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Printing
Paper
* Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time,
EPSON cannot attest to the quality of any non-EPSON brand or type of paper. Always test samples of paper
stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs. Poor quality paper may reduce print quality and
cause paper jams and other problems. If you encounter problems, switch to a higher grade of paper.
**Special papers distributed by EPSON are usable only under these conditions:
Temperature: 59 to 77 °F (15 to 25 °C)
Humidity: 40 to 60% RH
Appendix A: Specifications Printing method On-demand ink jet
Nozzle configuration 96 nozzles × 6 (black, cyan, magenta, yellow,
light cyan, light magenta)
Resolution Maximum 2880 dpi × 720 dpi
Ink type EPSON Archival Ink (pigment based)
Print direction Bidirectional with logic seeking
Control code ESC/P Raster™
Line spacing 1/6 inch (default), programmable in
1/720-inch increments
Paper feed speed 79 milliseconds per 1/6-inch line
152 mm per second in continuous feeding
Input buffer 256KB
Size Paper types* Thickness Weight
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches)
A3 (11.7 × 16.5 inches
A4 (8.3 × 11.7 inches)
A5 (5.8 × 8.3 inches)
A6 (4.1 × 5.8 inches)
Legal (8.5 × 14 inches)
Half Letter (5.5 × 8.5 inches)
Executive (7.5 × 10 inches)
Super A3/B (13 × 19 inches)
US B (11 × 17 inches)
B4 (10.1 × 14.2 inches)
B5 (7.2 × 10.1 inches)
Plain bond paper and
special ink jet papers
distributed by EPSON**
Plain paper:
0.003 to 0.004 inch
(0.08 to 0.11 mm)
Plain paper:
17 to 24 lb
(64 to 90 g/m2)