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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

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 error information will be printed. This

setting is disabled in the default setting.

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.

Use the network settings when using this printer as a network printer. If an optional network
interface card (Print Server Card) is not installed, these settings will not appear on the touch panel.

ENABLE TCP/IP

Enables or disables the TCP/IP protocol. This setting is enabled in the default
setting. To use the printer with the TCP/IP protocol, set the IP address in
the next function.

IP ADDRESS SETTING

IP ADDRESS: Manually set the printer’s IP address. Note that no number can
exceed 254. First digit of the number cannot be 0. Each item can be selected
directly with the touch key. The value can be input using the 10-key pad.

IP SUBNET MASK: Manually set the printer’s IP subnet mask. Note that no
number can exceed 255. First digit of the number cannot be 0. Each item can
be selected directly with the touch key. The value can be input using the 10-
key pad.

IP GATEWAY: Manually set the printer’s IP gateway. Note that no number can
exceed 254. First digit of the number cannot be 0. Each item can be selected
directly with the touch key. The value can be input using the 10-key pad.

ENABLE NetWare

Enables or disables the NetWare protocol. This setting is enabled in the
default setting.

ENABLE EtherTalk
(TokenTalk)

Enables or disables the EtherTalk (TokenTalk if TokenRing network is
connected) protocol. This setting is enabled in the default setting.

When the enable or disable setting of protocols (ENABLE TCP/IP, ENABLE NetWare, and ENABLE EtherTalk) is

changed, the new setting will be effective after resetting the printer. For resetting, follow the message by pressing “OK”,
turning the printer off and then back on after waiting a few seconds.

Printing a test page verifies that the printer operates properly. Also you can check the configuration
settings, built-in fonts etc. When printing is complete, the printer will exit the printer configuration
menu and return to online mode.

PRINT CONFIGURATION
PAGE

If this key is pressed, the printer will return to the online mode and print the
configuration list.

PRINT RESIDENT FONT
LIST

If this key is pressed, the printer will return to the online mode and print the
resident font list.

PRINT DEMO PAGE

If this key is pressed, the printer will return to the online mode and print a
demonstration page.

PRINT NIC PAGE

If this key is pressed, the printer will return to the online mode and print the
NIC (Network Interface Card) configuration page. If an optional network
interface card (Print Server Card) is not installed, this function will not
appear on the touch panel.

Use these functions to initialize or store printer settings.

RESTORE FACTORY
DEFAULTS

When this key is pressed, a confirmation window will appear. If the “YES” key
is pressed, all the printer configuration settings will return to the factory default
settings.

STORE CURRENT
CONFIGURATION

When this key is pressed, a confirmation window will appear. If the “YES” key
is pressed, the current printer configuration settings will be stored in the
printer’s nonvolatile memory.

RESTORE
CONFIGURATION

When this key is pressed, a confirmation window will appear. If the “YES” key
is pressed, the printer configuration settings that have been stored in the
printer’s nonvolatile memory with the “STORE CURRENT CONFIGURATION”
function will be recalled.

RESET THE NIC

When this key is pressed, a confirmation window will appear. If the “YES”
key is pressed, the settings of the optional network interface card will
return to the factory default settings.

If configuration settings are protected using key operator programs (Prohibit Changes to Printer Settings and Prohibit

Changes to Interface Settings), the settings cannot return to the factory default setting and stored settings cannot be
recalled.

Use the key operator programs to cancel protection mode.

If the setting of functions of enabling protocols (ENABLE TCP/IP, ENABLE NetWare, and ENABLE EtherTalk) is
changed by using the function “RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULTS” or “RESTORE CONFIGURATION”, the new
setting will be effective after resetting the printer. To reset the printer, turn off the printer and then turn it on after a few
seconds.

The “Restore Factory Defaults” setting does not restore network settings. To return the network settings to the factory
default settings, use the “RESET THE NIC” function.

The COPY and PRINT keys can be used to set whether the copier/printer is in the copier mode or
printer mode. The PRINT indicator (see Figure 4-1) lights up when the copier/printer is in the printer
mode; the COPY indicator (see Figure 4-1) lights up when the copier mode is in effect. The default
status is the mode that was selected at the time power was last turned off.

When the copier mode is in effect, pressing the PRINT key will change the setting to the printer
mode. If a document is sent to the printer from a computer when the copier mode is in effect and a
copying operation is not being performed, printing will be performed but the copier mode remains in
effect.

When the printer mode is in effect and no document is being printed, pressing the COPY key will
change the setting to the copier mode.

When the printer mode is in effect and a document is being printed, pressing the COPY key will
change the setting to the copier mode but will not interrupt the current print job until the START key
is pressed. When the copying job is complete, the print job will resume automatically but the copier
mode will remain in effect.

If copying is performed, the print job will resume when no copier operation is performed for a programmed period of

time. To resume printing immediately after copying is complete, press the PRINT key.

If the printer is in the offline mode, printing cannot be performed. To select the online mode, use
the procedure below.

1.  If the printer is in the copier mode, press the PRINT key to select the printer mode.

 The basic screen of the printer mode will appear.

2.  Press the “ONLINE/OFFLINE” key on the touch panel to switch the printer to the online mode.

3. Press 

the 

COPY key to select the copier mode.

The “PAPER SELECT” key on the touch panel can be used to change paper trays when printing
has stopped for one of the following reasons.

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In ‘Auto Select’ paper source selection mode, all trays on the printer configured for the
requested paper size are out of paper or no trays on the printer are configured for the
requested paper size.

•

 

If a paper source has been specified, the requested tray on the printer has run out of paper.

•

 

If there are no paper trays in the printer configured with the paper size requested, the printer
will request that paper be loaded on the bypass tray.

In most cases it will be best to load or re-load the printer with the appropriate paper size and
continue printing.  If it is preferable to continue printing from a different tray (possibly containing a
different size paper than requested by the computer), follow the procedure below.