Service manual

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EPSON FX-880/FX-1180 Service Manual
Feed speed
Table 1-5. Feed Speed
Mode Type of Feed Speed
Normal 1/6 inch 62 ms/line
Continuous 5.0 inches/sec (0.127 m/sec)
Copy 1/6 inch 83 ms/line
Continuous 3.1 inches/sec (0.078 m/sec)
Release lever Set the paper release lever using the following table.
Table 1-6. Paper Release Lever Position
Lever Position Paper Entrance Paper Types
Single-sheet
position
Front insertion Cut sheet (single sheet and multi-part)
Card stock
CSF bin1 Cut sheet (single sheet and multi-part)
Envelopes, card stock
CSF bin2 Cut sheet (single sheet)
From rear using roll paper holder Roll paper
Front push tractor
position
From front using front push tractor, or
using front push and pull tractors in
combination
Continuous paper (single sheet and multi-part)
Rear push tractor
position
From rear using rear push tractor, or rear
push and pull tractors in combination
Continuous paper (single sheet and multi-part)
Pull tractor position From front, rear, or bottom using top-
mounted pull tractor
Continuous paper (single sheet and multi-part)
Paper thickness lever Set the paper thickness lever, as indicated in the following table.
Table 1-7. Paper Thickness Lever Position
Lever Position Paper Thickness (inches) Paper Thickness (mm)
Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum
0 0.0024 0.0047 0.065 0.12
1 0.0047 0.0075 0.12 0.19
2 0.0075 0.0102 0.19 0.26
3 0.0102 0.0126 0.26 0.32
4 0.0126 0.0142 0.32 0.36
5 0.0142 0.0157 0.36 0.40
6 0.0157 0.0205 0.40 0.52