Gestetner 3687, Operator'S Manual

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Saving Energy
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Saving Energy
To print a fax message your fax ma-
chine uses a heating roller to fuse the
image to the paper. This roller must
already be hot when the paper passes
under it. To maintain a temperature
high enough to permit proper fusing,
electricity is consumed.
This facsimile is equipped with vari-
ous energy saving modes to reduce
the consumption of electricity while
the machine is waiting for a fax mes-
sage.
Letting the heating roller cool to room
temperature will reduce the amount
of electricity the fax machine con-
sumes. However, the fax machine
will not print incoming messages
right away, it will store them in mem-
ory and print them out after the roller
warms up.
Letting the heating roller cool half-
way reduces the amount of electricity
the fax machine consumes, but not as
much as letting it cool to room tem-
perature. On the other hand, since
warming up takes only a short time,
incoming fax messages can be printed
right away.
Note
❒
If your fax machine enters saving
energy mode, no message appears
on the display.
❒
You can still send a fax while the
machine is in saving energy mode.
❒
The saving energy mode is related
to the Power Saver. See P.71 “Sav-
ing Energy With The Power Saving
Timer”.
How to start the saving energy
mode
Your machine will enter the saving
energy mode when machine is not
used for 5 minutes.
Note
❒
If you want to change the five
minute period to one or three min-
utes, or if you do not want your
machine to enter the saving energy
mode automatically, please con-
tact your service representative.
How to exit the saving energy
mode
Your machine exits from the energy
saving mode when a fax is received or
you set the document. (If the power
Saver is on, the message will printed
out after the Power Saver ends.)
You can also carry out some functions
(e.g. programming) by first holding
down a key to switch to standby
mode. If the roller the room tempera-
ture, only the energy mode key is
available to exit the saving energy
mode.
Which saving energy mode is
best for you?
You have two choices: You can let the
roller cool to room temperature or
you can let it cool to the midpoint. To
choose which of the two settings you
would prefer, set the user parameter
switch.