Maintenance
User's Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Quick Reference............................................................QR–1
1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 1–1
Features ................................................................................. 1–1
2 SETTING UP.................................................................................................. 2–1
Selecting a Good Location......................................................2–1
Unpacking The Printer ............................................................ 2–3
Assembling the Printer ...........................................................2–5
Installing the Cut Sheet Stand .......................................... 2–5
Installing the Ribbon Cartridge .......................................... 2–6
Getting Acquainted With Your Printer ..................................... 2–9
Connecting the Power Cord .................................................. 2–10
Testing the Printer (Offline).................................................... 2–12
Loading Paper for the Self-Test ....................................... 2–12
Printing the Self-Test ...................................................... 2–13
Connecting the Printer to Your Computer .............................. 2–17
Selecting a Parallel Interface Cable ................................ 2–17
Selecting a Serial Interface Cable ................................... 2–17
Selecting a USB Cable ................................................... 2–18
Selecting a LAN cable .................................................... 2–18
Connecting the Interface Cable ....................................... 2–18
Selecting an Emulation......................................................... 2–21
Printing a Sample Page (Online)........................................... 2–24
Installing the Printer Driver .................................................... 2–27
3 PAPER HANDLING ....................................................................................... 3–1
Selecting Paper ...................................................................... 3–1
Overview of Paper Operations ................................................. 3–2
Adjusting for Paper Thickness ................................................ 3–4
Using Single Sheets ............................................................... 3–5
Loading a Single Sheet of Paper....................................... 3–5
Adjusting the left margin ................................................... 3–6
Ejecting Single Sheets ..................................................... 3–8
Using Continous Forms .......................................................... 3–9
Positioning the Paper Stack ............................................. 3–9