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Printing from Windows
Printing Photos and Illustrations without
Borders (Borderless Printing)
Normally a printed document has white space around its
edges (margins), but a borderless print for a photograph or
created image has no white space at its borders; its entire
surface is covered by printing.
Settings Required for Borderless Printing
Before performing the print job, make sure that a media
that can be used for borderless printing is loaded. Only
media fed from the roll can be used for borderless print-
ing on this printer.
Here is a list of the types of roll media and their widths
that can be used for borderless printing.
Paper Type
Glossy Photo Paper, SemiGlos
Photo Paper, Heavyweight Glossy
Photo Paper, Heavyweight
SemiGlos Photo Paper,
Heavyweight Coated Paper,
Premium Matte Paper, Extra
Heavyweight Coated Paper, Matte
Film, Flame Resistant-Cloth, Fine
Art Photo, Fine Art Heavyweight
Photo, Fine Art Textured, Canvas
SemiGlos, Special 1-5
Important
Paper of types and roll widths other than those listed
above cannot be used for borderless printing.
The following types of media cannot be Auto cut, so
borderless printing can only be performed on the left
and right edges.
Premium Matte Paper, Flame Resistant Cloth, Fine Art
Photo, Fine Art Heavyweight Photo, Fine Art Textured,
Canvas SemiGlos
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Basic Procedure for Borderless Printing
This section introduces the basic procedure for borderless
printing by using media of the same size as the original.
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Corresponding Roll Width
10-in. Roll (254.0mm)
14-in. Roll (355.6mm)
16-in. Roll (355.6 mm)
JIS B2/B3 Roll
(515.0 mm)
ISO A1/A2 Roll
(594.0 mm)
24-in. Roll (609.6mm)
Create the original in the software application
so it matches the size of the media used for
printing.
Important
The following page size settings can be used for
borderless printing. Refer to the table below when you
create the original image and set the page for a size
that can be used for borderless printing.
If the media size was pre-selected in the software
application, the selected size must support
Borderless Printing.
Borderless printing ISO A1, ISO A2, JIS B2, JIS
B3, ARCH D (24"), ARCH C,
on media the same
20"x24", 14"x17", 10"x12",
size as the original
10"x15", 8"x10", US Photo
document
(16"x20")
Borderless printing
with enlargement and All page sizes
reduction
There are limitations on the selection of page sizes
that can be used with the Borderless Printing
Method. If any page size other than those listed above
is selected, the Borderless Printing Method feature
is automatically set for Scale to fit Roll Width.
For more details about Scale to fit Roll Width and
Print Image with Actual Size, please refer to
About Borderless Printing Methods"
Chapter 1
Basic Procedures
Chapter 2
Using a Variety of
Media
Chapter 3
Printing Methods for
Different Objectives
Chapter 4
Maintaining the
Printer
Chapter 5
Using the Printer in a
Network Environ-
ment
Chapter 6
Troubleshooting
Chapter 7
Operation of the
Function Menus
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