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
.
❏
Thick 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. The print speed is faster, but the
quality may decline.
❏
Warning Notifications: Allows the printer driver to display warning notifications.
❏
Establish bidirectional communication: Usually, this should be set to
On
. Select
Off
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:
The availability of these settings varies by model.
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