USING THE OPERATION PANEL
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Printer Settings
Use the printer settings when printing without the proper printer driver installed (for example,
printing from an MS-DOS application, printing from a computer without the printer driver installed,
etc.). This menu allows detailed print conditions to be set.
SMOOTHING
Enables or disables the smoothing function. This setting is enabled in the
default setting. (This function is not available with the AR-280/AR-285/
AR-335.)
TONER SAVE MODE
Sets or cancels the toner save mode. The toner save mode reduces toner
consumption. Printed images will be lighter but still adequate for general
use. This setting is disabled in the default setting. (This function is not
available with the AR-280/AR-285/AR-335.)
COPIES
Number of copies to print can be set. 1 to 999 can be entered.
ORIENTATION
Selects the default page orientation: portrait or landscape.
STANDARD INPUT
PAPER SIZE
Specifies a default input paper size. One of the following sizes can be
selected: A3, B4, A4, B5, A5, A6, 11 x 17, 8-1/2 x 14, 8-1/2 x 13, 8-1/2 x 11, 5-
1/2 x 8-1/2, 7-1/4 x 10-1/2
STANDARD OUTPUT
TRAY
Specifies a default output tray. Top tray, second tray or offset tray can be
selected. The offset tray cannot be selected when no optional finisher
(AR-FN1 or AR-FN2) is installed. The second tray cannot be selected when an
optional 2-tray finisher (AR-FN2) is installed. Face up or face down can also
be selected for certain trays in this menu.
PRINT PS ERRORS
Determines whether or not PostScript
error information will be printed. This
setting is disabled in the default setting.
Interface Settings
Use the interface settings to configure the printer’s parallel and network interfaces.
HEXADECIMAL DUMP
MODE
If this function is set, the print job will be output in the hex dump format. This
setting is disabled in the default setting.
PARALLEL PORT
EMULATION
SWITCHING
Specifies a printer language to emulate for printing when the printer is
connected to the computer through a parallel port. “AUTO”*, “PostScript” or
“PCL” can be set.
NETWORK PORT
EMULATION
SWITCHING
Specifies a printer language to emulate for printing when the printer is
connected to the computer through network. “AUTO”*, “PostScript” or
“PCL” can be set.
I/O TIMEOUT
Use this function to set the amount of time to wait after end of data stream
before ending print job. This time can be entered using the UP/DOWN arrow
(
,
) keys. The allowable range of the time is 1 to 999 seconds.
PORT SWITCHING
METHOD
Determines which switching method to use for the interface port. “SWITCH AT
END OF JOB”, “SWITCH AFTER I/O TIMEOUT”, “DISABLE PARALLEL
PORT” or “DISABLE NETWORK PORT” can be selected.
* If “AUTO” is set, the printer language will switch automatically in accordance with the data from
the computer. It is recommended to set “AUTO” unless an error due to this setting occurs
frequently.
