Epson B-300 User's Manual

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Copyright and Trademarks 2 Copyright and Trademarks All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or oth...

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Contents 3 Copyright and Trademarks Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Setting Up the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Contents 4 Chapter 3 Basic Printing Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Printing Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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Contents 5 Fit to Page Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Printer Settings for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Contents 6 Chapter 7 Replacing Consumables Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Checking the Ink Cartridge Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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Contents 7 Setting Up the Printer as the Shared Printer for Mac OS X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Chapter 10 Troubleshooting Diagnosing the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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Contents 8 Appendix A Where To Get Help Epson Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Speak to a Support Representative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Safety Instructions 9 Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions Read all of the instructions in this section before using the printer. Also, be sure to follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printer. Setting Up the Printer Observ...

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Safety Instructions 10 ❏ Unplug the printer and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: The power cord or plug is damaged; liquid has entered the printer; the printer has been dropped or the casing damaged;...

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Safety Instructions 11 Using the Printer Observe the following when using the printer: ❏ Avoid touching the components inside the printer unless instructed to do so in this guide. ❏ Do not insert objects through the slots in the printer. ❏ Tak...

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Safety Instructions 12 ❏ Shake the ink cartridge for 5 seconds before installing it for best results. c Caution: Do not shake cartridges (that have been installed previously) with too much force. ❏ Do not use an ink cartridge beyond the date prin...

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Safety Instructions 13 Warnings, Cautions, and Notes Warnings, Cautions, and Notes in this User’s Guide are defined as follows: w Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. c Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipm...

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Using Your Software 14 Chapter 1 Using Your Software Overview of Printer Driver and Status Monitor The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best printing results. Status Monitor and the printer utilities help yo...

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Using Your Software 15 Windows 2000: Click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers. 2. Windows Vista: Select the printer and then click Select printing preferences. Windows XP, Server 2003, and 2000: Select the printer, then click Printing Pref...

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Using Your Software 16 Getting information through online help Click the Help button in the Print dialog. Printing Web Pages to Fit to Your Paper Size EPSON Web-To-Page™ lets you make Web pages fit to your paper size when printing. You can also ...

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Using Your Software 17 & See “Printer Settings for Mac OS X 10.5” on page 33. & See “Printer Settings for Mac OS X 10.3 or 10.4” on page 35. Accessing EPSON Web-To-Page After you install EPSON Web-To-Page, the menu bar is displayed on...

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Using Your Software 18 ❏ To uninstall programs in Windows 2000, you must log on as a user with administrative privileges (belonging to the Administrators group). 1. Turn off the printer and disconnect its interface cable. 2. Windows Vista: Click t...

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Using Your Software 19 5. Read the software license agreement and click Accept. 6. Select Uninstall from the menu in the upper left and click Uninstall. 7. Follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall the printer driver. Note for Mac OS X 10.3 or 1...

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Using Your Software 20 6. Click OK. For Mac OS X Note: To uninstall the programs, you must log on to a Computer Administrator account. You cannot uninstall programs if you log on as a Limited account user. 1. Quit all running applications. 2. Insert...

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Paper Handling 21 Chapter 2 Paper Handling Using Special Paper You can achieve good results with most types of plain bond paper. However, coated papers provide superior printouts because they absorb less ink. Epson provides special papers that are ...

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Paper Handling 22 Rear sheet feeder: Note: ❏ If the paper is curled, flatten it or curl it slightly in the opposite direction. Make sure the paper stack fits under the c arrow mark inside the edge guide. ❏ Maximum capacity for plain paper depend...

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Paper Handling 23 Front Paper Cassette 1. Pull out the front paper cassette. 2. Squeeze the edge guides and slide them out until they click into place. 3. Fan a stack of paper, then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges. 4. Load the paper with t...

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Paper Handling 24 Note: Avoid adding paper before running out of paper. Doing so may prevent the paper from feeding smoothly. 5. Squeeze the edge guides and slide them against the paper until they click. 6. Gently reinsert the cassette into the prin...

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Paper Handling 25 Note: ❏ Leave enough space in front of the printer for the paper to be fully ejected. ❏ Make sure the paper stack fits under the c arrow mark inside the left edge guide. Rear Sheet Feeder 1. Open the paper support. 2. Slide out ...

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Paper Handling 26 5. Load the paper with the printable side up, against the right side of the rear sheet feeder. Then slide the edge guide against the left edge of the paper. Note: ❏ Leave enough space in front of the printer for the paper to be f...

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Paper Handling 27 Loading Envelopes Follow these steps to load envelopes: 1. Open the paper support. 2. Slide out and extend the extension tray. 3. Slide the left edge guide to the left. ...

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Paper Handling 28 4. Load envelopes short edge first with the flap facing down and to the left. Then slide the left edge guide against the left edge of the envelopes. Note: ❏ The thickness of envelopes and their ability to fold vary widely. If the...

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Paper Handling 29 Setting Up the Output Tray The output tray is located on the front paper cassette. Slide out the extension tray and then open the flap on the extension tray to prevent your prints from slipping off the printer. The maximum capacit...

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Basic Printing 30 Chapter 3 Basic Printing Introduction This section guides you through the procedures for different kinds of printing. Printing Documents Explains how to print documents on various types of paper. & See “Printing Documents” ...

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Basic Printing 31 Printing Web Pages Explains how to print Web pages so that they fit on a sheet of paper without getting cut off on the right side. & See “Printing Web Pages” on page 43. Printing on Envelopes Explains how to print on envelo...

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Basic Printing 32 Loading Paper Refer to the section below for details on loading paper. & See “Loading Paper” on page 22. When using special Epson paper, refer to the section below. & See “Using Special Paper” on page 21. Printer Set...

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Basic Printing 33 3. 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...

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Basic Printing 34 3. Click the d button to extend this dialog. 4. Select the printer you are using as the Printer setting, and then make suitable settings. Note: Depending on your application, you may not be able to select some of the items in this d...

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Basic Printing 35 5. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu. 6. Make the settings that you want to use to print. See online help for details of Print Settings. & See “Selecting the Correct Paper Type or Media Type” on page 29. 7. Click P...

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Basic Printing 36 & See “Accessing the Printer Driver for Mac OS X” on page 15. 3. Select the printer you are using as the Format for setting, and then make suitable settings. 4. Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog. 5. Access the Print d...

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Basic Printing 37 7. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu. 8. Make the settings that you want to use to print. See online help for details of Print Settings. & See “Selecting the Correct Paper Type or Media Type” on page 29. 9. Click P...

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Basic Printing 38 Loading Paper Refer to the section below for details on loading paper. & See “Loading Paper” on page 22. When using special Epson paper, refer to the section below. & See “Using Special Paper” on page 21. Printer Set...

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Basic Printing 39 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 29. 5. Select the appropriate Size setting. You can also define a custo...

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Basic Printing 40 3. Select the printer you are using as the Printer setting, and then make suitable settings. Note: Depending on your application, you may not be able to select some of the items in this dialog. If so, click Page Setup on the File m...

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Basic Printing 41 4. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu. 5. Make the settings that you want to use to print. See online help for details of Print Settings. & See “Selecting the Correct Paper Type or Media Type” on page 29. After comp...

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Basic Printing 42 & See “Accessing the Printer Driver for Mac OS X” on page 15. 2. Select the printer you are using as the Format for setting, and then make suitable settings. 3. Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog. 4. Access the Print d...

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Basic Printing 43 6. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu. 7. Make the settings that you want to use to print. See online help for details of Print Settings. & See “Selecting the Correct Paper Type or Media Type” on page 29. After comp...

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Basic Printing 44 Using EPSON Web-To-Page The EPSON Web-To-Page software lets you print Web pages so that they fit within the width of your selected paper. Note for Windows users: This software is not available for Windows Vista and XP x64. Note for...

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Basic Printing 45 3. Right-click the printer icon and choose Printing Preferences in Windows XP and 2000. 4. Click the Main tab, then select Web as the Quality Option settings: 5. Select the paper source as the Source setting. 6. Select the appropria...

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Basic Printing 46 Printing on Envelopes Loading Envelopes Refer to the section below for loading envelopes. & See “Loading Envelopes” on page 27. Refer to the section below for the printable area. & See “Printable Area” on page 190. P...

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Basic Printing 47 & See “Accessing the Printer Driver for Windows” on page 14. 2. Click the Main tab, then select one of the following Quality Option settings: ❏ Text for most envelopes ❏ Text & Image to print images on the envelope ...

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Basic Printing 48 Printer Settings for Mac OS X 10.5 Follow these steps to adjust your printer settings. 1. Access the Print dialog. & See “Accessing the Printer Driver for Mac OS X” on page 15. 2. Click the d button to extend this dialog. 3....

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Basic Printing 49 5. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu. 6. Select Envelope as the Media Type setting. 7. Make other settings that you want to use to print. See online help for details of Print Settings. 8. Click Print to start printing. ...

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Basic Printing 50 Printer Settings for Mac OS X 10.3 or 10.4 1. Access the Page Setup dialog. & See “Accessing the Printer Driver for Mac OS X” on page 15. 2. Select the printer you are using as the Format for setting. 3. Select the appropria...

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Basic Printing 51 7. Select the printer you are using as the Printer setting, then make the Copies & Pages settings. 8. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu. 9. Select Envelope as the Media Type setting. 10.Make other settings that you wan...

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Basic Printing 52 Canceling from Windows When you start printing, the progress meter appears on your computer screen. Click the Stop button to cancel printing. Canceling from Mac OS X Follow the steps below to cancel a print job. 1. Click your printe...

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Basic Printing 53 3. Click the Delete button to cancel the print job. ...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 54 Chapter 4 Printing with Special Layout Options Introduction You can print with a variety of layouts for special projects, such as booklets and posters. Double-Sided (Duplex) Printing Lets you print on both si...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 55 Note for Mac OS X users: This feature is not available for Mac OS X 10.3. Pages Per Sheet Printing Lets you print two or four pages on a single sheet of paper. & See “Pages Per Sheet Printing” on page 8...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 56 For example, you can put “Confidential” on an important document. Double-sided (Duplex) Printing Two types of double-sided printing are available: standard and folded booklet. Standard double-sided printing...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 57 Folded booklet double-sided printing allows you to make single-fold booklets. The pages that will appear on the outside (after the page is folded) are printed first. The pages that will appear inside the book...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 58 Standard Double-sided Printing for Windows Automatic Double-sided Printing (Using the Duplex Unit) Follow the steps below to print odd- and even-numbered pages onto opposite sides of the sheet using the duplex...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 59 ❏ Text & Image for higher quality pages with text and images ❏ Web for web pages ❏ Photo for good quality and speed 3. Select the paper source as the Source setting. 4. Select Plain Paper/Bright White...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 60 3. Click the Page Layout tab, then select the Duplex Printing check box. 4. Select Auto to use the automatic double-sided printing function. 5. Click Adjust Print Density to open the Print Density Adjustment wi...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 61 Note: When you print dense photos on both sides of the paper, reduce the print density and increase the drying time to improve quality. 8. Click OK to return to the Page Layout window. 9. Click Margins to open...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 62 & 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 ❏ Te...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 63 6. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout. 7. Click the Page Layout tab, then select the Duplex Printing check box. 8. Select Manual to use manual double-sided pri...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 64 10.Specify the edge of the paper where the binding will be placed. You can choose Left, Top, or Right. 11.Choose cm or inch as the Unit setting. Then specify the width of the binding margin. You can enter any...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 65 1. Access the EPSON Printer Utility3 dialog. & See “Accessing the Printer Driver for Mac OS X” on page 15. 2. Click the Printer and Option Information button. ...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 66 3. Make sure that Duplexer Installed is displayed in the Auto Duplex Printing Information section, and then click OK. 4. Close the EPSON Printer Utility3 dialog. 5. Access the Print dialog. & See “Access...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 67 7. Select the printer you are using as the Printer setting, and then make suitable settings. Note: Depending on your application, you may not be able to select some of the items in this dialog. If so, click Pa...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 68 8. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu. 9. Select Plain Paper/Bright White Paper as the Media Type setting. 10.Make other settings that you want to use to print. See online help for details of Print Set...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 69 11.Select Auto Duplex Printing Settings from the pop-up menu. 12.Select the Auto Duplex Printing check box. 13.Select the Binding edge setting. 14.Select one of the Document Type settings. This automatically ad...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 70 Standard Double-sided Printing for Mac OS X 10.3 or 10.4 Automatic Double-sided Printing (Using the Duplex Unit) Follow the steps below to print odd- and even-numbered pages onto opposite sides of the sheet us...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 71 9. Access the Print dialog. & See “Accessing the Printer Driver for Mac OS X” on page 15. 10.Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu. 11.Select plain papers as the Media Type setting. 12.Make the set...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 72 13.Select Auto Duplex Printing Settings from the pop-up menu. 14.Select the Auto Duplex Printing check box. 15.Select the Binding edge setting. 16.Select one of the Document Type settings. This automatically ad...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 73 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 w...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 74 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 the Duplex Printing check box. Then sele...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 75 9. Specify the edge of the paper where the binding will be placed. You can choose Left, Top, or Right. Note: When you select Portrait as the Orientation setting, the Left or Right binding positions are availa...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 76 ❏ Follow the instructions provided when reloading the printouts. Otherwise, paper may jam or the binding margins may be incorrect. ❏ If a paper jam occurs, refer to the following. & See “The Paper Ja...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 77 Printer Settings for Windows 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:...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 78 & See “Selecting the Correct Paper Type or Media Type” on page 29. 5. Select the appropriate Size setting. 6. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout. 7. Cl...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 79 Printer Settings for Mac OS X 10.5 1. Access the Print dialog. & See “Accessing the Printer Driver for Mac OS X” on page 15. 2. Click the d button to extend this dialog. 3. Select the printer you are us...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 80 4. Select Paper Handling from the pop-up menu. 5. Select the Scale to fit paper size. 6. Make sure that the appropriate size is displayed in Destination Paper Size. ...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 81 7. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu. 8. Make the settings that you want to use to print. See online help for details of Print Settings. & See “Selecting the Correct Paper Type or Media Type” ...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 82 Printer Settings for Mac OS X 10.4 1. Access the Page Setup dialog. & See “Accessing the Printer Driver for Mac OS X” on page 15. 2. Select the printer you are using as the Format for setting and then m...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 83 6. Select Paper Handling from the pop-up menu. 7. Select Scale to fit paper size as the Destination Paper Size. 8. Select the appropriate paper size from the pop-up menu. 9. Select Print Settings from the pop-u...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 84 & See “Selecting the Correct Paper Type or Media Type” on page 29. After completing the steps above, print one test copy and examine the results before printing an entire job. Pages Per Sheet Printing ...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 85 & 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 ❏ Te...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 86 6. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout. 7. Click the Page Layout tab, select Multi-Page, then select Pages Per Sheet. 8. Select from the following settings for ...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 87 Printer Settings for Mac OS X 10.5 1. Access the Print dialog. & See “Accessing the Printer Driver for Mac OS X” on page 15. 2. Click the d button to extend this dialog. 3. Select the printer you are us...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 88 4. Select Layout from the pop-up menu. 5. Select from the following settings: Pages per Sheet Prints multiple pages of your document on a single piece of paper. You can choose from 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16. Layou...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 89 6. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu. 7. Make the settings that you want to use to print. See online help for details of Print Settings. & See “Selecting the Correct Paper Type or Media Type” ...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 90 & See “Accessing the Printer Driver for Mac OS X” on page 15. 2. Select the printer you are using as the Format for setting, and then make suitable settings. 3. Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog....

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Printing with Special Layout Options 91 6. Select Layout from the pop-up menu. 7. Select from the following settings: Pages per Sheet Prints multiple pages of your document on a single piece of paper. You can choose from 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16. Layou...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 92 8. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu. 9. Make the settings that you want to use to print. See online help for details of Print Settings. & See “Selecting the Correct Paper Type or Media Type” ...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 93 Printer Settings 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 ...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 94 & See “Selecting the Correct Paper Type or Media Type” on page 29. 5. Select the appropriate Size setting. 6. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout. 7. Cl...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 95 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 entir...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 96 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 ...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 97 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 fr...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 98 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: ❏ ...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 99 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...

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Printing with Special Layout Options 100 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.C...