Printing; Paper - Epson Stylus Pro 5500 Printer Manual

Appendix A:
Specifications
Size
Letter (8.5 11 inches)
A3 (11.7 × 16.5 inches
A4 (8.3 11.7 inches)
A5 (5.8 8.3 inches)
A6 (4.1 5.8 inches)
Legal (8.5 14 inches)
Half Letter (5.5 8.5 inches)
Executive (7.5 10 inches)
Super A3/B (13 × 19 inches)
US B (11 × 17 inches)
B4 (10.1 × 14.2 inches)
B5 (7.2 10.1 inches)
* Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time,
EPSON cannot attest to the quality of any non-EPSON brand or type of paper. Always test samples of paper
stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs. Poor quality paper may reduce print quality and
cause paper jams and other problems. If you encounter problems, switch to a higher grade of paper.
** Special papers distributed by EPSON are usable only under these conditions:
Temperature: 59 to 77 °F (15 to 25 °C)
Humidity: 40 to 60% RH

Printing

Printing method
Nozzle configuration
Resolution
Ink type
Print direction
Control code
Line spacing
Paper feed speed
Input buffer

Paper

Paper types*
Plain bond paper and
special ink jet papers
distributed by EPSON**
1
On-demand ink jet
96 nozzles 6 (black, cyan, magenta, yellow,
light cyan, light magenta)
Maximum 2880 dpi 720 dpi
EPSON Archival Ink (pigment based)
Bidirectional with logic seeking
™
ESC/P Raster
1/6 inch (default), programmable in
1/720-inch increments
79 milliseconds per 1/6-inch line
152 mm per second in continuous feeding
256KB
Thickness
Plain paper:
0.003 to 0.004 inch
(0.08 to 0.11 mm)
Weight
Plain paper:
17 to 24 lb
2
(64 to 90 g/m )