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This is an area the totally confuses some guys when it comes to choosing the correct Media Type and other setting on any printer regardless of make.
How do I set the best Media Type for the paper I am using when it’s not in the Media Menu ?
Again you are faced with the Commonly Used Setting like Photo Printing, Business Documents, Standard and Paper Saving, so which one do I choose ?
Next you have the Media Type like Plain Paper, Photo Paper Pro ll, Photo Platinum Pro, Photo Plus Semi-Gloss and so on etc etc.
Then there is the Print Quality to select from, but again which one do I choose to use, and finally the dreaded One inch Print Margins, it’s enough to drive the average guy to give up drink.
But you’ll have to make sure that all the Automatic (Default) Settings in the Print Driver have been turned off first like, Detect Paper width and Identify Paper Type, not all printers have these setting, (Most do) they can be found in Maintenance / (Custom Settings).
Let’s start with the type of paper YOU want to print on and to hell with what the printer wants to choose, this is what YOU have chosen so there is no reason why you can’t just print on it, RIGHT.
Just set the Media selection to whatever paper type you want (Guess or try all of them) and with the Print quality the same, it doesn’t matter a jot at this stage, all you want to do is get it down on paper, so Click Print !
To find the most suitable settings for your chosen paper will be a matter of trial and error so at this stage only use small sizes like A6 / 4 x6, just crop your image to fit. (Don't waste good Paper)
Just because you not printing onto Glossy Paper doesn’t mean you can’t choose that setting, you can in fact print on say “Canvas Linen” with the Glossy Paper selected, the same applies you can print on Glossy Paper using Plain Paper Settings, your printer doesn’t know.
So try and take back control of YOUR printer setting by selecting your own personal setting, so when you come across the compulsory One inch margin problem, here again just select another paper type to get round it, it’s east try it out !
So to finish, all of the Default setting on your printer can be manipulated to do what you want it to do, barring just a few, like borderless and Panorama prints, if you can get it into the printer you can print on it.
Have some fun trying out some or all of these setting on various paper types and you might even save on ink by not using the Highest Print setting for everything.
Inkjet Printing ain't rocket science but the technician’s think it is, so let’s surprise them..
How do I set the best Media Type for the paper I am using when it’s not in the Media Menu ?
Again you are faced with the Commonly Used Setting like Photo Printing, Business Documents, Standard and Paper Saving, so which one do I choose ?
Next you have the Media Type like Plain Paper, Photo Paper Pro ll, Photo Platinum Pro, Photo Plus Semi-Gloss and so on etc etc.
Then there is the Print Quality to select from, but again which one do I choose to use, and finally the dreaded One inch Print Margins, it’s enough to drive the average guy to give up drink.
But you’ll have to make sure that all the Automatic (Default) Settings in the Print Driver have been turned off first like, Detect Paper width and Identify Paper Type, not all printers have these setting, (Most do) they can be found in Maintenance / (Custom Settings).
Let’s start with the type of paper YOU want to print on and to hell with what the printer wants to choose, this is what YOU have chosen so there is no reason why you can’t just print on it, RIGHT.
Just set the Media selection to whatever paper type you want (Guess or try all of them) and with the Print quality the same, it doesn’t matter a jot at this stage, all you want to do is get it down on paper, so Click Print !
To find the most suitable settings for your chosen paper will be a matter of trial and error so at this stage only use small sizes like A6 / 4 x6, just crop your image to fit. (Don't waste good Paper)
Just because you not printing onto Glossy Paper doesn’t mean you can’t choose that setting, you can in fact print on say “Canvas Linen” with the Glossy Paper selected, the same applies you can print on Glossy Paper using Plain Paper Settings, your printer doesn’t know.
So try and take back control of YOUR printer setting by selecting your own personal setting, so when you come across the compulsory One inch margin problem, here again just select another paper type to get round it, it’s east try it out !
So to finish, all of the Default setting on your printer can be manipulated to do what you want it to do, barring just a few, like borderless and Panorama prints, if you can get it into the printer you can print on it.
Have some fun trying out some or all of these setting on various paper types and you might even save on ink by not using the Highest Print setting for everything.
Inkjet Printing ain't rocket science but the technician’s think it is, so let’s surprise them..