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Print Settings Menu Parameters

This section explains about parameters that can be set on the print settings menu.

Machine Modes

Copies

Specify the number of copies to print.

If the number of copies to print is specified by command or the printer driver, this setting is overridden.

  • 1 to 999

Page Size

Specify the default paper size.

Default:

220-240V : A4

120V : 81/2 × 11

Note

  • The default paper size is used when the paper size is not specified in the print data.

220-240V : A3, A4, A5, A6, B4 JIS, B5 JIS, B6 JIS, C5 Env., C6 Env., DL Env., 11 × 17, 81/2 × 14, 81/2 × 13, 81/2 × 11, 81/4 × 13, 8 × 13, 71/4 × 101/2, 51/2 × 81/2, 41/8 × 91/2, 37/8 × 71/2, 8K, 16K, Custom Size

120V : 11 × 17, 81/2 × 14, 81/2 × 13, 81/2 × 11, 81/4 × 13, 8 × 13, 71/4 × 101/2, 51/2 × 81/2, 41/8 × 91/2, 37/8 × 71/2, A3, A4, A5, A6, B4 JIS, B5 JIS, B6 JIS, C5 Env., C6 Env., DL Env., 8K, 16K, Custom Size

Edge to Edge Print

Select to whether or not to print using the whole area of paper, leaving no edge borders.

Default: [Off]

  • On

  • Off

Duplex

Select whether or not to print on both sides of a sheet. When set to on, specify the binding method.

Default: [Off]

  • Off

  • Long Edge Bind

  • Short Edge Bind

Rotate by 180 Degrees

Select whether or not to rotate image by 180 degrees when printing.

Default: [Off]

  • On

  • Off

Blank Page Print

Select whether or not to print blank pages.

Default: [On]

  • On

  • Off

Edge Smoothing

Default: [On]

  • On

  • Off

Toner Saving

Default: [Off]

  • On

  • Off

Letterhead Setting

Specify whether or not to print with the letterhead printing mode.

Default: [Auto Detect]

  • Off

    Not printing with the letterhead printing mode.

  • Auto Detect

    Print with the letterhead printing mode when the letterhead printing mode is selected.

  • On (Always)

    Print with the letterhead printing mode regularly.

Tray Setting Priority

Specify whether the paper size and type settings that are applied are those specified using the control panel, printer driver, or print command.

  • Bypass Tray

    Specify whether the paper size and type settings applied for bypass Tray are those specified using the control panel, printer driver, or print command.

    Default: [Driver/Command]

    • Driver/Command

      When the source paper tray is specified for a print job, the paper settings specified using the printer driver or by print command are applied, regardless of any settings specified using the control panel.

    • Machine Settings

      The paper settings specified on the machine's control panel are applied to all print jobs. An error will occur if the paper settings specified using the printer driver or by print command do not match those specified using the control panel.

    • Any Size/Type

      If the machine's trays do not contain paper matching the settings of the print job, printing can proceed from the bypass tray with the job's settings applied.

    • Any Custom Size/Type

      If the machine's trays do not contain paper matching the settings of the print job but custom paper was specified using the printer driver or by print command, printing can proceed from the bypass tray with the job's settings applied.

  • Tray 1

    Specify whether the paper size and type settings applied for Tray 1 are those specified using the control panel, printer driver, or print command.

    Default: [Machine Settings]

    • Driver/Command

    • Machine Settings

  • Tray 2

    Specify whether the paper size and type settings applied for Tray 2 are those specified using the control panel, printer driver, or print command.

    Default: [Machine Settings]

    • Driver/Command

    • Machine Settings

  • Tray 3

    Specify whether the paper size and type settings applied for Tray 3 are those specified using the control panel, printer driver, or print command.

    Default: [Machine Settings]

    • Driver/Command

    • Machine Settings

Tray Switching

You can specify whether or not the machine automatically switches paper trays if paper of the specified size and type is not loaded in the driver-designated tray.

Default: [Off]

  • On

  • Off

Extend Auto Tray Switching

This setting enables the machine to switch paper trays automatically, regardless of whether the tray is manually or automatically selected.

Default: [Off]

  • On

  • Off

PCL Menu

You can set conditions when using PCL for printing.

Orientation

Select the page orientation.

Default: [Portrait]

  • Portrait

  • Landscape

Form Lines

Specify the number of lines per page between 5 and 128.

Default:

220-240V : 64

120V : 60

Note

  • The default paper size is used when the paper size is not specified in the print data.

Font Source

Specify the location of the default font.

Default: [Resident]

  • Resident

  • RAM

  • HDD

  • SD

  • SD Font Download

Note

  • When you select [RAM], you can select only fonts downloaded to the printer RAM.

  • When you select [HDD], you can select only fonts downloaded to the optional hard disk.

  • When you select [SD Font Download], you can select only fonts downloaded to the SD card.

Font Number

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

Default: 0

  • 0 to 63 (Resident)

  • 1 to X (Download; “X” is the number of downloaded fonts)

Point Size

Specify the point size you want to use for the default font between 4 and 999.75 in 0.25 increments.

Default: 12.00 points

Note

  • This setting is effective only for a variable-space font.

Font Pitch

Specify the number of characters per inch you want to use for the default font between 0.44 and 99.99 in 0.01 increments.

Default: 10.00 pitch

Note

  • This setting is effective only for fixed-space fonts.

Symbol Set

You can specify the character set for the default font. Available sets are as follows:

Roman-8, ISO L1, ISO L2, ISO L5, PC-8, PC-8 D/N, PC-850, PC-852, PC8-TK, Win L1, Win L2, Win L5, Desktop, PS Text, VN Intl, VN US, MS Publ, Math-8, PS Math, VN Math, Pifont, Legal, ISO 4, ISO 6, ISO 11, ISO 15, ISO 17, ISO 21, ISO 60, ISO 69, Win 3.0

Default: [PC-8]

Courier Font

Select the type of courier font.

Default: [Regular]

  • Regular

  • Dark

Ext. A4 Width

Select whether or not to extend the width of the printable area of A4 sheets, by reducing side margins.

Default: [Off]

  • On

  • Off

Append CR to LF

Select whether or not to append a CR code to each LF code to print text data clearly.

Default: [Off]

  • On

  • Off

Resolution

You can specify the print resolution in dots per inch.

Default: [600dpi]

  • 300dpi

  • 600dpi

PS Menu

You can set conditions when using PostScript for printing.

Job Timeout

You can specify how long the printer waits (in seconds) before canceling the current job when the job is interrupted while being processed.

Default: [Use Driver/Command]

  • Use Driver/Command

  • Use Machine Settings

Note

  • If you select Use Machine Settings, enter a value between 0 and 999. (Default: 0)

Wait Timeout

You can specify how long the printer waits (in seconds) before it cancels receiving a job when the printer cannot detect the end of the job.

Default: [Use Driver/Command]

  • Use Driver/Command

  • Use Machine Settings

Note

  • If you select Use Machine Settings, enter a value between 0 and 999. (Default: 300)

Data Format

Select the data format from Binary Data or TBCP.

This setting is ineffective when using a parallel or EtherTalk connection.

When using a parallel or USB connection, the print job is canceled if binary data is sent from the printer driver.

Default: [TBCP]

When using an Ethernet connection, the print job is canceled if:

  • The printer driver data format is TBCP and the data format selected using the control panel is Binary Data.

  • The printer driver data format is binary and the data format selected using the control panel is TBCP.

Resolution

Select the resolution.

Default: [600dpi]

  • 300dpi

  • 600dpi

  • 1200dpi

PDF Menu

You can set conditions when using PDF for printing.

Change PDF Password

Specify the password for the PDF file executing PDF Direct Print.

Important

  • If you do not set a PDF password, this menu does not appear.

  • The password can be set using Web Image Monitor, but must be sent through the network. For increased security, use this menu on the control panel to set the password directly.

PDF Group Password

This setting is not available on this printer.

Resolution

Specify the resolution for the PDF file executing PDF Direct Print.

Default: [600dpi]

  • 300dpi

  • 600dpi

  • 1200dpi

IPDS Menu

You can set conditions when using IPDS for printing.

Tray Form

Specify an IPDS form for each paper tray.

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

  • Tray 1

  • Tray 2

  • Tray 3

  • Bypass Tray

Note

  • Only installed trays appear on the display panel.

Emulation Mode

Specify the emulation mode.

Default: [Native]

  • Native

  • 4028

Print Mode

Specify the print mode.

Default: [Enhanced]

  • Standard

  • Enhanced

Def. Code Page

Specify the default code page.

Default: 37

  • 37

  • 38

  • 260

  • 273

  • 274

  • 276

  • 277

  • 278

  • 280

  • 281

  • 284

  • 285

  • 286

  • 287

  • 288

  • 290

  • 297

  • 420

  • 423

  • 424

  • 500

  • 870

  • 871

  • 875

  • 880

  • 892

  • 893

  • 905

  • 1025

  • 1026

  • 1140

  • 1141

  • 1142

  • 1143

  • 1144

  • 1145

  • 1146

  • 1147

  • 1148

  • 1149

Default FGID

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

Default: 416

  • 3

  • 11

  • 12

  • 18

  • 19

  • 46

  • 85

  • 86

  • 92

  • 111

  • 112

  • 159

  • 164

  • 203

  • 221

  • 223

  • 254

  • 256

  • 281

  • 283

  • 290

  • 304

  • 305

  • 306

  • 318

  • 319

  • 400

  • 404

  • 416

  • 420

  • 424

  • 428

  • 432

  • 2304

  • 2305

  • 2306

  • 2307

  • 2308

  • 2309

  • 2310

  • 2311

  • 5687

  • 5707

  • 5815

  • 5835

  • 20224

Chara. Per Inch

Specify the number of characters per inch (pitch) for the default font. Valid values are 5.0 to 30.0 in units of one tenth of an inch.

Default: 10.0

Valid Prnt.Area

Enable or disable valid printable area checking.

Default: [On]

  • On

  • Off

Page

Specify how data is positioned on the page.

Default: [Whole]

  • Whole

  • Comp1

  • Comp2

  • Print

Edge to Edge

Enable or disable "Edge to Edge" printing.

Default: [Off]

  • On

  • Off

Font Substitution

Enables or disables font substitution.

Default: [Off]

  • On

  • Off

Caching

Specify whether or not to apply caching for repeated overlays.

Default: [Off]

  • On

  • Off

Font Capture

Enable or disable font capturing.

Default: [On]

  • On

  • Off

Note

  • This menu appears only when the optional hard disk is installed.

Resolution

Specify the resolution reported to the host in the "IPDS XOAOPC" command for

raster coded fonts and IM1 image support.

Default: [300 dpi]

  • Auto

  • 240 dpi

  • 300 dpi

  • 600 dpi

Graph.Char.Str.

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

Default: [Auto]

  • Auto

  • Character Scale

  • Font Activation

Bar Code

Specify the barcode level protocol.

Default: [Auto]

  • Auto

  • 4028

  • Native

Box Draw

Specify the Box Draw processing.

Default: [Off]

  • On

  • Off

Clr. Simulation

Let you specify how color specification controls are processed on a monochromatic printer.

Default: [Fidelity]

  • Fidelity

  • Legacy

Text Colour Sim.

Specify how text color specification controls are processed on a monochrome laser printer.

Default: [On]

  • On

  • Off

Tray Mapping

Map the media source (input tray) to an ID the host uses for the media source.

Default: [Auto]

  • IPDS Tray

  • Auto