Epson 980 Using a push tractor, Using a pull tractor

EPSON FX-980

Using a push tractor

If you often need to tear off sheets of continuous paper (for example, if you are printing purchase orders or sales slips), it is best to use a push tractor. This allows you to use the tear-off edge to easily tear off printed sheets of continuous paper at the perforation. When continuous paper is loaded on a push tractor, you can also load single sheets from the paper guide without removing the continuous paper from the tractor.

There are two push tractor positions: front and rear. The tractor is installed in the front and rear push positions when the printer is shipped. See the table below for details about the push positions and the corresponding paper-feeding paths.

The rear push tractor cannot be removed.

Tractor position	Description
	To use this tractor, load paper in the rear slot.
	When you print on multipart forms that are
	bound on only one side by point glueing, load
	them in the rear paper slot; the front push
	tractor cannot feed this type of form.
rear push		Do not load continuous paper
		with labels in the rear slot; the
		labels may come off their
		backing sheet inside the printer
		and cause a paper jam.
		Because thick multipart forms
		require a straight paper path,
		load them in the front slot.
	To use this tractor, load paper in the front
	slot. If you print on thick paper such as
	multipart forms or continuous paper with
	labels, use the front paper slot because this
	paper path from this slot is almost straight.
front push	This reduces the chance of paper jams.

Using a pull tractor

If you often print on thick or heavy continuous paper, such as multipart forms or continuous paper with labels, use a tractor in the pull position. The pull tractor provides you with the best paper jam prevention, and allows you to load continuous paper from the front, rear, or bottom of the printer. However, you cannot use the tear-off feature with the pull tractor. You can use the front, bottom, or rear paper slot with the pull tractor.

	If you plan to use a tractor in the pull position, you
	can remove the tractor from the rear push position
	and reinstall it in the pull position, or you can
	purchase an optional tractor unit (C800331) and
	install it in the pull position.
Paper slot		Description
		If you print on thick paper, such as multipart
		forms or continuous paper with labels, use
		the front paper slot because this paper path is
		almost straight. This reduces the chance of
		paper jams.
front
		The bottom paper slot has the straightest
		paper path, so it is the best slot to use when
		printing on thick paper, such as multipart
		forms or continuous paper with labels.
		When loading paper in the bottom slot, be
bottom
		sure to use a printer stand with an opening
		large enough for the paper to feed through it
		without obstruction.
		You can also load continuous paper from the
		rear pull tractor position.
			Do not load continuous paper
			with labels in the rear slot; the
rear			labels may come off their
			backing sheet inside the printer
			and cause a paper jam.
			Paper loaded from the rear slot
			results in a curved paper path,
			which may affect loading
			performance, so use the front or
			bottom slot whenever possible.

8 - EPSON FX-980 4/99