Printing on Special Paper

CAUTION:

•When printing multi-part forms, make sure the printing stays entirely within the printable area of the forms.

(For more information on the printable area, see Chapter 7.)

•Use four-sheet thick multi-part forms only under normal operating conditions.

•Load single-sheet multi-part forms from the front only.

Labels

When printing labels, always choose the type mounted on a continuous backing sheet with sprocket holes for use with a tractor. Do not try to print labels as single sheets because labels on a shiny backing sheet do not feed properly.

It is recommended you load labels from the front or bottom paper slots with the tractor in the pull-tractor position. You load labels the same way that you load continuous paper (with the pull tractor), except you set the paper-thickness lever to position 2.

See Loading continuous paper with the pull tractor earlier in this chapter for details.

CAUTION:

•Never feed labels backward with the LOAD/EJECT or

TEAR OFF buttons. Labels can easily peel off the backing and jam the printer.

•Since labels are especially sensitive to temperature and humidity, use them only under normal operating conditions.

•Do not leave labels loaded in the printer between jobs; they curl around the platen and may jam when you resume printing.

•To remove labels from the paper path after you finish printing, first tear off the labels at a point before the paper slot. Then use the LF/FF button to advance the remaining labels out of the printer.

Paper Handling

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