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Well a little bit of guilt could eventually be assigned to Epson also: if issued a paper source command for a previous printer model they could have mapped that command to something sensible... e.g. issue a "Manual Front" paper source to an R3000 then it follows that the user will be content with "Front Fine Art" as the closest equivalent to 2880. 

Let's hope Roy will come up with a solution. 

PS. Roy, under the clear understanding that borderless was and won't be an option it QTR, jus out of curiosity: why not? I mean why can't we have borderless? I mean was it that Epson did not release the ESC sequences to move the print head past the paper margin or was it something else?

> 
> I'm not trying to print borderless, but the QTR tool does
> not allow any use of the front loading slot for fine art
> paper.  The reference to
> "(Fr.-FineArt(Borderless,Retain Size)" is the generic
> setting that seems to be in the epson driver to tell the
> printer the media has been loaded through the front
> slot.  It would be a pity if you couldn't print on fine
> art paper through the front slot.
> 
> Jason
> 
> 
> 
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com,
> Roy Harrington <roy@...> wrote:
> >
> > QTR has never supported borderless printing on any
> printer in any slot.
> >  The (Borderless,Retain
> > > Size)) stuff is Epson paper descriptions so work
> only with Epson driver.
> > 
> > Ciprian's issue as far as I know and am looking into is
> using the front
> > loader slot
> > for photo or matte paper.  But borderless is not
> on the list.
> > 
> > Roy
> > 
> > On Monday, November 19, 2012, Ciprian wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > > ... phew! For I second I was afraid I was doing
> something stupid. So it is
> > > an issue on Mac as well as on Windows.
> > >
> > > I'm pretty sure Roy is already looking into this;
> guess we're all eagerly
> > > awaiting for a new build of QTR. :-)
> > >
> > >
> > > > This does seem to be an issue.
> > > >
> > > > I have been trying to get the Print Tool to
> print a front
> > > > loaded A4 print with my epson R3000 on a Mac
> running OSX
> > > > 10.7.5 and am experiencing the same
> problems.
> > > >
> > > > It seems that when trying to print through
> QTR (ie with the
> > > > QuadR3000 printer) that under paper size in
> page set up
> > > > there is no option for "A4
> (Fr.-FineArt(Borderless,Retain
> > > > Size))" as there is if you elect to print
> colour through the
> > > > normal epson printer set up.
> > > >
> > > > Roy, are you aware of this issue?
> > > >
> > > > Jason
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
> <javascript:;>,
> > > > Ciprian <ciprian333@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hello everyone,
> > > > >
> > > > > Windows 7, QTR 2.7.2, Epson R3000.
> Printing from QTR
> > > > GUI to the R3000 works very well as long as I
> use the
> > > > regular paper load. Yet under certain
> situations I want to
> > > > avoid the rubber pick-up roller so I try to
> use the front
> > > > loading mech. Except the printer will refuse
> to run the
> > > > job.
> > > > >
> > > > > 1. Ready the TIFF to be printed
> > > > > 2. Set options in QTR (doesn't matter
> which type of
> > > > paper or ink I select), makes no difference
> when it comes to
> > > > the printer selection of matte/glossy ink
> > > > > 3. Open the manual loading tray, load
> paper following
> > > > the LCD instructions
> > > > > 4. Open the file in QTR, click print.
> > > > > 5. Printer winds up some mechanisms
> inside...
> > > > > 6. Printer will display an error message
> on the LCD
> > > > "Warning: The media loaded does not match the
> settings
> > > > selected. Check the print settings or reload
> media"
> > > > >
> > > > > ... the only option being OK. Despite
> being a "Warning"
> > > > the printer behaves as if it's an error;
> pressing the "OK"
> > > > button will result in the paper being
> ejected. I've tested
> > > > all available QTR paper sources and it makes
> absolutely no
> > > > difference. While the printer is stuck with
> that LCD error
> > > > message, the Epson utility give a status of:
> > > > >
> > > > > For sheets of paper, remove the roll
> paper and then
> > > > resume printing.
> > > > > For roll paper, select Roll Paper as the
> Paper Source
> > > > setting in the printer driver and then resume
> printing.
> > > > > For CD/DVDs, select CD/DVD as the Paper
> Source setting
> > > > in the printer driver and then resume
> printing.
> > > > > For thick paper, select Front - Poster
> Board as the
> > > > Paper Source setting in the printer driver
> and then resume
> > > > printing.
> > > > >
> > > > > So, anybody out there with an R3000? Can
> pretty please
> > > > you confirm that you can in fact print from
> the manual front
> > > > loading tray or confirm that this is indeed
> an issue? I'm
> > > > pretty sure I'm doing everything all right so
> it looks like
> > > > a QTR bug to me but I just wanted to hear
> other opinions...
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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