306 Using the Operator Panel Menus and Keypad
System Settings
Use the System Settings menu to configure a variety of printer features.
• Power Saver Timer
Purpose:
To specify a time period before the printer enter each power saver mode.
Values:
Select 1min (default) for Low Power Timer if your printer shares an electrical circuit with your room
lights and you notice them flickering. Otherwise, select a high value to keep your printer available for
frequent use with the minimum warm-up time.
The printer automatically exits a power saver mode when it receives a print job from a computer or fax
data through the telephone line. Alternatively, you can manually bring it back to the ready-to-print
state. Press any button on the operator panel in Low Power mode. In Sleep mode, press the
(Energy Saver) button. Whether the printer is in Low Power or Sleep mode, it will take about 25
seconds for the printer to resume the ready-to-print state.
• Auto Reset
Purpose:
To specify a time period before the printer restores the default setting for the current menu item and
resumes the ready-to-print state when an attempt to change the setting is left unfinished.
Values:
Low Power
Timer
1min* By default, the printer enters Low Power mode in one minute
of inactivity after completion of the last job. You can change
the Low Power Timer setting within a range from 1 to 30
minutes.
1min - 30min
Sleep Timer 6min* By default, the printer enters Sleep mode in six minutes of
inactivity starting from the moment it entered Low Power
mode. You can change the Sleep Timer setting within a
range from 6 to 11 minutes.
6min - 11min
* Factory default menu setting
45sec*
1min
2min
3min
4min
* Factory default menu setting