Printing / Various Printing Options

Borderless Printing

Compatible media
Preparing the print data
Printing from EPSON Easy Photo Print
Printing from the printer driver

This product allows you to print without margins on all four sides of the paper. Follow the steps described below for Borderless printing.

Note:

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 print data in an application, 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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Printing from EPSON Easy Photo Print

Using EPSON Easy Photo Print included on the CD-ROM is the easiest and quickest way to create borderless photos with this product. EPSON Easy Photo Print also includes a number of features that help you create outstanding photos.

For Windows

Access EPSON Easy Photo Print. For Windows XP: Click the Start button, point to All Programs, point to EPSON Creativity Suite, then choose Easy Photo Print.

For Windows Me, 98, and 2000:
Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to EPSON Creativity Suite, then choose Easy Photo Print.

Print images from EPSON Easy Photo Print.

To learn how to print your photos, click the Help button to view instructions in the EPSON Easy Photo Print User's Guide.

For Mac OS X

Double-click the Applications folder in Macintosh HD, EPSON folder, then EPSON Creativity Suite. Double-click the EPSON Easy Photo Print folder, then the EPSON Easy Photo Print icon.

Print images from EPSON Easy Photo Print.

To learn how to print your photos, click the Help button to view instructions in the EPSON Easy Photo Print User's Guide.

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Printing from the printer driver

Driver settings for Windows

After you have loaded the media, change your printer driver settings for Borderless printing.

Access the printer driver.

For Windows in "Accessing the Printer Driver"

Click the Main tab, then select one of the Quality Options recommended below. For details of other Quality Options, see online help.

• Photo for good quality and speed

• Best Photo for the best print quality

Select the tray where paper is loaded as the Source setting.

• Automatic or Back for the back tray

• Automatic for the front tray

Select the paper type loaded in the tray as the Type setting.

Selecting the Correct Media Type

Select the paper size of your file as the Size setting. You can also define a custom paper size. For details, see the following section.

Making User Defined Paper Sizes

Select the Borderless check box.

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

Note:

For more print settings, click Advanced. Click Help for more information.

Click OK to close the printer driver window.

After completing the steps above, 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.

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.

For Mac OS X in "Accessing the Printer Driver"

Select Stylus Photo RX700 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.

For Mac OS X in "Accessing the Printer Driver"

Select Stylus Photo RX700 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 Media Type, Color, and Mode settings. See online help for details of Print Settings.

Selecting the Correct Media Type

After completing the steps above, 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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