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Improving Throughput when Continuously Performing Black and White and Color Printing

When a combination of black-and-white, full-color and special color printing is performed, switching color modes takes time, resulting in insufficient throughput.

Optimize the amount of sheets the machine prints in the current color mode before switching to another mode.

You can switch the color mode as follows:

Because switching color modes takes time, increasing the amount of sheets before modes are switched will improve throughput.

1In the [Machine: Productivity] group on the [Adjustment Settings for Operators] menu, change the value in 0401: [No. of Sheets for Auto Color Selection].

Optimize the amount of sheets for your operating environment.

Value

Behavior

1 (Minimum)

  • When black-and-white printing is performed after full color printing, full color mode switches to black-and-white mode after 1 black-and-white sheet is printed in full color mode. Although throughput is not improved by this setting, cyan, magenta, and yellow development units are not used for black-and-white printing.

  • When black-and-white printing is performed after special color printing, special color mode switches to black-and-white mode after 1 black-and-white sheet is printed in special color mode. Although throughput is not improved by this setting, special color development unit is not used for black-and-white printing.

  • When full color printing is performed after special color printing, special color mode switches to full color mode after 1 full color sheet is printed in special color mode. Although throughput is not improved by this setting, special color development unit is not used for full color printing.

10 (Maximum)

  • When black-and-white printing is performed after full color printing, full color mode switches to black-and-white mode after 10 black-and-white sheets are printed in full color mode.

  • When black-and-white printing is performed after special color printing, special color mode switches to black-and-white mode after 10 black-and-white sheets are printed in special color mode.

  • When full color printing is performed after special color printing, special color mode switches to full color mode after 10 full color sheets are printed in special color mode.

Note

  • If black-and-white printing is performed in full-color mode, cyan, magenta, and yellow development units are used for black-and-white printing, so that the Photoconductor unit needs to be replaced in a shorter period of time.

  • If black-and-white printing is performed in special color mode, the special color development units are used for black-and-white printing, so that the Photoconductor unit needs to be replaced in a shorter period of time.

  • When black-and-white printing is performed after full color printing, full color mode is always enabled as color printing cannot be performed in black-and-white mode.

  • When special color printing is performed after black-and-white printing, special color mode is always enabled as color printing cannot be performed in black-and-white mode.

  • Special color mode is available for Pro C7200X, Pro C7210X, Pro C7200SX, and Pro C7210SX.