How to Disable the Sleep Mode on an Okidata 4600
Sleep mode, known on Oki products as "Power Save" mode, is a great way to save both energy and money. According to Arizona Public Service Company, using a default power save mode after 15 minutes on typical electronic devices can save as much as 60% on annual energy costs. However, one of the drawbacks of Power Save mode on the Oki B4600 is that the fuser will need to heat up again once the printer comes out of Power Save mode before you can print the next job. If you need to eliminate this delay, you can disable the Power Save mode altogether.
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Instructions
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Locate the menu control panel located on the printer. The menus will appear on the LCD screen located on the menu control panel.
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Press the "Menu" button once, putting the printer into Menu mode. Press the "Menu" button repeatedly until you reach the menu titled "MAINTENANCE MENU." Alternatively, press and hold the "Menu" button for two seconds to cycle through each of the menus, releasing the button when you reach the "MAINTENANCE MENU."
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Press the "Item (+)" button three times to reach the submenu titled "POWER SAVE." Press the "Select" button once you are in this menu, then press "Value (+)" to change from "ENABLE" to "DISABLE."
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Press the "Online" button. If you don't press the "Online" button after you are finished with the menu status, your printer will not print.
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Tips & Warnings
If you need help reading the menus, print out a Menu Map. When the printer is in online mode, press the "Online" button to place the printer in offline mode. Press the "Menu" button repeatedly until you reach the "INFORMATION MENU." Press "Item (+)" until you're prompted to print the menu map. Press "Select" to print the map. Don't forget to press the "Online" button when finished to put the printer back in online mode.
You don't have to turn the Power Save mode off entirely. You can instead increase the number of minutes before the Power Save mode is activated. Once you are in Menu mode, press the "Menu" button three times to get to the "System Configuration" menu. The first item in the "System Configuration" menu will read "POWER SAVE DELAY TIME." The default value is 15 minutes (15 MIN). Press the "Select" button in this menu, then press "Value (+)" or "Value (-)" to change these times. When finished changing the time value, press the "Online" button.
Some of the changes to the printer settings can be overridden by the default settings contained within printer drivers. Be advised that if you reset your printer settings to default within the computer interface, this may affect the settings you have manually changed on the printer itself. By default, Power Saving mode is enabled and set to 15 minutes.
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