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Chapter 2:

Handling Paper

and Other

Media

The Epson Stylus Pro 7800 and 9800 print on a variety of media, including roll paper and cut sheets up to 44 inches wide (9800) or 24 inches wide (7800). You can also use heavy stock, such as posterboard up to 59 mil (1.5 mm) thick.

This chapter includes the following information:

Selecting media for your printer

Using roll paper

Using cut sheet paper

Using the paper basket

Optimizing the settings for your paper

Note: You can purchase additional roll paper spindles and other accessories or options from the Epson Pro Graphics web site (http://prographics.epson. com) or your authorized Epson dealer.

Selecting Media for Your Printer

Epson offers a variety of coated, glossy, matte, and fine art paper, as well as other media, for your printer.

The following table shows the paper sizes you can use:

Supported paper sizes

 

Roll paper

Cut sheets

 

 

 

Epson Stylus

8 to 44.0 in. wide

Letter size up to 44 in. wide

Pro 9800

(203 to 1118 mm)

 

 

 

 

Epson Stylus

8 to 24.0 in. wide

Letter size up to 24 in. wide

Pro 7800

(203 to 610 mm)

 

 

 

 

Maximum

2 in. core: 4 in. (103 mm)

external roll

3 in. core: 6 in. (150 mm)

 

diameter

 

 

 

 

 

Thickness

3.15 to 19.7 mil (0.8 to 0.5 mm)

3.15 to 59 mil (0.8 to 1.5 mm)

 

 

 

Always test samples of paper stock in the printer before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs. If you use non-Epson paper or other media, you may need to adjust various settings and create special paper configurations. See page 75 for instructions.