cCaution:

❏When printing on labels, make sure that your software settings keep the printing entirely within the printable area. Printing on the edge of a label can damage the print head. For information about the printable area, see the paper specifications in Appendix C.

❏Never feed labels backward with the Load/Eject, Tear Off/Bin (LQ-680), or Tear Off/Special Paper (LQ- 680Pro) buttons. Labels can easily peel off their backing and jam the printer.

❏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.

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

❏Do not leave labels loaded in the printer between print jobs; they tend to curl and may come off their backing and jam the printer when you resume printing.

Using Single Sheets

You can load one sheet of paper at a time into the paper guide at the front of the printer, or you can load a stack of paper in the optional cut-sheet feeder. (See Appendix A for more information on the optional cut-sheet feeder.)

Note:

❏See Appendix C for detailed single-sheet paper specifications.

❏If you load long paper (for example, legal size paper), leave enough space at the back of the printer so that the paper is not obstructed.

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