Media Settings

Settings on the Media Settings menu let you customize various adjustments for media types. You can access the menu directly by selecting Media on the LCD screen.

Current Settings
Setting Options Description
Media 01 to 50 Select a registered media settings entry
Media Type — Displays the current media type
Media Width — Sets the Media Detection settings

Print Adjustments options

Setting Options Description
Media Feed Adjustment -1.00% to 1.00% Adjust how far (width) the media feeds between each movement of the printhead
Print Head Alignment Auto

Manual (Standard)

Manual (Measurement)

Select to run the head alignment utility to correct grainy or blurry print results by realigning the printhead

Media Management options

Setting Option Description
01 XXXXXX to 50 XXXXXX Change Name

Media Type

Advanced Settings

Change details for registered media settings
  • Select Change Name to edit the name of a registered media setting entry
  • Select a Media Type according to the loaded media using thickness (weight) as a guideline. The guidelines for the paper weight (g/m2) of each Media Type are as follows (the paper weights of each Media Type shown on the screen are typical values):

    Thin: 60 or under

    Med-Thick: 61 to 89

    Thick: 90 or more

    The printer stores the optimum media settings according to the Media Type. When you change the Media Type, each setting for the current media number changes to the preset value for the new Media Type.

  • Select Advanced Settings to customize the registered media setting by adjusting individual settings (see the next table)

Advanced Settings menu (in the Media Management menu)

When you select the Media Type when loading media, or download an EMX file using the Epson Edge Print or Epson Edge Dashboard software and register the media setting values to the printer, the media setting values are already set to match the media being used and therefore do not need to be changed. When using special media or when a problem such as head striking or banding is detected in printing results, change default settings as necessary.

The default settings for each of the following items differ depending on the content set in Media Type.

Setting Options Description
Heater Heater Set the heater on or off
Note: If this is set to Off, the heater does not heat up even when a print job is received or you select manual preheating.
Temperature Set from 86 to 131 °F (30 to 55 °C)
Note: When preheating, the temperature will be slightly lower than the set temperature.
Drying Time per Pass — Set from 0 to 10 seconds. You can maintain a constant drying time by basing it on the media width
Blank Area Feed Quick

Standard

Speeds up feeding of blank areas
Proceed to Drying after Print Short Feed, Rewind

Short Feed, No Rewind

Long Feed, Rewind

Long Feed, No Rewind

Off

Select an option to feed the end of the printout to the after heater after printing (if the media will be cut before the next job starts).

Select a Long Feed option if you are worried about uneven coloring due to the drying time.

Select a No Rewind option to start the next print job immediately after cutting the media.

Select a Rewind option to automatically rewind the media before printing the next job. This setting is suitable for continuous printing.

If you select a Rewind option and need to cut the media, hold down the  rewind button to return the end of the printout to the cutter groove before cutting. If you cut the media manually without rewinding it, the next print job will not be performed correctly.

Note: The Short Feed options feed the media to the bottom of the drying fan. The Long Feed options feed the media to the bottom of the heater.
Platen Gap 1.6 Select if print quality is unsatisfactory
2.0 Select for most media; default setting
2.5 Select only if printouts are scratched or smudged. Choosing a larger gap than necessary can cause ink stains inside the product, reduce print quality, or shorten product life.
Feeding Tension Lv1 to Lv8 Increase the value if creases appear in media during printing
Paper Suction Lv0 to Lv10 Select a value to increase the gap between the printhead and thin or flexible media. If print quality is reduced or media does not feed correctly, you may need to lower the value.
Head Movement Range Data Width Select to move the printheads within the range of the print data's width
Printer Width Select to move the printheads within the range of the printer's maximum media width
Media Width Select to move the printheads within the range of the width of the loaded media
Multi-Strike Printing Off Disable the feature
On (2 to 8) Select the number of times each line is printed
Media Feed Speed Limitation On Select if thin media sticks, wrinkles, or tears easily (print speed decreases)
Off Select for normal printing
Pressure Roller Load Weak Select if there is wrinkling around the pressure rollers, marks on the media from the pressure rollers, or stains on the roller to reduce pressure on the rollers
Standard Select for normal printing
Skew Reduction On Select to perform skew correction for loaded media
Off Select if media shows traces from the rollers
Roll Winding Direction Printable Side Out

Printable Side In

Select the winding direction for the media you loaded
Stick Prevention On Select only if the media sticks to the platen when the printer is turned on or when printing starts
Off Select for normal printing
Rewind Tension Lv1 to Lv9 Select a value from Lv1 to Lv9. Decrease the value if creases appear in media during printing or ink adheres to the back of the take-up roll. Increase the value if thick media cannot be wound correctly.
Reduce Print Streak Off Select for most print jobs
Light If streaks appear in a printout, select one of the options to make streaks less evident
Medium
Heavy
Skip Wrinkled Media Off Select for normal printing
On (10 to 1000 mm) Select to feed a preset length of media before printing to avoid wrinkles at the start of printing. We recommend setting the length to 300 mm. However, if you want to set a different length depending on the media you are using and the print content, you can set the length in increments of 10 mm from the leading edge.
Note: No media is fed when jobs are continuous.
Remaining Amount Management options
Setting Options Description
Remaining Amount Management On

Off

When enabled, you can enter values for the Remaining Amount and Remaining Alert settings to help you manage the remaining media amount and make it easier to know when it is time to replace the media.

When this setting is On and media is loaded, you will be prompted to enter the registered media settings number and the media length.
Remaining Amount — Enter the length of the loaded media. The length is displayed on the home screen and the amount remaining is estimated based on the length of your printouts.
Remaining Alert — Set the amount of remaining media at which the printer displays a warning message
Print Length Management options
Setting Options Description
Auto Reset Off

Before Job Start

Select to enable automatic reset of the print length counter

If Off is selected, the value does not reset until you perform Manual Reset.

Note: The value automatically resets to 0 once the counter reaches 9999.

If Before Job Start is selected, the value returns to 0 when printing starts for the next job so you can check the print length per job. You can also check how far along the print job is while printing.
Manual Reset — Select to reset the print length counter
Parent topic: Using the Control Panel Menus
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