Advanced Guide Troubleshooting

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# Printing Documents (Macintosh)

Note Operations may vary depending on your software application. For details of the operation, refer to the instruction manual of your application.

### For Mac OS X v.10.5.x

1. Make sure that the printer is turned on.

See Front View.

1. Load paper.

See Loading Paper.

1. Create (or open) a document to print using an appropriate software application.

1. Open the Print dialog box.

Select Print on the File menu in your software application.

The Print dialog box appears.

Note If the dialog box below appears, click (Down arrow).

1. Specify the required print settings.

(1) Make sure that your printer's name is selected in Printer.

(2) Select the page size of the loaded paper in Paper Size.

(3) Select Quality & Media in the pop-up menu.

(4) Select the media type of the loaded paper in Media Type.

Note If you select the wrong media type, the printer may not print with the proper print quality.

(5) Select the print quality in Print Quality.

Note For details on the print quality, refer to the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide.

Note For details on other printer driver functions, click (Question) on the Quality & Media, Color Options, Borderless Printing, or Margin screen to view the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide. If the on-screen manual is not installed, it does not appear even if (Question) is clicked.

The preview appears on the left of the dialog box to confirm the print result. Some software applications may not have a preview function.

1. Start printing.

Click Print to start printing.

Note Click the printer icon in the Dock to display the list of print jobs in progress. To cancel a print job in progress, select the desired job in the Name list and click Delete. To temporarily stop a job in progress, click Hold. To temporarily stop all the jobs in the list, click Pause Printer.

If printed ruled lines are misaligned or print results are unsatisfactory, adjust the print head position. See Aligning the Print Head.

### For Mac OS X v.10.4.x or Mac OS X v.10.3.9

Note The screens used in this section are for printing in Mac OS X v.10.4.x.

1. Make sure that the printer is turned on.

See Front View.

1. Load paper.

See Loading Paper.

1. Create (or open) a document to print using an appropriate software application.

1. Specify the page size.

(1) Select Page Setup on the File menu in your software application.

The Page Setup dialog box appears.

(2) Make sure that your printer's name is selected in Format for.

(3) Select the page size of the loaded paper in Paper Size.

(4) Click OK.

1. Specify the required print settings.

(1) Select Print on the File menu in your software application.

The Print dialog box opens.

(2) Make sure that your printer's name is selected in Printer.

(3) Select Quality & Media in the pop-up menu.

(4) Select the media type of the loaded paper in Media Type.

Note If you select the wrong media type, the printer may not print with the proper print quality.

(5) Select the print quality in Print Quality.

Note For details on the print quality, refer to the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide.

Note For details on other printer driver functions, click (Question) on the Quality & Media, Color Options, Special Effects, Borderless Printing, or Margin screen to view the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide. If the on-screen manual is not installed, it does not appear even if (Question) is clicked.

To display the preview to confirm the print result, click Preview. Some software applications may not have a preview function.

1. Start printing.

Click Print to start printing.

Note Click the printer icon in the Dock to display the list of print jobs in progress. To cancel a print job in progress, select the desired job in the Name list and click Delete. To temporarily stop a job in progress, click Hold. To temporarily stop all the jobs in the list, click Stop Jobs.

If printed ruled lines are misaligned or print results are unsatisfactory, adjust the print head position. See Aligning the Print Head.

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