Printing an Image on Multiple Sheets for Enlargement (Creating a Poster)

Do you want to know how to make a printing an image on multiple sheets to enlarge it? This feature allows you to print an image on multiple sheets of paper. You can make a larger poster by putting them together. Here's how to do it.

• Comment: This feature is not available for borderless printing.

 

Loading paper into paper tray 1 to print an image on multiple sheets

You might also be interested in learning about: How to Clear the Print Queue in Windows

1. Step 1:: When the output tray is ejected, make sure there is no paper in it, then close it by selecting it or insert it manually.
2. Step 2:: Lift the control panel.

3. Step 3:: Open the front cover until it clicks.

4. Step 4:: Make sure that the printer is not running, and then remove paper cassette 1. Paper tray 1 has an alignment mark that you can easily locate.

IMPORTANT : If paper tray 1 is at the back and cannot be pulled out, you can slide it in by turning the printer off and then back on.

5. Step 5:: Slide the side guides to the maximum position.

6. Step 6:: Adjust the position of the front side guide to the size of paper you want to use.

7. Step 7:: With the side to be printed facing down, load the paper against the front edge guide.

IMPORTANT : Make sure the stack of paper does not exceed the triangular symbol at the end of the tray.

Do not load more sheets than the maximum number specified for the paper. Do not load paper beyond the line indicated by the triangular symbol on the side guide.

Does not load different types of paper into the cassette.

8. Step 8:: Slide the edge guide against the edge of the paper.

9. Step 9:: Insert paper tray 1. Align the alignment marks on the printer and the tray.

10. Step 10:: Select the paper size and type.
11. Step 11:: Setting paper size and type
12. Step 12:: Check the settings, then Select Close.

NOTE : The output tray ejects automatically when printing begins.

Loading paper into paper tray 2 to print an image on multiple sheets

1. Step 1:: When the output tray is ejected, make sure there is no paper in it, then close it by selecting it or insert it manually.
2. Step 2:: Lift the control panel.

3. Step 3:: Open the front cover until it clicks.

4. Step 4:: Make sure the printer is not running, and then remove paper cassette 2.

5. Step 5:: Slide the side guides to the maximum position.

6. Step 6:: Adjust the position of the front side guide to the size of paper you want to use.

7. Step 7:: With the side to be printed facing down, load the paper against the front edge guide.

IMPORTANT : Make sure the stack of paper does not exceed the triangular symbol at the end of the tray.

Do not load more sheets than the maximum number specified for the paper. If you are using plain paper, do not load the paper higher than the line below the triangular symbol inside the edge guide.

Does not load different types of paper into the cassette.

8. Step 8:: Slide the edge guide against the edge of the paper.

9. Step 9:: Insert paper cassette 2.

10. Step 10:: Select the paper size and type.
11. Step 11:: Review the settings, then select CLOSE.

NOTE : The output tray ejects automatically when printing begins.

Load paper into the rear slot to print one image on multiple sheets

Important : Do not load paper into the rear feed slot until the printer prompts you to do so. The paper will not print and will be ejected.

1. Step 1:: Do one of the following.
   • If you are printing from the control panel, select Rear Feed Slot in the Paper settings, adjust other settings as necessary, and then press .
   • If you are printing from a computer, select Rear Feed Slot under Paper Source, adjust other settings as necessary, and then click Print.
2. Step 2:: A message appears on the control panel telling you that the printer is preparing, and then prompts you to load paper.
3. Step 3:: Open the rear paper feed slot cover.

4. Step 4:: Slide the paper guide and tilt the paper back until it stays in place.

5. Step 5:: Slide the side guides outwards.

6. Step 6:: Load a sheet of paper in the center of the rear feed slot, printable side up, and then insert it about 2 inches into the printer.

7. Step 7:: Slide the side guides against the edges of the paper.

8. Step 8:: Press to start printing.

Next steps to print an image on multiple sheets

1. Step 1:: Open the file you want to print.
2. Step 2:: Choose Print or Print Setup at the File menu.
3. Step 3:: Select your printer.
4. Step 4:: Choose Preferences or Properties to open the printer driver window.
5. Step 5:: Select Poster 2×1, Poster 2×2, Poster 3 x 3 and Post 4 x 4 in the tab Multi-page homepage.
6. Step 6:: Click Settings, make the appropriate settings, and then click Accept.

NOTE : Printing crop marks allows you to print a cutting guide.

7. Step 7:: Configure other elements in the tabs Main and More options as needed, then click in Accept.

Main tab

Printing Presets:

1. Add/Remove Predefined Items: You can add or delete your own presets for the print settings you use frequently. Select the preset you want to use from the list.
2. Feeding: Select the source from which the paper is fed. Choose Automatic selection to automatically select the paper source specified in the printer's print settings. If you enable the auto tray switching feature, the printer automatically feeds paper from paper tray 2 when there is no more paper in paper tray 1. Load paper of the same type and size in paper trays 1 and 2.
3. Document format: Select the size of paper you want to print on. If you select Personalized, enter the width and height of the paper.
4. No margins: Slightly enlarges the print data to fit the paper size so that there are no printed margins around the edges of the paper. Click Configurationto select the magnification ratio.
5. Orientation: Select the orientation to use for printing.
6. Kind of paper: Select the type of paper to be used for printing.
7. Quality Control: Select the print quality. Options vary depending on the paper type.
8. Superior Option: Provides better quality printing; however, printing may be slower. If you want to print on higher quality plain paper, select Optimal. Please note that printing speed may be significantly reduced.
9. Color: To select color or monochrome printing.

Double-sided printing:

To make a double-sided print.

1. Poster setup: You can specify the border and binding margins. When printing multi-page documents, you can choose to print from the front or back of the page first.
2. Print density: Select the document type to adjust the print density. Selecting the correct print density helps prevent images from piercing through the paper. Select Manualto manually add print density.
3. multiple pages: Allows you to print multiple pages on one sheet or print a poster. Click Design orderto specify the order in which pages are printed.
4. do you copy: Sets the number of copies to print.
5. Assemblies: To print multi-page documents collected in order and organized into groups.
6. Reverse order: Print from the last page so that pages are stacked in the correct order after printing.
7. Silence mode: Reduces printer noise. However, enabling this option may reduce printing speed.
8. Print preview: You get a preview of your document before printing it.
9. Simple Print Organizer: Job Arranger Lite allows you to combine multiple files created by different applications and print them as a single print job.
10. Show parameters / Hide parameters: Displays a list of items currently defined in the Main and More Options tabs. You can show or hide the parameter list screen.
11. Restore default: Resets all settings to the default values. The settings of the More options tabis also reset to default values.
12. Ink levels: Displays the approximate ink level.

More options tab to print an image on multiple sheets

Printing Presets:

1. Add/Remove Predefined Items: You can add or remove your own Preset settings for the print settings you use frequently. Select the preset you want to use from the list.
2. Document format: Select the size of paper you want to print on.
3. paper output: Select the size of the paper you want to print on. If the Original Size is different from the Output paper, is automatically selected Reduce / Enlarge document. You should not select this when printing without reducing or enlarging the size of a document.
4. Reduce / Enlarge the document: Allows you to reduce or enlarge the size of a document.
5. Fit to page: Automatically reduce or enlarge the document according to the paper size selected in Output paper.
6. Zoom: Print with a specific percentage.
7. Centro: Print images in the center of the paper.

Color correction:

1. Automatic: Automatically adjusts the tone of images.
2. Staff: Allows you to correct colors manually. Click More optionsto access the screen Color correction and select a detailed color correction method. Click Image options To activate Universal Color Printing, Correct red eyes and increase print sharpness for fine lines.
3. Features of watermarks: Allows you to define parameters for watermarks.
4. Add remove: Allows you to add or remove watermarks.
5. configurations: Allows you to choose how the watermark is printed.

Additional parameters:

1. 180 ° rotation: Rotates pages 180 degrees before printing. Select this item when printing on paper such as envelopes loaded in the printer and in a fixed direction.
2. Bi-directional printing: Allows you to print with the print head moving in both directions. The printing speed is faster, but the quality may be reduced.
3. Mirror Image Reverses the image to print it as if it appeared in a mirror.
4. Show parameters / Hide parameters: Displays a list of items currently defined in the Main and More Options tabs. You can show or hide the screen of parameter list.
5. Restore default: Resets all settings to their default values. The settings of the Main tab is also reset to default values.

Here you can learn about: How to Delete the Print Queue in Windows 10

Next step to print an image on multiple sheets

Click Print.

Conclusion

As you can see, these are the settings you need to take into account to print an image on multiple sheets. These settings depend on the model and brand of your printer. We hope we have helped you with this information.