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Chapter 1 Controls And Indicators
Mechanical Controls, All Models
Control or
Indicator
Function
Forms Thickness
Lever
Sets the platen for paper and forms of different thicknesses. Lever must be
fully opened (raised) to load or unload paper.
Paper Supports Help prevent paper jams by supporting inner sections of paper. They are
positioned manually by sliding them along the tractor shafts.
Forms Thickness
Pointer and Scale
Indicates relative thickness of forms and paper. Set this lever at A for thin
(single-part) forms, B for thicker forms, and so on.
Tractors (2) Hold and feed paper. Used to set side margin and position paper
horizontally.
Tractor Locks (2) Lock tractors in position.
Horizontal
Adjustment Knob
Allows fine positioning of left print margin. Moves paper and tractors left or
right.
Vertical Position
Knob
Used to set top of form or first line to be printed. Rotate this knob to move
paper vertically. Works when forms thickness lever is open.
Ribbon Loading
Path Diagrams
Instructions showing how to load the ribbon correctly. One diagram is cast
in relief on the shuttle cover, and another is printed on the paper scale.
Paper Scale A horizontal scale graduated in tenths of an inch, useful for setting paper
margins counting text columns. (See below.)
110 20
1 inch
0.1 inch
Column
Number
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