EPSON FX-980

Switching Between Printing on Continuous Paper and Printing on Single Sheets

With the push tractor installed, you can easily switch back and forth between printing on continuous paper and printing on single sheets without removing or reloading paper.

Switching to printing on single sheets

To switch between printing on continuous paper to single sheets with the front or rear push tractor, follow the steps below.

If continuous paper with labels is loaded in the printer, remove it before switching to single sheets. See “Removing continuous paper with labels” on page 11.

If a tractor is in the pull position, remove any continuous paper from it before switching to single sheets. See “Removing the paper from the pull tractor” on page 19.

1.Remove any printed pages of continuous paper that remain in the printer. Press the Tear Off/Bin button to advance them to the tear-off position and tear them off.

Tear off your printed document before you press the Load/Eject button in the next step. Reverse feeding several pages at a time may cause a paper jam.

Never use the knob to eject paper while the printer is turned on; this may damage the printer or cause it to lose the tear-off position.The knob can be used only when the printer is turned off.

2.Press the Load/Eject button to feed the continuous paper backward to the standby position. The paper is still attached to the push tractor but is no longer in the paper path.

3.Load single sheets in the top or front paper guide.

Switching to printing on continuous paper

To switch between printing on single sheets to continuous paper with the front or rear push tractor, follow these steps:

1.If a single sheet remains in the printer, press the Load/Eject button to eject it.

Never use the knob to eject paper while the printer is on; this may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position. The knob can be used only when the printer is turned off.

2.Make sure that the tractor is installed in the front or rear push position you want to use.

3.Load continuous paper onto the front or rear push tractor as described earlier.

The printer loads your continuous paper automatically when you begin printing.

Adjusting the Top-of-Form Position

The top-of-form position is where the printer will start printing on the page. If your printing appears too high or low, follow the steps below to use the micro adjust feature to adjust the top-of- form position.

Never use the knob to adjust the top-of-form position while the printer is turned on; this may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position. The knob can be used only when the printer is turned off.

Your top-of-form position setting remains in effect until you change it, even if you turn off the printer.

The top margin setting made in some application software overrides the top-of-form position setting you make with the micro adjust feature. If necessary, adjust the top-of-form position in your software.

1.Make sure the printer is turned on. If necessary, load paper as described earlier. If you load paper onto a push tractor, press the Load/Eject button to advance the paper to the current top-of-form position.

2.Lift the printer cover up and off the printer.

3.Hold down the Pause button for about 3 seconds. The Pause light starts flashing and the printer enters the micro adjust mode.

4.Press the LF/FF D button to move the top-of-form position up on the page, or press the Load/Eject U button to move the top-of-form position down on the page.

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The printer has a minimum and maximum top-of-form position. If you try to adjust it beyond these limits, the printer beeps and stops moving the paper.

When the paper reaches the default top-of-form position, the printer also beeps and stops moving the paper briefly. You can use the default setting as a reference point when adjusting the top-of-form position.

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