Differences from the Windows (7) experiences:
- As is typically the case for any device, the Mac installation dialogs etc. differed slightly from their Windows counterparts.
- Once installed, its Print dialog seemed somewhat over-minimal, there being no obvious way to specify duplex printing for example. The solution was found by experimentation, as follows:
- In the dialog, under “Paper Size” and “Orientation” was a multi-choice selected as Preview
- Clicking on this revealed that the other choices were the missing (expected) printer properties options (such as duplex):
- Preview
- Layout
- Color Matching
- Paper Handling
- Cover Page
- Scheduler
- Quality & Media
- Color Options
- Borderless Printing
- Duplex Printing & Margin
- Supply Levels
- Summary
- This would have been the best default option, for first use, because it shows all(?) of the other options in a twirlable (expand/collapse) tree.
Once installed, can get to the printer’s optons & job-queue as follows (no obvious options here to define duplex as default):
- Apple > System Preferences > Print & Fax > Canon MG5200 Series
- Open Print Queue
- Options & Supplies
- General
- Driver
- Supply Levels
- Utility
- Cleaning (regular cleaning, eliminate smudges and lines)
- Deep Cleaning (un-clogs nozzles that cannot be cleared by regular cleaning)
- Bottom Plate Cleaning (prevent paper smudges during printing)
- Roller Cleaning (for smoother paper-feeding)
Using it:
- From NeoOffice (3.1.2) Writer, with a three-page document:
- File > Printer Settings
- NeoOffice crashes…
- File > Print
- Print-dialog appears
- Has a multi-choice (default selection = Layout)
- Select Duplex Printing & Margin
- Enable Automatic Duplex Printing
- Staple-side = Long-side stapling (Left)
- Result: It worked!
- But these settings were not retained for a further printing even of the same document.
- So you have to check duplex etc. every single Print operation…
- Duh!
- File > Printer Settings