User manual LEXMARK FORMS PRINTER 4227 PLUS

[. . . ] 4227 User's Guide First Edition (June 1996) The following paragraph does not apply to the United Kingdom or any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Some states do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions, therefore, this statement may not apply to you. This publication could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. [. . . ] Press any paper movement key (Micro , Micro , or LineFeed) to move the paper or envelope to the appropriate position. The paper moves to the TOF. 5 6 7 Setting TOF in a Macro Each macro has a separate TOF setting. For help selecting a macro, see "Setting and Using a Macro" on page 52. For help, see "Setting TOF for Continuous Forms" on page 76 or "Setting TOF for Single Sheets and Envelopes" on page 78. Press Store to save the settings in the currently selected macro. 78 Chapter 4: Selecting and Loading Paper Auto Tear-Off (Set to On) When Auto Tear-Off is on, it moves the top perforation of a continuous form to the tear bar (tear-off position) when: the printer has finished printing; the paper has advanced to the TOF on the next page; no data, printer control codes, or escape codes have been sent to the printer after advancing to the TOF; and the print buffer has not received data for one second. If you have already set your TOF and now want to change the Auto Tear-Off setting, complete the following steps: 1 2 3 Press Start/Stop to take the printer offline. Press Micro or Micro to move the paper to the appropriate position on the tear bar. The Ready light goes on. Selecting and Loading Paper The paper remains at the current tear-off position until you send another job to the printer. The paper then moves from the tear-off position to the TOF and begins printing. For help, see "Auto Tear-Off (Set to Off)" on page 80. Chapter 4: Selecting and Loading Paper 79 Auto Tear-Off (Set to Off) When Auto Tear-Off is off, press Tear Off/Store to manually move the continuous form paper to the tear-off position. 1 2 3 Selecting and Loading Paper When your print job has finished, press Tear Off. Press Micro or Micro to move the paper to the position you want on the tear bar. The paper rolls backward, then goes to the new tear-off position. Auto Tear-Off (Set to One Second) When the print buffer has not received data for one second, Auto Tear-Off automatically moves the continuous form paper to the tear-off bar. The print line can be anywhere on the page for Auto Tear-Off to function in this mode. To change the Auto Tear-Off setting in One-Second mode: 1 2 3 Press Start/Stop to take the printer offline. Press Micro or Micro to move the paper to the appropriate position on the tear bar. The Ready light comes on. If your application software has delays between data transmissions while Auto Tear-Off is set to one second, partial pages may print. To prevent this, set Auto Tear-Off to on. 80 Chapter 4: Selecting and Loading Paper Adjusting Bidirectional Alignment If your print job looks fuzzy or blurry, you may wish to adjust the character alignment (also called bidirectional alignment) on your printer. The following steps illustrate how to adjust the alignment of the print wires. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Load continuous forms. Press Item or Item to choose Draft or Courier. Selecting and Loading Paper Draft prints each alignment pattern once (uni-directional). The following example shows a printer that needs alignment. The message Choose the Best Alignment appears on the display. Chapter 4: Selecting and Loading Paper 81 7 Press Next or Prev. The printer is aligned correctly when lines 2 and 4 are vertically aligned with lines 1 and 3. In the example below, press Item to correct the alignment. Lines 1 and 3 do not move Lines 2 and 4 move right to align with lines 1 and 3 Selecting and Loading Paper 8 9 Press Store to save the selected value. The example below shows proper alignment. 10 Press Quit to exit the menu. 82 Chapter 4: Selecting and Loading Paper Printer Options Chapter The following options are available for your printer: Available Options Auto Sheet Feeder Extended Cut Sheet Paper Guides Parallel Cable Part Number 79F4841 1333163 5 Printer Options 1329605 (3. 05 m [10 ft. ]), 1427498 (6. 1 m [20 ft. ]), or equivalent 1368001 1180786 11A6196 Printer Stand Serial Cable Tractor 2 Feeder Chapter 5: Printer Options 83 This section also describes how to install the Auto Sheet Feeder and Tractor 2 Feeder. [. . . ] Mode in which the printer is application program to communicate with a printer. printer functions setting. A line printed over a that determine how the printer operates. proportional spacing. Spacing of characters according to their natural width. character. Glossary 147 R RAM. One or more characters printed in the top half of the normal printing line. system board. [. . . ]