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Information Menu
Tray Menu
Emulation Menu
Printing Menu
Setup Menu
Mode Config. Menu
Reset Menu
Quick Print Job Menu
Confidential Job Menu
Parallel Menu
USB Menu
Network Menu
AUX Menu
LJ4 Menu
GL2 Menu
PS3 Menu
ESCP2 Menu
FX Menu
I239X Menu
Support 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

-

Toner Check Sheet*1

-

Reserve Job List*2

-

Form Overlay List*3

-

Network Status Sheet*4

-

AUX Status Sheet*5

-

USB EXT I/F Status Sht*6

-

PS3 Status Sheet

-

PS3 Font List

-

LJ4 Font Sample

-

ESCP2 Font Sample

-

FX Font Sample

-

I239X Font Sample

-

C/M/Y/K Toner*7

E******F

Toner Ave.*8

E******F

Photocon

E******F

Fuser Unit

E******F

Total Pages

0 to 99999999

Color Pages*9

0 to 99999999

B/W Pages*9

0 to 99999999

*1 Available only in the Color mode or 4 × B/W mode.

*2 Available only when the jobs are stored by using the Quick Print Job feature.

*3 Available only when Form Overlay data exists.

*4 Available only when the Network I/F setting is set to ON.

*5 Available only when an optional Type B interface card is installed and the printer has been turned on when the AUX I/F setting is set to ON.

*6 Available only when the printer is connected to a USB device with D4 support and has been turned on when the USB I/F setting is set to ON.

*7 Varies depending on the mode (B/W mode, 4 × B/W mode, or Color mode).

*8 Available only in the 4 × B/W mode.

*9 Available only in the Color mode.

Status Sheet, AUX Status Sheet, PS3 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.

Toner Check Sheet

Prints a sheet showing the printing patterns using the currently installed toner cartridges.

Reserve Job List

Prints a list of reserved print jobs stored on the optional Hard Disk Drive.

Form Overlay List

Prints a list of the form overlays stored on the optional Hard Disk Drive.

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.

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

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

C Toner/M Toner/Y Toner/K Toner/Photocon/Fuser Unit

Displays the amount of toner left in the toner cartridges, and the remaining service life of the photoconductor unit and the fuser 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%)

Toner Ave.

This menu is available only when the printer is in the 4 × B/W mode. It displays the average amount of toner left in the four black toner cartridges.

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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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 paper 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*1, A5, B5, LT*1, HLT, GLT, EXE, MON, C10, DL, C6, C5, IB5

LC1 Size/LC2 Size*2

A4, LT

MP Type

Plain, Letterhead, Recycled, Color, Transprncy, Labels

LC1 Type/LC2 Type*2

Plain, Letterhead, Recycled, Color

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

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

MP Tray Size

Select your paper size from this menu.

LC1 Size/LC2 Size

Select the paper size loaded in the standard and optional paper cassettes.

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 and optional paper cassettes.

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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, ESC P2, FX, GL2, or I239X menu, as necessary. The settings you can choose from are the same for every interface.

Item

Settings (default in bold)

Parallel

Auto, LJ4, ESCP2, FX, I239X, PS3, GL2, P5C*2

USB

Auto, LJ4, ESCP2, FX, I239X, PS3, GL2, P5C*2

Network

Auto, LJ4, ESCP2, FX, I239X, PS3, GL2, P5C*2

AUX*1

Auto, LJ4, ESCP2, FX, I239X, PS3, GL2, P5C*2

*1 Available only when an optional Type-B interface card is installed.

*2 Available only when an optional P5C module is installed.

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Printing Menu

This menu allows you to make standard print settings, such as Page Size and Orientation, 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 on your computer always override these settings.

Item

Settings (default in bold)

Page Size*1

A4*1, A5, B5, LT*1, HLT, GLT, EXE, MON, C10, DL, C5, C6, IB5, CTM*2

Wide A4

Off, On

Orientation

Port, Land

Resolution

600, 300

RITech

On, Off

Toner Save

Off, On

Image Optimum

Auto, Off, On

Top Offset

-99.0 ... 0.0 ... 99.0 mm in 0.5 increments

Left Offset

-99.0 ... 0.0 ... 99.0 mm in 0.5 increments

Top Offset B*3

-99.0 ... 0.0 ... 99.0 mm in 0.5 increments

Left Offset B*3

-99.0 ... 0.0 ... 99.0 mm in 0.5 increments

*1 Default paper sizes are automatically detected.

*2 Custom-size paper: 98 × 148 minimum, 216 × 297 maximum.

*3 Available only when the optional Duplex Unit is installed.

Page Size

Specifies the paper size.

Wide A4

Selecting On decreases the left and right margins from 4 mm to 3.4 mm.

Orientation

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

Resolution

Specifies the printing resolution.

RITech

Turning RITech on produces smoother and crisper lines, text, and graphics.

Toner Save

When this setting is selected in the B/W and 4 × B/W modes, 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.

When this setting is selected in the Color mode, the printer saves toner by using half the normal amount of toner.

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.

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.


Caution:

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

Top Offset B

Adjusts the vertical printing position on the back of the paper when printing on both sides. Use this if the printout on the back is not where you expected.

Left Offset B

Adjusts the horizontal printing position on the back of the paper when printing on both sides. Use this if the printout on the back is not where you expected.

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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, Nederlands., SUOMI, Português, ,

Time Out

0, 5 to 60 to 300 in increments of 1

Paper Source

Auto, MP, LC1, LC2*1

MP Mode

Normal, Last

Manual Feed

Off, 1st page, Each page

Copies

1 to 999

Duplex*1

Off, On

Binding*1

Long Edge, Short Edge

Start Page*1

Front, Back

Paper Type

Normal, Thick, Trnsprnc, Rough

Page Side

Front, Back

Skip Blank Page*2

Off, On

Auto Eject Page

Off, On

Size Ignore

Off, On

Auto Cont

Off, On

Page Protect

Auto, On

Toner Out

Stop, Continue

LCD Contrast

0 to 7 to 15

*1 Available only when the corresponding option is installed.

*2 Available only for PCL5e, ESC/Page, ESC/P2, FX, or I239X mode.

Lang

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

Time Out

Specifies the length of the time, in seconds, before a time out when interfaces are being switched automatically. The time before a time out occurs is the length of time from the point when no data is being received from an interface until the point of switching the interface. If the printer has a print job when switching the interface, the printer prints the print job.

Paper Source

Specifies whether paper feeds into the printer from the MP tray or the optional paper cassette unit.

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

If an envelope size (C5, C6, C10, DL, MON, or IB5) is selected as the Page Size setting, paper always feeds from the MP tray. If you select Thick or Trnsprnc as the Paper Type setting, paper always feeds from the MP tray.

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.

Manual Feed

Allows you to select the manual feed mode for the MP tray.

Copies

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

Duplex

Turns duplex printing on or off.

Binding

Specifies the binding direction of the printout.

Start Page

Specifies whether printing starts from the front or back of the page.

Paper Type

Specifies the type of paper to be used for printing. The printer adjusts the printing speed according to this setting. The printing speed is reduced when Thick or Trnsprnc is selected.

Page Side

Select Front when printing on the front of thick paper (Thick).

Select Back when printing on the back of thick paper (Thick).

Skip Blank Page

Enables you to skip blank pages when printing. This setting is available when you print in the PCL5e, ESC/Page, ESCP2, FX, or I239X mode.

Auto Eject Page

Specifies whether or not to eject paper when the limit specified in the Time Out setting is reached. The default is Off, which means paper is not ejected when the time-out limit is reached.

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.

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 message appears on the LCD panel during printing, turn this setting on and reprint your data. This reduces the amount of memory reserved for processing 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 when Auto is selected. 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.

Toner Out

If the item is set to Stop, the printer lets you know when the toner is out. To disable this function, set this item to Continue.


Note:

If this item is set to Continue, the print result may be different from what you expected because there may not be enough toner to print the data.

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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Mode Config. Menu

This menu allows you to switch the printing mode. You can also use this menu to stop using one of the black toner cartridges when the printer is in the 4 × B/W mode.

Item

Settings (default in bold)

Remove all toner

-

Change Mode 4 × B/W

-

Change Mode Color

-

KC Toner*

Enable, Disable

KM Toner*

Enable, Disable

KY Toner*

Enable, Disable

KK Toner*

Enable, Disable

* Available only in the 4 × B/W mode.

Remove All Toner

Removes all toner cartridges. Use this function before transporting the printer.

Change mode B/W

Switches to the B/W mode, which is the monochrome printing mode with only one black toner cartridge installed.

Change mode 4 × B/W

Switches to the 4 × B/W mode, which is the monochrome printing mode with four black toner cartridges installed.

Change mode Color

Switches to the Color mode, which is the color printing mode with the C, M, and Y toner cartridges installed.

KC/KM/KY/KK Toner

This setting is available only when the printer is in the 4 × B/W mode. When you find a faint printing pattern on the Toner Check Sheet, set the indicated toner cartridge to Disable to maintain printing quality.

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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.

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Quick Print Job Menu

This menu allows you to print or delete print jobs that were stored in the printer’s Hard Disk Drive using the Quick Print Job feature (Re-Print Job, Verify Job, Stored Job) of the printer driver’s Reserve Job function. For instructions on using this menu, see Using the Quick Print Job Menu.

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Confidential Job Menu

This menu allows you to print or delete print jobs stored in the printer’s Hard Disk Drive using the Confidential Job feature of the printer driver’s Reserve Job function. You need to enter the correct password to access this data. For instructions on using this menu, see Using the Confidential Job Menu.

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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

Speed*

Fast, Normal

Bi-D*

Nibble, ECP, Off

Buffer Size*

Normal, Maximum, Minimum

* 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 and EJL read-back, the actual change takes effect after a warm boot or after the power is turned on again.

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 Fast is selected, the pulse width is about 1 µs. When Normal is selected, the pulse width is about 10 µs.

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 and printing data. If Maximum is selected, more memory is allocated for receiving data. If 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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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 Address*3*4*5

0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255

Subnet Mask*3

0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255

Gate Way*3

0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255

NetWare*3

On, Off

AppleTalk*3

On, Off

MS Network*3

On, Off

Rendezvous*3

On, Off

USB Ext I/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 and EJL read-back, 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 with D4 support is connected. The USB Ext I/F Confg setting is set to No automatically when exiting the panel settings.

*3 Displayed only when a USB external device with D4 support is connected and the USB Ext I/F Confg setting is set to Yes. The contents of the settings depend on the USB external device settings.

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

*5 When the Get IP Address 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 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.

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AUX Menu

See the Network Guide for each setting.

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LJ4 Menu

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

Item

Settings (default in bold)

Font Source

Resident, Download, ROM A*1

Font Number

0 to 65535 (depending on your settings)

Pitch

0.44 ... 10.00 ... 99.99 cpi in 0.01-cpi increments

Height

4.00 ... 12.00 ... 999.75 pt in 0.25-pt increments

SymSet

IBM-US, Roman-8, Roman-9, ECM94-1, 8859-2 ISO, 8859-9 ISO, 8859-10ISO, 8859-15ISO, PcBlt775, IBM-DN, PcMultiling, PcE.Europe, PcTk437, PcEur858, Pc1004, WiAnsi, WiE.Europe, WiTurkish, WiBALT, DeskTop, PsText, VeInternati, VeUS, MsPublishin, Math-8, PsMath, VeMath, PiFont, Legal, UK, ANSI ASCII, Swedis2, Italian, Spanish, German, Norweg1, French2, Windows, McText, PcIcelandic, PcLt774, PcTurk1, PcPortugues, PcEt850, PcTurk2, PcCanFrench, PcSI437, PcNordic, 8859-3 ISO, 8859-4 ISO, WiBaltic, WiEstonian, WiLatvian, Mazowia, CodeMJK, BpBRASCII, BpAbicomp, PcGk437, PcGk851, PcGk869, 8859-7 ISO, WiGreek, Europe3, PcCy855, PcCy866, PcLt866, PcUkr866, PcLit771, 8859-5 ISO, WiCyrillic, Bulgarian, Hebrew7, 8859-8 ISO, Hebrew8, PcHe862, Arabic8, PcAr864, 8859-6 ISO, OCR A, OCR B, Pc866Cyr, Pc866Ukr, WinCyr, ISOCyr, Pc8Grk, Pc851Grk, WinGrk, ISOGrk, Greek8, Pc862Heb, Pc864Ara, HPWARA

Form

5 ... 60/64*2 ... 128 lines

Source SymSet

0 ... 277 ... 3199

Dest SymSet

0 ... 277 ... 3199

CR Function

CR, CR + LF

LF Function

LF, CR + LF

Tray Assign

4, 4K, 5S

*1 Available only when the optional font ROM module is installed.

*2 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.

FontSource

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 settings 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 the 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.

Item

Settings (default in bold)

GL Mode

LJ4GL2, GLlike

Scale

Off, A0, A1, A2, A3

Origin

Corner, Center

Pen

Pen0, Pen1, Pen2*, Pen3*, Pen4*, Pen5*, Pen6*

End

Butt, Square, Triangular, Round

Join

Mitered, Miteredbeveled, Triangular, Round, Beveled, None

Pen 0 through 6

0.05 ... 0.35 ... 5.00 mm in 0.05-mm increments

* Available only when GLlike is selected as the GL 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.

Print Options

Settings

Paper size

Printer’s paper size setting

Driver (plotter selection)

HP-GL/2 or HP-GL

Pen configuration

Pen thickness

Plot origin

Center or Corner

Orientation

GLlike offers landscape only LJ4GL2 offers landscape and portrait

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 the control panel menus.


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 6 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 in the PS3 mode.

Item

Settings (default in bold)

Error Sheet

Off, On

Coloration*

Color, Mono

Image Protect

Off, On

* Available only in the color mode.

Error Sheet

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

Coloration

Allows you to select the color printing mode or monochrome printing mode.

Image Protect

The printer employs lossy compression when Off is selected. The printer does not employ lossy compression when On is selected. 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 ESC/P 2 emulation mode.

Item

Settings (default in bold)

Font

Courier, Prestige, Roman, Sans Serif, Roman T, Orator S, Sans H, Script, OCR A, OCR B

Pitch

10, 12, 15 cpi, Prop.

Condensed

Off, On

T. Margin

0.40 ... 0.50 ... 1.50 inches in 0.05-inch increments

Text

1... 62/66*... 117lines

CGTable

PcUSA, Italic, PcMultilin, PcPortugue, PcCanFrenc, PcNordic, PcTurkish2, PcIcelandic, PcE.Europe, BpBRASCII, BpAbicomp, Roman-8, PcEur858, ISO Latin1, 8859-15ISO, PcSI437, PcTurkish1, 8859-9 ISO, Mazowia, CodeMJK, PcGk437, PcGk851, PcGk869, 8859-7 ISO, PcCy855, PcCy866, PcUkr866, PcLit771, Bulgarian, Hebrew7, Hebrew8, PcHe862, PcAr864, PcAr864Ara, PcAr720, PcLit774, Estonia, ISO Latin2, PcLat866

Country

USA, France, Germany, UK, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Spain1, Japan, Norway, Denmark2, Spain2, LatinAmeric, Korea, Legal

Auto CR

On, Off

Auto LF

Off, On

Bit Image

Dark, Light, BarCode

ZeroChar

0, (or the zero character with a slash)

* 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 printing position goes beyond the right margin. If you select 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 select Off, the printer does not send an automatic line-feed (LF) command with each carriage-return (CR). If On is selected, a line-feed command is sent with each carriage-return. Select 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.

Item

Settings (default in bold)

Font

Courier, Prestige, Roman, Sans Serif, Script, Orator S, OCR A, OCR B

Pitch

10, 12, 15 cpi, Prop.

Condensed

Off, On

T. Margin

0.40 ... 0.50 ... 1.50 inches in 0.05-inch increments

Text

1... 62/66*... 117lines

CGTable

PcUSA, Italic, PcMultilin, PcPortugue, PcCanFrenc, PcNordic, PcTurkish2, PcIcelandic, PcE.Europe, BpBRASCII, BpAbicomp, Roman-8, PcEur858, ISO Latin1, 8859-15ISO

Country

USA, France, Germany, UK, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Spain1, Japan, Norway, Denmark2, Spain2, LatinAmeric

Auto CR

On, Off

Auto LF

Off, On

Bit Image

Dark, Light, BarCode

ZeroChar

0, (or the zero character with a slash)

* 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 printing position goes beyond the right margin. If you select 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 select Off, the printer does not send an automatic line-feed (LF) command with each carriage-return (CR). If On is selected, a line-feed command is sent with each carriage-return. Select 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.

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

Item

Settings (default in bold)

Font

Courier, Prestige, Gothic, Orator, Script, Presentor, Sans Serif

Pitch

10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 24 cpi, Prop.

Code Page

437, 850, 858, 860, 863, 865

T. Margin

0.30 ... 0.40 ...1.50 inches in 0.05-inch increments

Text

1 ... 63/67*1... 117lines

Auto CR

Off, On

Auto LF

Off, On

Alt. Graphics

Off, On

Bit Image

Dark, Light

ZeroChar

0, (or the zero character with a slash)

CharacterSet

1*2, 2*2

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

*2 Depends 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 for each paper size.

Auto CR

Specifies whether the printer performs a carriage-return/line-feed (CR-LF) operation whenever the printing 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 select Off, the printer does not send an automatic line-feed (LF) command with each carriage-return (CR). If On is selected, a line-feed command is sent with each carriage-return. Select 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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Support Menu

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

HDD format

Formats the Hard Disk Drive in the printer, if one is installed.

PS3 HDD Init

Initializes the Hard Disk Drive area where PostScript information is stored, if a Hard Disk Drive is installed.

Sleep Mode

Set the time after which the printer enters the sleep mode if the printer is not operated.

LCD Backlight

Set the LCD control setting. When Auto is selected, the printer controls the backlight of the LCD panel automatically. When the printer is in sleep mode, the backlight is off. When On is selected, the LCD backlight is always on.

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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

-4 ... 0 ... 5

Normal Back

-4 ... 0 ... 5

Thick

-4 ... 0 ... 5

Trnsprnc

-4 ... 0 ... 5

Envelope

-4 ... 0 ... 5

Highland

0 , 1

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

Normal

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

Normal Back

Adjust the density of the printing for back side of normal paper. The setting becomes darker as the value increases.

Thick

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

Trnsprnc

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

Envelope

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

Highland

Prevents printing defects caused by abnormal electric discharge that may occur when using the printer in locations at high altitudes. Select 1 when using the printer in locations at high altitudes.

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.

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