User guide

3 Loading the Paper
3.1 Paper Controls ....................................... 3–1
3.2 Loading Paper ....................................... 3–4
3.2.1 Tractor Feeding . . . ................................ 3–6
3.2.1.1 Automatic Paper Feed . . . ........................ 3–12
3.2.1.2 Viewing the Last Printed Line (Tractor-Fed Paper
Only) ........................................ 3–13
3.2.1.3 Document on Demand (Tractor-Fed Paper Only) ....... 3–13
3.2.2 Single-sheet Loading ............................... 3–15
3.2.3 Parking Continous Stationery ........................ 3–19
3.3 Adjusting the Printhead for Paper Thickness ............... 3–20
3.4 Adjusting for Paper Width .............................. 3–22
3.4.1 Paper Width—Recommended Settings . . ................ 3–22
3.5 Error Conditions During Operation ....................... 3–24
4 Configuring the Printer
4.1 What is Configuration? ................................ 4–1
4.2 Structure of the Set-up Menus . . . ........................ 4–1
4.3 Set-up Mode Buttons and Indicators ...................... 4–3
4.3.1 Entering Set-up Mode .............................. 4–3
4.3.2 Printing the Printer’s Current Configuration ............. 4–4
4.3.3 Changing the Printer’s Configuration . . ................ 4–5
4.3.4 Saving New Values and Exiting Set-up Mode ............ 4–7
4.3.5 Recalling the Factory Defaults ........................ 4–7
4.3.6 Optional Emulation Selection Set-up . . . ................ 4–8
4.3.7 Error Conditions in Set-up Mode ...................... 4–9
4.4 Summary of Set-up Features ............................ 4–10
5 Maintaining the Printer
5.1 General Maintenance . . ................................ 5–1
5.2 Correcting Simple Problems ............................. 5–1
5.2.1 Power-related Problems ............................. 5–2
5.2.2 No Printout ...................................... 5–3
5.2.3 Operation-related Problems . . ........................ 5–4
5.2.4 Print-related Problems .............................. 5–6
5.2.5 Ribbon or Carriage-related Problems . . . ................ 5–8
5.3 Service ............................................. 5–9
5.4 Digital Equipment Corporation Services . . . ................ 5–9
5.5 Calling the Service Center .............................. 5–9