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Loading Special Paper and Other Media

About special media cleaning sheets

You can achieve good results with most plain bond paper. However, using coated paper or glossy film gives you higher quality printouts because these media absorb smaller amounts of ink.

You can print on a wide variety of special media, including ink jet paper, photo quality glossy film, photo paper, transparencies, envelopes, index cards, and adhesive sheets.

EPSON distributes special media that are formulated for the ink used in EPSON ink jet devices. It is recommended that you use these media to ensure high-quality results. See EPSON special media for a complete list of these products.

When loading special media distributed by EPSON, read the instructions included with the media and keep the following points in mind.

Make sure the printable side of the paper is facing up when loading media into the sheet feeder. See the instructions included with the media to determine which side is the printable surface. Some media come with one corner removed to help identify the correct loading direction, as shown in the illustration.

Note:

If you expand 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.

The 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.
Ink Jet Transparencies	Up to 30 transparencies. Always put a sheet of plain paper under the stack of transparencies.
Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets	One sheet at a time.
Photo Paper	Up to 20 sheets. 200 x 300 mm Photo Paper can only be loaded 1 sheet at a time. 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.
Matte Paper-Heavyweight	Up to 20 sheets. Always put a support sheet* under the stack of Matte Paper-Heavyweight.

* Be sure not to print on support sheets loaded under special media.

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

If your printouts are smeared, change the adjust lever to the "+" position. To change the setting, set the lever as shown in the illustration.

Note:

Don't forget to return the adjust lever to the "0" position before printing or copying on media of standard thickness. Leaving the lever in the "+" position may cause gaps in the printed image.

When the adjust lever is in the "+" position, make sure the High Speed setting in the printer driver's Advanced dialog box is off. To turn this option off, you may also need to change the Print Quality setting.

Note that Ink Jet Cards may curl if you set the Printable Area to Maximum when printing. If you are going to print on both sides of these cards, print the printable side first, and then flatten the cards (or bend them slightly in the opposite direction) before printing the back side. Set the adjust lever to the "+" position before printing on the second side.

About special media cleaning sheets

Cleaning sheets packaged with EPSON special media should not be used with the Stylus Scan. These sheets are unnecessary, and may cause jams.

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