Saving Energy - Ricoh MV310 Operator's Manual

Saving Energy OTHER FEATURES
Saving Energy
Laser printing requires the application of heat to bond toner to the printer
paper. For incoming messages to be output quickly, a heating element inside
the machine must be kept hot. Keeping the fusing unit at the correct high
temperature uses electricity. To overcome this waste of energy your machine is
equipped with an energy saving feature.
If your machine is left idle for 5 minutes (or if you hold down the Energy Saver
key for 2 seconds) the heating element will cool. You have three choices: You
can let the machine cool to room temperature, you can let it cool halfway or you
can let it fully on.
The messages in the display will disappear.
Letting the heating roller cool to room temperature will reduce the amount of
electricity the fax machine consumes. However, the fax machine will need to
warm-up before it can print out anything. It takes about 30 seconds or less to
warm up. Adjust the user parameters to match the settings below (see page
115)
Letting the heating roller cool halfway is not as economical as letting it cool to
room temperature, but incoming fax messages and copies can be printed soon
after the heating element becomes hot. It takes about 20 seconds or less to
warm up. At the factory, this mode is set.
Letting the heating roller fully on is not as economical as other two modes, but
incoming fax messages and copies can be printed can be printed right away.
Adjust the user parameters to match the settings below (see page 115)
Switch 05 bits 6 & 7
Letting the heating roller cool to room temperature: Bit 6 at O, Bit 7 at O
Letting the heating roller cool halfway: Bit 6 at 1, Bit 7 at O
Leaving the heating roller fully on: Bit 6 at O, Bit 7 at 1
Saving Energy with the Night Timer
The Night Timer feature lets you program timers to switch the heating element
on and off. There are two differences between the energy saver described
above and the night timer:
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If a fax message comes in while the night timer has switch off the heating
element, the message is stored in the memory. It is printed only when the
heating element is switched back on.
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