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Chapter 3 Operating the Printer
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PAPER TEAR-OFF FEATURE
Pressing the
Tear Off
pushbutton starts the paper tear-off feature
cycle.
This feature moves the paper forward, out of the printer, far enough
to tear off the last printed form at its perforation.
Tearoff
will show in
the display. After a 15-second delay, the beeper will sound a warning.
The paper then retracts back into the printer and is positioned at the
print wires ready to print.
Pressing the
Tear Off
pushbutton a second time during this cycle will
cancel the 15-second delay and immediately retract the paper.
This feature will not work during a fault condition such as
Ribbon
Jam
or
Strikr Bar Open
.
Paper Path (5050/5100 (55 or 60 dBa) Cabinet Model Only)
The distance the forms are ejected and retracted depends on which
paper path (top exit or rear exit) is being used. (See TearOff menu
option in chapter 5.)
Number of Forms Ejected
This feature works by performing a series of forward form feeds to
eject the paper and a shorter series of reverse form feeds to reposition
the paper. It is designed to prevent the paper from being backed out
of the upper tractors. Since paper is needed in the tractors above the
print wires, that form(s) can not be printed. (See Special Forms
below.)
The charts on the following pages show the number of forward form
feeds (or forms ejected), the number of forms retracted (reverse form
feeds), and the approximate amount of paper retracted for a given
form length.