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EPSON FX-980
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Using a push tractor
If you often need to tear off sheets of continuous paper (for
example, if you are printing purchase orders or sales slips), it is
best to use a push tractor. This allows you to use the tear-off
edge to easily tear off printed sheets of continuous paper at the
perforation. When continuous paper is loaded on a push
tractor, you can also load single sheets from the paper guide
without removing the continuous paper from the tractor.
There are two push tractor positions: front and rear. The tractor
is installed in the front and rear push positions when the printer
is shipped. See the table below for details about the push
positions and the corresponding paper-feeding paths.
The rear push tractor cannot be removed.
Using a pull tractor
If you often print on thick or heavy continuous paper, such as
multipart forms or continuous paper with labels, use a tractor in
the pull position. The pull tractor provides you with the best
paper jam prevention, and allows you to load continuous paper
from the front, rear, or bottom of the printer. However, you
cannot use the tear-off feature with the pull tractor. You can use
the front, bottom, or rear paper slot with the pull tractor.
If you plan to use a tractor in the pull position, you
can remove the tractor from the rear push position
and reinstall it in the pull position, or you can
purchase an optional tractor unit (C800331) and
install it in the pull position.
Tractor position Description
rear push
To use this tractor, load paper in the rear slot.
When you print on multipart forms that are
bound on only one side by point glueing, load
them in the rear paper slot; the front push
tractor cannot feed this type of form.
Do not load continuous paper
with labels in the rear slot; the
labels may come off their
backing sheet inside the printer
and cause a paper jam.
Because thick multipart forms
require a straight paper path,
load them in the front slot.
front push
To use this tractor, load paper in the front
slot. If you print on thick paper such as
multipart forms or continuous paper with
labels, use the front paper slot because this
paper path from this slot is almost straight.
This reduces the chance of paper jams.
Paper slot Description
front
If you print on thick paper, such as multipart
forms or continuous paper with labels, use
the front paper slot because this paper path is
almost straight. This reduces the chance of
paper jams.
bottom
The bottom paper slot has the straightest
paper path, so it is the best slot to use when
printing on thick paper, such as multipart
forms or continuous paper with labels.
When loading paper in the bottom slot, be
sure to use a printer stand with an opening
large enough for the paper to feed through it
without obstruction.
rear
You can also load continuous paper from the
rear pull tractor position.
Do not load continuous paper
with labels in the rear slot; the
labels may come off their
backing sheet inside the printer
and cause a paper jam.
Paper loaded from the rear slot
results in a curved paper path,
which may affect loading
performance, so use the front or
bottom slot whenever possible.