Loading Paper

The EPI-4000 can print on a wide range of paper and envelope sizes, including letter, legal, and ledger size paper, and #6, #10, and DL size envelopes. The printer’s default (factory) paper size setting is letter size, so you can use single sheets of letter size paper without changing the paper size setting. To use envelopes or other sizes of single sheet paper, you need to change the paper size. For a list of the paper and envelope sizes you can use with the EPI-4000 or to change the paper size, see the section on the SelecType paper size menu in Chapter 2.

The EPI-4000 can also print pages in either of two orientations. Portrait (or vertical) orientation, the more common setting, prints across the page’s width. You use portrait orientation for printing letters and other pages of text. Landscape (or horizontal) orientation prints across the page’s length. Landscape orientation provides a wider printing space for spreadsheets, graphics, and tables. The default (factory-set) orientation is portrait. For more information on portrait and landscape orientation or to select landscape orientation, see the section on the SelecType printing orientation menu in Chapter 2.

Note: This chapter tells you how to choose and load single-sheet paper and envelopes. If you install the optional push tractor, the printer can also print on continuous paper. The optional push tractor comes with its own manual. For information on paper you can use with the tractor and for instructions on how to load paper onto the tractor, see the push tractor manual.

Loading Paper into the Paper Tray

The paper tray holds up to 150 sheets of paper or up to 30 envelopes. To load paper or envelopes into the tray, follow these steps.

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