thanks for leaving in the parts where everything doesn't work perfect. i remember a video where you printed on the wrong side of the paper, always a comfort to remember when i do that.
Thanks - there was one cut, where it just refused to print, since the network connection had died. That's stuff I will remove since it's just 'stuff'. Glad the errors are appreciated ;-)
Mr Cooper, you're a lifesaver! Thank you for all the tutorials, your videos help massively. I got the paper feed error too and then the first time it only printed one image instead of the 4 on the sheet, the second time it nearly took my hand off grabbing the paper, but printed everything beautifully 😃
Glad to see this demo. I've had my 8500 for a couple of weeks and good to know how that works. I don't think I will use it but knowledge is power. Thanks Keith.
This was great. Suggestion re being able to demonstrate front, rear, use a large turntable that they use on large dinning tables. Or cake decorating but probable the nice timber one.
I use the rear feeder in my 8550 for thicker paper like baryta. If I use the regular top feeder I got some roller marks. I think it’s because the paper is too rigid. But it works with the rear feeder. For now I’ve let the duplexer unmounted so I can load paper faster. Not the best solution but it works
I can't get my printer to work! It tells me to load the piece in the back but doesn't proceed after that. It gives me an option to either show me how to load the machine or cancel the print job...help!
Hi Keith, I have an 8550 and am getting roller indents when printing on 300gsm card through the top slot, I have tried a few different cards from different companies and the only one that doesn't leave the roller indents is a bit to thin to use as a greetings card as its bending. I have tried the rear feed slot, that you demonstrate here, numerous times and no matter what card or colour settings I try, the image is no where near the colour I get when printing through the top slot. All the cards I have used are suitable for inkjet, if I can get the colours to print via the rear slot the same as they do via the top slot, I will be happy to use the rear slot, I hope you can help!
Are you using the same media setting for each slot? That and the correct icc profile makes a big difference. See the actual review [not the videos] for more www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8550-printer-review/
Yes definitely - I searched for it for hours at EPSON Support to no avail. But the insertion is very complicated - I think. Thanks again for the explanation - greetings from Germany
Hi Keith. Great videos. Thank you. Newly acquired ET8500: paper tray 2 for plain A4: the paper juts out. I can't push it in and so it's not clicking into place & therefore I can't print or copy. Am I missing a trick? Many thanks.
I've not come across this - unfortunately I don' have one here to test. I'd suggest asking on the printing forum at DPreview.com - several people using them there
I have a lot of trouble getting a longer, wider sheet to feed through straight on my Et-8550. Any tips on how to do that? I've used books etc for support and I will use my hands to help keep it straight. To varying degrees the printer will draw it through at an angle which of course leads to a skewed print. I wish they made an attachment I could buy so that it would feed straight. The tabs are quite flimsy.
The only solution I've seen was a wooden one [plywood based - like a big tray] - Needed some woodworking skills. Can't help with a link though - it was on a forum and I forgot to bookmark it :-(
Hello Keith! I’ve been looking at the 8550, I’m wondering if there’s such a thing as a thick card stock printer that does both sides automatically. You mentioned in your demo the printed side may get scratched when you run it through the 8550 again
Great video Keith (as all of yours are). My ET-8500 arrives on Tuesday but I'm confused that the ET-8500 is an 'up to A4 'printer, but on Facebook Epson say this: The ET-8500 has photo-size and A4 front paper trays plus will print directly to suitable CDs/DVDs. The A3+ rear tray also accepts speciality media such as craft papers and card, whilst the A3+ straight paper feed means you can print on media up to 1.3mm thick and 2m long! My question is, can I set a custom paper size the size of A3+ and feed it though the rear feed?
Hello @Keith Cooper, thanks for the instructional video. I'd like to know if you can give us the exact measurements of the problematic border for both 8500 and 8550? TIA!!!
Is this is the trailing edge increased border? I can't check since I don't have either printer here any more - I recall it being some 25mm but that's not a figure I'd swear to. It's not in any specs I've seen - I'd suggest asking at the printing forum at DPReview www.dpreview.com/forums/1003
Hey Keith! You are helping a lot! Thanks for your implication in helping us. I have recently purchased this EPSON ET-8500 and trying to print my cardboard cover (271 gsm) with the rear end of the printer but didn't came close to the colors (too pale). I have selected Cardboard 1 for the paper setting but I am not sure this is the way to go. Do you have any tips?
Yes - make sure the cardboard is meant for inkjet printing. See too my use of profiles and alternative media settings [such as VFA] in the main reviews [see both of them - the printers are almost the same] www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8550-printer-review/ and www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8500-printer-review/
@@KeithCooper Alright. It was a human mistake. I was selecting rear tray and didn't realized I had to select manual feed. I feel a bit stupid. :) Thanks for your help, Keith. Much appreciated! The colors are not the same (as I suspected) and I believe I could do a calibration?
Thanks for the very interesting video! I have an Epson 8500 and I ask you what maximum weight the upper paper input supports (I can't find any specifications on this). I deduce that beyond 0.6 mm of thickness you have to use the rear entrance or am I wrong? Secondly, the size of the fish, 0.6mm? Grace: D
Yes - I don't have any specifics on this, but do see the notes in the main [i.e. written] review www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8500-printer-review/ I tested quite a few papers What do you mean by fish! [assuming this is a duff translation!]
@@KeithCooper Thank you! I read the article: very interesting! yes, sorry, I didn't double-check the Google Translation :D I meant: I deduce that beyond 0.6 mm in thickness, you have to use the rear entrance. So, in your opinion, up to 0.6 mm thick could I use the upper paper input or would there be a risk of damaging the conveyor rollers? thanks and sorry for the mess
@@artistatrentina 0.6mm will depend very much on the characteristics of the paper - I believe I tried some 0.5mm during testing. Very much 'it might work'
Oh boy, I must be really dumb...I just understood looking at your video that you may load from the rear, but what is the interest of rear loading which is much more complicated and involves more fiddling and handling than the usual front loading I dit everything with up to now? many thanks for your inputs and help!!
Hey so I have an epson ecotank 8550 and I’m trying to print from the rear paper feed slot and I have all the settings correct and it’s still not working. I’m using 13” x 19” paper and I tryed using it in both the reed paper feeder and the read paper feed slot and still nothing. I was able to print 11” x 14” from the rear paper feeder but I’m still unable to print 13” x 19” from the rear paper feeder as well as the rear paper feed slot. It’s just feeds it through the rear paper feed slot and doesn’t print. Feeds it right though in seconds but doesn’t print. Let me know if you can help me!
It should work fine for the A3+ setting - see the uses in the actual review www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8550-printer-review/ With custom media sizes, sometimes the width needs to be set fractionally narrower [say 12.95"] The other thing is to check the actual size of the media - I've seen quite a bit of variation.
Great video. Aside from a thread on the dpreview forums, I haven't seen much discussion on the accuracy (keeping the paper straight) of the rear paper feed slot regarding double-sided printing for the ET-8500/8550. Have you tried any thick paper double-sided prints from the rear paper feed slot and if so, did it all line up (accounting for the large margin requirement)? The blue tabs look a little flimsy...Thanks.
They are a little light - I've not printed enough prints via the rear slot to have tried this. The whole rear feed mechanism is a great bit of design, but not very robust
I have 8550 and my problem with rear feeder is lack of alignment. It always comes out crooked... Sadly printing 300gsm+ from top feeder is not possible because of pizza wheel marks.
The only solutions I've seen have involved making an external guide setup which the printer sits in. Depends a great deal on the practical construction abilities of the owner... I don' t have one here to test at all.
Hello Keith, I still have a question about the thickness of the paper. The paper I want to use for a postcard is 320 grams crafted paper and the size is A6, do I need to take the tray in the back like you showed in this very good video? Or can I take the tray up front for that too…or can’t I do this kind of thick paper at all?
It's actually about thickness, and that is not the gsm weight - unfortunately thickness is a much less common figure found in many paper specs. However, I I tested quite a few cards and thicker media in the 8500/8550 - the top slot often works well See the main [written] reviews at: www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8550-printer-review/ and www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8500-printer-review/
Hey Keith, Epson states this printer can handle media up to 1.3mm thickness, but you stated 1.6mm in the video. Just curious if this was a simple error on your part or if you've actually managed to get media that thick to work. Thanks.
The media I used was Epson poster board and that is listed [IIRC] as 1.6 - check the specs? Do note though my observations about the plastic guides - which may cause some issues. I don't have boxes of the stuff to use up in tests ;-)
@@KeithCooper thanks for getting back. Their poster is 1.2mm. Looks like the P700, P900, and P5000 are the only ones that can handle 1.5mm. There are just so many people complaining online about feed issues with those models that it makes me nervous to spend the money.
Yes - my testing shows it can work, but not that it will work every time. This is unfortunately a limitation of the sort of testing I can do in a month or two with a printer before it goes back.
Can this do more than one sheet of 13x19 standard copy paper at a time? I see conflicting information that says only one sheet at a tome and others that say fifty.
The 8500 [this video] is only 8.5" wide If you meant the 8550 - it can with some papers, but don't rely on it - the 50 refers to plain paper at A4 I thought? However 10 sheets of copy paper should be fine
GSM is not the same as thickness... The rear feed specifications for the printer are given in media thickness See the printer specs for details [I can't remember directly]
Hi, I get 2 rear paper decriptions appearing in any print application. One is 'Rear Paper Feeder' and the other is 'Rear Paper Feed Slot'. But nowhere does manual tell you which is which. Can you advise?
You only use the one right at the back for card and the like - everything else went into the top. See the main [written] reviews www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8550-printer-review/ and www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8500-printer-review/
Sorry, I cannot remember the exact wording - the printer went back to Epson quite some time ago. I'd suggest asking on the printing forum at dpreview.com - plenty of users there. Be sure to mention exactly what system you are using, since the wording varies.
Can someone please show me how to set up and print A7 greeting cards from a precut 10x7 cardstock paper? I tried and could not figure out what I did wrong. I just bought Epson ET 8550. Thank you
Did you read the main [written] 8500/8550 reviews? www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8550-printer-review/ and www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8500-printer-review/ they have details of my testing [both are the same but for width]
'92lb' is a US only term, so I've no idea what it is I'm afraid. However... any time I see the words 'card stock' used, it all to often refers to a non-inkjet [coated] media, which often works poorly in such printers
Thanks. I am a crafter and using a4 card stock , 216 - 250 -270 grams. Did you test also this kind of paper in order to review the quality. I am looking for a new printer and this type has been advised, but need info from other people about their reviews. Hope you can help me?
Anything called 'card stock' is generally likely to give poor results unless it is intended for inkjet printer use. See my full set of 8550 and 8500 reviews [ the printers are the same, but for size] www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8550-printer-review/ and www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8500-printer-review/
Just found out that some people have the et-4850 for card stock printing and they are satisfied regarding printing results. So my opinion should be than if i buy a higher segment printer than i should be printing card stock with the et-8500 or et-8550. But i hoped you could advise me which printer is the best suitable for printing pictures / photos on card stock. I have also card stock of 120 grams. So wondering if you can advise me? Appreciated. @@KeithCooper
What printer did you buy at the end? I want to print scrapbook and Journaling paper and wonder which printer would be the best. Is the more expensive 8500 better than the 4850? 🤔@@gjjspek
Hi Keith, I'm having the same issue. The paper shoots out the front and won't print. Where is Epson Print Layout? I've done all the specifications and set it to all your recommendations. Thanks!
Is this the only current epson with this feed. My Stylus Pro 4000 could be fed this way and I've been looking for something affordable in the epson line to do this. I don't want to print anything super thick but thicker than cardstock.
This one is too small... Get an ET-8550 Neither are what I'd personally consider adequate for print sales, but that depends entirely on the level of your market. Both need good icc profiles and care with media choice
I learn more from Keith than all of the Epson documentation I got with my 8500
Thanks!
thanks for leaving in the parts where everything doesn't work perfect. i remember a video where you printed on the wrong side of the paper, always a comfort to remember when i do that.
Thanks - there was one cut, where it just refused to print, since the network connection had died. That's stuff I will remove since it's just 'stuff'.
Glad the errors are appreciated ;-)
Mr Cooper, you're a lifesaver! Thank you for all the tutorials, your videos help massively. I got the paper feed error too and then the first time it only printed one image instead of the 4 on the sheet, the second time it nearly took my hand off grabbing the paper, but printed everything beautifully 😃
Glad it helped!
Glad to see this demo. I've had my 8500 for a couple of weeks and good to know how that works. I don't think I will use it but knowledge is power. Thanks Keith.
yes - the rear margin on the board setting makes A4 very small...
Thank you for this video. It’s such a specific subject and you showed everything I need to know right now about the rear feeder.
Thanks - glad it was of use!
Thank you so much for this video. I really needed your help in learning how to feed card stock from the rear of my Epson ET8500.
Thanks - glad it was of help
Bless you for this video. It was making me crazy trying to figure it out.
Glad it helped!
Thank you, it helped me guide someone as to how to put it back together again!
Thanks - it does seem a bit complex
You're a star Keith! Thank you for your help!
Thanks!
This was great. Suggestion re being able to demonstrate front, rear, use a large turntable that they use on large dinning tables. Or cake decorating but probable the nice timber one.
Thanks
However, my small office probably does not need more bulky wooden contraptions ;-) :-)
Thank you once again! You are awesome!
Glad it was of interest.
Yes, this truly helped me. Would you please do a video on how to print from the rear without taking the back off?
There is no way to use the rear slot without moving the panel.
I use the rear feeder in my 8550 for thicker paper like baryta. If I use the regular top feeder I got some roller marks. I think it’s because the paper is too rigid. But it works with the rear feeder. For now I’ve let the duplexer unmounted so I can load paper faster. Not the best solution but it works
Yes, it can help. A more robust feed slot would help with print accuracy.
I can't get my printer to work! It tells me to load the piece in the back but doesn't proceed after that. It gives me an option to either show me how to load the machine or cancel the print job...help!
Could be loads of different things - have you read my main et-8500 review?
www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8500-printer-review/
Hi Keith, I have an 8550 and am getting roller indents when printing on 300gsm card through the top slot, I have tried a few different cards from different companies and the only one that doesn't leave the roller indents is a bit to thin to use as a greetings card as its bending. I have tried the rear feed slot, that you demonstrate here, numerous times and no matter what card or colour settings I try, the image is no where near the colour I get when printing through the top slot. All the cards I have used are suitable for inkjet, if I can get the colours to print via the rear slot the same as they do via the top slot, I will be happy to use the rear slot, I hope you can help!
Are you using the same media setting for each slot? That and the correct icc profile makes a big difference.
See the actual review [not the videos] for more
www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8550-printer-review/
Thank you
Glad it was of interest
Yes definitely - I searched for it for hours at EPSON Support to no avail. But the insertion is very complicated - I think. Thanks again for the explanation - greetings from Germany
Hi Keith. Great videos. Thank you. Newly acquired ET8500: paper tray 2 for plain A4: the paper juts out. I can't push it in and so it's not clicking into place & therefore I can't print or copy. Am I missing a trick? Many thanks.
I've not come across this - unfortunately I don' have one here to test.
I'd suggest asking on the printing forum at DPreview.com - several people using them there
I have a lot of trouble getting a longer, wider sheet to feed through straight on my Et-8550. Any tips on how to do that? I've used books etc for support and I will use my hands to help keep it straight. To varying degrees the printer will draw it through at an angle which of course leads to a skewed print. I wish they made an attachment I could buy so that it would feed straight. The tabs are quite flimsy.
The only solution I've seen was a wooden one [plywood based - like a big tray] - Needed some woodworking skills.
Can't help with a link though - it was on a forum and I forgot to bookmark it :-(
Hello Keith! I’ve been looking at the 8550, I’m wondering if there’s such a thing as a thick card stock printer that does both sides automatically. You mentioned in your demo the printed side may get scratched when you run it through the 8550 again
No such printer I've ever tested I'm afraid.
This requirement is firmly in the category of 'commercial print'...
Great video Keith (as all of yours are). My ET-8500 arrives on Tuesday but I'm confused that the ET-8500 is an 'up to A4 'printer, but on Facebook Epson say this:
The ET-8500 has photo-size and A4 front paper trays plus will print directly to suitable CDs/DVDs. The A3+ rear tray also accepts speciality media such as craft papers and card, whilst the A3+ straight paper feed means you can print on media up to 1.3mm thick and 2m long!
My question is, can I set a custom paper size the size of A3+ and feed it though the rear feed?
Thanks
Epson typo I'm afraid... someone a bit too quick with the cut and paste on Fleecebook ;-)
8500 - 8.5" width
8550 - 13" width
@@KeithCooper Thank you Keith, appreciate your time.👍👍👍
Hello @Keith Cooper, thanks for the instructional video. I'd like to know if you can give us the exact measurements of the problematic border for both 8500 and 8550? TIA!!!
Is this is the trailing edge increased border?
I can't check since I don't have either printer here any more - I recall it being some 25mm but that's not a figure I'd swear to.
It's not in any specs I've seen - I'd suggest asking at the printing forum at DPReview
www.dpreview.com/forums/1003
Hey Keith! You are helping a lot! Thanks for your implication in helping us. I have recently purchased this EPSON ET-8500 and trying to print my cardboard cover (271 gsm) with the rear end of the printer but didn't came close to the colors (too pale). I have selected Cardboard 1 for the paper setting but I am not sure this is the way to go. Do you have any tips?
Yes - make sure the cardboard is meant for inkjet printing.
See too my use of profiles and alternative media settings [such as VFA] in the main reviews [see both of them - the printers are almost the same]
www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8550-printer-review/ and
www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8500-printer-review/
@@KeithCooper It says it is for inkjet. I have succeed to print one (!) then nothing more.
Is it different on each side?
@@KeithCooper Alright. It was a human mistake. I was selecting rear tray and didn't realized I had to select manual feed. I feel a bit stupid. :) Thanks for your help, Keith. Much appreciated! The colors are not the same (as I suspected) and I believe I could do a calibration?
Calibration won't make much difference - try printing with the VFA media setting and see if it gives better density?
Thanks for the very interesting video! I have an Epson 8500 and I ask you what maximum weight the upper paper input supports (I can't find any specifications on this). I deduce that beyond 0.6 mm of thickness you have to use the rear entrance or am I wrong? Secondly, the size of the fish, 0.6mm? Grace: D
Yes - I don't have any specifics on this, but do see the notes in the main [i.e. written] review
www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8500-printer-review/
I tested quite a few papers
What do you mean by fish! [assuming this is a duff translation!]
@@KeithCooper Thank you! I read the article: very interesting! yes, sorry, I didn't double-check the Google Translation :D I meant: I deduce that beyond 0.6 mm in thickness, you have to use the rear entrance. So, in your opinion, up to 0.6 mm thick could I use the upper paper input or would there be a risk of damaging the conveyor rollers? thanks and sorry for the mess
@@artistatrentina 0.6mm will depend very much on the characteristics of the paper - I believe I tried some 0.5mm during testing.
Very much 'it might work'
Oh boy, I must be really dumb...I just understood looking at your video that you may load from the rear, but what is the interest of rear loading which is much more complicated and involves more fiddling and handling than the usual front loading I dit everything with up to now? many thanks for your inputs and help!!
I'd only use the rear feed for card which needed the straight through path.
Thanks!
Hey so I have an epson ecotank 8550 and I’m trying to print from the rear paper feed slot and
I have all the settings correct and it’s still not working. I’m using
13” x 19” paper and I tryed using it in both the reed paper feeder and the read paper feed slot and still nothing. I was able to print 11” x 14” from the rear paper feeder but I’m still unable to print 13” x 19” from the rear paper feeder as well as the rear paper feed slot. It’s just feeds it through the rear paper feed slot and doesn’t print. Feeds it right though in seconds but doesn’t print. Let me know if you can help me!
It should work fine for the A3+ setting - see the uses in the actual review
www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8550-printer-review/
With custom media sizes, sometimes the width needs to be set fractionally narrower [say 12.95"]
The other thing is to check the actual size of the media - I've seen quite a bit of variation.
Great video. Aside from a thread on the dpreview forums, I haven't seen much discussion on the accuracy (keeping the paper straight) of the rear paper feed slot regarding double-sided printing for the ET-8500/8550. Have you tried any thick paper double-sided prints from the rear paper feed slot and if so, did it all line up (accounting for the large margin requirement)? The blue tabs look a little flimsy...Thanks.
They are a little light - I've not printed enough prints via the rear slot to have tried this.
The whole rear feed mechanism is a great bit of design, but not very robust
I have 8550 and my problem with rear feeder is lack of alignment. It always comes out crooked... Sadly printing 300gsm+ from top feeder is not possible because of pizza wheel marks.
The only solutions I've seen have involved making an external guide setup which the printer sits in.
Depends a great deal on the practical construction abilities of the owner... I don' t have one here to test at all.
Hello Keith,
I still have a question about the thickness of the paper. The paper I want to use for a postcard is 320 grams crafted paper and the size is A6, do I need to take the tray in the back like you showed in this very good video? Or can I take the tray up front for that too…or can’t I do this kind of thick paper at all?
It's actually about thickness, and that is not the gsm weight - unfortunately thickness is a much less common figure found in many paper specs.
However, I I tested quite a few cards and thicker media in the 8500/8550 - the top slot often works well
See the main [written] reviews at:
www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8550-printer-review/ and
www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8500-printer-review/
@@KeithCooper Thank you for your fast reaction!
Hey Keith, Epson states this printer can handle media up to 1.3mm thickness, but you stated 1.6mm in the video. Just curious if this was a simple error on your part or if you've actually managed to get media that thick to work. Thanks.
The media I used was Epson poster board and that is listed [IIRC] as 1.6 - check the specs?
Do note though my observations about the plastic guides - which may cause some issues. I don't have boxes of the stuff to use up in tests ;-)
@@KeithCooper thanks for getting back. Their poster is 1.2mm. Looks like the P700, P900, and P5000 are the only ones that can handle 1.5mm. There are just so many people complaining online about feed issues with those models that it makes me nervous to spend the money.
Yes - my testing shows it can work, but not that it will work every time. This is unfortunately a limitation of the sort of testing I can do in a month or two with a printer before it goes back.
Does the 8550 leave the gap from using the rear?
What do you mean, by 'leave the gap'?
If you mean a margin, then yes
Can this do more than one sheet of 13x19 standard copy paper at a time? I see conflicting information that says only one sheet at a tome and others that say fifty.
The 8500 [this video] is only 8.5" wide
If you meant the 8550 - it can with some papers, but don't rely on it - the 50 refers to plain paper at A4 I thought? However 10 sheets of copy paper should be fine
Hi, wondering what the thickest paper stock it can take in GSM? Many thanks
GSM is not the same as thickness...
The rear feed specifications for the printer are given in media thickness
See the printer specs for details [I can't remember directly]
Hi, I get 2 rear paper decriptions appearing in any print application.
One is 'Rear Paper Feeder' and the other is 'Rear Paper Feed Slot'.
But nowhere does manual tell you which is which.
Can you advise?
You only use the one right at the back for card and the like - everything else went into the top.
See the main [written] reviews
www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8550-printer-review/ and
www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8500-printer-review/
@@KeithCooper ok, thanks but, which print dialogue do I select for the one at the back? I get 2 dialogues appearing in any view/print appl. ???
Sorry, I cannot remember the exact wording - the printer went back to Epson quite some time ago.
I'd suggest asking on the printing forum at dpreview.com - plenty of users there. Be sure to mention exactly what system you are using, since the wording varies.
Can someone please show me how to set up and print A7 greeting cards from a precut 10x7 cardstock paper? I tried and could not figure out what I did wrong. I just bought Epson ET 8550. Thank you
Did you read the main [written] 8500/8550 reviews?
www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8550-printer-review/
and
www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8500-printer-review/
they have details of my testing [both are the same but for width]
Can the rear feeder handle a 92Lb card stock?
'92lb' is a US only term, so I've no idea what it is I'm afraid.
However... any time I see the words 'card stock' used, it all to often refers to a non-inkjet [coated] media, which often works poorly in such printers
How do you "change the amount of left" @5:55?
No idea - that point is covering how you need to keep printers clean if you do much borderless
I have been having soo many paper jams with the rear feeder with 13x19 paper what can I do it's horrible
The rear [flat] feed can be tricky to use with thicker media - unfortunately I've sot still got the printer here to do any additional testing.
@Keith Cooper ok thank you yes I do sublimation printing and I have lost alot of time a paper just praying on each one prints
Thanks. I am a crafter and using a4 card stock , 216 - 250 -270 grams. Did you test also this kind of paper in order to review the quality. I am looking for a new printer and this type has been advised, but need info from other people about their reviews. Hope you can help me?
Anything called 'card stock' is generally likely to give poor results unless it is intended for inkjet printer use. See my full set of 8550 and 8500 reviews [ the printers are the same, but for size]
www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8550-printer-review/
and
www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8500-printer-review/
Just found out that some people have the et-4850 for card stock printing and they are satisfied regarding printing results. So my opinion should be than if i buy a higher segment printer than i should be printing card stock with the et-8500 or et-8550. But i hoped you could advise me which printer is the best suitable for printing pictures / photos on card stock. I have also card stock of 120 grams. So wondering if you can advise me? Appreciated.
@@KeithCooper
Ah, it's not so simple - the 'better' 8550 is only for media it does well on
Sometimes cheaper printers print better on cheap/non-specialised media
What printer did you buy at the end? I want to print scrapbook and Journaling paper and wonder which printer would be the best. Is the more expensive 8500 better than the 4850? 🤔@@gjjspek
Finally bought et-8550. A3 if i have some larger than A4 to print easier to use the Et8550. Good photo printer , best choice .
Every time I load the paper in the rear tray it feeds it through and then says paper out!! Please help!
Check the paper sizes and driver settings [both media type and feed slot]
Try printing from Epson Print Layout as well
Hi Keith, I'm having the same issue. The paper shoots out the front and won't print. Where is Epson Print Layout? I've done all the specifications and set it to all your recommendations. Thanks!
Is this the only current epson with this feed. My Stylus Pro 4000 could be fed this way and I've been looking for something affordable in the epson line to do this. I don't want to print anything super thick but thicker than cardstock.
P700/900 support it [as well as the ET-8550] - don't know what else oes
@Keith Cooper Thanks! I watched those videos as well. Now just looking for a cheap use one of either model. Your videos are really useful!
@@KeithCooper Just realized the P900 doesn't have any third party inks so I guess I'll try my luck with thick paper using the XP-15000
@@MechanicalPencilGirl It does, but I'd never use third party inks
@@KeithCooper Even better. Just got a p900 I can repair and official inks!
How to print with your top deck
Not sure what that means at all?
Hi, i want to buy a printer for selling my photos, anf i've come down to this model vs de epson photo xp-15000. Can you help me choose?
This one is too small... Get an ET-8550
Neither are what I'd personally consider adequate for print sales, but that depends entirely on the level of your market.
Both need good icc profiles and care with media choice