Epson Sx435W

[dylanfanatic]

Does anyone know why I can't print card with this printer? Just cd covers - thickness card about Christmas card thick? Prints A4 letters ok, but tells me paper jam every time I try with card. Had a Canon printer/scanner/copier before for 6 years and cost £30 from Argos worked every time, brilliant - Wont touch Epson again with a barge pole!

[pinkyboyid]

Try setting the paper type to 'Photo Paper' on the printer control menu screen:

ftp://download.epson-europe.com/pub/download/3730/epson373063eu.pdf

[dylanfanatic]

Yep k tried setting to 'photo paper' in settings before but still gives 'paper jam' and won't print, Epsom will have a letter off me soon.

[pinkyboyid]

Just a thought, does it still jam if you first set the paper type to Photo Paper and then use the local Scanner Copy / Print function to print a scanned document ?

If it prints ok, most likely that your Computer Document software package / printer driver needs to set to use Photo Paper also.

[Buenchico]

What weight of card (measured in grams per square metre) are you actually attempting to use?

Setting the paper type to 'Epson Matte' tells your printer to expect 167gsm. That's the maximum weight for ordinary non-coated paper that it's designed to handle. Setting the paper type to 'Epson Ultra Glossy' tells your printer to expect 300gsm paper but with a plastic coating applied to it. Your best chance of getting it to handle thicker, non-coated paper/card is probably to use the 'Envelope' setting.