tell me about paneling and tiling options

1. Width: for setting the width of the panels.

The width includes the Overlap area. The panel width can at most be as wide as the printer's printable area. For maximum sized panels, set the panel width to the same value you set as the printer's Media Width (through the Setup tab > Printer > Unprintable area) minus the printer's left/right unprintable areas.

This value should correspond with the documented printable area for your printer. The scanner software will calculate the size of the last panel. When calculating special panel widths, for example for dividing the image into equally wide panels, you must remember to add extra space for panel overlap (see the example below).

2. Overlap: determines the width of the overlap areas — that is, the edges that contain equal image data on two adjacent panels.

Large, heavy panels will need wider overlap and gluing areas than smaller panels.

3. Glue Marks: small gray arrows are printed on the panel's edges to help guide you when you connect the panels.

The glue marks will hardly be distinguishable in your large copy. The arrows vary in size: the larger the Overlap width, the larger the arrows printed. Maximum arrow size is 1" high.

4. Tiling: allows you to determine the length of your panels.

Your sections will be connected both horizontally and vertically. Tiling is useful for single sheet printing but can also be used if you want to make small sections on rolls. With tiling turned off, the panel is output continuously on the printer from the image's top to its bottom. Each panel becomes as long as the image itself and the panels only have to be connected at the sides.

5. Length: set the length of your tiles if tiling is used.

The strips or tiles representing sections of a whole image need to be connected. Unless you have a huge table, it would be best to arrange your sections on the floor in their correct order.

If you selected the Glue Marks option, the scanner software will have made your job easier by printing the following guide-markings on the panels:

1. The Cut line: a line will be printed on the left side of panels that are to be joined with their left neighbor — that is, every panel but the first (leftmost) panel in a row.

Use a sharp knife, scissors or other cutting device to cut on the right edge of the line (to remove the line itself). The cutting line will be placed in the middle of the overlap area so slight irregular cuts can be tolerated since cutout image data will be picked up in the overlap area of the neighboring panel.

2. Glue mark arrows: after cutting the edges at the cut line, bring your panels together by overlapping with rightmost panel on top of the panel on its left.

The second panel in a row overlaps the first panel, the third overlaps the second and so on. Use the glue mark arrows to fit and glue the panels together with perfect seams (see the illustration below).

You assemble the panels by bringing the arrows printed on the overlapping panel down on top of the arrows printed on the underlying panel.

If the Tiling option is selected, cut lines and glue marks (D) will be printed, both for horizontal connection (as illustrated above) and for vertical connection.

Bring your panels together by overlapping the edges with each rightmost panel (B) on top of the panel on its left (A). The second panel in a row overlaps the first panel; the third overlaps the second and so on as illustrated below. Vertical connection (tiling only) is performed with the first row at the lowest level and then each following row overlaps the bottom edges of the tiles in the row before it.