Adjusting The Platen Gap For Thick Or Thin Paper - Epson Stylus Pro 4000 Printer Manual

Caution: To avoid
damaging the printer,
make sure you do not
select the Narrow
setting when you print
on heavy media.

Adjusting the Platen Gap for Thick or Thin Paper

When you print on unusually thick or thin paper, you may need to adjust
the platen gap setting. Normally, the
to adjust automatically. However, if print quality is not satisfactory when
using very thin or very thick stock, you may need to change this setting
Follow these steps:
1. Press the
Menu
2. Press the
Menu
display
PLATEN GAP
3. Press the
Menu
setting.
4. Use the and
default setting; you can also choose
5. Press the
Menu
to the selected setting.
6. Press the Pause button to exit the menu.
If you've selected a non-standard platen gap, the letter
corner of the display to remind you of the narrow or wide setting. When you
switch media, don't forget to change the setting back to
If you're printing on non-EPSON media, you may also need to create a
paper configuration to optimize your results. See the following section for
more information.
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Handling Paper and Other Media
STANDARD
button.
Printer Setup
button again to select the Printer Setup menu and
.
button.
STANDARD
buttons to change the setting. (
NARROW
button to save the setting. An asterisk appears next
setting allows the printer
appears on the display.
is displayed as the current
is the
STANDARD
, , or
WIDE WIDER
or appears in the
N W
STANDARD.
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