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About special media cleaning sheets

You can use most plain bond paper to achieve good results. However, coated paper and glossy paper give you better results because they reduce the amount of ink that is absorbed.

EPSON provides special media that are formulated for the ink used in EPSON ink jet printers. EPSON recommends you to use media distributed by EPSON to ensure high-quality results. See EPSON special media for a complete list of these products.

When loading special paper distributed by EPSON, read the instruction sheets packed with your special media first and keep the following in mind.

  • Make sure the printable side of the paper is face up when loading media into the sheet feeder. See the instruction sheets packed with the media to determine which side is the printable surface. Some media have cut corners to help identify the correct loading direction, as shown in the illustration.

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If you extend the printable area with the Maximum setting in the printer driver, the cut corner on special paper may mar your printout.

  • Make sure the paper stack fits under the arrow mark located on the inside surface of the left edge guide.

  • Loading capacity for envelopes and EPSON special media is explained below.

Envelopes

Up to 10 envelopes.

Note:
If the total thickness of the stack of envelopes exceeds 10 mm, press each envelope flat before loading.

360 dpi Ink Jet Paper and Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

Up to the arrow mark on the left edge guide.

Photo Quality Ink Jet Card, Ink Jet Note Card, and Ink Jet Greeting Card

Up to 30 index cards. Always place the included support sheet under the cards.

Photo Quality Glossy Film

One sheet at a time for best results. Always put a support sheet* or a sheet of plain paper under the glossy film.
If you wish to print with multiple sheets, load only up to 20 sheets and set the minimum top margin of the page to 30 mm.

Ink Jet Transparencies

Up to 30 transparencies. Always put a sheet of plain paper under the stack of transparencies.

Photo Quality
Self Adhesive Sheet

One sheet at a time.

Photo Paper

Up to 20 sheets. For 4 x 6 inch Photo Paper, always put a support sheet* under the stack of Photo Paper.

Photo Stickers 16 and Photo Stickers 4

One sheet at a time. Always put the included Support Sheets A and B under the stack of Photo Stickers.

Panoramic Photo Paper and Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper

One sheet at a time.

Photo Paper Cards

One sheet at a time. Always put a support sheet* under the Photo Paper Cards.

*    Take care not to print on support sheets loaded under special media.

  • If the paper is curled, make sure to flatten it or curl it slightly toward the opposite side before loading. Printing on curled paper may smear your printout, especially when printing with Maximum selected as the Printable Area setting.

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  • If ink smears on your documents, set the adjust lever to the "+" position. To change the setting, open the printer cover and position the lever as shown in the illustration.

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Return the adjust lever to the "0" position before printing on media of normal thickness. Leaving the lever in the "+" position may cause gaps in the printed image.

  • When you print on the reverse side of Ink Jet Card whose front side has already been printed on with Maximum selected as the Printable Area setting, flatten the cards or curl them slightly toward the opposite side before loading. Set the adjust lever to "+" position before printing.

About special media cleaning sheets

Cleaning sheets packaged with EPSON special media should not be used with this printer. The cleaning function performed by these sheets is not necessary with this type of printer, and the sheets could jam in the printer.

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