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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

  • On - The Startup Page prints every time the printer is reset.
  • Off - The Startup Page is not printed. The default setting is Off.

Front Panel Menus

  • On - The front panel displays all menus and allows full access to the settings. The default setting is On.
  • 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

  • On - The printer prints a summary report of all PostScript errors that occurred during the print job.
  • Off - The printer does not print a PostScript error summary report. The default setting is Off.

Power Saver - When Power Saver is On, the printer automatically goes into power saving mode when it has been idle for the amount of time specified in the Power Saver Timeout field. When Power Saver is Off, the printer will not go into power saving mode due to timeout. The default setting is On.

  • On - Power Saver mode is set on.
  • 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 configuration 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.

  • On - Accessible options mode is set on.
  • 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.

  • On - All affected interfaces are set to metric dimensions after an NVRAM reset.
  • Off - All affected interfaces are set to US dimensions after an NVRAM reset.

Tray Prompt - This field turns the front panel message On or Off to select paper type and size when a tray is inserted in the printer. The default setting is Off.

  • On - Turns on the front panel prompt to select paper type and size when a tray is inserted.
  • Off - Turns off the front panel prompt to select paper type and size when a tray is inserted.

MPT Prompt - This field turns the front panel message On or Off to select paper type and size when paper is put into Tray 1 (MPT). The default setting is On.

  • On - Turns on the front panel prompt to select paper type and size when paper is put into Tray 1 (MPT).
  • Off - Turns off the front panel prompt to select paper type and size when paper is put into Tray 1 (MPT).

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 60 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.

  • 600 x 600 dpi - Selects the print resolution to be 600 dots per inch.
  • True 1200 x 1200 dpi - Selects the print resolution to be true 1200 dots per inch.
  • Draft Mode - Selects lightened use of toner at 600 dots per inch.

Print Quantity – The value in this field determines how many prints are made of each page in a print job. The default value is 1.

Image Smoothing - This setting 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 setting 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.

Long edge landscape paper image Long edge portrait paper image 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.
Short edge portrait paper image Short edge landscape paper image 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 Portrait.

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 5500B with the optional duplex unit installed, or a Phaser 5500DN, 5500DT or 5500DX configuration printer. The Phaser 5500DN, 5500DT and 5500DX 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 PostScript® files to the edge of the page. Select Off for industry standard unprintable margins. The default setting 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:

  • AutoSelect - The printer determines which tray to use depending on the job.
  • Tray 1 (MPT) - The printer takes media from Tray 1.
  • Tray 2 - The printer takes media from Tray 2.
  • Tray 3 - The printer takes media from Tray 3.
  • Tray 4 - The printer takes media from Tray 4*.
  • Tray 5 - The printer takes media from Tray 5*.
  • Tray 6 - The printer takes media from Tray 6*.

* Available only if optional tray is installed.

Tray Sequence - Use this setting to select the order in which the printer selects media from different trays. Click the drop-down box for the options available. The default setting is Off.

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 On. This field is not displayed if the stacker or finisher is not installed on the printer.

  • On - Changes the paper output position after the last page of the job is printed.
  • Off - Turns Job Offset off.

Output Tray - Select the paper destination from Standard Output Tray, Stacker Upper Tray or Stacker Lower Tray. The default setting is Standard Output Tray. This field is not displayed if the stacker or finisher 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 or finisher is not installed on the printer.

Print With Low Toner - To continue to print when the toner is low and maximize toner life, select On from the drop-down box. Select Off to ensure print quality. The default setting is On.

Stapling Options - If the finisher with the stapler option is installed on the printer, you can select Stapling Options here. The default setting is None.

  • None - Output sheets are not stapled.
  • Front - Places one staple in the upper right corner of an unrotated short-edge fed page or in the upper left corner of an unrotated long-edge fed page. The output sheets are sent to the selected paper output destination.
  • Rear - Places one staple in the upper left corner of an unrotated short-edge fed page or in the lower left corner of an unrotated long-edge fed page. The output sheets are sent to the selected paper output destination.
  • Dual - Places two staples along the top edge of an unrotated short-edge fed page or along the left edge of an unrotated long-edge fed page. The output sheets are sent to the selected paper output destination.

Punch - Select On to turn hole punching on. The finisher hole punch option provides 3 or 2/4-hole punching. The default setting is Off. This field is not displayed if the finisher with the hole punch option is not installed on the printer.

Punch Holes - Select 2 or 4 to turn 2 or 4-hole punching on. The default setting is 2 holes. This field is not displayed if the finisher with the 2/4-hole punch option is not installed on the printer.

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