Paper Loading Capacity

Standard Paper Capacity

See the table here for the loading capacity of the paper cassettes and rear paper feeder.

For the rear paper feed slot, you can load one sheet of paper or one envelope at a time. For thick paper or card stock (0.61 to 1.3 mm), you can load one sheet in the following sizes:
  • Legal (8.5 × 14 inches [216 × 356 mm])
  • Letter (8.5 × 11 inches [216 × 279 mm])
  • Mexico-Oficio (8.5 × 13.4 inches [216 × 340 mm])
  • 8.5 × 13 inches (216 × 330 mm)
  • Oficio 9 (8.46 × 12.4 inches [215 × 315 mm])
  • A4 (8.3 × 11.7 inches [210 × 297 mm])
  • Executive (7.25 × 10.5 inches [184 × 267 mm])
  • 11 × 14 inches (279 × 356 mm)*
  • 11 × 17 inches (279 × 432 mm)*
  • A3 (11.7 × 16.5 inches [297 × 420 mm])*
  • A3+ (13 × 19 inches [329 × 483 mm])*

*ET-8550 only

  Loading capacity
Paper type Paper size Cassette 1 (upper) Cassette 2 (lower) Rear paper feeder
Plain paper

Letterhead paper

A4 (8.3 × 11.7 inches [210 × 297 mm]), Letter (8.5 × 11 inches [216 × 279 mm]), Executive (7.25 × 10.5 inches [184 × 267 mm]), Half Letter (5.5 × 8.5 inches [140 × 216 mm]) 100 sheets 50 sheets
A6 (4.1 × 5.8 inches [105 × 148 mm]) 20 sheets 100 sheets 50 sheets
Legal (8.5 × 14 inches [216 × 356 mm]) 50 sheets
ET-8550:

11 × 17 inches (279 × 432 mm), A3 (11.7 × 16.5 inches [297 × 420 mm]), A3+ (13 × 19 inches [329 × 483 mm])

50 sheets
Envelopes #10 10 10 envelopes

Epson Paper Capacity

Paper type Loading capacity
Cassette 1 (upper) Cassette 2 (lower) Rear paper feeder
Epson Bright White Premium Paper 100 sheets 40 sheets
Epson Bright White Pro Paper 100 sheets 40 sheets
Epson High Quality Ink Jet Paper 100 sheets 40 sheets
Epson EcoTank Premium Paper 100 sheets 40 sheets
Epson Presentation Paper Matte 100 sheets 40 sheets*
Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte 20 sheets 20 sheets*
Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy

Epson Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss

Epson Photo Paper Glossy

20 sheets 20 sheets 20 sheets*
Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy 20 sheets 20 sheets 20 sheets
Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster 20 sheets 20 sheets
Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper 1 sheet

*ET-8550: only 5 sheets at a time for paper sizes A3 (11.7 × 16.5 inches [297 × 420 mm]) and A3+ (13 × 19 inches [329 × 483 mm]).

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