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Front Sheet Guide and Front Paper Guide

Installing the front sheet guide or front paper guide
Loading paper in the front sheet guide or front paper guide

The optional front sheet guide (C81401 for LQ-2090) and front paper guide (C81402 for LQ-590) fit inside the front of the printer. These guides allow you to load single sheets and carbonless single-sheet multipart forms of up to 5 parts (one original and four copies). Paper used with the front guides must be 148 to 257 mm (5.8 to 10.1 inches) wide and can only be loaded one sheet at a time.

Note:

For LQ-590 users, the front sheet guide comes with your printer. For LQ-2090 users, it is available as an optional equipment (C81401).

For LQ-2090 users, the front paper guide comes with your printer. For LQ-590 users, it is available as an optional equipment (C81402).

The front sheet guide provides you with the best paper jam prevention, but you need to remove the tractor from the front push position to use it. You can use the optional front paper guide without removing the tractor from the front push position.

The installation and paper loading procedures described below apply to both the front paper guide and the front sheet guide. Separate illustrations are provided where necessary; refer to the appropriate illustrations when installing and using these options.

Installing the front sheet guide or front paper guide

Follow these steps to install the front sheet guide or front paper guide:

Open the front cover. If you are installing the front sheet guide, remove the tractor unit if it is installed in the front push position. To remove it, press the tractor's lock tabs, then tilt the tractor up and pull it out of the printer.

Fit the plastic tabs on the front paper or front sheet guide over the mounting notches on the printer as shown below.

front sheet guide

front paper guide

Open the edge guides on the paper guide all the way to the left and right, then place the paper guide in the upright position.

You are now ready to load paper in the front sheet guide or front paper guide. See Loading paper in the front sheet guide or front paper guide for instructions.

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Loading paper in the front sheet guide or front paper guide

You can load single sheets or multipart forms one at a time in the front sheet guide or front paper guide. Follow these steps:

Caution:

Do not load labels or envelopes in the front sheet guide or front paper guide.

Make sure the paper guide is in the upright position and the edge guides are open all the way to the left and right. Set the paper release lever to the single-sheet position.

If you are using ordinary single-sheet paper, set the paper-thickness lever (located under the printer cover) to 0 as shown below.

If you are loading a single-sheet multipart form, set the paper-thickness lever to the proper position, as shown in the table below.

Multipart form type	Paper-thickness lever position
2 parts (original + 1 copy)	1
3 parts (original + 2 copies)	2
4 parts (original + 3 copies)	3
5 parts (original + 4 copies)	5

Turn on the printer, if necessary.

Slide the left edge guide to the triangle mark on the front paper or front sheet guide. Then adjust the right edge guide to match the width of your paper.

Note:

You can slide the left edge guide to the left in 1/10-inch increments to increase the left margin on your printout.

Slide the paper printable side up between the edge guides until it meets resistance. The printer loads the paper automatically.

Note:

When feeding paper, place your hand flat on the paper and push it to completely into the feed slot.

front sheet guide

front paper guide

If the first line on your page appears too high or low, you can adjust its position using the Micro Adjust function. See Adjusting the top-of-form position.

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