Ericsson 4900 User Manual

3. If the paper is not positioned correctly, press the d or u buttons to 

match the cutting position on the paper with the cutting position on the 
left side of the print head.

4. Press the 

 button.

5. When the confirmation is displayed on the screen, press d to highlight 

Cut

, then press 

OK

. The paper is cut.

When you print on unusually thick or thin paper, you may need to adjust 
the platen gap setting. Normally, the 

STANDARD

 setting allows the printer 

to adjust automatically. However, if print quality is not satisfactory when 
using very thin or very thick stock, you may need to change this setting

.

 

Follow these steps:

1. Press the 

Menu

 button. 

PRINTER SETUP 

appears on the display.

2. Press the 

Menu

 button again to display 

PLATEN GAP

.

3. Press the 

Menu

 button. 

STANDARD 

is displayed as the current setting.

4. Use the d or u buttons to change the setting. (

STANDARD

 is the 

default setting; you can also choose 

NARROW

, 

WIDE

, 

WIDER

, or 

WIDEST

.)

5. Press the 

OK

 button to save the setting. A checkmark appears next to the 

selected setting.

6. Press the l Paper Source button to exit the menu.

If you’ve selected a non-standard platen gap, the 

 icon appears on the 

LCD screen to remind you of the narrow or wide setting. When you switch 
media, don’t forget to change the setting back to 

STANDARD.

If you’re printing on non-Epson media, you may also need to create a paper 
configuration to optimize your results. See the following section for more 
information.

Caution: To avoid 
damaging the printer, 
make sure you do not 
select the NARROW 
setting when you print 
on heavy media.