Epson FX-2180 Quick Reference Guide
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9-Pin Dot Matrix Printer
Quick Reference
Guide
Content s
Loading Continuous Paper Onto the Front
Push Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Loading Continuous Paper Onto the Rear
Push Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Removing the Printed Document From
the Push Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Removing Continuous Paper With Labels . . . 7
Read your
complete instructions, and then
User’s Guide
first for
Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge . . . . . . . . 8
use this guide any time you want
to quickly find information about
the topics on the right.
Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
If Your Printer Stops Printing Unexpectedly . . . 16
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Loading Continuous Paper Onto the Front Push Tractor
To load continuous paper onto the front push tractor, follow these steps:
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Open the front paper guide by
pulling the tab at th e c enter of it, and
then remove the guide by grasping
both sides and pulling it straight out
of the printer.
Open both sprocket covers, and fit
the first four holes of the paper,
printable side up, over th e tractor
pins. Then close the sprocket covers .
Note:
Load continuous paper that has a clean,
straight edge to avoid paper jams.
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To remove any paper from the paper
path, press the
The printer feeds the paper into the
standby position, where you can
remove the paper from the printer.
Load/Eject
button.
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If you load continuous paper of a
different size or thickness, you need
to adjust the position of the sprockets
or change the paper thickness lever
setting. See Chapter 2 of the User’s
Guide for instructions.
Loading Contin uous Paper Onto the Front Push Tractor
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Attach the fr ont p aper guide by
inserting it into the slots in the
printer as shown.
Close the front paper guide, and
make sure the paper release lever is
set to the front push tractor po sition .
Note:
Always close the printer cover befo re printing.
The printer does not print when the cover is
open.
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When you load continuous paper with
labels, make sure that the auto
tear-off mode is off before you start
to print. If you feed continuous
labels backward, the labels may
come off the backing sheet and jam
the printer.
To turn off the auto tear-off mode,
enter the printer’s def ault-s etting
mode. See Chapter 5 of the User’ s
Guide for instructions.
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Loading Continuous Paper Onto the Rear Push Tractor
To load continuous paper onto the rear push tractor, follow these steps.
Caution:
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Do not load continuous paper with labels onto the rear push tractor; the labels may come off the
backing sheet and jam the printer.
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paper guide
paper guide cover
Open the paper guide cover an d
remove the paper guide.
Open both sprocket covers, and fit
the first four holes of the paper,
printable side down, over the tractor
pins. Then close the sprocket covers .
Note:
Load continuous paper that has a clean,
straight edge to avoid paper jams.
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To remove paper from the paper path,
press the
printer feeds the paper to the
standby position, where you can
remove the paper from the printer.
Load/Eject
button. The
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If you load continuous paper which
is a different size or thickness, you
need to adjust the positi on of the
sprocket units or change the paper
thickness lever setting. See Chapter 2
of the User’s Guide for instructions.
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Loading Contin uous Paper Onto the Rear Push Tractor
Attach the pa per g uid e. Close the paper guide cover, and
make sure the paper release lever is
set to the rear push tractor positi on .
Note:
Always close the printer cover befo re printing.
The printer does not print when the cover is
open.
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