Manual feed - Pers. LW 320

Can someone tell me how to use the manual feed on the Personal LaserWriter 320?
I want to print on some small size (10x7") card stock.
Thank you.

The paper output selector can be puzzling, and some of these printers have the actuating lever broken off. If you stare at the back (opposite of the paper cassette end) you will see two page-shaped Icons embossed into the right end of the Outside of the flip-down back panel. One has a page with no writing (indicating face-down delivery into the tray on top) the other has a page with writing (indicating face up delivery onto the table behind the printer).
The beige select lever, if still present, protrudes about an inch into space next to those Icons. The slot across most of the back panel has a slight notch at the right end where the lever should be. If the lever is present, the solution is obvious -- flip it to the position corresponding to the delivery Icon you prefer.
If the lever is broken off, more work is required. Flip down the door and you will see that a black plastic piece, attached to the flip-down door, extends the full length of the slot. This is the part that actually deflects the page into the top or out the back. It is very easy to re-position with slight finger pressure, and snaps into one of two positions. Lever Up = deflector down and in = face down delivery on top. Lever down = deflector up and out = face up delivery on the table behind.

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