Epson 5000 - Manual (Page 38)

Using Continuous Paper
6. Replace the printer cover.
7. Move the paper-release lever to the push-tractor position.
You are now ready to load continuous paper with the push tractor.
Installing in the pull-tractor position
1. Make sure the power is turned off. Lift the printer cover and
paper guide up and off the printer.
2. Grasp both ends of the clear plastic paper-tension unit and lift it
up from the front and lift it off the printer.
3. If necessary, remove the tractor from the push-tractor position
by pressing the lock tabs open while lifting the tractor up and
out of the mounting slots.
4. Press the tractor’s lock tabs open. Tilt the tractor forward and
lower it into the printer’s front mounting slots. An arrow on
each side of the mounting slots shows you where to align the
5. When the tractor is positioned in the mounting slots, release the
lock tabs.
6. Pull the paper-release lever forward to the pull-tractor position.
You are now ready to load continuous paper.
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