Digital BW, The Print

I am currenly using the 2200.  To save paper I like to use small sheets (such as half letter 
size) when doing test prints.  I am considering an upgrade to the 4800 and am wondering 
what is the smallest paper size that this printer and driver will accept in top and tray 
loading slots when running on a mac?
Thanks, Marc

8x10", unless you can figure out a way to "cheat" the Epson driver.

I think it was possible to cheat the 4000 driver, but I'm not sure if 
anyone has figured out a way to cheat the 4800 driver.

Scott

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "marcsienicki" 
<marcsienicki@y...> wrote:
>
> I am currenly using the 2200.  To save paper I like to use small 
sheets (such as half letter 
> size) when doing test prints.  I am considering an upgrade to the 
4800 and am wondering 
> what is the smallest paper size that this printer and driver will 
accept in top and tray 

> loading slots when running on a mac?
> Thanks, Marc
>

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "marcsienicki"
<marcsienicki@y...> wrote:
>
> I am currenly using the 2200.  To save paper I like to use small
sheets (such as half letter 
> size) when doing test prints.  I am considering an upgrade to the
4800 and am wondering 
> what is the smallest paper size that this printer and driver will
accept in top and tray 
> loading slots when running on a mac?

I run my tests on 8x10 or 8.5x11 from the tray, and just print on one
side of the paper. Then turn it around, reload it, and do whatever
needs to be tested on the other side.

And I sometimes load my 8x10 or 8.5x11 sideways through the manual
slot, because even 8 inch is seems a bit narrow for these machines.

I'm not sure how small you can go, but you can certainly go small enough for test strips 
and smaller than the standard paper sizes. There is a setting in the 4800 that you may 
have to override. The setting is called something like "check paper size" and the default 
setting for some reason is "on". It needs to be unchecked. If you can't find it, call Epson 
help and they will walk you to it. I would do so here, but I'm not in my studio where my 
notes about this are. If people are still having problems with this, email me 
(rgoldman@...) and I'll respond on Tuesday. If this setting is on, the following 
trick will not work.
 Here is a method for tricking the printer, assuming the "check paper size" setting is 
unchecked; there may be others. This is simple. Tell the printer that it is getting a 
standard, small paper size (I usually use 11x14). Instead of actually using this paper 
size,place a smaller sheet (I often use 8x7 strips or smaller) as far into the printer tray as 
possible and up against the right edge. In the print with preview set up uncheck "centered" 
and place the image in the upper left of the simulated  paper (0,0) in the preview. You 
don't have to make it 0,0. Just place it in a way that the image will fit onto the paper that 
you actually do feed. Don't forget to orient the print so that it prints correctly on the 
paper. The printer will assume that it is getting the paper size you specified and it will 
print only inthe upper left had corner of that space. I routinely cut 17x22 inch paper into 
six pieces and use them as test strips.