Epson FX-1180 User Manual page 15

Using the push tractor positions
If you often need to tear off sheets of continuous paper (for
example, if you are printing purchase orders or sales slips), it is
best to use the tractor in the front or rear push position. This
allows you to use the printer's tear-off edge to easily tear off
sheets of continuous paper at the perforation. Also, when
continuous paper is loaded on a push tractor, you can print on
single sheets of paper from the paper guide without removing
the continuous paper from the tractor.
There are two push tractor positions: front and rear. The tractor
is installed in the rear push position when the printer is
shipped. See the table below for details about the push
positions and the corresponding paper paths.
Tractor Position
front push
rear push
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Getting to Know Your Printer
Description
Load paper from the front slot.
If you print on thick paper such
use the front paper slot because this paper path is
almost straight. This reduces the chances of paper
jams.
Load paper from the rear slot.
Caution:
Do not load continuous paper with labels from the
rear slot. Labels require a straight paper path;
otherwise the labels may come off their backing
sheets inside the printer and cause a paper jam.
Note:
The rear slot is also not recommended when your
multi-part forms have 5 or 6 parts (1 original plus 4 or 5
copies), because the paper might jam.
as m ulti-part forms,