Printing Custom Size or Long Paper
Phaser® 6180MFP Multifunction Printer
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6.
Specify the length of the short edge and long edge under
Settings for
. You can specify the
values either by entering them directly or using the
Up Arrow
and
Down Arrow
buttons.
The length of the short edge cannot be longer than the long edge, even if it is within the
specified range. The length of the long edge cannot be shorter than the short edge, even if
it is within the specified range.
7.
To assign a paper name, select the
Name Paper Size
check box, and then enter the name
in
Paper Name
. Up to 14 characters can be used for the paper name.
8.
If necessary, repeat steps 4 to 6 to define another custom size.
9.
Click
OK
twice.
Using the PostScript Driver
On the PostScript print driver, set the custom size in the
Custom Paper Size
dialog box. This
section explains the procedure using Windows XP as an example.
1.
From the
Start
menu, select
Settings
, click
Printers and Faxes
, and then display the
properties of the printer to be used.
2.
Select the
General
tab.
3.
Click the
Printing Preferences
button.
4.
Select the
Paper/Output
tab.
5.
From
Paper Size
, select
Custom Page Size
.
6.
Specify the length of the short edge and long edge under
Custom Size Settings
. The
length of the short edge cannot be longer than the long edge, even if it is within the
specified range. The length of the long edge cannot be shorter than the short edge, even if
it is within the specified range.
7.
Click
OK
.
Printing on Custom Size Paper
Use the following procedures to print using either the PCL or PostScript drivers.
Using the PCL Driver
To print on custom size paper using the PCL print driver:
Note:
The way to display the printer
Properties
dialog box differs according to the
application software. Refer to the manual of your respective application software.
1.
From the
File
menu, select
.
2.
Select the printer as the printer to be used and click
Preferences
.
3.
Select the
Paper/Output
tab.
4.
Select the appropriate paper tray from
Paper Tray
.
5.
Select the appropriate paper type from
Paper Type
. This selection is only available if the
paper tray is set to
Auto Select
or
Tray 1 (MPT)
.
6.
From
Paper Size
, select the size of the original document.
7.
Click the
Layout
tab.
