EPSON FX-890/FX-2190

Selecting a Paper Source

Paper can be fed into the printer from the top, front, bottom, or rear. Select the paper source that best suits your current printing needs.

Push Tractor Positions

There are two push tractor positions: front and rear. The tractor is installed in the rear push position when the printer is shipped.

 

Tractor position

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Load paper from the front slot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you print on thick paper such as multipart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

forms, use the front paper slot because this

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

paper path is almost straight. This reduces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the chances of paper jams.

 

 

 

 

front push

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Load paper from the rear slot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do not load continuous paper with labels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

from the rear slot. Labels require a straight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

paper path; otherwise they may come off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

their backing sheets inside the printer and

 

 

 

 

 

rear push

cause a paper jam.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The rear slot is also not recommended when

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

your multipart forms have 5 or 6 parts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1 original plus 4 or 5 copies), because paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

might jam.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pull Tractor Position

The pull tractor allows you to load continuous paper from the front, rear or bottom of the printer. However, you cannot use the tear-off feature when the tractor is in the pull position.

To use the tractor in the pull position, you can remove the tractor from the rear push position and reinstall it in the pull position, or you can purchase the optional pull tractor unit (C800201 for the FX-890 or C800211 for the FX-2190) and install it in the pull position.

You can use the front, bottom, or rear paper slot with the pull tractor.

Paper slot

Description

If you print on thick paper such as multipart forms or continuous paper with labels, use the front paper slot because this paper path is nearly straight. This reduces the chances

of paper jams. front

The bottom paper slot has the straightest paper path, so it is the best slot to use when printing on thick paper, such as multipart forms or continuous paper with labels.

When loading paper from the bottom slot,

be sure to use a printer stand with an bottom

opening large enough for the paper to feed through it without obstruction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the front or bottom paper slot is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

unavailable, you can also load ordinary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

continuous paper from the rear slot. Please

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

note that loading paper from the rear slot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

results in a curved paper path, which may

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

affect loading performance, so use the front

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rear

 

 

 

or bottom slot whenever possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caution: Do not load continuous paper with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

labels from the rear slot. The labels may

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

come off the backing sheets inside the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

printer and cause a paper jam.

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