IBM LA75P User Manual

LA75 Plus Companion Printer
Sheet Feeder Guide

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First Printing, July 1991

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Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

1 Assembling and Installing the Sheet Feeder

1.1 Assembling the Sheet Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1

1.2 Installing the Sheet Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7

2 Loading Paper into the Sheet Feeder

2.1 Preparing to Load the Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1

2.2 Loading the Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

3 Operating and Removing the Sheet Feeder

3.1 Operating the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1

3.2 Using the Sheet Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

3.3 Removing the Sheet Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

4 Maintaining the Sheet Feeder

4.1 General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1

4.2 Correcting Simple Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3

iii

A Paper Specifications and Technical Data

A.1 Paper Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1

Tables

A–1 Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3

iv

About This Guide

The LA75 Plus Companion Printer Sheet Feeder Guide explains how to install
and operate the Automatic Sheet Feeder. This guide is intended for someone
with little or no computer experience.

The guide contains four chapters and one appendix.

Chapter 1 shows how to assemble and install the Automatic Sheet Feeder.
Chapter 2 explains how to load paper into the Automatic Sheet Feeder.
Chapter 3 shows how to operate and remove the Automatic Sheet Feeder.
Chapter 4 shows how to maintain the Automatic Sheet Feeder, and suggests

how you can identify and solve simple problems.
Appendix A indicates what sort of paper you should use and how you should

store the paper. The appendix also provides technical data about the sheet
feeder.

Preface

v

Conventions Used in This Guide

Cautions and Notes

The cautions and notes in this guide have the following specific purposes:

CAUTION Contains information about preventing damage to equipment.
NOTE Contains general information of which you should be aware.

Associated Documentation

The LA75 Plus Companion Printer Installation and User Guide contains
information on installing and using the LA75 Plus Companion Printer.

About the Automatic Sheet Feeder

The optional Automatic Sheet Feeder is designed to give you easy and efficient
handling of single-sheet paper on the LA75 Plus Companion Printer. You can
stack up to 80 sheets of standard bond paper in the sheet feeder at one time,
and a new sheet is automatically loaded whenever required.

vi

Assembling and Installing the Sheet

1.1 Assembling the Sheet Feeder

The first diagram shows the complete Automatic Sheet Feeder attached to the
LA75 Plus Companion Printer. The following table lists the numbered items in
the diagram.

1

Feeder

Assembling and Installing the Sheet Feeder 1–1

Item Number Item Name

1. Left Paper Guide

2. Stacker Supports

3. Right Paper Guide

4. Tabs

5. Printer Control Panel

1–2 Assembling and Installing the Sheet Feeder

LA75 Plus Companion Printer

5

1

2

3

4

4

Assembling and Installing the Sheet Feeder 1–3