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Performing Borderless Printing

When selecting the paper size with Sheet Feeder - Borderless (Auto Expand), Sheet Feeder - Borderless (Retain Size), Manual-Rear - Borderless (Auto Expand), or Manual- Rear - Borderless (Retain Size) as the Paper Size in the Page Setup dialog, Epson recommends the following media conditions.

Accommodate media width:

  • Letter (8.5 × 11 in)

  • US B (11 × 17 in)

  • US C (17 × 22 in)

  • A4 (210 × 297 mm)

  • A3 (297 × 420 mm)

  • Super A3 (329 × 483 mm)

  • A2 (420 × 594 mm)

  • 89 × 127 mm (3.5 × 5 in)

  • 102 × 152 mm (4 × 6 in)

  • 127 × 178 mm (5 × 7 in)

  • 16:9 wide size (102 × 181 mm)

  • 203 × 254 mm (8 × 10 in)

  • 254 × 305 mm (10 × 12 in)

  • 279 × 356 mm (11 × 14 in)

  • 406 × 508 mm (16 × 20 in)


Note:

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

  • The ink may contaminate the platen of the printer. In this case, wipe the ink away using a cloth.

  • Printing with this feature takes longer time than normal printing.

  • Smear may result in the top and bottom areas depending on the media.

  • Borderless printing is not supported when the PAPER SIZE CHECK setting is off. Make sure that ON is selected for PAPER SIZE CHECK on the printer’ s control panel.

To perform borderless printing, follow the steps below.


Note:

Always match the Format for setting in the Page Setup dialog with the Printer setting in the Print dialog; otherwise, data may not be printed correctly.

Select the paper size with Sheet Feeder - Borderless (Auto Expand), Sheet Feeder - Borderless (Retain Size), Manual-Rear - Borderless (Auto Expand), or Manual-Rear - Borderless (Retain Size) as the Paper Size in the Page Setup dialog.

Click OK.

Start printing your data from your application.