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Changing Printer Settings From the Printer’s Control Panel
R4C4620
Rev. C
A5 size CHANGE.FM
6/14/00 Pass 3
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Proof Sign-off:
SEI Y.Ohkawara T.Takahashi
T.Takahashi
SEI M.Kauppi K.Blair
Skip over perforation
This feature is available only when continuous paper is selected. 
When you select 
On
, the printer provides a one-inch (25.4 mm) 
margin between the last line printed on one page and the first line 
printed on the next page. Because the program margin settings in 
most applications override margin settings made from the control 
panel, you should use this setting only if you cannot set your top 
and bottom margins using your application.
Auto tear off
When auto tear off is on and you are using continuous paper with 
the push tractor, the printer automatically advances the paper 
perforation to the tear-off position, where you can easily tear off 
the printed pages. When the printer receives the next print job, it 
automatically moves the unused paper back to the top-of-form 
position and starts printing, so you can use all of the next page.
When auto tear off is off and you are using continuous paper with 
the push tractor, you need to move the perforation to the tear-off 
position manually by pressing the 
Tear Off/Bin
 button. See 
“Advancing the Paper to the Tear-Off Edge” on page 2-34 for 
more information. (The tear-off feature is not available for paper 
loaded on the pull tractor.)
Auto line feed
When auto line feed is on, the printer accompanies each carriage 
return (CR) code received with a line feed code. When this feature 
is on, the print position moves to the next line. If the printer adds 
an extra line after every carriage return, select 
Off
.
Print direction
You can select auto print direction (
Auto
), bidirectional printing 
(
Bi-D
), or unidirectional printing (
Uni-D
). Printing is normally 
bidirectional; however, unidirectional printing allows for precise 
vertical printing alignment, which is useful for printing graphics.