Printing with Macintosh

Making settings in the Page Setup dialog box

Defining a custom paper size
Printing on both sides of the paper

In the Page Setup dialog box, you can change the paper size, specify the paper orientation, print on both sides of the paper, rotate your document by 180 degrees, reduce or enlarge your printout, and adjust the printable area.

Choose Page Setup from the File menu of your application. The Page Setup dialog box will appear.

You can make the following settings in the Page Setup dialog box:

Paper Size

Select the paper size that you want to use. If you want to define a custom paper size, see Defining a custom paper size.

Paper Source

Select the paper source you wish to use from the following selections:

Sheet Feeder:
Select this to leave a 3-mm margin on both the right and the left sides of the paper. This option is available when printing on normal paper.

Roll Paper:
Select this to leave a 3-mm margin on both the right and the left sides of roll paper.

Manual Feed Slot:
Select this to leave a 3-mm margin on both the right and the left sides of roll paper. This option is available when printing on paper loaded in matte board feeder or CD-R loaded in CD-R feeder.

No Margins

Check this box when you want to print with no margins.

Sheet Feeder:
Select this to leave no margins on all four sides of the paper. This option is available only when printing with paper that is in the Paper size list.

Roll Paper:
Select this to leave no margins on all four sides of the roll paper. This option is available only when printing with paper that is on the Paper size list.

EPSON recommends the following media when using this feature: Archival Matte Paper.

Note:
Use of other media may result in smearing because the media may rub against the print head.

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

When using this feature with Roll Paper and Banner Mode is selected as the Roll Paper Option setting, you need to use your image-editing software to make the image 4 mm wider than the roll paper.

Printing with this feature selected takes longer than for normal printing.

Because this feature enlarges the image to a size slightly larger than the paper size when Sheet Feeder is selected as the Paper Source setting, the portion of the image that extends beyond the edges of the paper will not be printed.

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 that listed above. We recommend printing a single sheet to check quality before printing large jobs.

Auto Cut

If the cutter is attached, you can select the types of cutting.

Not Cut:
No cutting with the cutter is done.

Single Cut:
The paper is cut at the boundary between images (the boundary between pages). However, the cutting position may shift slightly.

Double Cut:
If you have selected Single Cut and are unhappy with the gap of the cutting position, select Double Cut. In this mode, the space between images is extended and the paper is cut twice inside this space. By cutting twice, an 18 mm slip of paper is left. Double Cut is selectable only when printing with No Margins selected.

Note:
Use the cutter after you attach it and adjust the cutting position. Refer to the Cutting position adjustment with Automatic Roll Paper Cutter for more details about the cutting position adjustment.

Auto Cut is selectable after the cutter is attached and Roll Paper is selected as the Paper Source setting.

If Auto Cut is not available even when Roll Paper is selected as the Paper Source, the Auto Cutter Attached setting has not been made in the printer driver. Refer to the Printer driver settings with Automatic Roll Paper Cutter and make the setting.

Orientation

Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout. To print close to the bottom of the page, select the Rotate by 180 degrees check box.

Double-Sided Printing

Select the Double-Sided check box to print on both sides of the paper. Select the Folded Booklet check box to make single-fold booklets. For details, see Printing on both sides of the paper.

Reduce or Enlarge

Use this setting to reduce or enlarge the size of your image between 25% and 400%.

Printable Area

Use this option in the Printable Area Box to adjust the total area available for printing when Sheet Feeder and Manual Feed Slot is selected as the Paper Source setting. Standard and Maximum are only available when Sheet Feeder is selected. This feature is not available when No Margins or Roll Paper is selected.

To center the printout, select Centered. To increase the printable area at the bottom edge from 14 mm to 3 mm, select Maximum.

Note:
The print quality may decline at the edges of the printout when Maximum is selected as the Printable Area setting. Before printing large jobs using this setting, print a single sheet to confirm quality.
When Maximum is selected, make sure that the paper loaded in the sheet feeder is not curled.

Roll Paper Option

The Roll Paper Option settings are only available when Roll Paper is selected as the Paper Source setting. These features are not available when Sheet Feeder is selected.

The settings are as described below.

Banner Mode:
Select this mode when you want to print multi-page data as continuous data on the roll paper, rather than as individual pages. When this check box is selected, the Save roll paper check box is enabled.

Cut Sheet Mode:
Select this mode when you want to print multi-page data as individual pages, rather than as continuous data. When this check box is selected, the Print page frame check box is enabled.

Save roll paper:
Select this check box when you want to save roll paper. When this check box is selected, the blank portion of the last page of your document is not fed through the printer. This feature is only available when Not Cut and Banner Mode are selected, and not available when cutting with the cutter.

Print page frame:
Select this check box to print a line on the roll paper between pages in a multi-page document to indicate where the paper should be cut. This feature is useful when it is unclear where the page breaks should be or where paper should be cut after the last page has been printed. This feature is only available when Not Cut and Cut Sheet Mode are selected, and not available when cutting with the cutter.

Defining a custom paper size

You can define a custom paper size. To do so, you can either create a new paper size, or base your custom paper size on a pre-existing paper size. Refer to the appropriate section below.

Creating a new paper size

If the appropriate paper size is not included in the Paper Size list in the Page Setup dialog box, follow the steps below to define a new custom paper size.

In the Page Setup dialog box, click Customize. The following dialog box appears.

To define a new paper size, click New. The dialog box updates to allow you to enter a name for the new size.

Type a unique name for the paper size in the Paper Size list.

Specify the measurement unit as either inch or cm.

Enter the width and the height of your paper by typing the text in the appropriate box.

Specify the margins by typing in the Margin input boxes or by manipulating the preview image.

Click OK. You return to the Page Setup dialog box.

You can define up to 100 paper sizes. The paper size names you create will appear in the Paper Size list in the Page Setup dialog box.

To delete a custom paper size, click Customize in the Page Setup dialog box, select the paper size from the list in the Custom Paper dialog box, and click Delete.

Copying a pre-existing paper size to use as a template

Follow the steps below to copy an existing paper size to use as a template.

Select the existing paper size to copy and click Copy.

Specify the measurement unit as either inch or cm.

Specify the margins by typing in the Margin input boxes or by manipulating the preview image.

Click OK.


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Printing on both sides of the paper

The EPSON Stylus Photo 2100 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 then 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 during double-sided printing.
  • Only use media types which are suitable for double-sided printing. Otherwise, the printout quality may deteriorate.
  • Depending on the type of paper 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 the 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 in the Page Setup dialog box. For information on accessing the Page Setup dialog box, see Making settings in the Page Setup dialog box.

Click the Margins button. The following dialog box will appear.

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 using the Binding Margin text box. You can specify any width from 3 mm to 30 mm.

Note:
The actual binding margin may vary from specified settings depending on your application. Experiment with a few sheets to examine actual results prior to printing the entire job.

Click OK to return to the Page Setup dialog box, then click OK to save your settings.

Load paper in the sheet feeder, 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 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 prior to reloading them into the printer.
  • Align the sheet stack by tapping its edges against a hard, flat surface prior to 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.

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 in the Page Setup dialog box, then select the Folded Booklet check box.

Click the Margins button. The Margins dialog box will appear.

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 in the printer driver, 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 using the Binding Margin text box. You can specify 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 Setup dialog box, then click OK to save your settings.

Make sure that paper is loaded in the sheet feeder and 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.

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 prior to reloading them into the printer.
  • Align the sheet stack by tapping its edges against a hard, flat surface prior to 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.

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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