Sleep Mode
You can specify the settings for sleep mode using the following procedures.
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IMPORTANT
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Power consumption when the power is OFFEven if the printer is turned OFF, power is still consumed slightly while the power plug is inserted in the AC power outlet.
To stop the power consumption completely, unplug the power plug from the AC power outlet.
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Setting the Printer to Sleep Mode
There are the following four methods for setting the printer to Sleep Mode.
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Setting the printer to Sleep Mode automatically when it is not operating
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Specify the time interval until the printer enters Sleep Mode in [Sleep Migration Time].
You can specify the time interval between [5 minutes] and [60 minutes]. The default is [5 minutes].
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Setting the printer to Sleep Mode using the printer's control panel
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Press [
 ] (Energy Saver) on the printer's control panel. |
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Setting the printer to Sleep Mode from a network computer
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Select [Sleep] from [Settings/Registration] on the Remote UI → [Output/Control] → [Device Control], and then click [Execute].
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Setting the printer to Sleep Mode on the designated time every day
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Set the [Sleep Mode Timer] under [Timer Settings] to [On], and then set the time when it automatically goes in the Sleep Mode in [Sleep Mode Time].
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If the above operations or settings are performed, and the entering conditions described in "Sleep Mode Entering Conditions" are fulfilled, the printer enters Sleep Mode.
Sleep Mode Entering Conditions
The Sleep Mode entering conditions are as follows.
Panel operation has not been performed.
No data has been sent from the computer.
The printer is not starting up.
A shutdown is not being performed.
[Sleep Even if Error] is set to [On].
The following setting items in the [Network] options are set to [Off].
[WINS Resolution] in [TCP/IP Settings]
[IPSec] in [TCP/IP Settings] (LBP6680x only)
[AppleTalk]
[SMB Server] in [SMB] (LBP6680x only)
The printer has not communicated on the network for more than 15 seconds.
A USB cable is not connected.
The SNTP or DHCP communication is not to be performed within 1 minute.
It is not accessing USB memory or the SD card. (LBP6680x only)
The Wake Up function is not to be performed within 1 minute.
No jobs are waiting to print.
No service calls have occurred.
No paper jams have occurred.
No cover is open.
The toner cartridge is installed inside the printer.
The toner cartridge has reached the end of its service life.
The Ethernet driver is set to anything other than 1000Base-T.
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NOTE
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To check whether the printer has entered Sleep ModeYou can check Sleep Mode using indicators on the control panel.
Only the Main Power indicator comes on.
To configure the printer so that it does not enter Sleep Mode when an error occursSet [Sleep Even if Error] to [Off].
When using a utility software related to networkWhen you are using some type of utility software related to network and you set Sleep Mode to [High (Deep Sleep)], communications may fail. When using such type of utility software, please release Sleep Mode.
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Releasing Sleep Mode
The following are the methods to release Sleep Mode.
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Releasing Sleep Mode using the printer's control panel
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Press the key on the printer's control panel.
If the printer has entered Sleep Mode, you can release the mode when [ ] (Energy Saver) is pressed. |
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Releasing Sleep Mode on the designated time every day
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Set the [Wake Up Timer] under [Timer Settings] to [On], and set the time when it automatically cancels the Sleep Mode in [Wake Up Time].
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Releasing Sleep Mode from a computer
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Send data to the printer.
Perform the following in the Remote UI.
Perform the operations in the [Output/Control] menu under [Settings/Registration]
Display and set the [User Maintenance Menu] page in the [Preferences] menu under [Settings/Registration]
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NOTE
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Sleep Mode is released also in the following cases.When the printer is connected to a network or receives the unicast packet.
When devices on a network are searched from application software or utility software.
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