Printer Defaults Help
View, set, or change general printer settings from the
Printer Defaults page. Making changes to printer default settings through
CentreWare IS is the same as making the corresponding changes from the printer's front panel. Changes to settings are saved in the printer's memory and are overridden on a job-by-job basis by settings made from the printer driver.
User Preferences
Startup Page
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On - The
Startup Page prints every time the printer is reset. The default setting is
On.
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Off - The
Startup Page is not printed.
Front Panel Menus
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On - The front panel displays all menus and allows full access to the settings. The default setting is
On.
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Off - This limits the menu items displayed on the front panel, preventing users from changing front panel settings that may affect the prints of other users. If the
Front Panel Menus field is set to
Off, users cannot access the Default Printer Settings menu, Advanced Printer Settings menu, or Network Settings menu.
PostScript Error Information
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On - The printer prints a summary report of all PostScript errors that occurred during the print job.
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Off - The printer does not print a PostScript error summary report. The default setting is
Off.
Power Saver - Displays the status of the
Power Saver mode setting. The default setting is
On.
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On -
Power Saver mode is set on.
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Off -
Power Saver mode is set off.
Set Front Panel Language - Select the default language for the printer front panel from the drop-down box. All available languages for the printer model are contained in the list.
Accessible Front Panel - This option turns on or off front panel accessibility for disabled persons. When
On is selected, the front panel will not timeout and key repeating is turned off. When this field is set to
Off, the front panel times out after a short period of no activity and key repeating is turned on. The default setting is
Off.
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On - Accessible options mode is set on.
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Off - Accessible options mode is set off.
Metric Defaults - This field selects whether default sizes that are affected by the
Reset Printer Setup are measured in millimeters or inches. The default setting is
Off.
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On - All affected interfaces are set to metric dimensions after an
NVRAM reset.
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Off - All affected interfaces are set to US dimensions after an
NVRAM reset.
Local Printer Information
Printer Name (SNMP System Name) - This field allows you to specify the printer name up to
32 characters. This can also be set from various other pages within
CentreWare IS.
Printer Location (SNMP System Location) - This field allows you to specify the printer's location up to
255 characters. This can also be set from various other pages within
CentreWare IS.
Printer Contact (SNMP System Contact) - This field allows you to specify the name of the contact person for printer problems or issues. This field can contain up to
255 characters. This can also be set from various other pages within
CentreWare IS.
Printer Contact Email Address - This field contains the email address for the printer contact Administrator. You can enter a maximum of
80 characters in this field. The default setting for this field is blank.
Printer Contact Phone Number - This is a user-specified field that can contain up to
48 characters. The default setting for this field is blank.
Printer Contact Web Site URL - This is a user-specified field that can contain up to
255 characters. The default setting for this field is blank.
Printer Asset Number - This is a user-specified field that can contain up to
255 characters. This value could be your company's tracking number for the printer as a capital asset. The default setting for this field is blank.
Timeout Settings
Wait Timeout,
Job Timeout, and
Load Paper Timeout settings control when print jobs are automatically canceled.
Power Saver Timeout controls the length of time before the printer goes into power saving mode.
Wait Timeout - The value in this field determines how long the printer waits for expected data during a print job. If the printer does not receive expected data within the specified period of time after the job is started, the printer cancels the job. Enter a value in seconds. A value of
0 indicates no timeout; that is, the printer does not time out while waiting for data. The value entered must be between
0 and
2147483. The default setting is
120 seconds.
Job Timeout - The value in this field determines how long the printer waits during an interrupted print job before ending the job. Enter a value in seconds. A value of
0 indicates no timeout; that is, the printer will never cancel the job. The value entered must be between
0 and
65535.
Load Paper Timeout - The value in this field determines how long the printer waits for paper to be loaded during a print job before canceling the job. Click on the drop-down box and select a value from the list. A value of
None indicates no timeout; that is, the printer will never cancel the job until paper is loaded. The default setting is
3 minutes.
Power Saver Timeout
The value in this field determines the length of time in minutes before the printer goes into power saving mode per ENERGY STAR® guidelines. Click on the drop-down box and select a value from the list. The default setting is
30 minutes.
Print Mode Settings
Change the settings here to adjust print speed and image appearance.
Print-Quality Mode
Select a
Print-Quality Mode depending on your printing needs. These modes affect both the appearance of your prints and the time required to print them. The default
Print-Quality Mode is
600 x 600 dpi.
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600 x 600 dpi - Selects the print resolution to be
600 dots per inch.
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True 1200 x 1200 dpi - Selects the print resolution to be true
1200 dots per inch.
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Draft Mode - Selects lightened use of toner at
600 dots per inch.
Image Smoothing
Image Smoothing blends adjacent shades of gray in low-resolution images for smoother shade transitions. For example, use Image Smoothing to improve the appearance of a
72-dpi image downloaded from the web. Image Smoothing is not recommended for
300-dpi or higher images. The default value for this field is
Off.
2-Sided Printing
You can choose to print on both sides of a sheet of paper. Options are
Disabled,
Long Edge, and
Short Edge. If you select
Disabled, the printer prints only on one side of a sheet of paper. Use
Disabled when printing on transparencies, envelopes, or labels.
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Long Edge - Prints on both sides of a sheet of paper with the images printed so the job can be bound on the long edge of the sheet. Set Paper orientation in the printer driver to either
Landscape or
Portrait. |
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Short Edge - Prints on both ides of a sheet of paper with the images printed so the job can be bound on the short edge of the sheet. Set Paper orientation in the printer driver to either
Landscape or
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Note: This field is not displayed if 2-sided printing is not supported by the printer configuration. To use the 2-sided printing feature, you must have a
Phaser 4500B or
Phaser 4500N with the optional duplex unit installed, or a
Phaser 4500DT or
4500DX printer. The
Phaser 4500DT and
Phaser 4500DX printer configurations include the duplex unit standard. For more information on recommended paper types, refer to your printer documentation.
Edge-To-Edge Printing
Select
On from the drop-down box to print documents to the edge of the page. Select
Off for industry standard unprintable margins. The default value is
On.
Paper Source
If the sent print job has
Paper Source specified using the printer driver, the printer driver value is used. If no value for
Paper Source has been specified in the printer driver, the printer uses the value stored in the
Paper Source field in
CentreWare IS. If no value has been selected for
Paper Source in
CentreWare IS, this field defaults to
AutoSelect. Supported values are:
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AutoSelect - The printer determines which tray to use depending on the job.
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Tray 1 - The printer takes media from Tray 1.
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Tray 2 - The printer takes media from Tray 2.
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Tray 3 - The printer takes media from Tray 3*.
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Tray 4 - The printer takes media from Tray 4*.
* Available only if optional tray is installed.
Tray Sequence - If multiple trays are installed on the printer, you can select which order the printer will select media from. Click the drop-down box for the options available.
Job Offset
Select this option for the printer to place sheets in offset positions between jobs.
Job Offset is also known as "jogging" or "job separation". The default setting is
Off. This field is not displayed if the stacker is not installed on the printer.
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On - Changes the paper output position after the last page of the job is printed.
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Off - Turns
Job Offset off.
Output Tray
Select the paper destination from
Standard Output Tray or
Stacker. The default setting is
Standard Output Tray. This field is not displayed if the stacker is not installed on the printer.
Output Tray Switch
When any output tray is full and
Output Tray Switch is
Off, printing stops and the printer front panel displays an error. When any output tray is full and
Output Tray Switch is
On, printing continues with prints stacked in the non-full output tray, and the printer front panel displays a warning. The default setting is
On. This field is not displayed if the stacker is not installed on the printer.
Print With Low Toner
You can continue to print when the toner is low and maximize toner life by selecting
On from the drop-down box. Select
Off to ensure print quality. The default setting is
On.
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