Epson Stylus Pro 9450 User Manual

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Printer driver settings
To print your data with this feature, follow the steps below. 
For Windows
1. Open the printer driver window.
See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on page 18.
2. In the Main menu, select the  media type, paper source, page 
size, or paper size.
3. When you print on roll paper, click  Roll Paper Option, and 
select the Auto Cut setting.
See “Roll paper cut for borderless printing” on page 97.
 

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4. Select Borderless , and then click  Expansion.
 

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5. Select Auto Expand or Retain Size. If you select Auto 
Expand, set the amount of enlargement.
Note:
Moving the slider towards Min decreases the amount of the image 
enlargement; however, as this amount decreases, margins may 
appear on one or more sides of the paper.
6. Check the other settings, and then start printing.
Max 3 mm for left and 5 mm for right (the image shifts 
1 mm to the right)
Standard 3 mm for left and right
Min 1.5 mm for left and right
 

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For Mac OS X
1. Open the Page Setup dialog.See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on page 44.
2. Select the paper size and borderless printing such as  Auto 
Expand  or Retain Size , and then click  OK.
3. Open the Print dialog. See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on page 44.
 

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4. If Auto Expand is selected, set the amount of the 
enlargement.
Note:
Moving the slider towards Min decreases the amount of the image 
enlargement; however, as this amount decreases, margins may 
appear on one or more sides of the paper.
Max 3 mm for left and 5 mm for right (the image shifts 
1 mm to the right)
Standard 3 mm for left and right
Min 1.5 mm for left and right
 

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5. In the Print Settings dialog, select the media type.
6. If you print on roll paper, select the Auto Cut setting in the 
Roll Paper Option dialog.
See “Roll paper cut for borderless printing” on page 97.
7. Check the other settings, and then start printing.
 

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Roll paper cut for borderless printing
When you use roll paper for borderless printing, the paper cut 
operation is different according to the Borderless and Auto Cut 
settings of the printer driver.
No margins for left 
and rightNo margins for all 
directions (single 
cut)No margins for all 
directions (double 
cut)
Printer driver 
settingBorderless: Enable Borderless: Enable Borderless: Enable
Auto Cut: Normal 
CutAuto Cut: Single Cut Auto Cut: Double 
Cut
Printer
operations
 

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Note:
When you want to cut prints manually, select OFF.
Explanation Normal Cut is 
default setting.The top area may 
smear because the 
top area of the roll 
paper is cut while 
the print operation is 
stopped.
If the cut position is 
slightly shifted, the 
image on the 
continuous page 
remains on the top 
or bottom area; 
however, the 
printing time gets 
shorter. 
If you select Single 
Cut and print only a 
piece of paper, the 
operation will be the 
same as Double 
Cut. If you...

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Enlarge or Reduce Size Printing
You can fit the size of your data to the size of paper you print on. 
There are three ways to enlarge or reduce the size of your data.
❏Fit to Page (Windows only)
Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your data to 
make it fit the paper size you have selected in the Output 
Paper Size.
 

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❏Fit to Roll Paper Width (Windows only)
Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your data to 
make it fit the width of the roll paper you have selected in 
Output Paper Size.
❏Custom
Lets you define the percentage you want to enlarge or reduce 
a data.