EPSON FX-880/FX-1180

Note:

Your tear-off position setting remains in effect until you change it, even if you turn off the printer.

1.Make sure the Tear Off/Bin light is flashing (the paper is at the current tear-off position). You may need to press the

Tear Off/Bin button.

2.Hold down the Pause button for about three seconds. The Pause light begins flashing and the printer enters the micro adjust mode.

3.Press the Load/Eject U and LF/FF D buttons to feed the paper backward or forward until the paper perforation is aligned with the tear-off edge of the printer cover.

2.Press up the tabs on the paper tension unit, then lift the front of the unit and pull it up and out of the printer.

paper tension unit

tear-off edge

Note:

The printer has a minimum and a maximum tear-off position. If you try to adjust the tear-off position beyond these limits, the printer beeps and stops moving the paper.

3.Make sure that the print head is not hot; then slide the print head to the middle of the printer by hand.

ribbon cartridge handle

print head

4.Press the Pause button to turn off micro adjust mode. Then tear off the printed pages.

When you resume printing, the printer automatically feeds the paper back to the top-of-form position and begins printing.

Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge

Warning:

You need to move the print head by hand to install or replace the ribbon cartridge. If you just used the printer, the print head may be hot; let it cool before you replace the ribbon cartridge.

Caution:

Make sure the printer is off and unplugged from the electrical outlet. Moving the print head while the printer is on may damage the printer.

4.Grasp the used ribbon cartridge by its handle and pull it up and out of the printer.

5.Turn the ribbon-tightening knob of the new ribbon cartridge in the direction of the arrow to remove any slack in the ribbon.

1. Remove the printer cover.

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