Epson LQ-570e Available Paper Paths, Printing on Continuous Paper, The tractor is installed in the push position when the printer is shipped

EPSON LQ-570e

Available Paper Paths

The printer provides a variety of paper paths for single sheets and continuous paper. This section describes how paper feeds into the printer from the top, front, bottom, or rear.

Printing on Continuous Paper

You can choose from two tractor positions (push and pull) and three paper entry slots (front, bottom, and rear) for printing on continuous paper. This section helps you determine which paper paths and tractor positions are best for your continuous paper printing needs.

Using the push tractor

If you often need to tear off sheets of continuous paper (for printing purchase orders or sales slips, for example), it is best to use the 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 the push tractor, you can also load single sheets from the paper guide without removing the continuous paper from the tractor.

The tractor is installed in the push position when the printer is shipped.

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 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 (C800201) 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
				labels may come off their
		rear
				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.

Using the push and pull tractors in combination

You can improve paper feeding and reduce paper jams by using two tractors at the same time. This is especially helpful for printing on continuous preprinted forms, multipart forms, and for printing high-quality graphics.

Combination		Description
		To use the push tractor with the pull tractor, you
		need to purchase the optional pull tractor
		(C800201) and install it in the pull position.
			Do not load continuous paper with
			labels onto the push tractor even
	rear push
			when it is used in combination with
	and pull		the pull tractor. If you load
			continuous paper with labels onto
			the rear push/pull tractor, the labels
			may come off their backing sheet
			inside the printer and cause a paper
			jam.

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