Power buttons and power modes

On/Off button

The On/Off button is located on top of the printer. Using the On/Off button starts up or shuts down the whole system, including the PRISMAsync controller.

Sleep button

The Sleep button is located at the right-hand side of the control panel. Using the Sleep button puts the printer into sleep mode or wakes the printer up from the sleep mode. When you press the Sleep button, the control panel will be turned off too. The PRISMAsync controller remains on.

The Sleep button allows you to switch between the Ready mode and the Sleep mode. This is only possible when the On/Off button is On and the start-up phase is completed.

Off

Off

The printer and the controller are completely off. There is no power consumption. The printer cannot receive or print any job.

Ready

On

The printer is ready to print jobs.

Low power mode

Off

The low power mode is an energy save mode.

To use the low power mode, the [Low power mode timer enabled] setting in the Settings Editor must be set to [Enabled]. When this setting is disabled, the printer skips the low power mode and goes into the sleep mode or deep sleep mode after the time set for these modes.

When the printer has been idle for the time defined in the [Low power mode timer] setting, the printer goes into low power mode automatically.

Possible values: 5 - 30 minutes.

Factory default: 20 minutes.

The printer wakes up when a job arrives in the list of [Scheduled jobs] or when you touch the control panel (either the screen or any button).

Sleep mode

Off

Once the printer has been idle for the time defined in the [Sleep mode timer] setting in the Settings Editor, the printer goes into sleep mode automatically. Compared to the low power mode, the printer uses less energy.

Possible values: 31 - 240 minutes.

Factory default: 40 minutes.

The printer wakes up when:

• You press the Sleep button on the control panel, or

• A wake-up timer expires, or

• A job arrives in the list of [Scheduled jobs], provided that the [Automatic wake-up] setting in the Settings Editor is set to [Enabled].

Press the Sleep button on the right-hand side of the control panel to put the printer into the sleep mode manually. The printer goes into the sleep mode after all jobs are finished.

When the [Deep sleep mode enabled] setting is set to [Enabled], the printer goes into the deep sleep mode.

Deep sleep mode

Off

The deep sleep mode is an alternative to the sleep mode described above. To use the deep sleep mode, the [Deep sleep mode enabled] setting in the Settings Editor must be set to [Yes]. Also the sleep mode must be enabled.

In the deep sleep mode:

• The printer uses less energy than in sleep mode.

• The printer needs more time to wake up than in sleep mode.

NOTE

An application in your workflow may require the printer to wake up more quickly. If the printer does not wake up quick enough, the application may give an error. In that case it is advised to disable the deep sleep mode. Then the printer will use the sleep mode instead.

NOTE

Dependent on the hardware of the printer, it might not be possible to wake up the printer by an application in your workflow. Disable the deep sleep mode if you need an application to wake up the printer. Then the printer will use the sleep mode instead.

[Automatic shutdown] 

Off

[Automatic shutdown] is an energy save mode.

Default the [Automatic shutdown] setting is enabled

The printer shuts down automatically when the shutdown timer has expired.