Epson R200 borderless print problem

mercphoto

I'm having issues printing borderless on my R200. The printer is printing 5/16" an inch too soon. So part of the image is gone, and the last part of the paper is a 5/16" white border. I'm trying to do 4x6 prints.

I'm using the "borderless sheet feeder" option and doing everything else according to the instructions. Max OS-X 10.3.3, happens in Preview and in Photoshop CS.

Thanks, Bill.

stanc

R200 Print Trub
Hi Bill,
I have just joined the forum to try to sort out exacly the same problem.
Did you get any solutions?

Thanks,

Stanc.

patch29

Did you install the driver from Epson or use the built in OS X drivers? I don't have that printer, but with my Epson printers I always have better luck installing the Epson driver. I don't print a lot of borderless either, so I can't help there.

mercphoto

stanc wrote:

Hi Bill,
I have just joined the forum to try to sort out exacly the same problem.
Did you get any solutions?

Since I originally posted my question I have had to buy another R200 (I litereally wore the other one out). I believe it has a newer driver and everything is now working, though it is a little tricky. Why is printing so difficult?

On Mac OS-X I have to add the printer twice. Once as a standard printer, and again as a borderless printer. It appears they use different drivers. Then when you go to print, you do a Printer Setup on the borderless printer and select the appropriate paper size, such as 4x6. Then go to print. If you are printing from within Photoshop, simply make the canvas/image size the same as the paper size. If you are printing from within iPhoto, select either a standard print the same as your paper, or choose to print full page.

ExposeTheMoment

Epson Print Driver

mercphoto wrote:

Since I originally posted my question I have had to buy another R200 (I litereally wore the other one out). I believe it has a newer driver and everything is now working, though it is a little tricky. Why is printing so difficult?

On Mac OS-X I have to add the printer twice. Once as a standard printer, and again as a borderless printer. It appears they use different drivers. Then when you go to print, you do a Printer Setup on the borderless printer and select the appropriate paper size, such as 4x6. Then go to print. If you are printing from within Photoshop, simply make the canvas/image size the same as the paper size. If you are printing from within iPhoto, select either a standard print the same as your paper, or choose to print full page.

I use the Epson print program that comes on the CD. I forget what the actual name is.

Gary

BillCunningham

mercphoto wrote:

I'm having issues printing borderless on my R200. The printer is printing 5/16" an inch too soon. So part of the image is gone, and the last part of the paper is a 5/16" white border. I'm trying to do 4x6 prints.

I'm using the "borderless sheet feeder" option and doing everything else according to the instructions. Max OS-X 10.3.3, happens in Preview and in Photoshop CS.

Thanks, Bill.

Hello, well you probably well beyond this. When I first tried to print borderless I had a margin. Seems you have to set the print for photo paper in order to make the borderless work. I don't understand why this is. Seems like borderless ought to work for just plain paper setting.