EPSON LX-300+

Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever

Before printing on special paper, you need to change the paper thickness setting. The paper thickness lever is under the cover on the left side of the printer. The numbers next to the lever indicate the thickness setting.

Use the table below to select the appropriate paper thickness.

Paper type

Lever position

 

 

Standard paper (single sheets or continuous)

0

 

 

Multipart forms

 

2-sheets

0

3-sheets

1

4-sheets

2

5-sheets

3

 

 

Labels

1

 

 

Envelopes

2 to 4

 

 

Multipart Forms

You can use carbonless multipart forms of up to five parts (one original plus four copies). Before you print on the forms, set the paper thickness lever as described in the previous section. These tips will help you get good results:

❏Use only multipart forms that are joined by spot gluing or side-crimping, and that are free of wrinkles and waves. Never load multipart forms joined by metal staples, tape, or continuous gluing.

❏If you need to adjust the loading position, use your software program or change the loading position as described in “Adjusting the Top-of-Form Position” on page 9.

❏When you use side-crimped multipart forms, the copies may not align with the original. If this happens, raise the paper guide.

Labels

You must use the tractor as a pull tractor to print on labels. Keep these tips in mind:

❏Choose labels mounted on a continuous backing sheet with sprocket holes made for use with a tractor. Do not print labels as single sheets, because the shiny backing sheet almost always slips slightly.

❏You load labels the same way you load continuous paper, except that the paper thickness lever should be set to 1. See “Printing with the Pull Tractor” on page 8 for loading instructions.

❏Because labels are especially sensitive to temperature and humidity, use them only under normal operating conditions. Make sure the printing stays entirely within the printable area.

❏Don’t leave labels loaded in the printer between jobs; they curl around the platen and may jam when you resume printing.

❏To remove the labels from the printer, tear off the fresh supply at the rear of the printer; then press LF/FF to advance the remaining labels out of the printer.

Never feed labels backward through the printer; they can easily peel off the backing and jam the printer.

Envelopes

You can feed envelopes individually using the paper guide.

❏Before loading an envelope, set the paper thickness lever to 2, 3, or 4. See “Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever” (above).

❏Load an envelope the same way you load single sheets, but insert the wide edge of the envelope into the printer first, printable-side down. When you insert the envelope between the paper guides, push it firmly and hold it until it feeds into the printer.

❏Use envelopes only under normal temperature and humidity conditions.

❏Make sure the printing stays entirely within the printable area.

❏The print head must not go past the left or right edge of the envelope or other thick paper.

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