Adjusting The Platen Gap For Thick Or Thin Paper - Epson STYLUS PRO 4900 User Manual

Caution: To avoid
damaging the printer,
make sure you do not
select the NARROW
setting when you print
on heavy media.
3. If the paper is not positioned correctly, press the d or u buttons to
match the cutting position on the paper with the cutting position on the
left side of the print head.
4. Press the button.
5. When the confirmation is displayed on the screen, press d to highlight
, then press
Cut OK

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 button.
Menu
2. Press the button again to display
Menu
3. Press the button.
Menu
4. Use the d or u buttons to change the setting. (
default setting; you can also choose
.)
WIDEST
5. Press the button to save the setting. A checkmark appears next to the
OK
selected setting.
6. Press the l Paper Source button to exit the menu.
If you've selected a non-standard platen gap, the
LCD screen 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.
Handling Paper and Other Media
. The paper is cut.
STANDARD
PRINTER SETUP
is displayed as the current setting.
STANDARD
NARROW
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setting allows the printer
appears on the display.
.
PLATEN GAP
is the
STANDARD
, ,
WIDE WIDER
icon appears on the
STANDARD.
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