Using Single Sheets. Epson LQ-510

Using Single Sheets

Your printer can accommodate single sheets with a width of 7.2

inches or 182 mm to 10 inches or 254 mm.

If you do most of your printing on single sheets, you may find it more convenient to install the optional cut sheet feeder. This option automatically inserts a new sheet and can hold up to 150 pages. For more details, see Chapter 5.

Loading Paper

1. Push the paper release lever back to the single-sheet position.

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2. Turn on the printer. (The green POWER light should come on.)

Note: Do not insert paper in the printer before turning on the printer.

3. Move the left edge guide so that it locks in place next to the guide mark. (You may want to change this position later, depending on the margin settings of your application program.)

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4. Adjust the right edge guide to match the width of your paper.

Then slide the paper down between the edge guides until it meets resistance.

5.

Press the LOAD/EJECT button once to load the paper automatically.

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CAUTION: Never advance the paper using the platen knob while the printer is turned on. If the platen turns without loading the paper, remove the paper and reinsert it more firmly. Then press the LOAD/EJECT button again.

6. Press the ON LINE button to set the printer on line. When the ON

LINE light is lit, the printer can accept data from your computer.

You are now ready to begin printing.

Reloading During Printing

When you print a document of more than one page using singlesheet paper, the printer stops printing when it reaches the bottom of the page. When this happens, the ON LINE light either goes off automatically or remains on, depending on your application program software. If the ON LINE light remains on, the first thing you should do is press the ON LINE button to take the printer off line.

Once the ON LINE light is off, remove the sheet that has just been printed (if necessary, press the LOAD/EJECT button to eject the page) and load a new sheet. Press the ON LINE button to start printing the next page and follow any additional prompts from your software.

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