DMP 2130  (260-2845)            Paper Loading          Faxback Doc. # 4203

Loading Paper:

Note: There are three positions on the paper release lever.

  Free (toward the back):      Set to this position to correct a paper jam.
  Tractor (center position):   Set to this position when using fanfold 
                               paper.
  Friction (toward the front): Set to this position when using single-sheet
                               paper.

Change the release lever position only when the paper is not loaded. Use 
the paper park function, if necessary. If you change the lever position 
with the paper loaded, "PAPER LEVER ERR." appears on the display to pre-
vent a paper jam.

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│Loading Single Sheet Paper: │
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Note: Standing at the front of the printer, the single sheet pages should 
      be loaded from the front, at the left most position. The paper will
      eject from the rear of the printer.

      This printer has a straight through paper path. This will make the 
      paper loading method "different" than other dot matrix printers. 
      Follow the instructions below carefully.

1. Turn on the printer.
2. Set the paper release lever to the friction position.
3. Adjust the paper guide to LETTER SIZE or A4, according to the size of 
   the paper you are using.
4. Position the left edge of the paper against the paper guide and insert
   it straight into the front opening in the printer. Then, press 
   [FF/LOAD]. You do not need to press [FF/LOAD] if you previously set the
   LOADING MODE menu to AUTOMATIC.

   * The paper advances to the print start position.
   * OFF LINE appears on the display. (If you previously set the LOADING 
     MODE menu to AUTOMATIC, ON LINE appears.)
   * The space between 0 and 136 on the printer cover scale is the printing
     range. 0 is the print start position.
   * If the paper is not straight, eject it and reload it. To eject the 
     paper, press and hold [ON/OFF LINE] and then press [FF/LOAD]. REMOVE 
     PAPER appears on the display. Remove the paper, and then reload it.

5. If the printer is not yet on line, with the ON LINE indicator lighted,
   press [ON/OFF LINE].

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│Loading Fanfold Paper: │
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Note: Standing at the front of the printer, the tractor feed paper should 
      be loaded from the rear in the right most position. The paper will 
      eject towards the front of the printer.

1. Turn off the printer.
2. Set the paper release lever to the tractor position.
3. Remove the tractor cover.
4. As you face the front of the printer, adjust the left and right tractors
   to match the width of the paper.

   * Raise the lock lever of the right tractor and move the tractor to the
     right edge of the paper. Lower the lock lever to lock the tractor in
     place.
   * Open the paper guide and place the holes in the right edge of the 
     paper over the sprocket pins. Then, close the paper guide.
   * Raise the lock lever of the left tractor to release the tractor. Then,
     open the paper guide.
   * Place the holes in the left edge of the paper over the sprocket pins.
     Then, close the paper guide.
   * Slide the left tractor to the left to take up any slack in the paper.
     Then, lower the lock lever to lock the tractor in place.

5. Align the paper with the center of the scale at the back of the top cover.
   This is the print start position.

   * If the paper is not aligned with the print start position, lift up the
     lock levers of both tractors, align the paper with the print start
     position, and lower the lock levers to lock the tractors in place.

6. Put the tractor cover back in place.

7. Turn the printer ON. Then, press [FF/LOAD]. This feeds the leading edge
   of fanfold paper to the print-start position.

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│Tear-Off Function: │
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When using fanfold paper, the tear-off function operates at the end of each
printed page, so that you can tear the paper at the perforation. (This
function does not work when the TEAR-OFF menu option is set to OFF).

When the printer is On Line:

  1. The paper automatically feeds to the front of the printer if the last 
     bit of data received is a form feed code and no further data is 
     received for one to five seconds. (You can select the number of 
     seconds by using the TEAR-OFF menu.) The perforation stops at the 
     front edge of the printer cover and the message TEAR OFF POS appears 
     on the display.
  2. Tear off the printed page at the perforation.
  3. When the printer receives further data, the paper retracts to the
     print-start position and printing begins.

When the printer is Off Line:

  1. Press [ON/OFF LINE] when you finish printing to set the printer to off
     line. Then, press [FF/LOAD]. The paper feeds to the next top-of-form 
     position. If you do not press any control panel switch for one to five 
     seconds, the message TEAR OFF POS appears on the display.
  2. Tear off the printed page at the perforation.
  3. Press [ON/OFF LINE] to retract the paper to the print-start position.

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│Paper-Park Function: │
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You can insert single-sheet paper and print without removing fanfold paper.
This function is called the paper-park function.

  1. Set the printer to off line.
  2. If necessary, tear off printed fanfold paper.
  3. Press [FF/LOAD] while pressing and holding down [ON/OFF LINE]. The
     fanfold paper retracts to a fixed tractor position. PAPER EMPTY 
     appears on the display and you hear four beeps.

NOTE: You might need to actuate the paper park function more than once 
      until the fanfold paper retracts to the park position.

Move the release lever to the friction position. Then, insert and print on
a single sheet of paper.

  4. To restart printing on fanfold paper, remove the single-sheet paper 
     from the printer and move the release lever to the tractor position. 
     Then, press [FF/LOAD].

(dtc-07/26/93)