Notes on/Limitations of Printing Using a Mac

• To specify a paper tray under Mac OS X v10.3.x or v10.4.x, you must specify which tray you want to use in the [All pages from], [First page from], and [Remaining from] pop-up menus in the [Paper Feed] settings. Not specifying the tray in these pop-up menus can result in paper being fed in from the wrong tray.

• If you are using Mac OS X v10.3.x or v10.4.x and change the [Print Mode], [Color Mode], [Dithering], or [Color profile] settings, you must select an item other than [Printer Features] first, and then select [Printer Features] again in the [Printer Features] pop-up menu.

  If you fail to do so, the options in the [Printer Features] menu will not be displayed correctly.

• If you want to perform duplex printing on a custom paper size, select a paper tray other than [Bypass Tray]. If you select [Bypass Tray], printing will be on one side only.

• If you are using Mac OS X v10.5 or later, duplex printing is not possible on the following paper types:

  Thick

  Envelope

  Glossy paper

  Inkjet plain paper

• If you are using Mac OS X v10.3.x or v10.4.x, duplex printing is not possible with the following combinations of printing modes:

  Thick paper-High quality

  Thick paper-Standard

  Thick paper-High speed

  Envelope-High quality

  Envelope-Standard

  Envelope-High speed

  Glossy paper-Super high quality

  Glossy paper-High quality

  Glossy paper-Standard

  Inkjet plain paper-High quality

  Inkjet plain paper-Standard

• Duplex printing is not possible on the following paper sizes:

  Legal

  F/GL

  Foolscap

  Folio

  Japanese envelope #3

  Japanese envelope #4

  Yoh #4 envelope

  Com10 Env.

  Monarch Env.

  C5 Envelope

  C6 Envelope

  DL Envelope

• If you specify a custom size outside the range of the selected paper tray, the tray selection setting will change automatically to [Auto Tray Select]. If you specify a custom size outside the range of the bypass tray, the paper size setting will change automatically to the OS-standard paper size.

  The paper size ranges for each tray are as follows:

  • Tray 1

    Length: 139.7 - 356.0 mm (5.50 - 14.01 inch)

    Width: 88.0 - 216.0 mm (3.47 - 8.50 inch)

  • Bypass tray

    Length: 127.0 - 1295.4 mm (5.00 - 51.00 inch)

    Width: 55.0 - 216.0 mm (2.17 - 8.50 inch)

• If you are using Mac OS X v10.5 or later and specify the following paper types for a paper tray, the tray selection setting will change automatically to [Auto Tray Select].

  • Tray 1

    Thick

• If you are using Mac OS X v10.3.x or v10.4.x and specify the following combinations of printing modes for a paper tray, the tray selection setting will change automatically to [Auto Tray Select].

  • Tray 1

    Thick paper-High quality

    Thick paper-Standard

    Thick paper-High speed

• If you are using Mac OS X v10.5 or later and specify [Black and White] for [Color/Black and White], [Color Ink Saving] will be unavailable.

• If you are using Mac OS X v10.5 or later and specify the following paper types, [Color Ink Saving] will be unavailable.

  Inkjet plain paper

  Inkjet postcard

  Glossy paper

• If you are using Mac OS X v10.3.x or v10.4.x and specify the following combinations of printing modes, [Color Ink Saving] - [Color Mode] will be unavailable. If you specify [Color Ink Saving], the color mode will change automatically to [Color].

  Inkjet postcard-High quality

  Inkjet postcard-Standard

  Inkjet plain paper-High quality

  Inkjet plain paper-Standard

  Glossy paper-Super high quality

  Glossy paper-High quality

  Glossy paper-Standard

• If you are using Mac OS X v10.5 or later and specify [300 dpi] for [Resolution], [Use error diffusion] - [Dithering] will be unavailable. [Dithering] will change automatically to [Photographic].

• If you are using Mac OS X v10.3.x or v10.4.x and specify the following combinations of printing modes, [Use error diffusion] - [Dithering] will be unavailable. [Dithering] will change automatically to [Photographic].

  Plain paper-High speed

  Postcard-High speed

  Envelope-High speed

  Thick paper-High speed

• If you are using Mac OS X v10.5 or later and select the [Color Ink Saving] check box, [Color profile] will change automatically to [Presentation].

• If you are using Mac OS X v10.3.x or v10.4.x and specify [Color Ink Saving] for [Color Mode], [Color profile] will change automatically to [Presentation].

• If you are using Mac OS X v10.5 or later, possible combinations of [Resolution], [Paper Type], [Number of print head passes], and [Bi-/Uni-directional printing] are as follows:

  Resolution	Paper Type	Number of Print Head Passes	Bi-/Uni-directional Printing
  300 dpi	Plain	1	Bidirectional
  300 dpi	Postcard	1	Unidirectional
  300 dpi	Envelope	1	Unidirectional
  300 dpi	Thick	1	Unidirectional
  600 dpi	Plain	1	Bidirectional
  600 dpi	Plain	1	Unidirectional
  600 dpi	Postcard	1	Unidirectional
  600 dpi	Postcard	2	Unidirectional
  600 dpi	Envelope	1	Unidirectional
  600 dpi	Envelope	2	Unidirectional
  600 dpi	Thick	1	Unidirectional
  600 dpi	Thick	2	Unidirectional
  600 dpi	Inkjet Postcard	1	Unidirectional
  600 dpi	Inkjet Postcard	2	Unidirectional
  600 dpi	Inkjet Plain Paper	1	Unidirectional
  600 dpi	Inkjet Plain Paper	2	Unidirectional
  600 dpi	Glossy	2	Unidirectional
  1200 dpi	Glossy	2	Unidirectional
  1200 dpi	Glossy	4	Unidirectional

  If the settings you specify do not match any of the combinations in the table, they will be automatically reconfigured in the following order:

  (1) Resolution (highest priority)

  (2) Paper Type

  (3) Number of Print Head Passes

  (4) Bi-/Uni-directional Printing (lowest priority)