EPSON Stylus COLOR 980

Printing on Special Media

Whether you print on plain paper or special media, you need to make sure you select the correct Media Type setting in the printer software, as shown in the following table.

 

Then select this Media

 

Type setting in your

For this media name...

printer software...

 

 

Plain paper, letter size

Plain paper

Envelopes

 

 

 

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper

360 dpi Ink Jet Paper

EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer

 

Paper*

 

 

 

EPSON High Quality Ink Jet Paper

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

 

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards

 

EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive

 

Sheets

 

 

 

EPSON Matte Paper – Heavyweight

Matte Paper – Heavyweight

 

 

EPSON Photo Paper

Photo Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper

 

 

 

EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper

Premium Glossy Photo

 

Paper

 

 

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film**

Photo Quality Glossy Film

EPSON Photo Stickers

 

 

 

EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies

Ink Jet Transparencies

 

 

*Use the Flip Horizontal option to reverse your image before you print it—especially if it includes text—so the image will appear correctly when it’s transferred.

**EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper is not designed to be used with this printer, and will not retain its lightfastness when used with this printer.

Media Loading and Handling Guidelines

Don’t use any cleaning sheets included with special media; they may jam inside the printer.

The type of paper or other media you use is one of the most important factors in determining the quality of your printed output. The following tips will help you get the best results on any type of paper or other media:

❏Always handle sheets by the edges, and don’t touch the printable surface.

❏Be sure to load the printable (whiter or glossier) side of the media face up in the sheet feeder.

❏Load paper only up to the arrow mark on the left edge guide.

❏Remember to select the correct Media Type and Paper Size for your paper.

❏If the special media has protective sheets between the sheets of media, be sure to remove the protective sheets before printing. After printing, cover the printed side of your media with these sheets before storing.

❏Use ink jet papers within one year of purchase. Use glossy film and transparencies within six months. Return unused sheets and envelopes to their original packages as soon as possible. See “Paper” on page 3 for more media storage information.

❏Set the thickness lever to the + position when you print on envelopes or if ink smears when you print on other thick media. Open the printer cover and position the lever as shown below. Then close the cover and print. (Make sure you return the lever to the 0 position before you print on regular media.)

setting for envelopes and thick paper

 

setting for regular

 

paper

 

 

Media

Guidelines

 

 

Envelopes

Up to 10 envelopes. Set the paper

 

thickness lever to the + position.

 

 

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper

Up to the arrow mark on the left edge

and Photo Quality Ink Jet

guide.

Paper

 

 

 

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet

Up to 30 cards. Always place the

Cards

support sheet* included in your Media

 

Pack under the cards.

 

 

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy

One sheet at a time, or a maximum of

Film

20 sheets. When loading multiple

 

sheets, set the minimum top margin of

 

the page to 1.2 inches. Always put a

 

support sheet* or a sheet of plain

 

paper under the glossy film.

 

 

EPSON Ink Jet

Up to 30 transparencies. Always put a

Transparencies

sheet of plain paper under the stack of

 

transparencies.

 

 

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