If the perforation between pages is not aligned with the tear-off edge, you can adjust the tear-off position using the micro-adjust feature as described later in this chapter.

cCaution:

Never use the tear-off function to feed labels backwards; they may come off their backing and jam the printer.

Using the Tear Off button

You can use the Tear Off button (the Tear Off/Bin button on the LQ-680 or the Tear Off/Special Paper button on the LQ-680Pro) to advance continuous paper to the tear-off position by following the steps below:

1.Make sure printing has finished. Then press the Tear Off button until the two lights on the control panel start flashing. The printer advances the paper to the tear-off edge.

tear-off edge

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