Brother QL-500 Printer User Manual


 
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL
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ECONOMY Switch
TONER SAVE MODE
You can turn on or off the toner save mode as follows:
Display Message Toner Save Mode
TONER SAVE=OFF Turn off the toner save mode.
(Factory setting)
TONER SAVE=ON Turn on the toner save mode. The amount
of toner on the paper decreases and the
printed image may look light gray.
POWER SAVE MODE
You can turn on or off the power save mode as follows:
Display Message Power Save Mode
POWER SAVE=ON Turn on the power save mode. The fixing
assembly of the print engine is turned off
after the specified time to save power.
(Factory setting)
POWER SAVE=OFF Turn off the power save mode. The fixing
assembly of the print engine is always
powered on to keep its temperature at the
specified level.
1. When you turn on the power save mode, the display shows the
following message:
TIME OUT
2. When you press the SET switch, the display show this message:
TIME OUT=30m *
You need to set the time out for the power save mode from 1 to 99
minutes with the or switch: factory setting =30 minutes. The time
out is the duration after which the fixing assembly of the print engine is
turned off (“SLEEP”) to save power.
When the power save mode is turned on, the printer turns on the fixing
assembly again after it receives data from the computer. Since the fixing
assembly must reach the specified high temperature, it takes a little longer
time to start printing the first page.