Replacing The Ribbon Cartridge - Epson FX-2180 Manual

EPSON FX-2180
Note:
Your tear-off position setting remains in effect until you change it,
even if you turn off the printer.
1. Make sure the
Tear Off/Bin
at the current tear-off position). You may need to press the
button.
Tear Off/Bin
2. Open the paper guide cover.
3. Hold down the
Pause
light begins flashing and the printer enters the micro
Pause
adjust mode.
4. Press the
Load/Eject U
paper backward or forward until the paper perforation is
aligned with the tear-off edge.
Note:
The printer has a minimum and a maximum tear-off position. If
you try to adjust the tear-off position beyond these limits, the
printer beeps and stops moving the paper.
5. Press the button to turn off micro adjust mode.
Pause
Then tear off the printed pages.
When you resume printing, the printer automatically feeds the
paper back to the top-of-form position and begins printing.

Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge

Warning:
If you just used the printer, the print head may be hot;
let it cool before you replace the ribbon cartridge.
Caution:
Make sure the printer is off and unplugged from the
electrical outlet. Moving the print head while the printer
is on may damage the printer.
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lights are flashing (the paper is
button for about three seconds. The
and buttons to feed the
LF/FF D
tear-off
edge
1. Open the paper guide cover. Then lift the printer cover by
its back edge and pull it straight up and off the printer.
2. Make sure that the print head is not hot; then slide the print
head to the ribbon installation position (the indented
portion of the paper tension unit) by hand.
Note:
When the pull tractor is installed, you can replace the ribbon
cartridge when the print head is not in the ribbon installation
position.
3. Grasp the used ribbon cartridge and pull it up and out of
the printer.
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