4.3 Media coating type and media layout settings 4.3.1 Media coating type setting Function description: This function sets the media coating type to be used. The printer performs printing based on the media coating type that is set. If you do not set the correct media coating type, print quality may be reduced. Select the media coating type from the following. Plain Paper/Matte Paper/Synthetic/Texture Paper/Glossy Paper/Glossy Film/High Glossy Paper Default setting: Matte Paper Plain paper and texture paper are media coating types that only fit for the matte ink type, while glossy paper, glossy film, and high glossy paper are media coating types only fit for the gloss ink type.
Matte paper and synthetic are media coating types fit for either of the ink types. Usage case: Configure the setting according to the media that is loaded in the printer when printing. Implementation recommendations: The printer control software can be made to allow the user to select any media coating type, regardless of the ink type. This is because Epson product User's Manuals list the media coating types fit for each ink type and recommend usage within that scope. Command(s) used ^S(CLM,T 4.3.2 Media layout setting Function description: This function sets the layout information for the media to be used.
The printer determines the size and print position of the printable area based on the media layout information that has been set. If the correct media layout information is not set, media size errors may occur. Usage case: Configure the setting according to the media that is loaded in the printer when printing. Implementation recommendations: The user enters intuitive and easy-to-understand values according to the media detection method. If a media form other than tags is selected, the user enters a single setting so that the left and right gaps have the same value. If tags are selected as the media form, the values can be set for the left and right gaps individually.
Also, the distance from the hole to the media edge can be set. Margins in the printable area are fixed to 0 in the printer. If the margin areas are set by the user, offsetting and clipping of the render position are performed by generating the print data in the printer control software, without changing the width and length of the printable area. The blue arrows and values that appear in the layout diagram are not entered by the user, but are displayed in the window for guidance. Command(s) used ^S(CLS,L ^S(CLS,P ^S(CLS,C ^S(CLS,G ^S(CLS,R ^S(CLS,T Epson ESC/Label Application Development Guide CW-C8000 Series Rev. B Page 19