General Settings menu

General Settings menu

Use
To
Display Language

    English

    Francais

    Deutsch

    Italiano

    Espanol

    Dansk

    Norsk

    Nederlands

    Svenska

    Portuguese

    Suomi

    Russian

    Polski

    Greek

    Magyar

    Turkce

    Cesky

    Simplified Chinese

    Traditional Chinese

    Korean

    Japanese

Set the language of the text that appears on the display.
Not all languages are available for all models. You may need to install special hardware for some languages.
Show Supply Estimates

    Show estimates

    Do not show estimates

View the supply estimates on the control panel, Embedded Web Server, menu settings, and device statistics reports.
Show estimates is the factory default setting.
Eco-Mode

    Off

    Energy

    Energy/Paper

    Paper

Minimize the use of energy, paper, or specialty media.
  • Off is the factory default setting.
  • Setting Eco‑Mode to Energy or Paper may affect printer performance, but not print quality.
ADF Loaded Beep

    Enabled

    Disabled

Enable an ADF beep sound when loading paper.
Enabled is the factory default setting.
Quiet Mode

    Off

    On

Reduce printer noise.
Off is the factory default setting.
Run Initial setup

    Yes

    No

Run the setup wizard.
Keyboard
Keyboard Type

    English

    Francais

    Francais Canadien

    Deutsch

    Italiano

    Espanol

    Greek

    Dansk

    Norsk

    Nederlands

    Svenska

    Suomi

    Portuguese

    Russian

    Polski

    Swiss German

    Swiss French

    Korean

    Magyar

    Turkce

    Cesky

    Simplified Chinese

    Traditional Chinese

    Japanese

Custom Key [x]
Specify a language and custom key information for the keyboard on the display.
Paper Sizes

    US

    Metric

Specify the unit of measurement for paper sizes.
  • US is the factory default setting.
  • The country or region selected in the initial setup wizard determines the initial paper size setting.
Scan to PC Port Range
[port range]
Specify a valid port range for printers behind a port blocking firewall.
9751:12000 is the factory default setting.
Displayed Information

    Left side

    Right side

Specify the display information on the upper corners of the home screen.
Select from the following options:

    None

    IP Address

    Hostname

    Contact Name

    Location

    Date/Time

    mDNS/DDNS Service Name

    Zero Configuration Name

    Custom Text [x]

    Model Name

  • IP Address is the factory default setting for Left side.
  • Date/Time is the factory default setting for Right side.
Displayed Information (continued)
Custom Text [x]
Customize the text to display in the upper corners of the home screen.
Displayed Information (continued)
Black Toner
Specify the display information for Black Toner.
Select from the following options:
When to display

    Do not display

    Display

Message to display

    Default

    Alternate

Default

    [text entry]

Alternate

    [text entry]

Displayed Information (continued)

    Paper Jam

    Load Paper

    Service Errors

Customize the displayed information for certain menus.
Select from the following options:
Display

    Yes

    No

Message to display

    Default

    Alternate

Default

    [text entry]

Alternate

    [text entry]

  • No is the factory default setting for Display.
  • Default is the factory default setting for Message to display.
Home screen customization

    Change Language

    Copy

    Copy Shortcuts

    Fax

    Fax Shortcuts

    E‑mail

    E‑mail Shortcuts

    FTP

    FTP Shortcuts

    Search Held Jobs

    Held Jobs

    USB Drive

    Profiles and Apps

    Bookmarks

    Jobs by User

    Forms and Favorites

    Card Copy

    Scan to Network

    MyShortcut

Change the icons that appear on the home screen.
Select from the following options:

    Display

    Do not display

Date Format

    MM‑DD‑YYYY

    DD‑MM‑YYYY

    YYYY‑MM‑DD

Format the printer date.
MM‑DD‑YYYY is the U.S. factory default setting. DD-MM-YYYY is the international factory default setting.
Time Format

    12 hour A.M./P.M.

    24 hour clock

Format the printer time.
12 hour A.M./P.M. is the factory default setting.
Screen Brightness
20–100
Specify the brightness of the display.
100 is the factory default setting.
One Page Copy

    Off

    On

Set copies from the scanner glass to only one page at a time.
Off is the factory default setting.
Audio Feedback
Button Feedback

    On

    Off

Volume

    1–10

Set the button volume and feedback.
  • On is the factory default setting for Button Feedback.
  • 5 is the factory default setting for Volume.
Show Bookmarks

    Yes

    No

Specify whether to display bookmarks from the Held Jobs area.
Yes is the factory default setting.
Allow Background Removal

    On

    Off

Specify whether to allow image background removal.
On is the factory default setting.
Allow Custom Job Scans

    On

    Off

Scan multiple jobs to one file.
On is the factory default setting.
Scanner Jam Recovery

    Job Level

    Page Level

Specify how to reload a scanned job when a paper jam occurs in the ADF.
Job Level is the factory default setting.
Web Page Refresh Rate
30–300
Specify the time between Embedded Web Server refreshes.
120 seconds is the factory default setting.
Contact Name
Specify a contact name for the printer.
The contact name is stored on the Embedded Web Server.
Location
Specify the printer location.
The location is stored on the Embedded Web Server.
Alarms

    Alarm Control

    Cartridge Alarm

Set an alarm when the printer requires user intervention.
Select from the following options:

    Off

    Single

    Continuous

Timeouts
Standby Mode

    Disabled

    1–240

Set the idle time before the printer enters a lower power state.
15 minutes is the factory default setting.
Timeouts
Sleep Mode

    Disabled

    1–120

Set the idle time before the printer begins operating in Sleep mode.
  • 20 minutes is the factory default setting.
  • Disabled appears only when Energy Conserve is set to Off.
Timeouts
Print with Display Off

    Allow printing with display off

    Display on when printing

Print a job with the display turned off.
Display on when printing is the factory default setting.
Timeouts
Hibernate Timeout

    Disabled

    20 minutes

    1 hour

    2 hours

    3 hours

    6 hours

    1 day

    2 days

    3 days

    1 week

    2 weeks

    1 month

Set the time before the printer enters Hibernate mode.
3 days is the factory default setting.
Hibernate Timeout on Connection

    Hibernate

    Do Not Hibernate

Set the printer to Hibernate mode even if there is an active Ethernet connection.
Do Not Hibernate is the factory default setting.
Timeouts
Screen Timeout
15–300
Set the idle time before the display automatically returns to Ready state.
30 seconds is the factory default setting.
Timeouts
Print Timeout

    Disabled

    1–255

Set the printer to end a print job after it has been idle for the specified amount of time.
  • 90 seconds is the factory default setting.
  • Print Timeout is available only when using PCL emulation.
Timeouts
Wait Timeout

    Disabled

    15–65535

Set the time the printer waits for more data before canceling a print job.
  • 40 seconds is the factory default setting.
  • Wait Timeout is available only when the printer is using PostScript emulation.
Timeouts
Job Hold Timeout
5–255
Set the time the printer waits for user intervention before it holds jobs that require unavailable resources.
  • 30 seconds is the factory default setting.
  • This menu item appears only when a hard disk is installed.
Error Recovery
Auto Reboot

    Reboot when idle

    Reboot always

    Reboot never

Set the printer to restart when an error occurs.
Reboot always is the factory default setting.
Error Recovery
Max Auto Reboots
1–20
Determine the number of automatic reboots the printer can perform.
2 is the factory default setting.
Print Recovery
Auto Continue

    Disabled

    5–255

Let the printer automatically continue printing from certain offline situations when these are not resolved within the specified time period.
Disabled is the factory default setting.
Print Recovery
Jam Recovery

    On

    Off

    Auto

Specify whether the printer reprints jammed pages.
Auto is the factory default setting.
Print Recovery
Jam Assist

    On

    Off

Set the printer to check for jammed paper automatically.
On is the factory default setting.
Print Recovery
Page Protect

    Off

    On

Set the printer to print the correct output for a page.
Off is the factory default setting.
Accessibility Settings
Prolong Screen Timeout

    On

    Off

Remain in the same location and reset the Screen Timeout timer instead of returning to the home screen.
Off is the factory default setting.
Accessibility Settings
Speech Rate

    Very Slow

    Slow

    Normal

    Fast

    Faster

    Very Fast

    Rapid

    Very Rapid

    Fastest

Adjust the Voice Guidance speaking rate.
Normal is the factory default setting.
Accessibility Settings
Headphone Volume
1–10
Set the headphones volume.
5 is the factory default setting.
Press Sleep Button

    Do Nothing

    Sleep

    Hibernate

Determine how the printer, while in idle state, reacts to a short press of the Sleep button.
Sleep is the factory default setting.
Press and Hold Sleep Button

    Do Nothing

    Sleep

    Hibernate

Determine how the printer, while in idle state, reacts to a long press of the Sleep button.
Do Nothing is the factory default setting.
Factory Defaults

    Do Not Restore

    Restore Now

Restore the printer factory default settings.
  • Do Not Restore is the factory default setting.
  • All downloads stored in the RAM are deleted. Downloads stored in the flash memory or on a hard disk are not affected.
Export Configuration File
Export
Export configuration files to a flash drive.