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SelecType Settings

Test Menu
Emulation Menu
Printing Menu
Tray Menu
Config Menu
Setup Menu
Parallel Menu
Network Menu
AUX Menu
LJ4 Menu
GL2 Menu
PS3 Menu
ESCP2 Menu
FX Menu
I239X Menu

Read this section for a complete description of the settings available on the SelecType menus.

Test Menu

From this menu you can print status and sample sheets showing the printer's current settings, available fonts, and a brief summary of available features.

Press the Item button to select a sheet or font sample, then press Enter to print. There are no settings to select by pressing the Value button.

Status Sheet, Network Status Sheet, AUX Status Sheet*, PS3 Status Sheet**

Prints a sheet describing the current printer settings. Use this function to check whether your printer is working correctly.

PS3 Font Sample**, LJ4 Font Sample, ESCP2 Font Sample, FX Font Sample, I239X Font Sample

Prints a sample of the fonts available for your selected printer emulation.

*  Available only when an optional interface card is installed.

**  Available only when the optional Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module is installed.

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Emulation Menu

Use this menu to select the printer emulation mode. You can specify different emulations for each interface; in other words, for each computer you connect the printer to. Since each emulation mode has its own specific options, make settings in the LJ4, ESCP2, FX, GL2, or I239X menu, as necessary. The values you can choose from are the same for every interface.

*  Available only when the optional Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module is installed.

**  Available only when an optional interface card is installed.

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Printing Menu

This menu allows you to make standard print settings, such as Paper Source and Page Size, when printing from an application or operating system that does not support your printer driver. Be sure to use the printer driver to make these settings whenever you can, since settings made in the application software always override SelecType settings.

Most of the items in the Printing Menu can be accessed directly through the OneTouch modes. These items are listed on your printer's control panel beside the OneTouch mode indicator lights. For more information, see Using the OneTouch Modes.

*  These values appear only when the corresponding options are installed.

Paper Source

Specifies whether paper feeds into the printer from the MP tray, the standard lower cassette, or from the optional 500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit.

If you select Auto, paper feeds from the paper source containing paper that matches your Page Size setting.

Note:

You can also make this setting directly from OneTouch mode 1.

Page Size

Specifies the paper size.

Note:

You can also make this setting directly from OneTouch mode 1.

Wide A4

Enables you to print 80 columns on A4 size paper in portrait orientation when you print from a DOS application. Selecting this setting changes the left and right margins from 4 mm to 3.4 mm.

Orientation

Specifies whether the page is printed in portrait or landscape orientation.

Note:

You can also make this setting directly from OneTouch mode 1.

Copies

Designates the number of copies to be printed, from 1 through 999.

Note:

You can also make this setting directly from OneTouch mode 2.

Manual Feed

Allows you to select the manual feed mode for all the paper sources. For details on the manual feed mode, see Manually loading paper.

Note:

You can also make this setting directly from OneTouch mode 1.

Resolution

Switches the resolution between 300 and 600 dpi.

Skip Blank Page

Enables you to skip blank pages when printing. This setting is not available when you print in the GL2 or PS3 mode.

Auto Eject Page

Sets whether or not to output paper when the time-out limit is reached according to the Time Out setting in the Setup Menu. The default is off, or paper is not printed when the time-out limit is reached.

Duplex

Turns duplex printing on or off. This item is available only when the optional Duplex Unit is installed.

Binding

Specifies the binding direction of the printout when you set Duplex to On. This item is available only when the optional Duplex Unit is installed.

Start Page

Specifies whether printing starts from the front or back side of the page. This item is available only when the optional Duplex Unit is installed.

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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 SelecType settings, so use your printer driver whenever you can.

*  Available only when the optional 500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit is installed.

**  Default setting varies according to the country of purchase.

MP Mode

This setting is valid in SelecType only when the Paper Source setting in the printer driver is set to Auto. When Normal is selected, the MP tray has the highest priority as the paper source. If you select Last, the MP tray has the lowest priority.

MP Tray Size

Select your paper size from this menu.

Note:

You can also make this setting directly from OneTouch mode 2.

LC1 Size, LC2 Size

Displays the paper size loaded in the standard or optional paper cassette. You cannot change the paper size from this menu.

MP Type

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

LC1 Type, LC2 Type

Lets you select the paper type loaded in the standard or optional paper cassette.

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Config Menu

This menu allows you to control certain printer settings, such as RITech, Toner Save, and Paper Type.

*  Available only when the optional Duplex Unit is installed.

RITech

When you select On, the RITech setting is turned on and you can produce smoother and crisper lines, text, and graphics.

Note:

You can also make this setting directly from OneTouch mode 2.

Toner Save

When you select On, the printer saves toner by substituting a gray shade for the black inside of characters. The characters are outlined in full black on the right and lower edges.

Note:

You can also make Toner Save settings directly from OneTouch mode 2.

Top Offset

Makes fine adjustments to the vertical printing position of the page.

Caution:

Make sure that the printed image does not extend beyond the edge of the paper. Otherwise, you may damage the printer.

Left Offset

Makes fine adjustments to the horizontal printing position of the page. This is useful for fine adjustments when using the manual feed mode.

Caution:

Make sure that the printed image does not extend beyond the edge of the paper. Otherwise, you may damage the printer.

T Offset B

Adjusts the vertical printing position on the back side of the paper when printing on both sides. Use this if the printout on the back side is not where you expected. This item is available only when the optional Duplex Unit is installed.

L Offset B

Adjusts the horizontal printing position on the back side of the paper when printing on both sides. Use this if the printout on the back side is not where you expected. This item is available only when the optional Duplex Unit is installed.

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 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 Continue button to resume printing.

Page Protect

Allocates additional printer memory for printing data, as opposed to receiving it. You may need to turn this setting on if you are printing a very complex page. If a Print Overrun error occurs, change the setting to On and reprint your data. This reduces the amount of memory reserved for receiving data so your computer may take longer to send the print job, but it will allow you to print complex jobs. Page Protect usually works best if set to Auto. You will need to increase your printer's memory if memory errors continue to occur.

Note:

Changing the Page Protect setting reconfigures the printer's memory, which causes any downloaded fonts to be deleted.

Image Optimum

When this mode is on, the quality of graphics is reduced. It reduces the amount of graphics data when the data reaches the memory limit, allowing complex documents to be printed.

Paper Type

Use this setting when you print on thick paper or transparencies.

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Setup Menu

This menu allows you to customize various printer modes, select an LCD panel display language, determine the total number of pages printed to date, and check the toner counter.

Time Out

Sets the length of time the printer waits when it is online and no new data is received. When this time is up, the printer searches for new print data on other channels.

Standby

Saves power by reducing the power to the fixing heater if the printer receives no data for 60 minutes. In this mode, the printer begins warming up as soon as you send a print job and is ready to print in about 160 seconds at the rated voltage.

Lang

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

C Toner/M Toner/Y Toner/K Toner

Displays the amount of toner left in the developer cartridges as shown below:

Toner Out

Printing automatically stops when the xxxx Toner Out message appears. You can continue to print by pressing the Continue button for every page that you want to print. However, this procedure can be circumvented by setting Toner Out to Continue.

Photoconductor

Indicates the remaining service life of the photoconductor unit. When the value reaches 20%, the Worn Photoconductor message appears on the LCD panel. The counter is reset when a new photoconductor unit is installed.

Total Pages

Displays the total number of sheets printed, both color and black-and-white, by the printer.

Color Pages

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

B/W Pages

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

SelecType Init

Erases all the SelecType settings you have changed with the exception of interface settings, and resets them to their defaults.

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Parallel Menu

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

Parallel I/F

Allows you to activate or deactivate the parallel interface.

Speed

Specifies the pulse width of the ACKNLG signal when receiving data in the Compatibility mode or Nibble mode. When this option is set to Fast, the pulse width is about 1 ms. When this option is set to Normal, the pulse width is about 10 ms.

Bi-D

Allows you to specify the bidirectional communication mode. When you select Off, bidirectional communication is disabled.

Buffer Size

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

Note:

To make new settings effective, press the ALT and Reset buttons simultaneously until Reset All appears on the LCD panel. Alternatively, turn off the printer for more than 5 seconds, then turn it back on.

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

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Network Menu

These items are for making network settings. Have your network administrator make these settings while referring to the Administrator's Guide.

*  Available only when Network Config is set to Yes.

**  When Get IPAddress is set to Auto, all items between and including IP Byte 1 and GW Byte 4 are not available. Their default values will be used.

Note:

To make new settings effective, press the ALT and Reset buttons simultaneously until Reset All appears on the LCD panel. Alternatively, turn off the printer for more than 5 seconds, then turn it back on.

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

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AUX Menu

This menu allows you to control the optional interface settings.

*  Available only when an optional interface card that has a configurable Network Config setting is installed. This item does not appear for a Type-B parallel interface card.

**  Available only when AUX Config is set to Yes.

AUX I/F

Allows you to activate or deactivate the AUX interface when an optional interface card is installed.

Buffer Size

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

Note:

To make new settings effective, press the ALT and Reset buttons simultaneously until Reset All appears on the LCD panel. Alternatively, turn off the printer for more than 5 seconds, then turn it back on.

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

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LJ4 Menu

These settings control the fonts and symbol sets when in the LJ4 mode.

*  Depending on the font set installed.

**  Depending on whether Letter (60) or A4 (64) paper has been selected.

Note:

If you normally use the HP LaserJet 4 printer driver when printing, you should change settings using this driver whenever you can. Printer driver settings always override the LJ4 Menu options.

Font Source

Sets the default font source.

Font Number

Sets the default font number for the default font source. The available number depends on the settings you made.

Pitch

Specifies the default font pitch if the font is scalable and of fixed-pitch. You can select from 0.44 to 99.99 cpi (characters per inch), in 0.01-cpi increments. This item may not appear depending on the Font Source or Font Number settings.

Height

Specifies the default font height if the font is scalable and proportional. You can select from 4.00 to 999.75 points, in 0.25-point increments. This item may not appear depending on the Font Source or Font Number settings.

SymSet

Selects the default symbol set. If the font you selected in Font Source and Font Number is not available in the new SymSet setting, the Font Source and the Font Number values are automatically replaced with the default value, IBM-US.

Form

Selects the number of lines for the selected paper size and orientation. This also causes a line spacing (VMI) change, and the new VMI value is stored in the printer. This means that later changes in Page Size or Orientation settings cause changes in the Form value, based on the stored VMI.

Source SymSet, Dest SymSet

Available only in certain locations where printers are sold with a special ROM module installed to handle specific languages.

CR Function, LF Function

These functions are included for users of particular operating systems, such as Unix.

Tray Assign

Changes the assignment for the paper source select command. When 4 is selected, the commands are set as compatible with the HP LaserJet 4. When 4K is selected, the commands are set as compatible with the HP LaserJet 4000, 5000, and 8000. When 5S is selected, the commands are set as compatible with the HP LaserJet 5Si.

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GL2 Menu

This menu lets you set the printer to emulate a plotter, allowing you to use software which requires a plotter for output. The LJ4GL2 mode is similar to the GL/2 mode supported in the HP LaserJet 4 mode. The GLlike mode emulates some of the HP-GL plotter commands and includes all the commands found in HP's GL/2 mode, as well as two additional commands.

*  Available only when in the GLlike mode.

Before you start printing in the GL/2 mode

You may need to change the following print options in your application, depending on your output needs. Check these settings to make sure they match the data you are trying to print.

If you need to configure the printer settings, first switch to the GL/2 emulation mode, then change the settings using the printer driver, or SelecType.

Note:

Settings or data saved in the printer's RAM (such as downloaded fonts) may be erased when you change the emulation mode.

GL Mode

Specifies whether the printer uses a direct emulation of the GL/2 plotter language, or the HP LaserJet 4 emulation of GL/2.

Scale

Specifies whether the output from the software is scaled. The scale factor is based on the output paper size of the application.

Origin

Specifies whether the logical origin of the "plotter" is the corner or the center of the paper.

Pen

Allows you to choose a pen which you can then set the thickness for in the Pen 0 through Pen 6 menu item. The LJ4GL2 mode supports two pens (0 and 1), while the GLlike mode supports seven pens (0 through 6).

End

Specifies the way in which lines end.

Join

Specifies the way in which lines are joined.

Pens 0 through 6

Allows you to set the thickness of the "pens" used to make the printout. Pen 0 and Pen 1 are available in the LJ4GL2 mode, and Pen 0 through Pen 6 are available in the GLlike mode.

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PS3 Menu

These settings are available only when the optional Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module is installed. For installation instructions, see Adobe PostScript 3 Kit. See also your Adobe PostScript 3 Kit documentation.

Error Sheet

When you select On, the printer prints out an error sheet.

Coloration

Allows you to specify the method of color printing. Color refers to color printing at 1 bit/pixel, Mono refers to monochrome printing, while TrueCol refers to color printing at 8 bit/pixel.

Image Protect

Allows you to specify whether to employ lossy compression. Lossy compression refers to a data compression technique in which some amount of data is lost.

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ESCP2 Menu

This menu allows you to make settings which affect the printer when it is in the ESCP2 emulation mode.

*  Depending on whether Letter (62) or A4 (66) paper has been selected.

Font

Selects the font.

Pitch

Selects the pitch (the horizontal spacing) of the font in fixed pitch, measured in cpi (characters per inch). You can also choose proportional spacing.

Condensed

Turns condensed printing on or off.

T. Margin

Sets the distance from the top of the page to the baseline of the first printable line. The distance is measured in inches. The smaller the value, the closer the printable line is to the top.

Text

Sets the page length in lines. For this option, a line is assumed to be 1 pica (1/6 inch). If you change the Orientation, Page Size, or T. Margin settings, the page length setting automatically returns to the default for each paper size.

CG Table

Use the character generator (CG) table option to select the graphics character table or the italics table. The graphics table contains graphic characters for printing lines, corners, shaded areas, international characters, Greek characters, and mathematical symbols. If you select Italic, the upper half of the character table is defined as italic characters.

Country

Use this option to select one of the fifteen international symbol sets. See International character sets for samples of the characters in each country's symbol set.

Auto CR

Specifies whether the printer performs a carriage-return/line-feed (CR-LF) operation whenever the printer position goes beyond the right margin. If this setting is off, the printer does not print any characters beyond the right margin and does not perform any line wrapping until it receives a carriage-return character. This function is handled automatically by most applications.

Auto LF

If you set this option to Off, the printer does not send an automatic line-feed (LF) command with each carriage-return (CR). If this is set to On, a line-feed command is sent with each carriage-return. Set to On if your text lines overlap.

Bit Image

The printer is able to emulate the graphics densities set with the printer commands. If you select Dark, the bit image density is high, and if you select Light, the bit image density is low.

If you select BarCode, the printer converts bit images to bar codes by automatically filling in any vertical gaps between dots. This produces unbroken vertical lines that can be read by a bar code reader. This mode will reduce the size of the image being printed, and may also cause some distortion when printing bit image graphics.

ZeroChar

Specifies whether the printer prints a slashed or unslashed zero.

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FX Menu

This menu allows you to make settings which affect the printer when it is in the FX emulation mode.

*  Depending on whether Letter (62) or A4 (66) paper has been selected.

Font

Selects the font.

Pitch

Selects the pitch (the horizontal spacing) of the font in fixed pitch, measured in cpi (characters per inch). You can also choose proportional spacing.

Condensed

Turns condensed printing on or off.

T. Margin

Sets the distance from the top of the page to the baseline of the first printable line. The distance is measured in inches. The smaller the value, the closer the printable line is to the top.

Text

Sets the page length in lines. For this option, a line is assumed to be 1 pica (1/6 inch). If you change the Orientation, Page Size, or T. Margin settings, the page length setting automatically returns to the default for each paper size.

CG Table

Use the character generator (CG) table option to select the graphics character table or the italics table. The graphics table contains graphic characters for printing lines, corners, shaded areas, international characters, Greek characters, and mathematical symbols. If you select Italic, the upper half of the character table is defined as italic characters.

Country

Use this option to select one of the fifteen international symbol sets. See International character sets for samples of the characters in each country's symbol set.

Auto CR

Specifies whether the printer performs a carriage-return/line-feed (CR-LF) operation whenever the printer position goes beyond the right margin. If this setting is off, the printer does not print any characters beyond the right margin and does not perform any line wrapping until it receives a carriage-return character. This function is handled automatically by most applications.

Auto LF

If you set this option to Off, the printer does not send an automatic line-feed (LF) command with each carriage return (CR). If this is set to On, a line-feed command is sent with each carriage return. Set to On if your text lines overlap.

Bit Image

The printer is able to emulate the graphics densities set with the printer commands. If you select Dark, the bit image density is high, and if you select Light, the bit image density is low.

If you select BarCode, the printer converts bit images to bar codes by automatically filling in any vertical gaps between dots. This produces unbroken vertical lines that can be read by a bar code reader. This mode will reduce the size of the image being printed, and may also cause some distortion when printing bit image graphics.

ZeroChar

Selects whether the printer prints a slashed or unslashed zero.

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I239X Menu

The I239X mode emulates IBM^® 2390/2391 Plus commands. For detailed information on most of the settings and parameters in the table below, refer to the previous section.

These settings are available only when the printer is in the I239X mode.

*  Depends on whether Letter (63) or A4 (67) paper has been selected.

**  Depending on whether Letter (1) or A4 (2) paper has been selected.

Font

Selects the font.

Pitch

Selects the pitch (the horizontal spacing) of the font in fixed pitch, measured in cpi (characters per inch). You can also choose proportional spacing.

Code Page

Selects the character tables. Character tables contain the characters and symbols used by different languages. The printer prints text based on the selected character table.

T. Margin

Sets the distance from the top of the page to the baseline of the first printable line. The distance is measured in inches. The smaller the value, the closer the printable line is to the top.

Text

Sets the page length in lines. For this option, a line is assumed to be 1 pica (1/6 inch). If you change the Orientation, Page Size, or T. Margin settings, the page length setting automatically returns to the default setting for each paper size.

Auto CR

Specifies whether the printer performs a carriage-return/line-feed (CR-LF) operation whenever the printer position goes beyond the right margin. If this setting is off, the printer does not print any characters beyond the right margin and does not perform any line wrapping until it receives a carriage-return character. This function is handled automatically by most applications.

Auto LF

If you set this option to Off, the printer does not send an automatic line-feed (LF) command with each carriage return (CR). If this is set to On, a line-feed command is sent with each carriage return. Set to On if your text lines overlap.

Alt.Graphics

Turns the Alternate Graphics option on or off.

Bit Image

The printer is able to emulate the graphics densities set with the printer commands. If you select Dark, the bit image density is high, and if you select Light, the bit image density is low.

If you select BarCode, the printer converts bit images to bar codes by automatically filling in any vertical gaps between dots. This produces unbroken vertical lines that can be read by a bar code reader. This mode will reduce the size of the image being printed, and may also cause some distortion when printing bit image graphics.

ZeroChar

Selects whether the printer prints a slashed or unslashed zero.

CharacterSet

Selects character table 1 or 2.

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