Basic Printing Operations

This section describes how to print a document on your computer by using the printer driver.


Before printing, specify the paper size and type for the paper loaded in the paper source. Loading Paper Paper Settings

Open a document in an application and display the print dialog box.

How to display the print dialog box differs for each application. For more information, see the instruction manual for the application you are using.

Select your printer, and click [Preferences] or [Properties].

The screen that is displayed differs depending on the application you are using.

Specify the paper size.

[Page Size]

Select the size of a document made in the application.

[Output Size]

Select the size of paper on which the document will be actually printed. If the selected size differs from the one specified in [Page Size], the document is printed enlarged/reduced automatically according to the size specified in [Output Size]. Enlarging or Reducing

Clickable UI
You can easily specify the page layout, binding position, etc. intuitively on the preview image. For more information, click [Help] on the printer driver screen.

In the [Page Setup] tab, select the paper type.

Set [Paper Type] according to the type of paper to be used in the printing. Paper Type and Printer Driver Paper Settings

Specify other print settings as necessary. Various Print Settings

You can register the settings you specified in this step as a "profile" and use the profile whenever you print. You can eliminate the need to specify the same settings every time you print.

Click [OK].

Click [Print] or [OK].

Printing starts. On some applications, a screen like shown below appears.

To cancel printing, click [Cancel] when the screen shown above is displayed. After the screen disappears or if the screen is not displayed, you can cancel printing in other ways. Canceling Print Jobs


If you become dirty from the toner of printed sheets or if toner comes off the page If you use paper with a coarse surface or cloth becomes dirty from toner, set [Paper Type] to [Bond 1 [60-90 g/m2]] or [Bond 2 [91-120 g/m2]] or [Bond 3 [121-163 g/m2]]. Do not touch printed pages. Do not touch newly printed sheets with your fingers or a cloth. You may get your fingers or the cloth dirty, and the toner may come off the page.

If you become dirty from the toner of printed sheets or if toner comes off the page

If you use paper with a coarse surface or cloth becomes dirty from toner, set [Paper Type] to [Bond 1 [60-90 g/m2]] or [Bond 2 [91-120 g/m2]] or [Bond 3 [121-163 g/m2]].

Do not touch printed pages. Do not touch newly printed sheets with your fingers or a cloth. You may get your fingers or the cloth dirty, and the toner may come off the page.


When printing from the Windows Store app in Windows 8/Server 2012 Display the charms on the right side of the screen and use the procedure shown below. Windows 8/Server 2012 [Devices] the printer you are using tap or click [Print] Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2 [Devices] [Print] the printer you are using tap or click [Print] If you print using this method, only a limited number of print settings are available. If the message [The printer requires your attention. Go to the desktop to take care of it.] is displayed, go to the desktop and follow the instructions in the displayed dialog box. This message appears when the machine is set to display the user name during printing and similar instances.

When printing from the Windows Store app in Windows 8/Server 2012

Display the charms on the right side of the screen and use the procedure shown below.

Windows 8/Server 2012
[Devices]

the printer you are using

tap or click [Print]

Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2
[Devices]

[Print]

the printer you are using

tap or click [Print]

If you print using this method, only a limited number of print settings are available.

If the message [The printer requires your attention. Go to the desktop to take care of it.] is displayed, go to the desktop and follow the instructions in the displayed dialog box. This message appears when the machine is set to display the user name during printing and similar instances.

Checking the Print Status