Sides

1-sided*

2-sided

Specify whether to print on one side or two sides of the paper.

Flip Style

Long Edge*

Short Edge

Determine which side of the paper (long edge or short edge) is bound when performing two-sided printing.

Note:  Depending on the option selected, the printer automatically offsets each printed information of the page to bind the job correctly.

Blank Pages

Print

Do Not Print*

Print blank pages that are included in a print job.

Collate

Off [1,1,1,2,2,2]*

On [1,2,1,2,1,2]

Keep the pages of a print job stacked in sequence, particularly when printing multiple copies of the job.

Separator Sheets

None*

Between Copies

Between Jobs

Between Pages

Insert blank separator sheets when printing.

Separator Sheet Source

Tray [x] (1*)

Specify the paper source for the separator sheet.

Pages per Side

Off*

2 pages per side

3 pages per side

4 pages per side

6 pages per side

9 pages per side

12 pages per side

16 pages per side

Print multiple page images on one side of a sheet of paper.

Pages per Side Ordering

Horizontal*

Reverse Horizontal

Vertical

Reverse Vertical

Specify the positioning of multiple page images when using Pages per Side.

Note:  The positioning depends on the number of page images and their page orientation.

Pages per Side Orientation

Auto*

Landscape

Portrait

Specify the orientation of a multiple-page document when using Pages per Side.

Pages per Side Border

None*

Solid

Print a border around each page image when using Pages per Side.

Copies

1–9999 (1*)

Specify the number of copies for each print job.

Print Area

Normal*

Fit to Page

Whole Page

Set the printable area on a sheet of paper.

Printer Language

PCL Emulation

PS Emulation*

Set the printer language.

Note:  Setting a printer language default does not prevent a software program from sending print jobs that use another printer language.

Printer Usage

Max Speed

Max Yield*

Determine how the color print cartridges operate during printing.

Notes:

• When set to Max Yield, the color print cartridges slow down or stop while printing groups of black-only pages.
• When set to Max Speed, the color print cartridges always run while printing, whether color or black pages are being printed.

Resource Save

Off*

On

Determine what the printer does with downloaded resources, such as fonts and macros, when it receives a job that requires more than the available memory.

Notes:

• When set to Off, the printer retains downloaded resources only until memory is needed. Resources associated with the inactive printer language are deleted.
• When set to On, the printer preserves all the permanent downloaded resources across all language switches. When necessary, the printer shows memory full messages instead of deleting permanent resources.

Print All Order

Alphabetical*

Newest First

Oldest First

Specify the order in which held and confidential jobs are printed when Print All is selected.

Print Mode

Black and White

Color*

Set the print mode.

Print Resolution

4800 CQ*

Set the resolution for the printed output.

Note:  4800 CQ provides high-quality output at maximum speed.

Toner Darkness

Light

Normal*

Dark

Determine the lightness or darkness of text images.

Halftone

Normal*

Detail

Enhance the printed output to have smoother lines with sharper edges.

RGB Brightness

-6 to 6 (0*)

Adjust the brightness, contrast, and saturation for color output.

Note:  This setting does not affect files where CMYK color specifications are used.

RGB Contrast

0 to 5 (0*)

RGB Saturation

0 to 5 (0*)

Color Balance

Cyan

-5 to 5 (0*)

Magenta

-5 to 5 (0*)

Yellow

-5 to 5 (0*)

Black

-5 to 5 (0*)

Reset Defaults

Adjust the amount of toner that is used for each color.

Color Correction

Color Correction

Auto*

Off

Manual

Color Correction Content

Modify the color settings used to print documents.

Notes:

• Off sets the printer to receive the color correction from the software.
• Auto sets the printer to apply different color profiles to each object on the printed page.
• Manual allows the customization of the RGB or CMYK color conversions applied to each object on the printed page.
• Color Correction Content is available only when Color Correction is set to Manual.

Color Adjust

Calibrate the printer to adjust color variations in the printed output.

Print PS Error

On

Off*

Print a page that describes the PostScript error.

Note:  When an error occurs, processing of the job stops, the printer prints an error message, and the rest of the print job is flushed.

Minimum Line Width

1–30 (2*)

Set the minimum stroke width.

Note:  Jobs printed in 4800 CQ use half the value.

Lock PS Startup Mode

On*

Off

Disable the SysStart file.

Note:  The default setting varies depending on the printer model.

Image Smoothing

On

Off*

Enhance the contrast and sharpness of low-resolution images.

Note:  This setting has no effect on images with a resolution of 300 dpi or higher.

Wait Timeout

Disabled

Enabled*

Enable the printer to wait for more data before canceling a print job.

Wait Timeout Time

15–65535 (40*)

Set the time in seconds for the printer to wait for more data before canceling a print job.

Note:  This menu item appears only when Wait Timeout is enabled.

Font Name

[List of available fonts] (Courier*)

Select a font from the specified font source.

Symbol Set

[List of available symbol set] (10U PC-8*)

Specify the symbol set for each font name.

Note:  A symbol set is a set of alphabetic and numeric characters, punctuation, and special symbols. Symbol sets support the different languages or specific programs such as math symbols for scientific text.

Pitch

0.08–100 (10*)

Specify the pitch for fixed or monospaced fonts.

Note:  Pitch refers to the number of fixed-space characters in a horizontal inch of type.

Orientation

Portrait*

Landscape

Reverse Portrait

Reverse Landscape

Specify the orientation of text and graphics on the page.

Lines per Page

1–255

Specify the number of lines of text for each page printed through the PCL datastream.

Notes:

• This menu item activates vertical escapement that causes the selected number of requested lines to print between the default margins of the page.
• 60 is the U.S. factory default setting. 64 is the international factory default setting.

PCL5 Minimum Line Width

1–30 (2*)

Set the initial minimum stroke width.

Note:  Jobs printed in 4800 CQ use half the value.

PCLXL Minimum Line Width

1–30 (2*)

A4 Width

198 mm*

203 mm

Set the width of the logical page on A4-size paper.

Note:  Logical page is the space on the physical page where data is printed.

Auto CR after LF

Off*

On

Set the printer to perform a carriage return after a line feed control command.

Note:  Carriage return is a mechanism that commands the printer to move the position of the cursor to the first position on the same line.

Auto LF after CR

Off*

On

Set the printer to perform a line feed after a carriage return control command.

Tray Renumber

Assign Tray [x]

Off*

None

0–201

Assign Manual Paper

Off*

None

0–201

Assign Manual Envelope

Off*

None

0–201

Configure the printer to work with print drivers or applications that use different source assignments for the paper source.

Tray Renumber

View Factory Defaults

Show the factory default setting assigned for each paper source.

Tray Renumber

Restore Defaults

Return all tray assignments to factory default values.

Print Timeout

Disabled

Enabled* [90]

Set the printer to end a print job after it has been idle for the specified amount of time in seconds.

Note:  Print Timeout Time appears only in some printer models.

Print Timeout Time

1–255 (90*)

Auto Fit

On

Off*

Select the best available paper size and orientation setting for an image.

Note:  When set to On, this menu item overrides the scaling and orientation settings for the image.

Invert

Off*

On

Invert bitonal monochrome images.

Note:  This menu item does not apply to GIF or JPEG image formats.

Scaling

Anchor Top Left

Best Fit*

Anchor Center

Fit Height/Width

Fit Height

Fit Width

Adjust the image to fit the printable area.

Note:  When Auto Fit is set to On, Scaling is automatically set to Best Fit.

Orientation

Portrait*

Landscape

Reverse Portrait

Reverse Landscape

Specify the orientation of text and graphics on the page.