Basic Settings Tab Description

• Profiles
• Settings Preview
• Preview before printing
• Always print with current settings
• Page Size
• Printer Paper Size
• Media Type
• Quality
• Copies
• Collate
• Orientation
• Grayscale Printing
• Page Layout
• Zoom
• 1-sided/2-sided/Booklet Printing
• Binding Location

Profiles

The names and icons of frequently used printing profiles are registered. When you select a printing profile according to the purpose of the document, settings that match the purpose are applied.
You can also change a printing profile and register it under a new name. You can delete the registered printing profile.

Standard

These are the factory settings.
If Page Size, Orientation, and Copies were set from the application software, those settings have priority.

Paper Saving

Select this setting to save paper when printing a general document. Page Layout is set to 2 on 1, and 1-sided/2-sided/Booklet Printing is set to 2-sided Printing.
If Page Size, Orientation, and Copies were set from the application software, those settings have priority.

Photo Printing

If you select this setting when printing a photo, the photo paper and photo size generally used are set.
If Orientation and Copies were set from the application software, those settings have priority.

Envelope

If you select this setting for printing an envelope, Media Type is set automatically to Envelope. In the Envelope Size Setting dialog box, select the size of the envelope to be used.

Greeting Card

When selected for printing a greeting card, the Media Type is automatically set to Inkjet Greeting Card. Quality will be set to High.

Note

• You cannot change the order of print settings.

Add...

Displays the Add to Profiles dialog box.
Click this button when you want to save the information that you set on the Basic Settings, Media/Quality, and Page Setup tabs to Profiles.

Delete

Deletes a registered printing profile.
Select the name of the setting to be deleted from Profiles, and click Delete. When a confirmation message is displayed, click OK to delete the specified printing profile.

Note

• Printing profiles that are registered in the initial settings cannot be deleted.

Settings Preview

The paper illustration shows how the original will be laid out on a sheet of paper.
You can check an overall image of the layout.

Preview before printing

Shows what the print result will look like before you actually print the data.
Check this check box to display a preview before printing.
Uncheck this check box if you do not want to display a preview.

Always print with current settings

Prints documents with the current settings starting from the next print execution.
When you select this function and then close the printer driver setup window, the information that you set on the Basic Settings, Media/Quality, and Page Setup tabs are saved and printing with the same settings is possible starting from the next print execution.

Important

• If you log on with a different user name, the settings that were set when this function was enabled are not reflected in the print settings.
• If a setting was specified on the application software, it has priority.

Page Size

Selects a page size.
Ensure that you select the same page size as you selected within the application.
If you select Custom..., the Custom Paper Size dialog box opens and allows you to specify any vertical and horizontal dimensions for the paper size.

Printer Paper Size

Selects the size of paper actually loaded into the printer.
Normally, it will appear as Same as Page Size, and the document is printed with no scaling.
If you select a paper size that is smaller than the Page Size, the document size will be reduced. If you select a paper size that is larger, the document size will be enlarged.
Also if you select Custom..., the Custom Paper Size dialog box opens and allows you to specify any vertical and horizontal dimensions for the paper size.

Media Type

Selects a type of printing paper.
Select a media type that matches the paper that is loaded in the printer. This ensures that printing is carried out properly for the specified paper.

Quality

Selects your desired printing quality.
Select one of the following to set the print quality level that is appropriate for the purpose.

High

Gives priority to print quality over printing speed.

Standard

Prints with average speed and quality.

Economy

Reduces the amount of ink used when printing.

Note

• Selecting Economy in Quality reduces ink consumption. This means that you can print more than if you have Standard selected.
  For details on Economy Mode, see "Economy Mode."

Copies

Specifies the number of copies you want to print. You can specify a value from 1 to 999.

Important

• When the application software that you used to create the document has the same function, specify the settings on the printer driver. However, if the print results are not acceptable, specify the function settings on the application software.

Collate

Check this check box to group together the pages of each copy when you want to print multiple copies.
Uncheck this check box when you want to print with all pages of the same page number grouped together.

Important

• When the application software that you used to create the document has the same function, give priority to the printer driver settings. However, if the print results are not acceptable, specify the function settings on the application software. When you specify the number of copies and the printing order with both the application and this printer driver, the number of copies may be multiplied numbers of the two settings or the specified printing order may not be enabled.

Orientation

Selects the printing orientation.
If the application used to create your document has a similar function, select the same orientation that you selected in that application.

Portrait

Prints the document so that its top and bottom positions are unchanged relative to the paper feed direction. This is the default setting.

Landscape

Prints the document by rotating it 90 degrees relative to the paper feed direction.
You can change the rotation direction by going to the Maintenance tab, opening the Custom Settings dialog box, and then using Rotate 90 degrees left when orientation is [Landscape] check box.
To rotate the document 90 degrees to the left when printing, select the Rotate 90 degrees left when orientation is [Landscape] check box.

Grayscale Printing

This function converts the data to monochrome data when printing your document.

Page Layout

Selects the size of the document you want to print and the type of printing.

1 on 1 to 16 on 1

Multiple pages of document can be printed on one sheet of paper.
To change the page order, click Preferences.... In the Page Layout Printing dialog box that appears, specify Page Order.

Poster (1 x 2) to Poster (4 x 4)

This function enables you to enlarge the image data and divide the enlarged data into several pages to be printed. You can also glue together these sheets of paper to create large printed matter, such as a poster.

Preferences...

Opens the Poster Printing dialog box.
Click this button to set details on poster printing.

Zoom

Specifies an enlargement or reduction ratio for the document you want to print.

1-sided/2-sided/Booklet Printing

1-sided Printing

Select when performing single-sided printing.

2-sided Printing

Select when performing duplex printing.

Automatic

Selects whether duplex printing is to be performed automatically or manually.
To perform duplex printing manually, uncheck this check box.

Booklet Printing

The booklet printing function allows you to print data for a booklet. Data is printed on both sides of the paper. This type of printing ensures that pages can be collated properly, in page number order, when the printed sheets are folded and stapled at the center.

Automatic

Selects whether duplex printing is to be performed automatically or manually.
To perform duplex printing manually, uncheck this check box.

Preferences...

Opens the Booklet Printing dialog box.
Click this button to set details on booklet printing.

Binding Location

Selects the stapling margin position. The printer analyzes the Orientation and Page Layout settings, and automatically selects the best stapling margin position. Check Binding Location, and select from the list to change it.
To specify the width of the binding margin, set it from the Page Setup tab.

Printer Media Information...

Displays Printer Media Information dialog box.
You can check the printer settings and apply the checked settings to the printer driver.

Defaults

Restores all the settings you have changed to their default values.
Click this button to return all settings on the Basic Settings, Media/Quality, and Page Setup tabs to their default values (factory settings).