Basic Procedure for Printing Documents
Specify the printer driver and configure the Document Size, Paper Type, and other settings to print a document.
To print a document on the computer, you must install the printer driver on the computer.
Selecting the Printer Driver Installation Method
Duplex printing is selected as the default setting. If you want to print on only one side, select [Off] for the two-sided printing setting.
If you send a print job via USB while the machine is in Sleep mode, an error message may appear after the print job is completed. In this case, check whether the document was printed.
If you set [On] for [Prohibit Printing PS/PDF], you cannot print a data that is PS/PDF format.
Open a document to print on the computer, and display the setting screen of the printer driver from the print menu in the application.
The procedure to display a document varies depending on the applications.
For example in Microsoft Word/Excel, click [Print] on the [File] menu, select the device to use, and then click [Printer Properties].
Specify the Document Size, Paper Type, Input Tray, and other settings.
You can configure the basic settings just by using the [Basic] tab.
Job Type: Select [Normal Print] to execute printing immediately.
You can make a partial print as a test and proceed to print the rest of the document (Sample Print).Making a Partial Print as a Test and Printing the Rest of the Document
You can store documents in the machine (Locked Print, Hold Print, or Stored Print).
Document Size: Select the size of the document to print.
Print On: Select the size of the paper to print on.
Copies: Enter the print quantity.
Orientation: Specify the orientation of the document. Select Portrait or Landscape.
Input Tray: Select the tray loaded with the paper to use. When you select [Auto Tray Select], a suitable paper tray is selected automatically according to the specified [Print On] and [Paper Type].
If you do not want to use particular trays when [Auto Tray Select] is specified, set the machine so it does not automatically select those trays.
To prevent the machine from selecting other trays automatically, disable auto tray switching.
Paper Type: Select the type of paper to use.
Color Mode: Select the print color.
You can print in universal color by using the following settings:
[Image Quality] tab
[Barrier-free Color Management:] [On]
You can configure some advanced settings using the [Input/Output] to [Image Quality] tabs.
The caution icon (
) indicates that there are disabled items. Click the icon to check the cause.
To set each function in details, click the detail settings button (
).After completing the configuration, click [OK] to print.
On the [Devices and Printers] screen, right-click the printer icon of the machine, and then click [Printing preferences] to change the default values of the printer settings.
When "Staple" or "Punch" is disabled on the setting screen, check that the option configuration of the machine is specified correctly.
Specifying the Option Configuration or Paper Settings Manually
When you use the driver distributed from the print server, [Standard settings] specified in the print server are displayed as the default.
In the following example procedure, macOS 12.2 is used. The procedure may vary for different versions.
Open a document to print on the computer, and click [Print] on the [File] menu.
Select the printer you use from [Printer:].
Specify Paper Size, Orientation, and other settings.
Copies: Enter the print quantity.
Paper Size: Select the size of the document to print.
Orientation: Specify the orientation of the document. Select [Portrait] or [Landscape].
Select a category from the pop-up menu, and then specify the paper tray and paper type.
Paper Feed
All Pages From: Select the tray loaded with the paper to use. When you select [Auto Select], a suitable paper tray is selected automatically according to the specified paper size and paper type.
When the paper of the specified size is not loaded on the machine, printing is performed following the settings of the machine.
Job Log
Job Type: Select [Normal Print] to execute printing immediately.
You can make a partial print as a test and proceed to print the rest of the document (Sample Print).Making a Partial Print as a Test and Printing the Rest of the Document
You can store documents in the machine (Locked Print, Hold Print, or Stored Print).
Printer Features
Select a category in "Feature Sets", and then specify the setting items.
Basic
Color Mode: Select the print color.
Paper
Paper Type: Select the type of paper to use.
After completing the configuration, click [Print] to print.