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Adjusting the Platen Gap for Thick or Thin Paper, the selected setting.

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40 | Handling Paper and Other Media Caution: To avoid damaging the printer, do not select the Narrow setting when you print on heavy media. 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 STANDARD setting allows the printer 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 using the printer's menu system. 1. Press the Menu r button. 2. Press r to select the Printer Setup menu. 3. Press r to select PLATEN GAP. An asterisk appears next to the current setting, STANDARD. 4. Press u or d to select NARROW, WIDE, WIDER, or WIDEST. 5. Press the Enter button to save the setting. An asterisk appears next to the selected setting. 6. Press the + Cancel/Reset button to exit the menu. When you switch media again, don't forget to change the setting back to STANDARD. If you're printing on non-Epson media, you may also need to create a paper configuration to optimize your results. See the next section for more information. 2-40

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Handling Paper and Other Media
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
STANDARD
setting allows the printer
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 using
the printer’s menu system.
1.
Press the
Menu
r
button.
2.
Press
r
to select the
Printer Setup
menu.
3.
Press
r
to select
PLATEN GAP
. An asterisk appears next to the current
setting,
STANDARD
.
4.
Press
u
or
d
to select
NARROW
,
WIDE
,
WIDER
, or
WIDEST
.
5.
Press the
Enter button to save the setting. An asterisk appears next to
the selected setting.
6.
Press the
+
Cancel/Reset button to exit the menu.
When you switch media again, don’t forget to change the setting back to
STANDARD.
If you’re printing on non-Epson media, you may also need to create a paper
configuration to optimize your results. See the next section for more
information.
Caution:
To avoid
damaging the printer, do
not select the
Narrow
setting when you print
on heavy media.