Turning the Power On or Off

Power supply

This machine provides two power switches: The Main Power Switch of the machine and the Power key on the Control Panel.

No.

Name

Description

1

Main Power Switch

Press this switch when turning on or off the main power of this machine or restarting this machine.

2

Power key

Press this key to switch this machine to the Power Save mode. This function reduces power consumption and has a greater power saving effect.

For details, refer to [Operating the Power key (When using this machine in the factory default status)] .

NOTICE

  • While printing, do not turn the Main Power Switch off or press the Power key. Otherwise, it may lead to a paper jam.

  • If the Main Power Switch is turned off or the Power key is pressed while this machine is running, the system deletes the currently loaded data or communicating data as well as queued jobs.

Turn on the Main Power Switch

  1. Open the Lower Front Door or Front Door, and press on on the Main Power Switch.

  2. Close the Lower Front Door or Front Door.

    The Start key lights up orange, and a screen appears to show that this machine is in the process of start-up.

    When the Start key changes to blue, this machine is ready to use.

Turn off the Main Power Switch

When restarting this machine or if a problem has occurred, turn off the Main Power Switch.

  1. Open the Lower Front Door or Front Door.

  2. Press off on the Main Power Switch, then close the Lower Front Door or Front Door.

NOTICE

  • When restarting this machine, turn the Main Power Switch off and on again after 10 or more seconds have passed. Not doing so may result in an operation failure.

Operating the Power key (When using this machine in the factory default status)

Press the Power key to switch this machine to the Power Save mode.

The Power key can be used as a power save key to manually switch to Power Save mode. Power Save mode is classified into two modes: Low Power mode and Sleep mode.

  • Press the Power key to select whether to switch to Low Power or Sleep mode (default: [Low Power]). For details, refer to [Power Save Settings] .

  • To use the Power key as a Sub Power Off key, change the Power key setting (default: [Power Save]). For details, refer to [Power Key Setting] .

When the Power key is pressed, the status of this machine changes as shown below. Depending on how long the Power key is pressed, the state of the power save mode to be activated will differ.

Power key

Status of this machine

Status of LED

Description

Short press

Low Power mode

(Default value)

Flash:

Blue

Turns off the display of the Touch Panel to reduce power consumption.

This machine returns to the normal mode when it receives data or faxes or when the user operates the Touch Panel.

Sleep mode

Flash:

Blue

Provides power-saving effect higher than Low Power mode. A time required to return to the normal mode is longer than Low Power mode.

This machine returns to the normal mode when it receives data or faxes or when the user operates the Touch Panel.

Hold down

Sub Power OFF

Light up:

Orange

The power saving effect is the same as that of the sleep mode.

While the sub power is turned off, this machine can receive data or faxes, however, it cannot scan or print an original.

If data or faxes are received while the sub power is turned off, they are printed when the machine returns to the normal mode.

To enable the machine to return to the normal mode from the Sub Power Off status, press the Power key again.

Related setting (for the administrator)

  • You can specify whether to return this machine from Low Power mode or Sleep mode to the normal mode when a person or a person's hands get closer to the Touch Panel (default: [ON], adjustment value: [0]). For details, refer to [Awake from Power Save Mode by Touching Control Panel] .

Reference
Tips

  • When the optional Image Controller is installed, the Power key cannot be used as a sub power OFF key.