Tektronix 340 manual Printer standby modes

Technical Notes A

Printer standby modes

Idle for 4 hours When the printer is idle for more than 4 hours, it goes into a standby mode that keeps the printer ready to use yet reduces energy consumption.

The printer exits standby mode when you send a file to the printer, press any front panel button, install or remove a media tray, or open any cover. For example, adding ink causes the printer to exit standby mode. When the printer exits this standby mode, it is ready to print in about 5 minutes.

Energy Star mode When the printer is idle for the time set in the Energy Star front panel menu, it cools down completely. When the printer exits the Energy Star mode, it is ready to print in about 10–15 minutes.

For printers ordered with the Energy Star option, the Energy Star default is set to one hour. After an hour of inactivity, the printer begins a cool-down cycle that requires a 10–15 minute warm-up period before being ready to use again. Increasing the Energy Star value from one hour keeps the printer ready for printing and eliminates the warm-up period. In the printer’s standard configuration, the Energy Star default is set to 999 hours.

Since the printer uses ink during warm-up from a power-off condition and when exiting Energy Star mode, you can reduce ink consumption by leaving the printer on. To ensure optimum printing performance and best ink economy, leave the printer turned on overnight and during weekends.

There are two ways you can change the Energy Star mode:

■Through the printer’s front panel. Refer to the menu map in Chapter 7 to locate the Energy Star Timeout setting in the front panel submenu. Refer to “Changing the Energy Star timeout” on page A-10 for directions on changing the Energy Star timeout value.

■Use your World Wide Web browser. Refer to the PhaserShare Status Software User Manual for more information.

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