Epson LQ-570e Manuel D’Utilisation

EPSON LQ-570e

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Advancing the Paper to the Tear-Off Edge

If you use the push tractor, you can use the tear-off feature to 
advance your continuous paper to the tear-off edge when you 
finish printing. You can then easily tear off the printed 
document. When you resume printing, the printer 
automatically feeds the paper back to the top-of-form position, 
saving the paper normally lost between documents.

You can use the tear-off feature manually by pressing the 

Tear Off/Bin

 button, or automatically by turning on the auto 

tear-off mode.

If the perforation between pages is not aligned with the tear-off 
edge, you can adjust the position of the perforation using the 
micro adjust feature. 

Never use the tear-off feature (by pressing the Tear Off/

Bin button or turning on the auto tear-off mode) to feed 

continuous paper with labels backward; they may come 

off their backing sheet and jam the printer. 

Using the Tear Off/Bin button 

After your document prints, check that the Tear Off/Bin lights 
are not flashing. Then press the 

Tear Off/Bin

 button. The Tear 

Off/Bin lights start flashing and the paper advances to the tear-
off edge.

If the Tear Off/Bin lights are flashing, the paper is in the 

tear-off position. If you press the Tear Off/Bin button 

again, your paper feeds to the top-of-form position.

Advancing the paper to the tear-off position 

automatically 

To automatically advance your printed documents to the tear-
off position, you need to turn on the auto tear-off mode and 
select the appropriate page length for continuous paper in the 
default setting mode. For instructions, see “Changing Default 
Settings” on page 15.

When auto tear-off is on, the paper automatically advances to 
the tear-off position when the printer receives a full page of data 
or a form feed command followed by no more data.

Adjusting the tear-off position 

If the paper perforation is not aligned with the tear-off edge, 
you can use the micro adjust feature to move the perforation to 
the tear-off position. Follow the steps below.

Never use the knob to adjust the tear-off position;

this may damage the printer or cause it to lose the

tear-off position. 
Your tear-off position setting remains in effect until you 

change it, even if you turn off the printer.

1. Make sure the Tear Off/Bin lights are flashing (the paper 

is at the current tear-off position). If necessary, press the 

Tear Off/Bin

 button to advance the paper to the tear-off 

position.

2. Open the paper guide cover.

3. Hold down the 

Pause

 button for about 3 seconds. The 

Pause light begins flashing and the printer enters the micro 
adjust mode.

4. Press the 

LF/FF

 

D button to feed the paper backward, or 

press the 

Load/Eject

 

U button to feed the paper forward 

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

The printer has a minimum and maximum tear-off 

position. If you try to adjust the tear-off position

beyond these limits, the printer beeps and stops 

moving the paper.

5. After you set the tear-off position, press the 

Pause

 button 

to turn off the micro adjust mode.

6. Tear off the printed page(s).

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

Clearing Paper Jams

1. Turn off the printer.

2. If a single sheet of paper is stuck on the paper guide, gently 

remove it.

3. Remove the printer cover. If continuous paper from the rear 

slot is loaded in the printer, remove the paper guide.

4. If continuous paper is jammed in the printer, tear off the 

supply at the perforation nearest the paper entry slot.

5. Turn the knob away from you to eject the paper in the 

printer. Remove any remaining pieces of paper.

Use the knob to clear paper jams only when the printer 

is turned off; otherwise, you may damage the printer or 

lose the top-of-form or tear-off position.

tear-off edge