Selecting A Paper Path; Using The Standard And Optional Paper Trays; Paper Tray Loading Capacities And Guidelines - Epson Color Proofer 5500 Specifications

EPSON Stylus Pro 5500

Selecting a Paper Path

You can use the 250-sheet auto feed paper trays for the letter-
size or larger papers you print on most often. The front manual
slot gives you a convenient way to feed individual Executive-size
or larger sheets. The rear manual slot provides a straight-
through paper path for papers of all sizes and weights, up to
44 inches long.
The following illustrations show the paper paths available:
Standard paper tray:
Optional lower paper tray:
Front manual feed slot:
Rear manual feed slot:
The following table indicates the paper sizes you can print from
the four paper paths:
Substrate sizes and paper paths
Substrate Sizes Standard
paper tray
Half letter/A5 —
or less
Executive —
(7.5 × 10 in.)
Letter/A4 OK
Letter/A4 landscape OK
Legal OK
Ledger/tabloid/A3/B OK
(11 × 17 in.)
Super A3/B OK
(13 × 19 in.)
Panoramic, banner, —
or paper longer than
19 in.
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Optional Front Rear
lower manual manual
paper tray slot slot
— — OK
— OK OK
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OK OK OK
— — OK
Using the Standard and Optional
Paper Trays
You can use these trays for most sizes of paper up to 13 × 19
inches. However, the trays can't handle paper shorter than
11 inches (letter-size).
To determine how many sheets of your paper type you can load
in the paper trays, see the next section.
When you load paper in either of the trays, you need to set the
paper size and media type levers to match the paper you're
using, as described on page 11. This allows your software to
verify that the print settings for a project are correct for the
paper you're using. If the print settings don't match the lever
settings, you'll get an error message, and your job won't print.
Note:
You can disable verification by setting the levers to Other. However,
the purpose of paper size and media type verification is to help you
avoid printing errors, and you should take advantage of this help
whenever possible.
Paper Tray Loading Capacities and
Guidelines
The loading capacity of the paper trays depends on the type of
paper you're loading. Use this table to determine the number of
sheets you can load:
Paper type Paper tray capacity
Archival Matte Paper 50 (A4 or letter size)
20 (A3 or Super A3/B
size)
Premium Glossy 20
Photo Paper
Professional Glossy 20
Paper
Premium Luster 20
Photo Paper
Plain paper 250
Note:
You can't load Watercolor Paper - Radiant White or card stock in the
paper trays. Use the rear manual feed slot only.
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Additional information
Use the support sheet
packed with the paper
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Use the rear manual
feed slot for paper
smaller than letter size