Using Two Tractor Units In Combination - Epson FX-880 User Manual

Using two tractor units in combination

To load paper using two tractors, follow these steps:
1. Install one tractor in the front or rear push position as described
earlier in this chapter.
2. Load continuous paper with the front or rear push tractor as
described earlier in this chapter.
3. Set the paper release lever to the front or rear push position,
depending on the position of your push tractor.
4. Turn on the printer. Press the Load/Eject button to advance the
paper to the top-of-form position. Then press the LF/FF button
until the perforation between the first and second pages is
even with the top of the printer's ribbon.
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Caution:
Never use the knob to move the paper; this may damage the
printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position.
5. Install the other tractor in the pull position as described earlier
in this chapter.
6. Fit the holes of the paper over the pull tractor pins of the
sprocket unit.
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Caution:
Do not pull up the paper by hand to fit it on the pull tractor;
this may damage the printer. Press the LF/FF button to move
the paper.
7. Set the paper release lever to the pull tractor position. Then press
the LF/FF button to remove any slack in the paper between the
push and pull tractors.
8. Move the paper release lever back to the position you set in
step 3.
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