Sides

1-Sided*

2-Sided

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

Flip Style

Long Edge*

Short Edge

Determine which side of the paper is bound when performing two-sided printing.

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*)

Multipurpose Feeder

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 the Pages per Side menu.

Pages per Side Orientation

Auto*

Landscape

Portrait

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

Pages per Side Border

None*

Solid

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

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.

Job Waiting

Off*

On

Preserve print jobs requiring supplies so that jobs not requiring the missing supplies can print.

Note: This menu item appears only when a hard disk or an intelligent storage drive (ISD) is installed.

Job Hold Timeout

0–255 (30*)

Set the time in seconds that the printer waits for user intervention before it holds jobs that require unavailable resources.

Note: This menu item appears only when a hard disk or an ISD is installed.

Printer Usage

Max Speed

Max Yield*

Determine how the color imaging kit operates during printing.

Notes:

• When set to Max Yield, the color imaging kit slows or stops while printing groups of black-only pages.
• When set to Max Speed, the color imaging kit always runs while printing, whether color or black pages are being printed.

Low-Speed Printer Usage

Max Speed

Max Yield*

Determine how the color imaging kit operates during low-speed printing.

Notes:

• When set to Max Yield, the color imaging kit slows or stops while printing groups of black-only pages.
• When set to Max Speed, the color imaging kit always runs while printing, whether color or black pages are being printed.
• This setting only changes printer behavior when the print engine is running at a 25 pages per minute process speed. It has no effect when the print engine is running at faster process speeds.

Download Target

RAM*

Disk

Specify where to save all permanent resources that have been downloaded to the printer.

Note: This menu item appears only when a hard disk or an ISD is installed.

Resource Save

Off*

On

Determine what the printer does with downloaded resources 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 when you choose to print all held and confidential jobs.

Note: This menu item appears only when a hard disk or an ISD is installed.

Print Mode

Black and White

Color*

Set how the printer generates color content.

Print Resolution

4800 CQ*

1200 dpi

Set the resolution for the printed output.

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

Toner Darkness

1 to 5 (4*)

Determine the lightness or darkness of text images.

Halftone

Normal*

Detail

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

Color Saver

Off*

On

Reduce the amount of toner used to print graphics and images.

Note: When set to On, this setting overrides the value of the Toner Darkness setting.

RGB Brightness

-6 to 6 (0*)

Adjust the brightness of every RGB and gray object on the page.

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

RGB Contrast

-6 to 6 (0*)

Adjust the contrast of every RGB and gray object on a page.

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

RGB Saturation

0 to 5 (0*)

Preserve the black and white values while adjusting the color values of every object on the page.

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

Color Balance

Cyan (0*)

Magenta (0*)

Yellow (0*)

Black (0*)

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

Color Balance

Reset Defaults

Reset all color settings to their default values.

Color Correction

Off

Auto*

Manual

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 Samples

Print Color Samples

Print sample pages for each of the RGB and CMYK color conversion tables used in the printer.

Color Adjust

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

Spot Color Replacement

Set Custom CMYK

Assign specific CMYK values to twenty named spot colors.

Job Accounting

Off*

On

Set the printer to create a log of the print jobs that it receives.

Note: This menu item appears only when a flash memory, a hard disk, or an intelligent storage drive (ISD) is installed.

Accounting Log Frequency

Daily

Weekly

Monthly*

Specify how often the printer creates a log file.

Log Action at End of Frequency

None*

E-mail Current Log

E-mail & Delete Current Log

Post Current Log

Post & Delete Current Log

Specify how the printer responds when the frequency threshold expires.

Note: The value defined in Accounting Log Frequency determines when this action is triggered.

Log Action at Near Full

None*

E-mail Current Log

E-mail & Delete Current Log

E-mail & Delete Oldest Log

Post Current Log

Post & Delete Current Log

Post & Delete Oldest Log

Delete Current Log

Delete Oldest Log

Delete All But Current

Delete All Logs

Specify how the printer responds when the hard disk or ISD is nearly full.

Log Action at Full

None*

E-mail & Delete Current Log

E-mail & Delete Oldest Log

Post & Delete Current Log

Post & Delete Oldest Log

Delete Current Log

Delete Oldest Log

Delete All But Current

Delete All Logs

Specify how the printer responds when hard disk or ISD usage reaches the maximum limit (100MB).

URL to Post Log

Specify where the printer posts job accounting logs.

E-mail Address to Send Logs

Specify the e-mail address to which the printer sends job accounting logs.

Log File Prefix

Specify the prefix for the log files.

Note: The current host name defined in the TCP/IP menu is used as the default log file prefix.

Scale To Fit

Off*

On

Scale the page content to fit the selected paper size.

Annotations

Print

Do Not Print*

Specify whether to print annotations in the PDF.

Print PDF Error

Off

On*

Enable the printing of PDF error.

Print PS Error

Off*

On

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 1200 dpi use the value directly.

Lock PS Startup Mode

Off

On*

Disable the SysStart file.

Note: Enabling the SysStart file exposes your printer or network to a security risk.

Image Smoothing

Off*

On

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.

Font Priority

Resident*

Flash/Disk

Establish the font search order.

Notes:

• Resident sets the printer to search its memory for the requested font before searching the hard disk or intelligent storage drive (ISD).
• Flash/Disk sets the printer to search the hard disk or ISD for the requested font before searching the printer memory.
• This menu item appears only when a hard disk or an ISD is installed.

Wait Timeout

Off

On* (40 seconds)

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

Font Source

Resident*

Disk

Download

Flash

Font Card

All

Select the source which contains the default font selection.

Notes:

• Disk and Flash appear only when a non-defective, non-protected hard disk or intelligent storage drive (ISD) that contains fonts is installed.
• Download appears only if downloaded fonts exist in the printer memory.
• Font Card appears only when an ISD is installed.

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

0.08–100.00 (10.00*)

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® data stream.

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.

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

On

Off*

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

On

Off*

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

Tray Renumber

Assign Tray [x]

Assign Manual Paper

Assign Manual Envelope

Configure the printer to work with a different print driver or custom application that uses a different set of source assignments to request a given paper source.

Tray Renumber

View Factory Defaults

Show the factory default value assigned for each paper source.

Tray Renumber

Restore Defaults

Restore the tray renumber values to their factory defaults.

Print Timeout

Off

On* (90 seconds)

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

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.