Epson FX 1170 User Manual - Page 122

PAPER FEED, READY, PAUSE, not feed, although, rotates.

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Paper Handling l The paper feed is crooked or the paper jams. Turn off the printer and put the paper-release lever in the pulltractor position. Pull out the paper and check the following two items: l Make sure the paper size is within the specified range. See page 7-3. l Make sure the paper is aligned with the edge guides. l The paper does not fully eject. Hold down the PAPER FEED button to eject paper, or press the PAPER FEED button while holding down the ALT button. The paper may be too long. Use only paper that is within the specified range. Continuous paper does not feed properly. l When you send data, the platen does not turn and the push tractor does not feed the paper. If the READY light is blinking, press the PAUSE button. l The paper does not feed, although the platen rotates. Check that the paper-release lever is set to the correct position. l The paper feed is crooked or the paper jams. Make sure the paper supply is not obstructed by a cable or some other object. Make sure that your paper supply is within 1 meter (3 feet) of the printer. The position of your paper supply may be preventing it from feeding straight. Troubleshooting 6-9

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Paper Handling
l
The paper feed is crooked or the paper jams.
Turn off the printer and put the paper-release lever in the pull-
tractor position. Pull out the paper and check the following two
items:
l
Make sure the paper size is within the specified range. See
page 7-3.
l
Make sure the paper is aligned with the edge guides.
l
The paper does not
fully eject.
Hold down the
PAPER FEED
button to eject paper, or press the
PAPER FEED
button while holding down the
ALT
button.
The paper may be too long. Use only paper that is within the
specified range.
Continuous paper does not feed properly.
l
When you send data, the platen does not turn and the push tractor does
not feed the paper.
If the
READY
light is blinking, press the
PAUSE
button.
l
The paper does
not feed, although
the platen
rotates.
Check that the paper-release lever is set to the correct position.
l
The paper feed is crooked or the paper jams.
Make sure the paper supply is not obstructed by a cable or
some other object.
Make sure that your paper supply is within 1 meter (3 feet) of
the printer.
The position of your paper supply may be preventing it from
feeding straight.
Troubleshooting 6-9