Using Short Tear-Off. Epson FX-1050, FX-BO

This section describes using micro-adjustment to change the loading position, but you can adjust the short tear-off position the same way. See the next section on using short tear-off for more information.

To perform micro-adjustment of the loading position, first load your paper, and then press the ON LINE button to put the printer on line. The

ON LINE indicator light starts to flash. While this light is flashing, you can use the FORM FEED and LINE FEED buttons for micro-adjustment.

Press the FORM FEED button to feed the paper forward or the LINE FEED button to feed the paper backward.

Each time you press the button, the paper moves 2/216 of an inch. If you hold the button down, the paper moves continuously in 2/216-inch increments.

When the paper reaches the factory-set loading position, the printer beeps and micro-adjustment feeding pauses for a moment before continuing. You can use this factory setting as a reference point when adjusting the printer’s loading position. When the paper reaches either the minimum or maximum top margin, the printer beeps and the paper stops moving.

Using Short Tear-Off

When you are finished printing, the short tear-off feature automatically feeds the perforation of the continuous paper to the tear-off edge of the printer cover so that you can tear off the last sheet. When you resume printing, the printer reverses the paper back to the loading position so that you can use all of the next sheet.

WARNING: Never use short tear-off with labels.

To use short tear-off, first turn off the printer and turn DIP switch 1-5 off. (See the section on setting DIP switches in Chapter 3.) Then load continuous paper as usual, but leave the rear section of the printer cover open so that you can use the cover as a tear-off edge.

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The short tear-off function operates as follows:

1. The perforation at the end of the last printed page feeds to the tear-off edge of the printer cover.

2. Tear off the page using the printer cover’s tear-off edge.

3. If you need to adjust the position of the perforation to meet the tearoff edge, use micro-adjustment. This feature adjusts your tear-off position only when you use it immediately after short tear-off. First, make sure that the printer is on line and the ON LINE indicator light is flashing. Then, adjust the position in 2/216th-of-an-inch increments by pressing the FORM FEED button to feed the paper forward or the

LINE FEED button to feed it backward.

After micro-adjustment, the new tear-off position is reset and remains valid even after the printer is turned off, reset, or initialized.

4. When you resume printing after tearing off the sheet, the paper automatically feeds backward to the loading position before printing begins.

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