Printer Basic Settings
Device Management > Configuration > Printer > Printer Basic Settings

Use this page to make changes to the printer function settings.

Note

• Settings on this page can be changed by the following administrators and users:
  • Machine Administrator
  • Users logged on
    User authentication is enabled on the device and users are permitted to make changes to administrator's setting items.
• Some items may not appear depending on machine type or configuration.

System

Configure settings for the machine's basic operations.

Print Error Report

Select to have an error report printed if an error occurs during print data processing.
This setting is available when you use a PCL 6 or PS3 printer driver, or when you select PDF printing.

Auto Continue

Select the printer response when the appropriate paper tray matching paper size and type specified in the job, is not equipped with the printer.

Store and Skip Errored Job

Specify whether or not to store the print job on the machine when the job is stopped because of the print error. By storing and skipping jobs with errors,, a print job after the job with the error is processed and printed. To print the stored print job, go to the Print Job List page.

For details about the Print Job List page

Note

• You cannot skip the job that was stopped after the machine started feeding one single paper from the input tray.

Memory Overflow

Select the printer response if the job is too large.

Job Separation

Completes sets of copies and shifts the output position of each. When printing large numbers of multiple-sheet jobs, the output can be automatically separated.

Auto Delete Temporary Print Jobs

Select whether to automatically delete Locked, Sample, and Hold print jobs stored on the machine.
When On is selected, enter a time after which jobs stored on the machine are deleted. Enter from 1 to 200 hours.

Auto Delete Stored Print Jobs

Select whether to automatically delete Stored Print jobs stored on the machine.
When On is selected, enter a time after which jobs stored on the machine are deleted. You can enter a value between 1 and 180 (days).

Initial Print Job List

Select the initial view of the list that appears when Print Job/Stored File - Printer: Print Jobs is selected in the menu area.

Rotate by 180 Degrees

Select whether to rotate images by 180 degrees before printing.

Print Compressed Data

Select whether to print incoming compressed job data after decompressing it on the printer.

Note

• The only supported compression format is GZIP.

Memory Usage

Select memory usage priority.
Select an option according to paper size, print resolution, and printer language used.

Duplex

Select whether or not to print on both sides of each page, and then select the binding orientation.
This setting is available when you use a PCL or PS3 printer driver, or when you select PDF printing.

Copies

Enter the default number of copies. Available values are between 1 and 999.
This setting is available when you use a PCL or PS3 printer driver, or when you select PDF printing.

Blank Page Print

Select whether to print blank pages.

Edge Smoothing

Select to enable edge smoothing.
When On is selected, jagged border lines of characters or images appear smoother.

Toner Saving

Select to enable toner saving mode.
When On is selected, a certain amount of dots are eliminated from black areas.

Note

• If Toner Saving is On, Edge Smoothing is ignored, even if it is On.

Reserved Job Waiting Time

Select the timeout period to elapse before beginning the next job.

Note

• This setting is enabled only when Job Order is selected for Print Priority. You can configure settings for Print Priority on the Configuration: Device Settings: System page.

Printer Language

Select the printer language to be used.
When Auto is selected, the printer automatically switches between the available printer languages according to job data format.

Sub Paper Size

Select whether to switch the paper size between A4 and Letter (8 ½ x 11).

Note

• A4 and Letter (8 ½ x 11) have different maximum printable areas. Therefore, if you enable the switching option, images that extend beyond the printable area may be cropped.

Page Size

Select the default paper size.
This setting is available when you use a PCL printer driver.

Letterhead Setting

Select to have the letterhead printed.

Tray Setting Priority

When using input trays, select whether to give priority to the device's paper settings or to the job's paper settings.

Note

• Any Type is available for the bypass tray only.

Paper Confirmation for Bypass Tray

Select whether or not to display the confirmation page for checking the paper size, type and direction on the bypass tray before the paper is fed from the tray.

Edge to Edge Print

Select to print over the whole sheet area, leaving no edge borders.
Selecting On results in output leaving no borders.
This setting is available when you use a PCL or PS3 printer driver, or when you select PDF printing.

Default Printer Language

Select the default printer language activate when the printer is turned on.

Tray Switching

Select whether or not to switch to the alternate tray when paper size or type specified in the job data does not match paper loaded in the specified tray.
This setting is available when you use a PCL or PS3 printer driver, or when you select PDF printing.

Collate Settings

Select whether or not to collate multiple printed sets.

Staple Settings

Select whether or not to staple each copy, and if yes, select the staple position.

Punch Settings

Select whether or not to punch the printed paper, and if yes, select the punch position.

List/Test Print Lock

Select whether to disable test print.
If On is selected, the printer cannot print test pages even if it receives the test print command.

Extended Auto Tray Switching

Select whether or not the machine automatically switches to another tray containing paper of the required size, orientation, and type if the specified tray runs out of paper during a job.

Jobs Not Printed As Machine Was Off

Specify how the machine responds when the Hold Print (Print at Set Time) jobs are not printed because the main power of the machine is turned off.

Restrict Direct Print Jobs

Specify whether or not to store print jobs on the machine's hard disk without printing out them to the output tray.

Initial screen switch setting

Specify an initial screen to be displayed when the printer function is selected on the device control panel.

Virtual Printer

Select whether to enable or disable the virtual printer function.

Note

• You can create a virtual printer using the Virtual Printer Settings page (accessed from Device Management - Configuration - Printer).

Host Interface

Configure the network connection-related settings.

I/O Buffer

Set the I/O Buffer's memory size.

Note

• Normally it is not necessary to change this setting.

I/O Timeout

Set the number of seconds the printer waits before ending a print job if more data is not received through parallel interface or USB. When the specified period elapses, data reception through other interfaces is possible.

Note

• If the value specified is too small, a timeout may occur in the middle of a print job.

PCL Menu

Configure settings for PCL printing.

Note

• Each of values set in the PCL Menu area may be reset to default by the validity test, performed when PCL is started.

Orientation

Select the page orientation.

Form Lines

Enter the number of lines per page. You can enter between 5 and 128 lines.

Font Source

Set the default font location.

Font Number

Set the ID of the default font you want to use.

Point Size

Set the point size you want for the default font. You can enter between 4 and 999.75, in increments of 0.25.

Font Pitch

Set the number of characters per inch you want for the default font. You can enter between 0.44 and 99.99, in increments of 0.01.

Symbol Set

Specify the default font character set.

Courier Font

Select a courier font type.

Extend A4 Width

Select to increase the width of the printable area for A4 paper, leaving narrow side margins.

Append CR to LF

Select to add a CR code to each LF code.

Resolution

Set the print resolution in dots per inch.

PS Menu

Configure settings for PS printing.

Job Timeout

Select whether or not to apply a timeout limit if the machine takes longer than a specified time to process a job.
To apply a timeout limit, select Use Machine Setting(s), and then specify the time that must elapse (up to 999 seconds) before the timeout is applied. If you enter "0", the machine does not apply a timeout limit.

Wait Timeout

Select whether or not to apply a timeout limit if the machine waits longer than a specified time for job data.
To apply a timeout limit, select Use Machine Setting(s), and then specify the time that must elapse (up to 999 seconds) before the timeout is applied. If you enter "0", the machine does not apply a timeout limit.

Switching between 1 & 2 Sided Print Functions

Select whether or not to continue the 2-sided print when a specific command is inserted between the front and back sides of the job in the 2-sided print process.

Data Format

Select the data format.

Resolution

Set the print resolution in dots per inch.

Toner Saving

Reduces the amount of toner used when printing. While this increases the life of the toner cartridge, the output appears slightly lighter.

Color Setting

Select whether to apply color correction when converting an RGB color image into a CMYK color image, and if yes, select the correction level.

Color Profile

Select the color profile you want to use.

Process Color Model

Select the process color model that you want to apply.

Orientation Auto Detect

Specify whether or not the machine automatically detects the image orientation (Portrait/Landscape) of the job data it receives.
To enable auto detection of orientation, select On.

Gray Reproduction

Select the printing method appropriate for black and gray areas of documents.

PDF Menu

Configure settings for PDF printing.

Reverse Order Printing

Select whether to start printing from the last page.

Resolution

Set the print resolution in dots per inch.

Toner Saving

Reduces the amount of toner used when printing. While this increases the life of the toner cartridge, the output appears slightly lighter.

Color Setting

Select whether to apply color correction when converting an RGB color image into a CMYK color image, and if yes, select the correction level.

Color Profile

Select the color profile you want to use.

Process Color Model

Select the process color model that you want to apply.

Orientation Auto Detect

Specify whether or not the machine automatically detects the image orientation (Portrait/Landscape) of the job data it receives.
To enable auto detection of orientation, select On.

IPDS Menu

Configure settings for IPDS.

Tray Form

Allocate an IPDS form to each paper tray.
For each paper tray, select the form you want to allocate to it.

Emulation Mode

Select the emulation mode.

Print Mode

Select the print resolution in dots per inch.

Default Code Page

Specify the default code page.

Default FGID

Specify the default FGID (Font Typeface Global Identifier), which identifies the default resident font.

Characters Per Inch

Select the pitch (in characters per inch) of the default font.

Valid Printable Area Check

Specify whether or not to enable valid printable area checking.

Edge to Edge

Specify whether or not to enable edge-to-edge printing.

Font Substitution

Specify whether or not to enable font substitution.

Caching

Specify whether or not to enable the caching for repeated overlays.

Font Capture

Specify whether or not to enable the font capture.

Resolution

Specify the resolution reported to the host in the IPDS XOA-OPC command for raster coded fonts and IM1 images support.

Graphic Character String

Select the Graphic Character String (Graphic Character Sizing) processing method.

Bar Code

Specify the bar code level.

Box Draw

Select the box draw processing method.

Color Simulation

Select the color simulation.

Text Color Simulation

Specify whether or not to enable the text color simulation.

Suppress Staple Count Nacks

Select whether or not to notify the host of stapling errors.

Suppress Punch Nacks

Select whether or not to notify the host of punching errors.

Tray Mapping

Configure settings for the tray mapping.
If you select Auto, the default host media source ID is automatically selected for the media source (input tray).
If you select IPDS Tray, manually enter the ID number (between 0 and 254) the host uses for the media source.

Corner Staple Angle

Select the angle of the corner staple.

Offset

Specify whether or not the output is offset (jogged).
On - Default setting. Output is offset if the job's settings specify offset output.
Off - Output is not offset, even if the job's settings specify offset output.

Default Punch Pattern

Select the default number of holes to punch if the punch unit provides a selection (for example, two or four holes).

Buttons

Refresh

Click to update the currently displayed information.

Note

• Before making the settings, click Refresh to obtain the machine's current status.

OK

Click to apply the settings.

Cancel

Click to cancel the settings.