Epson LQ-2080 manual

24- Pin Dot Mat rix Print er Quick Refe re nce Guide Co ntents Loa di ng Continu ous Pa pe r O nto th e Rear Pu sh Tra ctor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Loa di ng Continu ous Pa pe r O nto th e Front Pu sh Tra ctor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Remov ing the Printe d Document From th e P ush Tra [...]

2 Loading Continuous Paper Onto the R ear Pus h Tractor Open th e paper guid e cover and re mo v e the pa per gu ide. Open b oth sprocket covers, and fit the fir st four ho les of t he p a per, pr intab le side down, over the tractor pi ns. Then close t h e sprocket covers . Not e: Load c ontinuous paper that has a c lean, s traig ht edge to avoid [...]

3 Attach th e paper guide. Close the paper guide cover, and make sur e the pap er re lea se lev er is set to the rear push trac tor position. Not e: Always close the print er cover b e fore printi ng. 3 4 Lo ading Continuous Paper Onto the Rear Pus h Tractor[...]

4 Loading Continuous Paper Onto the Fro nt Push Tractor Open th e front paper guide by pulling the tab at the center of it, and th en r emo ve th e gu ide by gr aspi ng b oth sid e s an d p ul ling it str a ight o ut of the pri nter . Open b oth sprocket covers, and fit the fir st four ho les of t he p a per, pr intab le side up, over t he tractor [...]

5 Attach the f ront paper guide by ins er ting it int o th e s lot s in th e p rin te r as s hown. Close the front paper guide, and mak e sur e the pap er re lea se lev er is set to the front push tractor position. Not e: Always close the print er cover b e fore printi ng. 3 4 Q Wh e n you load co n tin uo u s pap er wi th labels, make sur e that t[...]

6 Remov ing t he Pri nte d Docume nt From the Push T ract or Mak e s u re t he Te ar O ff/B in lig hts are flashing. (You may need to pr es s the Tear Off /Bi n button.) When the Te ar Off/ Bin li ghts a re flas hing , you r pap er is in the tear-off position. 1 2 from th e rear push tra ctor Q Whe n yo u re sume pr int ing, th e p rint er automati[...]

7 Make s ure that the printer f inis hes printing. Y ou may need to p ress the Pause b utton to stop printing. (When the printer i s paused, the Pause ligh t i s on .) Tea r off t he fre sh su pp ly o f cont inuo us lab els at th e perf o ratio n n ear est the pap er e ntry slo t. Hold down the LF/FF button to eject the rem ain in g lab els fr om t[...]

8 Replacing the Ribbon Cartr idge Press the Operat e button to tu rn off the printer. The p rinter is off w hen the surface of the Op erate button is even with the but ton protectors as shown. c C auti on: Moving the print head while t he printer is on may damage the printer. Unplug the printer f rom the electrical outlet. Open the paper guide cove[...]

9 Replac ing the Ribbon Cartridge M ake sure th e print head is not hot; i f it is , le t it co ol f or a f ew m in ute s b ef or e touching it. Then slide the print h ead to the ribbon installation position (the indented p ortion of t h e paper tension uni t) by ha n d . Grasp the used ribbon cartri dg e and pull it up and ou t of the printer. 4 5[...]

10 Replac ing the Ri bbon Cartri dge Remove the separator from th e new ribbon cartri dge and discard it. T hen turn the ri bbon-tightening kn ob in the direction of the arrow to remove any sla ck in t he ri bbon . Hold the c artridge with the ri bbon- tightening knob up. F it the cartri dge’s two front n otche s ( ➀ ) over th e small pegs on e[...]

11 Gently pr ess down the c artridge until both en ds click in to p lace . Lift the cartridge’s ribbon guide ( ➀ ) and insert it f irmly over the metal pins be hi nd the pr i nt hea d ( ➁ ). Mak e sure the ri bbon is not twist ed or creased and that i t is in p l ace b ehind the print head. Then press down the rib bon guide until it clic ks i[...]

12 Replac ing the Ri bbon Cartri dge Slide the print head from side to side to m a ke su re it mov e s sm o o thl y. Replace the p rinte r cover and cl os e the paper gu ide cover. 11 12[...]

13 Cle arin g Pa p e r J a ms Press the Operat e button to tu rn off the printer. If an ejected single sheet of paper is stuck on th e paper guide, remove it. Rem ov e th e pr in ter cov er. If con t in uou s pap e r from th e rear slo t is jammed, al so remove the p aper guide. 1 2 3 To clear a paper jam, follow these steps: Replac ing the Ribbon [...]

14 If co nt inuo us pape r is ja m med in the printer, tear off the fresh supply at the perforation nearest the p a pe r entry slo t. Turn the knob on the right s ide of th e printer away from you to eject the pa pe r in t he pr i nt er . Re mo v e an y remaining pieces of paper. c C autio n: Turn the knob only when the pr inter is off. Otherwise, [...]

15 Clea rin g Pa p e r Ja m s Att a c h th e p aper guide, if nec essa r y. Replace the p rinte r cover and cl os e the paper gu ide cover. Pr ess t he Op er a t e b utton to turn on the printer. Make sure the Paper O ut and Pause li gh ts are off. 6 7 8[...]

16 If Yo ur Pri nter S tops Pr inting Unexpecte dly... C hec k th e p rint er’ s co ntrol pa nel l igh ts and f ollo w the ap pro priat e inst ruct ion s be low . For m ore information, s ee Chapter 7 of your User’s Guide . The printer stop s printi ng a nd th e Paus e lig ht is on . Cause Solution The printer is paused. Press the Pause bu tton[...]