Epson LQ 870 User Manual - Page 30

Selecting a Paper Feeding Method, Setting the Paper-Release Lever, Paper Handling

Get Epson LQ 870 - B/W Dot-matrix Printer PDF manuals and user guides View all Epson LQ 870 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 30 highlights

Selecting a Paper Feeding Method Your printer comes with four paper paths so that you can print on almost any type of paper: l Choose the top or front paper guide to print on single sheets l Choose the tractor unit to load continuous paper from the front, rear, or bottom. You can mount the tractor unit in three different positions to suit your particular needs: use it as a front push-tractor, rear pushtractor, or top pull-tractor. Once you select a feeding method, you simply set the paperrelease lever, load your paper, and print. You can even print on single sheets without removing your continuous paper supply. Setting the paper-release lever You set the paper-release lever to determine the active paper path in your printer. The printer automatically loads paper from the position you choose. The figure below shows which setting to use for single sheets and the various tractor positions. 2-2 Paper Handling

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
  • 149
  • 150
  • 151
  • 152
  • 153
  • 154
  • 155
  • 156
  • 157
  • 158
  • 159
Selecting a Paper Feeding Method
Your printer comes with four paper paths so that you can print on
almost any type of paper:
l
Choose the top or front paper guide to print on single sheets
l
Choose the tractor unit to load continuous paper from the
front, rear, or bottom.
You can mount the tractor unit in three different positions to suit
your particular needs: use it as a front push-tractor, rear push-
tractor, or top pull-tractor.
Once you select a feeding method, you simply set the paper-
release lever, load your paper, and print. You can even print on
single sheets without removing your continuous paper supply.
Setting the paper-release lever
You set the paper-release lever to determine the active paper path
in your printer. The printer automatically loads paper from the
position you choose. The figure below shows which setting to use
for single sheets and the various tractor positions.
2-2
Paper Handling