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    Automatic Sheet Feeder USERS MANUAL[...]

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INSTALLATION Unpacking Mounting the Automatic Sheet Feeder CHAPTER 2 OPERATION Loading the Paper Operation of Control Codes CHAPTER 3 MAINTENANCE Maintenance Malfunctions CHAPTER 4 SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions and Weight Paper Type and Dimensions Printing Area Hopper Capacity Stacker Capacity Reliability Ambient Conditions [...]

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    Chapter 1 INSTALLATION UNPACKING Open the carton and check each item in the box against Figure l-l to make sure that you have everything (there should be Sve items). - I FfOure I-1. Check to make sure You have all five items: 1) Sheet feeder, 2) Hopper attachment, 3) Stacker attachment, 4) Printer cover, and 5) User’s manual. Note: Please retain [...]

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    MOUNTING THE AUTOMATIC SHEET FEEDER 1. Hold the metal hopper attachment as shown in Figure l-2, and insert it firmly into the tixihg holes on the top part of the hopper suppport. -. _ - . . . . . . . wgure i-2. Insert me nopper anacnmem. 2. After you’ve inserted the hopper attachment, insert the stacker attach- ment, squeezing it with your hand, [...]

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    igure 1-4. Move the release lever and the bail lever to mount the Automatic Sheet Feeder. 6. Secure the mounting brackets of the Automatic Sheet Feeder onto the shaft of the platen by lowering it into position as shown in Figure l-5. igure 1-5. Mount the Automatic Sheet Feeder onto the printer. 7. Confirm that the mounting brackets on both sides of[...]

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    ection roller I Figure 1-B. Confirm that the Automatic Sheet Feeder is set correctly. 8. Install the printer cover provided with the Automatic Sheet Feeder. Notes: 1. Please keep the original printer cover in a safe place. 2. To remove the Automatic Sheet Feeder, carry out the above in- stallation procedures in reverse. 4[...]

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    C hapter 2 OPERATION LOADING THE PAPER 1. Pull the paper loading lever forward to bring the pressure plate back into position with a clicking sound as shown in Figure 2-l. I Figure 2-1. Pull the paper loading lever forward. 2. Align the left paper guide position with the triangle seal on the side of the stacker. ?. Fan the paper before loading as s[...]

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    Figure 2-2. Fan the paper before loading. 4. Load the paper, aligning it with the left side hopper, then sliding the right hopper into position. Do not set it too tightly, so as to allow the paper to be transported smoothly between the hoppers. 5. After loading the paper into the hopper, press the paper loading lever backward. The paper will be set[...]

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    OPERATION OF CONTROL CODES When the paper-out detector is enabled by setting the DIP switch, the following control codes will be changed as shown below: 1. < FF > (Form Feed) This command sets the paper into the printer. It ejects any paper set in the printer when the Automatic Sheet Feeder is empty. 2. < LF > (Line Feed) If a line feed[...]

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    C hapter 3 MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE The Automatic Sheet Feeder is designed to withstand long use with high reliability. We ask users to regularly remove any dirt or dust from the Au- tomatic Sheet Feeder, first removing it from the printer. The platen of the printer mechanism and roller in particular should be kept clean. MALFUNCTIONS Malfunctions m[...]

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    Symptom Paper is crooked Malfunction of paper ejection Cause Remedy * Poor paper l Use new paper 0 Too much horizontal * Check position of the movement of paper so paper guide that guide rollers of the Automatic Sheet Feeder do not take up the paper correctly. * Full stacker (the - Empty stacker part which stores the printed paper) - Paper does not[...]

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    Chapter 4 SPECIFICA TIONS w Dimensions and weight Width Depth Height Weight: 340 mm (13.4 inches) 250 mm ( 9.8 inches) 320 mm (12.6 inches) 1.2 kg (2.65 pounds) n Paper type and dimensions Type Fine quality paper (slick paper) Width Length Weight Storage 182mm(7.15inches) - 216mm(8.5inches) 203 mm (8.0 inches) - 356 mm (14.0 inches) 60 g/m2 - 90 g/[...]

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    n Hopper capacity H Stacker capacity n Reliability Max. 50 sheets (with 64 g/m2) Max. 50 sheets (with 64 g/m2) 100,000 cycles (MCBF; Mean Cycle Before Failure) n Ambient conditions Temperature Operation Storage Humidity Operation Storage +5 - +40 “C -30 - +70 “C 30 N 80 % (no condensation) 20 N 95 % (no condensation) -- 11[...]

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    Consumer Response Star Micronics Co., Ltd. invites your suggestions and comments on your printer and this manual. Please address your correspondence to: Worldwide Headquarters: STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD. 194 Nakayoshida Shizuoka, JAPAN 422-91 Attn: Product Manager American Market: STAR MICRONICS AMERICA INC. Pan Am Bldg., Suite 3510 200 Park Avenue N[...]

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    -. Printed in Japan, 80820936[...]