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Various Printing Options

Borderless Printing

Compatible media
Preparing the print data
Driver settings in Windows
Driver settings in Mac OS X

This printer allows you to print without margins on all four sides of the paper. Follow the steps described below for Borderless printing.

Note:
This feature is not available for all media and driver settings.

Compatible media

You can use the following media with this feature:

Matte Paper Heavyweight

Letter (8.5 x 11 in)

Photo Paper

Letter (8.5 x 11 in) and 4 x 6 in

Premium Glossy Photo Paper

Letter (8.5 x 11 in) and 4 x 6 in

Premium Semigloss Photo Paper

Letter (8.5 x 11 in) and 4 x 6 in

Note:
  • Printing with this feature takes longer than with normal printing.
  • Print quality may decline in the top and bottom areas of the printout, or the area may be smeared when printing on media other than those listed above. Print a single sheet to check the quality before printing large jobs.


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Preparing the print data

Because this option enlarges the image to a size slightly larger than the paper size, the portion of the image that extends beyond the edges of the paper will not be printed.

When creating data in an application for print, you need to adjust the data to the size of the paper. If your application has margin settings, make sure they are set to zero before printing.


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Driver settings in Windows

After you have loaded the media, change your printer driver settings for Borderless printing.

Access the printer driver.
Accessing the Printer Software for Windows

Click the Main tab, then select a Quality Option setting. See the following section for details on the Quality Option settings.
See Quality Option

Select the Borderless check box.

Select Sheet as the Source setting.

Select the paper Type setting that matches the paper you loaded in the printer.
Media Type Settings

Select the paper Size setting that matches the paper you loaded in the printer.

Click OK to close the printer driver settings window.

After finishing all steps above, start printing. Print one test copy and examine the results before printing an entire job.


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Driver settings in Mac OS X

After you have loaded the media, change your printer driver settings for Borderless printing.

Access the Page Setup window.
Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS X

Select Stylus Photo R220 from the Format for pop-up menu.

Select the Paper Size setting that matches the paper you loaded in the printer.

Select the Orientation setting that matches the orientation of your printout.

Click OK to close the Page Setup window.

Access the Print window.
Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS X

Select Stylus Photo R220 from the Print pop-up menu, then select Copies & Pages settings as necessary.

Note:
  • The Copies & Pages settings available are a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system's documentation for details.
  • Always match the Format for setting in the Page Setup dialog box and the Printer setting in the Print dialog box. Otherwise the data may not be printed correctly.

Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu.

Select Media Type, Color, and Mode settings as necessary.
See Print Settings
Media Type Settings

Click Print to start printing.

Note:
Print one test copy and examine the results before printing an entire job.


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