This ‘How To’ guide illustrates the steps to take in order to disable the back-feed option on the EPSON TM-L90 Printer, in order to optimize it for liner-free labels, such as MAXStick.

• **Actions/steps you must physically complete are listed in bold**

Print Status Report

• • Turn the printer off. Now turn it back on while holding down the feed button
  • There will be a print out that starts with Firmware Version (pictured below)
    

    

    • Looking down that initial receipt you will notice a section that says TOP MARGIN: 4.0MM – (see below picture)
      • TOP MARGIN: 4.0mm means that the back-feed setting is currently ON.  (This is what we are changing)
      • Look towards the bottom of the receipt for ‘Select Modes…’  (Pictured above)
        

Mode Selection

• • We will see:
    • Select Modes by executing the following procedure.
      Continue SELF-Test: Less than 1 second
      Mode Selection: 1 second or more  (See the above picture)
  • Hold the feed button down for 1 second or more
    • We have now selected ‘Mode Selection’  (see picture below)
      

      

    • From here we will be selecting option 2: Custom Value Settings
  • Press the feed button 2 times and then press/hold the button a 3rd time for 2+ seconds

Customize Value Settings

• • We will now see ‘Custom Value Settings’ displayed with 13 options (see picture below)
    

    

  • We will want to select option 11 – Top Margin Reduction (this is the back-feed feature)
  • To select Top margin Reduction – Press the feed button 11 times and then press the button a 12th time and hold it for 2 seconds.
    • We have now selected 11. Top Margin Reduction
      

Modes (again)

• • On the receipt we will see the following 3 options:
    0: Return to the menu
    1: when Paper removal standby is valid
    2: when Paper removal standby is invalid (see picture below)
    
  • Select option 1: when Paper removal standby is valid
  • Select this by pressing the feed button 1 time and holding it a 2nd time for 2+ seconds
    

    

    • You have now selected 11.1. When Paper removal standby is valid
  • On your receipt you will now see the ‘Modes’ menu with the following options:
    • Modes
          0: Return to the menu
      ]* 1: Maximum (4.0mm)
          2: Not reduce (14.0mm)
      ] means default value
      * means current value

      

  • Select option 2: Not reduce (14.0mm)
  • Press the feed button 2 times and hold it for a 3rd time for 2+ seconds
    • The receipt should now display (see below picture)
      11.1 Top margin reduction
      11.1. When Paper removal standby is valid
      Not Reduce 14.0mm
      

      

•  The process is complete.  You can now turn off the printer.
  

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