Customizing the home screen for a device group

You can configure printers in a device group so that buttons for deployed solutions appear on printer home screens (or in the menus of non-touch-screen printers). A custom home screen is not a requirement to deploy a solution.

If the default home screen is used, then to access solutions, do either of the following:

• For e-Task 5 printers, touch App Profiles.

• For e-Task 2+, e-Task 3, or e-Task 4 printers, touch Held Jobs > Profiles.

Different device classes may have different capabilities. Configure a separate custom home screen for each device class.

Notes:

• On e-Task 5 printers, actions included in a custom home screen must be set in printer settings to appear on the home screen. To adjust these settings, type the printer IP address on your Web browser to access the printer Embedded Web Server, and then click Settings > Device > Visible Home Screen Icons.
• On e-Task 2+, e-Task 3, or e-Task 4 printers, actions included in a custom home screen must be set in printer settings to appear on the home screen. To adjust these settings, type the printer IP address on your Web browser to access the printer Embedded Web Server, and then click Settings > General Settings > Home screen customization. For a list of device classes, see Supported printers.
• In printers assigned to more than one device group with a custom home screen, the last policy update determines which home screen is used. If multiple-device group membership is necessary, then do not configure a home screen for more than one of the device groups to which the printer belongs.

1. Click the Device Groups tab.

2. Select a device group from the Device Groups list.

3. Select Home Screen from the Tasks list.

4. Click the tab for the class of printers that you want to configure.

5. Select Use this home screen as part of the device group's policy.

6. Configure a button on the home screen:

   • For touch screen printers:

     1. Select the number of buttons to include from the Layout menu.

     2. If necessary, click a page, and then click the button to configure.

     3. Select an action for the button:

        Notes:

        • Make sure to select an action for all the buttons that you want to appear on the home screen.
        • If you have customized the home screen in your previous sessions, then reset the actions of the buttons on all pages before applying the new settings. Standard functions such as copy, fax, and e-mail do not automatically appear on the home screen. You need to assign an action for these functions to appear on the home screen.

        Functions	Available selections1
        1 Not all selections are available for all models. 2 A standard function overrides itself when configured with a profile. For example, Copy + Profile executes the same function as Copy. 3 LMC cannot access eSF application icons directly. Use placeholders to provide locations for eSF application icons in the default order. Use App Reservation to designate a location for the icon of an eSF application identified by name, and then set the profile name of the application. For example, the profile name for the Scan to Network application is scnToNet. If no placeholders or App Reservations are provided, then any installed eSF applications appear on the first page after the pages defined in the custom home screen.
        Execute a standard MFP function	Address Book Bookmarks Change Language Copy Copy Shortcuts Fax Fax Shortcuts Email Email Shortcuts FTP FTP Shortcuts Held Faxes Held Jobs Jobs by user Job Queue Lock Device Printer Panel Release Held Faxes Scan Profiles Search Held Jobs Settings Shortcuts Status/Supplies USB Drive
        Show a list of profiles	Profiles App Profiles
        Execute a specific profile	Single Profile
        Override a standard function with a profile2	Copy + Profile Fax + Profile Email + Profile FTP + Profile
        Execute a printer shortcut	Shortcut
        Provide a placeholder for an eSF application icon3	App Reservation Placeholder
        Leave a blank space	none

        
        

     4. If necessary, specify the details of the action:

        • If you selected Shortcut, then enter the number of the shortcut.

          

          Notes:

          • Shortcuts added in the LMC refer to device-class shortcuts, and not eSF application-specific shortcuts.
          • When updating the shortcut number of a profile in the Solution settings, make sure to match it with the shortcut number in the Home Screen settings.

        • If you selected Single Profile or if you are overriding a standard function with a profile, then select a profile.

        • If you selected App Reservation, then type the profile name of the eSF application that uses the button.

          

     5. The graphic that appears on the button is the default graphic of the action. If you want to select a custom graphic for any action except Placeholder or App Reservation, then do the following:

        1. Click Custom.

        2. Click Change, and then select a JPEG, GIF, or PNG file for the Up and Down icons.

        3. Click Apply.

           Note: If you want to revert to the default graphic, then click Default.

        Images selected are resized to the following dimensions for each device class. For best results, resize or crop source images to the correct size before use.

        • e-Task 5—140 x 140 pixels

        • e-Task 4—172 x 254 pixels

        • e-Task 3—172 x 254 pixels

        • e-Task 2, e-Task 2+, and SFP e-Task 2+—120 x 75 pixels

        • e-Task—120 x 80 pixels

        • X642—120 x 55 pixels

        Note: For a list of supported printers in each device class, see Supported printers.

     6. To apply custom text to any button except a Placeholder or App Reservation, select the Text option, and then type your custom text. You can also select the Text option and leave it blank to display only the icon.

   • For non-touch-screen printers:

     1. Select Custom from the Layout menu.

     2. Click Add below the list of buttons.

        Notes:

        • The only action available is Single Profile. You cannot modify other menu items on a printer without a touch screen.
        • To remove a button, select it in the list, and then click Remove.

     3. To apply custom text to the button, select the option for the custom text field beside Display Text, and then type your custom text.

     4. Select a profile to associate with the button.

7. Configure the rest of the buttons on the home screen.

8. Apply the changes.

   Note: Before changing tabs during configuration, make sure to click Apply on each tab to apply the settings.