|User’s Guide: English 41Top of Form (TOF) and Forms Tear-Off! If you turn the platen knob when the printer is turnedon, you will cause the Top of Form to mis-align. Alwaysturn the printer off before turning the platen knob!! Your software may print the first line of print above orbelow where TOF is set. You may need to adjust theTOF to meet your software’s needs. Use the proceduresin “Using Your Printer, Top of Form, Forms Tear-OffStatus (ON or OFF).”The Top of Form and Forms Tear-Off settings of your printerinteract.How you set the Top of Form depends on the status of theForms Tear-Off menu setting.If Forms Tear-Off is activated (set to ON), set the Top of Formusing Step A.Refer to “Using Your Printer, Setting Top of Form, FormsTear-Off ON (Step A).”If Forms Tear-Off is NOT activated (set to OFF), set the Top ofForm using Step B.Refer to “Using Your Printer, Setting Top of Form, FormsTear-Off OFF (Step B).”Forms Tear-Off Status (ON or OFF)Before you set the Top of Form, you need to know the statusof the Forms Tear-Off menu setting (whether it is ON or OFF).There are two ways to determine the status of the Forms Tear-Off menu setting:• print the Menu.• use the TEAR key.To print the Menu, refer to “Using Your Printer, Menu Mode,Print the Menu Settings.”To use the TEAR key:1 Load paper.2 Press TEAR.3 If the paper moves up, then Forms Tear-off is OFF.If the paper moves down, then Forms Tear-off is ON.
