Borderless printing at actual size, Borderless printing, Borderless printing method – Canon imagePROGRAF iPF510 User Manual

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Borderless Printing

Borderless Printing at Actual Size

Take advantage of borderless printing to print documents such as posters (made up mainly of photos or
images) without a surrounding margin, or border.

Borderless Printing

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.

Important

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. For information on types of paper compatible with borderless printing, refer to the Paper

Reference Guide. (→P.103)

If you use an A2 roll for borderless printing, insert the provided Spacer for Borderless Printing on the

Roll Holder. (→P.139)
If you do not attach the Spacer for Borderless Printing, the Platen may be soiled from borderless printing.

Paper incompatible with the printer’s auto cut function can be printed without borders on the left and

right sides only.

These features cannot be used in combination with borderless printing: special page layouts, centering

originals, and printing cut lines on rolls.

You cannot have pages rotated 90 degrees to conserve paper if you have set up borderless printing at

actual size or in combination with resizing originals to match the paper size.

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, specify No in Auto Cut in the printer driver. In

this case, the paper can be printed without borders on the left and right sides only. After ejecting and

cutting the printed document, use scissors to cut away the top and bottom edges.

By factory default, the ink drying time is disabled for all paper. When you are using paper that takes

longer for ink to adhere for borderless printing and the Cutter Unit touches printing surfaces that are not

dry yet, it may damage the paper or the edge of the document that is cut, depending on frequency of

use. In this case, follow these steps to change the ink drying time.

1.

On the Main sheet of the printer driver, click Settings in Media Type.

2.

Select the ink drying time in the Between Pages list of Drying Time.

Borderless Printing Method

Choose the method of borderless printing that suits the original, as desired.

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