Display Language

English

Francais

Deutsch

Italiano

Espanol

Dansk

Norsk

Nederlands

Svenska

Portugues

Suomi

Russian

Polski

Magyar

Turkce

Cesky

Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Korean

Japanese

Sets the language of the text appearing on the display

Note: All languages may not be available for all printers.

Eco-Mode

Off

Energy

Energy/Paper

Paper

Minimizes the use of energy, paper, or specialty media

Notes:

• Off is the factory default setting. Off resets the printer to its factory default settings.
• The Energy setting minimizes the power used by the printer. Performance may be affected, but print quality is not.
• Energy/Paper minimizes the use of power and of paper and specialty media.
• Paper minimizes the amount of paper and specialty media needed for a print job. Performance may be affected, but print quality is not.

Quiet Mode

Off

On

Reduces the amount of noise produced by the printer

Notes:

• Off is the factory default setting.
• On configures the printer to produce as little noise as possible.

Run Initial Setup

Yes

No

Instructs the printer to run the setup wizard

Notes:

• Yes is the factory default setting.
• After completing the setup wizard by selecting Done at the Country select screen, the default setting becomes No.

Alarms

Cartridge Alarm

Sets an alarm to sound when the printer requires operator intervention

Available selections are:

• Single

• Off

Notes:

• Single is the factory default setting for Alarm Control. Single sounds three quick beeps.
• Off means no alarm will sound.

Timeouts

Power Saver

1–240 min

Specifies the number of minutes of inactivity before some systems begin entering a minimum power state

Note: 30 minutes is the factory default setting.

Timeouts

Screen Timeout

15–300 sec

Sets the amount of time in seconds the printer waits before returning the printer display to a Ready state

Note: 30 seconds is the factory default setting.

Timeouts

Print Timeout

Disabled

1–255 sec

Sets the amount of time in seconds the printer waits to receive an end-of-job message before canceling the remainder of the print job

Notes:

• 90 seconds is the factory default setting.
• When the timer expires, any partially printed page still in the printer is printed, and then the printer checks to see if any new print jobs are waiting.
• Print Timeout is available only when using PCL or PPDS emulation. This setting has no effect on PostScript emulation print jobs.

Timeouts

Wait Timeout

Disabled

15–65535 sec

Sets the amount of time in seconds the printer waits for additional data before canceling a print job

Notes:

• 40 seconds is the factory default setting.
• Wait Timeout is available only when the printer is using PostScript emulation. This setting has no effect on PCL or PPDS emulation print jobs.

Print Recovery

Auto Continue

Disabled

5–255 sec

Lets the printer automatically continue printing from certain offline situations when not resolved within the specified time period

Note: Disabled is the factory default setting.

Print Recovery

Jam Recovery

Auto

On

Off

Specifies whether the printer reprints jammed pages

Notes:

• Auto is the factory default setting. The printer reprints jammed pages unless the memory required to hold the pages is needed for other printer tasks.
• On sets the printer to always reprint jammed pages.
• Off sets the printer to never reprint jammed pages.

Print Recovery

Page Protect

Off

On

Lets the printer successfully print a page that may not have printed otherwise

Notes:

• Off is the factory default setting. Off prints a partial page when there is not enough memory to print the whole page.
• On sets the printer to process the whole page so that the entire page prints.

Factory Defaults

Do Not Restore

Restore

Returns the printer settings to the factory default settings

Notes:

• Do Not Restore is the factory default setting. Do Not Restore keeps the user-defined settings.
• Restore returns all printer settings to the factory default settings except Network/Ports menu settings. All downloads stored in RAM are deleted. Downloads stored in flash memory or on a printer hard disk are not affected.

Printer Language

PCL Emulation

PS Emulation

PPDS Emulation

Sets the default printer language

Notes:

• PCL is the factory default printer language.
• PCL emulation uses a PCL interpreter for processing print jobs. PostScript emulation uses a PS interpreter for processing print jobs. PPDS emulation uses a PPDS interpreter for processing print jobs
• Setting a printer language as the default does not prevent a software program from sending print jobs that use another printer language.

Print Area

Normal

Fit to Page

Whole Page

Sets the logical and physical printable area

Note: Normal is the factory default setting. When attempting to print data in the non-printable area defined by the Normal setting, the printer clips the image at the boundary.

Download Target

RAM

Flash

Sets the storage location for downloads

Notes:

• RAM is the factory default setting.
• Storing downloads in flash memory places them in permanent storage. Downloads remain in flash memory even when the printer is turned off.
• Storing downloads in RAM is temporary.
• This menu appears only if a flash option is installed.

Resource Save

Off

On

Specifies how the printer handles temporary downloads, such as fonts and macros stored in RAM, when the printer receives a job that requires more memory than is available

Notes:

• Off is the factory default setting. Off sets the printer to retain the downloads only until memory is needed. Downloads are deleted in order to process print jobs.
• The On setting retains the downloads during language changes and printer resets. If the printer runs out of memory, 38 Memory Full appears, and downloads are not deleted.

Sides (Duplex)

1 sided

2 sided

Specifies whether duplex (2-sided) printing is set as the default for all print jobs

Notes:

• 1 sided is the factory default setting.
• To set 2-sided printing from the software program: for Windows users, click File  > Print, and then click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup; for Macintosh users, choose File > Print, and then adjust the settings from the Print dialog and pop-up menus.

Duplex Binding

Long Edge

Short Edge

Defines the way duplexed pages are bound and how the printing on the back of the page is oriented in relation to the printing on the front of the page

Notes:

• Long Edge is the factory default setting.
• Long Edge specifies that binding be placed on the left edge of portrait pages and the top edge of landscape pages.
• Short Edge specifies that binding be placed on the top edge of portrait pages and the left edge of landscape pages.

Copies

1–999

Specifies a default number of copies for each print job

Note: 1 is the factory default setting.

Blank Pages

Do Not Print

Print

Specifies whether blank pages are inserted in a print job

Note: Do Not Print is the factory default setting.

Collate

Off (1,1,1,2,2,2)

On (1,2,1,2,1,2)

Stacks the pages of a print job in sequence when printing multiple copies

Notes:

• Off is the factory default setting. No pages will be collated.
• The On setting stacks the print job sequentially.
• Both settings print the entire job the number of times specified by the Copies menu setting.

Separator Sheets

None

Between Copies

Between Jobs

Between Pages

Specifies whether blank separator sheets are inserted

Notes:

• None is the factory default setting.
• Between Copies inserts a blank sheet between each copy of a print job if Collation is set to On. If Collation is set to Off, a blank page is inserted between each set of printed pages, such as after all page 1's and after all page 2's.
• Between Jobs inserts a blank sheet between print jobs.
• Between Pages inserts a blank sheet between each page of the print job. This setting is useful when printing transparencies or inserting blank pages in a document for notes.

Separator Source

Tray <x>

MP Feeder

Specifies the paper source for separator sheets

Notes:

• Tray 1 (standard tray) is the factory default setting.
• From the Paper menu, Configure MP must be set to Cassette in order for Multi-Purpose Feeder to appear as a menu setting.

N-up (pages-side)

Off

2-Up

3-Up

4-Up

6-Up

9-Up

12-Up

16-Up

Specifies that multiple-page images be printed on one side of a sheet of paper

Notes:

• Off is the factory default setting.
• The number selected is the number of page images that will print per side.

N-up Ordering

Horizontal

Reverse Horizontal

Reverse Vertical

Vertical

Specifies the positioning of multiple-page images when using N-up (pages-sides)

Notes:

• Horizontal is the factory default setting.
• Positioning depends on the number of images and whether the images are in portrait or landscape orientation.

Orientation

Auto

Landscape

Portrait

Specifies the orientation of a multiple-page sheet

Note: Auto is the factory default setting. The printer chooses between portrait and landscape.

N-up Border

None

Solid

Prints a border around each page image when using N-up (pages-sides)

Note: None is the factory default setting.

Color Correction

Auto

Off

Manual

Adjusts the color output on the printed page

Notes:

• Auto is the factory default setting. Auto applies different color conversion tables to each object on the printed page.
• Off turns off color correction.
• Manual allows customization of the color tables using the settings available from the Manual Color menu.
• Due to the differences in additive and subtractive colors, certain colors that appear on computer monitors are impossible to duplicate on the printed page.

Print Resolution

4800 CQ

1200 dpi

Specifies the printed output resolution

Note: 4800 CQ is the factory default setting.

Toner Darkness

1–5

Lightens or darkens the printed output

Notes:

• 4 is the factory default setting.
• Selecting a smaller number can help conserve toner.
• If Print Mode is set to Black Only, a setting of 5 increases toner density and darkness to all print jobs.
• If Print Mode is set to Color, a setting of 5 is the same as a setting of 4.

Enhance Fine Lines

Off

On

Enables a print mode preferable for files such as architectural drawings, maps, electrical circuit diagrams, and flow charts

Notes:

• Off is the factory default setting.
• To set Enhance Fine Lines from the software program: for Windows users, click File  > Print, and then click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup; for Macintosh users, choose File > Print, and then adjust the settings from the Print dialog and pop-up menus.

Color Saver

Off

On

Reduces the amount of toner used for graphics and images. The amount of toner used for text is not reduced.

Notes:

• Off is the factory default setting.
• On overrides Toner Darkness settings.

RGB Brightness

-6–6

Adjusts brightness in color outputs

Notes:

• 0 is the factory default setting.
• -6 is the maximum decrease. 6 is the maximum increase.

RGB Contrast

0–5

Adjusts contrast in color outputs

Note: 0 is the factory default setting.

RGB Saturation

0–5

Adjusts saturation in color outputs

Note: 0 is the factory default setting.

Color Balance

Cyan

Magenta

Yellow

Black

Adjusts color in printed output by increasing or decreasing the amount of toner used for each color

Notes:

• 0 is the factory default setting.
• Available selections for each setting are -5 to 5.

Color Balance

Reset Defaults

Restores the Color Balance factory default settings

Color Samples

sRGB Display

sRGB Vivid

Display—True Black

Vivid

Off—RGB

US CMYK

Euro CMYK

Vivid CMYK

Off—CMYK

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

Notes:

• Selecting any setting prints the sample.
• Color samples consist of a series of colored boxes along with the RGB or CMYK combination that creates the color observed. These pages can be used to help decide which combinations to use to get the desired printed output.
• From a browser window, type the IP address of the printer to access a complete list of color sample pages from the Embedded Web Server.

Manual Color

RGB Image

RGB Text

RGB Graphics

Customizes the RGB color conversions

Available selections for each setting are:

Vivid

sRGB Display

Display—True Black

sRGB Vivid

Off

Notes:

• sRGB Display is the factory default setting for RGB Image. This applies a color conversion table to an output that matches the colors displayed on a computer monitor.
• sRGB Vivid is the factory default setting for RGB Text and RGB Graphics. sRGB Vivid applies a color conversion table that increases saturation. This is preferred for business graphics and text.
• Vivid applies a color conversion table that produces brighter, more saturated colors.
• Display—True Black applies a color conversion table that uses only black toner for neutral gray colors.
• Off turns off color conversion.

Manual Color

CMYK Image

CMYK Text

CMYK Graphics

Customizes the CMYK color conversions

Available selections for each setting are:

US CMYK

Euro CMYK

Vivid CMYK

Off

Notes:

• US CMYK is the US factory default setting. US CMYK applies a color conversion table that tries to produce output that matches SWOP color output.
• Euro CMYK is the international factory default setting. Euro CMYK applies a color conversion table that tries to produce output that matches EuroScale color output.
• Vivid CMYK increases color saturation for the US CMYK color conversion table.
• Off turns off color conversion.

Color Adjust

Initiates an automatic color adjust calibration

Format Flash

No

Yes

Formats the flash memory. Flash memory refers to the memory added by installing an optional flash memory card in the printer.

Warning—Potential Damage: Do not turn off the printer while the flash memory is formatting.

Notes:

• An optional flash memory card must be installed in the printer and operating properly for this menu item to be available. The optional flash memory card must not be Read/Write or Write protected.
• No cancels the format request.
• Yes deletes all data stored in flash memory.

Defragment Flash

No

Yes

Prepares the flash memory to receive new data by retrieving lost storage space

Warning—Potential Damage: Do not turn off the printer while the flash memory is defragmenting.

Notes:

• An optional flash memory card must be installed in the printer and operating properly for this menu item to be available. The optional flash memory card must not be Read/Write or Write protected.
• No cancels the defragment request.
• Yes reformats the flash memory after transferring all downloads to regular printer memory. When formatting is complete, the downloads are loaded back into flash memory.

Hex Trace

Activate

Assists in isolating the source of a print job problem

Notes:

• When Activate is selected, all data sent to the printer is printed in hexadecimal, and character representation and control codes are not executed.
• To exit Hex Trace, turn the printer off or reset the printer.

Coverage Estimator

Off

On

Provides an estimate of the percentage coverage of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black toner on a page. The estimate is printed on a separator page.

Note: Off is the factory default setting.

Scale to Fit

No

Yes

Scales page content to fit the selected paper size

Note: No is the factory default setting.

Annotations

Do Not Print

Print

Prints annotations in a PDF

Note: Do Not Print is the factory default setting.

Print PS Error

Off

On

Prints a page containing the PostScript error

Note: Off is the factory default setting.

Font Priority

Resident

Flash

Establishes the font search order

Notes:

• Resident is the factory default setting.
• A formatted flash memory option card or printer hard disk must be installed in the printer and operating properly for this menu item to be available.
• The flash memory option or printer hard disk cannot be Read/Write, Write, or password protected.
• Job Buffer Size must not be set to 100%.

Image Smoothing

Off

On

Enhances the contrast and sharpness of low-resolution images and smooths their color transitions

Notes:

• Off is the factory default setting.
• Image Smoothing has no effect on images that are 300 dpi or higher in resolution.

Font Source

Resident

Download

Flash

All

Specifies the set of fonts used by the Font Name menu item

Notes:

• Resident is the factory default setting. It shows the factory default set of fonts downloaded into RAM.
• Flash settings show all fonts resident in that option.
• Flash options must be properly formatted and cannot be Read/Write, Write, or password protected.
• Download shows all the fonts downloaded into RAM.
• All shows all fonts available to any option.

Font Name

Courier

Identifies a specific font and the option where it is stored

Notes:

• Courier is the factory default setting.
• Courier shows the font name, font ID, and storage location in the printer. The font source abbreviation is R for Resident, F for Flash, and D for Download.

Symbol Set

10U PC-8

12U PC-850

Specifies the symbol set for each font name

Notes:

• 10U PC-8 is the US factory default setting.
• 12U PC-850 is the international factory default setting.
• 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. Only the supported symbol sets are shown.

PCL Emulation Settings

Point Size

1.00–1008.00

Changes the point size for scalable typographic fonts

Notes:

• 12 is the factory default setting.
• Point Size refers to the height of the characters in the font. One point equals approximately 1/72 of an inch.
• Point sizes can be increased or decreased in 0.25-point increments.

PCL Emulation Settings

Pitch

0.08–100

Specifies the font pitch for scalable monospaced fonts

Notes:

• 10 is the factory default setting.
• Pitch refers to the number of fixed-space characters per inch (cpi).
• Pitch can be increased or decreased in 0.01-cpi increments.
• For nonscalable monospaced fonts, the pitch appears on the display but cannot be changed.

PCL Emulation Settings

Orientation

Portrait

Landscape

Specifies the orientation of text and graphics on the page

Notes:

• Portrait is the factory default setting.
• Portrait prints text and graphics parallel to the short edge of the page.
• Landscape prints text and graphics parallel to the long edge of the page.

PCL Emulation Settings

Lines per Page

1–255

60

64

Specifies the number of lines that print on each page

Notes:

• 60 is the US factory default setting. 64 is the international factory default setting.
• The printer sets the amount of space between each line based on the Lines per Page, Paper Size, and Orientation settings. Select the desired Paper Size and Orientation before setting Lines per Page.

PCL Emulation Settings

A4 Width

198 mm

203 mm

Sets the printer to print on A4-size paper

Notes:

• 198 mm is the factory default setting.
• The 203-mm setting sets the width of the page to allow the printing of eighty 10-pitch characters.

PCL Emulation Settings

Auto CR after LF

Off

On

Specifies whether the printer automatically performs a carriage return (CR) after a line feed (LF) control command

Notes:

• Off is the factory default setting.
• Changes to these settings are duplicated in the PPDS menu.

PCL Emulation Settings

Auto LF after CR

Off

On

Specifies whether the printer automatically performs a line feed (LF) after a carriage return (CR) control command

Notes:

• Off is the factory default setting.
• Changes to these settings are duplicated in the PPDS menu.

Tray Renumber

Assign MP Feeder

Assign Tray <x>

Assign Manual Paper

Assign Man Env

Configures the printer to work with printer software or programs that use different source assignments for trays, drawers, and feeders

Available selections for each setting are:

Off

None

0–199

Notes:

• Off is the factory default setting.
• None is not an available selection. It is displayed only when it is selected by the PCL 5 interpreter.
• None ignores the Select Paper Feed command.
• 0–199 allows a custom setting to be assigned.

Tray Renumber

View Factory Def

Displays the factory default setting assigned to each tray, drawer, or feeder

Tray Renumber

Restore Defaults

Yes

No

Returns all tray, drawer, and feeder assignments to the factory default settings

Auto Fit

On

Off

Selects the optimal paper size, scaling, and orientation

Notes:

• On is the factory default setting.
• The On setting overrides scaling and orientation settings for some images.

Invert

Off

On

Inverts bi-tonal monochrome images

Notes:

• Off is the factory default setting.
• The font size can be increased in 1-point increments.
• This setting does not apply to GIF or JPEG images.

Scaling

Best Fit

Anchor Top Left

Anchor Center

Fit Height/Width

Fit Height

Fit Width

Scales the image to fit the selected paper size

Notes:

• Best Fit is the factory default setting.
• When Auto Fit is set to On, Scaling is automatically set to Best Fit.

Orientation

Portrait

Landscape

Rev Portrait

Rev Landscape

Sets the image orientation

Note: Portrait is the factory default setting.

Photo Size

Auto

L

2L

Hagaki Postcard

Card Size

100 x 150 mm

4 x 6 in

8 x 10 in

Letter

A4

A5

JIS B5

Controls the size of each photo printed from a PictBridge-enabled digital camera

Notes:

• Auto is the factory default setting.
• If both the printer and the PictBridge-enabled digital camera have a value for this setting, the camera value always supersedes the printer value.

Layout

Auto

Off

2 Up

3 Up

4 Up

6 Up

9 Up

12 Up

16 Up

Index Print

Determines the maximum number of images that can be printed on one side of the paper

Notes:

• Auto is the factory default setting.
• If both the printer and the PictBridge-enabled digital camera have a value for this setting, the camera value always supersedes the printer value.

Quality

Normal

Draft

Fine

Determines which resolution, toner darkness, and color saver values the printer uses when printing photos sent from a PictBridge-enabled digital camera

Notes:

• Normal is the factory default setting.
• If both the printer and the PictBridge-enabled camera have a value for this setting, the camera value always supersedes the printer value.

Paper Source

Manual Paper

MP Feeder

Tray <x>

Identifies the printer default input source when printing photos from a PictBridge-enabled digital camera

Notes:

• Manual Paper is the factory default setting.
• A photo size larger than the size of the media installed in the PictBridge-enabled digital camera cannot be selected.

Enable Drive

Enable

Disable

Enables or disables the USB port on the front of the printer

Note: Enable is the factory default setting.

Update Code

Enable

Disable

Enables or disables the ability of the flash drive to update the firmware code by way of a USB device

Note: Enable is the factory default setting.

Copies

1–999

Sets the number of copies the printer should produce for each page contained in a print job

Note: 1 is the factory default setting.

Sides (Duplex)

1 sided

2 sided

Controls whether the printer prints on one side or both sides of the paper

Note: 1 sided is the factory default setting.