Making Operation Settings for the Mac OS Printer Driver
Accessing the Operation Settings Window of the Mac OS Printer Driver
Select System Preferences from the menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print & Fax), and then
select the printer. Click Options & Supplies > Options (or Driver).
Operation Settings of the Mac OS X Printer Driver
❏ Skip Blank Page: Avoids printing blank pages.
❏ Quiet Mode: Reduces the noise the printer makes, however, may reduce print speed.
❏ Permit temporary black printing: Prints only with black ink temporarily.
❏ High Speed Printing: Prints when the print head moves in both directions. e print speed is faster, but the
quality may decline.
❏ Remove white borders: Removes unnecessary margins during borderless printing.
❏ Wa rn ing
Notications
: Allows the printer driver to display warning
notications.
❏ Establish bidirectional communication: Usually, this should be set to On. Select O when acquiring the printer
information is impossible because the printer is shared with Windows computers on a network or for any other
reason.
Related Information
& “Temporarily Printing with Black Ink” on page 87
Application for Scanning Documents and Images
(Epson Scan 2)
Epson Scan 2 is an application for controlling scanning. You can adjust the size, resolution, brightness, contrast,
and quality of the scanned image. You can also start Epson Scan 2 from a TWAIN-compliant scanning application.
See the application's help for details.
Starting on Windows
❏ Wi n d ow s 1 0
Click the start button, and then select EPSON > Epson Scan 2.
❏ Windows 8.1/Windows 8
Enter the application name in the search charm, and then select the displayed icon.
❏ Wi n d ow s 7 / Wi n d o w s Vist a / Wi n d o w s X P
Click the start button, and then select All Programs or Programs > EPSON > Epson Scan 2> Epson Scan 2.
Starting on Mac OS
Note:
Epson Scan 2 does not support the Mac OS fast user switching feature. Turn o fast user switching.
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