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Print a Document Using the Printer Driver (Windows/Mac)
Windows
- Open the document you want to print.
- Connect the printer to a computer using USB, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
- Load paper.
- Select the print command in your application.
- Select your printer, and then click the printing properties or preferences button.The printer driver window appears.
- Change the printer driver settings, if needed.
- Click OK.
- Complete your print operation.The Data indicator flashes in green
to indicate that the printer is receiving data. 
- If paper is loaded and the Data indicator remains green
without flashing, the printer has not received enough data to print an entire page. Turn the printer off, and then turn it on again. - If the paper is skewed after the printer pulls it into the starting position, open the Release Cover completely, remove the paper, and then close the cover and load the paper again.
- To print a JPEG image without using the printer driver, see Related Topics: Notes on Printing Image Data without Using the Printer Driver.
Making Prints Lighter or Darker
You can make prints lighter or darker by adjusting the print density setting in the printer driver’s dialog box, or in the Printer Setting Tool.
For more information, see Related Topics: Change Printer Settings Using the Printer Setting Tool (Windows).
Mac
If the AirPrint printer driver is selected, select the CUPS printer driver.
- Select System Preferences from the Apple menu.
- Click Printers & Scanners.
- Select your printer from the printer list and check the printer driver in use.
- Click the + button below the printer list.
- Select your printer, and then select "a model name + CUPS" from the Use pop-up menu.
- Click Add.
- Open the document you want to print.
- Connect the printer to a computer using USB, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
- Load paper.
- Select the print command in your application.
- Select your printer, and then click the printing properties or preferences button.The printer driver window appears.
- Change the printer driver settings, if needed.
- Click OK.
- Complete your print operation.The Data indicator flashes in green to indicate that the printer is receiving data.
- If paper is loaded and the Data indicator remains green without flashing, the printer has not received enough data to print an entire page. Turn the printer off, and then turn it on again.
- The paper can be loaded after the print job has been sent. If the paper is skewed after the printer pulls it into the starting position, open the Release Cover completely, remove the paper, and then close the cover and load the paper again.
- To print a JPEG image without using the printer driver, see Related Topics: Notes on Printing Image Data without Using the Printer Driver.
Making Prints Lighter or Darker
You can make prints lighter or darker by adjusting the print density setting in the printer driver’s dialog box, or in the Printer Setting Tool.
For more information, see Related Topics: Change Printer Settings Using the Printer Setting Tool (Mac).