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1. Press the PRINT key to select the printer mode. Make sure the

PRINT indicator lights up and the basic screen is displayed on the
touch panel.

2. Press the "ONLINE" key on the touch panel to select the OFFLINE

mode and press the "MENU" key.

The printer configuration menu screen will appear on the touch panel.
The main menu items are: PRINTER SETTINGS, INTERFACE SET-
TINGS, NETWORK SETTINGS, PRINT TEST PAGE, and INITIALIZE
AND/OR STORE SETTINGS. Use the UP/DOWN arrow (

▲

, 

▼

) keys

to scroll the screen.

NOTES: If any printing data remains in the memory, the printer con-

figuration menu will not appear. In this case, access the
printer configuration menu after printing is complete or
press the CLEAR (



) key to cancel printing and then con-

tinue to access the menu.
If conflicting settings are made with the printer driver and
the configuration menu, the printer driver will have priority.

3. Select the desired main menu item on the touch panel.

4. If a sub-menu appears, select the desired function. To scroll the

touch panel screen, use the UP/DOWN arrow (

▲

, 

▼

) keys.

5. Turn the setting of a function on or off by pressing its correspond-

ing check box in front of the function name. For functions without a
check box, adjust the settings on each function setting screen.

6. To exit the configuration menu, return to the main menu by press-

ing the "OK" key and then press the "ONLINE/OFFLINE" key to
return to the online mode.
If a test print has been selected, once complete, the printer will
automatically return to the online mode.

A flow chart of the printer configuration menu is shown. The menu
structure changes depending on whether a network interface card is
present in the copier/printer or not. The menus inside the gray area
are for a copier/printer with a network interface card (Print Server
Card) installed. 

NOTE: Depending on the particular printer, some functions of the

printer configuration menu cannot be set, for example,
smoothing and toner save mode.

NOTES: The menus inside the gray area are for a printer with the

network interface card option installed.

*  Denotes the default setting.

•

The default setting of STANDARD INPUT PAPER SIZE
depends on the countries or regions.

•

The default setting of STANDARD OUTPUT TRAY
depends on installation of optional finisher.

•

The values indicated with IP ADDRESS are examples.

Main  Menu
PRINTER SETTINGS
INTERFACE SETTINGS
NETWORK SETTINGS
PRINT TEST PAGE
INITIALIZE AND/OR STORE
SETTINGS

PRINTER SETTINGS
SMOOTHING
TONER SAVE MODE
COPIES
ORIENTATION
STANDARD INPUT PAPER
SIZE
STANDARD OUTPUT TRAY
PRINT PS ERRORS
PCL SYMBOL SET SETTING

PARALLEL PORT EMULATION 
SWITCHING
AUTOMATIC*
PostScript
PCL

COPIES  (1* to 999)

ORIENTATION
PORTRAIT*
LANDSCAPE

STANDARD INPUT PAPER SIZE
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  7-1/2 x 10-1/2

STANDARD OUTPUT TRAY
TOP TRAY
SECOND TRAY*

IP ADDRESS SETTING
IP ADDRESS (192 168 0 1)
IP SUBNET MASK (255 255 255  0)
IP GATEWAY (192 168 0 1)

PORT SWITCHING METHOD
SWITCH AT END OF JOB*
SWITCH AFTER I/O TIMEOUT
DISABLE PARALLEL PORT
DISABLE NETWORK PORT

I/O TIMEOUT (1 to 999, 20*) 

NETWORK PORT EMULATION 
SWITCHING
AUTOMATIC*
PostScript
PCL

NETWORK SETTINGS
ENABLE TCP/IP
IP ADDRESS SETTING
ENABLE NetWare
ENABLE EtherTalk 
(TokenTalk)
PRINT NIC PAGE AT
POWER ON

INTERFACE SETTINGS
HEXADECIMAL DUMP MODE
PARALLEL PORT
EMULATION SWITCHING
NETWORK PORT
EMULATION SWITCHING
I/O TIMEOUT
PORT SWITCHING METHOD

PRINT TEST  PAGE
PRINT CONFIGURATION 
PAGE
PRINT RESIDENT FONT 
LIST
PRINT DEMO PAGE
PRINT NIC PAGE
PRINT PCL SYMBOL 
SET LIST

INITIALIZE AND/OR STORE
SETTINGS
RESTORE FACTORY
DEFAULT
STORE CURRENT
CONFIGURATION
RESTORE CONFIGURATION
RESET THE NIC

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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. 

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. 

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 is installed. The second
tray cannot be selected when an optional
2-tray finisher 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.

PCL SYMBOL SET
SETTING

Specifies a PCL symbol set. (The symbol
set is used to assign a part of character
codes to characters of a country.) The
factory default setting is 1 (Roman-8).

No.

Symbol set

No.

Symbol set

1

Roman-8

19

Math-8

2

ISO 8859-1 Latin 1

20

PS Math

3

PC-8

21

Pi Font

4

PC-8 Danish/Norwegian

22

ISO 8859-2 Latin 2

5

PC-850

23

ISO 8859-9 Latin 5

6

ISO 6 ASCII

24

ISO 8859-10 Latin 6

7

Legal

25

PC-852

8

ISO 21 German

26

PC-775

9

ISO 17 Spanish

27

PC-Turkish

10

ISO 69 French

28

MC Text

11

ISO 15 Italian

29

Windows 3.1 Latin 1

12

ISO 60 Norwegian v1

30

Windows 3.1 Latin 2

13

ISO 4 United Kingdom

31

Windows 3.1 Latin 5

14

ISO 11 Swedish: names

32

Windows Baltic (not 3.1)

15

PC-1004 (OS/2)

33

Windows 3.0 Latin 1

16

DeskTop

34

Symbol

17

PS Text

35

Wingdings

18

Microsoft Publishing

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—

Use the interface settings to configure the printer’s parallel and net-
work 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 in-
stalled, 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.

PRINT NIC PAGE
AT POWER ON

If this function is set, the printer will print the
NIC (Network Interface Card) configuration
page when power is turned on. This setting is
enabled in the default setting.

NOTE: 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.

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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.

PRINT PCL
SYMBOL SET LIST

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

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.

NOTES: 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 fac-
tory default settings, use the "RESET THE NIC" function. 

PROGRAM NAME

FUNCTION

Printer Exposure Level

Lightens or darkens printouts.

Memory Reserved for
Printer

Specifies percentage of document
memory allocated to storage of printer
jobs. 
(AR-250 (1GB hard disk model) only)

Output Method When
Memory Is Full

Specifies whether one set or multiple
sets will be printed when the printer
memory becomes full.

Set the Number of
Confidential Print Jobs to
Be Stored

Specifies the maximum number of
confidential print jobs that can be
stored in the printer and the maximum
number of pages in a job.

Enable Bypass-Tray Size
Detection

Enables or disables paper size
detection for the bypass tray.

Give Priority to Print
Speed in Staple Mode

Specifies an image processing method
for printing with stapling. 
(AR-505/507 only)

Prohibit Notice Page
Printing

Specifies whether a notice page will be
printed when the printer memory
becomes full and divided printing is
performed.

Prohibit Rotated Output

Enables/disables rotation of print
image for printing onto A4R or 8-1/2" x
11"R paper.

Prohibit Bypass-Tray
Selection

Enables/disables bypass tray selection
in the ‘Auto Tray Switching’ mode.

Prohibit Auto Tray
Switching

Enables/disables automatic switching
between paper trays during printing
when paper runs out.

Prohibit Test Page
Printing

Enables/disables test page printing
from the printer configuration menu.

Prohibit Changes to
Printer Settings

Prohibits modification of basic printer
settings in the printer configuration
menu.

Prohibit Changes to
Interface Settings

Prohibits modification of interface
settings in the printer configuration
menu.

Prohibit Changes to
Network Settings

Prohibits modification of network
settings in the printer configuration
menu.

Record Copy and Print
per Account

Enables or disables the printer auditing
mode, which controls access to printer.

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Used to setup write protect YES/NO of flash memory.

When making version up of the flash memory or when rewriting the
flash memory, short pins 2-3. In normal cases, short pins 1-2 (write
protect). 

When shipping, the DIP switch is set to the following value.

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Flash memory write protect

Enter SIM 61-4 and set the setup value to 16 (default).

If set to another value, normal print density may not be obtained.

Enter SIM 67-3 and set the ACK signal width.

If communication between PC and the copier is not normally per-
formed with the set value st to 10 (default), check the environment of
PC and change the set value.

Adjustment range: 0 ~ 255

Enter SIM 67-11 and set SELECT IN signal YES/NO.

The relationship between the set value (0 or 1) and SELECT IN 

signal is as follows:

Set value

SELECT IN signal

0

YES

1

NO

If communication between PC and the copier is nor performed nor-
mally, check the environment of PC and change the set value.

Use SIM 67-17.

This is used to clear various setup data relating to the printer opera-
tions stored in NVRAM on the printer control PWB.

Execute this procedure to set all the setup data to default.

After installing the network card, execute SIM 67-16, and the opera-
tion of the network card is displayed as NG or OK.

JP109

JP109

1

1

3

3

Write protect condition

(Default)

Write condition

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