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Switching Between Continuous and Single Sheets, Switching to Single Sheets

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Switching Between Continuous and Single Sheets Even with continuous paper loaded in the printer, you can easily switch to single-sheet printing without removing the continuous paper from the tractor. You can use this feature whenever the tractor unit is installed in the front or the rear, or when using both the front and rear (with the optional tractor). Switching to single sheets To switch from continuous paper to single sheets, follow the steps below. 1. If a printed document is still in the printer, press the TEAR OFF button to feed the paper forward to the tear-off position. Tear off the document and press the TEAR OFF button again to feed the continuous paper backward to the loading position. CAUTION: Make sure you tear off your printed document before holding down the ALT button and 2. While holding down the ALT button, press the EJECT button to feed the continuous paper out of the printer and into the paperpark position. The paper is still attached to the tractor but no longer in the paper path. 0tl CAUTION: Never feed labels backward through the printer. Labels can easily come off the backing sheet and cause a jam. 2-20 Paper Handling

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Switching Between Continuous and Single Sheets
Even with continuous paper loaded in the printer, you can easily
switch to single-sheet printing without removing the continuous
paper from the tractor. You can use this feature whenever the tractor
unit is installed in the front or the rear, or when using both the front
and rear (with the optional tractor).
Switching to single sheets
To switch from continuous paper to single sheets, follow the steps
below.
1.
If a printed document is still in the printer, press the
TEAR OFF
button to feed the paper forward to the tear-off position. Tear off
the document and press the
TEAR OFF
button again to feed the
continuous paper backward to the loading position.
CAUTION: Make sure you tear off your printed
document before holding down the
ALT
button and
2.
While holding down the
ALT
button, press the
EJECT
button to
feed the continuous paper out of the printer and into the paper-
park position. The paper is still attached to the tractor but no
longer in the paper path.
0
t
CAUTION: Never feed labels backward through the
l
printer. Labels can easily come off the backing sheet and
cause a jam.
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Paper Handling