Epson Stylus 9800 Plotter Printing from Adobe Photoshop Mac

Epson Stylus 9800 Plotter
Printing from Adobe Photoshop

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Where to find the Epson Stylus 9800 Plotter

The Epson Stylus 9800 Plotter is located in the Knapp Media and Technology Center. The Knapp Center strongly recommends reserving a date and time to use the plotter. Reservations can be made in person at the Knapp Service Desk or over the phone x2369. Printing costs $7 per linear foot based on the amount of paper that was used, not the size of your poster.

In the Document Size section, Make sure the width and height menus are set to inches. Adjust the width and height to your desired size. One edge of your poster must not be greater than 36 inches. We recommend 35 inches to allow for margins. Set the Resolution field to 150, 180, 200, 300 or 600 pixels/inch. Make sure the box next to Constrain Proportions is checked. Click OK.

• If your document's resolution is lower than 150 ppi, you may still be able to get a quality print. Uncheck the box next to Resample Image. Now the width, height, and resolution are linked. If you raise or lower the resolution, the document print size will adjust to accomodate it.

a) In Photoshop, click on the File menu and select Print.

• Set the Printer field to Stylus Pro 9800

• Press the Page Setup button. A window titled Page Setup will open. In the Page Setup window:
  • The Settings field should show Page Attributes.
  • The Format for: field should be set to Stylus Pro 9800.
  • Click the pull-down menu next to the Paper Size: field and select a page size close to the size of your document.

Towards the bottom of the list, you will find custom paper sizes from a minimum 36" x 6" to a maximum 36" x 90" Paper sizes 36" x 6" to 36" x 36" are listed in 2 inch increments. Paper sizes 36" x 40" to 36" x 90" are listed in 5 inch increments All the paper sizes are there even though they're not listed in order. As long as the height is correct, it is okay to choose a size which is 36" wide. The paper will feed out that large regardless. You also have the option of choosing from a large list of standard print sizes towards the top of the list. When you select a paper size from the preset standards, you can use any of the Roll Paper options. Borderless (Auto Expand) - will automatically scale your document to fill the printable area on the paper Banner - will retain your manually set image size Borderless (Retain Size) - Allows you to print an image edge to edge exactly as you dictated in your image size. Once you have selected a preset standard, the paper dimensions will be shown underneath the selected paper size in the Page Setup window. Note, the crossed out selections in the picture exceed the size of the paper in the plotter, and are NOT acceptable paper sizes. When you are finished, click OK. You will return to the Print window.

• If the paper size you need is not on the list, do the following:
  • Choose Manage Custom Size from the bottom of the Paper Size list.

  Click the + button to add a new paper size. Untitled will be added to the list. Double click on it to change the name. Next to Page Size, type in your desired paper's Width and Height One edge must not be greater than 36 inches. Under Printer Margins, choose Stylus 9800 Click OK. Choose your new paper size from the Paper Size list. It will be listed at the bottom. When you are finished, click OK. You will return to the Print window.

Paper Size Too Small	Paper Configured Properly for Plotter

Make sure the Printer is set to Stylus Pro 9800 In the Presets menu, select the type of the paper currently in the printer. Click Print.