EPSON Stylus Pro 5500

When you’re loading the paper trays, follow these guidelines:

❏Don’t touch the printable surface of the substrate. Fingerprints may affect print quality.

❏Keep unused media in its packaging and store it in a cool, dry place to avoid a decline in quality. Avoid storing media or printouts where they will be exposed to high temperature, humidity, or direct sunlight.

❏Place the printable side of the paper face-down in the tray. If you’re using preprinted paper, such as letterhead or forms, load it with the top edge leading into the printer.

❏Some EPSON special media have cut corners to help you determine the correct loading position for the paper path you are using:

Paper tray and front manual feed slot:

Rear manual feed slot:

❏Load paper before you send your print job. If the paper runs out during a print job, you can have the printer automatically switch to the other tray. (The paper size and media type levers must be set the same for both trays, or the levers must be set to Other on the lower tray. See the next section for instructions.)

❏Always choose the correct Media Type setting in your printer software before you send your print job.

❏Press the Eject/Continue button if you need to remove a sheet of paper.

❏To keep your printouts looking their best, store them in a resealable plastic bag or other airtight covering.

Setting the Paper Tray Levers

For best printing results, you need to set the media type and paper size levers correctly when you load paper. You should also use the media type and paper size cards to identify the substrate loaded in each tray. This helps all users to be aware of what’s in the printer at a glance, and also prevents anyone from inadvertently changing the lever positions.

The table to the right identifies the media type settings for EPSON media and similar papers.

Media type lever settings

Paper

Media type lever setting

 

 

Plain paper

Plain Paper

 

 

Archival Matte Paper

Archival Matte Paper

 

 

Premium Glossy Photo Paper

Premium Semigloss Photo Paper

 

 

Professional Glossy Paper

Glossy Paper - Photo Weight

 

 

Premium Luster Photo Paper

Premium Luster Photo Paper

 

 

Use only if ink smears

Thick Paper

 

 

Use for unlisted substrates

Other

 

 

Note:

For any substrates not on this list, set the lever to Other.

The following table identifies the paper size lever settings:

Paper size lever settings

Media size

Paper size lever setting

 

 

13 × 19 in.

Super A3/B

 

 

297 × 420 mm

A3

 

 

Ledger/tabloid/11 × 17 in.

LGR

 

 

Legal/11 × 14 in.

LGL

 

 

210 × 297 mm

A4

 

 

Letter/8.5 × 11 in.

LTR

 

 

No. 10/DL/C5/C6 envelopes

Other

 

 

Any other size

Other

 

 

1.Load your paper. The trays can hold 250 sheets of plain paper (24 lb bond, for example). Follow the guidelines for tray capacities on page 10 when you use EPSON media or similar papers.

2.Set the media type and paper size levers according to the guidelines in the tables above.

3.Find the paper size and media type cards for the paper you loaded, open the clear plastic covers above the levers, and insert the cards.

storage pocket

paper size

media type

If you change paper type or size in one of the trays, be sure you change the lever settings and cards. Store unused cards in the pocket behind the left card slot.

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