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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 (GX e2600/GX e3300N/GX e3350N)
  Length: 139.7 – 356.0 mm (5.50 – 14.01 inch)
  Width: 88.0 – 216.0 mm (3.47 – 8.50 inch)
- Tray 1 (GX e7700N)
  Length: 139.7 – 432.0 mm (5.50 – 17.00 inch)
  Width: 88.0 – 297.0 mm (3.47 – 11.69 inch)
- Tray 2 (GX e7700N)
  Length: 210.0 – 432.0 mm (8.27 – 17.00 inch)
  Width: 148.0 – 297.0 mm (5.83 – 11.69 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
- Tray 2 (GX e7700N)
  Thick
  Postcard
  Inkjet postcard
  Envelope
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
- Tray 2 (GX e7700N)
  Thick paper-High quality
  Thick paper-Standard
  Thick paper-High speed
  Postcard-High quality
  Postcard-Standard
  Postcard-High speed
  Inkjet postcard-High quality
  Inkjet postcard-Standard
  Envelope-High quality
  Envelope-Standard
  Envelope-High speed
If you select the following paper sizes for each tray, the tray selection setting will change automatically to [Auto Tray Select].
- Tray 2 (GX e7700N)
  A5 (148 × 210 mm)
  A6 (105 × 148 mm)
  B6 JIS (128 × 182 mm)
  Hagaki
  Reply-paid Postcard
  5¹/₂" × 8¹/₂"
  12" × 18"
  320 × 450 mm
  Kaku #1 Envelope (270 × 382 mm)
  Kaku #2 Envelope (240 × 332 mm)
  Japanese Envelope #3
  Japanese Envelope #4
  Yoh #4 Envelope
  Com10 Env.
  Monarch Env.
  C6 Env.
  C5 Env.
  DL Env.
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)