GEK-99044
Chapter 3 Operating the Printer
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LOW PAPER PRINTING
Low paper printing allows replenishing the forms supply without
losing data or forms registration.
This printer will print to the end of the current form or to the end of
the last form (end of paper) after sensing a low paper condition if the
form length corresponds with the active page length.
Note
If the print job has been using reverse paper moves (backing paper
up while using bar codes, oversize, or vertical moves, do not use the
low paper printing feature. Once the paper runs out of the lower
tractors, poor print quality and jams will occur. A form length of 12.5
inches or longer causes the printer to bypass the low paper fault. The
printer will go to a paper out condition.
Low Paper
When the paper supply runs down to approximately 12.5 inches
(32cm) remaining, the paper out sensor is activated. The alarm light
will flash and
Paper Almost Out
will display in the upper left corner of
the display.
1.
Press the
Clear
pushbutton.
Local
will be displayed in the upper
line of the display window and
Low Paper Menu
will be
displayed in the lower line of the display window.
2.
Press the
On Line
pushbutton and the printer will finish the
remainder of the current form and stop.
Local
will be displayed
in the upper line of the display window and
Low
Paper
Status
will be displayed in the lower line of the display.
The printer will finish the remainder of the current form and
stop
.
3.
The alarm light will flash and
Paper Out
will display in the upper
left corner of the display.
4.
Replenish the paper supply in the printer. (See “Replenishing
Paper Supply for additional information.) The printer will finish
the job inside the printer buffer when the printer is replenished
with paper and back online with the appropriate form settings.
(See “Setting TOF” for additional information.)
Replenishing Paper Supply
If the operator wants to change forms or paper:
1.
With the printer in the online status, press the
FF
(form feed)
pushbutton to eject the remaining forms out of the upper
tractors. (If Paper Out is displayed in the upper left corner of the
display window, press
FF
(form feed) pushbutton to eject the
remaining form out of the upper tractors.)
2.
Load a fresh supply of paper/forms and return the print gap
wheel to the proper setting. If necessary, see “Loading Paper” in
Chapter 1.
Online
Status
Paper Almost Out
Local Low Paper
Menu
Local Low Paper
Status
Paper Out