Handling Paper And Other Media; Selecting Media For Your Printer - Epson STYLUS 4800 Printer Manual

Chapter 2:
Handling
Paper and
Other Media
Note: You can purchase
additional roll paper
spindles and other
accessories or options
from the Epson Pro
Graphics web site
(http://prographics.epson.
com) or your authorized
Epson dealer.
The Epson Stylus Pro 4800 prints on a variety of media, including roll paper
and cut sheets up to 17 inches wide. You can also use heavy stock, such as
posterboard up to 59 mil (1.5 mm) thick, via the straight-through paper
path.
This chapter includes the following information:

Selecting media for your printer

•
Using cut sheet paper
•
Using roll paper
•
Loading paper manually
•
Optimizing the settings for your paper
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Selecting Media for Your Printer
You can print on most types of coated, glossy, plain paper, and other media.
An optional high-tension spindle is also available for printing on certain roll
media such as Epson UltraSmooth
Paper. The spindle applies tension to keep the paper tightly wound. Check
the Epson Pro Graphics web site (http://prographics.epson.com) or your
authorized Epson dealer for available media.
The following table shows the paper sizes you can use:
Supported paper sizes
Roll paper
Size 8.3 to 17 in. wide
(211 to 432 mm)
Maximum 2 in. core: 4 in. (103 mm)
external roll 3 in. core: 6 in. (150 mm)
diameter
Thickness 3.15 to 19.7 mil (0.8 to 0.5 mm)
Always test samples of paper stock in the printer before purchasing large
quantities or printing large jobs. When you use non-Epson paper or other
media, you may need to adjust various settings and create special paper
configurations. See page 58 for instructions.
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TM Fine Art Paper and Textured Fine Art
Cut sheets
8 × 10 in. up to 17 × 22 in.
—
3.15 to 59 mil (0.8 to 1.5 mm)
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