Epson Stylus Pro 7400 User Manual
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Paper Handling261 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 English Loading roll paper onto the take-up reel core w Warning: ❏Turn off the Auto Take-up Reel Unit before loading paper. If the take-up reel unit operates unexpectedly, bodily injury may occur. ❏Make sure the take-up reel unit is installed properly and securely. Bodily injury may occur if it falls. Before you load roll paper onto the take-up reel core, check the following: ❏Make sure that the leading edge of the roll paper is straight. ❏Be sure to remove the center shaft from the upper basket hooks and the lower shafts from the holes on the bottom of the base unit, and put the paper basket under the printer. Winding paper forward When you want paper wound onto the take-up reel core with the print on the outside, set the take-up reel unit to wind paper forward. Follow the steps below. 1. Attach the three paper guides packaged with the Auto Take-up Reel Unit evenly.
262Paper Handling 2. Make sure that the roll paper is loaded in the printer properly. For instructions, see “Loading roll paper” on page 250. 3. Press the Paper Source l button to select Roll Auto Cut Off . 4. Press the Paper Feed d button on the printer to advance the roll paper. 5. Set the Auto switch on the control box to Off.
Paper Handling263 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 English 6. Tape the leading edge of the roll paper to the take-up reel core in three places. 7. Press the Paper Feed d button to feed the paper forward and create a loop of slack.
264Paper Handling 8. Move and hold the Manual switch on the Auto Take-up Reel Unit to the Forward position, and take up at least one turn of paper on the take-up reel core. Make sure that adequate slack remains between the roll paper and the take-up reel core. Winding paper backward When you want the paper wound onto the take-up reel core with the print on the inside, set the take-up reel unit to wind paper backward. Follow the steps below. 1. Remove the paper guides from the printer. 2. Make sure that the roll paper is loaded in the printer properly. For instructions, see “Loading roll paper” on page 250. 3. Press the Paper Source l button to select Roll Auto Cut Off .
Paper Handling265 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 English 4.Press the Paper Feed d button on the printer to advance the roll paper. 5. Set the Auto switch on the control box to Off.
266Paper Handling 6. Pull the bottom of the roll paper around the back of the reel core as shown below. Then tape the leading edge of the paper to the reel core in three places. 7. Press the Paper Feed d button to feed the paper forward and create a loop of slack.
Paper Handling267 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 English 8. Move and hold the Manual switch on the Auto Take-up Reel Unit to the Backward position and take up at least one turn of paper on the take-up reel core. Make sure that adequate slack remains between the roll paper and the take-up reel core. Taking-up your prints When the Auto Take-up Reel Unit is installed, and the take up reel core is loaded with paper to take-up in the desired direction, you can use the unit to take up your prints. w Warning: ❏Do not touch the Auto Take-up Reel Unit while it is operating. Doing so may result in injury. ❏Do not look directly at the sensor beam. Doing so may cause permanent eye damage.
268Paper Handling c Caution: During operation, be sure to stay out of the sensor detection area. Interrupting the sensor beam can cause paper to be taken up under tension and adversely affect printing. 1. Press the Paper Source l button to select Roll Auto Cut Off . 2. Set the direction of take-up with the Auto switch on the control box. 3. Send a print job to the printer. The printer starts printing. The Auto Take-up Reel Unit takes up the roll paper in the direction you set in step 2. To wind forward To wind backward Light detector Light emitter Light detector sensor detection area
Paper Handling269 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 English Note: Do not touch the Manual switch while printing is in progress. Doing so may damage your prints. Removing paper after take-up After paper take-up, remove the take-up reel core as follows. 1. Turn off the Auto Take-up Reel Unit. w Warning: Turn off the Auto Take-up Reel Unit before removing the take-up reel core. If the take-up reel unit operates unexpectedly, injury may occur. 2. Press the Paper Source l button to select Roll Auto Cut On . Then press and hold the Enter button for 3 seconds. The roll paper is cut automatically. Note: If you are printing on very thick roll paper, it is recommended that you set the Auto Cut setting to off (on the printer’s control panel and in the printer driver) and press the Paper Feed d button on the printer to feed the paper, and then cut the paper yourself; otherwise the paper cutter may be damaged. See “Cutting the roll paper manually” on page 256.
270Paper Handling 3. Turn the lever to unlock the movable unit, and then slide it to the left so that the flange knob clears the end of the take-up reel core. While doing this, support the take-up reel core with one hand to keep it from falling. 4. Remove the take-up reel core from the flange knob on the movable unit. 5. Similarly, remove the take-up reel core from the flange knob on the drive unit.