User's Manual

Using labels

When using labels in the DFX-5000, always choose the type

mounted on continuous paper with sprocket holes for use with a

tractor. Labels should be used in the front tractor only. You load

labels the same way that you load continuous paper. See the

section on loading paper onto the front tractor earlier in this

chapter.

WARNING:

Never use the

TEAR OFF, FRONT/REAR,

reverse-feeding (bottom)

MICRO FEED

button when labels

are loaded in the printer. Labels must never be fed

backward through the printer because they can easily

come off the backing and jam the printer.

Although you must never feed labels backward through the

printer, you can still use the DFX-5000’s automatic paper handling

features if you follow these precautions:

Instead of using the TEAR OFF button to remove printed labels,

take the printer off line and press the

FORM FEED

LINE FEED

button until the last printed label is at the point where you can

tear it off easily.

Before using the FRONT/REAR button to switch tractors or

change paper, remove the entire supply of labels first. Always

remove labels by tearing off the fresh supply at a perforation

below the tractor and then pressing the FORM FEED or LINE FEED

button to eject the remaining labels.

When adjusting the top of form or printing position, use only

the forward-feeding (top) MICRO FEED button.

WARNING:

Because labels are especially sensitive to

extreme temperatures and humidity, always use them

under normal operating conditions.

Loading and Using Paper

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