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Print Error Report
You can specify whether the printer prints an error report when a printer or memory error occurs.
Default: [Off]
Auto Continue
You can specify whether or not the printer automatically continues to print after a system error occurs. For details about how to configure this function, see Executing form feed when an error occurs.
Default: [Off]
Store and Skip Errored Job
A document is automatically stored in the printer if a print job is suspended due to an error. Despite this error, the next document can be printed. This function can be used for Normal Print, Sample Print, and Stored Print files. The job type can be specified in the "Job Type:" list of the printer driver. For details, see Printing Stored Documents.
Printing of the document that is stored in the printer can be resumed by operating the control panel. For details, see Printing of documents stored when print configuration errors occur.
The storage method differs depending on the type of the specified document. For details, see Storing jobs with errors automatically.
You can specify the number of pages to check for errors. Enter the number of pages between 1 to 999. (Default: "3")
When two or more pages is specified, the first page of a document may take longer to print.
Default: [Off]
Memory Overflow
You can specify whether or not to print a memory overflow report.
Default: [Do not Print]
Auto Cancel Conf. for PDL Error Job
You can specify whether or not to cancel printing and display confirmation screen when an error occurs because of restrictions related to the printer language, options, or security settings.
Default: [Do not Display]
Auto Cancel for Prt. Job(s) on Error
When an error occurs, the printer cancels the print job with an error and the jobs received before the error occurs. For details about setting this function, see Automatically canceling printing of jobs with errors.
Default: [Off]
Rotate by 180 Degrees
You can specify whether to rotate the print image 180 degrees relative to the paper orientation.
Default: [Off]
Anti-Humidity
Select whether or not to reduce paper curl and print smearing when printing in a high-humidity environment.
Anti-Humidity Setting
Default: [Off]
On
Off
Anti-Humidity Level
Default: [Level 1 (Weak)]
Level 1 (Weak)
Level 2 (Medium)
Level 3 (Strong)
Print Compressed Data
You can specify whether to uncompress and extract compressed job data before printing it.
The supported compression format is GZIP.
Default: [Off]
Memory Usage
You can specify the amount of memory used in Font Priority or Frame Priority, according to paper size or resolution.
Default: [Frame Priority]
Duplex
You can specify whether or not to print on both sides of each page.
Default: [Off]
Copies
You can specify the number of print sets. This setting is disabled if the number of pages to print has been specified with the printer driver or another command.
The number of copies can be specified from 1 to 999 by increments of one.
Default: "1" copies
Blank Page Print
You can specify whether or not to print blank pages.
Default: [On]
Pages that match one of the following conditions are identified as blank.
There are no images.
There are images but they are outside the printable area.
There are only blank characters.
PCL Character Thickness Adjustment
Specify whether or not to thicken the typeface if characters appear blurred when printing through the PCL 5c or PCL6 printer driver.
Default: [Off]
On
Off
Spool Printing
You can specify whether or not to complete spooling before starting to print. Spooling stores a print job temporarily in the printer, and then prints it. This function is available only if the hard disk is installed on the printer.
Default: [Off]
Jobs Not Printed As Machine Was Off
This function is available only if the hard disk is installed on the printer.
You can specify whether or not to print Hold Print files whose specified print time has already passed when the printer's main power switch is turned on.
Default: [Do not Print]
Print When Machine On
When the printer's main power is turned on, the printer automatically prints all the Hold Print files stored in the printer whose specified print time has already passed.
Do not Print
If there are Hold Print files whose specified print time has already passed when the printer's power is turned on, the specified print time will be canceled and the files will be deleted depending on the [Auto Delete Temporary Print Jobs] setting. For details, see Data Management (SP C342DN).
Restrict Direct Print Jobs
This function is available only if the hard disk is installed on the printer.
When a print job is sent to the printer, you can specify whether to store the document in the printer without printing it or cancel printing it. To prevent documents being left on the tray unattended, the documents that have been stored automatically in the printer are not printed unless the control panel is used to print them.
If a document is a Normal Print, Sample Print, or Stored Print file, it can be printed physically. The job type can be specified in the "Job Type:" list of the printer driver. For details, see Printing Stored Documents.
If [Automatcly. Store Jobs] is selected, the storage method differs depending on the type of the specified document. For details, see Preventing Documents from Being Left Unattended or Taken By Mistake.
Default: [Off]
Off
Automatcly. Store Jobs
Documents are automatically stored in the printer without being printed regardless of their print settings.
Cncl All Direct Prt Jobs
Printing is always canceled regardless of the print settings.
Switch Initial Screen
This function is available only if the hard disk is installed on the printer.
You can specify the screen to be displayed when [Printer] is pressed in the Home screen.
Default: [Job List]
Job List
Displays the list of jobs.
Print Jobs
Displays the lists of the document stored in the printer and the User IDs.
Printer Language
You can specify the printer language.
Default: [Auto]
Default Printer Language
You can set the default printer language if the printer cannot find the printer language automatically.
Default: [PCL]
Sub Paper Size
You can specify whether A4 or Letter (81/2 ×11) size paper is automatically selected as the default size when the job-specified size is unavailable.
Default: [Auto]
Page Size
You can specify the default paper size.
Default:
(mainly Europe and Asia)A4
(mainly North America)81/2 × 11
The paper size you can specify is as follows:
- (mainly Europe and Asia)
A4, A5, A6, B5 JIS, B6 JIS, C5 Env, C6 Env, DL Env, 81/2 × 14, 81/2 × 132/5, 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, 16K, Custom Size
- (mainly North America)
81/2 × 14, 81/2 × 132/5, 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, A4, A5, A6, B5 JIS, B6 JIS, C5 Env, C6 Env, DL Env, 16K, Custom Size
Letterhead Setting
You can specify whether or not to print on paper that has a fixed print side or print direction (letterhead paper, for example). For details, see Loading Orientation-Fixed Paper or Two-Sided Paper.
Default: [Auto Detect]
Off
The letterhead printing mode is disabled.
Auto Detect
You can specify whether or not to print using letterhead mode whenever a page that has a fixed print side or print direction is specified as the first page.
On (Always)
Print with the letterhead printing mode regularly.
Tray Setting Priority
You can specify whether or not to give priority to the settings specified by the printer driver or commands or to the ones made on the control panel for each tray when the printer receives print data. Only the trays attached to the printer are displayed.
Paper Confirmation for Bypass Tray
You can specify whether or not to display the confirming screen for the paper size, type and feed direction on the control panel when paper is fed from the bypass tray. If [Display] is specified, you can check the print settings for the bypass tray before printing starts.
Default: [Do not Display]
Display
Do not Display
Bypass Tray
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 the settings specified using the control panel.
Machine Setting(s)
The paper settings specified on the printer's control panel are applied to all print jobs. An error may occur if the paper settings specified using the printer driver or by print command do not match those specified using the control panel.
Machine Setting(s): Any Type
Printing is performed according to the paper size specified using the printer driver or print command and the paper type specified on the machine. Regardless of the type of paper in the paper tray, you can print properly by specifying a paper type using the printer driver or print command.
Any Size/Type
If paper that matches the settings specified in the printer driver or commands is not loaded in any of the printer's paper trays, you can proceed with printing by applying the settings to the bypass tray. This function supports PS3, PDF, PCL, and XPS.
Any Custom Size/Type
If a custom paper size is specified in the printer driver or commands, and the matching paper is not loaded in any of the printer's paper trays, you can proceed with printing by applying the settings to the bypass tray. This function supports PS3, PDF, PCL, and XPS.
Trays 1 to 2
Default: [Machine Setting(s)]
Driver/Command
Machine Setting(s)
Edge to Edge Print
Select to whether or not to print using the whole area of paper, leaving no edge borders.
Default: [Off]
Tray Switching
You can specify whether or not the printer automatically switches paper trays if paper of the specified size and type is not loaded in the driver-specified tray.
Default: [Off]
RAM Disk
If the hard disk is not installed for PDF Direct Print, select a value of 2 MB or higher. This function is displayed only if no hard disk is installed.
Default: [4 MB]
Extended Auto Tray Switching
You can specify whether or not to automatically switch to a suitable tray when the current tray runs out of paper.
When [On] is set, the extended auto tray switching is priority, regardless of the printer driver settings.
Default: [Off]
I/O Buffer
You can set the size of the I/O Buffer. Normally it is not necessary to change this setting.
Default: [128 KB]
I/O Timeout
You can set how many seconds the printer should wait before ending a print job. If data from another port usually arrives in the middle of a print job, you should increase this timeout period.
Default: [15 seconds]
Toner Saving
You can specify whether or not to reduce toner consumption when printing. When this setting is enabled, print quality may be degraded.
Default: [Off]
