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Loading continuous paper with the tractor
1. Make sure the printer is turned off. 
2.
For LQ-680 users:
Select tractor feeding with the paper release lever, and make 
sure the paper thickness lever is set to 0
 if you are using 
ordinary continuous paper.
For LQ-680Pro users:
Select tractor feeding with the Paper Source
 button, and 
make sure the paper thickness lever is set to Auto
 or 0
 if you 
are using ordinary continuous paper.
3. Slide the edge guide out as far as it will go. 
						

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4. Release the sprocket lock levers by pushing them up.
5. Facing the back of the printer, position the left sprocket unit 
so that the sprocket pins are to the left of the “0” on the scale 
and the arrow mark on the printer. Then push down the lock 
lever to lock the sprocket in place.
Note:
Printing starts at the arrow mark on the printer and the “0” mark 
on the scale. The unprintable area is to the left of the arrow mark 
and the “0”.
arrow mark
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6. Slide the right sprocket unit to roughly match the width of 
your paper, but do not lock it.
7. Slide the paper support midway between the two sprocket 
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8. Open the sprocket covers.
9. Fit the first three holes of the continuous paper over the 
sprocket pins on both sides. Be sure to load your paper 
printable side up.
 
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Caution:
Make sure the first sheet of your continuous paper has a 
clean, straight edge so that it can feed smoothly into the 
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10. Close the sprocket covers. If necessary, unlock and reposition 
the left sprocket unit so that the perforation aligns with the 
arrow mark on the printer. Then lock the sprocket in place.
11. Slide the right sprocket unit to remove any slack in the paper. 
Then push down the sprocket lock lever to lock the sprocket 
in place.
12. Turn on the printer. When the printer receives data, it 
automatically loads the paper before printing. 
						

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When using continuous paper, you can use the tear-off function 
to tear off printed pages not wasting any blank pages next to the 
printed pages. For more information, see the next section.
Note:
o
You can advance the paper to the loading position by pressing the 
Load/Eject
 button before the printer receives data. 
o
Always make sure there is at least one more sheet than required, 
because continuous paper may not feed properly if it is not fed 
through the sprocket.
 
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Caution:
Use the knob on the right side of the printer only to clear paper 
jams when the printer is off. Otherwise, you may damage the 
printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position.
Using the tear-off function 
After you have finished printing, you can use the tear-off function 
to advance continuous paper on the tractor to the tear-off edge of 
the printer. You can then easily tear off printed sheets. When you 
resume printing, the printer automatically feeds paper back to the 
loading position so you can save paper that would normally be 
lost between documents.
You can use the tear-off function in two ways: by pressing the 
button on the control panel, or by using the control panel’s 
default-setting mode or the EPSON Remote! utility to select auto 
tear-off. (See “About Your Printer’s Default Settings” on page 4-3 
for information on the printer’s default-setting mode.) 
						

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If the perforation between pages is not aligned with the tear-off 
edge, you can adjust the tear-off position using the micro-adjust 
feature as described later in this chapter.
 
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Caution:
Never use the tear-off function to feed labels backwards; they may 
come off their backing and jam the printer.
Using the Tear Off button
You can use the Tear Off
 button (the Tear Off/Bin
 button on the 
LQ-680 or the Tear Off/Special Paper
 button on the LQ-680Pro) 
to advance continuous paper to the tear-off position by following 
the steps below:
1. Make sure printing has finished. Then press the Tear Off 
button until the two lights on the control panel start flashing. 
The printer advances the paper to the tear-off edge.
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2. Tear off all printed pages at the tear-off edge. If the perforation 
is not aligned with the tear-off edge, adjust the tear-off 
position using the micro-adjust feature. See “Adjusting the 
tear-off position” later in this chapter.
3. When you resume printing, the printer feeds the paper back 
to the top-of-form position and begins printing. (You can also 
manually feed the paper back to the top-of-form position by 
pressing the same button used to advance the paper.)
Using auto tear-off mode
When you turn on the auto tear-off function in the printer’s 
default-setting mode or the EPSON Remote! utility, the printer 
advances continuous paper to the tear-off position when you 
finish printing.
The printer advances paper to the tear-off position only when it 
receives a full page of data or a form-feed command and then 
receives no more data for three seconds. 
						

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For instructions on how to activate the auto tear-off function, see 
“About Your Printer’s Default Settings” on page 4-3 or open the 
EPSON Remote! utility as described in Chapter 3 and follow the 
on-screen instructions. While using the default-setting mode or 
the utility, also make sure the page length is set correctly for your 
continuous paper.
After the paper has been advanced, tear off all printed pages and 
resume printing as described in “Using the Tear Off button” 
earlier in this chapter. 
You can leave the auto tear-off mode on even when you are using 
single sheets. The mode is disabled while you are using single 
sheets. 
Removing continuous paper
1. After you finish printing, tear-off all printed pages using the 
tear-off function. 
2. Press the Load/Eject
 button to feed the continuous paper 
backward out of the printer and into the standby position.
3. To completely remove continuous paper from the printer, 
open the sprocket covers. Remove the paper from the tractor 
unit, and then close the sprocket covers.
Using Continuous Multipart Forms 
Your printer can use continuous multipart forms with up to six 
parts including the original. You can use carbonless or carbon-
backed multipart forms. 
 
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Before printing, set the paper thickness lever to the correct 
position for your multipart forms. LQ-680 users should set the 
lever as described in the table on page 2-7. LQ-680Pro users 
should make sure the lever is set to the Auto
 position. 
You can load continuous multipart forms in the same way as you 
load ordinary continuous paper. For instructions, see “Using 
Continuous Paper” earlier in this chapter. 
 
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Caution:
When printing on multipart forms, make sure that your software 
settings keep the printing entirely within the printable area of the 
forms. Printing on the edge of a multipart form can damage the 
print head. For information about the printable area, see the paper 
specifications in Appendix C.
Using Overlapping Multipart Forms 
(LQ-680Pro) 
LQ-680Pro users can print on overlapping multipart forms 
backed with continuous paper. The page length of the multipart 
forms is longer than that of the backing continuous paper. So 
when extended, one pages multipart forms overlap the next 
pages multipart forms. The thickness of this overlapping area is 
thicker than the printable area. 
Before printing, set the paper thickness lever to the Auto
 position. 
Also turn on both the overlapping-forms and the skip-over-
perforation settings using the default setting mode. See 
“Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever” earlier in this chapter and 
“Changing default settings” on page 4-9 for more information. 
You can load continuous multipart forms in the same way as you 
load ordinary continuous paper. For instructions, see “Using 
Continuous Paper” earlier in this chapter.