Epson 2180 - LQ B/W Dot-matrix Printer Manual - Page 21
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12. You may need to check and change the printer driver
settings. When the printer receives data, it automatically
loads the paper and starts printing. As shown below, the
printed pages are fed over the paper guide toward the back
of the printer.
13. After you finish printing, open the paper guide cover; then
tear off the printed document at the perforation nearest the
paper exit slot.
Removing the pull tractor
To remove the tractor from the pull position, follow
these steps:
1. Remove any paper loaded on the pull tractor.
2. Turn off the printer. Then remove the printer cover and lift
the paper guide up and off the printer.
3. Press the tractor's lock tabs, tilt the tractor toward you, and
lift it off the printer.
4. Store the tractor in a safe place, or install it in the front push
position.
lock tab
5. To replace the paper tension unit, lower it onto the printer's
mounting pegs. Then press down both ends of the unit
until it clicks into place.
6. Replace the paper guide and printer cover. Then close the
paper guide cover.
Switching Between Printing on
Continuous Paper and Printing on Single
Sheets
You can easily switch back and forth between printing on
continuous paper with a push tractor and printing on single
sheets without having to remove or reload paper.
Switching to printing on single sheets
To switch from printing on continuous paper with the front
or rear push tractor to printing on single sheets, follow the
steps below.
Note:
If continuous paper with labels is loaded in the printer, remove it
before switching to single-sheet printing. See "Removing continuous
paper with labels" on page 12.
If a tractor is in the pull position, remove any continuous paper from it
before switching to single-sheet printing. See "Removing paper from
the pull tractor" on page 20.
1. If any printed pages of continuous paper remain in the
printer, press the
pages to the tear-off position, and tear them off.
Caution:
Tear off your printed document before you press the
Load/Eject
several pages at a time may cause a paper jam.
Never use the knob to eject paper while the printer is
on; this may damage the printer or cause it to lose the
tear-off position.
2. Press the
Load/Eject
backward to the standby position. The paper is still attached
to the push tractor but is no longer in the paper path.
3. Load single sheets in the top or front paper guide.
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button to advance printed
Tear Off/Bin
button in the next step. Reverse feeding
button to feed the continuous paper
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