Page 1: Table Of Contents
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Page 2: Loading Continuous Paper Onto The Rear Push Tractor
Loading Continuous Paper Onto the Rear Push Tractor To load continuous paper onto the rear push tractor, follow these steps: paper guide base paper guide cover Open the paper guide cover and remove the paper guide base. To feed continuous paper to the standby position where you can remove it easily, press the Load/Eject button.
Page 3 Close the paper guide cover, and make sure the paper release lever is set to the rear push tractor position. Note: The printer cannot print when the printer cover is open.
Page 4: Loading Continuous Paper Onto The Front Push Tractor
Open the front paper guide by pulling the tab in the center. Remove the guide by grasping both sides and pulling it straight out of the printer. To feed continuous paper to the standby position where you can remove it easily, press the Load/Eject button.
Page 5 Attach the front paper guide by inserting it into the slots on each side of the printer as shown. When you load continuous paper with labels, set the auto tear-off mode to Off before you print. When fed backward, the labels can easily come off the backing sheet and jam the printer.
Page 6: Removing The Printed Document From The Push Tractor
Open the paper path guide cover, and tear off the printed document using the printer’s tear-off edge. To feed continuous paper backward from the tear-off position into the standby position,...
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 is not printing.
Page 8: Replacing The Ribbon Cartridge
Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge Your printer uses an EPSON black ribbon cartridge S015091. To replace the ribbon cartridge, follow the steps below. Press the Operate button to turn off the printer. The printer is off when the surface of the Operate button is even with the button protectors as shown.
Page 9 If 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 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 corresponding pegs.
Page 11 Gently press down on 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 placed 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 then close the paper guide cover.
Page 13: Clearing Paper Jams
Press the Operate button to turn off the printer. If an ejected sheet of paper is stuck on the paper guide, remove it. Remove the printer cover. If continuous paper is jammed in the rear slot, also remove the paper guide base.
Page 14 If continuous paper is jammed inside the printer, tear off the supply at the perforation nearest the paper entry slot. Turn the knob on the right side of the printer away from you to eject the paper in the printer. Remove any remaining pieces of paper.
Page 15 Attach the paper guide base, if necessary. Replace the printer cover and then 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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