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Epson LQ-2080 Quick Reference Manual

Epson LQ-2080 Quick Reference Manual

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®
24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer
Read your User's Guide first for
Read your User's Guide first for
complete instructions, and then
complete instructions, and then
use this guide any time you want
use this guide any time you want
to quickly find information about
to quickly find information about
the topics on the right.
the topics on the right.
EPSON is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. Other product names used herein
are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims
any and all rights in those marks.
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Push Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Push Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
the Push Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    EPSON is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks.

  • Page 2: Loading Continuous Paper Onto The Rear Push Tractor

    Do not load continuous paper with labels onto the rear push tractor; the labels may come off the backing sheet and jam the printer. To use continuous paper with labels, you need to purchase the optional tractor unit (C80032 ).
  • Page 3 Attach the paper guide. Close the paper guide cover, and make sure the paper release lever is set to the rear push tractor position. Note: Always close the printer cover before printing.

  • Page 4: Loading Continuous Paper Onto The Front Push Tractor

    To remove any paper from the paper path, press the Load/Eject button. The printer feeds the paper into the standby position, where you can remove the paper from the printer. Open both sprocket covers, and fit the first four holes of the paper, printable side up, over the tractor pins.
  • Page 5 Attach the front paper guide by inserting it into the slots in the printer as shown. When you load continuous paper with labels, make sure that the auto tear-off mode is off before you start to print. If you feed continuous labels backward, the labels may come off the backing sheet and jam the printer.

  • Page 6: Removing The Printed Document From The Push Tractor

    Open the paper guide cover, and tear off the printed document using the printer’s tear-off edge. When you resume printing, the printer automatically feeds the paper backward to the top-of-form position, and starts printing.

  • Page 7: Removing Continuous Paper With Labels

    Removing Continuous Paper With Labels To avoid peeling labels off the backing sheet and jamming the printer, follow the steps below when you remove continuous paper with labels from the front push tractor. Make sure that the printer finishes printing. You may need to press the Pause button to stop printing.

  • Page 8: Replacing The Ribbon Cartridge

    Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge Your printer uses EPSON black ribbon cartridge S015086. When printing becomes faint, you need to replace the ribbon cartridge. Genuine EPSON ribbon cartridges are designed and manufactured to work properly with your EPSON printer. They ensure proper operation and long life of the print head and other printer parts.
  • Page 9 When the pull tractor is installed, you can replace the ribbon cartridge when the print head is not in the ribbon installation position. Grasp the used ribbon cartridge and pull it up and out of the printer.

  • Page 10: Replacing The Ribbon Cartridge

    Hold the cartridge with the ribbon- tightening knob up. Fit the cartridge’s two front notches ( ) over the small pegs on each side of the printer as shown. Then lay the cartridge flat so that the rear notches ( ) fit over the...
  • Page 11 Gently press down the cartridge until both ends click into place. Lift the cartridge’s ribbon guide ( ) and insert it firmly over the metal pins behind the print head ( ). Make sure the ribbon is not twisted or creased and that it is in place behind the print head.
  • Page 12 Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge Slide the print head from side to side to make sure it moves smoothly. Replace the printer cover and close the paper guide cover.

  • Page 13: Clearing Paper Jams

    Press the Operate button to turn off the printer. If an ejected single sheet of paper is stuck on the paper guide, remove it. Remove the printer cover. If continuous paper from the rear slot is jammed, also remove the paper guide.
  • Page 14 Remove any remaining pieces of paper. Caution: Turn the knob only when the printer is off. Otherwise, you may damage the printer or lose the top-of-form position or tear-off position.
  • Page 15 Attach the paper guide, if necessary. Replace the printer cover and close the paper guide cover. Press the Operate button to turn on the printer. Make sure the Paper Out and Pause lights are off.

  • Page 16: If Your Printer Stops Printing Unexpectedly

    If Your Printer Stops Printing Unexpectedly... Check the printer’s control panel lights and follow the appropriate instructions below. For more information, see Chapter 7 of your User’s Guide. Cause The printer is paused. You moved the paper release lever while paper from another paper source was in the paper path.

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