Using The Rear Push Tractor - Epson LQ-2180 Manual

To remove the remaining paper from the printer, press the
button to feed the paper backward to the standby
Load/Eject
position. Then open the sprocket covers of the tractor and
remove the paper.
Caution:
Always tear off your printed document before you press
Load/Eject
the
at a time may cause a paper jam.
Removing the front push tractor
To remove the tractor from the front push position, follow
these steps:
1. Remove any paper from the tractor as described in the
previous section.
2. Turn off the printer.
3. Open the front paper guide by pulling the tab at the center
of the guide. Then remove the guide by grasping both sides
and pulling it straight out of the printer.
4. Press the tractor's lock tabs, tilt the tractor up, and lift it out
of the printer.
5. Replace the front paper guide by sliding it along the
printer's mounting slots until it locks in place. Then close
the front paper guide.
button. Reverse feeding several pages

Using the Rear Push Tractor

To use the rear push tractor, load continuous paper in the rear
slot. For information on when to use the rear push tractor, see
"Available Paper Paths" on page 8.
Loading paper onto the rear push tractor
If a tractor is installed in the pull position, you need to remove
it and replace the paper tension unit before using the rear push
tractor.
Note:
To avoid paper jams, it is best to load thick multi-part forms using the
front or bottom slot and pull or front push tractor.
Caution:
Do not load continuous paper with labels in the rear
paper slot; the labels may come off their backing sheet
inside the printer and cause a paper jam.
To load paper onto the rear push tractor, follow these steps:
1. Make sure the printer is turned off.
2. Open the paper guide cover and remove the paper guide.
paper guide
cover
3. Set the paper release lever to the rear push tractor position.
Also set the paper thickness lever (located under the printer
cover) to the proper position for your paper's thickness.
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