Operation Manual

Starting the utility
❏ Mac OS X v10.6.x to v10.9.x
Select System Preferences from the
menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print & Fax), and then
select the printer. Click Options & Supplies > Utility > Open Printer Utility.
❏ Mac OS X v10.5.8
Select System Preferences from the
menu > Print & Fax, and then select the printer. Click Open Print
Queue > Utility.
Making Operation Settings for the Mac OS X Printer Driver
You can make various settings such as skipping blank pages and enabling/disabling high speed printing.
1. Select System Preferences from the menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print & Fax), and
then select the printer. Click Options & Supplies > Options (or Driver).
2. Make the appropriate settings, and then click OK.
❏
ick
paper and envelopes: Prevents the ink from smearing when printing on thick paper. However, the
print speed may be slower.
❏ Skip Blank Page: Avoids printing blank pages.
❏ Quiet Mode: Prints quietly. However, the print speed may be slower.
❏ Permit temporary black printing: Prints only with black ink temporarily.
❏ High Speed Printing: Prints when the print head moves in both directions. e print speed is faster, but the
quality may decline.
❏ Warning Notications: Allows the printer driver to display warning notications.
❏ Establish bidirectional communication: Usually, this should be set to On. Select O when acquiring the
printer information is impossible because the printer is shared with Windows computers on a network or
for any other reason.
❏ Lower Cassette: Add the optional paper cassette units to the paper source.
Note:
e availability of these settings varies by model.
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