Epson 220 manual Status Monitor, Paper Positions, Available Paper Paths

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EPSON LQ-2080

Status Monitor

The EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility comes with your printer but is available only for use with Microsoft® Windows® 95 and 98. It allows you to monitor your printer’s status, alerts you when printer errors occur, and provides troubleshooting instructions when needed.

Paper Positions

Top-of-Form Position

The top-of-form position is the position where the printer starts printing on a page of single-sheet or continuous paper.

The letters ABC above are printed at the top-of-form position.

Tear-off Position

Your continuous paper is in the tear-off position when the perforation is aligned with the printer’s tear-off edge. You can easily tear off your printed document when your paper is in this position.

Standby Position

Your continuous paper is in the standby position when it is attached to the tractor but not loaded in the printer.

Available Paper Paths

Your printer provides a variety of paper paths for printing on continuous and single-sheet paper. As described in this section, paper can be fed into the printer from the top, front, bottom, or rear. Select the paper path that best suits your current printing needs.

Printing on Continuous Paper

You can choose from three tractor positions (front push, rear push, and pull) and three paper entry slots (front, rear, and bottom) for continuous paper printing. This section helps you determine which paper paths and tractor positions are best for your continuous paper printing needs.

Using a push tractor

If you often need to tear off sheets of continuous paper (for example, if you are printing purchase orders or sales slips), it is best to use a push tractor. This allows you to use the printer’s tear-off edge to easily tear off printed sheets of continuous paper at the perforation. Also, when continuous paper is loaded on a push tractor, you can load single sheets of paper from the paper guide without removing the continuous paper.

There are two push tractor positions: front and rear. The tractors are installed in the front push and rear push positions when the printer is shipped. See the table below for details about the push positions and the corresponding paper-feeding paths.

Note:

The tractor in the rear push position cannot be removed.

Tractor position

 

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To use the front push tractor, you need to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

purchase the optional tractor unit (C80032*),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and install it in the front push position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To use this tractor, load paper in the front slot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you print on thick paper such as multipart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

front push

 

 

 

forms or continuous paper with labels, load the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

paper in the front paper slot because the paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

path from this slot is almost straight. This

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reduces the chance of paper jams.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To use this tractor, load paper in the rear slot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Because thick multipart forms require a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

straight paper path, load them in the front slot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caution:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do not load continuous paper with labels in the

rear push

 

 

 

rear slot. The labels may come off their backing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sheet inside the printer and cause a paper jam.

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Contents Paper Handling Options User Replaceable PartsOptions Printer Specifications Optional Interface CardsMechanical Model number NamePaper ElectricalEnvironmental Envelopes top entry only Postcards Front and top entryContinuous paper with labels front and bottom entry Roll paper Rear entry with optional roll paper holder onlyPaper Alignment Printable AreaCE Marking Safety ApprovalsControl Panel Buttons and Lights Error Indicators Available Paper Paths Status MonitorPaper Positions Using a pull tractor optional Using the push and pull tractors in combinationPaper slot Description Combination DescriptionPaper Release Lever Positions Printing on Single SheetsLoading paper in the top slot Loading paper in the front slotPaper Thickness Lever Positions Paper HandlingLoading Multipart Forms Loading Continuous Paper with LabelsRemoving continuous paper with labels Using the Front Push Tractor optionalInstalling the tractor in the front push position Loading paper onto the front push tractor Removing the printed document from the front push tractor Loading paper onto the rear push tractor Using the Rear Push TractorRemoving the front push tractor Front of the printer Removing the printed document from the rear push tractor Using the Tractor in the Pull PositionInstalling the tractor in the pull position Loading paper onto the pull tractor Attach the printer cover and close the paper guide cover Using two tractors in a push and pull combination Removing paper from the pull tractorRemoving the pull tractor Switching to printing on single sheetsSwitching to printing on continuous paper Adjusting the Top-of-Form Position Advancing the Paper to the Tear-Off EdgeAdvancing paper to the tear-off position automatically Using the Tear Off/Bin buttonAdjusting the tear-off position Installing the Ribbon Cartridge Separator Ribbon-tightening knobClearing Paper Jams Your Printer’s Default SettingsSettings Options Changing Default Settings Aligning Vertical Lines in Your PrintoutPrinting a Self Test Printing a Hex DumpRelated Documentation Cleaning the PrinterTransporting the Printer
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