Epson 5000/5500 - Manual (Page 64)

DIP
Switches
Skip-over-perforation
Turning DIP switch 1-8 on when you are using continuous paper
enables the skip-over-perforation function. Use this function to leave
a 1-inch (25.4-mm) margin between the last printable line on one
page and the first printable line on the next page. This causes the
printer to skip over the perforation between continuous sheets.
Most application programs take care of the top and bottom
margins. Do not turn on skip-over-perforation unless your program
does not provide these margins.
Adjust your top-of-form position with the
MICRO FEED
buttons to
get half of the margin at the bottom of one page and half at the top
of the next page.
Continuous-paper page length
When you are printing on continuous paper, DIP switches 2-1 and
2-2 let you select from the four page lengths described in DIP-switch
Table 5.
Tear off
You can turn on DIP switch 2-3 to select tear-off mode. See tear off
later in this chapter for information on tear-off mode. Use the tear-
off feature only with continuous paper loaded with the push tractor.
Do not use the tear-off feature with the pull tractor.
Using the Printer 3-11