Tear Off; Using The Tear-Off Mode - Epson 1170 User Manual

Tear Off

After you finish printing, the tear-off feature advances continuous
paper to the tear-off edge of the printer. You can then easily tear
off printed sheets. When you resume printing, the printer
automatically feeds paper back to the loading position.
This feature lets you save the paper normally lost between
documents.
You can use the tear-off feature in either of two ways:
Turn DIP switch
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Press the TEAR OFF button on the control panel.
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CAUTION:
The tear-off feature can be used only with the front
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or rear push-tractor feeding systems.
Never use the tear-off feature with labels. When fed
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backward, labels may come off the backing and jam
the printer.

Using the tear-off mode

When you select tear-off mode with DIP switch
automatically advances continuous paper to the tear-off position
when you finish printing.
The printer advances paper to the tear-off position whenever the
printer receives a full page of data or a form feed, and then
receives no more data for three seconds.
Enter tear-off mode by performing the following steps:
1. Make sure the printer is turned off. Turn DIP switch
Also, make sure the page length for continuous paper is
selected correctly (DIP switches 2-1 and 2-2).
Turn the printer on.
2.
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Using the Printer
on to select tear-off mode.
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the printer
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