Epson R800 image size - confusing specs

[Alan F Cross]

Can anyone explain what Epson mean when they specify this as image size
for their R800 printer?

MAXIMUM PRINTABLE AREA (mm)
89 to 241.3 x 89 to 1117.6 (using custom settings)

It clearly does not take paper wider than 8.5 inches (or does it?) which
is 216mm, so what does this mean? And 241.3 is clearly not a length
limit.

All I want to know is how big I can print (assuming I can get the paper
to achieve this!)

 

[Jim Nagy]

Can anyone explain what Epson mean when they specify this as image size
for their R800 printer?

MAXIMUM PRINTABLE AREA (mm)
89 to 241.3 x 89 to 1117.6 (using custom settings)

It clearly does not take paper wider than 8.5 inches (or does it?) which
is 216mm, so what does this mean? And 241.3 is clearly not a length
limit.

All I want to know is how big I can print (assuming I can get the paper
to achieve this!)

The slider part at the back only goes to ~8.5" wide so that's it. It
does take 8.3" wide roll paper, and is claimed to print up to 44" long
from the roll (but I haven't tried that yet - I just got it).

 

[Alan F Cross]

The slider part at the back only goes to ~8.5" wide so that's it. It
does take 8.3" wide roll paper, and is claimed to print up to 44" long
from the roll (but I haven't tried that yet - I just got it).

So it clearly can't do 241.3 x 1117.6, so where do they get the 241.3
figure from?

 

[devans]

Have you tried any 8x10 full high quality facials prints? And are you
monitoring your ink consumption rate? These 2 questions are my biggest
concerns. I hear the R800 is a ink guzzler on the cleaning cycles and
the colors you don't use much get emptied by the starting up cycle that
occurs off and on. I was told 40 8x10 prints was a upper quess. You
precise time as owner could help me decide on my decission to by one.
Remove one "n" from double

 

[Alan F Cross]

Haven't purchased yet. Have decided to wait for the A3 version.
Questions over ink consumption are worrying me, though.