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&See “Selecting the Correct Paper Type or Media Type” on page 28.
5. Select the appropriate Size setting.
6. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout.
7. Click the Page Layout tab and select Multi-Page, then select Poster Printing. Click 
the up or down arrow to select 2x1, 2x2, 3x3, or 4x4.
 
						

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8. Click Settings to adjust the way your poster will be printed. The Poster Settings window 
opens.
9. Make the following settings:
Note:
If you want to print only a few of the panels without printing the entire poster, click the panels 
that you do not want to print.
10. Click OK to close the Poster Settings window.
After completing the steps above, print one test copy and examine the results before 
printing an entire job. Then follow the instructions.
&See “How to Make a Poster from Your Printouts” on page 93.
Print Cutting 
GuidesPrints guide lines for cutting.
Overlapping 
Alignment 
MarksSlightly overlaps the panels and prints alignment markers so that the 
panels can be aligned more precisely.
Trim LinesPrints border lines on the panels to guide you when trimming the 
pages.
 
						

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How to Make a Poster from Your Printouts
Here is an example of how to make a poster with 2x2 selected under Poster Printing and 
Overlapping Alignment Marks selected as the Print Cutting Guides.
1. Cut off the margin of Sheet 1 along a vertical line through the center of the top and 
bottom cross marks: 
2. Place the edge of Sheet 1 on top of Sheet 2 and align the cross marks, then temporarily 
tape the two sheets together from the back:
3. Cut the taped sheets in two along a vertical line through the alignment markers (this 
time, a line to the left of the cross marks):
 
						

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4. Align the edges of the paper using the alignment markers and tape them together from 
the back:
5. Repeat the instructions from step 1 to step 4 to tape Sheets 3 and 4 together.
6. Repeat the instructions from step 1 to step 4 to tape the top and bottom edges of the 
paper:
7. Cut off the remaining margins.
Watermark Printing (for Windows only)
Watermark printing allows you to print a text-based or image-based watermark on your 
document.
 
						

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Printing the Watermark
1. Access the printer settings.
&See “Accessing the Printer Driver for Windows” on page 14.
2. Click the Main tab, then select one of the following Quality Option settings: 
❏Draft for rough drafts with reduced print quality
❏Text for text-only documents with higher text quality
❏Text & Image for higher quality documents with text and images
3. Select the paper source as the Source setting.
4. Select the appropriate Type setting.
&See “Selecting the Correct Paper Type or Media Type” on page 28.
5. Select the appropriate Size setting.
 
						

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6. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout.
7. Click the Page Layout tab, choose the desired watermark from the Watermark list, then 
click Settings.
If you want to create your own watermark, see the following instructions.
&See “Creating Your Own Watermark” on page 97.
 
						

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8. Specify the settings you want for the watermark. You can change the position and size 
of the watermark by dragging the image within the preview window.
9. Click OK to return to the Page Layout window.
10. Click OK to close the printer settings window.
After completing the steps above, print one test copy and examine the results before 
printing an entire job.
Creating Your Own Watermark
You can add your own text-based or image-based watermarks to the Watermark list.
 
						

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1. Click Add/Del under Watermark on the Page Layout window. The following window 
appears.
2. Do one of the following:
❏To use an image file as a watermark, select BMP. Click Browse to locate the bitmap 
file you want to use, then click Open. Type a name for your watermark in the Name 
text box, then click Save.
❏To create a text-based watermark, select Text. Type your text in the Text box. This 
text will also be used as the watermark name. If you want to change the watermark 
name, type a new name in the Name text box, then click Save.
3. Click OK to return to the Page Layout window.
 
						

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4. Click Settings. The following window appears: 
5. Make sure that the appropriate watermark is selected in the Watermark list, then select 
Color, Position, Density, Size, Font, Style, and Angle settings. (For details, see the 
online help.) Your settings are reflected in the preview window.
6. When you finish making settings, click OK.
 
						

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Chapter 5 
Using the Control Panel
Introduction
You can use the printer’s control panel to access a variety of menus that allow you to check 
the status of consumable products, print status sheets, and make printer settings. This 
section describes how to use the control panel.
The Control Panel
The control panel of the printer consists of 7 buttons, 3 lights, and a liquid crystal display 
(LCD).
Buttons and Lights
The table below describes the functions of the buttons on the control panel.
Button Description