Epson FX-980 User Manual - Page 77

5. Turn on the printer. Press the Load/Eject button to advance the paper to the top-of-form position. Then press the LF/FF button until the perforation between the first and second page is even with the top of the printer's ribbon. c Caution: Never use the knob to move the paper; this may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position. 6. Load the paper onto the pull tractor's sprockets as described in "Loading paper onto the pull tractor" on page 2-23. 7. Set the paper release lever to the pull tractor position. Then remove any slack in the paper between the push and pull tractors using the micro adjust feature (described on "Adjusting the Top-of-Form Position" on page 2-39.) if necessary. 8. Move the paper release lever back to the push tractor position you set in step 2. 9. When the printer receives data, it will start printing at the current position without advancing the paper. If necessary, follow the steps in "Adjusting the Top-of-Form Position" on page 2-39 to adjust the current position of the paper. c Caution t Never use the knob to remove slack in the paper or to adjust the top-of-form position; this may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position. t Always remove any slack from the paper; otherwise print quality may be reduced. 10. Attach the paper guide base. Then slide the edge guides to the middle of the paper guide. Lift the center section of the paper guide up and lay it flat. 2-30 Printing on Continuous Paper