Creating the Effect of a Full-Bleed Image

The printer cannot print to the edge of print media. Use the following procedure to print the image to a larger-size page, and then trim the page to create the effect of a full-bleed image.

Creating the effect of a full-bleed image

Use the following steps to create the effect of a full-bleed image.

Use a paper size at least 25 mm (1.0 inches) wider and longer than the image to be printed. For example, to print a full-bleed image that is 215 mm (8.5 inches) wide and 279 mm (11 inches) long, use a paper size that is at least 240 mm (9.5 inches) wide and 304 mm (12 inches) long.

NOTE: The printer can print on specially cut paper that is up to 306 x 470 mm (12.3 by 18.5 inches) in size. From tray 1, the printer can print images up to 297 x 450 mm (11.7 x 17.7 inches) in size.

Print the image with crop marks. See the software program online Help to determine how to do this. The option to print an image with crop marks is often found in the Print dialog box.

NOTE: Because the printer prints images no larger than 297 x 450 mm (11.7 x 17.7 inches) in size, the image should be 284 x 437 mm (11.2 x 17.2 inches) or smaller in order for crop marks to appear.

Use the crop marks as a guide and cut the paper to the image size.

For reference about setting paper sizes, see the User Reference Guide.