Epson Stylus Pro 9890 User Manual

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Placing the Paper in the Printer
1. Open the roll paper cover.
2. Push the lock lever down firmly, then move the roll paper holder to the 
left.
 
						

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3. Place the roll on top of the printer.
4. If necessary, adjust the roll media adapters to fit the core size of the roll 
paper.
2-inch core:
3-inch core:
 
						

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5. Release the tension lever on both adapters.
6. Push the adapters into the paper core at both ends of the roll. Then pull 
down the tension levers.
 
						

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7. Move the roll paper to the right side until it touches the roll paper guide.
8. Slide the roll paper holder to align the left adapter with the u on the 
holder.
 
						

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9. Roll the paper slowly into position.
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.
 
						

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11. Pull up the lock lever to lock the paper in place.
12. If the   light is not on, press the   button.
Loading the Paper for Printing
1. Insert the paper into the slot and pull it down.
 
						

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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.
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 screen.
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 page 96 (Mac OS X) or page 119 (Windows).
Note: The built-in cutter 
might not be able to cut 
some types of non-Epson 
media.
 
						

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Removing Paper from the Printer
1. Open the roll paper cover.
2. Press the   button to release the paper.
If automatic media tracking is on, the barcode and paper 
information is printed.
If you are not using the Auto Take-Up Reel, the paper is rewound 
automatically.
 
						

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If you are using the Auto Take-Up Reel, you need to rewind the 
paper manually.
3. Push down the lock lever firmly to release it. Then move the roll paper 
holder all the way to the left and remove it from the roll.