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Product Information / Functions of the Control Panel

Control Panel Menus

Information Menu
Status Menu
Tray Menu
Setup Menu
Reset Menu
Parallel Menu
USB Menu
Network Menu
Printer Adjust Menu

Press the Up and Down buttons to scroll through the menus. The menus and menu items appear in the order shown below.

Note:

Some menus and items appear only when a corresponding optional device is installed or an appropriate setting has been done.

Information Menu

From this menu you can check the toner level and the remaining service life of consumable products. You can also print status and sample sheets showing the printer's current settings, available fonts, and a brief summary of available features.

Press the Down or Up button to select an item. Press the Enter button to print a sheet or font sample.

Item	Settings (default in bold)
Status Sheet	-
Network Status Sheet^*1	-
USB ExtI/F Status Sht^*2	-
C/M/Y/K Toner	E******F
Photoconductr	E******F
Total Pages	0 to 99999999
Color Pages	0 to 99999999
B/W Pages	0 to 99999999

*1 This item appears only when the Network I/F setting in the Emulation Menu is on.

*2 Available only when a USB external device is connected and the USB I/F setting in the USB Menu is on.

Status Sheet

Prints a sheet showing the current printer settings and installed options. These sheets can be useful to confirm whether options have been installed correctly.

Network Status Sheet

Prints a sheet showing the working status of the network.

USB ExtI/F Status Sht

Prints a sheet showing the working status of the USB interface.

C Toner/M Toner/Y Toner/K Toner/Photoconductr

Displays the amount of toner left in the toner cartridges, and the remaining service life of the photoconductor unit, as shown below:

E****** F	(100 to 84%)
E***** F	(83 to 67%)
E**** F	(66 to 51%)
E*** F	(50 to 34%)
E** F	(33 to 17%)
E* F	(16 to 1%)
E F	(0%)

Total Pages

Displays the total number of pages printed by the printer.

Color Pages

Displays the total number of pages printed in color by the printer.

B/W Pages

Displays the total number of pages printed in black-white by the printer.

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Status Menu

This menu is displayed only when a warning occurs. You can see the errors by entering SelecType mode. When multiple warnings occur, the marks are displayed at the end of a warning message. Enter SelecType mode to see other warning messages.

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Tray Menu

This menu allows you to specify the size and type of paper loaded in the MP tray. Accessing this menu also lets you check the size of the paper currently loaded in the lower cassettes.

The paper type settings in this menu can also be made from your printer driver. Settings you make in your printer driver override these settings, so use your printer driver whenever you can.

Item	Settings (default in bold)
MP Tray Size	A4, A5, B5, LT, HLT, GLT, EXE, MON, C10, DL, C5, C6, IB5
LC Size**	A4, LT
MP Type	Plain, SemiThk, Letterhead, Recycled, Color, Trnsrncy, Labels
LC Type**	Plain, SemiThk, Letterhead, Recycled, Color

* Default setting varies according to the country of purchase.

** Available only when the optional paper cassette unit is installed.

MP Tray Size

Select your paper size from this menu.

LC Size

Displays the paper size loaded in the standard and optional lower cassettes.

MP Type

Lets you set the paper type loaded in the MP tray.

LC Type

Lets you select the paper type loaded in the standard and optional lower cassettes.

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Setup Menu

This menu allows you to make various basic configuration settings related to paper sources, feeding modes, and error handling. You can also use this menu to select the LCD panel display language.

Item	Settings (default in bold)
Lang*	English, Français, Deutsch, ITALIANO, ESPAÑOL, SVENSKA, Dansk, Nederl., SUOMI, Português
MP Mode	Normal, Last
Size Ignore	Off, On
Auto Cont	Off, On
LCD Contrast	0 to 7 to 15

* Default setting may vary depending on the controller configuration settings.

Lang

Specifies the language displayed on the LCD panel and that printed on the status sheet.

MP Mode

This setting determines whether the MP tray has the highest or lowest priority when Auto is selected as the Paper Source setting in the printer driver. When Normal is selected as the MP Mode, the MP tray has the highest priority as the paper source. If you select Last, the MP tray has the lowest priority.

Size Ignore

If you want to ignore a paper size error, select On. When you turn this item on, the printer keeps printing even if the image size exceeds the printable area for the specified paper size. This may cause smudges because of the toner that is not transferred onto the paper properly. When this item is turned off, the printer stops printing if a paper size error occurs.

Auto Cont

When you turn this setting on, the printer automatically continues printing after a certain period of time when one of the following errors occurs: Paper Set, Print Overrun, or Mem Overflow. When this option is off, you must press the Start/Stop button to resume printing.

LCD Contrast

Adjusts the contrast of the LCD panel. Use the Up and Down buttons to set the contrast between 0 (lowest contrast) and 15 (highest contrast.)

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Reset Menu

This menu allows you to cancel printing and reset the printer settings.

Clear Warning

Clears warning messages that show errors except for these that occur from consumable products or mandatory-replacement parts.

Clear All Warnings

Clears all warning messages that appear on the LCD panel.

Reset

Stops printing and clears the current job received from the active interface. You may want to reset the printer when there is a problem with the print job itself and the printer cannot print successfully.

Reset All

Stops printing, clears the printer memory, and restores the printer settings to their default values. The print jobs received from all interfaces are erased.

Note:

Performing Reset All clears print jobs received from all interfaces. Be careful not to interrupt someone else's job.

SelecType Init

Restores the control panel menu settings to their default values.

Change Toner C/M/Y/K

Replace the indicated toner cartridge. See Toner Cartridge for details.

Reset Fuser Counter

Reset the fuser unit life when you replace the fuser unit.

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Parallel Menu

These settings control communication between the printer and the computer when using the parallel interface.

Item	Settings (default in bold)
Parallel I/F	On, Off
Bi-D	Nibble, ECP

Parallel I/F

Allows you to activate or deactivate the parallel interface.

Bi-D

Allows you to specify the bidirectional communication mode.

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USB Menu

These settings control communication between the printer and the computer when using the USB interface.

Item	Settings (default in bold)
USB I/F^*1	On, Off
USB SPEED^*1	HS, FS
USB ExtI/F Confg^*2	No, Yes
Get IP Address^*3	Panel, Auto, PING
IP^34*5	0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255
SM^*3	0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255
GW^*3	0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255
Netware	On, Off
AppleTalk^*3	On, Off
MS Network^*3	On, Off
Rendezvous^*3	On, Off
USB ExtI/F Init^*3	-
Buffer Size^*1	Normal, Maximum, Minimum

*1 After this item is changed, the setting value takes effect after a warm boot or after the power is turned on again. While it is reflected in the Status Sheet, the actual change takes effect after a warm boot or after the power is turned on again.

*2 Displayed only when a USB external device is connected. The USB Config setting is set to No automatically when exiting the panel settings.

*3 Displayed only when a USB external device is connected and the USB Config setting is set to Yes. The contents of the settings depend on the USB external device settings.

*4 Displayed only when the Get IPAddress setting is set to Auto. This setting cannot be changed.

*5 When the Get IPAddress setting is changed from Panel or PING to Auto, the panel setting values are saved. When Auto is changed to Panel or PING, the saved setting values are displayed. 192.168.192.168 if the settings are not made from the panel.

USB I/F

Allows you to activate or deactivate the USB interface.

USB SPEED

Allows you to select the operation mode of USB interface. Selecting HS is recommended. Select FS if HS does not work on your computer system.

Buffer Size

Determines the amount of memory to be used for receiving data and printing data. If Maximum is selected, more memory is allocated for receiving data. If set to Minimum is selected, more memory is allocated for printing data.

Note:

To activate Buffer Size settings, you must turn off the printer for more than five seconds then turn it back on. Or, you can perform a Reset All operation, as explained in Reset Menu.

Resetting the printer erases all print jobs. Make sure the Ready light is not flashing when you reset the printer.

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Network Menu

See the Network Guide for each setting.

Note:

This menu may not be available depending on the printer model.

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Printer Adjust Menu

Enter the Support Mode by pressing the Down button while turning the printer on, to make the Printer Adjust Menu appear.

Note:

This menu is a special function. You don't have to change it for ordinary use.

Item	Settings (default in bold)
Normal	0 ... 5 ... 15
SemiThk	0 ... 5 ... 15
Thick	0 ... 5 ... 15
ExtraThk	0 ... 5 ... 15
Card	0 ... 5 ... 15
Envelope	0 ... 5 ... 15
Feed Offset	-3.5 ... 0.0 ... 3.5 mm
Scan Offset	-3.5 ... 0.0 ... 3.5 mm
Feed Offset2	-3.5 ... 0.0 ... 3.5 mm
Scan Offset2	-3.5 ... 0.0 ... 3.5 mm
Calibration

Normal

Adjust the density for normal paper. The setting becomes darker as the value increases.

HighQlty

Adjust the density for high quality paper. The setting becomes darker as the value increases.

Thick

Adjust the density for thick paper. The setting becomes darker as the value increases.

SemiThk

Adjust the density for semi-thick paper. The setting becomes darker as the value increases.

Card

Adjust the density for cards. The setting becomes darker as the value increases.

Envelope

Adjust the density for envelopes. The setting becomes darker as the value increases.

Feed Offset

Adjust the vertical position in which to start printing. The position moves lower on the sheet as the value increases. This setting is used when doing single-sided printing or printing the first page for duplex printing.

Scan Offset

Adjust the horizontal position in which to start printing. The position moves to the right of the sheet as the value increases. This setting is used when doing single-sided printing or printing the first page for duplex printing.

Feed Offset2

Adjust the vertical position in which to star printing. The position moves lower on the sheet as the value increases. This setting is used when printing the printing on the backside of paper for duplex printing.

Scan Offset2

Adjust the horizontal position in which to start printing. The position moves to the right of the sheet as the value increases. This setting is used when printing on the backside of paper for duplex printing.

Calibration

Executes the process control after finishing the print job.

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