Energy Saving; Introduction - Ricoh FAX2900L Operator's Manual

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Energy Saving

Introduction

When your fax machine prints fax messages, it uses heat to fix the image to the
paper. This heat is generated using a heating roller which must be hot enough to
fuse toner to the paper properly. Because keeping the roller hot all the time con-
sumes electricity, this machine is provided with an Energy Saving mode in
which the heating roller is heated to full temperature only when a message
needs to be printed.
The two available types of Energy Saving mode shown in the table below.
Type 1
Energy Saving
mode
5
Fax Standby (Heat-
er on)
Energy Saving
Standby (Heater
off)
94
Machine status in How long before
Energy Saving you can print after
mode exiting Energy Sav-
ing mode
Display turns off . Within about 30s
The machine main-
tains the heating
roller temperature
at half the full tem-
perature; warm up
takes less time.
Display turns off . Within about 40s
The machine lets
the heating roller
cool to room tem-
perature; warm-up
takes longer.
Power consump-
tion in Energy Sav-
ing Mode
30W
2W