Printing with Macintosh OS X


If you're using a Mac OS X compatible printing application, follow the steps below to print a document. (If you're using an application that's compatible only with Macintosh Classic mode, follow the steps in Printing with Macintosh OS 9 instead.)

Before you begin, make sure you added your printer to the Print Center as described on the Start Here sheet.

  1. From the File menu, choose Page Setup and select the following settings:


  2. After you select your settings, click OK.
  3. From the File menu select Print. You see a window like this one:


  4. Open the Printer pull down menu, and select your printer again. Always check to make sure you selected the same printer option you chose in the Page Setup window.
  5. Select Print Settings from the pull-down menu.
  6. Select the following Print Settings as necessary:


  7. Note: For more information about printer settings, click the Help button.

    The Quality setting on this screen gives you the best combination of quality and print speed for most prints. For the highest print quality (Photo RPM) on selected papers, click Advanced and see Customizing Mac OS X Print Settings.

  8. You can also choose other print settings by selecting these options in the pull-down menu:
    • Copies & Pages: To select the number of copies or a page range.
    • Layout: To select page layout options.
    • Color Management: To select ColorSync® or adjust the color controls or gamma setting.
    • Summary: To view a list of all your selections.
  9. To save your selections for future use, select Save As from the Presets pop-up menu.
  10. Click Print.
  11. To monitor the progress of your job, click the Print Center icon when it appears in the dock on the bottom of your desktop. Double-click Stylus C86 in the Printer List window.
  12. You see a screen like this:



    If necessary, you can do one of the following while monitoring the progress of your print job:

    • Click the print job, then click Delete to delete it
    • Click the print job, then click Hold to pause printing
    • Click a print job marked "Hold" and click Resume to resume printing
    • Tip: You can also cancel printing by pressing the paper button on your printer.

  13. When you're finished, close Print Center.

Customizing Mac OS X Print Settings

You can use advanced settings for color matching or printing at a higher resolution.

  1. On the print settings window, click Advanced and choose these settings as necessary:


  2. Note: When you select Photo RPM for the highest print quality, printing will take longer.

    For more information on advanced settings, or instructions on saving them as a group so you can reuse them later, click the Help button.

  3. Click Print.