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Using the Control Panel Menus

When to make control panel settings
How to access the control panel menus

You can use the printer's control panel to access a variety of menus that allow you to check the status of consumable products, print status sheets, and make printer settings. This section describes how to use the control panel menus, and when it is appropriate to make printer settings using the control panel.

When to make control panel settings

In general, printer settings can be made from the printer driver, and do not need to be made using the control panel. In fact, printer drive settings override settings made using the control panel, so use the control panel menus only to make settings you cannot make in your software or printer driver, including the following:

Changing the emulation modes and selecting the IES (Intelligent Emulation Switching) mode

Specifying a channel and configuring the interface

Choosing the size of the memory buffer used to receive data

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How to access the control panel menus

This section explains how to access, use, and exit the control panel menus. Refer to the illustrations below for an overview of the control panel button functions, and see the steps later in this section for detailed instructions.

For a complete description of the items and settings available in the control panel menus, see Control Panel Menus.

Accessing the control panel menus

When the printer's Ready light is on, pressing any of the control panel buttons shown below accesses the control panel menus.

1. Press any button to access menus

Using the control panel buttons

Once you've accessed the menus, the control panel buttons function as shown below.

1. Up/Down buttons	Scrolls through menus, items, and settings on the current level.
2. Enter button	Advances to the next level, carry out indicated operations, and activate settings.
3. Back button	Returns to the previous level.
4. Start/Stop button	Exits the control panel menus from any level.

How to use the menus

Make sure the Ready light is on, then press any of the buttons indicated above to access the menus.

Use the Up and Down buttons to scroll through the menus.

Press the Enter button to view the items in a menu. Depending on the menu, the LCD panel displays an item and the current setting separated by an asterisk (YYYY*ZZZZ), or only an item (YYYY).

Use the Up and Down buttons to scroll through the items, or press the Back button to return to the previous level.

Press the Enter button to carry out the operation indicated by an item, such as printing a status sheet or resetting the printer, or to view the settings available for an item, such as paper sizes or emulation modes.

Use the Up and Down buttons to scroll through available settings, and press the Enter button to select a setting and return to the previous level. Press the Back button to return to the previous level without changing the setting.

Note:

You need to turn the printer off and then on to activate some settings. For details, see Control Panel Menus.

Press the Start/Stop button to exit the control panel menus.

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