Epson LQ-300 Printer User Manual


 
EPSON LQ-300
2.
Release the sprocket units by pulling the sprocket locks
forward.
3.
Slide the left sprocket unit using the scale on the printer as
a guide. The printer prints to the right of the position
marked 0. Rush the sprocket lock lever back to lock it in
place. Then slide the right sprocket unit to match the
width of your paper, but do not lock it. Move the paper
support so it is midway between the sprocket units.
4. Make sure your paper has a clean, straight leading edge.
Open~sprocketcwers.Fit~firstholesof~paper
over the sprocket pins and then close the sprocket covers.
Slide the right sprocket unit to remove any slack in the
paper and lock it in place. Now the paper is in the
paper-park position.
Note:
a
a
Do not use the knob
tofeed
pper,
othemise
the
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pition
may be alteredfrom the next page.
Make sure your paper supply is positioned within
I
meter
(3
feet)
of the
printer.
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5.
To separate the incoming paper from the printed paper,
attach the paper guide by holding it horizontally and
fitting its notches over the printer’s mounting posts as
shown below. Then slide the paper guide toward the front
of the printer until you feel it click.
6.
Slide the left edge guide to the center until it stops at the
diamond-shaped guide mark. Then slide the right edge
guide to the opposite guide mark.
7.
8.
Make sure the printer cover is closed. Then turn on the
printer. When the printer receives data, it begins printing
automatically.
When you finish printing (the printer receives no data for
three seconds) the printer feeds the perforation of the
continuous paper to the edge of the printer cover so that
you can tear off the last sheet. The
POUW light
flashes.
Note:
P
Set the auto tear
o$@ature
in the Printer Setting mode to on.
Otherwise, the printer does
notfeed
the
perforation
to
the
edge
of the printer cover.
P
If
the
perjkation
and the edge of the printer
cmer
do not match,
adjust the paper
position
byfillowing the
steps
in “Adjusting
the loading position,” while the Pause light is flashing.
/-.
When you send more data, the paper automatically feeds
back to the loading position
EPSON LQ-300-10
10/2/94
Dot Matrix Printers