LP 990  (260-2879)            Loading Paper            Faxback Doc. # 4673

You can select one of two paper-feeding methods: automatic or manual feed.
When you select automatic feed, you can load paper in the paper tray or in 
the manual-feed slot. When you select manual feed, you must load paper in 
the manual feed slot.

CAUTION: Store paper flat and in a dry place.

SELECTING THE PAPER-FEEDING METHOD

Automatic Feed: The printer is set at the factory to automatically load 
paper from the paper tray. This is the most convenient paper-feeding method
for standard 16 to 20 pound paper.

NOTE: If the paper tray is removed or empty when you turn on the printer,
PAPER OUT TRAY appears on the display.

MANUAL FEED: For thicker paper, transparency file, envelopes, and non-stand-
ard paper sizes, select the manual-feed method and manually load one sheet 
at a time through the manual-feed slot. See "Menu Settings" for information 
about changing the paper-feeding method and specifying the manual-feed paper 
size.

NOTES:

*  If you select manual feed and send the print command before you load 
   paper in the manual-feed slot, the printer's display shows FEED=LETTER to
   remind you that you must load paper in the manual-feed slot. (The factory
   -set manual-feed paper size is letter-size.)

*  When you select manual feed, the MANUAL indicator lights and MF appears 
   on the display.

USING THE PAPER TRAY

The supplied letter-size paper tray holds up to 250 sheets of standard 
weight (16 to 20 pound) paper. You can order additional paper trays for 
other paper sizes through your local Radio Shack store.

CAUTION: Before you use the tray, be sure you remove the packing tape that
holds down the metal pressure plate.

Follow these steps to use the paper tray.

1. Lift the paper tray and pull it out of the printer.

2. Push down the tray's metal pressure plate until it locks into place in 
   the bottom of the tray.

3. Fan the edges of the paper and stack it to ensure even feeding. Then, 
   place the paper in the tray as follows:

* Be sure the side you want to print on is face down and the top of the 
  paper (letterhead, for example) is under the metal tabs.

* Do not load paper above the red, maximum-height line.

* Be sure the corners of the paper fit under the tray's metal corner tabs.
  Then, gently shake the paper tray to straighten the paper.

4. Slide the paper tray into the printer until it locks into place.

USING THE MANUAL FEED SLOT

Use the manual-feed slot when you want to do either of the following:

* Load a single sheet of paper without removing the paper tray. In this 
  case, load the paper in the manual-feed slot before you send the print 
  command. It is not necessary to select the manual-feed option to load 
  standard paper in the manual-feed slot.

* Print on media other that standard 16 to 20 pound paper, such as  
  transparency film, thicker paper, and envelopes. In this case, you must  
  select manual-feed option and specify the manual-feed paper size. See 
  "Menu Settings."

To use the manual-feed slot, insert the paper lengthwise with the top of 
the paper (letterhead, for example) next to the printer and the side you 
want to print on facing up. The printer pulls the paper in the rest of 
the way.

To avoid wrinkling envelopes or thicker paper, open and fold down the 
face-up tray before you print. See "Selecting the Collection Tray."

SELECTING THE COLLECTION TRAY

When you use software that prints in last-to-first order, open and fold 
down the face-up tray. Also, use the face-up tray when you print on 
thicker paper or envelopes. The face-up tray holds up to 30 sheets of paper.

If you do not open the face-up tray, the paper feeds into the face-down
collection tray on top of the printer.

USING FORM FEED

When you use most software, the printer automatically prints all the 
information sent by the computer and ejects the paper. If your software does 
not do this, the DATA indicator blinks to show that information remains in 
the  printer's buffer.

Follow these steps to print the information remaining in the printer's buf-
fer.

1. Press ONLINE so that the ONLINE indicator turns off.

2. Press FORM FEED.

The ONLINE indicator lights again. The DATA indicator lights steadily while 
the information prints and turns off after it prints.

PRINTABLE AREA

Normally, the printed page has the margins you set through your software.
However, the printer does not print all the way to the edges of the paper. 
The printed page has minimum margins of about 3/16 - 5/16 inch.

If the margins you set through your software are smaller than the minimum
margins, the printed page might not look like your computer screen. For 
example, the information at the end of a line might wrap to the next line.


(smm 07/27/93)