How to format my imac 2010

Hi
   i have an iMac mid-2010
i installed the new mavericks update HATE IT! and i just bought a new printer and only works with 10.4 10.5 10.6
i cant remember what was the version of my mac, but i need to format to get back as it was when i fist took it out of its box!!!
everything is on an external hard drive.
I AM READY!!!
but now.... HOW TO DO IT!?
this thing is driving me crazy

Clean Install of Snow Leopard
Be sure to make a backup first because the following procedure will erase
the drive and everything on it.
     1. Boot the computer using the Snow Leopard Installer Disc or the Disc 1 that came
         with your computer.  Insert the disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.
         After the chime press and hold down the  "C" key.  Release the key when you see
         a small spinning gear appear below the dark gray Apple logo.
     2. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue
         button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
         After DU loads select the hard drive entry from the left side list (mfgr.'s ID and drive
         size.)  Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.  Set the number of
         partitions to one (1) from the Partitions drop down menu, set the format type to Mac
         OS Extended (Journaled, if supported), then click on the Partition button.
     3. When the formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer.  Proceed
         with the OS X installation and follow the directions included with the installer.
     4. When the installation has completed your computer will Restart into the Setup
         Assistant. Be sure you configure your initial admin account with the exact same
         username and password that you used on your old drive. After you finish Setup
         Assistant will complete the installation after which you will be running a fresh
         install of OS X.  You can now begin the update process by opening Software
         Update and installing all recommended updates to bring your installation current.
Download and install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1.

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           '<td class=header>Description</td>'      TO lt_contents_txt,
           '<td class=header>PR Release Date</td>'  TO lt_contents_txt,
           '<td class=header>PR Qty</td>'           TO lt_contents_txt,
           '<td class=header>Remaining PR Qty</td>' TO lt_contents_txt,
           '<td class=header>Unit of Measure</td>'  TO lt_contents_txt,
           '<td class=header>Requisitioner</td>'    TO lt_contents_txt,
                '<td class=header>Doc Type</td>'    TO lt_contents_txt,
                '<td class=header>Doc Type Description</td>'    TO lt_contents_txt,
           '</tr>'                                  TO lt_contents_txt.
    lt_contents_txt  is the content of your email
    Edited by: abapGenin on Sep 30, 2010 1:58 PM

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