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Setting

Behavior

Automatic 
Switching

Between
Jobs

When receiving data is detected through
a port, sensing data receipt from each
port, considers the port as current (port
automatic sensing processing), and
processes the data received only through
the current port. Then until the job ends
in the situation described below in 1) or
2), the data through the current port is
only processed. After the print job ends,
the port automatic sensing processing
restarts.

1) The print job is completed by the

job-end command.

2) The current port gets into the state of

waiting for data receipt, and after no
data is received for a certain time (I/O
time-out value), print job ends by the
I/O time-out.

After I/O
Time-out

When receiving data is detected through
a port, sensing data receipt from each
port, considers the port as current (port
automatic sensing processing) and
processes the data received only through
the current port. Then until the I/O
time-out in the situation described below
in 1), the data through the current port is
only processed. After the I/O time-out,
the port automatic sensing processing
restarts.

1) The current port gets into the state of

waiting for data receipt, and after no
data is received for a certain time (I/O
time-out value), the print job ends by
the I/O time-out. (When the print job
has not been completed , it ends
simultaneously.

Fixed

Disables
P1284 Port

Receives data only through the Network
(NIC) port.

Disables
Network
(NIC) Port

Receives data only through the P1284
port.

Note: In the I/O time-out, the count starts at the point that data is not

acquired via the receiving buffer. When receiving the data until
the I/O time-out, the count is reset to stop.
In the between jobs setting of the automatic switching, the
conditions that a print job will be completed are as follows.

Job Start

Job End

Common

• PJL JOB command

↔

• PJL EOJ command
• I/O Timeout

PCL

• PJL ENTER 

LANGUAGE 
command (PCL)

• Jobs starting with the 

PCL data

↔

•  UEL command
•  <ESC>E
• I/O Timeout

PS

• PJL ENTER 

LANGUAGE 
command 
 (POSTSCRIPT)

• Jobs starting with the 

PostScript data.

↔

• UEL command
•  <Ctrl-D>
• I/O Timeout

Receiving Port

Job End Data

Job1:

NIC Port

Yes

Job2:

1284 Port

No

Job3:

NIC Port

Yes

1) Automatic Switching - Between Jobs

2) Automatic - After I/O Time Out

A4 pattern:

LET (Long_Edge_Transfer)

A4R, A3:

SET (Short_Edge_Transfer)

Size

Pattern

User Defined Size (Extra)

SET

Booklet Image

SET

A6R

SET

5.5 x 8.5 in.

LET

A5

LET

B5

LET

B5R

LET

Executive-R

SET

Letter

LET

Letter-R

LET

A4

LET

A4-R

LET

Legal

SET

Fools Cap 

SET

B4

SET

A3

SET

11 x 17 in

SET

JPN postcard

SET

Job End Data

Wait

1284

NIC

Job1

Receive Job1

Receive Job3

Job2

Job3

Receive Job2

Receive to Buffer

I/O Timeout

1284

NIC

Job1

Receive Job1

Receive Job3

Receive Job2

Job2

Job3

I/O Timeout

I/O Timeout

Receive to Buffer

AR-PB2

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(HD limitation for printer ;  60pages)

Face Up

Face Down(Option)

N=1

N>1

(1) 1 set output mode

(1) 1 set output mode

(2) N set output mode

(2) N set output mode

User can select the Long Document mode by Key Operator Program.

•

Notice Page;

ON/OFF

•

Output mode;

1 set /N set

Offset...The offset function at the output device is available.

Notice Page

Separater 
sheet and

Offset

Separater 
sheet and
Offset

Notice Page

Notice Page

Notice Page

Separater 
sheet and
Offset

Notice Page

Separater 
sheet and
Offset

The printer controller and copier / ERDH supports the following two
printing modes.

This mode is intended to accelerate the first print time in the device
configuration in which Face-down delivery is supported. In the first set
of a print job, copier/ ERDH prints the first set while receiving print
data from the printer controller and storing it into itself. From the
second set on, printing is performed by reading stored data from the
ERDH. In addition, in the Face-down delivery, Mode-A is operated by
ERDH Reverse order being OFF. Typically, in this case, the Reverse
Order printing is selected in the application.

With Face-up delivery, as the ERDH is in charge of reversing page
order, it starts printing the last page of a print job first after it has
received the entire print job from the printer controller. In addition,
when features such as Duplex or Booklet are specified, all paper
sizes conform to the operation of Mode-B. In Mode-B operation,

determining the contents of the print job (e.g. the number of the
pages available for stapling,and multiple sizes of paper specified)
before the start of printing allows a suitable paper destination to be
selected and Finishing to be performed.

Users are allowed to select either Face-up or Face-down.

Basically, Face-up/Face-down controls are selected for an entire print
job. However, when the multiple sizes of paper are selected, the
output into multiple destinations and Face-up /Face-down deliveries
may be performed in one job.

In both Face-up and Face-down modes, if an entire print job can be
stored in the ERDH, the document will be output in the correct page
order.

•

In Reverse order feature by ERDH in the copier, users are allowed
to select either ON/OFF. (When only Face-up delivery is present,
ERDH Reverse order feature is set to OFF, which allows the
reverse order printing by the application without limiting the num-
ber of pages.)

•

Users are not allowed to select either Mode-A or Mode-B. When
ERDH reverse is ON, Mode-B is automatically set,and when
ERDH reverse is OFF, Mode-A is set.

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In output devices, The output destinations available for Face-down delivery are Tray2, 3 of 3tray Finisher and Tray2 of 2tray Finisher. These support
the Mode-A operation. Limitations in the Mode-A operation are described as follows:

Output Device

ERDH

Reverse Order

Face-up/

down

Basic Operation

Mode

Limitation Control

STD. Face-up
Tray

ON

Face-up

Mode-B

Mode-B for any job. 

OFF

Face-up

Mode-A

Duplex

Mode-B to support the image rotation and Muti-size printing.

Booklet

Mode-B

3trayFIN.
Tray2/3

ON

Face-up

Mode-B

Paper Size

Mode-B. The paper output destination will be forwarded to Tray
1for the original that includes at least one A6R, 5.5x8.5 in.,post
card, A5 or EXTRA size paper.

OFF

Face-up

Mode-A

Paper Size

The paper output destination will be forwarded to Tray 1 for
A6R, 5.5 x 8.5 in. post card, A5 and EXTRA sizes. If above
sized paper is included in the original, remaining output will be
forwarded to Tray 1.

Staple
(Tray3)

Basically, this mode is used to print in the reverse order by the
application. Mode-B for Staple jobs to determine the number of
paper..

Duplex

Mode-B to support the image rotation and Multi-size printing.

Booklet

Mode-B.

OFF
(by selecting
Face-down)

Face-down

Mode-A

Paper Size

The paper output destination will be forwarded to Tray 1 for
A6R,5.5x8.5 in. post card, A5 and EXTRA sizes. If above sized
paper is included in the original, remaining output will be
forwarded to Tray 1. The forwarded output will be in
incorrect(reverse) order.

Duplex

Mode-B to support the image rotation and Multi-size
printing.Face-down delivery.

Booklet

Mode-B because the last page data is required to be output for
the Booklet placement. Face-down delivery.

Staple

The selection is inhibited in the driver.

2tray FIN.
Tray2

ON

Face-up

Mode-B

Paper Size

Mode-B. The paper output destination will be forwarded to Tray
1for the original that  includes paper other  than A4, 8.5 x 11in.
and B5 size paper.

OFF

Face-up

Mode-A

Paper Size 

The paper output destination will be forwarded to Tray 1 for
others than A4, Letter and B5 sizes. If above sized paper is
included in the original, remaining output will be forwarded to
Tray 1.

Staple

Mode-B for Staple jobs.

Duplex

Mode-B to support the image rotation and Multi-size printing.

Booklet

Mode-B.

OFF
(by selecting
Face-down)

Face-down

Mode-A

Paper Size

The paper output destination will be forwarded to Tray 1 for
others than A4, Letter and B5 sizes. If above sized paper is
included in the original, remaining output will be forwarded to
Tray 1. The forwarded output will be in incorrect (reverse)order.

Duplex

Mode-B to support the image rotation and Multi-size
printing.Face-down delivery.

Booklet

Mode-B because the last page data is required to be output for
the Booklet placement. Face-down delivery.

Staple

The selection is inhibited in the driver.

•

N-up is capable of the Mode-A operation.

•

In the Group mode, Face-up/down, and Mode-A/Mode-B control are carried out as well as the Collate mode.

•

Different First Page is capable of the Mode-A operation.

•

OHP interleave paper is capable of the Mode-A operation.

The paper sizes in the table above are those at the job beginning.
When the paper unavailable for output is fed during the processing of
a job, the following operations are performed. 

For example, when 2tray finisher Tray2 / Face-down is selected;

a) When the paper impossible for output, such as A3

•

Mode-B and Face-up printing in N to 1 order is performed and
delivered to Tray 1.

•

When the beginning is possible to output like A4 and the job
includes paper that is impossible to output such as A3:

•

Mode-A and Face-down printing in 1 to N order is performed.

b) The paper of A3 size is escaped to Tray 1. This causes the

reversed (incorrect) order printing of remaining when the original
output mode was Face-down.

•

Even if the A4 size paper will come after that of A3 size, the
destination is not returned to Tray 2. In other words, only one
destination change can occur in one job.

•

If the output has been separated into two output trays, the
following are performed in accordance with incorrect order
printing:

•

If key operator "OUTPUT METHOD WHEN MEMORY IS
FULL" is set to"1 set", cancel printing after second set.

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•

If Notice Page printing was allowed by the key operator
"PROHIBIT NOTICE PAGE PRINTING", a Notice Page is
printed. (This will be done in both case when the output after
second set is canceled or not.)

Note: Every Finisher’s paper sizes available for output are uniformed

in the Face-up and the Face-down modes. 

Finisher

Tray

Face-up/down

Paper Size

3tray Finisher

Tray1

Face-up

All sizes

Face-down

Not used.

Tray2

Face-up

B5 - 11 x 17

Face-down

Tray3

Face-up

B5 - 11 x 17

Face-down

2tray Finisher

Tray1

Face-up

All sizes

Tray2

Face-up

B5/A4/Letter

Face-down

Exit

Device

Exit Tray

Selection

ERDH

Reverse

order

Finishing

select

Face-up/

down

select

Operation 

Mode

STD  Exit
tray

Exit Tray
1

ON

N/A

Face-up
only 

Mode-B

OFF

N/A

Mode-A

2bin Exit
Tray

Exit Tray1 ON

N/A

Face-up
only 

Mode-B

OFF

N/A

Mode-A

Exit Tray2 ON

N/A

Face-up
only 

Mode-B

OFF

N/A

Mode-A

3 tray
Finisher

Exit Tray1 ON

N/A

Face-up
only 

Mode-B

OFF

N/A

Mode-A

Exit Tray2 ON

N/A

Face-up

Mode-B

OFF

N/A

Face-up

Mode-A

OFF

N/A

Face-
down

Mode-A
(Mode-B)

Exit Tray3 ON

Offset

Face-up

Mode-B

OFF

Offset

Face-up

Mode-A

OFF

Offset

Face-
down

Mode-A
(Mode-B)

ON

Staple

Face-up

Mode-B

OFF

Staple

Face-up

Mode-B

2 tray
Finisher

Exit Tray1 ON

N/A

Face-up
only 

Mode-B

OFF

N/A

Face-up

Mode-A

Exit Tray2 ON

Offset

Face-up

Mode-B

OFF

Offset

Face-up

Mode-A

OFF

Offset

Face-
down

Mode-A
(Mode-B)

ON

Staple

Face-up

Mode-B

OFF

Staple

Face-up

Mode-B

Although Tray 1 of the 3 tray Finisher supports Face-down, it cannot
be used in the Printer mode.

The output of print jobs with no paper destination specified is all
directed to the default exit tray. (In all exit devices, the default tray is
Top Tray, face up.)

For duplex printing, selecting a new paper size, or source empties the
duplex module and printing resumes on the next odd face.  In N - 1
Print Order printing this may be accomplished by inserting a blank
page side into the job stream in order to fill in the back side of a page.
This does not apply for only an image orientation change.  This is
best illustrated by the example below.

For the job shown below, printing 8 faces on 2 sizes of paper, a face
down duplex printer will produce the mix of duplex pages shown
below

The system will insert blank pages if necessary to create the same
output for both 1 - N Print Order and N - 1 Print Order print jobs.

In the above-mentioned case, inserted blank pages are NOT
counted.

The Binding Edge controls the appearance of both simplex and
duplex documents.  This determines how pages will be rotated by the
system so that when bound all of the pages will have the correct
orientation in the document.

All three Binding Edge controls are supported.

Mode

Control

Description

Binding Edge Left Side*

(Book Style)

In Left Side (Book Style) binding
successive faces are bound on the
edges as shown below.

Simplex

Duplex

Right Side
(Book Style)

In Right Side (Book Style) binding
successive faces are bound on the
edges as shown below.  Note the
page numbering change.

Simplex

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

5 letter and 3 legal
sides

Should print on 5
sheets in this order

Text

1  (odd)

Text

2  (even)

Text

3 (odd)

Text

4 (even)

Text

1  (odd)

Text

2  (even)

Text

3 (odd)

Text

4 (even)

Text

4  (even)

Text

3  (odd)

Text

2 (even)

Text

1 (odd)

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