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							D
Attach the supplied rear manual feed guide to the 
back of the printer. 
Align the triangles on the rear manual feed guide 
with the triangles on the printer and insert the
tabs into the matching slots.
E
Match the edge guide to the width of the paper
and insert one sheet. 
Load the paper vertically with the printable side 
face up.
F
Slide the paper in until it stops and keep it lightly
held in this position for about three seconds. 
The paper will be fed into the printer 
automatically.
Tip: 
To eject the paper from the rear of the printer 
without printing, press the  M button for three 
seconds or more. Press the  M button again after 
removing the paper to  end the blinking ) light 
error display.
Loading Thick Paper
Thick paper is ejected from the rear of the printer once 
during loading. Leave a space of at least 320 mm 
between the rear of the printer and the nearest wall.
A
Turn on the printer.
Note: 
Do not open the front manual feed tray or load 
thick paper while the printe r is operating. Failure to 
observe this precaution  could damage the printer.
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							B
Open the output tray. 
Do not pull out the tray extension.
C
Open the front manual feed tray.
D
Move the edge guide all the way to the left.
E
Insert one sheet of thick paper. 
Load the paper vertically with the printable side 
face up.
Note: 
Be sure to load the pape r from the front. Loading 
paper from the rear could damage the printer or
cause a malfunction.
F
Match the edge guide to the width of the paper 
and align the trailing edge with the triangles at
the left and right sides of the tray. 
The paper is fed when you send a print job.
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							Loading and Cutting Roll 
Paper
Loading Roll Paper
Using the supplied roll paper  holder, position the paper 
at the rear of the printer.
A
Turn on the printer.
B
Open the output tray. 
Do not pull out the tray extension.
C
After confirming that the end of the roll paper is 
cut straight across, insert the supplied roll paper 
holder into the ends of the roll. 
If the end of the roll paper is not cut straight 
across, trim it straight before proceeding.
D
Move the roll paper edge guide at the back of the 
printer all the way to the right.
E
Attach the roll paper holder to the rear of the
printer. 
Align the triangles on the roll paper holder with 
the triangles on the printer and insert the tabs
into the matching slots.
F
Lightly insert the roll paper into the rear roll 
paper feeder and match the edge guide to the 
width of the paper.
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							G
Slide the roll paper in until it stops and keep it 
lightly held in this position for about three
seconds. 
The paper will be fed into the printer 
automatically.
Tip: 
❏ Open the printer cover and look down into the 
printer to check that the paper is not being fed
at a slant.
❏ To eject the roll paper from the rear of the 
printer without printing, press the  M button 
for three seconds or more. To end the 
blinking  ) light error display, press the 
M  button again after turning the knob on the 
roll paper holder to take up the excess paper.
Cutting Roll Paper
Use scissors or other cutters to cut the print results from 
the roll when printing is complete.
A
Press the  M button when printing is complete. 
The printer will print a cut line and feed the 
paper.
B
Cut the paper along the cut line.
C
Do one of the following. 
To continue printing on roll paper: 
Press the  M button again to return the end of the 
roll to the printing position. 
To remove the roll paper: 
Press the  M button for three seconds or more to 
eject the roll paper from the rear of the printer. To 
end the blinking  ) light error display, press the 
M  button again after turning the knob on the roll 
paper holder to take up the excess paper. 
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							Loading and Removing 
CDs and DVDs
Tip: 
A special application is required to print CDs and DVDs. 
Use the supplied Epson Print CD application.
Loading CDs and DVDs
Use the supplied CD/DVD tray to load CDs and DVDs.
A
Turn on the printer.
Note: 
Do not open the front manual feed tray or insert the 
CD/DVD tray while the printer is operating. 
Failure to observe this  precaution could damage 
the printer.
B
Open the output tray. 
Do not pull out the tray extension.
C
Open the front manual feed tray.
D
Move the edge guide to the left.
E
Place a disc on the supplied CD/DVD tray with 
printable side up.
Note: 
Use the CD/DVD tray supplied with the printer. 
Using a different tray could damage the printer, 
tray, or disc or cause printer malfunction.
F
Place the leading edge of the CD/DVD tray in the 
front manual feed tray and adjust the edge guide 
to match the width of the CD/DVD tray.
Note: 
❏ If the edge guide is not adjusted before the CD/ 
DVD tray is fed into the printer, the tray may
not be fed straight and th e rollers may contact 
the surface of the CD or DVD. Note that data
stored on the CD or DVD may not be readable
if the surface of the disc is damaged. 
❏ Be sure to insert the tray from the front. 
Inserting the tray from  the rear could damage 
the printer or cause a malfunction.
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							G
Slide the CD/DVD tray in straight and align the 
triangles on the CD/DVD tray with those on the 
front manual feed tray. 
The tray is fed into the printer when you send a 
print job.
Removing CDs and DVDs
A
Remove the CD/DVD tray when printing is
complete.
B
Close the front manual feed tray.
Note: 
❏ Do not turn the printer on or off while the CD/ 
DVD tray is inserted. Failure to observe this
precaution could damage the printer. 
❏ Store the CD/DVD tray flat. Malfunction 
could result if the tray is curled or deformed.
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							Basic Printing Methods 
(Windows)
You can make print settings su ch as paper size and paper 
feed from the connected computer and then print.
A
 Turn on the printer, and load the paper. 
U  “Loading Cut Sheets” on page 19 
U  “Loading Roll Paper” on page 23 
U  “Loading CDs and DVDs” on page 25
B
When you have created the data, click Print from 
the  File menu.
C
M a k e  s u r e  y o u r  p r i n t e r  i s  s e l e c t e d ,  a n d  t h e n  c l i c k 
Preferences  or Properties to display the settings 
screen.
D
Set the  Media Type, Color, Print Quality, 
Source  and other settings according to the paper 
loaded in the printer.
E
Make sure you select the same  Size as you set in 
the application. 
After making the settings, click  OK.
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							F
When settings are complete, click Print.
The Progress Bar is displayed, and printing starts.
Screen while printing
The following screen is displayed when you start 
printing, and the Progress Bar (the computer's 
processing status) is displaye d. On this screen you can 
check the remaining ink level, product numbers for the
ink cartridges, and so on.
An error message is displayed if  an error occurs or an ink 
cartridge needs replac ing while printing.
Basic Printing Methods 
(Mac OS X)
A
Turn on the printer, and load the paper. 
U  “Loading Cut Sheets” on page 19 
U  “Loading Roll Paper” on page 23 
U  “Loading CDs and DVDs” on page 25
B
When you have created the data, from the File 
menu of the application, click  Print and so on.
C
The print screen is displayed. 
For Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.5, click the arrow () 
to make settings on the Page Setup screen.
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							Tip: 
When using Mac OS X 10.4,  or if items on the Page 
Setup screen are not displayed on the Print screen
due to the application being used in Mac OS X 10.6
or 10.5, follow the steps  below to display the Page 
Setup screen. 
From the  File menu of the application, click Page 
Setup .
D
Check that this printer is selected, and then set 
the paper size. 
Select the paper size, bord erless printing options, 
and paper source in the  Paper Size menu.
E
Select Print Settings from the list, and then set 
each item.
Set the  Media Type, Color, Print Quality, and 
other settings according to the type of paper 
loaded in the printer. Normally, you can print 
correctly just by setting items in the  Print 
Settings  screen.
F
When settings are complete, click Print. 
The printer icon is displayed  in the Dock while printing. 
Click the printer icon to display the status. You can 
check the progress of the current print job and the
printer status information. You can also cancel a print 
job. 
Also, if an error occurs while printing, a notification 
message is displayed.
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							Printable area
The printable area is shown in gray in the illustration 
below. Note, however, that owing to the design of the 
printer, print quality will drop in the areas with
hatching. 
The arrow in the illustration  indicates the direction of 
the ejected paper.
Note: 
The width of the margins may vary somewhat depending 
on how the paper is loaded and its elasticity.
The Printed Area for Cut Sheets
Normal printing Borderless printing* 2
*1 20 mm in the ca se of thick paper. 
*2 Thick paper is not supported.
The Printed Area for Roll Paper
Normal printing Borderless printing
The Printed Area for CDs and  
DVDs
Tip: 
The supplied Epson Print CD application supports a 
minimum internal diameter of 18 mm and a maximum
external diameter of 120 mm. When printing on CDs
and DVDs, check the dimensions of the discs’ printable
area before selecting the inte rnal and external diameter.
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