Printing on Special Media

EPSON Color Laser Paper
EPSON Color Laser Transparencies
Envelopes
Labels
Thick paper
Loading a custom paper size

You can print on special media which include Epson paper such as the following.

Note:

Since the quality of any particular brand or type of media may be changed by the manufacturer at any time, Epson cannot guarantee the quality of any type of media. Always test samples of media stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs.

EPSON Color Laser Paper

When loading EPSON Color Laser Paper, you should make paper settings as shown below:

• Make settings on the Basic Settings in the printer driver.

Paper Size:	A4
Paper Source:	MP Tray (up to 150 sheets or up to 16.5 mm thick stack), Lower Cassette (up to 500 sheets or up to 55 mm thick stack)
Paper Type:	Plain

• You can also make these settings on the Tray Menu in the control panel. See Tray Menu.

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EPSON Color Laser Transparencies

Epson recommends the use of EPSON Color Laser Transparencies.

Note:

Duplex printing is not available for transparencies.

Transparencies can be loaded into the MP tray only. When using transparencies, you should make paper settings as shown below:

• Make settings on the Basic Settings in the printer driver.

Paper Size:	A4 or LT
Paper Source:	MP Tray (up to 60 sheets)
Paper Type:	Transparency

• You can also make these settings on the Tray Menu in the control panel. See Tray Menu.

Please note the following when handling this media:

• Hold each sheet by its edges, as oil from your fingers may transfer to the surface and damage the printable surface of the sheet. The Epson logo appears on the printable side.

• When loading transparencies in the MP tray, insert the short edge first as shown below.

• When using transparencies, load them in the MP tray and set the Paper Type setting to Transparency in the printer driver.

• When the Paper Type setting in the printer driver is set to Transparency, do not load any other type of paper except transparencies.

• When printing transparencies, the printing speed is extremely slow.

Caution:

Sheets that have just been printed on may be hot.

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Envelopes

The print quality of envelopes may be irregular because different parts of an envelope have different thicknesses. Print one or two envelopes to check the print quality.

Caution:

Do not use window envelopes. The plastic on most window envelopes will melt when it comes into contact with the fuser.

Note:

Depending on the quality of envelopes, the printing environment, or the printing procedure, envelopes might be wrinkled. Make a trial print run before you print on a lot of envelopes. Duplex printing is not available for envelopes.

When loading envelopes, you should make paper settings as shown below:

• Make settings on the Basic Settings in the printer driver.

Paper Size:	IB5, C6, MON, C10, DL, or C5
Paper Source:	MP Tray (up to 15 sheets, or a stack up to 16.5 mm thick)
Paper Type:	Normal

• You can also make these settings on the Tray Menu in the control panel. See Tray Menu.

Please note the following when handling this media.

• When printing on envelopes, be sure to set the lever on the fuser unit to the envelope position before loading the envelopes. After printing envelopes, be sure to reset the lever to the original position. Printing on media other than envelopes when the lever is set to the envelope position may cause poor print quality because the printer fails to fix toner to the media. It also may cause paper jam and dirty printouts because of the toner that adheres to the rollers inside the printer. When this happens, reset the lever to the original position and print blank pages until the printouts are clean.

Caution:

Be careful not to touch the fuser, which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE, or the surrounding areas. If the printer has been in use, the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot. If you must touch one of these areas, open cover A and B, then wait 30 minutes to allow the heat to subside before doing so.

• Load envelopes with the short edge first as shown below.

• Do not use an envelope that has glue or tape on it.

Caution:

Make sure that the minimum size of envelopes meets the following size requirements: Height: 162 mm Width: 98.43 mm 1. 98.43 mm 2. 162 mm

• When printing envelopes, the printing speed is extremely slow.

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Labels

You can load up to 16.5 mm thick stack of labels into the MP tray at a time. However, you may need to feed some labels one sheet at a time, or load them manually.

Note:

Duplex printing is not available for labels. Depending on the quality of labels, the printing environment, or the printing procedure, labels might be wrinkled. Make a trial print run before you print on a lot of labels.

When loading labels, you should make paper settings as shown below:

• Make settings on the Basic Settings in the printer driver.

Paper Size:	A4 or LT
Paper Source:	MP Tray (up to 50 sheets)
Paper Type:	Labels

• You can also make these settings on the Tray Menu in the control panel. See Tray Menu.

Note:

You should only use labels designed for laser printers or plain-paper copiers. To prevent the label adhesive from coming into contact with printer parts, always use labels that completely cover the backing sheet, with no gaps between the individual labels. Press a sheet of paper on top of each sheet of labels. If the paper sticks, do not use those labels in your printer. You may have to make the setting Thick for Paper Type in the Setup Menu. When printing labels, the printing speed is extremely slow.

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Thick paper

You can load thick paper (91 to 163 g/m²).

When loading thick you should make paper settings as shown below:

• Make settings on the Basic Settings in the printer driver.

Paper Size:	A4, A5, B5, LT, HLT, EXE, GLT
Paper Source:	MP Tray (up to 75 sheets)
Paper Type:	Thick

Note:

When using thick paper, you cannot do duplex printing automatically. When you want to do duplex printing with thick paper, set the Paper Type setting on printer driver to Thick (Back), then do duplex printing manually. When you use thick paper that has been printed on previously, straighten any curled parts before loading it.

• You can also make these settings on the Tray Menu in the control panel. See Tray Menu.

• When you use EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper, make the settings as thick paper.

• When printing thick paper, the printing speed is extremely slow.

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Loading a custom paper size

You can load non-standard size paper (98 × 148 mm to 216 × 297 mm) into the MP tray.

When loading a custom paper size, you should make paper settings as shown below:

• Make settings on the Basic Settings in the printer driver.

Paper Size:	User Defined Size
Paper Source:	MP Tray (up to 16.5 mm thick stack)
Paper Type:	Plain or Thick

Note:

For Windows, access the printer driver, then select User-Defined Size from the Paper Size list on the Basic Settings tab. In the User Defined Paper Size dialog box, adjust the Paper Width, Paper Length, and Unit settings to match your custom paper. Then click OK and your custom paper size will be saved. For Macintosh, access the printer driver, click Custom Size in the Paper Setting dialog box. Then click New, adjust the Paper Width, Paper Length, and Margin settings to match your custom paper. Then enter the setting’s name, and click OK to save your custom paper size.

• You can also make these settings on the Tray Menu in the control panel. See Tray Menu.

• If you cannot use the printer driver as explained above, make this setting at the printer by accessing the control panel’s Printing Menu and selecting CTM (custom) as the Page Size setting.

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