Printer Settings

 
All the settings about the printer are listed with short descriptions. Default settings are marked with a dagger ().
Asterisks (*)
Settings marked with "*1" are only available when the optional paper feeder (drawer 2) is attached.
Settings marked with "*2" are only available for the LBP252dw.
Priority of settings
If a print setting is specified both from the printer driver and the operation panel of the machine, the specification from the printer driver overrides that from the operation panel. The specification from the operation panel becomes effective in some specific cases, such as when you are printing from UNIX or other operating system on which printer drivers for the machine are not available.
Availability of settings
All the printer settings described in this section, except for <Paper Size Override> (Paper Size Override), are only available for PS/PCL printing. Specifying these settings is unnecessary, for example, when you print using the UFR II printer driver.

Action When Free Paper Size Mismatch

In the case where the paper size for a paper source is set to <Free Size> under <Free Size>, specify the operation to be performed by the machine when the size of the loaded paper and the paper size setting in the printer driver are rather different from each other.
Multi-Purpose Tray
Force Output
Display Error
 
Drawer 1
Force Output
Display Error
 
Drawer 2 *1
Force Output
Display Error
If the settings in the printer driver do not match the size and type of the loaded paper, a paper jam or printing error may occur.

Copies

Set the number of copies to print.
1 to 99

2-Sided Printing

Select whether to make 2-sided printouts.
Off
On

Default Paper

Set the default paper size and type. Printing will be performed with paper of the size and type set here when you want to print from an OS not supporting printer drivers or from a mobile device or other device not supporting paper size and type settings. Paper

Paper Size Override

Select whether to switch between printing on A4 and LTR size paper if one of these paper sizes is loaded but the other is not. Configuring Printer Settings on the Machine
Off
On
Most print settings such as setting for number of copies or 1-sided/2-sided printing can be made from the printer driver or an application software (Basic Printing Operations), but the setting for <Paper Size Override> is required to be made on the machine.

Print Quality

You can change settings related to print quality.
Density
Adjust the toner density. Adjusting Print Density
Density
17 Levels
 
Fine Adjust
High
17 Levels
Medium
17 Levels
Low
17 Levels
The settings specified for <Density> are disabled when <Toner Save> is enabled.
Toner Save
You can save toner consumption. Select <On> when you want to check the layout or other appearance characteristics before proceeding to final printing of a large job.
Off
On
Resolution
Specify the resolution to be used for print data processing.
1200 dpi
600 dpi
Barcode Adjustment Mode
If bar codes printed with this machine cannot be read, set this item. The improvement effect is weakest with <Mode 1> and strongest with <Mode 3>.
Off
Mode 1
Mode 2
Mode 3
Print density will be lighter when you select stronger improvement.
When printing from the computer, the setting in the printer driver takes precedence. When the setting of [Graphics Mode] in the printer driver is changed to [UFR II Mode] and [Barcode Adjustment Mode] is changed to [Printer Default], the setting in the operation panel takes precedence.
When you set this item to one of <Mode 1> to <Mode 3>, <Special Printing Mode A> is automatically set to <Off>. Special Printing Mode A

Layout

Specify the page layout settings such as binding position and margin values.
Binding Location
If you are binding the printouts with a binding tool such as a stapler, use this item to specify whether to bind on the long or short edge. Specify the setting of this item in combination with <Gutter>, which specifies the binding margin to apply to the binding position.
Long Edge
Short Edge
Gutter
Shift the print position to adjust the binding margin to apply to the binding edge specified by <Binding Location>. The value "00.0" exerts no effect on the binding margin.
-50.0 to 00.0 to +50.0 (mm)
Offset Short Edge/Offset Long Edge
Irrespective of the paper source, you can shift the print position in units of 0.5 mm for all print jobs.
-50.0 to 00.0 to +50.0 (mm)
To shift the print position, change the setting of [Graphics Mode] on the printer driver to [UFR II Mode].

Auto Error Skip

Printing stops if a certain error occurs in the process. However, if you set this item to <On>, the certain error will be skipped and printing can continue. Normally, set this item to <Off>.
Off
On

Timeout

Set the time period after which the current print job is automatically canceled in the case of a print data reception interruption.
5 to 15 to 300 (sec.)

Personality *2

Specify the mode in which the machine should operate when the format of document data is unknown.
Auto
PS
PCL
XPS

Prioritize Multi-Purpose Tray

Specify whether to feed paper from the multi-purpose tray when Auto Select Paper is enabled. If <On> is selected, paper is fed from the multi-purpose tray when paper of the same size and same type is loaded in both the multi-purpose tray and paper drawer.
<Off>
<On>

UFR II

You can change the settings that become effective when printing from the UFR II printer driver.
Halftones
You can select the printing method to reproduce halftones (the intermediate range between the lighter and darker areas of an image) for optimal image quality. For each document, you can make settings by type of image.
Text
Resolution
Color Tone
Gradation
High Resolution
 
Graphics
Resolution
Color Tone
Gradation
High Resolution
 
Image
Resolution
Color Tone
Gradation
High Resolution

PCL

Specify the PCL printing settings such as page layout and print quality.
Paper Save
Select whether to save paper by not outputting blank pages in documents. By selecting <On>, the machine will not output blank pages. To output all your document data when printing, including any blank pages that you have inserted in your document, select <Off>.
Off
On
Orientation
Select <Portrait> (vertical orientation) or <Landscape> (horizontal orientation) for the page orientation.
Portrait
Landscape
Font Number
Specify the font to use by selecting a corresponding font ID number. You can print the PCL font list with font samples from the operation panel. PCL Font List
0 to 54
Point Size
Set the font size in points, adjustable in 0.25 increments. You can specify this setting only when a proportionally-spaced scalable font is selected in <Font Number>.
4.00 to 12.00 to 999.75 (point)
Pitch
Set the font pitch, or cpi (characters per inch), adjustable in 0.01 increments. You can specify this setting only when a fixed-pitch scalable font or a bitmap font is selected in <Font Number>.
0.44 to 10.00 to 99.99 (cpi)
Form Lines
Set the number of lines printed on one page from 5 to 128. This setting is automatically changed according to the settings specified in <Default Paper Size> and <Orientation>.
5 to 64 to 128 (lines)
Character Code
Select the character code that is most suited for the computer you send print data from. The specified setting is ignored when the character code is controlled by the font specified in <Font Number>.
DESKTOP
ISO4
ISO6
ISO11
ISO15
ISO17
ISO21
ISO60
ISO69
ISOL1
ISOL2
ISOL5
ISOL6
LEGAL
MATH8
MCTEXT
MSPUBL
PC775
PC8
PC850
PC852
PC8DN
PC8TK
PC1004
PIFONT
PSMATH
PSTEXT
ROMAN8
VNINTL
VNMATH
VNUS
WIN30
WINBALT
WINL1
WINL2
WINL5
Custom Paper
Select whether to set a custom paper size. Select <On> to set the dimensions of the paper in <X dimension> and <Y dimension>.
Off
On
Unit of Measure
Select the unit of measurement to use to set a custom paper size.
Millimeters
Inches
X dimension
Specify the horizontal dimension (short edge) of the custom paper.
77 to 216 (mm)
Y dimension
Specify the vertical dimension (long edge) of the custom paper.
127 to 356 (mm)
Append CR to LF
Select whether to append a carriage return (CR) when the machine receives a line feed code (LF). If <Yes> is selected, the print position moves to the beginning of the next line when the machine receives an LF code. If <No> is selected, the print position moves to the next line, just under the received LF code.
Yes
No
Enlarge A4 Print Width
Select whether to expand the width of the printable area of A4 size paper in portrait orientation to that of LTR size.
Off
On
Halftones
You can select the printing method to reproduce halftones (the intermediate range between the lighter and darker areas of an image) for optimal image quality. For each document, you can make settings by type of image.
Text
Resolution
Color Tone
Gradation
High Resolution
 
Graphics
Resolution
Color Tone
Gradation
High Resolution
 
Image
Resolution
Color Tone
Gradation
High Resolution

PS *2

Specify the PS printing settings such as page layout and print quality.
Job Timeout
This setting enables you to specify the amount of time before a job times out. If a job has not finished within the set time limit, the job automatically cancels.
0 to 3600 (sec.)
Print PS Errors
This setting determines whether an error page is printed when an error is encountered.
Off
On
Halftones
You can select the printing method to reproduce halftones (the intermediate range between the lighter and darker areas of an image) for optimal image quality. For each document, you can make settings by type of image.
Text
Resolution
Gradation
High Resolution
 
Graphics
Resolution
Gradation
High Resolution
 
Image
Resolution
Gradation
High Resolution
Grayscale Conversion
You can select ways to convert color values to a grayscale value when you print color print data.
sRGB
NTSC
Uniform RGB
This section describes the settings to convert the color data into grayscale data.
This setting is invalid for black-and-white data.

XPS *2

You can change settings for XPS files.
Halftones
You can select the printing method to reproduce halftones (the intermediate range between the lighter and darker areas of an image) for optimal image quality. For each document, you can make settings by type of image.
Text
Resolution
Gradation
High Resolution
 
Graphics
Resolution
Gradation
High Resolution
 
Image
Resolution
Gradation
High Resolution
Grayscale Conversion
Specify the type of grayscale conversion of color print data.
Text
sRGB
NTSC
Uniform RGB
 
Graphics
sRGB
NTSC
Uniform RGB
 
Image
sRGB
NTSC
Uniform RGB
Compressed Image Output
As time passes after a print job starts, image quality may decrease depending on the print data. Specify how the machine is to behave when image quality has significantly decreased.
Output
Display Error

Imaging

Make settings for JPEG and TIFF image files that you can print by AirPrint.
Halftones
You can select the printing method to reproduce halftones (the intermediate range between the lighter and darker areas of an image) for optimal image quality.
Gradation
Error Diffusion
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