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Printing

With this printer, you can start printing right away after connecting it to your Mac without installing any special software.

Checking Your Environment

First, check your environment.

  • Operating environment
    Mac running the latest version of OS

  • Requirement
    USB connection between your Mac and the printer

Print from a Mac

  1. Check that printer is turned on

    Note

    • If Auto power on is enabled, printer automatically turns itself on when receiving a print job.
  2. Load paper in printer

    Configure the set paper size in Paper Select button on the printer.
    The paper type will be set automatically according to the set paper size.

  3. Start printing from your application software

    The Print dialog opens.

  4. Select printer

    Select your model from the Printer list in the Print dialog.

    figure: Printer in the Print dialog

    Note

    • Click Show Details to switch the setup window to the detailed display.
  5. Check print settings

    Set items such as Paper Size to the appropriate size, as well as Paper Type from Media & Quality of the pop-up menu.

    figure: Print dialog

    Important

    • An error may occur if the paper size set in the print dialog is different from the paper size configured on the printer. Select the correct items on the print dialog and the printer that correspond to the paper being printed.

    Note

    • Use the Print dialog to set general print settings such as the layout and the print sequence.
      For information about print settings, refer to macOS help.
  6. Click Print

    The printer prints according to the specified settings.

Important

  • If you are performing large-format printing, make sure that the ink tank has plenty of remaining ink.
  • If you set a custom paper size in Paper Size and set it to a length longer than the specified length, the data will be printed with the "Media Type: Plain Paper, Print Quality: Standard" setting.

Note

  • The display of the settings screen may differ depending on the application software you are using.