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Control Panel Menus

Control panel menu summary
Information Menu
Tray Menu
Emulation Menu
Printing Menu
Setup Menu
Quick Print Job Menu
Confidential Job Menu
Reset Menu
Parallel Menu
USB Menu
LJ4 Menu
GL2 Menu
PS3 Menu
ESCP2 Menu
FX Menu
I239X Menu

For a summary of the control panel menus, see the table below. For details on the items and settings on the menus, see the descriptions for each menu later in this section.

Control panel menu summary

The following table shows the order in which control panel menus and menu items appear on the LCD panel.

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 in the following table appear only when a corresponding optional device is installed or an appropriate setting has been done.

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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.

*  Available only when an optional interface card is installed.

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

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

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

Reserve Job List

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

Form Overlay List

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

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.

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:

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 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.

*  Displayed only when the optional Large Capacity Paper Unit is installed.

MP Tray Size

Select your paper size from this menu.

LC1 Size, LC2 Size, LC3 Size

Displays the paper size loaded in the standard or optional lower cassettes. 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, LC3 Type

Lets you select the paper type loaded in the standard or optional lower 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, ESCP2, FX, GL2, or I239X menu, as necessary. The settings you can choose from are the same for every interface.

*  Available only when the optional Adobe PostScript 3 ROM 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.

Page Size

Specifies the paper size.

Wide A4

Selecting On increases the left and right margins from 3.4 mm to 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, 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.

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

L 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, and to adjust the registration position of each color.

*  Available only when the corresponding option is installed.

**  Available only when in PCL5e, ESC/Page, ESC/P2, 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 the printer waits when it is ready to print and no new data is received. When this time is up, the printer searches for new print data from other interfaces.

Paper Source

Specifies whether paper feeds into the printer from the MP tray, the standard lower cassette, or from the optional paper cassette unit, when Normal is selected as the Paper Type setting.

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

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

Out Bin

Selects Face-down or Face-up for the output 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 all the paper sources. For details on the manual feed mode, see Manually loading paper.

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, ExtraThk, Trnsprnc, or Coated is selected.

Page Side

Select Front when printing on the front of thick paper (Thick), extra-thick paper (ExtraThk), or envelopes.

Select Back when printing on the back of thick paper (Thick), extra-thick paper (ExtraThk), or envelopes.

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 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 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.

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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Quick Print Job Menu

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

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Reset Menu

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

Clear Warning

Clears 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. Total Pages, Color Pages, B/W Pages, Toner Counter for each color toner cartridge, and Parallel Menu settings will not be reset.

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

USB I/F

Allows you to activate or deactivate the USB interface.

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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LJ4 Menu

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

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

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 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 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 that requires a plotter for output. LJ4GL2 mode is similar to 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 GLIike 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.

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 that 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 LJ4GL2 mode, and Pen 0 through Pen 6 are available in 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 ROM Module. 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 that affect the printer when it is in ESCP2 emulation mode.

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 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.

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 that affect the printer when it is in the FX emulation mode.

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 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.

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 I239X mode.

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.

Character Set

Selects character table 1 or 2.

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