All in One Printer User Manual
Table Of Contents
- USER REPLACEABLE PARTS
- OPTIONS
- PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS
- CONTROL PANEL BUTTONS AND LIGHTS
- ERROR INDICATORS
- STATUS MONITOR
- PAPER POSITIONS
- AVAILABLE PAPER PATHS
- PAPER RELEASE LEVER POSITIONS
- PAPER THICKNESS LEVER POSITIONS
- PAPER HANDLING
- Loading Multipart Forms
- Loading Continuous Paper with Labels
- Using the Front Push Tractor
- Using the Rear Push Tractor
- Using the Tractor in the Pull Position
- Switching Between Printing on Continuous Paper and Printing on Single Sheets
- Adjusting the Top- of- Form Position
- Advancing the Paper to the Tear-Off Edge
- REPLACING THE RIBBON CARTRIDGE
- CLEARING PAPER JAMS
- YOUR PRINTER'S DEFAULT SETTINGS
- ALIGNING VERTICAL LINES IN YOUR PRINTOUT
- PRINTING A SELF TEST
- PRINTING A HEX DUMP
- CLEANING THE PRINTER
- TRANSPORTING THE PRINTER
- RELATED DOCUMENTATION
EPSON FX-980
4/99 EPSON FX-980
- 9
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 or
labels, and for printing high-quality graphics. When using two
tractors in combination, you can load paper either in the front
paper slot with both the front push and pull tractors, or in the
rear paper slot with both the rear push and pull tractors.
For more information on how to use two tractors in a push and
pull combination, see “Using two tractors in a push and pull
combination” on page 19.
Printing on Single Sheets
You can load ordinary single sheets from the top or front of the
printer, even with continuous paper already loaded in the front
or rear push tractor. This section helps you determine which
paper slot best suits your single-sheet printing needs.
Loading paper in the top slot
You can load ordinary single sheets, single-sheet multipart
forms, envelopes, or postcards in the top slot. Load envelopes in
the top slot only.
Loading paper in the front slot
You can load ordinary single sheets, single-sheet multipart
forms, or postcards in the front slot.
Always use the front paper slot to load glue-fastened
single-sheet multipart forms bound at the side of the
form.
Combination Description
rear push
and pull
To use the rear push tractor with the pull tractor,
you need to remove the standard tractor that
comes in the front push position and install it in
the pull position.
Do not load continuous paper with
labels onto the rear push tractor
even when it is used in
combination with the pull tractor. If
you load continuous paper with
labels onto the rear push and pull
tractor, the labels may come off
their backing sheet inside the
printer and cause a paper jam.
Because thick multipart forms
require a straight paper path, load
them in the front slot.
front push
and pull
To use the front push tractor with the pull tractor,
you need to purchase the optional pull tractor
(C800331) and install it in the pull position.