For printers ordered with the Energy Star option, the Energy Star default is set to 1 hour. After an hour of inactivity, the printer begins a cool-down cycle that requires a 20 minute warm-up period before being ready to use again. Increasing the Energy Star value from 1 hour keeps the printer ready for printing and eliminates the warm-up period. In the printer's standard configuration, the Energy Star default is set to 999 hours.

Since the printer uses ink during warm-up from a power-off condition and when exiting Energy Star mode, you can reduce ink consumption by leaving the printer on. To ensure optimum printing performance and best ink economy, leave the printer turned on overnight and during weekends.

There are several ways you can change the Energy Star mode:

• Changing the Energy Star mode from the front panel

• Changing the Energy Star mode with PhaserLink software

• Changing the Energy Star mode from a utility file: Setting timeouts

1. When the printer is on and the Ready/Printer Name message appears, press the Menu button. The printer displays the first selection in the menu:
   Help Pages

   <---- ----> Menu

   Using the left (<----) or right (---->) arrow buttons, scroll through the selections until the following message appears:

   Printer Defaults

   <---- ----> Menu

   Press the Menu button to access printer default selections. The printer displays the Startup Page message if you do not have the optional Lower Tray Assembly installed. If you do have the optional tray, the first message to appear is Default Tray.

   Startup Page

   <---- ----> Menu

   Using the left or right arrow buttons, scroll through the selections until the following message appears:

   Energy Star Timeout

   <---- ----> Menu

   Press the Menu button to access Energy Star selections. The printer displays the following message:

   Timeout:999 hrs

   <---- ----> OK

   Using the left or right arrow buttons, scroll through the selections until the appropriate setting is reached.

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   Note: Change the Energy Star Timeout from its default value to a maximum value by pressing the left arrow (<----) button.

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   Press the OK button to confirm your Energy Star timeout selection.

   Return to the top level of the menu by pressing the Exit button until the printer displays the Ready message.