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Question posted by dwhite47459 on August 31st, 2015

Pins On Sprocket Don't Line Up

I have a DFX-5000+ dot matrix printer. I load the paper from the front. The pins on the right sprocket no longer line up with the pins on the left sprocket, i.e. the paper is always askew

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Answer #1: Posted by techyagent on September 1st, 2015 8:49 AM
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Technical Brief (Impact Printers) - Page 3

..., which automatically adjusts the platten to the thickness of paper Single sheets, single sheet labels, top- The DFX series EPSON impact printers have a Paper Thickness Lever that allows the printer to use. Sample paper release lever chart Paper release lever position CUT Description Single-sheet position For loading single sheets from the tractor in the read push position...
Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 1

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User Manual - Page 10

... a Quick Reference card listing software commands and DIP switch settings. Inside the back cover of the printer. This information is necessary for your daily use of this chapter first. Other chapters include information on loading paper and using printer options, and a summary of the major parts identified. You can unfold the cover and refer...
User Manual - Page 20

... Chapters 2 and 3. These buttons are described more fully in 1/216-inch increments when the printer is off line. (Feeds paper continuously if the button is held down.) This button can also be used to load paper when the printer is on line. Advances paper to the top of form position. Selects the front or rear tractor. These functions...
User Manual - Page 27

... least five seconds before turning it back on and off the power, wait at least 15 inches wide. Loading paper for I. Rapid switching on . WARNING: Whenever you turn off can damage the printer. Open the printer's front cover by lifting its bottom edge up and toward you need to keep the print head from...
User Manual - Page 45

... consists of your printed text must be sure to leave enough room around the printer for printing on the platen. Positioning the paper supply Since the DFX-5000 can feed smoothly into the printer. 2-2 Loading and Using Paper That way you might damage the printer by printing on labels. Both tractors are using-otherwise, you can reserve the...
User Manual - Page 52

... off line and then press the FRONT/REAR button to switch to the front tractor. When the printer switches tractors, it looks like the printing will start too high or low on adjusting the top of form position. Loading and Using Paper 2-9 You do not need to print. The paper is now loaded to load paper onto the...
User Manual - Page 60

... form position even after the printer is turned off line. 2. Also, the printer advances the paper so that the top of form position is lined up ). Before you start, make sure the printer is turned on the page, you load paper or switch tractors. Make sure the printer is off , reset, or initialized. (The printer remembers separate top of form...
User Manual - Page 62

...lines up with DIP switches. 2. The printer remembers your document. When you move the printing position, you load paper or switch tractors. For example, if you adjust the printing in Chapter 3 on selecting the NLQ mode with the red line on the page, press the ON LINE... This advances the paper slightly so that it easier to adjust your text is critical-not just at the right spot if you get...
User Manual - Page 67

... front tractor. (To switch tractors when the optional pull tractor is no paper loaded in the rear tractor, load paper to the standby position (the first five pins of printing a document, wait for the printer to finish printing before you start, make sure the printer is turned on and that the front tractor is selected (the front...
User Manual - Page 69

... the same steps when you are changing the paper on line so it is advanced to the top of form position. 5. Press the ON LINE button to put the printer back on the rear tractor, the rear tractor should be selected instead.) 2-26 Loading and Using Paper The front-loaded paper automatically feeds back to the standby position...
User Manual - Page 70

...-off feature described on page 2-20 to eject the remaining labels. Then load the new paper as described earlier in this chapter in the printer. Loading and Using Paper 2-27 Q Instead, completely remove the labels first by tearing off line. If the printer is on loading paper. 1. WARNING: Never change paper using the following 1l procedure if labels are already...
User Manual - Page 73

... can also handle a variety of continuous paper. Printing on Special Paper The DFX-5000 can be absolutely sure that your printing stays within the printable area of your paper. For more information on aligning your text on the page can print on setting page length in this chapter. Before loading multi-part forms, however, make sure...
User Manual - Page 74

... still use with sprocket holes for use the DFX-5000's automatic paper handling features if you can easily come off the backing and jam the printer. When adjusting the top of form or printing position, use them Q under normal operating conditions. WARNING: Because labels are loaded in the front tractor only. Loading and Using Paper 2-31 Before using...
User Manual - Page 125

Turn on the printer and open both sprocket lock levers on the pull tractor by pulling them toward you. Then open the top cover. 2. If there is no paper in the standby position, press FRONT/REAR or LINE FEED/LOAD (depending on which tractor is selected) to load the paper to the top of form position. Make sure...
User Manual - Page 208

... Item Print head position On/off line status Left and right margins Line spacing Page length Top of form ...PAPER SELECT button Cleared Every eight characters Reset to current DIP switch setting Left justification Conforms to current DIP switch settings where applicable. Other effects are cancelled. Default settings The table below shows the default conditions that become valid when the printer...
User Manual - Page 218

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... paper memory function, you load paper. 1.4.8.2 Saving Paper Format and Thickness Information To save paper format and thickness information for up to two different types of the buttons below . Memory area 1 is sekcted when DIP switch 3-4 is valid when using the paper memory function. To select memory area 2, turn on the printer. Table 1-10. Table 1-9. A Product Description DFX-5000...
Service Manual - Page 40

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... DFX-5000+ Service Manual 2.1.4 Paper Feed Mechanism Figures 2-7, 2-8, and 2-9 show the paper feed mechanism. After you load paper, it is loaded, the paper pushes the leaf spring and blocks the photo interrupter. When paper is...sprocket. The top PE sensor is used with the reflection plate on the paper bail assembly. The pull tractor sensor monitors whether the pull tractor is loaded, the paper...

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