Epson Lq590 User Guide

Paper Handling21
10. Attach the front cover with 
the continuous paper 
positioned as shown.
11. Make sure the paper guide is 
lying flat on the printer and 
slide the edge guides to the 
middle of the paper guide.
12. Turn on the printer. When the printer receives data, it automatically 
loads the paper and starts printing.
If the first line on your page appears too high or low, you can change its 
position using the Micro Adjust function as described on page 33. 
Additionally, when using the push...

22Paper Handling 4. Slide the left sprocket 
approximately 0.5 inch 
(12 mm) from the far 
left position and push 
the blue lever back to 
lock it in place. Then 
slide the right sprocket 
to match the width of 
your paper, but do not 
lock it. 
The triangle mark on top of the printer indicates the point furthest to 
the left where printing can begin.
5. Make sure your paper 
has a clean, straight 
edge. Then open both 
sprocket covers and fit 
the first four holes of 
the paper, with the 
printable side...

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Loading Continuous Paper with the Pull Tractor
1. Make sure the printer is turned off, and the printer cover is 
removed. Also make sure the tractor is installed in the pull position 
and the paper guide is lying flat on the printer. (You may need to 
move the tractor from the rear push or front push position.)
2. Set the paper release lever to the pull tractor position. 
3. Release the 
sprockets by 
pulling the 
sprocket lock 
levers forward.
4. Slide the left 
sprocket 
approximately...

24Paper Handling 6. Insert the paper into the front or bottom paper slot as shown below 
until it emerges between the platen and the ribbon guide. Then pull 
up the paper until the perforation between the first and second 
pages is even with the top of the printer’s ribbon.
Front slot
Before you load paper in the 
front slot, remove the front 
cover. Then load paper with 
the printable side facing up.
Bottom slot
Load paper in the bottom 
slot with the printable side 
facing up.
7. Fit four holes of the...

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10. If you load paper in the 
front slot, reattach the front 
cover.
If you have the LQ-2090, 
remove the sub cover from 
the front cover before 
replacing the front cover. Be 
sure to reattach the sub cover 
when you want to print from 
a different paper source.
11. Turn on the printer.
12. Remove any slack in the paper by pressing the LF/FF button. 
When the printer receives data, it will start printing at the current 
position without advancing the paper. If necessary, adjust the top...

26Paper Handling
Removing paper from the pull tractor
1. After you finish printing, 
tear off the paper supply at 
the perforation nearest the 
paper entry slot.
2. To feed paper forward and eject it, hold down the 
LF/FF button.
cCaution:
Never press the 
Load/Eject or Tear Off/Bin button when you are 
using the pull tractor; the paper could come off the pull tractor and 
jam in the printer.
Loading Single Sheets with the Paper Guide
You can load ordinary single 
sheets and envelopes one at a time 
from...

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1. Make sure the paper guide is in the upright position. Then set the 
paper-thickness lever to 0 if you are using ordinary single-sheet 
paper. (If you are using envelopes, see “Envelopes” on page 30.)
2. Move the paper release lever to the single-sheet position.
3. Turn on the printer, if necessary.
4. Slide the left edge guide 
until it locks in place next 
to the triangle mark on the 
paper guide. Next adjust 
the right edge guide to 
match the width of your 
paper.
5. Load a sheet...

28Paper Handling
Loading Special Papers
Follow the guidelines in this section when loading single-sheet multipart 
forms, labels, envelopes, and postcards.
Continuous multipart forms
Except for adjusting the paper-thickness lever, you load continuous 
multipart forms the same way as ordinary continuous paper. 
Note:
❏Be sure the multipart forms do not exceed 0.015 inch (0.39 mm) in 
thickness.
❏Do not load paper that is curled or has been folded.
❏Thick paper, such as a multipart form with five parts,...

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Note:
❏It is best to load continuous paper with labels on the pull tractor. Do not 
load labels on the rear or front push tractor.
❏Do not load continuous paper with labels from the rear paper slot. Because 
the rear paper path is curved, labels may come off their backing sheets 
inside the printer and cause a paper jam.
❏Do not load paper that is curled or has been folded.
❏Never feed labels backward using the 
Load/Eject or Tear Off/Bin button. 
When fed backward, labels can easily...

30Paper Handling
Envelopes
You can feed envelopes one at a time using the paper guide, or you can 
load multiple envelopes using the optional high-capacity cut-sheet 
feeder (bin 1 of the double-bin cut-sheet feeder).
Before loading envelopes, set the paper-thickness lever to position 3, 4, or 
6, depending on the thickness of the envelopes. See page 18 for more 
information.
To load single envelopes, follow 
the instructions under “Loading 
Single Sheets with the Paper 
Guide” on page 26. Be sure to...