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Used in combination with the other tractor, improves continuous paper handling and reduces the chance of paper jams. This is especially useful for printing on continuous multipart forms. Allows you to use your printer with 8.5-inch roll paper. Printing method 9-pin impact dot matrix Emulation...
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Label weight Width Thickness Weight 5/00 EPSON LX-300+ 4 to 10 inches (101.6 to 254 mm) 4 to 22 inches (101.6 to 558.8 mm) 1 original up to 4 copies Printable area 0.0025 to 0.015 inch (0.065 to 0.39 mm) Perforated edges up to 0.035 inch (0.9 mm)
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EPSON LX-300+ Printing starts at “0” on the scale. The unprintable area is to the left of the “0”. 4 - EPSON LX-300+ 5/00...
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IEC 60801-3 IEC 60801-4 On when the printer is paused. Flashes when the printer is in the Micro Adjust mode or when the print head has overheated. When you hold down the printer enters the Micro Adjust mode. In this mode, you can press the top-of-form or tear-off position.
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( n ) ••• ••••• The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility comes with the printer but is available only for use with Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0. It allows you to monitor your printer’s status, alerts you when printer errors occur, and provides troubleshooting instructions.
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Fit 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. To switch to single sheets, press the printer feeds the paper backward to the standby position.
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1 through 4 below. If your tractor is already installed in this position, make sure the printer is off and skip to step 7. 1. Turn the printer off; then remove the printer cover and the paper guide.
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Then turn on the printer. 11. Make sure the printer cover is closed, but with the paper guide cover open. If you want to change the position where printing begins on the...
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This gives you a 0.33-inch (8.5-mm) margin on the next page, meaning the printer starts printing 0.33 inch (8.5 mm) below the perforation. If you mark a point 0.22 inch (5.5 mm) above the perforation, you get a 0.22-inch (5.5-mm) margin on...
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Micro Adjust mode. 6. Tear off the printed page(s). When you resume printing, the printer automatically feeds the paper back to the top-of-form position. You can load single-sheet paper one sheet at a time using the printer’s paper guide.
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Before printing on special paper, you need to change the paper thickness setting. The paper thickness lever is under the cover on the left side of the printer. The numbers next to the lever indicate the thickness setting. Use the table below to select the appropriate paper thickness.
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Follow the steps below to enter the default setting mode and change the printer’s default settings. 1. Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off. 2. While holding down the printer. The printer enters the default setting mode and prints the language selection instructions.
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If you notice that the vertical lines in your printout are not properly aligned, you can use the printer’s bidirectional adjustment mode to correct this problem. 1. Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off. 2. While holding down the button, turn on the printer.
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To keep your printer operating at its best, you should clean it thoroughly several times a year. Follow these steps: 1. Remove any paper loaded in the printer and turn it off. 2. Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet; then disconnect the interface cable from the printer.