Epson 2190 User Manual

EPSON FX-890/FX-2190

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The Micro Adjust function allows you to move the paper 
forward or backward in 1/216-inch (0.118 mm) increments to 
adjust the tear-off and top-of-form positions. 

If your paper’s perforation is not aligned with the tear-off edge, 
you can use the Micro Adjust function to move the perforation 
to the tear-off position. Your tear-off position setting remains in 
effect until you change it, even if you turn off the printer.

Caution: Never use the knob to adjust the tear-off position; this may 
damage the printer or cause it to lose the tear-off position.

1. Make sure the Tear Off/Bin light is flashing (the paper is at 

the current tear-off position). You may need to press the 

Tear Off/Bin

 button to advance the paper to the tear-off 

position. 

2. Hold down the 

Pause

 button for about three seconds. The 

Pause light begins flashing and the printer enters Micro 
Adjust mode.

3. Open the paper guide cover and press 

LF/FF

 D to feed 

paper backward, or 

Load/Eject

 U to feed paper forward, 

until the paper perforation is aligned with the tear-off edge 
of the printer cover.

Note: The printer has a minimum and a maximum tear-off 
position. If you try to adjust the position beyond these limits, the 
printer beeps and stops moving the paper.

4. Tear off the printed pages.

5. Press the 

Pause

 button to turn off Micro Adjust mode.

When you resume printing, the printer automatically feeds the 
paper back to the top-of-form position and begins printing. 

The top-of-form position is the position on the page where the 
printer starts printing. If your printing appears too high or low 
on the page, you can use the Micro Adjust function to adjust 
the top-of-form position, as described below. Your top-of-form 
position setting remains in effect until you change it, even if you 
turn off the printer.

Caution: Never use the knob to adjust the top-of-form position; this 
may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position.

1. Make sure the printer is turned on.

2. Load paper. (If the tractor is in a push position, press the 

Load/Eject

 button to advance continuous paper to the 

current top-of-form position.) If necessary, lift up the 
printer cover so you can see the paper position.

3. Hold down the 

Pause

 button for three seconds. The Pause 

light flashes and the printer enters Micro Adjust mode.

4. Press the 

LF/FF

 D button to move the top-of-form position 

up on the page, or press the 

Load/Eject

 U button to move 

the top-of-form position down on the page.

5. Press the 

Pause

 button to exit Micro Adjust mode.

Note: The printer has a minimum and a maximum top-of-form 
position. If you try to adjust it beyond these limits, the printer 
beeps and stops moving the paper. 

When the paper reaches the default top-of-form position, the 
printer beeps and stops moving the paper briefly. You can use 
this setting as a reference point when adjusting the position. 

The top margin setting made in some software overrides the 
top-of-form position setting you make with the Micro Adjust 
function. 

tear-off edge

paper 
perforation