How to Print

Printing from the printer driver

Handling paper
Driver settings for Windows
Driver settings for Mac OS X
Driver settings for Mac OS 9

This section guides you through the procedures for basic printing from the printer driver.

Note:

If you want to print without margins on all four sides of the paper, it is easiest to print from Easy Photo Print. For details, see Borderless Printing from EPSON Easy Photo Print.

Handling paper

Refer to the section below for details on loading paper.

Loading Paper

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Driver settings for Windows

Open the file you want to print.

Access the printer driver.

For Windows

Click the Main tab, and select Borders or Borderless for your print layout.

Make the appropriate Color Option and Quality settings. See the following section for details on the print settings. See Making Settings on the Main Menu

Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout.

Click OK to close the printer driver settings dialog box.

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

Remove each sheet from the output tray as it is printed.

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Driver settings for Mac OS X

Open the file you want to print.

Access the Page Setup dialog box.

For Mac OS X

Select PictureMate 500 as the Format for setting.

Make the appropriate Paper Size and Orientation settings.

Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box.

Access the Print dialog box.

For Mac OS X

Select PictureMate 500 as the Printer 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 Quality and Color Option settings. See Print Settings

Click Print to start printing.

Note:

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

Remove each sheet from the output tray as it is printed.

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Driver settings for Mac OS 9

Open the file you want to print.

Access the Page Setup dialog box.

For Mac OS 9

Select Borderless or Borders for your print layout.

Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout.

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

Access the Print dialog box.

For Mac OS 9

Make print settings. See the following section for details on the print settings. See Print Dialog Box

Click Print to start printing.

Note:

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

Remove each sheet from the output tray as it is printed.

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