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							Tip: 
Regarding the size afte r joining together: 
When  Borderless Poster Print is cleared and 
printing with margins is selected, the  Print Cutting 
Guides  items are displayed. 
The finished size is the same whether or not  Trim 
Lines  is selected. However, if Overlapping 
Alignment Marks  is selected, the finished size is 
smaller with an overlap.
E
Check other settings and start printing.
Joining the output paper  
together
The steps for joining the output paper together differ 
between borderless poster printing and poster printing
with margins.
Borderless poster printing
This section describes how to join four printed pages
together. Check and match the printed pages, and join 
them in the order indicated below using an adhesive 
tape on the back of the sheets.
Poster printing with margins
When you select  Overlapping Alignment Marks, the 
following marks are printed on the paper. See the 
procedures below to join the four printed pages together
using the alignment marks.
The following describes how to join four printed pages
together.
A
Cut the upper left shee t along the alignment 
mark (vertical blue line).
Tip: 
The alignment marks are black for 
black-and-white printing.
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							B
Lay the upper left sheet on top of upper right 
sheet. Lineup the X marks as shown in the
illustration below, and temporarily fasten them 
using an adhesive tape on the back.
C
While two pages are overlapping, cut them along
the alignment mark (vertical red line).
D
Join the left and right sheets together. 
Use an adhesive tape to stick the backs of the 
sheets together.
E
Repeat steps 1 to 4 for the lower sheets.
F
Cut the bottom of the upper sheets along the 
alignment marks (horizontal blue line).
G
Lay the upper sheet on top of the lower sheet. 
Lineup the X marks as shown in the illustration
below, and temporaril y fasten them using an 
adhesive tape on the back.
H
While two pages are overlapping, cut them along
the alignment marks (horizontal red line).
I
Join the upper and lower sheets together. 
Use an adhesive tape to stick the backs of the 
sheets together.
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							J
After joining all of the sheets together, cut the 
margins along the outer guide lines.User-defined Paper Sizes/ 
Custom Paper Sizes
You can also print on paper  sizes that are not already 
available in the printer driver. User-defined paper sizes 
that have created and saved as described below can be 
selected using the applicatio n page setup option. If your 
application supports creating user defined sizes, follow 
the steps below to select the same size that was created in 
the application, and then print.
Note: 
❏ Although the printer driver allows you to choose 
paper sizes larger than the size that can be loaded
into the printer, they  may not print correctly. 
See the following for information on the paper sizes 
supported by this printer. 
U  “Supported Media” on page 99 
❏ The available output size is limited depending on 
the application.
The printer driver supports  the following paper sizes.
Auto sheet feeder
Width Windows: 89–329 mm 
Mac OS X: 50.8–329 mm 
Length *Windows: 89–3,276.7 mm 
Mac OS X: 127–1,117.6 mm
Rear manual feed (fine art media)
Width 210–329 mm 
Length *Windows: 279.4–3,276.7 mm 
Mac OS X: 279.4–1,117.6 mm
Rear manual feed (thick paper)
Width 203.2–329 mm
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							Length *Windows: 254–3,276.7 mm 
Mac OS X: 254–1,117.6 mm
Roll paper
Width Windows: 89–329 mm
Mac OS X: 203.2–329 mm 
Length *Windows: 55–3,276.7 mm 
Mac OS X: 55–1,117.6 mm
* The paper length can be longer if the application supports 
banner printing. However, the actual print size depends on 
the application, the paper size loaded in the printer, and the
computer environment.
Making Settings in Windows
A
When the printer driver's  Main screen is 
displayed, click  User Defined. 
U  “Basic Printing Methods(Windows)” on 
page 27
B
In the  User Defined Paper Size screen, set the 
paper size you want to use, and then click  Save. 
❏ You can enter up to 24 single-byte characters 
for the  Paper Size Name. 
❏ The length and width values for a 
pre-defined size close to the desired custom
size can be displayed by selecting the 
appropriate option in the  Base Paper Size 
menu.
❏ If the length and width ratio is the same as a 
defined paper size, select the defined paper 
size from  Fix Aspect Ratio and select either 
Landscape  or Portrait for the Base. In this 
case, you can only adjust either the paper 
width or paper height.
Tip: 
❏ To change the paper size you saved, select the 
paper size name from the list on the left. 
❏ To delete the user-defined size you saved, select 
the paper size name from the list on the left, 
and then click  Delete. 
❏ You can save up to 100 paper sizes.
C
Click OK. 
You can now select the new paper size from the 
Size  menu in the Main tab. 
You can now print as normal.
Making Settings for Mac OS X
A
When the Print screen is displayed, select 
Manage Custom Sizes  from the Paper Size list. 
When using Mac OS X 10.4, or if items on the 
Page Setup screen are not displayed on the Print
screen due to the application being used in Mac 
OS X 10.6 or 10.5, display the Page Setup screen 
and make settings. 
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							U “Basic Printing Methods(Mac OS X)” on 
page 28
B
Click  +, and then enter the paper size name.
C
Enter the Width, Height for the Paper Size, and 
enter the margins, and then click  OK. 
You can set the page size and printer margins 
depending on the  printing method.
Tip: 
❏ To change the contents that you saved, select 
the paper size name from the list on the left of 
the  Custom Paper Sizes screen. 
❏ To duplicate the user-defined size you saved, 
select the paper size name from the list on the 
left of the  Custom Paper Sizes screen, and then 
click  Duplicate. 
❏ To delete the user-defined size you saved, select 
the paper size name from the list on the left of 
the  Custom Paper Sizes screen, and then click 
- . 
❏ The custom paper size setting differs 
depending on the operating system version. 
See your operating system's documentation for 
details.
D
Click  OK. 
You can select the paper size you saved from the 
Paper Size pop-up menu.
E
Open the  Paper Size menu and select the paper 
size saved using the  Custom Paper Size dialog.
F
Select Print Settings and choose a paper source 
in the  Page Layout menu. 
The paper sources available depend on the 
custom page size. 
You can now print as normal.
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							Banner printing (on roll 
paper)
You can print banners and panoramic pictures if you 
create and set print data for banner printing in your 
application.
There are two ways to print a banner.
Printer Driver SourceSupported Applications 
Roll paper Document preparation 
software, image editing 
software, and so on*
Roll paper (Banner) Applications that support 
banner printing
* Create print data at a size supported by the given application 
while maintaining the printing length and width ratio.
The printer driver supports the following print sizes.
Available Media Sizes 
Width Windows: 89–329 mm 
Mac OS X: 203.2–329 mm 
Length*Windows: Max. 3,276.7 mm 
Mac OS X: Max. 1,117.6 mm
* The paper length can be longer if using applications that 
support banner printing. Note, however, that the actual 
printable length varies with th e application, the size of the 
paper loaded in the printer, and your computer system.
Making Settings in Windows
A
In the printer driver's  Main screen, select Media 
Type . 
U  “Basic Printing Methods(Windows)” on 
page 27
B
Select  Roll Paper or Roll Paper (Banner) from 
the  Source list. Tip:
Tip: 
❏ You can only use Roll Paper (Banner) when 
printing from applications that support
banner printing. 
❏ Selecting Roll Paper (Banner) sets the top and 
bottom margins of the paper to 0 mm.
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							C
Select an option for Size that corresponds to the 
size of the document created in the application. 
Select  User Defined Paper Size to specify a 
non-standard paper size. 
U  “User-defined Paper Sizes/Custom Paper 
Sizes” on page 63
Tip: 
If you are printing from applications that support 
banner printing, you do not need to set  User 
Defined Paper Size  if you select Roll Paper 
(Banner)  as the Source.
D
Scale the output as desired. 
U  “Enlarged/Reduced Printing” on page 53
Tip: 
If you are printing from applications that support 
banner printing, you do not need to adjust the scale 
if you select  Roll Paper (Banner) as the Source.
E
Make sure the Optimize Enlargement check box 
is selected.
F
Check other settings and start printing.
Making Settings for Mac OS X
A
When the Print screen is displayed, select the size 
of the data created with the application in  Paper 
Size . 
When using Mac OS X 10.4, or if items on the 
Page Setup screen are not displayed on the Print 
screen due to the application being used in Mac
OS X 10.6 or 10.5, display the Page Setup screen
and make settings. 
U  “Basic Printing Methods(Mac OS X)” on 
page 28 
Choose from the foll owing paper sizes. 
XXXX (Roll Paper)
XXXX (Roll Paper - Borderless) 
XXXX (Roll Paper - Borderless Banner) 
Where XXXX is the actual paper size, such as A4.
If XXXX (Roll Paper) is selected, choose  Page 
Layout Settings  from the list and select Cut 
Sheet  or Banner for Roll Paper Option.
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							To choose a non-standard paper size, select 
Manage Custom Sizes  for Paper Size. 
U  “User-defined Paper Sizes/Custom Paper 
Sizes” on page 63
B
Scale the output as desired. 
U  “Enlarged/Reduced Printing” on page 53
C
Check other settings and start printing.
Layout Manager 
(Windows only)
The Layout Manager functi on allows you to place 
multiple pieces of print data created in different 
applications on the paper fr eely and print them at once. 
You can create a poster or display material by placing 
multiple pieces of print data where you like. Also, 
Layout Manager allows you to use paper effectively.
The following is a layout example.
Placing multiple data items
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							Placing the same data
Placing data freely
Placing data on roll paper
Setting Procedures for Printing
A
Check that the printer is connected and ready to 
print.
B
Open the file you want to print in your
application.
C
Select  Layout Manager in the Main tab of the 
printer driver and choose an option for  Size that 
matches the size of the document created in the 
application. 
U  “Basic Printing Methods(Windows)” on 
page 27
Tip: 
The option selected for  Size is the size used in the 
Layout Manager . The actual printing paper size is 
set in the screen in step 7.
D
Click  OK. When printing with an application, 
the  Layout Manager screen opens. 
The print data is not printed, but one page is 
placed on the paper of the  Layout Manager 
screen as one object.
E
Leave the  Layout Manager screen open and 
repeat steps 2 to 4 to arrange the next pieces of 
data. 
The objects are added to the  Layout Manager 
screen. 
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Arrange the objects on the Layout Manager 
screen. 
You can drag objects to move and resize them, 
use tool buttons and the  Object menu to align 
and rotate objects on the  Layout Manager 
screen. 
You can resize and replace whole objects in the 
Preference or Arrangement Settings screens. 
See the  Layout Manager screen help for more 
details on each function.
G
Click  File - Properties, and make print settings 
on the printer driver screen.
Set  Media Type, Source, Size, and so on.
H
Click the File menu on the Layout Manager 
screen, and then click  Print. 
Printing starts.
Saving and Calling Layout  
Manager Settings
You can save the  Layout Manager screen arrangement 
and setting contents to a file. If you need to close your 
application in the middle of a job, you can save it to a file
and then open it later to continue your work.
Saving
A
On the  Layout Manager screen, click File menu 
and then  Save as.
B
Enter the file name, select the location, and then 
click  Save.
C
Close the Layout Manager screen.
Opening saved files
A
Right-click the utility icon () in the Windows 
taskbar and select  Layout Manager from the 
menu that appears. 
The  Layout Manager screen is displayed. 
If the utility icon does not appear in the Windows 
taskbar  U “Summary of the Utility Tab” on 
page 36
B
On the  Layout Manager screen, click File menu 
and then  Open.
C
Select the location and open the required file. 
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