Epson LQ-2080 User manual

24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer Quick Reference

Guide

Contents

Loading Continuous Paper Onto the Rear

Push Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Loading Continuous Paper Onto the Front

Push Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Removing the Printed Document From

the Push Tractor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Removing Continuous Paper With Labels . . . .7

Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . .10

Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

If Your Printer Stops Printing Unexpectedly. . . .16

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Read your

User's Guide

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complete instructions, and then

use this guide any time you want

to quickly find information about

the topics on the right.

Loading Continuous Paper Onto the Rear Push Tractor

Open the paper guide cover and

remove the paper guide. Open both sprocket covers, and fit the

first four holes of the paper, printable

side down, over the tractor pins. Then

close the sprocket covers.

Note:

Load continuous paper that has a clean, straight

edge to avoid paper jams.

paper guide

paper guide cover

QTo remove paper from the paper path,

press the Load/Eject button. The

printer feeds the paper to the standby

position, where you can remove the

paper from the printer.

QIf you load continuous paper which is a

different size or thickness, you need to

adjust the position of the sprocket units

or change the paper thickness lever

setting. See Chapter 2 of the User’s Guide

for instructions.

To load continuous paper onto the rear push tractor, follow the steps below.

cCaution:

Do not load continuous paper with labels onto the rear push tractor; the labels may come off the

backing sheet and jam the printer. To use continuous paper with labels, you need to purchase

the optional tractor unit (C80032✽).

Attach the paper guide. Close the paper guide cover,and make

sure the paper release lever is set to the

rear push tractor position.

Note:

Always close the printer cover before printing.

3 4

Loading Continuous Paper Onto the Rear Push Tractor

Loading Continuous Paper Onto the Front Push Tractor

Open the front paper guide by pulling

the tab at the center of it, and then

remove the guide by grasping both

sides and pulling it straight out of the

printer.

Open both sprocket covers, and fit the

first four holes of the paper, printable

side up, over the tractor pins. Then

close the sprocket covers.

Note:

Load continuous paper that has a clean, straight

edge to avoid paper jams.

tab

QTo remove any paper from the paper

path, press the Load/Eject button. The

printer feeds the paper into the standby

position, where you can remove the

paper from the printer.

QIf you load continuous paper of a

different size or thickness, you need to

adjust the position of the sprockets or

change the paper thickness lever setting.

See Chapter 2 of the User’s Guide for

instructions.

To load continuous paper onto the front push tractor, follow these steps.

Note:

To use the front push tractor, you need to purchase the optional tractor unit (C80032✽) and install it in

the front push position.

Attach the front paper guide by

inserting it into the slots in the printer

as shown.

Close the front paper guide, and make

sure the paper release lever is set to the

front push tractor position.

Note:

Always close the printer cover before printing.

3 4

QWhen you load continuous paper with

labels, make sure that the auto tear-off

mode is off before you start to print. If

you feed continuous labels backward,

thelabelsmaycomeoffthebackingsheet

and jam the printer.

To turn off the auto tear-off mode, enter

the printer’s default-setting mode. See

Chapter 5 of the User’s Guide for

instructions.

Loading Continuous Paper Onto the Front Push Tractor

Removing the Printed Document From the Push Tractor

Make sure the Tear Off/Bin lights are

flashing. (You may need to press the

Tear Off/Bin button.) When the Tear

Off/Bin lights are flashing, your paper

is in the tear-off position.

from the rear push tractor

QWhen you resume printing, the printer

automaticallyfeeds the paper backward

to the top-of-form position, and starts

printing.

QTo feed the continuous paper backward

from the tear-off position to the standby

position, press the Load/Eject button.

To remove the printed document from rear push tractor, follow the steps below. To remove con-

tinuous paper from the optional pull tractor, see Chapter 2 of the User’s Guide.

Open the paper guide cover, and tear off the printed document

using the printer’s tear-off edge.

from the front push tractor

Make sure that the printer finishes

printing. You may need to press the

Pause button to stop printing.

(When theprinterispaused,thePause

light is on.)

Tear off the fresh supply of continuous

labels at the perforation nearest the

paper entry slot.

HolddowntheLF/FFbuttonto ejectthe

remaining labels from the printer.

cCaution:

When printing on labels, never press the

Load/Eject or Tear Off/Bin button.

Whenfedbackward,labelscaneasilycome

off the backing sheet and cause a paper

jam.

Removing Continuous Paper With Labels

Removing the Printed Document From the Push Tractor

Removing Continuous Paper With Labels

Toavoidpeelinglabelsoffthe backingsheetandjammingtheprinter,followthestepsbelowwhen

you remove continuous paper with labels from the front push tractor.

Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge

Press the Operate button to turn off

the printer. The printer is off when the

surface of the Operate button is even

with the button protectors as shown.

cCaution:

Moving the print head while the printer

is on may damage the printer.

Unplug the printer from the electrical

outlet.

Open the paper guide cover. Then lift

the printer cover by its back edge and

pull it straight up and off the printer.

1 2

Your printer uses EPSON black ribbon cartridge S015086.

When printing becomes faint, you need to replace the ribbon cartridge. Genuine EPSON ribbon

cartridges are designed and manufactured to work properly with your EPSON printer. They

ensure proper operation and long life of the print head and other printer parts.

To replace the ribbon cartridge, follow the steps below.

wWarning:

You will need to move the print head by hand to replace the ribbon cartridge. If you have just

used the printer, the print head may be hot; let it cool for a few minutes before touching it.

Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge

Make sure the print head is not hot; if

it is, let it cool for a few minutes before

touchingit.Thenslidetheprintheadto

the ribbon installation position (the

indented portion of the paper tension

unit) by hand.

Grasp the used ribbon cartridge and

pull it up and out of the printer.

4 5

QWhen the pull tractor is installed, you

can replace the ribbon cartridge when

the print head is not in the ribbon

installation position.

Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge

Remove the separator from the new

ribbon cartridge and discard it. Then

turn the ribbon-tightening knob in the

direction of the arrow to remove any

slack in the ribbon.

Hold the cartridge with the ribbon-

tightening knob up. Fit the cartridge’s

two front notches (➀) over the small

pegs on each side of the printer as

shown. Then lay the cartridge flat so

that the rear notches (➁) fit over the

corresponding pegs.

ribbon-tightening knob

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