Tear Off
Enter tear-off mode by performing the following steps:
1. Make sure the printer is turned off.
2.
Turn DIP switch
2-3
on.
3. Turn the printer on.
When tear-off mode is on and you print
on
continuous paper on the
push tractor, the printer advances the final printed page to the tear-
off position. Then you can tear off all printed pages.
If the perforation is not aligned with the tear-off edge, adjust
the
tear-off position as described in the section on adjusting the tear-off
position later in this chapter.
When you resume printing, the printer automatically feeds the paper
back to the loading position and begins printing. (You can also
manually feed the paper back to the loading position by pressing
the
LOAD/EJECT
or
TEAR OFF
button.)
Using the
TEAR OFF
button
Whether or not the printer is in tear-off mode, you can use the
TEAR OFF
button to advance continuous paper to the tear-off
position by following the steps below.
1.
2.
3.
Make sure printing has finished. Then press the
TEAR OFF
button. The printer advances the paper to the tear-off edge and
the
TEAR OFF
light comes on.
Tear off all printed pages. If the perforation is not aligned with
the tear-off edge, adjust the tear-off position as described in the
next section.
When you resume printing, the printer automatically feeds the
paper back to the loading position and begins printing. (You can
also manually feed the paper back to the loading position by
pressing
the LOAD/EJECT
or
TEAR OFF
button.)
Using the Printer
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