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Setting Up Automatic Media Tracking and Identification
Before you load roll paper in the printer, you can set up the automatic media 
tracking system. This system prints a barcode on the edge of the paper that 
indicates the media type, roll length, and the alert setting. 
When the printer is turned on or roll paper is placed in the printer, the 
barcode is scanned and the amount of roll paper remaining is displayed on 
the LCD panel. You will see an alert message when the roll is nearly used up.
The barcode is printed when you press the   Paper release (ePlaten) 
button.
Make sure 
PAPER OUT appears on the control panel. Then follow these 
steps to set up the automatic media tracking system:
1. Press r 
Menu. 
2. Press u or d to select 
PAPER SETUP, then press r.
3. Press r to select 
ROLL PAPER REMAINING. 
4. Press r to select 
REMAINING PPR SETUP. 
5. Press d, select 
ON, and press OK.
Textured Fine Art Paper Textured Fine Art
Velvet Fine Art Paper Velvet F.A.
Watercolor Paper - Radiant White Watercolor Paper 
Premium Canvas Satin
PremierArt Water Resistant CanvasWatercolor Paper
Premium Canvas Matte
Piezo Pro
® Matte CanvasWatercolor Paper
Canvas Canvas
Others
Enhanced Matte Posterboard Enhanced Mat. Board
Somerset Velvet (sheet) Enhanced Mat. Board
Enhanced Adhesive Synthetic Paper Enhanced Adhesive Syn.
For this mediaSelect this Paper Type setting
 
						

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6. Press u to go back to REMAINING PPR SETUP.
7. Press d to select 
ROLL PAPER LENGTH. 
8. Press r, then select the length of the roll paper loaded in the printer, 
from 15 to 300 ft (5 to 99.5 m), then press 
OK.
9. Press l, then press d to select 
ROLL LENGTH ALERT. 
10. Press r, then select the length at which you want to receive an alert 
message, from 3 to 50 ft (1 to 15 m), then press 
OK.
11. Press   to exit the menu. 
Placing the Paper in the Printer
1. Open the roll paper cover. 
Tip: You can use 
Maintenance mode to 
switch the units of 
measurement in the 
printer from meters to 
feet. See page 164 for 
instructions.
 
						

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2. Push the lock lever down firmly, then move the roll paper holder to the 
left.
3. Place the roll on top of the printer.
 
						

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4. If necessary, adjust the roll media adapters to fit the core size of the roll 
paper.
2-inch core:
3-inch core:
5. Release the tension lever on both adapters.
 
						

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6. Push the adapters into the paper core at both ends of the roll. Then pull 
down the tension levers.
7. Move the roll paper to the right side until it touches the roll paper guide.
 
						

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8. Slide the roll paper holder to align the left adapter with the u on the 
holder.
9. Roll the paper slowly into position.
 
						

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10. Slide the roll paper holder to the right to secure it in the printer. Make 
sure both ends of the roll paper are secured in the adapters.
11. Pull up the lock lever to lock the paper in place.
12. If the   light is not on, press the   button.
 
						

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Loading the Paper for Printing
1. Insert the paper into the slot and pull it down.
If the paper doesn’t come out, you may need to lower the suction by 
pressing the dPaper Feed button. Make sure you return the suction to 
normal after the paper is loaded.
 
						

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2. Close the roll paper cover.
3. Press the   button.
4. Press the   button to move the paper into printing position or wait 
for the paper to move into position automatically.
5. If you see a question on the display about paper settings, select 
Yes if the 
settings are correct, or select 
No, then change the settings. 
6. Press 
OK.
7. If the edge of the paper is uneven or folded, press the   button to cut 
the edge.
To avoid indenting or creasing the paper, remove it from the paper path and 
roll it up when you are not printing. 
Note: Opening the front 
cover causes printing to 
stop. Do not open the 
front cover while printing 
is in progress, or your 
print quality might be 
affected.
 
						

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Cutting Paper Manually with the Built-in Cutter
When you’re not using the Auto Cut On setting, you can cut roll paper 
manually by pressing a button after your print job is finished. You can use 
the   button to cut most types of paper. 
1. Before you print, press the lPaper Source button until you see the 
roll (Auto Cut Off) icon on the LCD display.
2. Run your print job. 
3. Press and release the   button. When the selection menu appears, 
select 
CUT, then press OK. The paper is cut.
4. If the paper cannot be cut by the built-in cutter, press the d button to 
feed the paper to the manual cutting position. Then cut it manually.
Printing Trim Lines
You can print trim lines on the right edge of your pages (Auto Cut On) or 
on the right and bottom edge (Auto Cut Off). 
1. Press r 
Menu. 
2. Press r 
Menu again to select the Printer Setup menu. 
3. Press d to select 
PAGE LINE, then press r. 
4. Press d or u to select 
ON.
5. Press 
OK to save the setting. A check mark appears next to ON.
6. Press   to exit the menu. 
You can also specify trim lines from your printer driver software. For 
instructions, see pages 98 or 114 (Mac OS X) or page 134 (Windows).
Note: The built-in cutter 
might not be able to cut 
some types of non-Epson 
media.