This article provides a brief description of all of the configurable settings found under Configuration > General Settings. NOTE: Security permissions set on the device may prevent access to these settings.
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Bold text indicates MFP default settings.
EWS = Embedded Web Server

EWS Setting (Top-to-Bottom)	Purpose	Configuration Selections Available
Display Language	Adjusts user interface layout for user interface and web page.	English French German Italian Spanish Danish Norwegian Dutch Swedish Brazilian-Portuguese Finnish Russian Polish Turkish Simplified Chinese* * Chinese font card required for operation.
Keyboard	Adjusts MFP keyboard layout.	Keyboard  languages similar to above. Two configurable Custom keyboard keys. Accents/Symbols
Paper Sizes	Determines default paper sizes based on geography.	US Metric
Show initial prompts	Configures the MFP to show initial setup prompts after the device is powered on.	Yes or No NOTE: After the setup wizard on the device has completed, this setting defaults to No.
Displayed information	Allow user to determine what is displayed in the upper left- and right-hand corners of the user interface.	Selections for both left- and right-hand corner of the MFP user interface: None IP Address Hostname Contact Name Location Date/Time mDNS/DDNS Service Name Zero Configuration Name Custom Text 1 (User controlled) Custom Text 2 (User controlled)
Date Format	Specifies displayed date format based on the geographical location.	MM-DD-YYYY DD-MM-YYYY YYYY-MM-DD
Time Format	Specifies displayed time format for 12 or 24 hour clock.	12 hour A.M./P.M. 24 hour clock
General Defaults	Sets certain default printer parameters based on the geographical location.	-U.S. or International Settings affected: -Tray defaults: Letter-to- A4 -Manual Envelope (10 Envelope-to- DL Envelope) -Default MP Feeder Paper Size: Letter- to-A4 -Original copy size:  Letter-to-A4 -Original fax send size: Letter-to-A4 -Original E-mail Size:  -Original FTP size -Universal Units-of-Measure (mm- to-inches) -Date Time Format: MM-DD-YYYY-to-DD-MM-YYYY
Screen Brightness	Adjusts the brightness of the LCD on the control panel.	5 dark 100 bright
Show Bookmarks	This setting allows or prevents the viewing of bookmarks.	Yes or No Refer to the following articles for more information about bookmarks: Click here for information about the creation of bookmarks. Click here for information about the selection of bookmarks.
Allow Background Removal	This setting allows or prevents the filtering of background images or artifacts when performing a scan.	Yes or No HINT: The option of background removal is not removed from the menu in many instances; if you notice no change in the appearance of scanned output, this may be the cause.
Allow Custom Job Scans	This setting allows or prevents job stacking or building.	Yes or No Custom Job example: 10 bill of lading pages scanned from auto document feeder; 10 book pages scanned from flatbed; 10 pages scanned from accounts receivable.
Scanner Jam Recovery	Determines if the MFP recovers an entire print job or just the affected page of the print job when a scanner jam occurs.	Job level Page level
Web Page Refresh Rate	Determines how often the web page refreshes to reveal tray status or other printer notifications on the remote status screen.	120 Range: 30 - 300 seconds
Asset Tag	Personal identification of the device.	~32 character limit Accessed via Reports > Device Information
Contact Name	Space provided for contact information in the event that a user cannot determine the cause of an intervention condition.	~70 character limit Viewable via the EWS under IP address and Location.
Location	Additional identifier to use when describing the MFP location.	~63 character limit Viewable via the EWS under IP address.
LAA*	Allows for local administration of the MAC/UAA hardware address (required in certain networking environments).	000000000000
Printer Language	An exclusive EWS feature that forces one printer language over the other.	PCL emulation PostScript emulation is available for incoming host communications and is useful for determining printing anomalies in multi-emulation printing environments.
Print Area	An exclusive EWS feature that modifies the logical and physical printable area.	Normal Fit to Page Whole Page NOTE: The Whole Page setting only affects pages printed using the PCL 5 interpreter. This setting has no effect on pages printed using the PCL XL (PCL 6) or PostScript interpreters. Click here for additional information.
Download Target	Fonts, macros, overlays, watermarks and other resources will be targeted for RAM, flash or hard drive.	RAM Flash Hard Drive (Disk) NOTE:  Flash and Disk will only be available if the disk is formatted and not Read/Write protected. Click here for additional information.
Resource Save	An exclusive EWS feature that saves frequently accessed fonts, macros and other resources.	Off or On If On is selected, 38 Memory Full may appear as you reach the maximum save limit as determined by total MFP memory allocation resources.  Click here for additional information.
Banner Page	An exclusive EWS feature that allows you to enable the printing of banner pages. The banner page displays the following 'Job Information': Job owner or port number Host operating system or protocol File name Job source Queue name  NOTE: Banner page information is dependent upon printing protocol and application considerations.	Off or On
Alarms	MFP audible alerts for intervention conditions (Single),              and Toner low audible alerts  (Off).	Off Single (three short beeps) Continuous (three short beeps every 10 seconds)
Timeouts and Print Recovery	Multiple timeout settings control the following: Standby Mode Power Saver Mode (45 min) ScreenTimeout (30 sec) Print Timeout (90 sec) Wait Timeout (40 sec) Network Job Timeout (90 sec)  NOTE: Time before TCP/IP port closure.	Click here  for further details.
Schedule Hours of operation	Additional power and time saving control on the MFP.	Actions: Wake Device or Enter Power Saver Time: 12-hour or 24-hour format Day(s): Monday - Friday Example: If configured to Wake Device in the morning, the MFP will come out of power save mode in the morning, perform its calibration(s) and be ready to print.