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Various Printing Options

Borderless Printing

Compatible media
Preparing the print data
Paper loading
Driver settings for Windows
Driver settings for Macintosh

This printer allows you to print leaving no margin on all four sides of the paper. Follow the steps described below for borderless printing.

Note:

This feature is not available with Mac OS X.

This feature is not available with all media.

Compatible media

You can use all types of roll paper available for this printer as well as the following media:

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper:
A4, 5 x 8"

Matte Paper-Heavyweight:
A4, 100 x 150 mm

Photo Paper:
A4, 4 x 6" (No Perforations), 100 x 150 mm, Panoramic

Premium Glossy Photo Paper:
A4, 100 x 150 mm, 89 x 127 mm

Premium Semigloss Photo Paper:
A4, 100 x 150 mm

Note:

Printing with this feature takes longer than with normal printing.

Print quality may decline in the top and bottom areas of the printout, or the area may be smeared when printing on media other than those listed above. Print a single sheet to check the quality before printing large jobs.

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Preparing the print data

Because this option enlarges the image to a size slightly larger than the paper size, the portion of the image that extends beyond the edges of the paper will not be printed.

When creating print data in an application, note the following:

Printing on roll paper

When using this feature with roll paper and Bannar Mode is selected in the Roll Paper Options dialog box (Windows) or Bannar is selected as the Roll Paper Option setting in the Page Setup dialog box (Macintosh), you need to use your image-editing software to make the Image 4mm wider than the roll paper.

If your application has margin settings, make sure they are set to zero before printing.

Printing on single sheets

You need to adjust the data to the size of the paper. If your application has margin settings, make sure they are set to zero before printing.

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Paper loading

After you have selected a media on which to print, load it into the printer, referring to the following section.

Loading Roll Paper

Loading Single Sheets

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Driver settings for Windows

After you have loaded the media, change your printer driver settings to borderless printing.

Note:

When Sheets is selected under Paper Options on the Main menu, or when Roll is selected under Paper Options on the Main menu and Cut Sheet Mode is selected in the Roll Paper Options dialog box, this feature enlarges the images to a size slightly larger than the paper size; therefore, the portion of the image that extends beyond the edges of the paper will not be printed.

Access the printer driver.

Accessing the Printer Software for Windows

Select Sheet or Roll under Paper Options on the Main menu.

Select the desired Size setting for the original print data under Paper Options on the Main menu.

Select the desired Type setting under Paper Options on the Main menu.

Media Type Settings

Select the Borderless check box under Paper Options on the Main menu.

Click OK to close the driver setting dialog box.

After finishing all above steps, start printing. Print one test before printing large quantities.

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Driver settings for Macintosh

After you have loaded the media, change your printer driver settings to borderless printing.

Note:

When Auto Sheet Feeder is selected as the Source setting, or when Roll Paper is selected as the Paper Source setting and Cut sheet is selected as the Roll Paper Option setting, this feature enlarges the image to a size slightly larger than the paper size; therefore, the portion of the image that extends beyond the edges of the paper will not be printed.

Access the printer driver.

Accessing the Printer Software for Macintosh

Select the desired Paper Size setting for the original print data in the Page Setup dialog box.

Select Auto Sheet Feeder or Roll Paper as the Paper Source setting.

Select the Borderless check box.

Click OK to save the setting and close the dialog box.

Select the desired Media Type in the Print dialog box.

Media Type Settings

Click Print to start printing. Print one test copy before printing large quantities.

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