Epson C117001-N - DFX 5000+ B/W Dot-matrix Printer, User Manual

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Adjusting the Top of Form Position
The top of form position is the position the printer feeds the paper
to when it loads the paper or performs a form feed. This position
is important because it determines where the printing begins on
each page.
If the printing is too high or low on the page, you can reset the top
of form position by following the steps outlined below. The
printer remembers the new top of form position even after the
printer is turned off, reset, or initialized. (The printer remembers
separate top of form positions for the front and rear tractors.)
You can temporarily change the top of form position by adjusting
the position when you are not in the top of form mode or by
changing the printing position in the middle of a page (see the
next section). The printer remembers the temporary top of form
position until the next time you load paper or switch tractors.
The following steps show you how to reset the top of form
position. Before you start, make sure the printer is turned on and
the desired tractor is selected (the corresponding tractor arrow
should be lit up).
WARNING:
To adjust the top of form position when
labels are loaded in the printer, use the
forward-feeding
(top) MICRO FEED button only. Labels must never be fed
backward through the printer.
1. Make sure the printer is off line.
2. Press the
TOP OF FORM
button to enter the top of form mode.
The printer beeps once, and the
TOP OF FORM
light starts
flashing. Also, the printer advances the paper so that the top of
form position is lined up with the red line on the clear
plastic ribbon mask.
Loading and Using Paper 2-17