78Chapter 2 Test The PrinterFigure 63. The Forms Thickness Lever in the Lowered Position5. Lower the forms thickness lever. The CLOSE PLATEN fault clearsautomatically.6. Set it to match the paper thickness. If you are using single–part forms, setthe forms thickness lever so that “A” is next to the indicator (refer to thenote on the shuttle cover).NOTE: Do not set the forms thickness lever too tightly; excessive friction cancause paper jams and ribbon jams with potential for ribbon damage,smeared ink, or wavy print.7. Press Set Top of Form. The paper moves downward to the top-of-formprint position.Test The PrinterTo run an initial printer test, print the current configuration page. See “PrintingThe Current Configuration” on page 85.On the configuration printout, examine the print quality of the characters. Theyshould be fully formed and of uniform density. If text characters do not appearcorrectly formed or if the test does not run, contact your IBM servicerepresentative.The printer is now ready for configuration. Refer to Chapter 3, “Configuringthe Printer” for more information.Forms Thickness Lever
