Resets menu

Use this menu with caution. You can lose buffered page data or printer configuration settings when you select these items. Only reset the printer under the following circumstances:

You want to restore the printer’s default settings.

Communication between the printer and computer has been interrupted.

￿You are using multiple I/O ports, and one of the ports is having problems.

The items in the resets menu clear all memory in the printer, while [CANCEL JOB] clears only the current job.

Table 23. Resets menu

Item

Explanation

POWERSAVE=ON

This item allows the user to turn PowerSave on and off. If PowerSave is off, the

 

printer never uses the PowerSave mode and no asterisk appears next to any item

 

when the user selects the menu item POWERSAVE TIME in the configuration menu.

 

 

RESET MEMORY

This item clears the printer buffer and the active I/O input buffer, and resets the

 

printer to use the default control panel menu settings.

 

The DATA RECEIVED message might appear on the printer control panel.

 

Resetting memory during a print job can result in data loss.

 

 

RESTORE FACTORY

This item performs a simple reset and restores all non-EIO control panel settings to

SETTINGS

factory (default) settings. This item also clears the input buffer for the active I/O.

 

The DATA RECEIVED message might appear on the printer control panel.

 

 

RESET ACTIVE I/O

This item performs a simple reset and clears the input and output buffers (for the

CHANNEL

active I/Os only).

 

The DATA RECEIVED message might appear on the printer control panel.

 

 

RESET ALL I/O

This item performs a simple reset and clears the input and output buffers for all

CHANNELS

I/O ports.

 

 

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