Epson FX-980 - Impact Printer Manual de usuario

9-Pin Dot Matrix Printer Quick Reference Guide

Contents

Loading Continuous Paper Onto the Rear

Push Tractor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Loading Continuous Paper Onto the Front

Push Tractor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Removing the Printed Document From

the Push Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Removing Continuous Paper With Labels . . . . . . . . . . 7

Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

If Your Printer Stops Printing Unexpectedly . . . . . . . . 16

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Loading Continuous Paper Onto the Rear Push Tractor

Open the paper guide cover and remove the

paper guide base.

Open both sprocket covers, and fit the first

three holes of the paper, printable side

down, over the tractor pins. Then close the

sprocket covers.

Note:

Load continuous paper that has a clean, straight

edge to avoid paper jams.

paper guide base

paper guide cover

QTo feed continuous paper to the standby

position where you can remove it easily,

press the Load/Eject button.

QWhen you load continuous paper of a

different size or thickness, adjust the position

of the sprockets or change the paper

thickness lever setting. See Chapter 2 of the

User’s Guide for instructions.

To load continuous paper onto the rear push tractor, follow these steps:

Attach the paper guide base, then lift the

center section of the paper guide up and lay

it flat.

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.

3 4

Loading Continuous Paper Onto the Rear Push Tractor

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.

Open both sprocket covers and fit the first

three holes of the paper, printable side up,

over the tractor pins. Then close the

sprocket covers.

Note:

Load continuous paper that has a clean, straight

edge to avoid paper jams.

1 2

QTo feed continuous paper to the standby

position where you can remove it easily,

press the Load/Eject button.

QWhen you load continuous paper of a

different size or thickness, adjust the position

of the sprockets or change the paper

thickness lever setting. See Chapter 2 of the

User’s Guide for instructions.

To load continuous paper onto the front push tractor, follow these steps:

Note:

To use the front push tractor, install the tractor unit in the front position and load continuous paper in

the front slot.

Attach the front paper guide by inserting it

into the slots on each side of the printer as

shown.

Close the front paper guide. Then set the

paper release lever to the front push tractor

position.

Note:

The printer cannot print when the printer cover

is open.

3 4

QWhen 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.

QTo turn off the auto tear-off mode, enter the

printer’s default-setting mode. See Chapter 5

of the User’s Guide for instructions

Loading Continuous Paper Onto the Front Push Tractor

Removing the Printed Document From the Push Tractor

Make sure the Tear Off/Bin lights are

flashing. (You may need to press the Tear

Off/Bin button.) This indicates that your

paper is at the current tear-off position.

Open the paper path guide cover, and tear

off the printed document using the printer’s

tear-off edge.

from the front push tractor

from the rear push tractor

QWhen you resume printing, the printer

automatically feeds the paper backward to

the top-of-form position, and begins printing.

QTo feed continuous paper backward from the

tear-off position into the standby position,

press the Load/Eject button.

To remove the printed document from the front and rear push tractor, follow the steps below. To remove

continuous paper from the optional pull tractor, see Chapter 2 of the User’s Guide.

Removing Continuous Paper With Labels

Make sure that the printer is not printing.

You may need to press the Pause button to

pause the printer. (When the printer is

paused, the Pause light is on.)

Tear off the supply of continuous labels at

the perforation nearest the paper entry slot.

Hold down the LF/FF button to eject the

remaining labels from the printer.

cCaution:

Never feed labels backward using the

Load/Eject or Tear Off/Bin button. When

fed backward, labels can easily come off

the backing sheet and cause a paper jam.

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.

Removing the Printed Document From the Push Tractor

Removing Continuous Paper With Labels

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.

cCaution:

Moving the print head while the printer is

on may damage the printer.

Unplug the printer from the electrical

outlet.

Open the paper guide cover. Then lift the

printer cover by its back edge and pull it

straight up and off.

Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge

Your printer uses an EPSON black ribbon cartridge S015091.

To replace the ribbon cartridge, follow the steps below.

QIf the pull tractor is installed, you can replace

the ribbon cartridge when the print head is

not in the ribbon installation position.

Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge

Make sure the print head is not hot; if it is,

let it cool for a few minutes before touching

it. Then slide the print head to the ribbon

installation position (the indented portion

of the paper tension unit) by hand.

Grasp the used ribbon cartridge and pull it

up and out of the printer.

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Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge

Remove the separator from the new ribbon

cartridge and discard it. Then turn the

ribbon-tightening knob in the direction of

the arrow to remove any slack in the ribbon.

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.

ribbon-tightening knob

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