Epson LX-300 Manual page 8

Epson LX-300+II
9. To separate the incoming paper from the printed paper,
attach the paper guide by holding it horizontally and fitting
its notches over the printer's mounting posts as shown
below. Then slide the paper guide toward the front of the
printer until you feel it click.
10. Replace the printer cover and close it.
11. Turn on the printer.
12. When using the push tractor, it is a good idea to turn on the
Auto tear off feature in Default Setting mode. See
"Changing Default Settings" on page 14.
13. Press the button to feed the paper to the loading
LF/FF
position. When the printer receives data, it begins printing
automatically.
14. After you finish printing, follow the steps in the next section
to tear off your printed document. If the first printed line
on your page appears too high or too low, you can change
its position by using the Micro Adjust feature. See
"Adjusting the top-of-form position" on page 10.
Never use the paper feed knob to adjust the top-
of-form position; this may damage the printer or
cause it to lose the top-of-form position.
The paper automatically feeds back to the loading position
the next time you print.
Removing a printed document from the push
tractor
Follow these steps to remove the printed document:
(
1. Press the
Tear Off Font
tear-off position and the Tear Off (Font) lights start
flashing.
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) button. The paper moves to the
2. Open the printer cover, then tear off the printed document
using the tear-off edge on the paper tension unit.
Paper
tension unit
If your paper's perforation is not properly aligned
with the tear-off edge, you can adjust the tear-off
position using the Micro Adjust feature. See
"Adjusting the tear-off position" on page 11.
3. Close the printer cover.
When you resume printing, the printer automatically feeds the
paper back to the top-of-form position and starts printing.
To feed continuous paper backward to the standby position,
where you can remove the paper, first tear off any printed
sheets. Then press the
covers on the tractor and remove the paper.
Always tear off your printed document before you
press the Load/Eject button. Reverse feeding several
pages at a time may cause a paper jam.
Switching between continuous paper and single
sheets
If you want to switch to single sheets while continuous paper is
loaded in the push tractor position, follow these steps:
1. Tear off your printed document.
Always tear off your printed document before
you press the Load/Eject button. Reverse
feeding several pages at a time may cause a
paper jam.
2. Press the
Load/Eject
the standby position.
3. Push the paper release lever back to the single sheet
position.
4. Follow the instructions on page 12 to load single sheets.
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button. Open the sprocket
Load/Eject
button to feed the paper backward to