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Paper Handling

Using Roll Paper

Attaching the roll paper to the spindle
Removing the roll paper from the spindle
Attaching and removing the spindle from the printer
Loading the roll paper
Using the roll paper belt
Cutting roll paper or printing page lines

Attaching the roll paper to the spindle

To install the roll paper onto the spindle, follow the steps below. To remove roll paper or empty roll paper cores, see Removing the roll paper from the spindle.

Slide the movable flange off the end of the spindle.

Place the roll paper on a flat surface so that the paper unwinds in the direction shown below.

Slide the roll paper onto the spindle until it fixes into place on the fixed flange.

Slide the movable flange (removed in step 1) onto the spindle until it fixes into place in the end of the roll paper.

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Removing the roll paper from the spindle

To remove the roll paper from the spindle, follow the steps below.

Place the paper loaded spindle down on a flat surface.

Slide the movable flange off the end of the spindle.

Caution:

When removing the movable flange from the spindle, do not hold the spindle vertically and tap the end on the floor. Doing so could damage the spindle.

Remove the roll paper from the spindle.

Attach a new roll paper to the spindle (see Attaching the roll paper to the spindle), or slide the movable flange back onto the spindle.

Note:

Store unused roll paper in its original package. Put the roll paper into its plastic bag and outer package to avoid moisture problems.

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Attaching and removing the spindle from the printer

To attach the paper loaded spindle to the printer, follow the steps below. When you remove the spindle from the printer, clear the roll paper from the paper insertion slot, and perform the following steps in reverse order.

Note:

When not printing on the roll paper, keep it wound up with the paper belt, to avoid paper jams. See Using the roll paper belt.

Open the roll paper cover.

Make sure that the movable flange is fixed into the end of the roll paper properly.

Hold the roll paper spindle so that the fixed flange is on the right side. Then place the spindle on the groove on top of the printer once.

Note:

To mount the spindle correctly, match the color on the end of the spindle with the mounting bracket.

Lift the spindle again, then place it on the mounting brackets inside the printer.

Close the roll paper cover until it locks into place or see Loading the roll paper to load the paper.

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Loading the roll paper

To load roll paper, follow the steps below.

Make sure that the printer is on.

Press the Paper Source button repeatedly until the Roll Auto Cut light or Roll Cutter Off light comes on.

Caution:

Depending on the kind of paper used, automatic cutting may not be possible.

Make sure the Operate light and Pause light are not flashing, then push the paper set lever all the way down. LOAD PAPER appears on the LCD panel.

Caution:

Do not move the paper set lever while the Operate light or Pause light is flashing. Doing so may damage the printer.

Open the roll paper cover.

Load the paper into the paper insertion slot.

Pull the paper down a small way through the paper insertion slot.

Note:

If the bottom edge of the paper does not come out below the lower cover, open the lower cover by pulling down on the handles, then pull the paper through.

Holding the bottom edge of the paper, roll back the roll paper using the flange on the right to remove the slack. Make sure that the bottom edge of the paper is straight and in line with the rows of punch holes.

Pull the paper set lever all the way up, then close the roll paper cover. PRESS PAUSE BUTTON appears on the LCD panel.

Note:

If the Roll Auto Cut light is on and the bottom edge of the roll paper was not cut properly after the previous print job, press the Paper Feed button to position the paper in place for cutting (marked with scissors). Then press the Cut/Eject button to recut the edge.

Press the Pause button.

The print heads move and the paper automatically feeds into the printing position. READY appears on the LCD panel.

Note:

Even if you do not press the Pause button, the print heads move, the paper automatically feeds into the printing position. READY appears on the LCD panel.

Extend the two paper guides out from the lower printer.

Make the printer driver settings (see Accessing the Printer Software), then send a print job from the computer. The printer starts printing.

Note:

Make sure that the Paper Source setting in the printer driver matches the paper loaded in the printer.

After you finish printing, you may need to cut the roll paper. See Cutting roll paper or printing page lines.

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Using the roll paper belt

To keep the roll paper wound tightly, use the roll paper belt included with your printer.

Wrap the roll paper belt tightly around the roll paper. To remove the roll paper belt, simply unwrap it from around the paper.

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Cutting roll paper or printing page lines

When your print job is finished, the printer cuts the roll paper automatically or prints page lines around the document according to your settings. You can make these settings using the control panel or printer software:

Using the Auto Cut setting

Cutting the roll paper manually

Cutting cloth manually

Printing page lines

Note:

Software usually overrides control panel settings. Use your software to make settings whenever possible.

Using the Auto Cut setting

When you want the roll paper to be cut automatically after your print job, use the Auto Cut setting. To make the Auto Cut setting using the Paper Source button on the control panel, see Buttons. To use the printer software, see Using the Roll Paper Option.

Note:

When the printer cuts the paper, first the left part of the paper is cut, then the right, and finally the center. Never turn off the printer before the paper is completely cut.

Cutting the roll paper manually

To cut the roll paper when the Auto Cut setting is off, follow the steps below.

Cutting after the document is printed

Make sure the document is printed, then press the Paper Source button repeatedly until the Roll Auto Cut light comes on.

Press the Cut/Eject button. The roll paper is cut.

Cutting the roll paper at other times

Press the Paper Feed button to position the paper in place for cutting (marked with scissors).

Press the Paper Source button repeatedly until the Roll Auto Cut light comes on.

Press the Cut/Eject button. The roll paper is cut.

Cutting cloth manually

To cut cloth manually using the utility cutter packed with the printer, follow the steps below.

Note:

Some media cannot be cut with the utility cutter. In that case, cut the media with scissors.

Print the document using Roll Cutter Off mode.

After confirming that the document is printed, Ready appears on the LCD panel.

Press the Cut/Eject button to send the media forward.

Note:

Press the Paper Feed button to choose the cut position on the media.

Put the utility cutter on the guide track carved in the platen. Then slide the cutter along it and cut the media.

Caution:

Be careful not to cut your finger while using the utility cutter.

Keep the cutter out of the reach of children.

After cutting, press the Pause button to go back to online mode.

Note:

When the printer is in online mode after the cutting, the media is not sent to the print position automatically.

Printing page lines

If you want to print continuously on roll paper first, then cut the page yourself after you finish printing, use the Print Page Line setting. To make the Print Page Line setting using the control panel, see SelecType Settings. To use the printer software, see Using the Roll Paper Option.

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