Canon S520 Service Manual

Also see for S 820: Paper guide User guide Setup instructions Service manual Quick start guide

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1. NEW TECHNOLOGY1.1 Borderless printingTo allow printing of the entire paper surface, and an area exceeding the paper surface,borderless printing has been enabled. The difference from printers to date not capableof borderless printing is that the paper size may or may not need to be set in theapplication being used.1. When borderless printing is selected in the driver, the driver instructs the applicationto send the entire data set for the paper size. At this point, the size of the requesteddata is finely adjusted according to the "Amount of Extension" setting.2. The application sends data to the driver according to the specific request.3. The driver sends the data to the printer.4. The printer then prints the received data.1.1.1 Borderless printing limitationsWhen printing the entire paper surface, or an area exceeding the surface, thefollowing issues may arise.(1) Dirty platen ink absorberThe platen ink absorber becomes dirty with ink. When cleaning the platen, becareful not to get this ink on the platen itself.(2) Friction with the head caused by curled paperSince there are no paper depressors, if curled paper is fed it can interfere with theprint head and spoil the printout. Prevent paper curling by properly adjusting thepaper thickness lever.(3) Lowered speedWith the increase in vertical passes, the throughput speed of borderless printing islower than ordinary printing.3-1S900 / S820 / S750 / S520 Part 3: Technical Reference TechnicalReference