Epson LX-80 User Manual - Page 120

Loading Continuous Paper, Now, using E-6 as your guide, pull the locking levers

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When you want to use single sheet paper in your LX-80, you can remove the tractor unit quite easily. Just push back the two tractor release levers shown in Figure E-5, tilt the unit backwards, and lift it up. Figure E-5. Tractor release levers Loading Continuous Paper Once your tractor is installed, you can load continuous paper. See that the printer is turned off, and open the front lid. Then move the print head to the center of the printer, and pull the paper bail away from the platen (the black roller) just as you did for single sheet loading. (Look back at Figure 1-7 if you need to check on the names of any of these parts.) Now, using Figure E-6 as your guide, pull the locking levers forward so that you can move the pin feed holders to the left and right. Put the left holder approximately 3/4 of an inch from the extreme left position and then push the locking lever back to lock that holder in place. Leave the other holder unlocked. E-4

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When you want to use single sheet paper in your LX-80, you can
remove the tractor unit quite easily. Just push back the two tractor
release levers shown in Figure E-5, tilt the unit backwards, and lift it
up.
Figure E-5. Tractor release levers
Loading Continuous Paper
Once your tractor is installed, you can load continuous paper. See
that the printer is turned off, and open the front lid. Then move the
print head to the center of the printer, and pull the paper bail away
from the platen (the black roller) just as you did for single sheet
loading. (Look back at Figure 1-7 if you need to check on the names
of any of these parts.)
Now, using Figure E-6 as your guide, pull the locking levers for-
ward so that you can move the pin feed holders to the left and right.
Put the left holder approximately 3/4 of an inch from the extreme left
position and then push the locking lever back to lock that holder in
place. Leave the other holder unlocked.
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