WF-C879R 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 paper tray.

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.

User-Defined Paper Size List:

You can change the user defined size setting. This is useful when you print frequently on irregularly sized paper.

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 margin 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.

Color Correction:

Make settings such as brightness and contrast, and perform color correction when printing from an external device. When this feature is On, the printer color correction settings take precedence over the settings of the standard printer driver.

  • Brightness

  • Contrast

  • Saturation

  • Red Balance

  • Green Balance

  • Blue Balance

PDL Print Configuration:

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

Common Settings:

  • Paper Size

    Select the default paper size for PCL or PostScript printing.

  • Paper Type

    Select the default paper type for PCL or PostScript printing.

  • Orientation

    Select the default orientation for PCL or PostScript printing.

  • Quality

    Select the print quality for PCL or PostScript printing.

  • Ink Save Mode

    Select On to save ink by reducing the print density.

  • Print Order

    Last Page on Top

    Starts printing from the first page of a file.

    First Page on Top

    Starts printing from the last page of a file.

  • Number of Copies

    Set the number of copies to print.

  • Binding Margin

    Select the binding position.

  • Auto Paper Ejection

    Select On to eject paper automatically when printing is stopped during a print job.

  • 2-Sided Printing

    Select On to perform 2-sided printing.

PCL Menu:

  • Font Source

    Resident

    Select to use a font preinstalled on the printer.

    Download

    Select to use a font you have downloaded.

  • Font Number

    Select the default font number for the default font source. The available number varies depending on the settings you made.

  • Pitch

    Set the default font pitch if the font is scalable and of fixed-pitch. You can select from 0.44 to 99.99 cpi (characters per inch), in 0.01 increments.

    This item may not appear depending on the font source or font number settings.

  • Height

    Set the default font height if the font is scalable and proportional. You can select from 4.00 to 999.75 points, in 0.25 increments.

    This item may not appear depending on the font source or font number settings.

  • Symbol Set

    Select the default symbol set. If the font that you selected in the font source and the font number setting is not available in the new symbol set setting, the font source and the font number settings are automatically replaced with the default value, IBM-US.

  • Form

    Set the number of lines for the selected paper size and orientation. This also causes a line spacing (VMI) change, and the new VMI value is stored in the printer. This means that later changes in the page size or orientation settings cause changes in the Form value based on the stored VMI.

  • CR Function

    Select the line feed command when printing with a driver from a specific operating system.

  • LF Function

    Select the line feed command when printing with a driver from a specific operating system.

  • Paper Source Assign

    Set the assignment for the paper source select command. When 4 is selected, the commands are set as compatible with the HP LaserJet 4. When 4K is selected, the commands are set as compatible with the HP LaserJet 4000, 5000, and 8000. When 5S is selected, the commands are set as compatible with the HP LaserJet 5S.

PS Menu:

  • Error Sheet

    Select On to print a sheet showing the status when an error occurs during PostScript or PDF printing.

  • Coloration

    Select the color mode for PostScript printing.

  • Binary

    Select On when printing data that contains binary images. The application may send the binary data even if the printer driver setting is set to ASCII, but you can print the data when this feature is enabled.

  • PDF Page Size

    Select the paper size when printing a PDF file. If Auto is selected, the paper size is determined based on the size of the first page.

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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