Using Continuous Paper; Tractor Position And Available Paper Paths - Epson LQ-570 User Manual

Using Continuous Paper

You can print on continuous paper from
mm inches) wide on the LQ-570 and from
(10
mm inches) wide on the
406
(16
You can feed continuous paper from the rear, front, or bottom.
Your printer
comes
position, for feeding paper from the rear. If this is your paper-
feeding method, skip to page 2-12. To feed paper from the front or
bottom, you must install the tractor in the pull-tractor position.
You also install an optional pull tractor and use both the push
can
and pull tractors together.

Tractor position and available paper paths

Below are the various ways of feeding continuous paper. Always
move the paper-release lever to the position indicated for the paper-
feeding method you are using.
Tractor Paper-release
position lever position
Push-tractor
position
Pull-tractor
position
I
I
Make sure you align your paper supply with the paper loaded in
the tractor so the paper feeds smoothly into the printer.
If you want to feed paper through the bottom paper slot, use a
printer stand that has a large enough opening for paper to feed
from the bottom without obstruction.
LQ-1070.
with the tractor installed in the push-tractor
I
mm (4 inches) to 254
101
mm
101 (4
Paper-feeding
method
Paper Handling 2-9
inches) to