You load labels the same way you load ordinary continuous paper, except you must set the paper thickness lever to 2 before printing on labels. See “Loading paper with the pull tractor” later in this chapter for more information.

Caution:

 

 

c q It is best to load continuous paper with labels on the pull

 

 

tractor. Loading labels on the rear or the front push tractor

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is not recommended.

q Never feed labels backward using the Load/Eject or

 

 

Tear Off/Bin button. When fed backward, labels can

 

easily peel off the backing sheet and cause a paper jam.

 

q Because labels are sensitive to temperature and humidity,

 

use them only under normal operating conditions, as

 

follows:

 

 

Temperature

15 to 25°C (59 to 77°F)

 

Humidity

30 to 60% RH

 

qDo not leave labels loaded in the printer between jobs; they may curl around the platen and jam when you resume printing.

qDo not load continuous paper with labels from the rear paper slot. Because the paper path from the rear slot is curved, labels may come off their backing sheets inside the printer and cause a paper jam.

qDo not load paper that is curled or has been folded.

Removing continuous paper with labels

To avoid peeling labels off the backing sheet and jamming the printer, follow the steps on the next page when you remove continuous paper with labels from the printer.

Printing on Continuous Paper

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