Printer Software Functions / For Windows

Making Settings on the Page Layout Menu

More Options

Use the options under More Options to adjust the printable area and print pages rotated 180 degrees as well as text and graphics reversed.

You can make the following More Options settings.

Centered	Prints your document at an equal distance from all edges of the paper, directly in the center.
Minimize Margins	Expands the printable area at the bottom of the paper by 11 mm, allowing you to print up to 3 mm from the bottom edge.
Rotate 180°	Prints closer to the bottom of the page.
Mirror Image	Prints an image as it would appear in a mirror. Text and graphics appear backwards.

Reduce/Enlarge Document

Use the Reduce/Enlarge Document options to adjust the printed size of your document.

You can select from the following settings.

By Output Paper Size	Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your document to make it fit the paper size selected in the By Output Paper Size list.
By Percentage	Allows you to manually reduce or enlarge an image. Click the arrows to select a percentage between 10 and 400.

Copies

Select the number of copies that you want to print.

You can select from the following settings.

Reverse Order	Prints your documents in reverse order, starting with the last page.
Collate	Print one complete document set at a time.

Multi-Page

Under Multi-Page you can choose between Pages Per Sheet and Poster Printing. Refer to the appropriate section below.

Pages Per Sheet

Select Pages Per Sheet under Multi-Page on the Page Layout menu to print two or four pages of your document on one sheet of paper.

You can make the following settings.

2, 4	Prints two or four pages of your document on a single piece of paper.
Page Order	Opens the Print Layout dialog box, where you can specify the order in which the pages will be printed. Some settings may not be available, depending on the Orientation setting on the Main menu.
Print Page Borders	Prints frames around the pages printed on each sheet.

Poster Printing

A single document page can be enlarged to cover 4, 9, or 16 printed sheets of paper.

Click the Settings button to adjust the way your poster will print. The Poster Settings dialog box opens.

You can make the following settings.

Print Cutting Guides	Select this check box to turn the cutting guide options on.
Overlapping Alignment Marks	Slightly overlaps the panels and prints alignment markers so that the panels can be aligned more precisely.
Trim Lines	Prints border lines on the panels to guide you when trimming the pages.

If you only want to print a few of the panels without printing the entire poster, click the panels that you do not wish to print, then click OK to close the Poster Settings dialog box.

Watermark

To print a watermark on your document, click anywhere in the Watermark list box on the Layout menu and select a watermark.

You can also add your own text-based or image-based watermarks to the Watermark list. To add a watermark, click Add/Del. The following dialog box appears.

Refer to the appropriate section below to finish creating a custom watermark.

Creating an image-based watermark

Follow the steps below to create an image-based watermark.

Select BMP.

Click Browse to specify the bitmap file you want to use, then click OK.

Type a name for your watermark in the Name text box, and then click Save. Click OK to return to the Layout menu.

Creating a text-based watermark

Follow the steps below to create a text-based watermark.

Click Text.

Type your text in the Text text box. The text that you enter will also be used as the watermark name.

If you want to change the watermark name, type a new name in the Name text box, and then click Save. Click OK to return to the Page Layout menu.

Adjusting the appearance of watermarks

Follow the steps below to adjust the appearance of watermarks to be printed.

Select a watermark in the Watermark list box.

Click Settings. The following dialog box appears.

Make sure that the appropriate watermark is selected in the Watermark list, and then make Color, Position, Density, Size, Font, Font Style, and Angle settings. (For details, see online help.) Your settings are reflected in the display at the left side of the dialog box.

When you are finished making settings, click OK.

Double-Sided Printing

The EPSON Stylus C82 Series supports double-sided printing. There are two types of double-sided printing available. Standard double-sided printing allows you to print the odd-numbered pages first. Once these pages are printed, they can be reloaded to print the even-numbered pages onto the opposite side of the paper. Folded Booklet double-sided printing allows you to make single-fold booklets. Refer to the appropriate section below.

Note:

The double-sided printing feature is not available when the printer is accessed over a network or is used as a shared printer.

Depending on the media type, stacks of up to 30 sheets can be loaded into the sheet feeder for double-sided printing.

Only use media types that are suitable for double-sided printing. Otherwise, the printout quality may deteriorate.

Depending on the media type and the amount of ink used to print text and images, ink may bleed through to the other side of the paper.

The surface of the paper may be smeared during double-sided printing.

Standard double-sided printing

Follow the steps below to print odd- and even-numbered pages onto opposite sides of the sheet.

Select the Double-Sided Printing check box on the Page Layout menu. For information on accessing the Page Layout menu, see Accessing the printer software.

Click Margins. The following dialog box appears.

Specify the edge of the paper where the binding will be placed. You can choose between Left, Top, and Right.

Specify the width of the binding margin in the Binding Margin text box. You can enter any width from 3 mm to 30 mm.

Note:

The actual binding margin may be different from the specified settings depending on your application. Experiment with a few sheets to examine actual results before printing the entire job.

Click OK to return to the Page Layout menu, and then click OK to save your settings.

Load paper in the sheet feeder, and then send the print job from your application. Instructions for generating the even-numbered pages will be displayed while the odd-numbered pages are output.

Follow the on-screen instructions to reload the paper, or reload the paper as shown in the illustration below.

Note:

The paper may curl during printing due to the amount of ink used. Should this occur, slightly curl the sheets in the opposite direction before reloading them into the printer.

Align the sheet stack by tapping its edges against a hard, flat surface before reloading the stack into the printer.

Follow the instructions provided when reloading the printouts. Paper jams or improperly placed binding margins may occur if the printouts are not reloaded correctly.

If a paper jam occurs, refer to Paper does not feed

Once the paper is reloaded, click Resume to print the even-numbered pages.

Folded Booklet double-sided printing

You can also make single-fold booklets using the double-sided printing feature. To create a single-fold booklet, the pages that appear on the outside (after the booklet is folded) are printed first. The pages that will appear inside the booklet can then be printed after the paper is reloaded into the printer as shown in the illustration below.

Single-fold booklet

: Binding Edge

A booklet can be created by printing pages 1 and 4 on the first sheet of paper, pages 5 and 8 on the second sheet of paper, and pages 9 and 12 on the third sheet of paper. After these sheets are reloaded into the sheet feeder, you can then print pages 2 and 3 on the back of the first sheet of paper, pages 6 and 7 on the back of the second sheet of paper, and pages 10 and 11 on the back of the third sheet of paper. The resulting pages can then be folded and bound together into a booklet.

Use the following steps to create a booklet as described above.

Select the Double-Sided Printing check box on the Page Layout menu, and then select the Folded Booklet check box.

Click Margins. The Margins dialog box appears.

Specify the edge of the paper where the binding will be placed. You can choose from Left, Top, and Right.

Note:

When Portrait is selected as the Orientation setting on the Main menu of your printer driver, the Left or Right binding positions are available. The Top binding position is supported when Landscape is selected as the Orientation setting.

Specify the width of the binding margin in the Binding Margin text box. You can enter any width from 3 mm to 30 mm. The specified margin width will be used on both sides of the fold. For example, if a 10-mm margin is specified, a 20-mm margin will be inserted (a margin of 10 mm will be placed on each side of the fold).

Portrait

Landscape

: Folding Edge

: Margin

Click OK to return to the Page Layout menu, and then click OK to save your settings.

Load paper in the sheet feeder, and then send the print job from your application. Instructions for printing the inside pages will be displayed while the outside pages are output.

Follow the on-screen instructions for reloading the paper, or refer to the illustration in the previous section titled Standard double-sided printing.

Once the paper is reloaded, click Resume to print the inside pages.

Once printing is complete, fold the sheets and bind them together using a stapler or other binding method.

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