Epson FX-980 - Manual (Page 76)

2-30 Printing on Continuous Paper
R4C3430
Rev.C
A5 size CHAP2.FM
5/4/99 Pass 0
L Proof Sign-off:
E.Omori _______
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5. Turn on the printer. Press the Load/Eject button to advance
the paper to the top-of-form position. Then press the LF/FF
button until the perforation between the first and second page
is even with the top of the printer’s ribbon.
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Caution:
Never use the knob to move the paper; this may damage the
printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position.
6. Load the paper onto the pull tractor’s sprockets as described
in “Loading paper onto the pull tractor” on page 2-23.
7. Set the paper release lever to the pull tractor position. Then
remove any slack in the paper between the push and pull
tractors using the micro adjust feature (described on
“Adjusting the Top-of-Form Position” on page 2-38) if
necessary.
8. Move the paper release lever back to the push tractor position
you set in step 2.
9. When the printer receives data, it will start printing at the
current position without advancing the paper. If necessary,
follow the steps in “Adjusting the Top-of-Form Position” on
page 2-38 to adjust the current position of the paper.
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Caution
R Never use the knob to remove slack in the paper or to
adjust the top-of-form position; this may damage the
printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position.
R Always remove any slack from the paper; otherwise print
quality may be reduced.
10. Attach the paper guide base. Then slide the edge guides to
the middle of the paper guide. Lift the center section of the
paper guide up and lay it flat.