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Various Printing Options

Borderless Printing

Compatible media
Preparing the print data
Loading paper
Driver settings for Windows
Driver settings for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x
Driver settings for Mac OS X

This printer allows you to print without margins on all four sides of the paper. Follow the steps described below for Borderless printing.

Note:

Using EPSON PhotoQuicker included on the CD-ROM is the easiest and quickest way to create borderless photos with this printer. EPSON PhotoQuicker also includes a number of features that help you create outstanding photos. For more details, double-click the ESPR800 Software Guide icon on the desktop to view Photo Print Software Setup.

This feature is not available for all media and driver settings.

Compatible media

You can use the following media with this feature:

Matte Paper - Heavyweight	8 x 10", A4
Premium Glossy Photo Paper	5 x 7", 8 x 10", 4 x 6", A4, 100 mm x 8 M, 210 mm x 10 M
Premium Luster Photo Paper	8.3" x 10 M
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper	A4, 4" x 26', 100 mm x 8 M, 210 mm x 10 M
Archival Matte Paper	A4, 100 mm x 8 M

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 Banner Mode is selected in the Roll Paper Options dialog box (Windows) or Banner 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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Loading paper

After you have selected the media, load it into the printer. Refer to the following section for details.

Loading Single Sheets of Paper

Loading the roll paper

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Driver settings for Windows

After you have loaded the media, change your printer driver settings for Borderless printing.

Access the printer driver.

Accessing the Printer Software for Windows

Click the Main tab, then make the Quality Option setting. See the following section for details on the Quality Option settings.
See Quality Option

Select Sheet or Roll as the Source setting.

Select the Borderless check box.

Make the appropriate Type setting.

Media Type Settings

Make the appropriate Size setting.

Click OK to close the printer driver settings dialog box.

After finishing all steps above, start printing. Print one test copy and examine the results before printing an entire job.

Note:

You can control the amount of the image that extends beyond the edges of the paper during borderless printing. When the Borderless check box is selected on the Main menu, the Borderless Expansion slider becomes available on the Page Layout menu.

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Driver settings for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x

After you have loaded the media, change your printer driver settings for Borderless printing.

Access the Page Setup dialog box.

Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x

Make the appropriate Paper Size setting.

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

Select the Borderless check box.

Click OK to save the settings and close the Page Setup dialog box.

Access the Print dialog box.

Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x

Make the appropriate Media Type setting.

Media Type Settings

Click Print to start printing.

Note:

Print one test copy and examine the results before printing an entire job.

You can control the amount of the image that extends beyond the edges of the paper during borderless printing. When the Borderless check box is selected on the Page Setup dialog box, the Borderless Expansion slider becomes available.

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Driver settings for Mac OS X

After you have loaded the media, change your printer driver settings for Borderless printing.

Access the Page Setup dialog box.

Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS X

Select Stylus Photo R800(Sheet Feeder - Borderless) for single sheet or Stylus Photo R800(Roll Paper - Borderless Banner) or Stylus Photo R800(Roll Paper - Borderless) for roll paper as the Format for setting.

Note:

If Stylus Photo R800(Sheet Feeder - Borderless), Stylus Photo R800(Roll Paper - Borderless Banner), or Stylus Photo R800(Roll Paper - Borderless) is not added in the Print Center, the borderless printing feature is not available. Add Stylus Photo R800(Sheet Feeder - Borderless), Stylus Photo R800(Roll Paper - Borderless Banner), or Stylus Photo R800(Roll Paper - Borderless) in the Print Center as follows;
Turn on your printer, open the Applications folder on your hard drive, then open the Utilities folder and double-click the Print Center icon. Click the Add icon (for Mac OS X 10.1.x, click Add Printer) in the Printer List dialog box and select EPSON USB from the pop-up menu. Select Stylus Photo R800 from the Product list, then select Sheet Feeder - Borderless, Roll Paper - Borderless, or Roll Paper - Borderless Banner from the Page Setup pop-up menu. Click Add, then confirm that Stylus Photo R800(Sheet Feeder - Borderless), Stylus Photo R800(Roll Paper - Borderless Banner), or Stylus Photo R800(Roll Paper - Borderless) appears in the Printer List dialog box. Close the Printer List dialog box.

Make the appropriate Paper Size and Orientation settings.

Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box.

Access the Print dialog box.

Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS X

Note:

The Copies & Pages settings available are a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system's documentation for details.

Always match the Format for setting in the Page Setup dialog box and the Printer setting in the Print dialog box. Otherwise the data may not be printed correctly.

Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu.

Make the appropriate Media Type, Color, and Mode settings.
See Print Settings

Media Type Settings

Click Print to start printing.

Note:

Print one test copy and examine the results before printing an entire job.

You can control the amount of the image that extends beyond the edges of the paper during borderless printing.
See Expansion

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