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121 • Printer settings in Mac OS X
Print quality  
Use this option to select the print resolution. The ProQ1200 (MB460 MFP, MB470 MFP 
& MB480 MFP) and High Quality (MB470 MFP & MB480 MFP) setting produces the best 
graphic images, but these images take longer to print.
Effects 
Dithering produces an intermediate greyscal e by adjusting the combination of dots 
used in printing. Selecting a setting deter mines the degree of detail with which a 
graphics image will be printed. Mesh deter mines that a screen of dots is used for 
dithering while Line Art determines that  an array of lines is used for dithering.
Select dithering texture by setting the si ze of dots used in the halftone screen. 
Adjust the brightness or contrast based  on the original quality of the document.
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Printer setup options
Printer options   
Density
Select the density from Lightest (-2) to Darkest (+2) depending on the quality of the 
original document.
Weight
Select the thickness or type of paper in the printer. It is important to set this correctly 
as it affects the temperature at which the to ner is fused to the paper. For example, if 
you are printing on normal A4 paper, do not select Labels or Transparency as this may 
cause toner smearing and paper jam.
Toner Save
Toner Save uses less toner when printing your document. This is best suited to draft 
text documents as it lightens the print significantly.
Auto Tray Switch
If the printer runs out of paper in the curre nt tray, the Auto Tray Switch automatically 
changes to a tray that has the same  type of paper and continues printing.
Paper size check
Select Paper Size check if you want the printer to warn you when the document paper 
size is different from the paper in the printer.
A warning message is displayed and printi ng continues when you load the correct 
paper in the paper tray and press  START. When this option is deselected, the printer 
uses the paper loaded in the selected tray regardless of the document size.
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123 • Printer settings in Mac OS X
Feed manually from Multi-purpose tray (MB470 MFP & MB480 MFP)
Select this option if you want the printer to wait until you press the START button 
when feeding from the Multi-purpose Tray.  This can be useful if printing envelopes.
Print control
If you are using the Windows Print Control Server software to manage printers, enter 
your assigned user name and ID. This information is sent to the printer with your print 
job and is recorded by the printer.
Summary 
This option displays a summary of all selected print options for the current job.
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124 • Printer settings in Mac OS X
PS emulation (MB470 MFP & MB480 MFP)
Copies & pages
Refer to “Copies & Pages” on page 115. 
Layout
Refer to “Pages per sheet” on page 116. 
The Two-sided option is used for Duplex printing. Long-edged Binding prints pages 
that read like a normal book. Short-edged  Binding prints pages that read like a 
notepad.
Scheduler
Refer to “Scheduler” on page 117.
Paper handling
Refer to “Paper Handling” on page 118.
Cover page
Refer to “Cover page” on page 119.
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125 • Printer settings in Mac OS X
Error Handling
Postscript errors
If an error occurs and stops the print job, you can use select the Print detailed report 
under Error Handling, which will print the error page in detail. This will help you 
identify the error and take suitable action.
Tray switching
If the printer runs out of paper in the current tray, the Auto Tray Switch automatically 
changes to a tray that has the same  type of paper and continues printing.
By selecting Display alert, a pop-up box will display on your application if there is a 
mismatch between the tray settings and paper size settings.
Paper Feed
If you want the first page of a document pr inted on a different media, you can load 
the special media in the Multi-purpose tray  and select the first page to be printed by 
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126 • Printer settings in Mac OS X
setting Multi-purpose tray as the source. The remaining pages of the document can 
be loaded in the cassette tray and you can set that as the paper source. The entire 
document will be printed in one print job.
Printer Features
Paper input options
Paper size check
Select Paper Size check if you want the printer to warn you when the document paper 
size is different from the paper in the printer. 
A warning message is displayed and printi ng continues when you load the correct 
paper in the paper tray and press Start. Wh en this option is deselected, the printer 
uses the paper loaded in the selected tray regardless of the document size.
Media Type
Specify the appropriate weight and kind of  paper you are using. Do not choose Label 
or Transparency when printing on plain paper. This will cause paper jam or print 
quality problems.
Multipurpose tray is handled as manual feed
Select this option if you want the printer to wait until you press the START button 
when feeding from the Multi-purpose Tray.  This can be useful if printing envelopes.
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127 • Printer settings in Mac OS X
Job options
Quality
Use this option to select the print resolution; 600 x 600dpi (normal printing), 1200 x 
1200 (choose this for high quality print). The high quality print resolution requires a 
larger amount of disk space and takes longer to print.
Toner saving 
Uses less toner when printing your docu ment. This is best suited to draft text 
documents as it lightens the print significantly.
Page rotate
Select Page rotate to turn the text and images 180 degrees and point them across 
the length of the page.
Adjust ultra fine lines
If you are printing a drawing and want to emphasize the pen width of very fine lines, 
select this option to improve the appea rance of the lines. However, in some 
applications, if this options is selected an d you are printing barcodes, the spaces in 
the barcode becomes too narrow. De-selecti ng this option resolves this problem.
Summary
This option displays a summary of all selected print options for the current job.
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128 • Printer settings in Mac OS X
Cancelling a print job
You can cancel a print job from your software application, from the print queue or by 
using the STOP button on your printer.
PRINTING STATEHOW TO CANCEL 
Document has not 
started printing Try to cancel printing job within software application
Document is waiting in 
a print queue Delete print job from Print Queue. You can access the print 
queue from the System Tray in
 Windows or the Print Center 
Queue in Mac.
Document has started 
printing Press the 
STOP button on your printer. Any pages that are 
already moving through the printer will be printed. You will 
need to press  STOP for each print job you wish to stop.
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129 • Overlays and Macros (Windows only)
Overlays and Macros (Windows only) _
What are overlays and macros?
If you would like to print on special stationery, such as forms and letterhead, but do 
not want to use pre-printed stationery, you can create your own using these advanced 
features.
You can use PostScript overlays to generate all your special stationery and store it in 
the printer for use whenever you need it. If you have chosen to install the PCL driver, 
macros perform a similar function.
You can create several overlays or macros, and combine them in any way you like to 
produce a variety of forms and other spec ial stationery. Each image can be printed 
on just the first page of a document, on all pages, on alternate pages, or just the 
pages that you specify.
Creating PostScript overlays
Three steps are required to create an overlay:
1. Create the form data using your own application software and print it to a printer 
(.PRN) file.
2. Use the Storage Device Manager utility software supplied on CD with your printer 
to create a “project file,” import the.PRN file(s), and download the generated 
filter (.HST) file to the printer. The proj ect file will contain one or more overlay 
images which are functionally relat ed, such as the cover page and the 
continuation page images for business letters.
3. Use downloaded files to define your overlays ready for use when printing your 
documents.
When printing overlay files to disk, do no t select any special features, such as two-
sided printing or multiple copies. These ar e not appropriate to overlays, they apply 
only to your final documents.
Creating the overlay image
1. Use your preferred application, perhaps  a graphics program, to create the 
required overlay image and save it.
2. Open your application’s  Print… dialog.
3. Make sure that the selected printer name (1) is 
that of your PostScript printer driver.
4. Select the  Print To File (2) option.
5. Click the  Properties  button (3) to open the 
Document Properties window.
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130 • Overlays and Macros (Windows only)
6.On the  Overlay  tab, choose  Create Form  from the 
drop-down list (4).
7. Click  OK to close the Document Properties window.
8. Click  OK again to close the Print dialog.
9. When prompted for a print file name, enter a 
meaningful name with the extension.PRN.
10. Close your application.
Create and download the project
1.From the Windows Start menu, start Storage Device Manager (SDM) and allow 
SDM to discover the printer.
2. Choose Projects > Add File to Project.
3. Set the Files of Type drop-down list to PRN Files(*.prn).
4. Navigate to the folder where the.PRN files are stored and select one or more of 
these to include in your overlay set.
You can have more than one printer (.PRN)  file in a project. For example, one for 
top pages and another for continuation pages. Use standard Windows techniques 
(Shift or Ctrl keys) to select multiple  files simultaneously if you need to.
5. Click Open to add these files to the current project.
6. When a message box appears confirming that  a filter file has been created, click 
OK  to clear the message.
7. The project window will display one.HST file for each printer file added. Make a 
careful note of each of these names. Ensure that you note them  exactly as they 
appear, they are case sensitive, and you will need them later.
8. Choose Projects > Save Project and enter a meaningful name (e.g. “Letter 
Stationery”) so that you can recognize it later if you want to modify it.
9. Choose Projects > Send Project Files to Printer to download the project to the 
printer.
If you have a hard disk in the printer, SDM will automatically download files to it. 
If not, SDM will download files to flash  memory. If you have a hard disk but still 
prefer to download to flash memory, double-click the file name in the Project 
window and under Volume, type in %Flash0% and then click OK.
10. When the message “Command Issued” appears confirming that the download is 
complete, click  OK to clear the message.
Test printing the overlay
1. Click on the printer icon for the relevant printer and choose Printers > Test Form.
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