EPSON LX-300+

Paper Positions

Top-of-Form Position

The top-of-form position is where the printer starts printing on single sheets or continuous paper.

The letters ABC are printed at the top-of-form position

Tear-off Position

Continuous paper is in the tear-off position when the perforation is aligned with the tear-off edge. You can easily tear off your printed document at this position.

Standby Position

Continuous paper is in the standby position when it is attached to the tractor but not loaded in the printer.

Printing on Continuous Paper

You can choose from two tractor positions (push and pull) for printing on continuous paper:

❏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.

❏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. You cannot use the tear-off feature with the pull tractor.

If you plan to use a tractor in the pull position, you can remove the tractor from the push position and reinstall it in the pull position, or you can purchase an optional tractor unit (C800301) and install it in the pull position.

Printing with the Push Tractor

When using the push tractor, it is a good idea to set the Auto tear-off feature in the default setting mode to On. Before loading paper, remove the printer cover and the paper guide and place the paper-release lever in the continuous paper position.

After you load paper, attach the paper guide to separate the incoming paper from the printed paper. Fit its notches over the printer’s mounting posts as shown below. Then slide the paper guide toward the front of the printer until you feel it click.

Switching Back to Single Sheets

To switch to single sheets, press the Load/Eject button; the printer feeds the paper backward to the standby position. Then you are ready to load single sheets for printing.

Always tear off the printed document before you press the Load/Eject button. Reverse feeding several pages at a time may cause a paper jam.

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