Printing on Special Paper. Epson LQ-510
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Printing on Special Paper
In addition to printing on single sheets and continuous paper, your printer can also print on a wide variety of paper types, including multi-part forms, labels, and envelopes.
Before printing on special types of paper, you need to change the paper thickness setting.
WARNING:
When printing on multi-part forms, labels, or envelopes, make sure that your application program settings keep the printing entirely within the printable area.
For multi-part forms and labels you should not print any closer than one-half inch from either side of the paper.
For information on the printable area for envelopes, see page 2-26.
The Paper Thickness Lever
To accommodate various thicknesses of paper, the LQ-510 is equipped with a paper thickness lever that can be set to seven positions. These positions are identified by a scale on the printer next to the lever.
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To change the paper thickness setting, follow these steps.
1. Make sure that the printer is turned off. Then remove the printer cover.
WARNING: If the printer has just been in use, the print head may be hot. Allow it to cool before touching it.
2. Slide the print head to the middle of the printer.
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3. Select the paper thickness you want according to the table below. For normal use, the lever should always be set to position 2 on the scale.
Paper Type
Paper (single sheets or continuous)
Thin paper
24 lb paper
Multi-part forms
2-sheet
3-sheet
Labels
Envelopes
Air mail
Plain
Bond (20 lb)
Bond (24 lb)
Lever Position
2
2
3
3
4
4
4 or 5
6
6
7
Note: Lever position 1 is used only when the printed characters are too light. Setting the lever to position 1 when you are using
• thin paper may damage the print head.
If the lever is set to position 4 or higher, the printing speed may be reduced slightly.
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4. Reattach the printer cover as shown below.
Printing on Special Paper
To help you check the position of the paper thickness lever, the orange MULTI-PART light on the control panel comes on if the lever is set to position 4 or higher.
WARNING: Always return the lever to position 2 when you go back to printing on ordinary paper. Continuous printing with the lever set at a position higher than 2 can shorten the life of the print head. Printing past the edge of envelopes, multi-part forms, labels, or thicker-thannormal paper can damage the print head.
Multi-part Forms
With the built-in tractor unit, your printer can print on continuous multi-part forms. You can use multi-part forms that have up to three parts including the original. Make sure you set the paper thickness lever to the proper position; see the table on page 2-22.
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Except for the paper thickness lever setting, you load multi-part paper the same way as continuous paper. For details, see the section on loading continuous paper in this chapter. Also see the sections on setting the loading position and page length in Chapter 3.
CAUTION: Multi-part forms should not be used with the single-sheet feeding system or the optional cut sheet feeder.
Labels
If you need to print labels, always use labels mounted on a continuous backing sheet with sprocket holes for use with a tractor.
Do not try to print labels as single sheets because labels on a shiny backing sheet almost always slip a little.
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You load labels the same way that you load continuous paper except that the paper thickness lever must be adjusted for printing labels. See the section on loading continuous paper earlier in this chapter. For the correct paper thickness setting, see the table on page 2-22.
WARNING: Never feed labels backward through the printer. Labels can easily peel off the backing and jam the printer. Therefore, never use the LOAD/EJECT button to eject labels. Also, never use the short tear-off function with labels. (Be sure to set DIP switch 2-2 to OFF.) If a label does become stuck in the printer, contact your Epson dealer.
Since labels are especially sensitive to temperature and humidity, always use them under normal operating conditions. Don’t leave labels loaded in the printer between jobs; they curl around the platen and may jam when you resume printing.
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Envelopes
You can feed envelopes individually using the single-sheet loading feature. Before loading envelopes, adjust the position of the paper thickness lever according to the table on page 2-22. For details on paper handling, see Using Single Sheets on page 2-2.
When manually feeding an envelope, you may have to push it down slightly while pressing the LOAD/EJECT button to get it to feed properly.
CAUTION: The printable area for envelopes is shown on the next page. The print head must not go past the left or right edge of the envelope or other thick paper. Make sure that your application program page setup keeps the printing entirely within this printable area.
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CAUTION: Envelope printing is only available at normal temperature (41°F to 95°F or 5°C to 35°C).
To make sure that the printing fits within the printable area, always print a test sample using a normal sheet of paper before printing on envelopes.
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Chapter 3
Using the Printer
Operating the Control Panel ............................................ 3-2
Setting the DIP Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changing a DIP Switch Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
The DIP Switch Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The DIP Switch Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Page Length ......................................................................... 3-10
Skip Over Perforation .......................................................... 3-11
Adjusting the Loading Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
The Loading Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using Micro-adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using Short Tear-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjusting the Tear-off Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Selecting Typestyles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Character Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Condensed Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selecting an International Character Set ................................ 3-20
Choosing a Character Table ................................................. 3-22
Using the Data Dump Mode .................................................. 3-24
Using the Printer 3-1
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