Epson 9600, 7600 Paper Set Lever, Cutting Specification, Automatic Cutting of Roll Media

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Revision A

1.2.6.2 Paper Set Lever

	Table 1-16. Paper Set Lever
Lever Position	Description
In the rear	Position for paper setting
	(You can set paper.)
In the front	Ready-to-print position
	(Paper is held with the paper holder.)

1.2.6.3 Cutting Specification

There are two methods to cut roll paper, automatic and manual cutting.

CAUTION Do not use the auto cutting function with any paper for which auto cutting is prohibited; otherwise, the head would be damaged.

AUTOMATIC CUTTING OF ROLL MEDIA

Automatic cutting under the following conditions can only be performed on the approved media.

†Mechanical conditions

„ Distance between cut position and paper setting position:		L0=167mm
„	Distance between cut position and cutter mark:	L1= 44mm
„	Minimum cut length (same as paper edge waiting position):	L2=030mm

Table 1-17. Cutting Conditions and Cutting Methods

Cut condition	Cut method
Initial cut (Cut with pushing “Cut/Eject” button after paper	Paper is fed for L1 length and cut in 4 steps.
is set, and set lever is pushed down.)	(50cps)
Cut after print completed by driver	4-step cut (200cps) When paper is shorter
	than L2, it is cut after feeding L2.
Initial cut during printing	Cut during printing is not allowed with this
	printer. (Product specification)
Initial cut during normal waiting status	Paper is fed for L1 length and cut in 4 steps.
	(50cps)
	4-step cut (200cps), when paper is longer
Initial cut with Auto cut ON after print with Auto cut OFF.	than L2. 4-step cut (50cps) after feeding L2,
	when paper is shorter than L2.
Cut with Paper width detection OFF	3-step cut always (100cps fixed)

Note : Cutting pressure at high speed can be changed.

Cutting pressure at low speed is “Duty: 45%” fixed.

Paper edge waiting position is fed L2 for initial cut.

MANUAL CUTTING OF ROLL PAPER

Manual cutting is performed by the following procedure.

1.Select “Roll Cutter Off” on the panel.

2.Press “Cut/ Eject” button.

3.Paper is automatically fed toward the cutter guide, and printer becomes Off-line. “Pause” is indicated on the LCD panel.

4.Adjust cutting position with “Paper Feed +/-” button if necessary.

5.Slide the cutter along the cutter guide to cut the paper.

6.After cutting, release the printer from the pause status by pressing the “Pause” button. Then paper is fed backward and printer enters on-line.

CHECK	For manual cutting of roll paper, use the manual cutter available as
POINT	an option.

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