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Printing / How to Print

Printing Text

Handling single sheets of paper
Driver settings for Windows
Driver settings for Mac OS X

Before turning on this product, make sure the transportation lock is turned to the unlocked position and this product is connected to your computer.

Press the On button to turn on this product. The On light on the control panel remains lit, indicating that this product has completed its initialization.

Handling single sheets of paper

Refer to the section below for details on loading single sheets of paper.

Loading Single Sheets of Paper

When using special media, refer to the section below.

Using Special Media

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Driver settings for Windows

Open the file you want to print.

Access the printer driver.

For Windows in "Accessing the Printer Driver"

Click the Main tab, then select one of the Quality Options recommended below. For details of other Quality Options, see online help.

Draft for rough drafts with reduced print quality

Text for text-only documents with higher text quality

Text & Image for higher quality documents with text and images

Select the tray where paper is loaded as the Source setting.

Automatic or Back for the back tray

Automatic for the front tray

Select the paper type loaded in the tray as the Type setting.

Selecting the Correct Media Type

Select the paper size of your file as the Size setting. You can also define a custom paper size. For details, see the following section.

Making User Defined Paper Sizes

Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout.

Note:

For more print settings, click Advanced. Click Help for more information.

Click OK to close the printer driver window.

Print your file.

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Driver settings for Mac OS X

Open the file you want to print.

Access the Page Setup dialog box.

For Mac OS X in "Accessing the Printer Driver"

Make the appropriate Format for setting.

Make the appropriate Paper Size and Orientation settings.

Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box.

Access the Print dialog box.

For Mac OS X in "Accessing the Printer Driver"

Make the Printer setting so that it matches the Format for setting you made in the Page Setup dialog box in step 3. Then make the Copies & Pages settings.

Note:

The Copies & Pages settings available are a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system's documentation for details.

Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu.

Make the appropriate Media Type, Color, and Mode settings.
See online help for details of Print Settings.

Selecting the Correct Media Type

Click Print to start printing.

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