Switching Between Continuous and Single Sheets. Epson LQ-510

Switching Between Continuous and Single Sheets

Even with continuous paper loaded in the printer, the SmartPark feature allows you to easily switch to single-sheet printing without removing the continuous paper from the tractor.

Switching to Single Sheets

To switch from continuous paper to single sheets, follow the steps below.

1. If the printer is on line, press the ON printer off line.

LINE button to set the

2. Tear off any outgoing sheets. If the paper has advanced past the print head, you need to press the FORM FEED button to advance your document to a point where it can be easily removed.

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Switching Between Continuous and Single Sheets

CAUTION: Make sure you tear off your printed document before pressing the LOAD/EJECT button. Reverse-feeding several pages at a time may result in a paper jam. This is especially true for narrow paper (less than 6 inches or

152.4 mm wide).

3.

Press the LOAD/EJECT button to feed the continuous paper backward out of the printer and into the standby position. The paper is still attached to the tractor but no longer in the paper path.

CAUTION: Pressing the LOAD/EJECT button once may not feed the paper far back enough to reach the standby position. If the PAPER OUT light does not come on, you need to press the LOAD/EJECT button again. With normal- width continuous paper, you can press the LOAD/EJECT button up to three times. If, however, you are using narrow paper (between 4 and 6 inches or 101.6 and 152.4

mm) you should only press the LOAD/EJECT button once.

Also, do not use this button to eject labels.

WARNING: Never feed labels backward through the printer. Labels can easily come off the backing sheet and jam the printer.

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

This position is marked by the icon shown in the illustration below.

5. Stand the paper guide upright and adjust the edge guides to roughly match the width of your paper.



6. Insert a sheet of paper between the edge guides until the bottom meets resistance. Slide the edge guides to exactly match the width of your paper.

7. Press the LOAD/EJECT button to automatically feed the singlesheet paper to the loading position. Then, press the ON LINE button to set the printer on line.



Switching Back to Continuous Paper

It is also easy to switch back to printing with continuous paper.

Before switching to continuous paper, make sure that the single sheet is ejected and the printer is off line.

1. Slide the edge guides apart so they do not interfere with continuous paper feeding.

2. Lower the paper guide onto the printer.



3. Pull the paper release lever forward to the continuous paper position.

4. Press the LOAD/EJECT button to feed the continuous paper to the loading position.



5. Press the ON LINE button to set the printer on line so that it can accept data.


Switching Between Continuous and Single Sheets. Epson LQ-510

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Switching Between Continuous and Single Sheets