Table 3-2

Printing Menu Items (continued)

 

 

 

 

Item

Options

Explanation

 

 

 

 

FORM

60*

(110V printers)

Sets vertical spacing, from 5 to 128 lines, for default paper size.

(5 to 128 LINES)

64*

(220V printers)

Press [- Value +] once to change setting by increments of 1 or hold

 

 

 

down to scroll by increments of 10.

 

 

 

MANUAL FEED

OFF*

Available only through Tray 1. When Manual Feed is ON and Tray

 

ON

 

1 is empty, the printer goes off line when it receives a print job and

 

 

 

displays MANUALLY FEED media size. See “Manually Feeding

 

 

 

Pages” in Chapter 4.

 

 

 

RET

OFF

RET stands for “Resolution Enhancement technology.” It

 

LIGHT

refines the print quality of characters and graphics by

 

MEDIUM*

smoothing the fine gradations along the angles and curves of

 

DARK

the printed image. See “Enhancing Resolution” in Chapter 6

 

 

 

for more information.

 

 

 

ECONOMODE

OFF*

EconoMode substantially reduces the amount of toner on the

 

ON

 

printed page; the result is similar to draft mode on some dot

 

 

 

matrix printers. See “EconoMode Printing” in Chapter 6.

 

 

 

DUPLEX

OFF*

Determines whether the printer prints on both sides (duplex) or

 

ON

 

one side (simplex) of a sheet. See “Printing with the Duplex

 

 

 

Unit” in Chapter 4.

BIND

LONG EDGE*

Determines orientation of print on the page when using a

 

SHORT EDGE

duplex unit. See “Specifying a Duplex Setup” in Chapter 4.

 

 

 

 

*Indicates factory default. Shading denotes optional items.

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HP 5M manual Form, Manual Feed OFF, Ret Off, Light, Medium, Economode OFF, Duplex OFF, Bind Long Edge, Short Edge