Printing Menu

When a Printing Menu item is changed through the printer control panel, the new setting then becomes the default value. However, any selections made through a software application will override printer control panel settings. See Figure 3-2, item A for the location of the Printing Menu on the Menu Map.

Table 3-2

Printing Menu Items

 

 

 

 

 

Item

Options

Explanation

 

 

 

 

PRINT MENU MAP

No options available

When PRINT MENU MAP is displayed, press [Select] to print a

 

 

 

configuration page and a menu map. The message

 

 

 

PRINTING CONFIGURATION PAGE is displayed. (See

 

 

 

``Understanding the Self Test Printout,’’ in Chapter 7.)

 

 

 

 

PWRSAVE

OFF,

PWRSAVE stands for PowerSave. This menu item sets the

 

 

15 MIN,

amount of time the printer is idle before the printer cools down.

 

 

30 MIN*,

The printer automatically starts warming to printing temperature

 

 

1 HR,

when a job is sent to the printer, a printer control panel key is

 

 

2 HRS,

pressed, paper is loaded or removed, or the top door is opened.

 

 

3 HRS

(See “Saving Power with the PowerSave Feature” in Chapter 8.)

 

 

 

 

COPIES

1* to 999

Select any number from 1 to 999. Press [- Value +] once to

 

 

 

change setting by increments of 1 or hold down to scroll by

 

 

 

increments of 10.

 

 

 

 

PAPER

LETTER* (110V printers),

The default image size for paper or envelopes can be set with

 

 

A4* (220V printers),

the printer control panel.

 

 

Executive,

 

 

 

Legal,

 

 

 

A5 (from Tray 1 only)

 

ENVELOPE

COM10* (110V printers),

 

 

 

DL* (220V printers),

 

 

 

Monarc,

 

 

 

C5,

 

 

 

B5

 

 

 

 

 

WIDE A4

NO*

The Wide A4 setting changes the number of characters that

 

 

YES

may be printed on a single line of A4 paper. For example,

 

 

 

when set to NO, 78 10-pitch characters will be printed on one

 

 

 

line. When set to YES, 80 10-pitch characters will be printed.

 

 

 

 

COURIER

REGULAR*

When set to REGULAR, the internal courier font is the same font

 

 

DARK

used in the LaserJet series 4 printers. When set to DARK, the

 

 

 

internal courier font is the same as the LaserJet series 3

 

 

 

printers. Both fonts are not available at the same time.

 

 

 

 

ORIENTATION

P*

P stands for portrait (vertical) and L stands for landscape

 

 

L

(horizontal) orientation of type on the page.

 

 

 

 

*Indicates factory default.

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HP 5M manual Printing Menu, Options Explanation