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Step 3 – Create the Profile
Select the
Detect Parameter
in the
Print Gap Category
of the
Operator Menu
.
Press Menu => up arrow until Detect shows => Enter. This will cause the
printer to move down the form in 1/6 inch increments, performing a print
gap detection operation at each increment. Note that this operation will
take approximately five to six minutes for an 11 inch form. Also note that
the print gap detection operation will leave small dots imprinted on the
form, so the sample form will have to be discarded.
If the printer is placed Online while in Print Gap Profile Mode, and a
profile does not exist (i.e. the
Detect
function was not performed), then a
Profile Error
message will be displayed on the control panel.
Step 4 – Save the Profile
Once the Gap Zone Profile is created, you will probably want to save it for
future use. By saving the Current Configuration into any of the ten saved
printer configurations, the Gap Zone Profile is automatically saved along
with the other configuration parameters. If the Current Configuration is
not saved, the Gap Zone Profile just created will be lost when the printer is
turned off. See page 3-71 for directions in how to save a configuration.
Using a Saved Gap Zone Profile
Whenever a configuration with the
Print Gap Mode
set to
Profile
is loaded, the
Gap Zone Profile is automatically used when printing forms.
The Gap Zone Profile can be inhibited by changing the
Print Gap Mode
from
Profile
to either
Manual
or
Auto
.
If the Form Length is changed to a value other than the one used to create the
Gap Zone Profile, the profile will be automatically disabled. If the printer is
then placed Online while still in Print Gap Profile Mode, a Profile Error mes-
sage will be displayed on the control panel.
Fine-tuning the Automatic Print Gap Setting
When in Auto Gap mode, even though the print gap is automatically deter-
mined, you may need to further fine-tune it using the Control Panel. If your
print is not crisp and dark, you can adjust the print gap until all dots in the
printed characters are uniformly dark; be careful not to adjust the gap too tight,
to prevent paper jams.
The “-” and “+” Print Gap keys are normally locked to prevent accidental print
gap changes. These keys can be unlocked by holding down both keys simulta-
neously for approximately 3 seconds until the print gap adjustment display
appears. These keys will remain unlocked for approximately 1 minute after the
last key is pressed, after which they will once again be locked.
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