Epson LQ-2180 Quick Reference Guide
®
24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer
Quick Reference
Guide
Read your
User's Gui de
first for
complete instructions, and then
use this guide any time you want
to quickly find information about
the topics on the right.
Contents
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
Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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:
1
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Open the front paper guide by pulling
the tab at the center of it, and then
remove the guide by grasping bo th
sides and pulling it straight out of the
printer.
2
Open both sprocket covers, and fit the
first four holes of the paper, printable
side up, over the tractor pins. Then
close the sprocket covers.
Note:
Load continuous paper that has a clean, s traight
edge to avoid paper jams.
To remove any paper from the paper
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path, press the
printer feeds the paper into the standby
position, where you can remove the
paper from the printer.
2
Load/Eject
button. The
If you load continuous paper of a
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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
instructions.
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Loading Continuous Pape r Onto the Front Push Tractor
Attach the front paper guide by
inserting it into the slots in the printer
as shown.
When you load continuous paper with
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labels, make sure that the auto tear-off
mode is off before you star t to print. If
you feed continuous labels backward,
the labels may come off the backing sheet
and jam the printer.
Close the front paper guide, and make
sure the paper release lever is set to the
front push tractor position.
Note:
Always close the printer cover before pr inting.
The printer does not p rint when the cover is open.
To turn off the auto tear-off mode, enter
the printer’s default-setting mode. See
Chapter 5 of the
instructions.
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Loading Continuous Paper Onto the Rear Push Tractor
To load continuous paper onto the rear push tractor, follow the step s be low.
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.
1
paper guide cover
Open the paper guide cover and
remove the paper guide.
2
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, s traight
edge to avoid paper jams.
To remove paper from the pap er path,
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press th e
printer feeds the paper to the standby
position, where you can remove the
paper from the printer.
4
Load/Eject
button. The
If you load co ntinuous paper which is a
Q
different size or thickness, you need to
adjust the position of the sprocket units
or change the paper thickness lever
setting. See Chapter 2 of the
for instructions.
User’s Guide
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Loading Continuous P ap e r Onto the Rear Push Tractor
Attach the paper guide. Close the paper guide cover, and make
sure the paper release lever is set to the
rear push tractor position.
Note:
Always close the printer cover before pr inting.
The printer does not p rint when the cover is open.
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