Operation Settings of the Mac OS Printer Driver

  • Thick paper and envelopes: Prevents the ink from smearing when printing on thick paper. However, the print speed may be slower.

  • Skip Blank Page: Avoids printing blank pages.

  • Quiet Mode: Reduces the noise the printer makes, however, may reduce print speed.

  • Permit temporary black printing: Prints only with black ink temporarily.

  • Automatic Cassette Switching: Automatically feeds paper from paper cassette 2 when paper run out in paper cassette 1. Load the same paper (type and size) in paper cassette 1 and paper cassette 2.

  • High Speed Printing: Prints when the print head moves in both directions. The print speed is faster, but the quality may decline.

  • Warning Notifications: Allows the printer driver to display warning notifications.

  • Establish bidirectional communication: Usually, this should be set to On. Select Off when acquiring the printer information is impossible because the printer is shared with Windows computers on a network or for any other reason.

  • Reduce Print Data Size: Increases print data compression, when possible, which may improve print speed. Leave unselected when printing fine patterns.