EPSON
Paper Handling
Loading Multipart Forms
You can use carbonless multipart forms of up to seven parts (the original plus up to six copies). Make sure you set the paper thickness lever to the proper position based on the number of layers in your form.
For best results with multipart forms, select a straight or almost straight paper path. It is best to load multipart
forms using:
❏the front slot and the front push tractor
❏the front or bottom slot and the pull tractor
Except for setting the paper thickness lever, load multipart forms the same way you load ordinary continuous paper.
Be sure your multipart forms do not exceed 0.018 inch (0.46 mm) in thickness for the printable area and 0.035 inch (0.9 mm) for the perforated edges.
Use multipart forms only under normal temperature and humidity conditions, as follows:
Temperature | 59 to 77 °F (15 to 25 °C) |
Humidity | 30 to 60% RH |
Do not load paper that is damaged, curled, or wrinkled.
Loading Continuous Paper with Labels
When printing, use only labels that are mounted on continuous backing sheets with sprocket holes for a tractor feeder. Do not try to print on single sheets because the printer may not properly feed labels on a shiny backing sheet.
Continuous paper with labels requires a straight or almost straight paper path. You can load labels in the front (push or pull tractor) or bottom (pull tractor) paper slots; however, for best results, use the tractor in the pull position and load paper in the front or bottom paper slot.
You load labels the same way you load ordinary continuous paper, except you must set the paper thickness lever to 2 before printing.
Do not load continuous paper with labels in the rear paper slot because the paper path from the rear slot is curved; labels may come off their backing sheet inside the printer and cause a paper jam.
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Because labels are sensitive to temperature and humidity, use them only under normal operating conditions, as follows:
Temperature | 59 to 77 °F (15 to 25 °C) |
Humidity | 30 to 60% RH |
Do not load damaged, curled, or wrinkled continuous paper with labels.
Do not leave labels loaded in the printer between jobs; they may curl around the platen and jam when you resume printing.
Removing continuous paper with labels
To avoid peeling labels off the backing sheet and jamming the printer, follow these steps when you remove continuous paper with labels from the printer:
1.After you finish printing, tear off the fresh supply of continuous labels at the perforation nearest the paper entry slot.
tear off here
2.Hold down the LF/FF button to eject the remaining labels from the printer.
Never press the Load/Eject or Tear Off/Bin button. When fed backward, labels can easily come off the backing sheet and cause a paper jam.
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