Printing with AirPrint

You can print from an iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, or Mac without using a printer driver.
Printing from an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch
Printing from a Mac
System Requirements
One of the following Apple devices is required to print with AirPrint.
iPad (all models)
iPhone (3GS or later)
iPod touch (3rd generation or later)
Mac (OS X 10.7 or later)*1
 
*1 OS X 10.9 or later when using a USB connection
 
 
 
 
 
 
Network Environment
One of the following environments is required.
An environment where an Apple device and the machine are connected to the same LAN
An environment where an Apple device and the machine are connected directly
An environment where a Mac is connected to the machine via USB

Printing from an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch

1
Make sure that the machine is turned ON and connected to the Apple device.
For how to make sure of this, see Setting up the Network Environment.
For information on the Direct Connection, see Connecting Directly.
2
From the application on your Apple device, tap  to display the menu options.
3
Tap [Print].
4
Select this machine from [Printer].
The printers connected to the network are displayed here. Select this machine in this step.
The screen for selecting the machine in [Printer] is not displayed for applications that do not support AirPrint. In this case, printing cannot be performed.
5
Specify the print settings as necessary.
The available settings and paper sizes differ depending on the application you are using.
You can recall registered print settings (presets). For information on registering print settings as presets, see Registering IPP Printing Presets.
6
Tap [Print].
Printing starts.
Checking the print status
During printing, press the Home button of the Apple device twice tap [Print].

Printing from a Mac

1
Make sure that the machine is turned ON and connected to the Mac.
For how to make sure of this, see Setting up the Network Environment.
2
From your Mac, add the machine in [System Preferences] [Printers & Scanners].
3
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.
4
Select the machine in the print dialog box.
The printers added to the Mac are displayed. Select the machine in this step.
5
Specify the print settings as necessary.
The available settings and paper sizes differ depending on the application you are using.
You can recall registered print settings (presets). For information on registering print settings as presets, see Registering IPP Printing Presets.
6
Click [Print].
Printing starts.
You can specify whether to display an error screen on the control panel if printing cannot be performed as expected due to a problem with the print data. For details, see <Display Errors for AirPrint>.

Registering IPP Printing Presets

You can register settings frequently used for IPP printing as presets.
The registered settings can be recalled simply by selecting a preset when printing.
1
Start the Remote UI. Starting the Remote UI
2
Click [Settings/Registration] on the Portal page. Remote UI Screen
3
Click [Printer]  [Preset Management for IPP Printing].
4
Click [Add Presets].
5
Enter the required information, and click [Add].
 [Preset Name]
Enter the name of the preset.
 [Enable Presets]
Select this check box to enable the registered preset.
 [Prioritize Preset Settings]
Select this check box to prioritize the settings of the registered preset.
 [Number of Copies]
Select this check box to register the number of copies to print in the preset.
 [2-Sided Printing]
Select this check box to register the two-sided printing setting in the preset. You can select [Off], [On (For Long Edge Binding)], or [On (For Short Edge Binding)].
 [Barcode Adjustment Mode]
Select this check box to register the barcode adjustment mode setting in the preset. You can select [Off] or [Mode 1] to [Mode 5].
Print density will be lighter when you select stronger improvement.
 [Toner Save]
Select this check box to register the toner save setting in the preset. You can select [Off] or [On].
Settings not configured in the preset follow the device settings when the job is executed.
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