Paper Handling

Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets

Switching to single sheets
Switching to continuous paper

When using the tractor, you can easily switch between continuous paper and single sheets (including envelopes or postcards) without removing the continuous paper from the tractor.

Switching to single sheets

To switch from continuous paper to single sheets, follow the steps below.

Caution:

When using continuous paper with labels, never follow the steps to feed labels backward. Labels can easily peel off their backing and jam the printer. For information on removing labels from the paper path, see Labels.

When you have finished printing on continuous paper, press the Tear Off/Bin button (LQ-680) or the Tear Off/Special Paper button (LQ-680Pro) to advance the paper to the
tear-off position. (If you selected auto tear-off in the printer's default-setting mode or the EPSON Remote! utility, the printer advances the paper perforation to the tear-off position automatically.)

Tear off the printed pages.

Caution:

Always tear off paper before feeding it backwards; feeding too many sheets backwards can cause a paper jam.

Press the Load/Eject button to feed the continuous paper back to the standby position. The paper is still attached to the tractor, but no longer in the paper path.

Select single-sheet feeding with the paper release lever
(LQ-680) or with the Paper Source button (LQ-680Pro) as described in Paper source and paper types.

Now you can load single sheets from the paper guide. For instructions, see Loading Single Sheets.

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Switching to continuous paper

To switch from single sheets to continuous paper, follow the steps below.

If necessary, press the Load/Eject button to eject the last printed single sheet.

Make sure continuous paper is loaded in the printer as described in Loading continuous paper with the tractor.

Select tractor feeding with the paper release lever (LQ-680) or with the Paper Source button (LQ-680Pro) as described in Paper source and paper types.

The printer automatically advances the continuous paper from the standby position to the loading position when it receives data.

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