Epson Stylus Pro 7450 User Manual

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Poster Printing
The poster printing function allows you to print poster-size 
images by enlarging one page to cover several sheets of paper. 
This function is supported by Windows only. You can make a 
poster or a calendar by joining the several printed sheets of paper 
together. The poster printing supports following two types.
❏Borderless poster printing
You can print a borderless poster-size image by automatically 
enlarging one page to cover several sheets of paper. You can...

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❏Poster printing with margins
You can print a poster-size image by automatically enlarging 
one page to cover several sheets of paper. You need to cut the 
margins and then join the several sheets of paper together to 
make a poster. 
1. Open the printer driver window.
See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on page 18.
 

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2. Click the Page Layout  tab, select the  Multi-Page check box, 
select  Poster , and then click  Settings.
3. In the Poster Settings dialog box, select the number of printed  pages you want the poster to cover.
Note:
You can make a larger poster if yo u select a greater number for 
division.
 

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4. When you want to print a borderless poster, select the Borderless Poster Print  check box, and select the panels that 
you do not want to print, and then click  OK. Then go to step 6. 
5. If you want margins around the poster, make sure the  Borderless Poster Print  check box is cleared, and make the 
other settings as necessary.
Note:
Regarding the size when th e parts are joined together:
The finished size whether Trim Line s is selected or not is the same. 
However, if...

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Joining the sheets together along the guide
The steps to join the sheets together are different whether the 
printed sheets are borderless or not.
For borderless poster printing
This section explains how to join the four printed pages together. 
Join the printed pages together appropriately, and stick them on 
the back of sheets using the cellophane tape. 
Join them by the following order indicated in the illustration 
below.
Note:
Poster printing may not produce a seamless poster...

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For 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 four sheets are joined together by the following order.
 

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1. Cut the upper left sheet along the alignment mark (vertical 
blue line). 
The guide is black for the black-and-white printing.
2. Lay the upper left sheet on top of the upper right sheet. The 
X marks should be matched as in the illustration below, and 
join the upper left sheet to the upper right sheet with 
cellophane tape temporarily.
3. Cut the upper sheets along the alignment mark (vertical red 
line). 
The guide is black for the black-and-white printing.
 

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4. Join the upper left and right sheets together with cellophane 
tape on the back of the sheets.
5. Try step 1 to 4 for the lower sheets.
6. Cut the bottom of upper sheets along the alignment mark 
(horizontal blue line). 
The guide is black for the black-and-white printing. 
 

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7. Lay the upper sheets on top of the lower sheets. The X marks 
should be matched as in the illustration below, and join the 
upper sheets and lower sheets together with cellophane tape 
temporarily.
8. Cut the sheets along the alignment mark (horizontal red line). 
The guide is black for black-and-white printing.
 

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9. Join the upper sheets and lower sheets together with 
cellophane tape on the back of the sheets.
10. After joining all the sheets together, cut the margins along the 
outer guide.