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Document:	Installing and Using the LQPX2-AA Forms Tractor
Order Number:	AA-L663A-TK
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“Installing and Using the
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- LQPX2—-AA Forms Tractor

Document AA-L663A-TK
First Printing, January 1982

Information in this document is
subject to change without notice
and should not be construed as a

commitment by Digital Equipment

Corporation.

The following are trademarks of
Digital Equipment Corporation,
Maynard, Massachusetts:

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DATASYSTEM

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Contents
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Instructions in this document
assume your printer is installed as
described in Installing and Using
the LQPO2 Printer.

Installing Forms Tractor. . 3
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Installing Forms Tractor .

. 4

Preparing Printer

Inserting Paper.

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Positioning Tractors .

. 7

Preparing Printer and

Forms Tractor.

Inserting Paper .

Removing Forms Tractor.

Troubleshooting
Forms Tractor. . . . . ..

Installing Forms Tractor
Preparing Printer
Make sure power switch is
OFF.

Back of Printer

Remove access cover.

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3

Pull out two cover inserts.

Installing Forms
Tractor
Screw rear leveling pads all
the way in.

Leveling Pads

Back View of Forms Tractor

14—

Platen

Clamp

Shaft

Right Side

Left Side

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Lower forms tractor into printer

so that platen shaft fits into
both slots.
Then gently push top of forms
tractor backward to let clamps
grasp bottom of platen shaft.

Inserting Paper
Positioning Tractors
Make sure printer power is off and

access cover is removed.
1

Loosen left and right tractors

—

by pressing down on locking

levers.

]

Locking
Levers

Open front tractor gates.

Front
Tractor

Gates

Tear off one sheet of sample
paper, place it in left tractor,
and close gate.

Gate

Position right tractor so that

4 pins enter holes in right side of
paper, and close gate.

Make sure paper does not

buckle or pull away from
tractor pins.

Position tractors so that left

edge of paper is aligned with
left edge of platen.

Make sure paper does not
buckle.

Left Edge

of Platen

of Paper

Lock both tractors in place by

pressing up on levers.

Locking
Levers

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Open front tractor gates and
remove paper.

The tractors are now properly positioned for receiving your paper.

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Paper

Upper

Release

Paper

Lever

Rack

Preparing Printer and
Forms Tractor
1

Set paper thickness lever for

thickness of paper (forward for
one sheet, progressively back-

Slide paper edge guide to far

ward for two or more).

Push paper release lever all
the way back (toward rear of

left.

printer).

Pull paper bail forward (toward

front of printer).

Lever

Paper
Edge

Guide

Paper
Tension

Lever

Paper
Bail

Paper
Thickness

Push paper tension lever all
the way down.

Pull upper paper rack forward.

— Rear Gate

Front Gate

Inserting Paper
While turning platen knob,
guide paper into both rear
gates (not front gates) until
tractor pins enter several
holes.

Make sure bottom of paper is
parallel with horizontal bars.

Turn platen knob again to
advance paper around platen,

and up between paper bail and
platen, until it covers front tractor pins.

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Paper

Platen

Bail

Place paper in front tractors
and close gates.
Upper
Paper

Move upper paper rack

Rack

backward.

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printer).

Paper

Release
Lever

Pull printer paper release lever
forward (toward front of

Slowly push up on tension
lever to tighten paper.
Do not let tractor pins stretch

or rip paper holes.

Tension

Lever

Turn platen knob to advance
paper to top of next page or to
where first line of printing will
begin.

Keep the printer paper release
lever in the forward position.

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Paper

Release
Lever

Reinstall printer access cover.

What Next?
The forms tractor is now ready for
use with your system.
Turn on the printer as described in
the manual shipped with your

LQPO2 printer.

Removing Forms
Tractor
1

Turn platen knob to remove
paper.

Remove forms tractor:

Grasp it on both sides.
Pull it forward.

Lift it out of printer.

Troubleshooting Forms Tractor
1

Try to correct the trouble as
listed below.

If you cannot correct the trouble, contact your dealer or
the nearest DIGITAL service
technician.

Poor line spacing

Corrective Action

Probable Cause

Trouble

Improperly installed forms tractor

Reinstall forms tractor making

sure clamps are properly
positioned

Slanted print lines

Paper improperly inserted in forms

Remove and replace paper

tractor

Paper buckles diagonally or pulls

Improperly positioned tractor

Reposition right tractor and lock in

place

away from tractor pins (holes out
of round)

Paper too loose or too tight in ver-

Improperly set paper tension lever

Reset paper tension lever

tical direction (holes out of round)

Making Your
Presence Known
Complete and mail the selfaddressed reader comment form
on the next page.

Installing and Using the

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Paper Specifications
The LQPX2-AA forms tractor accepts single or multipart

continuous paper with:

Standard 0.5 inch (12.7 mm) hole spacing
A total thickness of no more than 0.020 inch
- (0.5 mm)

Widths varying from 1.75 to 15.75 inches (44.5 to
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