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    Under Paper Size , enter 100 in Width  and 500 in Height .
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    Click Add to add the paper size of  My Horizontal Banner.
    9
    Click OK to close the  Paper Size Options  dialog box.
    10
    Close the printer driver dialog box.
    Note
    •Although you can even set Custom Size for the paper size, the maximum settable size is 3.2 m. The setting of Custom Sizeis disabled when you exit the application software.For more information, see "Printing on Non-Standard Paper Sizes →P.117"
    Creating the banner in the application
    Follow the steps below to create the banner in Microsoft Word using the Custom Paper Size you registered.
    1
    Start Microsoft Word.
    2
    Choose  Page Setup  from the File menu to display the  Page Setup dialog box.
    3
    Under Paper Size , click the Custom Paper Size you registered— My Horizontal Banner in this example.
    Important•If My Horizontal Banner is not listed, make sure this printer is selected as the printer to use.•In applications such as Microsoft PowerPoint that do not enable you to choose registered paper sizes, use the cus-tom paper size setting in Custom and specify 100×500 mm (3.9×19.7 in)4
    Set the printing orientation to horizontal.
    5
    Create the banner.
    Printing the banner
    Follow these steps to print the banner using the corresponding banner settings.
    1
    Choose  Print in the Microsoft Word menu.
    2
    Select the printer in the dialog box, and then display the printer driver dialog box.(See " Accessing the Printer
    Driver Dialog Box from Applications 
    →P.181 ")
    iPF6400                                                                                                                       Printing Vertical or Horizontal Banners (Large-Format Printing; Windows)User's Guide                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      
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    Make sure the  Main sheet is displayed.
    4
    In the  AMedia Type  list, select the type of paper that is loaded. In this case, click  Plain Paper.
    5
    After confirming that  DEasy Settings  is selected, click  Poster in the  EPrint Target  list.
    6
     
    Click the  Page Setup  tab to display the  Page Setup
    sheet.
    7
    In the  APage Size  list, click the size you registered,  My Horizontal Banner.
      
    Printing Vertical or Horizontal Banners (Large-Format Printing; Windows)                                                                                                                       iPF6400                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         User's Guide
      
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    Select the CEnlarged/Reduced Printing  check box.Note
    •If the CEnlarged/Reduced Printing check box is not dis-played on the Page Setup sheet, clear the BBorderlessPrinting check box. 9
    Select and click a roll paper in the 
    LPaper Source  list.
    10
    After you click  EFit Roll Paper Width , the Information  dialog box is displayed.
    11
    Select the width of the loaded roll in the  Roll Paper Width list. In this case, click  16-in. Roll (406.4mm) , and
    then click  OK.
    12
    Confirm the print settings and print as desired.
    Note
    •For tips on confirming print settings, see "Confirming Print Settings →P.178"
    If printing is unsuccessful, you may be able to print after completing the following setting.
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    On the  Layout sheet, click  JSpecial Settings  to dis-
    play the  Special Settings  dialog box.
     
    iPF6400                                                                                                                       Printing Vertical or Horizontal Banners (Large-Format Printing; Windows)User's Guide                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      
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    In the  FineZoom Settings  list, click Yes.
    Printing Vertical or Horizontal Banners (Large-Format Printing; Mac OS X)
    Printing Vertical or Horizontal Banners (Large-Format Printing; Mac OS X)
    By automatic enlargement of a document created with an application software by the printer driver, you can print maxi-
    mum 18.0 m vertical or horizontal banners.
    This topic describes how to print a banner about five times as long as the roll width based on the following example.
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    Document: An original designed for a horizontal banner
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    Page Size: Non-standard (100×500 mm [3.9×19.7 in])
    •
    Paper: Roll
    •
    Paper type:  Plain Paper
    •
    Roll paper width: 16 inches (406.4 mm)
    The print procedure is as follows.
    1.
    In the application, create an original in the format of a horizontal or vertical banner.
    2.
    In  Page Setup , register Custom Page Sizes  (Mac OS X v10.5) / Custom Paper Sizes  (Mac OS X v10.6 or later).
    Once you register  Custom Page Sizes /Custom Paper Sizes , you then can select it repeatedly from the paper
    size list.
    Custom Page Sizes /Custom Paper Sizes  can be set up to 18.0 m.
    3.
    Print the banner, using the settings that correspond to banners.
    Note
    •The following procedures are based on Mac OS X v10.5. The method of setting up non-standard paper sizes varies depend-ing on the version of Mac OS X.
    Register a Custom Page Sizes
    This example describes how to register and print using a page size that is horizontally elongated and suitable for ban- ners in either horizontal or vertical format.
    1
    Create the document in the application.
    2
     
    Choose  Print in the application menu.
      
    Printing Vertical or Horizontal Banners (Large-Format Printing; Mac OS X)                                                                                                                       iPF6400                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         User's Guide
      
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    Select the printer in the APrinter  list.
    4
     
    Click  Manage Custom Sizes  in the FPaper Size  list to
    display the  Custom Page Sizes  dialog box.
    5
    Double-click Untitled in the list at left, and then enter a name for the page size you want to register. Here, en-
    ter  100*500 .
    If the  Untitled  size is not listed at left, click  + below the list.
    6
    Under  Page Size , enter 10 in  Width  and 50 in  Height . Here, measurements are entered in centimeters.
    7
    Specify the margins by entering  0.3 in Printer Margins . Here, too, measurements are entered in centimeters.
    8
    Click OK to close the  Custom Page Sizes  dialog box.
    9
    In the FPaper Size  list, click the size of the original. In this case, click  100*500, the size you registered.
    10
    In GOrientation , click the icon of the document in landscape orientation.
    11
    Click OK to close the dialog box.
    Print the banner
    Follow the steps below to print the banner using the corresponding banner settings.
    1
    Choose  Print in the application menu.
     
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    Access the  Main pane.
    3
    In the  AMedia Type  list, select the type of paper that is loaded. In this case, click  Plain Paper.
    4
    Make your selection in the  EPrint Target  list.
    5
    Make your selection in the  FPrint Quality  list.
    6
     
    Access the  Page Setup  pane.
    7
    Select and click a roll paper in the  APaper Source  list.
      
    Printing Vertical or Horizontal Banners (Large-Format Printing; Mac OS X)                                                                                                                       iPF6400                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         User's Guide
      
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    Make sure the width of the loaded roll is displayed in the BRoll Width  list—in this case,  16 in. (406.4mm).Note
    •If the width of the loaded roll is not displayed in BRollWidth, click LPrinter Information on the Main pane andupdate the printer information. 9
    In 
    CPage Size , make sure  100*500 is displayed, as registered in  Page Setup.
    10
    Select the DEnlarged/Reduced Printing  check box.
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    Click FFit Roll Paper Width .
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    Confirm the print settings, and click  MPrint  to start printing.
    Note
    •For tips on confirming print settings, see "Confirming Print Settings →P.364"
    Printing on Non-Standard Paper Sizes
    Printing on Non-Standard Paper Sizes
    For printing on non-standard size paper, first register the paper size in the printer driver.
    Once you register a paper size, you then can select it repeatedly from the paper size list. The paper size can be set up
    to 18.0 m.
    Note
    •In Windows, although you can even set Custom Size for the paper size, the maximum settable size is 3.2 m. The setting ofCustom Size is disabled when you exit the application software.
    For instructions on specifying non-standard paper sizes for printing, refer to the following topics, as appropriate for your computer and operating system.
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    Printing on Non-Standard Paper Sizes (Windows)→P.117
    •
    Printing on Non-Standard Paper Sizes (Mac OS X)→P.119
    Printing on Non-Standard Paper Sizes (Windows)
    Printing on Non-Standard Paper Sizes (Windows)
    For printing on non-standard size paper, first register the paper size in the printer driver.
    Call a non-standard paper size registered in the printer driver with Custom Paper Size.
    Once you register Custom Paper Size, you then can select it repeatedly from the paper size list.
    Custom Paper Size can be set up to 18.0 m.
    Note
    •Although you also can set Custom Size for the paper size temporarily, the maximum settable size is 3.2 m. Also, the settingof Custom Size is disabled when you exit the application software.iPF6400                                                                                                                                                                               Printing on Non-Standard Paper SizesUser's Guide                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      
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    							Registering and Printing With a Custom Paper Size
    This topic describes how to register a non-standard paper size by the name of  430 mm Squareand print based on the
    following example.
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    Document: Any Type
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    Page Size: A square sheet (430 × 430 mm [16.9 × 16.9 in])
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    Paper: Sheets
    •
    Media Type: Any type
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    Paper Size: A square sheet (430 × 430 mm [16.9 × 16.9 in])
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    Load the square paper (430 × 430 mm [16.9 × 16.9 in]) in the printer.
    2
    Choose  Print in the application menu.
    3
    Select the printer in the dialog box, and then display the printer driver dialog box.(See " Accessing the Printer
    Driver Dialog Box from Applications 
    →P.181 ")
    4
     
    Make sure the  Main sheet is displayed.
    5
    In the  AMedia Type  list, select the type of paper that is loaded.
    6
    After confirming that  DEasy Settings  is selected, select from the  EPrint Target  list.
     
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    Click the  Page Setup  tab to display the  Page Setup
    sheet.
    8
    Click  OSize Options  to display the  Paper Size Options  dialog box.
    9
    Enter a desired paper name in  Custom Paper Size Name. 430 mm Square  is used in this example.
    10
    Select mm in Units .
    11
    Enter  430 (16.9 in) in both  Width and Height .
    Note
    •If you select the Fix the Ratio of the Width to Height check box, after you enter a value in either Width or Height,the other value will be automatically applied based on the original aspect ratio.12
    Click Add to register  430 mm Square .
    13
    Click OK to close the  Paper Size Options  dialog box.
    14
    Click Cut Sheet  in the LPaper Source  list.
    15
    In the APage Size  list, click the size you added, 430 mm Square.
    16
    Confirm the print settings and print as desired.
    Note
    •For tips on confirming print settings, see "Confirming Print Settings →P.178"
    Printing on Non-Standard Paper Sizes (Mac OS X)
    Printing on Non-Standard Paper Sizes (Mac OS X)
    For printing on non-standard size paper, first register the paper size in the printer driver.
    Call a non-standard paper size registered in the printer driver with  Custom Page Sizes (Mac OS X v10.5)/Custom
    Paper Sizes  (Mac OS X v10.6 or later).
    Once you register  Custom Page Sizes /Custom Paper Sizes , you then can select it repeatedly from the paper size
    list.
    Custom Page Sizes /Custom Paper Sizes  can be set up to 18.0 m.
    This topic describes how to register a non-standard paper size by the name of  430*430and print based on the following
    example.
     
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    							•Document: Any Type•
    Page Size: A square sheet (430 × 430 mm [16.9 × 16.9 in])
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    Paper: Sheets
    •
    Media Type: Any type
    •
    Paper Size: A square sheet (430 × 430 mm [16.9 × 16.9 in])
    Note
    •The following procedures are based on Mac OS X v10.5. The method of setting up non-standard paper sizes varies depend-ing on the version of Mac OS X.1
    Create the document in the application.
    2
    Load the square paper (430 × 430 mm [16.9 × 16.9 in]) in the printer.
    3
     
    Choose  Print in the application menu.
    4
    Select the printer in the  APrinter  list.
    5
     
    Click  Manage Custom Sizes  in the FPaper Size  list to
    display the  Custom Page Sizes  dialog box.
    6
    In Page Size , enter the height and width of the original. Here, enter  43.00 cm in Height  and Width .
    7
    In Printer Margins , enter 0.5 for the top and side margins and  2.3 for the bottom margin. Here, measurements
    are entered in centimeters.
    8
    Double-click  Untitled in the list at left in the  Custom Page Sizes dialog box and enter the paper name—in this
    case,  430*430 .
    9
    Click OK to close the  Custom Page Sizes  dialog box.
    10
    In the FPaper Size  list, click the size of the original. In this case, click  430*430, the size you registered.
     
     
    Printing on Non-Standard Paper Sizes (Mac OS X)                                                                                                                                                             iPF6400                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         User's Guide
      
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