General Settings

You can specify the weight of plain paper when [Plain Paper] is selected as the paper thickness for each paper type in [Recycled Paper Setting], [Color Paper Setting], [Letterhead Setting], [Preprinted Paper Setting], [Bond Paper Setting], [Cardstock Setting], and [Label Paper Setting]. The paper weight can be set for each tray separately. For details about the actual paper weight, see Paper Specifications.

Default: [Plain Paper 2]

• Plain Paper 1

• Plain Paper 2

You can specify the thickness of the recycled paper. The paper thickness can be set for each tray separately. For details about the actual paper weight, see Paper Specifications.

Default: [Plain Paper]

• Thin Paper

• Plain Paper

• Middle Thick

• Thick Paper 1

• Thick Paper 2

• Thick Paper 3 (only for the bypass tray)

You can specify the thickness of the color paper. The paper thickness can be set for each tray separately. For details about the actual paper weight, see Paper Specifications.

Default: [Plain Paper]

• Thin Paper

• Plain Paper

• Middle Thick

• Thick Paper 1

• Thick Paper 2

• Thick Paper 3 (only for the bypass tray)

You can specify the thickness of the letterhead paper. The paper thickness can be set for each tray separately. For details about the actual paper weight, see Paper Specifications.

Default: [Plain Paper]

• Thin Paper

• Plain Paper

• Middle Thick

• Thick Paper 1

• Thick Paper 2

• Thick Paper 3 (only for the bypass tray)

You can specify the thickness of the label paper. The paper thickness can be set for each tray separately. For details about the actual paper weight, see Paper Specifications.

Default: [Thick Paper 2]

• Thin Paper

• Plain Paper

• Middle Thick

• Thick Paper 1

• Thick Paper 2

• Thick Paper 3 (only for the bypass tray)

You can specify the thickness of the envelope. The paper thickness can be set for Tray 1 and the bypass tray. For details about the actual paper weight, see Paper Specifications.

Default: [Thick Paper 2]

• Thick Paper 1

• Thick Paper 2

You can specify the thickness of the coated paper. The paper thickness can be set for each tray separately. For details about the actual paper weight, see Paper Specifications.

Default: [Thick Paper 1]

• Thick Paper 1

• Thick Paper 2

• Thick Paper 3 (only for the bypass tray)

You can specify the thickness of the preprinted paper. The paper thickness can be set for each tray separately. For details about the actual paper weight, see Paper Specifications.

Default: [Plain Paper]

• Thin Paper

• Plain Paper

• Middle Thick

• Thick Paper 1

• Thick Paper 2

• Thick Paper 3 (only for the bypass tray)

You can specify the thickness of the bond paper. The paper thickness can be set for each tray separately. For details about the actual paper weight, see Paper Specifications.

Default: [Plain Paper]

• Thin Paper

• Plain Paper

• Middle Thick

• Thick Paper 1

• Thick Paper 2

• Thick Paper 3 (only for the bypass tray)

You can specify the thickness of the cardstock. The paper thickness can be set for each tray separately. For details about the actual paper weight, see Paper Specifications.

Default: [Thick Paper 1]

• Thin Paper

• Plain Paper

• Middle Thick

• Thick Paper 1

• Thick Paper 2

• Thick Paper 3 (only for the bypass tray)

You can specify the timing when the Alert Indicator will light up to prompt the user to replace supplies.

• Toner, drum unit (black), drum unit (color), waste toner bottle, intermediate transfer unit, fusing unit

  Default: [Normal]

  • Notify Sooner

  • Normal

  • Notify Later

You can specify whether or not to continue printing after the drum unit exceeds its service life.

Default: [Continue Printing]

• Continue Printing

• Stop Printing

You can specify whether or not the amount of toner is displayed on the initial screen.

Default: [On]

• On

• Off

You can specify whether or not to protect the menu settings. If you enable this setting, you must specify a protection level.

If you would like to lower the protection level, disable this setting or select [Level 1].

You may not be able to change this setting depending on the setting of the printer.

Default: [Level 2]

• Level 1

• Level 2

• Off

You can specify whether or not to prohibit List/Test printing.

You may not be able to change this setting depending on the setting of the printer.

Default: [Off]

• On

• Off

You can specify whether or not to detect paper size errors.

Default: [Detect]

• Detect

  When a print job is being performed, the printer checks if the size of the paper fed from the tray matches the size specified on the [Paper Input] menu, paper size dial in the tray, or in the printer driver. If an error is detected, the printer displays an error message and stops printing.

• Do not Detect

  The printer does not detect paper size errors.

  

  • When [Paper Size Error Detect] is set to [Detect], a form feed cannot be performed.

You can switch the unit of measurement between [mm] and [inch].

Default:

(mainly Europe and Asia)
[mm]

(mainly North America)
[inch]

• mm

• inch

You can specify whether or not to enable the panel key sound.

Default: [On]

• On

• Off

You can specify the density of the display by selecting one of seven levels.

You can specify whether or not to scroll the display panel when the [ ] or [ ] key is held down. When you enable this setting, specify the scroll speed. (If repeat time is set to "Long", scroll speed becomes slow.)

Default: [Normal]

• Do not Repeat

• Normal

• Repeat Time: Medium

• Repeat Time: Long

You can specify the function that is selected by default whenever the printer is turned on or exits Energy Saver mode.

The order of the items on this menu reflects the order of the functions that appear when [Switch Functions] is pressed.

Default: [Printer]

• Printer

• Extended Features 1

• Extended Features 2

• Extended Features 3