Learn about power states of the printer

Power states of the imagePRESS V900 series

The imagePRESS V900 series has four power states.

• Active: the printer is printing jobs, processing jobs, or performing maintenance tasks.

• Ready: the printer is ready to accept user commands.

• Sleep mode: the printer uses an energy save level and cannot accept user commands. The sleep mode can be activated by the sleep button or the sleep mode timer.

• Shutdown mode: The printer uses an energy save level and cannot accept user commands. The shutdown mode can be activated via the control panel or the automatic shutdown function.

Overview power states

What is sleep mode

When you do not operate the printer, you can reduce the energy consumption with the sleep mode.

During the sleep mode the printer behaves as follows:

• The control panel is in energy save mode.

• PRISMAsync Print Server remains switched on.

• The print engine and the attached modules are switched off.

NOTE

It depends on the sleep mode configuration how the printer reacts to new scheduled jobs.

What is the sleep button

You use the sleep button in the following situations:

• Put the printer in sleep mode. When the printer is ready, the sleep mode is entered immediately. When the printer is active, the sleep mode is entered as soon as all scheduled jobs are printed.

• Put the printer in shutdown mode.

• Wake up the printer from sleep mode.

• Wake up the printer from shutdown mode.

Sleep button

What is the sleep mode timer

You can define the period of inactivity before the printer automatically enters the sleep mode. The default value of the sleep mode timer is 40 minutes. When the printer is ready, the sleep mode is entered immediately. When the printer is active, the sleep mode is entered as soon as all scheduled jobs are printed.

What is automatic wake-up from sleep mode

Use automatic wake-up to awake the printer from sleep mode at a configured time.

In the Settings Editor you define the days and times that the printer automatically wakes up.

What is shutdown mode

You can shut down the printer with the option or the sleep button to further reduce the energy consumption.

During the shutdown the printer behaves as follows:

• The control panel is in energy save mode.

• PRISMAsync Print Server is switched off.

• The print engine and the attached modules are switched off.

IMPORTANT

Do not use the main power switch.

What is automatic shutdown

To save energy during recurring periods that the printer is not productive, for example overnight or over the weekend, use automatic shutdown.

In the Settings Editor you define the days and times that the printer automatically shuts down.

The printer can only automatically shut down when it is in the sleep mode. Ensure that the printer is in sleep mode before the configured shutdown time.

• The sleep mode timer must have been expired, or

• You must press the sleep button and touch [To sleep mode].

The printer leaves the shutdown mode when you press the sleep button .

More information

Configure sleep mode, automatic wake-up, and shutdown mode