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Loading Special Paper and Other Media

Loading capacities for EPSON special media
About special media cleaning sheets

You can achieve good results with most types of plain bond paper. However, using coated paper and glossy film will result in higher quality printouts because these types of media absorb smaller amounts of ink.

EPSON provides special types of media that are formulated for the ink used in EPSON ink jet printers. EPSON recommends using media that is distributed by EPSON to ensure high-quality results. See Media types for a complete list of these products.

When loading special media that is distributed by EPSON, read the instruction sheets packed with the media first and keep the points listed below in mind.

Make sure that the printable side of the paper is facing up when loading media into the sheet feeder. See the instruction sheets packed with the media to determine which side is the printable surface. Some types of media have cut corners to help identify the correct loading direction, as shown in the illustration.

Note:

If you extend the printable area by selecting Maximum as the Printable Area setting in the printer driver, the cut corner on special paper may mar your printout.

Make sure that the paper stack fits under the arrow mark that is located on the inside surface of the left edge guide.

If the paper is curled, flatten it or curl it slightly toward the opposite side before loading it. Printing on curled paper may smear your printout, especially when printing with Maximum selected as the Printable Area setting.

If ink smears on your documents when printing on thick media, set the adjust lever to the "+" position. To set the adjust lever, open the printer cover and position the lever as shown in the illustration.

Note:

Return the adjust lever to the "0" position before printing on media of normal thickness. Leaving the lever in the "+" position may cause gaps in the printed image.

When the adjust lever is in the "+" position, make sure that the High Speed check box in the printer driver's Advanced dialog box is cleared. To clear this check box, you may also need to change the Print Quality setting or align the print head using the Print Head Alignment utility.

If you wish to print on the reverse side of an Ink Jet Card with Maximum selected as the Printable Area setting, flatten the card or curl it slightly toward the opposite side before loading. Set the adjust lever to the "+" position before printing.

Loading capacities for EPSON special media

See below to find the loading capacities for EPSON special media.

Media Type	Loading Capacity
360 dpi Ink Jet Paper and Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper	Up to the arrow mark on the left edge guide.
Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards, Ink Jet Note Cards, and Ink Jet Greeting Cards	Up to 30 cards. Always place the included support sheet* under the cards.
Photo Quality Glossy Film	One sheet at a time or a maximum of 20 sheets. When loading multiple sheets, set the minimum top margin of the page to 30 mm. Always put a support sheet* or a sheet of plain paper under the glossy film.
Ink Jet Transparencies	Up to 30 transparencies. Always put a sheet of plain paper under the stack of transparencies.
Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets	One sheet at a time.
Photo Paper	Up to 20 sheets. For 200 x 300 mm Photo Paper, you can only load one sheet at a time. Always put a support sheet* under the stack of Photo Paper.
Premium Glossy Photo Paper	One sheet at a time.
Photo Stickers 16 and Photo Stickers 4	One sheet at a time.
Panoramic Photo Paper and Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper	One sheet at a time.
Matte Paper-Heavyweight	Up to 20 sheets. Always put a support sheet* under the stack of Matte Paper-Heavyweight.

* Do not print on support sheets that are loaded under special media.

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About special media cleaning sheets

Cleaning sheets that are packaged with EPSON special media should not be used with this printer. The cleaning function performed by these sheets is not necessary with this type of printer and the sheets may jam in the printer.

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