Printer Features

(Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4.x)

Feature Sets: Set 1

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Print Quality

You can change the resolution as follows:

•	300 dpi
•	600 dpi
•	HQ 1200
•	1200 dpi

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Media Type

You can use the following types of media in your machine. For the best print quality, select the type of media that you wish to use.

Plain Paper	Thin Paper	Thick Paper	Thicker Paper	Bond Paper
Transparencies	Envelopes	Env. Thick	Env. Thin	Recycled Paper

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Secure Print

Secure Print allows you to secure documents that are password protected when they are sent to the machine. Only the people who know the password will be able to print them. Since the documents are secured at the machine, you must enter the password using the control panel of the machine. The secured document must have a Password and Job Name.

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Password

Choose the password for your secured document that you send to the machine from the drop-down box.

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Job Name

Choose the Job name for your secured document that you sent to the machine, from the drop-down list.

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Toner Save

You can conserve toner using this feature. When you check Toner Save, your prints appear lighter. The default setting is Off.

Note

We do not recommend Toner Save for printing photo or gray scale images.

Feature Sets: Set 2

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Halftone Screen Lock

Stops other applications from modifying the Halftone settings. The default setting is on.

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High Quality Image Printing

You can increase the quality of image printing. If you set High Quality Image Printing to On, the printing speed will be slower.

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Improve Print Output

•	Reduce Paper Curl If you check this setting, the paper curl may be reduced. If you are printing only a few pages, you do not need to choose this setting. Change the printer driver setting in Media Type to a thin setting.
•	Improve Toner Fixing If you check this setting, the toner fixing on paper may be improved. If this selection does not improve the situation enough, select Thicker paper in Media type settings.

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Density Adjustment

Increase or decrease the print density.

Note

The Density Adjustment is not available when you set the Print Quality to HQ 1200.

(Mac OS X 10.5.x)

Feature Sets: General 1

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Print Quality

You can change the resolution as follows:

•	300 dpi
•	600 dpi
•	HQ 1200
•	1200 dpi

•

Media Type

You can use the following types of media in your machine. For the best print quality, select the type of media that you wish to use.

Plain Paper	Thin Paper	Thick Paper	Thicker Paper	Bond Paper
Transparencies	Envelopes	Env. Thick	Env. Thin	Recycled Paper

•

Toner Save

You can conserve toner using this feature. When you check Toner Save, your prints appear lighter. The default setting is Off.

Note

We do not recommend Toner Save for printing photo or gray scale images.

•

Halftone Screen Lock

Stops other applications from modifying the Halftone settings. The default setting is on.

•

High Quality Image Printing

You can increase the quality of image printing. If you set High Quality Image Printing to On, the printing speed will be slower.

•

Improve Print Output

•	Reduce Paper Curl If you check this setting, the paper curl may be reduced. If you are printing only a few pages, you do not need to choose this setting. Change the printer driver setting in Media Type to a thin setting.
•	Improve Toner Fixing If you check this setting, the toner fixing on paper may be improved. If this selection does not improve the situation enough, select Thicker paper in Media type settings.

Feature Sets: General 2

•

Density Adjustment

Increase or decrease the print density.

Note

The Density Adjustment is not available when you set the Print Quality to HQ 1200.

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