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Printing with Easy Setup

This section describes the simple setting procedure so that you can carry out appropriate printing on this printer.

Printing with Easy Setup

  1. Check that the printer is turned on

  2. Load paper on the printer
    Set roll paper or cut paper to a printer.

  3. Open the printer driver setup window

  4. Select the media type

    Select the type of paper loaded in the printer from the Media Type list on the Main tab.

    Important

    Note

    • Click Get Information... to display the Paper Information on Printer dialog box. The Paper Information on Printer dialog box allows you to get the paper information from the printer and to set the paper source and the media type on the printer driver.
    • For instructions on changing the media type from the printer's operation panel, see "Changing the Type of Paper."

  5. Select print target

    From the pull-down menu, select Easy Settings, and then select the setting that matches your purpose from the Print Target list.

  6. Select the print quality

    For Print Quality, select High, Standard or Fast according to your purpose.

    Important

    • The print quality settings that can be selected may differ depending on a printing profile.

  7. Select the paper size

    From the Page Size list on the Page Setup tab, select the same size as that of the document that was created with the application software.

  8. Select the paper source

    For Paper Source, select the setting that matches your purpose.

    Important

    • The paper feed method will differ according to the paper or lower level (roll paper 2) settings, or roll unit option settings.

  9. Select roll paper width

    If you selected a roll paper for Paper Source, set Roll Paper Width to the width of the roll paper loaded in the printer.

  10. Complete the setup

    Click OK.
    When you execute print, the document is printed with settings that match your purpose.

Note

  • If the paper settings in the printer driver differ from the paper information registered on the printer, an error message may appear on the printer's operation panel. You can execute Print, but you may not obtain the correct printing result.

Checking Printer Settings and Applying Settings to Printer Driver

  1. Open printer driver setup window

  2. Click Get Information... on Main tab
    The Paper Information on Printer dialog box appears.

  3. Select the paper source

    From Paper Source, check the setting or select a new paper source.
    The current printer settings appear in Media Type and Roll Width.

  4. Apply settings

    To apply the printer settings to the printer driver, click OK.

    Note

    • If the media type and the output paper size are not set on the printer, OK will be grayed out and cannot be clicked.
    • If communication with the printer is disabled, the Get Information... does not appear or printer media information from the printer cannot be obtained.
    • If the paper information in the printer driver is not the latest information, a message appears, and the Paper Information on Printer dialog box cannot be displayed.
      Update the paper information in the printer driver.