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5. Energy Saving Function
About Energy Saving
This section describes each energy saving function.
Power Save Mode
If you do not use the printer for a certain period of time, the printer automatically
enters the Power Save mode, saving power consumption.
Or press the «POWER SAVE» button to enter the Power Save Mode manually.
When the printer is in the Power Save Mode, the «POWER SAVE» button lights in
green.
The time that elapses before entering the Power Save Mode is one minute by factory default. How to change the
time that elapses before entering the Power Save Mode, see ”Setting the Time Before Entering the Power Save
Mode”.
Sleep Mode
The printer moves from the Power Save Mode to the Sleep Mode when the printer
is left for a certain period of time. In the Sleep Mode, the printer status is almost
the same as when the power is off.
When the printer is in the Sleep Mode, the «POWER SAVE» button blinks.
If an error has occurred, the printer does not enter Sleep mode.
The time that elapses before entering the Sleep Mode is 15 minutes by factory default. How to change the time that
elapses before entering the Sleep Mode, see ”Setting the Time Before Entering the Sleep Mode”.
Restore from the power save mode
Press the «POWER SAVE» button to recover from Power Save Mode or Sleep
Mode.
The machine also recovers from Power Save mode, when some data is received from a computer or another
device.
Auto Power Off Mode
The machine equipped with the Auto Power Off function which automatically turns
off the power if the machine is left unoperated for a certain period of time.
The period of time before the printer automatically turns off is four hours.
To change the period of time before the printer turns off, see ”Setting the Time Before Entering the Auto Power Off
Mode”.
In the factory default, a printer does not enter the auto power off mode while connecting to the network. To enable
the Auto Power Off Mode while connecting to the network, refer to the ”Automatically Turning the Machine Off (Auto
Powe
r Off)”.