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When printing intermixed black-and-white and full-color print jobs, switching from full-color mode to black-and-white mode takes time, causing loss of throughput each time the mode is switched.
When the machine prints a full-color print job followed by a black-and-white job, you can improve throughput by adjusting the number of black-and-white sheets the machine prints in full-color mode before switching to black-and-white mode.
Because switching color modes takes time, increasing the amount of sheets before modes are switched will improve throughput.
In the 04: [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 |
|---|---|
0 (Invalid) | Even black-and-white print jobs are printed in full color mode without switching to black-and-white mode. Although throughput is improved by this, the cyan, magenta and yellow development units are used for black-and-white printing, resulting in a shortened replacement cycle of the development unit. |
1 (Minimum) | Full color mode switches to black-and-white mode after 1 full color sheet is printed in full color mode. The second and subsequent black-and-white sheets are printed in black-and-white-mode. Although throughput is not improved by this setting, the cyan, magenta, and yellow development units are not used for black-and-white printing, resulting in an extended replacement cycle of the development unit. |
10 (Maximum) | Full color mode switches to black-and-white mode after 9 black-and-white sheets are printed in full color mode. The tenth and subsequent black-and-white sheets are printed in black-and-white-mode. The mode does not switch if there are fewer than 10 black-and-white sheets, resulting in improved throughput. |
When black-and-white print jobs are printed in full color mode without switching to black-and-white mode, the cyan, magenta and yellow development units are used for black-and-white printing, resulting in a shortened replacement cycle of the development unit.
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.
