Using the Control Panel

3.2

Buttons

Button Description

On Line/
Continue
• Press to switch between on-line and off-line.
• In menu mode, press to return to ready mode.
You can check the printer status according to the
button backlight.
Green
On The printer is on-line and can
receive data from the
computer.
Blinking
• When the backlight slowly
blinks, the printer is
receiving data from the
computer.
• When the backlight fast
blinks, the printer is
receiving and printing data.
If you want to pause printing,
switch the printer to off-line.
Orange
On
The printer has stopped
printing due to a major error.
Check the display message.
See page 7.10 for details on
the meaning of the error
message.
Blinking
A minor error occurs and the
printer is waiting an error to
be cleared. Check the display
message. When the problem
is cleared, the printer
resumes printing. If you want
to ignore this warning, press
this button.
Off
• The printer is off-line and cannot print.
• The printer is in the Power Save mode.
When data is received, it switches to
on-line automatically.
Menu • Press to enter menu mode.
• In menu mode, press to scroll through the menus.
Enter In menu mode, press to select the displayed sub
menu item or to confirm the changed setting. You
can see the selected value marked with *.
Scroll
buttons
In menu mode, press to scroll through sub menu
items or setting options. Pressing

moves you to
the next option and pressing

sends you back to
the previous option.
Cancel • Press to cancel the current print job.
• In menu mode, press to return to ready mode.
Using Control Panel Menus
A number of menus are available to make it easy for you to
change printer settings. The diagram on next column shows the
menus and all of the menu items available in each menu. The
items in each menu and the values you can select are described
in more detail in the tables beginning on page 3.3.

Accessing Control Panel Menus

You can control your printer from the printer’s control panel.
You can also set the control panel menus while the printer is in
use.
1
In ready mode, press the
Menu
button ( ) until you see
the menu you want on the bottom line of the display.
2
Press the
Enter
button ( ) to access the menu.
3
Press the scroll button ( or ) until the desired menu
item displays on the bottom line.
4
Press the
Enter
button ( ) to confirm the selected item.
5
If the selected menu item has sub menus, repeat steps 3
and 4.
6
Press the scroll button ( or ) until the desired setting
option displays on the bottom line, or enter the required
value.
7
Press the
Enter
button ( ) to save your input or
selection.
An asterisk (
*
) appears next to the selection on the
display, indicating that it is now the default.
8
To exit the menu, press the
Upper Level
button ( )
repeatedly, or the
Cancel
button ( ).
After 60 seconds of inactivity (no key being pressed), the
printer automatically returns to ready mode.
N
OTE
: Print settings made from the printer driver on a
connected computer override the settings on the control panel.
Upper
Level In menu mode, press to go back to the upper menu
level.
Tone r
Save
Press to enable or disable the Toner Save mode.
• If the button backlight is on, the mode is enabled
and the printer uses less toner to print a
document.
• If the button backlight is off, the mode is disabled
and the printer will print in the normal quality.
For more information on the Toner Save mode, see
page 2.8.

Button Description