Switching Between Continuous Paper And Single Sheets; Switching To Single Sheets - Epson LQ-2170 User Manual

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Make sure you tear off your printed document before pressing the
Load/Eject button. Reverse feeding several pages at a time may
cause a paper jam.
Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single
Sheets
When using the push tractor in the front or rear position, you can
easily switch between continuous and single-sheet printing
without removing the paper.

Switching to single sheets

To switch from continuous paper to single sheets, follow these
steps:
1. If any printed sheets remain in the printer, press the
Tear Off/Bin button to advance the paper to the tear-off
position.
2. Tear off the printed pages.
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3. Press the Load/Eject button. The printer feeds the continuous
paper backward to the standby position. The paper is still
attached to the push tractor but is no longer in the paper path.
4. Move the paper release lever to the single-sheet position.
5. Adjust the edge guides to match the width of your paper.
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Paper Handling
Always tear off paper before back-feeding paper through
the printer; back-feeding too many sheets can cause a
paper jam.
Never back-feed labels. Labels can easily come off their
backing and jam the printer.