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1 This sets the BFormat for and CPaper Size .Note •The configuration method varies depending on the OS andapplication software you are using.If Page Setup is displayed in the application menu, the set-tings are configured by opening the Page Attributes dialogbox from Page Setup.If it is not displayed, the settings are configured in the up-per part of the printer driver displayed when you selectPrint from the application software menu. 2 Select the printer in the APrinter list. 3 In the FPaper Size list, click the size of the original. In this case, click ISO A4. 4 If you configured the settings using the Page Attributes dialog box, click FOK to close the dialog box, and then select Print from the application software menu. 5 Access the Main pane. 6 In the AMedia Type list, select the type of paper that is loaded. In this case, click Plain Paper. 7 Make your selection in the EPrint Target list. 8 Make your selection in the FPrint Quality list. iPF6400 Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling Value (Mac OS X)User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing enlargements or reductions 81
9 Access the Page Setup pane. 10 Select and click a roll paper in the APaper Source list. 11 Make sure the width of the loaded roll is displayed in the BRoll Width list—in this case, ISO A2/A3 (420.0mm) . Note •If the width of the roll loaded in the printer is not shown inBRoll Width, click LPrinter Information on the Mainpane to update the printer information. 12 Make sure the CPage Size setting matches the origi- nal size as selected in CPaper Size in the Page At- tributes dialog box—in this case, ISO A4. 13 Select the DEnlarged/Reduced Printing check box. Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling Value (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing enlargements or reductions 82
14 Click GScaling and enter 120.Note •You can specify enlargement that exceeds the paper size, but in this case, the portion off the edge of the paper willnot be printed.•If the original size after enlargement or reduction is smaller than the paper size, the original is printed in the upper-left corner. In this case, you can center originals by selecting the JPrint Centered check box.15 Confirm the print settings, and then click MPrint to start printing. Note •For tips on confirming print settings, see "Confirming Print Settings →P.364"iPF6400 Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling Value (Mac OS X)User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing enlargements or reductions 83
Printing at full size Printing at full size Printing on Oversize Paper .................................................................................................................................................. 84 Printing at Full Size (Windows) .................................................................................................................................... 85 Printing at Full Size (Mac OS X) .................................................................................................................................. 86 Borderless Printing at Actual Size ................................................................................................................................... 89 Borderless Printing at Actual Size (Windows) ....................................................................................................... 90 Borderless Printing at Actual Size (Mac OS X) ..................................................................................................... 92 Printing on Oversize Paper Printing on Oversize Paper You can print all areas of the original at full scale by selecting the paper size from Oversize (sizes where the margins needed for printer operation have been added to the page size). We recommend when printing with a focus on image. Note •If you prepare an original for printing without a margin and print it on paper of regular size, the image near the edge will not beprinted.• Oversize When printing on standard paper sizes, printing is performed by taking the margins necessary for printer opera- tions inside the region of the original. (See "Print Area .") →P.936 For example, printing the A4 size (210 x 297 mm) original shown in Figure (b) gives the result as shown in Figure (a). However, if Oversize paper is selected, printing is performed by taking the margins necessary for printer opera- tions outside of the region of the original to give the result as shown in Figure (c). The A4 size print as shown in Figure (b) can then be obtained by trimming the margins from the periphery after printing. Important•When printing on Oversize paper, load paper larger than the page size—a size that includes the margin required by theprinter.•Sheets: Load paper that is at least 6 mm (0.24 in) wider and 26 mm (1 in) higher than the page size•Rolls: Load paper that is at least 6 mm (0.24 in) wider and 6 mm (0.24 in) higher than the page size Note •Paper larger than the maximum size supported by the printer cannot be used as paper for oversized printing. (See"Paper Sizes.")→P.524•Oversized printing (selecting Oversize in Page Size) is only available in Windows.•To perform oversized printing on a Macintosh computer, you must specify a non-standard page size and print on it.•To specify a non-standard paper size in oversized printing, register the paper size as a Custom Paper Size. Oversizedprinting is not available with Custom Size. (See "Printing on Non-Standard Paper Sizes.")→P.117Printing on Oversize Paper iPF6400 User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing at full size 84
For instructions on oversized printing, refer to the following topics, as appropriate for your computer and operating system.• Printing at Full Size (Windows)→P.85 • Printing at Full Size (Mac OS X)→P.86 Printing at Full Size (Windows) Printing at Full Size (Windows) This topic describes how to print at full size based on the following example. (Oversized Printing) • Document: Any Type • Page Size: A4 (210.0×297.0 mm)/Letter (8.3 × 11.7 in) • Paper: Roll • Paper type: Plain Paper • Roll paper width: A2/A3 roll (420.0 mm [16.5 in]) 1 Choose Print in the application menu. 2 Select the printer in the dialog box, and then display the printer driver dialog box.(See " Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications →P.181 ") 3 Make sure the Main sheet is displayed. 4 In the AMedia Type list, select the type of paper that is loaded. In this case, click Plain Paper. iPF6400 Printing at Full Size (Windows)User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing at full size 85
5 Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup sheet. 6 Click OSize Options to display the Paper Size Options dialog box. 7 In the Paper Size Options dialog box, select the Oversize check box in Display Series . 8 Click OK to close the Paper Size Options dialog box. 9 Click Oversize - ISO A4 in the APage Size list. 10 Select and click a roll paper in the LPaper Source list. 11 Select the width of the loaded roll in the MRoll Paper Width list—in this case, ISO A2/A3 Roll (420.0mm) . 12 Confirm the print settings and print as desired. Note •For tips on confirming print settings, see "Confirming Print Settings →P.178" Printing at Full Size (Mac OS X) Printing at Full Size (Mac OS X) This topic describes how to print at full size based on the following example. (Oversized Printing) • Document: Any Type • Page size: A4 (210.0 × 297.0 mm [8.3 × 11.7 in]) • Paper: Roll paper • Paper type: Plain Paper • Roll paper width: A2/A3 roll (420.0 mm [16.5 in]) Printing at Full Size (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing at full size 86
1 This sets the BFormat for and CPaper Size .Note •The configuration method varies depending on the OS andapplication software you are using.If Page Setup is displayed in the application menu, the set-tings are configured by opening the Page Attributes dialogbox from Page Setup.If it is not displayed, the settings are configured in the up-per part of the printer driver displayed when you selectPrint from the application software menu. 2 Select the printer in the APrinter list. 3 In FPaper Size , click the size of the original. In this case, click ISO A4 - Oversize. 4 If you configured the settings using the Page Attributes dialog box, click FOK to close the dialog box, and then select Print from the application software menu. 5 Access the Main pane. 6 In the AMedia Type list, select the type of paper that is loaded. In this case, click Plain Paper. 7 Make your selection in the EPrint Target list. 8 Make your selection in the FPrint Quality list. iPF6400 Printing at Full Size (Mac OS X)User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing at full size 87
9 Access the Page Setup pane. 10 Select and click a roll paper in the APaper Source list. 11 Make sure the width of the loaded roll is displayed in the BRoll Width list—in this case, ISO A2/A3 (420.0mm) . Note •If the width of the roll loaded in the printer is not shown inBRoll Width, click LPrinter Information on the Mainpane to update the printer information. 12 Make sure CPage Size shows the original size as specified in CPaper Size in the Page Attributes dia- log box—in this case, ISO A4 - Oversize. Printing at Full Size (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing at full size 88
13 Confirm the print settings, and then click MPrint to start printing.Note •For tips on confirming print settings, see "Confirming Print Settings →P.364" Borderless Printing at Actual Size Borderless Printing at Actual Size Take advantage of borderless printing to print documents such as posters (made up mainly of photos or images) with- out a surrounding margin, or border. In regular printing, a margin required by the printer is added around the original. With borderless printing, you can print documents without the margin, so that the printed image covers the entire surface of the paper. • Borderless printing is only available with rolls. • Paper you can use for borderless printing is restricted to particular types of paper and rolls of particular widths. (See " Paper Reference Guide .") • Although it normally prints borderless on the top, bottom, left, and right (4-edge borderless), in the following cases, it becomes borderless only on the left and right (2-edge borderless) because the top and bottom of the printed image are not automatically cut. • When paper where the borderless printing is described as two edges only in the Paper Reference Guide (pa- per where printed image areas cannot be cut cleanly) is selected • When the following settings are made in the printer control panel • Cutting Mode is Manual • CutDustReduct. is On • When auto cut is configured as not performed in the printer driver Important•When printing without borders, be certain to set the blue switch on the platen to the ● side. If the switch is set incorrectly,print quality may deteriorate. (See "Setting the Blue Switch on the Platen.")→P.896•Borderless printing is not possible if details such as crop marks and margins are included as data on the periphery of theoriginal.•If the length of the image to print is short, then since the roll paper is fed out to a prescribed length before cutting in order toprevent cutting problems and ejection problems, the trailing edge of the roll paper might not be printed borderless.•If you use an A1 orA2 roll for borderless printing, insert the provided Spacer for Borderless Printing onthe Roll Holder. (See"Loading Rolls on the Roll Holder.")→P.531If you do not attach the Spacer for Borderless Printing,the Platen maybe soiled from borderless printing.•These features cannot be used in combination with borderless printing: special page layouts, centering originals, and printingcut lines on rolls.•If Fit Paper Size or Print Image with Actual Size (Windows only) is selected while performing borderless printing, RotatePage 90 degrees (Conserve Paper) cannot be selected. Note that if borderless printing is possible, then even if the originalis rotated 90 degrees, it will be printed by automatically rotating the page by 90 degrees. Choose the method of borderless printing that suits the original, as desired. iPF6400 Borderless Printing at Actual SizeUser's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing at full size 89
• Print Image with Actual Size Prints originals at actual size, without enlarging or reducing them. We recommend when focusing on image quality. You should create the original at a size larger by 3 mm on each side than the paper size.Note •Not all page sizes are available.•When performing borderless printing without using Print Image with Actual Size, the image deteriorates slightly be-cause the image is automatically enlarged. For instructions on borderless printing of photos and images at actual size, refer to the following topics, as appro- priate for your computer and operating system. • Borderless Printing at Actual Size (Windows)→P.90 • Borderless Printing at Actual Size (Mac OS X)→P.92 Borderless Printing at Actual Size (Windows) Borderless Printing at Actual Size (Windows) This topic describes how to print borderlessly at actual size based on the following example. If you use an A1 or A2 roll for borderless printing, insert the provided Spacer for Borderless Printing on the Roll Hold- er. (See " Loading Rolls on the Roll Holder .") →P.531 If you do not attach the Spacer for Borderless Printing, the Platen may be soiled from borderless printing. Important•When borderless printing is used, the edge of the paper is cut during printing. Thus, ink density may be uneven at the edges.If you require higher image quality, select No from the Automatic Cutting list in the Roll Paper Options dialog box. In thiscase, the paper can be printed without borders on the left and right sides only. Once printed and cut, please cut the upperand lower bands with scissors.• Document: Any type • Page size: 10×12 inches (254.0×304.8 mm) • Paper: Roll • Paper type: Canon Heavyweight Coated Paper • Roll paper width: 10 inches (254.0 mm) 1 Create the original in the source application 3 mm (0.12 in) larger on each side than 254.0×304.8 mm (10 × 12 in) —that is, 260.0×310.8 mm (10.2 × 12.2 in) Note •If you can specify the margin, as in Microsoft Word, set the margin at 0 mm. For instructions on specifying the mar-gin, refer to the software documentation.•The extra 3 mm (0.12 in) on each side will not be printed. Create the original so that it fits inside the paper area to beprinted on.2 Choose Print in the application menu. Borderless Printing at Actual Size (Windows) iPF6400 User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing at full size 90