Dascom TALLY MIP480, User Manual

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Table of Contents
Introduction 1-1
Features 1-2
Options 1-2
Paper Handling 2-1
Getting to Know the Printer’s Major Parts and the Control Panel 2-1
Operations of the Control Panel 2-4
Basic States of the Printer 2-4
Selecting Paper 2-7
Paper Specifications 2-7
Paper Size 2-7
Paper Thickness and Number of Copies 2-7
Overview of Paper Operations 2-8
Levers and keys used for Paper Handling 2-9
Adjusting for Paper Thickness 2-10
Using Continuous Forms 2-11
Positioning the Paper Stack 2-11
Loading Continuous Forms (Push Tractor) 2-12
Unloading Continuous Forms 2-14
Recovering from an Unexpected Unloading Operation 2-14
Automatic-Tear-Off Advancing 2-14
Manual Tear-Off Advancing 2-14
Using Single Sheets 2-16
Loading a Single Sheet of Paper 2-16
Ejecting Single Sheets 2-17
Feeding and Positioning Paper 2-18
Print Area Definition 2-18
Form Feed 2-19
Switching Paper Types 2-20
Switching from Continuous Forms to Single Sheets 2-20
Switching from Single Sheets to Continuous Forms 2-21
Tips on Paper Handling 2-21
General Tips 2-21
Multipart Forms 2-21