Handling Paper And Other Media; Selecting Media For Your Printer - Epson STYLUS PRO 4900 User Manual

Chapter 2:
Handling
Paper and
Other Media
Note: You can purchase
additional roll paper
spindles and other
accessories or options
from your Epson
Professional Imaging
authorized reseller.
The Epson Stylus Pro 4900 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 front manual feeder.
This chapter includes the following information:

Selecting media for your printer

•
Using cut sheet paper
•
Using roll paper
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Loading paper manually
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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.
Check the Epson Pro Imaging website (www.proimaging.epson.com) or
your Epson Professional Imaging authorized reseller for available media.
The following table shows the paper sizes you can use:
Supported paper sizes
Roll paper
Size 8.0 to 17 in. wide
(203 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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Cut sheets
8 × 10 in. up to 17 × 24 in.
(203 x 254 up to 432 x 610
mm)
—
3.15 to 59 mil (0.8 to 1.5 mm)
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