System Setup menu

System Setup menu


Use this menu to establish basic printer settings. The System Setup menu has several sub-menus. Each is described in the following table.


Menu item Sub-menu item Sub-menu item Description
Language     Select the language for the control-panel display messages and the printer reports.
Paper setup Def. paper size Letter
A4
Legal
Select the size for printing internal reports or any print job that does not specify a size.
  Def. paper type A list of available media types appears. Select the media type for printing internal reports or any print job that does not specify a type.
  Tray 1 Paper size
Paper type
Select the default size and type for tray 1 from the list of available sizes and types.
  Tray 2 Paper size
Paper type
Select the default size and type for tray 2 from the list of available sizes and types.
  Paper out action Wait forever
Override
Cancel
Select how the printer should react when a print job requires a size or type that is not available or when a specified tray is empty.
Select Wait forever to make the printer wait until you load the correct media and press OK. This is the default setting.
Select Override to print on a different size or type after a specified delay.
Select Cancel to automatically cancel the print job after a specified delay.
If you select either Override or Cancel, the control panel prompts you to specify the number of seconds to delay. Press > to increase the time, up to 3600 seconds. Press < to decrease the time.
Print quality Calibrate color After power on
Calibrate now
After power on: Select how soon the printer should calibrate after you turn it on. The default setting is 15 minutes.
Calibrate now: Makes the printer perform a calibration immediately. If a job is processing, the printer calibrates after the job is complete. If an error message is on the display, you must clear the error first.
  Color supply out Stop
Continue black
Select Stop to halt printing until the empty cartridge is replaced.
Select Continue black to allow future color jobs to print in monochrome (black and white) mode until the empty cartridge is replaced.
  Replace supplies Override out
Stop at out
Override out: If the printer determines that a print cartridge is empty, you can continue printing until you notice a decrease in print quality.
Stop at out: If the printer determines that a print cartridge is empty, you must replace the cartridge before printing can continue. This is the default setting.
  Cartridge low (1-20) The percentage threshold determines when the printer begins reporting low toner. The message is either reported on the control-panel display or using the toner LED, if it exists. The default setting is 10%.
  Restrict color Enable color
Disable color
Select Enable color to allow the job to print in either monochrome (black and white) or color depending on the specifications of the job.
Select Disable color to disable color printing. All jobs will print in monochrome (black and white).
Courier font Regular
Dark
  Selects a version of the Courier font. The default is Regular.
Display contrast Medium
Darker
Darkest
Lightest
Lighter
  Select the level of contrast for the display. The default setting is Medium.
HP color laserjet 2700 System Setup menu