How to Print

Printing on Roll Paper

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

When printing on roll paper, you can print panoramic photographs or print documents continuously.

Handling roll paper

Refer to the section below for loading roll paper.

Loading the roll paper


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Driver settings for Windows

Note:
  • You can change the margins for roll paper with the printer driver settings. Refer to the section below to print without margins on either side of your printout.
    See Borderless Printing
  • In this section, you will learn the procedure to print with margin on both sides of your printout.

Open the file you want to print.

Access the printer driver.
Accessing the Printer Software for Windows

Click the Main tab, then make the Quality Option setting. See the following section for details on the Quality Option settings.
See Quality Option

Select Roll as the Source setting.

Make appropriate Options settings in the Roll Paper Options dialog box.

Select Cut Sheet Mode to print standard-sized data. Select Banner Mode to print longer data.

Click OK to return to the Main menu.

Select the appropriate Type setting.
Media Type Settings

Select the appropriate Size setting.

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

Note:
Do not select Sheet as the Source setting when roll paper is loaded in the rear manual feed slot. Doing so causes unnecessary paper to feed after each document. If you have already started printing, cancel printing from the printer software.
See Canceling Printing

Click OK to close the driver setting dialog box.

Print your data.

Cut the roll paper.
Cutting the roll paper

Note:
Wait until the printer stops printing and feeding paper. Cut off the paper at the back of the printer, and then turn off the printer. The remaining paper is ejected.


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Driver settings for Mac OS X

Note:
  • You can change the margins for roll paper with the printer driver settings. Refer to the section below to print without margins on either side of your printout.
    See Borderless Printing
  • In this section, you will learn the procedure to print with margin on both sides of your printout.

Open the file you want to print.

Access the Page Setup dialog box.
Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS X

Select Stylus Photo R1800 as the Format for setting.

Make the appropriate Paper Size setting according to the type of roll paper printing you want to perform.

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

Make the Printer setting match the Format for setting you made in the Page Setup dialog box in step 3. 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 Print Settings
Media Type Settings

Select the Roll Paper Option from the pop-up menu.

Make the appropriate Roll Paper Option setting.

Click Print to start printing.

Note:
This screen shot appears when A4 (roll paper) is selected as the paper size.

Cut the roll paper.
Cutting the roll paper


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Driver settings for Mac OS 9

Note:
  • You can change the margins for roll paper with the printer driver settings. Refer to the section below to print without margins on either side of your printout.
    See Borderless Printing
  • In this section, you will learn the procedure to print with margin on both sides of your printout.

Open the file you want to print.

Access the Page Setup dialog box.
Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS 9

Select the appropriate Paper Size setting.

Select Roll Paper as the Paper Source setting.

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

Make appropriate Roll Paper Option settings.

Select Banner to print longer data. Select Cut Sheet to print standard-sized data.

Note:
Do not select Auto Sheet Feeder as the Paper Source setting when roll paper is loaded in the rear manual feed slot. Doing so causes unnecessary paper to feed after each document. If you have already started printing, cancel printing from the printer software.
See Canceling Printing

Access the Print dialog box.
Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS 9

Select the appropriate Media Type setting.
Media Type Settings

Note:
Do not select PhotoEnhance as the Mode setting, because it may cause gaps in your printout.

Click Print to start printing.

Cut the roll paper.
Cutting the roll paper

Note:
Wait until the printer stops printing and feeding paper. Cut off the paper at the back of the printer, and then turn off the printer. The remaining paper is ejected.


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