Draft print on MacBook using Canon TS3300 series printer

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Draft print on MacBook using Canon TS3300 series printer

I'm not using wifi with this printer: I've set it up to connect with USB only. It still says it's ' Air Print' when describing the printer in System Preferences and no matter how I try to work it, there's no Draft print option given. Nothing's greyed out: it's simply that in 'Media & Quality' when you slide the marker to 'Draft' it simply whizzes straight back to 'Normal'. Before I junk it has anyone got a fix?

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.14

Posted on Feb 9, 2020 6:00 PM

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Grant Bennet-Alder

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Feb 9, 2020 6:08 PM in response to EDebs

You have installed the wrong printer driver.

You need not un-install that one, but create a new Print queue in the add-a-printer dialog and be certain Not to choose the AirPrint driver, which has NO options.

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Feb 9, 2020 6:27 PM in response to EDebs

This manuals page suggests that may not be a "regular" Mac printer, but expects you to print using their easy print software, and nothing else:

https://ugp01.c-ij.com/ij/webmanual/Manual/All/TS3300%20series/EN/CNT/Top.html

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Feb 9, 2020 6:55 PM in response to EDebs

scroll down a little to "Using your printer" click Printing then click Printing from Computer

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EDebs Author

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Feb 9, 2020 7:34 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Ah, yes. The easy print and the Mac instructions both give the impression that you can chose a Draft option. But as I said although nothing is greyed out, if you try to use the draft option when you find it, the cursor simply slides right back to 'normal'. Thanks for trying though.

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EDebs Author

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Feb 9, 2020 6:41 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Thanks . . can you tell me which page number? The link you've given just goes to the Online Manual home.

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EDebs Author

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Feb 9, 2020 6:18 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

There is no effective option other than 'Air-Print' - you get a list of printers to use but the Canon TS3300 series isn't there. There's an 'other' option too but that just brings up everything that's on your computer.

I actually rang Canon and got them to send me the driver for the TS3300 series which gives you an option when installing to go for USB connection only: which I did. But, as I said the 'kind' of printer is an AirPrint and, uninstalling and trying to install it again simply leads one back to the only option . . . Air Print.

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Draft print on MacBook using Canon TS3300 series printer

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