Epson LQ 580 Matrix Printer
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1. EPSON 24 Pin Dot Matrix Printer LQ 580 LQ 570e Read your User s Guide first for complete instructions and then use this guide any time you need information about the topics in this guide Quick Reference Guide Contents Loading Continuous Paper Onto the Push TRACTOR soe ie Boe ranieri ele ae iw Te a EE 2 Removing the Printed Document From The Push TACOL ioesicmtocied 4 eater eeatng ei 4 Removing Continuous Paper With Labels 5 replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 6 s Clearing Paper JAMS ees 12 If Your Printer Stops Printing Unexpectedly 15 EPSON is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks Copyright 1999 by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Nagano Japan Printed inJapan 4011805 xxx 00 Loading Continuous Paper Onto the Push Tractor To load continuous paper onto the rear push tractor follow these steps paper guide Turn off the printer then open the paper guide cover and remove the paper guide Open both sprocket covers and fit the first three holes of the paper printable side down over the tractor pins Then close the sprocket covers Note Load continuous paper that has a clean stra2. SIOQd UJIM Jedbdg snonuyu0sd Bulaowey JOJO USNg OU WO4 JUBUINDOG pejuLg ey BuIAoWsY Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge Your printer uses an EPSON black ribbon cartridge 7753 or EPSON film ribbon cartridge 7768 To replace the ribbon cartridge follow the steps below Turn off the printer The power switch Open the paper guide cover Then lift is located on the left side of the printer the printer cover by its back edge and pull it straight up and off Caution Moving the print head while the printer is on may damage the printer Unplug the printer from the electrical outlet Push up the tabs on each side of the paper tension unit and lift the unit up and off the printer Store the paper tension unit in a safe place When the pull tractor is installed it is not necessary to remove the paper tension unit Make sure the print head is not hot if itis let it cool for a few minutes before touching it Then slide the print head to the middle of the printer by hand eHpuwoD uoqqiy y Buldp dey
3. ight edge to avoid paper jams uy Q To feed continuous paper to the standby position where you can remove it easily press the Load Eject button vy Q When you load continuous paper of a different size or thickness adjust the position of the sprockets or change the paper thickness lever setting See Chapter 2 of the User s Guide for instructions Attach the paper guide then lift the center section of the paper guide up and lay it flat Close the paper guide cover and make sure the paper release lever is set to the push tractor position JOJODIL YSNg GUL OJUG JEdbg sNOnuUOyD Hulppo7 Removing the Printed Document From the Push Tractor To remove the printed document from the push tractor follow the steps below To remove labels or continuous paper from the pull tractor see Chapter 2 of the User s Guide 2 2 Make sure the Tear Off Bin lights are flashing You may need to press the Tear Off Bin button This indicates that your paper is at the current tear off position mom Tear Off Bin Load Eject m Paper Out OO Tear Off m o Bint m Pause om Bin2 oo Card Micro Adjust Open the paper path guide cover and tear off the printed document using the printer s tear off edge uy uy Q When you resume printing the printer Q To feed continuous paper back
4. ward automatically feeds the paper backward from the tear off position into the to the top of form position and begins standby position press the Load Eject printing button Removing Continuous Paper With Labels To avoid peeling labels off the backing sheet and jamming the printer follow the steps below when you remove continuous paper with labels from the pull tractor Caution When you load labels be sure to use the tractor in the pull position and load the labels from the front or bottom Do not load continuous paper with labels in the rear paper slot the labels may come off their backing sheet inside the printer and cause a paper jam Note See your User s Guide for details on using the pull tractor Make sure that the printer is not m m Tear Off Bin LF FF Load Eject m Paper Out printing You may need to press the Be m Pause Pause button to pause the printer a0 Card When the printer is paused the Pause Micro Adjust light is on Hold down the LF FF button to eject the remaining labels from the printer Caution Never feed labels backward using the Load Eject or Tear Off Bin button When fed backward labels can easily come off the backing sheet and cause a paper jam Tear off the supply of continuous labels at the perforation nearest the paper entry slot
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