Paper Handling
Loading Continuous Paper
Positioning your continuous paper supply
Loading continuous paper with the tractor
Using the tear-off function
Removing continuous paper
You can load continuous paper from the built-in tractor unit located on the back of the printer.
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See Paper for detailed specifications on continuous paper.
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Positioning your continuous paper supply
When you load continuous paper, make sure you align your paper supply with the tractor so the paper feeds smoothly into the printer, as shown below.
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Loading continuous paper with the tractor
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Make sure the printer is turned off.
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For LQ-680 users:
Select tractor feeding with the paper release lever, and make sure the paper thickness lever is set to 0 if you are using ordinary continuous paper.
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For LQ-680Pro users:
Select tractor feeding with the Paper Source button, and make sure the paper thickness lever is set to Auto or 0 if you are using ordinary continuous paper.
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Slide the edge guide out as far as it will go.
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Release the sprocket lock levers by pushing them up.
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Facing the back of the printer, position the left sprocket unit so that the sprocket pins are to the left of the "0" on the scale and the arrow mark on the printer. Then push down the lock lever to lock the sprocket in place.
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Printing starts at the arrow mark on the printer and the "0" mark on the scale. The unprintable area is to the left of the arrow mark and the "0".
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Slide the right sprocket unit to roughly match the width of your paper, but do not lock it.
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Slide the paper support midway between the two sprocket units.
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Open the sprocket covers.
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Fit the first three holes of the continuous paper over the sprocket pins on both sides. Be sure to load your paper printable side up.
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Make sure the first sheet of your continuous paper has a clean, straight edge so that it can feed smoothly into the printer.
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Close the sprocket covers. If necessary, unlock and reposition the left sprocket unit so that the perforation aligns with the arrow mark on the printer. Then lock the sprocket in place.
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Slide the right sprocket unit to remove any slack in the paper. Then push down the sprocket lock lever to lock the sprocket in place.
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Turn on the printer. When the printer receives data, it automatically loads the paper before printing.
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When using continuous paper, you can use the tear-off function to tear off printed pages not wasting any blank pages next to the printed pages. For more information, see Using the tear-off function.
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You can advance the paper to the loading position by pressing the Load/Eject button before the printer receives data.
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Always make sure there is at least one more sheet than required, because continuous paper may not feed properly if it is not fed through the sprocket.
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Caution:
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Use the knob on the right side of the printer only to clear paper jams when the printer is off. Otherwise, you may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position.
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Using the tear-off function
After you have finished printing, you can use the tear-off function to advance continuous paper on the tractor to the tear-off edge of the printer. You can then easily tear off printed sheets. When you resume printing, the printer automatically feeds paper back to the loading position so you can save paper that would normally be lost between documents.
You can use the tear-off function in two ways: by pressing the button on the control panel, or by using the control panel's default-setting mode or the EPSON Remote! utility to select auto tear-off. (See About Your Printer's Default Settings for information on the printer's default-setting mode.)
If the perforation between pages is not aligned with the tear-off edge, you can adjust the tear-off position using the micro-adjust feature. See Adjusting the tear-off position.
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Never use the tear-off function to feed labels backwards; they may come off their backing and jam the printer.
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Using the Tear Off button
You can use the Tear Off button (the Tear Off/Bin button on the LQ-680 or the Tear Off/Special Paper button on the LQ-680Pro) to advance continuous paper to the tear-off position by following the steps below:
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Make sure printing has finished. Then press the Tear Off button until the two lights on the control panel start flashing. The printer advances the paper to the tear-off edge.
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Tear off all printed pages at the tear-off edge. If the perforation is not aligned with the tear-off edge, adjust the tear-off position using the micro-adjust feature. See Adjusting the tear-off position.
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When you resume printing, the printer feeds the paper back to the top-of-form position and begins printing. (You can also manually feed the paper back to the top-of-form position by pressing the same button used to advance the paper.)
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Using auto tear-off mode
When you turn on the auto tear-off function in the printer's default-setting mode or the EPSON Remote! utility, the printer advances continuous paper to the tear-off position when you finish printing.
The printer advances paper to the tear-off position only when it receives a full page of data or a form-feed command and then receives no more data for three seconds.
For instructions on how to activate the auto tear-off function, see About Your Printer's Default Settings or open the EPSON Remote! utility as described in Accessing EPSON Remote! and follow the on-screen instructions. While using the default-setting mode or the utility, also make sure the page length is set correctly for your continuous paper.
After the paper has been advanced, tear off all printed pages and resume printing as described in Using the Tear Off button earlier in this chapter.
You can leave the auto tear-off mode on even when you are using single sheets. The mode is disabled while you are using single sheets.
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Removing continuous paper
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After you finish printing, tear-off all printed pages using the tear-off function.
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Press the Load/Eject button to feed the continuous paper backward out of the printer and into the standby position.
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To completely remove continuous paper from the printer, open the sprocket covers. Remove the paper from the tractor unit, and then close the sprocket covers.
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