected.
Use one of the marked keys to select the desired paper path, for example, Single (2).
If you do not make a selection within 5 seconds, the menu is closed.
The printer returns to offline mode. The display alternates between the basic menu and the menu in the following figure:
Insert a single sheet (for the procedure, see page 17, Loading single sheets).
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Press the Online key to set the printer to ready status. When the printer re- ceives data from the computer, the single sheet is automatically loaded. Press the Load (4) key to load the single sheet before starting the printout.
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