10.6.8 and Canon IJ Double-side Printing

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10.6.8 and Canon IJ Double-side Printing

I have a Macbook Pro running OS 10.6.8, and a Canon Inkjet Printer (MP276). However, I can't get print duplex/double-sided printing when printing from my Mac. When printing, selecting the "Layout" dropdown option, the "Two-Sided" option is greyed out.

This problem existed with my older HP printer too. This only seems to be the case with my Mac as my other laptops running Windows can print double-sided.

Could someone render me some assistance please?

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Mar 25, 2012 8:18 AM

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Shootist007

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Mar 25, 2012 8:45 AM in response to Superuneful

Have you tried changing from Standard to Something else, in Presets?

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pennbank

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Mar 25, 2012 9:05 AM in response to Superuneful

See

http://www.imacusers.com/enabling-two-sided-duplex-printing-on-mac/

I take that you mave the latest Mac OX driver installed from Canons Support page.

may help you

Should really post question in

https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/mac_os_x_v10.7_lion

perhaps answer is there already

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Superuneful Author

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Mar 25, 2012 9:09 AM in response to Superuneful

I don't have any other setting besides "Standard" and "Last used settings" (which doesn't have two-sided enabled too)/

As for the latest Mac OS driver, I'm not sure if I got the right one but I googled and downloaded this (http://support-sg.canon-asia.com/contents/SG/EN/0100205702.html) but still no "two-sided" option.

Here is my driver tab:

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pennbank

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Mar 25, 2012 9:19 AM in response to Superuneful

I think its under the Tab Pages to sheet

My Epson I select Layout and then select 2 sided

Select that tab and see what the options are

selecting the "Layout" dropdown option, the "Two-Sided" option is greyed out.

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Shootist007

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Mar 25, 2012 9:26 AM in response to Superuneful

Depending on the age of that printer that option may have been removed with Lion. Sorry to say that is just how it is. Lucky you can still use it at all, that is if it is an older printer (and I mean by only 2 or 3 years old).

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