Epson R2400 & Matte, Thick, A3 Paper

Anyone any experience of this combination, printing thick matte A3 or A3+

paper with the R2400? If so I'd be interested to learn your tips and tricks

for success!

Use the rear feed with the single sheet guide. That's exactly what it's there for.

 

If you're using a particularly linty paper, you may need to blow out the interior of the printer

once in a while with canned air.

Getting the thicker (300 gsm) matte papers to feed properly (i.e., consistently) is ALWAYS I game I play with my R2400. It's trial & error always and in the 1.5 years I have had this printer I still don't have it sussed. The manual for the printer is sorely lacking regarding this process and its diagrams couldn't be any worse. Just trial & error and they will feed eventually. ;)

Thanks, it sounds like there's no special technique, just perseverance!

I have no problems loading thick (300g) paper into my 2400. I just use the rear feed and push the paper in easy until I feel the printer grab it. It's subtle but you can tell. It's not perfect but works 9 out of 10 times.

I use the rear feed (roll feeder - single sheet, not the front-through rear feed) for 300 GSM paper regularly, and don't have any issues. It took about a day to get the process down, but it paid off in spades. I just slide the paper in and keep going until the printer grabs it. Now, don't stop there - I got really tired of constantly having to back-out crooked paper, so I learned to keep even pressure on both sides of the paper as it takes it. Then, you can see a couple mm's of paper come through and know its aligned.

 

!c