The Cut Sheet Feeder. Epson LQ-510

The Cut Sheet Feeder

The optional cut sheet feeder (C806122) makes it possible to handle single-sheet paper more easily and more efficiently. Up to 150 sheets of standard bond paper can be fed automatically into the printer without reloading.

Installation

1. Make sure that the printer is turned off. Then remove the paper guide and printer cover.

2. Replace the clear plastic part of the printer cover with the clear plastic part included with the cut sheet feeder.

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The Cut Sheet Feeder

3. Make sure the rear.

that the paper release lever is pushed all the way to

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4. Insert the metal brackets into the cut sheet feeder. Then tilt the cut sheet feeder slightly forward to fit the notches at the base of the unit over the black pins inside the printer. Tilt the feeder back until it rests on top of the printer.

5. Attach the printer cover as shown in the illustration below.


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6. Turn on the cut sheet feeder mode by setting DIP switch 1-8 to on.

7. Turn on the printer.

Paper Handling

1. Make sure that the cut sheet feeder mode is turned on with DIP switch 1-8 and turn on the printer.

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2. Pull the paper set levers all the way forward until the paper supports retract and lock open to allow for paper loading.

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Slide the left paper guide to where the fin on the edge guide is slightly left of the arrow on the panel. Next, slide the right paper guide so that it roughly matches the width of your paper.



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Take a stack of paper and fan it as shown. This keeps the paper from sticking and ensures that only one sheet feeds at a time.

Tap the side and bottom of the paper on a flat surface to even the stack.

Note: For best results, use typewriter quality paper. If you plan to use paper with a glossy or textured surface, test it before using it to print documents. Do not use multi-part forms, carbon paper, envelopes, or labels in the cut sheet feeder.



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Insert the stack of with the left edge until the paper to freely.

paper between the paper guides, aligning it of the guide. Then adjust the right paper guide paper is held firmly, but not so tightly that it causes the buckle. Make sure the paper can move up and down

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Push the paper set levers back until they click into place clamp the paper against the guide rollers.

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Testing the Printer in the Cut Sheet Feeder Mode

When you perform the cut sheet feeder self test, the printer counts the number of lines on the page. As shown on the following page, the number of lines counted is printed out at the bottom of the first test page. This number is the default page-length setting. This setting, however, can be overridden by software commands.

Running the self test is the same as when the cut sheet feeder mode is off. The steps below are for a self test in draft mode.

1. Make sure that the printer is turned off and a stack of paper is in the bin. Check that the cut sheet feeder mode is selected and the paper release lever is pushed to the rear.

2. While holding down the LINE FEED button, turn on the printer.

(For LQ mode, press the FORM FEED button instead of the LINE

FEED button.)


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A part of the printout of the first sheet is shown below. The printout of the second sheet is similar to the original self test described in Chapter 1.

This is the first line.

This is line XX.

3. The self test continues until the paper runs out or until you press the ON LINE button. To stop the test, press the ON LINE button.

Note:

To resume the test, press the ON LINE button once more.

4. To end the self test when paper is loaded, press the LOAD/EJECT button to eject the paper. Then turn off the printer.



Operating the Cut Sheet Feeder

After stacking paper in the cut sheet feeder, turn on the printer and make sure that the ON LINE light is on. In on line status, a new sheet of paper loads automatically whenever a printable character or line feed command is sent to the printer.

Paper out condition

When the printer is on line and receives print data from the computer, the first sheet loads automatically. Subsequent sheets load automatically as necessary.

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In the cut sheet feeder mode, the PAPER OUT light goes on while a sheet of paper is being fed, but the printer remains on line.

When the specified paper bin is empty, the printer automatically goes off line, the PAPER OUT light goes on, and the beeper sounds. To resume printing, add more paper and press the ON

LINE button.

Note: If you turn off your printer during the time the printer detects a paper out or paper jam condition, any data remaining in the printer’s buffer is discarded.

Single-sheet Insertion

Your cut sheet feeder also has a single-sheet loading feature. This feature is especially useful because it allows you to switch to a different type or size of paper (for one sheet only) without replacing the stack of paper in your cut sheet feeder.



1. Press the ON LINE button to set the printer off line.

2. Align the single sheet to be fed with the mark on the left paper guide; then slide the sheet into the printer path until you feel resistance.


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Press the LOAD/EJECT button to load the sheet.


Control panel operation

To operate the cut sheet feeder manually from the control panel when the printer is in the cut sheet feeder mode, first make sure that the printer is off line.

LINE FEED When there is paper in the printer, press this button to feed the paper one line or hold it down to feed the paper continuously.

FORM FEED

LOAD/EJECT

When there is no paper in the printer, press this button to load the paper. When there is paper in the printer, press this button to eject the sheet.

When there is no paper in the printer, press this button to load the paper. When there is paper in the printer, press this button to eject the sheet.



Software operation

The following commands cause the printer to eject the sheet in the printer without loading the next sheet.

FF: Form Feed

ESC EM R: Ejects a sheet in the cut sheet feeder mode

Note: The ESC EM command is a software command used to control the operation of the cut sheet feeder. For more information about this command, see the Command Summary in

Chapter 9.

If the paper reaches the bottom of the print area when any of the following line feed commands is used, the sheet in the printer is automatically ejected and the next sheet is loaded.

LF:

VT:

Line Feed; advances the paper one line

Vertical Tab; advances the paper to the next vertical tab position

Line feed; advances the paper n/180th of an inch ESC J:

Software is not effective while the printer is off line. Make sure that the printer is on line if you wish to control the cut sheet feeder using software commands.



Removing the Cut Sheet Feeder

1. Turn off the printer and remove any paper remaining in the bin and printer.

2. Remove the printer cover and tilt the cut sheet feeder back.

Release its notches from the printer’s pins, and then lift up and remove the cut sheet feeder.


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3. Set DIP switch 1-8 to off (to turn off the cut sheet feeder mode).

4. Replace the clear plastic part of the printer cover with the clear plastic part that was on it originally.

Removal of the cut sheet feeder is now completed. Be sure to store the removed cut sheet feeder in its original box and packing materials.


The Cut Sheet Feeder. Epson LQ-510

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