Quick Reference
Learning about the printer
Using the control panel
Use the To
1 Display
• Show the status of the printer.
• Set up and operate the printer.
2 Home button Go to the home screen.
3 Sleep button Enable Sleep mode or Hibernate mode.
The following actions wake the printer from
Sleep mode:
• Touching the control panel home screen
The following actions wake the printer from
Hibernate mode:
• Pressing the Sleep button until the printer
wakes
• Performing a power‑on reset using the
main power switch
Use the To
4 Keypad Enter numbers, letters, or symbols on the
printer.
5 Stop or Cancel
button
Stop all printer activity.
6 Indicator light Check the status of the printer.
Understanding the colors of the Sleep
button and indicator lights
The colors of the Sleep button and indicator lights on the printer control
panel signify a certain printer status or condition.
Indicator light Printer status
Off The printer is off or in Hibernate mode.
Blinking green The printer is warming up, processing data,
or printing.
Solid green The printer is on, but idle.
Blinking red The printer requires user intervention.
Sleep button light Printer status
Off The printer is off, idle or in Ready state.
Solid amber The printer is in Sleep mode.
Blinking amber The printer is entering or waking from
Hibernate mode.
Blinking amber for 0.1
second, then goes
completely off for 1.9
seconds in a slow, pulsing
pattern
The printer is in Hibernate mode.
Loading paper and specialty
media
Setting the paper size and type
From the home screen navigate to:
> Paper Menu > Paper Size/Type > select a tray > select the paper
size or type >
Configuring Universal paper settings
The Universal paper size setting is a user‑defined setting that lets you
print on paper sizes that are not preset in the printer menus.
1 From the home screen, navigate to:
> Paper Menu > Universal Setup
2 Select a unit of measure, and then set the portrait width and height.
3 Apply the changes.
Loading trays
CAUTION—POTENTIAL INJURY: To reduce the risk of
equipment instability, load each tray separately. Keep all other
trays closed until needed.
1 Pull out the tray.
Note: Do not remove trays while a job prints or while Busy
appears on the printer display. Doing so may cause a jam.
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