The Océ ColorWave 3500 offers two energy save modes that you can set if the printer is idle for a defined period. The configuration of the timers prevents unnecessary power consumption. You can adjust the value of the timers.
Sleep mode timer (Default value 60 minutes).
The printer uses minimal energy, because the power supply of the printer is turned off. The power supply of the controller remains on. The printer needs to warm up when it wakes up from the sleep mode.
Energy save mode timer (Default value 1 minute).
Both the printer and the controller remain turned on. The printer uses less energy than in normal operating mode, but the printer uses more energy than in sleep mode. The advantage of the energy save mode over the sleep mode is that the printer usually needs just a few seconds to wake up.
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If the printer was manually powered on outside the defined working hours, the printer will automatically switch off instead of going to sleep mode after the selected [Go into sleep mode after] period has elapsed.
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The value you set for the sleep mode timer must be higher than the energy save mode value. If the value of the sleep mode is lower than the energy save mode, the printer skips the energy save mode and goes into sleep mode. The power consumption will be lower but it will also take the printer a bit longer to wake up again.
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If you access the Edit window by clicking the value of the setting you want to change, the Edit window displays the minimal and maximal value you can select.
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When the printer is in the energy save mode, there are several ways to activate the system.
press the wake-up button on the user panel
send a print job
insert an original in the scanner