EPSON LQ-300

Switching back to single sheets

To switch to single sheets, press the Font and LF/FF buttons

at the same time; the printer feeds the paper backward into the paper-park position.

Caution:

ca Always tear off paper before back-feeding; back-feeding too many sheets can cause a paper jam.

Printing in the pull tractor position

To load continuous paper using the pull tractor, you must move the tractor to the pull tractor position; as described in steps 1 through 3 below. If your tractor is already installed in this position, make sure the printer is off and skip to step 5.

caution:

aWhen using the pull tractor, set the auto tear offfeature in the Printer Setting mode to 8; otherwise the paper may jam.

1.Turn the printer off; then remove the paper guide. Pull the paper-release lever forward to the continuous paper position.

2.Squeeze the tractor’s lock tabs gently and pull the tractor away from the printer. Remove the printer cover.

3.Lift the tractor forward to the mounting slot at the top of the printer and tilt it into place as shown below. Then push the tractor onto the posts until the notches snap into place.

4.Release the sprocket units by pulling the sprocket locks forward.

5.Insert the paper into the paper slot as shown below and pull it up. Position the paper using the scale on the printer as a guide. The printer prints to the right of the position marked 0.

Note:

Make sure your paper supply is positioned within I meter (3 feet) of the printer.

6.Slide the left sprocket unit so that its sprockets match the position of the holes in the paper and lock the unit in place. Then slide the ri&t sprocket unit to match the width of your paper, but do not lock it. Move the paper support midway between the two sprocket units.

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Dot Matrix Printers

10/2/94

EPSON LQ-300-11