DMP-204  (260-2883)               Margins             Faxback Doc. # 4247

Setting the Margins:

You can set the printer's left and right margins using the front panel
method. you can still change the margins through the software after setting
the margin by this method. Refer to the DMP-204 Dot-Matrix Printer Service
manual for the appropriate code. The front panel method for setting the
margins does not affect the character pitch setting.

1. Be sure the printer is on line (the ON/OFF LINE indicator is on). You
   must load paper before the DMP-204 goes on line.

2. Press and hold PITCH/MARGIN until the ON/OFF LINE indicator starts
   flashing.

3. The printer cover has a label for MARGIN. Press the --> to move the
   printer head so it is next to the MARGIN label.

4. Press SET to enter the margin-set mode. The print head moves to the
   current left-margin position.

5. Press --> or <-- to move the print head to the position you want to set
   as the left margin.

6. Press SET to set the left margin. The print head moves to the current
   right-margin position.

7. Press --> or <-- to move the print head to the position you want to set
   as the right margin.

8. Press SET to set the right margin.

Note: If the left margin is set beyond the current right-margin position of
if the space between the margins is less than 4/10", the PAPER OUT
indicator flashes three times. Move the print head to be within the margins
and press SET again.

To restore the default margin settings, turn off the printer, then turn it
on again.


(jlc-07/20/93)