Dascom LA48N, LA48W Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide LA48

Setting up

Centronics parallel Centronics parallel + USBCentronics parallel + RS-232C

Ribbon cartridge

Print head

Dot mark (green)

Ribbon

Print guide

Tip of print head

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Paper handling

2-1 Adjusting for paper thickness

The paper thickness lever has nine settings: 1 to 5 and A to D.
Use the following table to determine the appropriate setting for your paper;
then move the paper thickness lever to the appropriate position.

Table

Paper
thickness
lever

Number of copies

(Including the original)

1 copy 1
2 copy 2
3 copy 3
4 copy 4
5 copy 5

Ribbon replacement D

Setting

2-2 (Cont.)

C) Insert a sheet of paper into the cut sheet

stand. Make sure that the bottom edge of the
paper engages snugly with the platen.
Adjust the right paper guide.

D) Press the LOAD button. The paper will

advance to the top-of-form position.
The top-of-form position is the first line on
which printing can start.

2-2 Loading single sheets

A) Move the paper select lever forward.
B) Adjusting the left margin.

2-3 Loading continuous forms

A) Move the paper select lever to the
rear of the printer.

2-3 (Cont.)

B) Release the tractor

locking levers by pulling
them up. Open the
tractor paper holders.
See the following figure.

C) Position the right tractor

(as seen from the rear
of the printer) to adjust

the left margin.

Push the right locking
lever down to secure
the tractor.

(including perforation area)

Paper holders

Locking levers

Tractor guide

Release

Locking lever

Left margin

D) Fit the paper feed holes onto the left and right

tractor pins. Adjust the left tractor (as seen from
the rear of the printer) to the width of the form.
Close the paper holders.

Paper holders

E) Press the LOAD button to advance the paper to the

top-of form position. Top-of-form is the first line on
which printing can start.

Installing the printer driver

A printer driver is required to use the printer in a Windows environment. Special printer drivers for

A printer driver is required to use the printer in a Windows environment. Special printer drivers for Windows 95,

Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, XP, and 2003 are available on the CD shipped with your printer.

98, ME, 2000, 2003 Server, XP and Vista are available on the CD shipped with your printer. The drivers can only
be used in the EPSON ESC/P2 emulation, not in the IBM and DEC emulation.

For information on how to install printer drivers, refer to the Readme.txt file for the printer driver to
be installed.

For information on how to install printer drivers, refer to the Readme.txt file for the printer driver to be installed.

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