Epson P5000 User Manual

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2.
Align thetriangles onthe gray adapter withthetriangles onthe paper stopandpress untilthehooks
 click
intoplace.
 3.
Insert theother grayadapter ontothespindle andattach itto the other paper stop.
 Parent
topic:RollPaper Handling
 Loading
RollPaper onthe Spindle
 Load
rollcanvas mediaonthe spindle included withtherollpaper unit.
 1.
Remove anytape andprotective paperfromtheend ofthe roll. Make surethepaper iscut straight
 across
toavoid paper feeding problems.
 Note:
Avoidtouching thesurface...

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2.
Remove theblack paper stopfrom thespindle.
 3.
Insert thespindle intotherollpaper coresothat theend ofthe rollpaper isfacing towards you.
 4.
Press therollpaper against thefixed paper stopuntilthatthere isno gap between thepaper stop
 and
therollpaper.    

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5.
Insert theblack paper stoponto thespindle andpress inuntil there isno gap between thepaper stop
 and
therollpaper.
 Parent
topic:RollPaper Handling
 Installing
theBorderless Spacer
 When
youperform borderless printingonroll paper, youmay need toinstall theborderless spacer.
 Note:
Only2-inch coremedia issupported whenusingtheborderless spacer.
 1.
Remove theblack paper stopfrom thespindle.   

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2.
Slide thespacer allthe way onto thespindle untilitreaches thegray paper stoponthe other end.
 Make
suretheholes inthe spacer andpaper stoplineupexactly.
 Parent
topic:RollPaper Handling
 Related
references
 Borderless
PaperTypeCompatibility
 Loading
RollPaper
 You
canload rollpaper witha2- or3-inch coreandawidth ofup to17 inches (43cm).
 1.
Make suretheprinter isturned on.
 2.
Onthe control panel,pressthe papersource button.
 3.
Press thedown arrow button toselect RollPaper/Cut orRoll Paper/No...

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5.
Place therollpaper inthe printer asshown (theblack endofthe spindle goesonthe left).
 6.
Press theloadpaper button onthe control panel.
 7.
Insert theleading edgeofthe rollpaper intotherear manual paperfeeder untilamessage onthe
 LCD
screen tellsyoutopress the loadpaper button.
 8.
Press theloadpaper button onthe control panel.Theprinter automatically feedsthepaper tothe
 printing
position.      

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9.
Close therollpaper cover.
 Note:
Toprevent dustfrom accumulating insidetheprinter, alwayskeeptherollpaper coverclosed
 unless
youareloading orunloading media.
 10.
Onthe screen thatappears, selectoneofthe following settings:
 •
Ifthe paper settings arecorrect, selectYes.
 •
Ifyou want tochange thepaper settings, selectNosoyou canadjust thesettings.
 11.
Press theOK button.  

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12.
Slide outtheoutput tray.Donot raise thepaper stopper orthe rollpaper maynoteject correctly.
 Note:
Ifyou areprinting onplain paper orthin media types,orifyou areusing theoptional
 Spectroproofer,
raisethepaper ejectsupport. Thisprevents paperfromcurling upinthe output tray,
 which
cancause paperjamsandprint head strikes.
 Parent
topic:RollPaper Handling
 Related
references
 Available
EpsonPapers
 Roll
Paper Options -Windows   

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Paper
Specifications
 Related
tasks
 Removing
RollPaper
 Selecting
RollPaper Settings -Mac
 Cutting
RollPaper
 The
printer hasabuilt-in cutterthatcanautomatically cutmost paper types, oryou cancutyour prints
 manually.
Toswitch between cuttingmethods, pressthe papersource buttononthe control panelor
 adjust
theauto cutsettings inthe printer driver.Thesetting selected inthe printer driveroverrides the
 control
panelsetting.
 Caution:
Useofthe built-in cutterisnot recommended forthe below papertypes,...

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Cutting
RollPaper Manually
 You
cankeep yourprints onthe rolluntil youmanually cutthem.
 Note:
Thebuilt-in cuttermaynotbeable tocut some typesofmedia. Inaddition, heavyorthick media
 types
maydamage ordull thecutter, requiring morefrequent replacement.
 1.
Press the papersource button.
 2.
Press thedown arrow button toselect RollPaper/No Cut,and press theOK button.
 3.
Run your printjob.
 4.
Press the papercutbutton.
 Note:
Ifthe paper cannot becut bythe built-in cutter,pressthe paper feedbutton...

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Removing
RollPaper
 When
youfinish printing onroll paper, youshould remove itfrom theprinter toavoid indenting or
 creasing
thepaper.
 1.
Open therollpaper cover.
 2.
Press theloadpaper button torelease thepaper. Thepaper rewinds automatically.
 Note:
Makesuretherollpaper isrewound completely beforeremoving itfrom theprinter.
 3.
Hold bothends ofthe spindle andliftitup from thespindle holder.