Chapter 1
The FX Printers
Once you’ve unpacked your new printer, the first thing you should
do is make sure you have all of the parts. With the FX-80 or FX-100
printer, you should receive the items shown in Figure
1-1:
1. The printer itself
2. A manual-feed knob
3. A paper separator
4. Two protective lids
5. One ribbon cartridge (in a box)
6. This FX Series Printer User’s Manual
The FX-80 has a tractor built into its platen for handling continuous-
feed paper between 9 ½ and
10
inches in width. To handle narrower
continuous-feed paper, you must purchase the optional FX-80 tractor
unit.
On an FX-100 you will find these items installed:
7. A tractor unit
8. A dust cover for the tractor unit
As you unpack your printer, you may want to save all protective
plastic, paper, and cardboard to use in the future for repacking. Figure
1-2 displays with labels the parts of each model that we discuss in this
chapter.
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