Mode

Description

 

 

Paper Feed

Controls the paper feeding value, in 0.01% increments. If

Adjustment

the paper feeding value is too large, white horizontal

 

micro banding may appear. If the paper feeding value is

 

too small, dark horizontal micro banding may appear.

 

 

Paper

This value is set automatically according to the Media

Thickness

Type setting. If you use non-Epson media, modify this

 

value for your media. Refer to the paper specifications, or

 

see "THICKNESS PAT" on page 126 to print a Thickness

 

Pattern to determine the paper thickness.

 

 

Paper Suction

Adjusts the Paper Suction value. Decreasing the air

 

suction at the platen is useful to avoid wrinkling or waving

 

of thin or saturated media, or eliminating vertical

 

banding. You can select Standard (100% suction), -1 (50%

 

suction), -2 (30% suction), -3 (10% suction), or -4 (6%

 

suction).

 

 

Cut Method

Determines the best cutting method according to the

 

paper thickness. You can select Standard (normal speed

 

and normal cut pressure), Thin Paper (low cut pressure),

 

Thick Paper, Fast (high speed and high cut pressure), or

 

Thick Paper, Slow (low speed and high cut pressure)

 

 

Platen Gap

The platen gap is the distance from the media loaded in

 

the printer to the print head. By adjusting this setting, you

 

can increase the print quality. This is set automatically

 

according to the Paper Thickness setting specified.

 

Note:

 

Setting Platen Gap to Narrow may produce better print

 

quality, but make sure the media does not wrinkle or

 

touch the print head; otherwise, the printout or the print

 

head may be damaged. If this happens, select the Wider

 

or Wide setting.

 

 

Eject Roller

Select the Eject Roller Type that best fits your media.

Type

Auto: The printer selects the most appropriate setting

 

 

automatically. When you use Epson special media,

 

usually select this setting.

 

Starwheel-Sheet: If you want to print on cut-sheet paper

 

that is non-Epson media, select this setting.

 

Starwheel-Roll Curled: If you want to print on strongly

 

curled roll paper that is non-Epson media, select this

 

setting.

 

No Roller-Roll Normal: If you want to print on roll paper

 

that is non-Epson media, select this setting.

 

 

Default button

Click this button to return the settings to their factory

 

default values.

 

 

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