Product Information Guide

EPSON Stylus Pro 5000
11/98 EPSON Stylus Pro 5000 - 9
The following table indicates the substrate sizes you can print
from the four paper paths:
Using the Standard and Optional
Paper Trays
You can use these trays for most sizes of paper up to 13 × 19
inches. The standard paper tray can handle all smaller sizes of
paper; however, the optional lower tray can’t handle paper
smaller than 7.5 × 10 inches (Executive size).
When you load paper in either of the trays, you need to set the
paper size and media type levers to match the paper you’re
using, as described in the following section.
This allows your software to verify that the print option
settings for a project are correct for the substrate you’re using.
If the print option settings for a job don’t match the lever
settings, you’ll get an error message, and your job won’t print.
This will save you both time and money by making sure you
don’t accidently print with the wrong settings.
Note:
You can disable verification by setting the levers to Other. However,
the purpose of paper size and media type (print mode) verification is
to help you avoid printing errors, and you should take advantage of
this help whenever possible.
Setting the Paper Tray Levers
For best printing results, you need to set the media type and
paper size levers correctly when you load paper. You should
also use the media type and paper size cards to identify the
substrate loaded in each tray. This helps all users to be aware
of what’s in the printer at a glance, and also prevents anyone
from inadvertently changing the lever positions.
The following table identifies the media type settings for
EPSON media and similar substrates:
Note:
For any substrates not on this list, set the lever to Other.
The following table identifies the paper size settings:
To set the levers and use the cards:
1. Load paper or other substrate.
2. Set the media type and paper size levers according to the
guidelines in the tables above.
3. Find the paper size and media type cards that match the
substrate you loaded, open the clear plastic covers above the
levers, and insert the cards.
If you change substrates in one of the trays, be sure you
change the lever settings and cards. Store unused cards on the
sheet with adhesive windows.
Substrate sizes and paper paths
Standard
paper tray
Optional
lower
paper tray
Front
manual
slot
Rear
manual
slot
Half letter/
A5 or less
× ×
Executive
(7.5
× 10 in.)
× × × ×
Letter/A4 × × × ×
Letter/A4 landscape × × ×
Legal × × × ×
Ledger/tabloid/A3/B
(11
× 17 in.)
× × × ×
Super A3/B
(13
× 19 in.)
× × × ×
Panoramic or
bannerpaper
longer than 19 in.
×
Media type lever settings
Substrate Media type lever setting
Plain paper Plain Paper
Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper or
Card stock
Photo Quality Paper
Photo Quality Glossy Paper Glossy Paper
Photo Quality Glossy Film Glossy Film
Ink Jet Transparencies Transparencies
360 dpi Ink Jet Paper 360dpi Paper
Use only if ink smears Thick Paper
Use for unlisted substrates Other
Paper size lever settings
Media size Paper size lever setting
13 × 19 in. Super A3/B
297 × 420 mm A3
Ledger/tabloid/11 × 17 in. LGR
Legal/11 × 14 in. LGL
210 × 297 mm A4
Letter/8.5 × 11 in. LTR
No. 10/DL/C5/C6 envelopes Envelope
Any other size Other
media type
paper size
levers