ET-5880/L6580 Series

User's Guide

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Printer Settings

Select the menus on the control panel as described below.

Settings > General Settings > Printer Settings

You cannot change settings that have been locked by your administrator.

Paper Source Settings:
Paper Setting:

Select the paper source to specify the paper size and paper type you loaded. When Paper Size Auto Detect is enabled, the printer detects the paper size you loaded.

Paper Tray Priority:

Select On to give printing priority to paper loaded in the rear paper feed.

A4/Letter Auto Switching:

Select On to feed paper from the paper source set as A4 size when there is no paper source set as Letter, or feed from the paper source set as Letter size when there is no paper source set as A4.

Auto Select Settings:

When paper runs out, paper is automatically fed from a paper source that has the same settings as the paper settings for the print jobs. You can set automatic selection for every paper source for each function in copy, fax, or other. You cannot set everything to off.

This setting is disabled when you select a specific paper source in the paper settings for the print jobs. Depending on the paper type setting on the Main tab of the printer driver, paper may not be fed automatically.

Error Notice:

Select On to display an error message when the selected paper size or type does not match the loaded paper.

Paper Setup Auto Display:

Select On to display the Paper Setting screen when loading paper in the paper cassette. If you disable this feature, you cannot print from an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using AirPrint.

Printing Language:

Select the printing language for the USB interface or the network interface.

Universal Print Settings:

These print settings are applied when you print by an external device without using the printer driver. The offset settings are applied when you print using the printer driver.

Top Offset:

Adjust the top margin of the paper.

Left Offset:

Adjust the left margin of the paper.

Top Offset in Back:

Adjust the top margin for the back of the page when performing 2-sided printing.

Left Offset in Back:

Adjust the left margin for the back of the page when performing 2-sided printing.

Check Paper Width:

Select On to check the paper width before printing. This prevents printing beyond the edges of the paper when the paper size setting is incorrect, but this may lower the print speed.

Skip Blank Page:

Skips blank pages in the print data automatically.

PDL Print Configuration:

Select the PDL Print Configuration options you want to use for PCL or PostScript printing.

Auto Error Solver:

Select an action to perform when a 2-sided printing error or a memory full error occurs.

  • On

    Displays a warning and prints in single-sided mode when a 2-sided printing error occurs, or prints only what the printer could process when a memory full error occurs.

  • Off

    Displays an error message and cancels printing.

Memory Device Interface:

  • Memory Device:

    Select Enable to allow the printer to access an inserted memory device. If Disable is selected, you cannot save data to the memory device with the printer. This prevents confidential documents from being removed illegally.

  • File Sharing:

    Select whether to give write access to the memory device from a USB-connected computer or a network-connected computer.

Thick Paper:

Select On to prevent ink from smearing on your printouts, however, this may lower the print speed.

Quiet Mode:

Select On to reduce noise during printing, however, this may lower the print speed. Depending on the paper type and print quality settings you selected, there may be no difference in the printer's noise level.

Ink Drying Time:

Select the ink drying time you want to use when performing 2-sided printing. The printer prints the other side after printing one side. If your printout is smeared, increase the time setting.

Bidirectional:

Select On to change the print direction; Prints while the print head moves to the left and to the right. If vertical or horizontal ruled lines on your printout look blurred or misaligned, disabling this feature may solve the problem; however, doing so may reduce print speed.

Output Tray Auto Extension:

Select On to automatically extend the output paper support when printing on paper larger than A4 size.

PC Connection via USB:

Select Enable to allow a computer to access the printer when connected by USB. When Disable is selected, printing and scanning that is not sent over a network connection is restricted.

USB I/F Timeout Setting:

Specify the length of time in seconds that must elapse before ending USB communication with a computer after the printer receives a print job from a PostScript printer driver or PCL printer driver. If the job ending is not clearly defined from a PostScript printer driver or PCL printer driver, it can cause endless USB communication. When this occurs, the printer ends communication after the specified time has elapsed. Enter 0 (zero) if you do not want to end communication.

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