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Printing / Various Printing Options

Borderless Printing

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

This product 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 includes on the CD-ROM is the easiest and quickest way to create borderless photos with this product. EPSON PhotoQuicker also includes a number of features that help you create outstanding photos. For more details, double-click the ESCX4500 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:

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 data in an application for print, 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 sheet feeder. Refer to the following section for details.

Loading Single Sheets of 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. For details, see online help.

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 9

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 9

Make the appropriate Paper Size setting.

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 9

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 Expansion button 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 CX4500 as the Format for setting.

Make the appropriate Paper Size settings with the borderless attribute.

Make the appropriate Orientation setting.

Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box.

Access the Print dialog box.

Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS X

Select Stylus CX4500 as the Print setting, then make the Copies & Pages settings.

Note:

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

Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu.

Make the appropriate Media Type, Color, and Mode settings. See online help for details.

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 online help for details.

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