ATechnical Notes

Changing the Energy Star timeout

The timeout value for the Energy Star option is one hour. After an hour, the printer begins a cool-down cycle and requires a 10–15 minute warm-up period to be ready for printing. You can increase the timeout value when you want the printer to be ready for print jobs with no warm-up period.

1.When the printer is on and the Ready message appears, press the Menu button. The printer displays the first selection in the menu:

Help Pages

<---- ----> Menu

2.Using the left (<----)or right (---->)arrow buttons, scroll through the selections until the following message appears:

Printer Defaults

<---- ----> Menu

3.Press the Menu button to access printer default selections. The printer displays the following message:

Startup Page

<---- ----> Menu

4.Using the left or right arrow buttons, scroll through the selections until the following message appears:

Energy Star Timeout

<---- ----> Menu

5.Press the Menu button to access Energy Star selections. The printer displays the following message:

Timeout:999 hrs

<---- ----> OK

6.Using the left or right arrow buttons, scroll through the selections until the appropriate setting is reached.

Note Change the Energy Star Timeout from its default value (1 hour) to a maximum value by pressing the left arrow (<----) button.

7.Press the OK button to confirm your Energy Star timeout selection.

8.Return to the top level of the menu by pressing the Exit button until the printer displays the Ready message.

A-8Phaser 340 Color Printer

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Tektronix manual Changing the Energy Star timeout, 8Phaser 340 Color Printer