How to print in draft mode with Canon MX432

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How to print in draft mode with Canon MX432

I am unable to choose draft mode when I print. I can view it, but it is greyed out. My only options are "normal" and "best". I have contacted Canon and they say it is not a Canon issue and rather a setting that needs to be done on my iMac. I am currently running OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2. I have tried the print dialog box, settings and the printer web page. Still no solution.

Here is a pic of the dialog box in Safari. I have tried Word, Adobe, etc. They all have draft similarly greyed out.

I would appreciate any suggestions of fixes for this issue.

Thanks!

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Jan 8, 2013 6:30 AM

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PharmJR

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Jun 29, 2013 12:54 PM in response to lakediva

Before printing go to system preferences, then print and scan. On the left side there will be an option to add a printer and click on the + button. Select your canon printer and below under "USE" select the canon series NOT airprint. For some reason the defalt is airprint and it does not support draft printing. Then pull the presets up like normal and select "fast".

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lakediva

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Jun 17, 2013 5:13 PM in response to mdworske

It's mid June 2013 and I'm still looking for a solution to the same problem. Did anybody find one yet?

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dkatkins

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Nov 1, 2013 9:25 AM in response to PharmJR

Thanks very much for this, PharmJR. I had the same problem and it just hadn't occurred to me to select this during setup. I'm not sure, but it may also be helpful (i.e., easier on ink) to select "Grayscale Printing."

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Helpo

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Apr 10, 2014 12:10 AM in response to PharmJR

Thank PharmJR, it did solve the problem of saving ink, but now i don't have access to the 2 side printing.

Saving ink or saving paper, that is the question....

Apple, please do something about it.

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Apr 16, 2014 10:56 AM in response to Helpo

I've set the printer up twice in settings - one the airprint version and one the not airprint version. Just choose which driver you want from the dialogue, and you can have both!

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Apr 25, 2014 8:34 AM in response to PharmJR

Thanks PharmJR! This helped me. Can't print 2-up pages AND fast printing at the same time...but I'll take what I can get! 😉

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Apr 26, 2014 11:05 AM in response to Helpo

When you use the Canon driver, the 2 sided printing is set in a different location. There is an entire menu dedicated to it (at least on my mx892). The printer dialog box has a menu selector in the middle of the screen (I think it says "layout" by default). If you click on it, you will see the duplexing options at the bottom. Much more flexibility than the single checkbox available with "airprint". The interface is unusual (at least for me) but you can pre-set up many different configurations (Fast Duplex, Fine Single-sided, B&W, Photo, etc etc.)

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bapplem

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Feb 6, 2015 12:19 PM in response to PharmJR

Your directions also worked precisely in Yosemite. After just upgrading to Yosemite 10.10.2 directly from Mavericks, the print dialogue box no longer allowed "fast print." That resulted in unnecessary consumption of ink on my Canon MG6200 and took much longer to print. Selecting the "Canon series" rather than Airprint solved the problem. Thanks for the help.

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