User manual EPSON FX-80 ESCP MANUAL

[. . . ] EPSON disclaims any and all right in those marks. Copyright © 1997 by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Nagano, Japan Printed in Japan 4008440 C01-00 Loading Continuous Paper With the Front Push Tractor To load continuous paper in the front push tractor, follow these steps. 1 2 1 2 Turn off the printer, then remove the front cover. Open both sprocket covers, and fit the first four holes of the paper, printable side up, over the tractor pins. Note: Load continuous paper that has a clean, straight edge to avoid paper jams. Q Make sure the left and right sprockets are positioned properly for your paper's width. Q If you load continuous paper of a different size or thickness, adjust the position of the sprockets or change the paper thickness lever setting. See Chapter 3 of the User's Guide for instructions. 2 Loading Continuous Paper With the Front Push Tractor 3 4 Attach the front cover. Set the paper release lever to the front push tractor position. Make sure that the paper guide is lying flat on the printer and the edge guides are open all the way to the left and right. [. . . ] Set the paper release lever to the front push tractor position. Make sure that the paper guide is lying flat on the printer and the edge guides are open all the way to the left and right. Then raise the continuous paper support. c Caution: Never use the knob to adjust the top-of-form position; this may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position. Q When you load continuous paper with labels, make sure the auto tear-off mode is off before you start to print. If you feed continuous labels backward to the tear-off position, the labels may come off the backing sheet and jam the printer. See Chapter 5 of the User's Guide for instructions on turning off auto tear-off mode. Q If the first line of your page appears too high or too low, use the micro adjust feature to change its position. 3 Loading Continuous Paper With the Rear Push Tractor To load continuous paper onto the rear push tractor, follow these steps. 1 2 Turn off the printer, then remove the paper guide. Open both sprocket covers, and fit the first four holes of the paper, printable side down, over the tractor pins. Note: Load continuous paper that has a clean, straight edge to avoid paper jams. Q Q 4 Make sure the left and right sprockets are positioned properly for your paper's width. Q Do not load continuous paper with labels with the rear push tractor. If you load continuous paper of a different size or thickness, adjust the position of the sprockets or change the paper thickness lever setting. See Chapter 3 of the User's Guide for instructions. Loading Continuous Paper With the Rear Push Tractor 3 4 Attach the paper guide. Then set the paper release lever to the rear push tractor position. Make sure that the paper guide is lying flat on the printer and the edge guides are open all the way to the left and right. Then raise the continuous paper support. c Caution: Never use the knob to adjust the top-of-form position; this may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position. Q If the first line of your page appears too high or too low, use the micro adjust feature to change its position. 5 Removing Continuous Paper From the Front or Rear Push Tractor To remove continuous paper from the front or push tractor, follow these steps. 1 Make sure the Tear Off/Bin light is flashing. (This indicates your paper is at the current tear-off position. ) You may need to press the Tear Off/Bin button to advance the paper to the tear-off position. 2 from the front push tractor from the rear push tractor Open the paper path guide so that you can tear off the printed document. Then tear it off using the printer's tear-off edge. c Q Caution: Tear off your printed document before pressing the Load/Eject button. Make sure the Paper Out light is not flashing and the Pause light is off. c Caution: Use the knob to clear paper jams only when the printer is off. Otherwise, you may damage the printer or lose the top-of-form or tear-off position. Q If ejected paper has collected under the printer, remove it as it may cause paper jams. 15 Error Indicators Check the printer's control panel lights and follow the appropriate instructions below. For more information, see, Chapter 7 of your User's Guide. Light Status n = On f = Flashing Pause n Cause No paper is loaded in the selected paper source. Paper Out n Beep pattern short series of beeps (three times) long series of beeps (five times) lllll lll Beep pattern lll The Pause and Paper Out lights are on, and you hear the short series of beeps. Solution Load paper in the selected paper source, or select a different paper source with the paper release lever. When the Paper Out light goes off, press the Pause button to turn off the Pause light. Remove the paper and reload it correctly. The paper is not loaded correctly. Pause n Cause The paper release lever is set to the wrong position. Beep pattern lllll The Pause light is on and you hear the long series of beeps. Solution Load paper in the selected paper source, then set the paper release lever to the position for that paper path. If paper from another paper source is loaded in the printer, press the Load/Eject button to eject the paper; then move the paper release lever to the desired position. Pause n Cause Paper Out f Beep pattern lll The Pause light is on, the Paper Out light is flashing, and you hear the short series of beeps. Solution Press the Load/Eject button to eject the sheet. [. . . ] Beep pattern lllll The Pause light is on and you hear the long series of beeps. Solution Load paper in the selected paper source, then set the paper release lever to the position for that paper path. If paper from another paper source is loaded in the printer, press the Load/Eject button to eject the paper; then move the paper release lever to the desired position. Pause n Cause Paper Out f Beep pattern lll The Pause light is on, the Paper Out light is flashing, and you hear the short series of beeps. Solution Press the Load/Eject button to eject the sheet. Tear off the printed page at the perforation; then press the Load/Eject button. [. . . ]