Ricoh FAX1400L - Manual (Page 79)

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Saving Energy
Introduction
To print a fax message your fax ma-
chine uses a heating roller to fuse the
image to the paper. This roller must
already be hot when the paper passes
under it. To maintain a temperature
high enough to permit proper fusing,
electricity is consumed. This facsimile
is equipped with various energy sav-
ing modes to reduce the consumption
of electricity while the machine is
waiting for a fax message.
Letting the heating roller cool to room
temperature will reduce the amount
of electricity the fax machine con-
sumes. However, the fax machine
will not print incoming messages
right away, it will store them in mem-
ory and print them out after the roller
warms up.
Letting the heating roller cool half-
way reduces the amount of electricity
the fax machine consumes, but not as
much as letting it cool to room tem-
perature. On the other hand, since
warming up takes only a short time,
incoming fax messages can be printed
right away.
If your fax machine enters saving en-
ergy mode, SAVING ENERGY ap-
pears on the display.
The saving energy mode is related to
the Night Timer. see P.35 “Setting the
Power Saving time (Function 71)”
Entering Energy Saving mode
The machine enters Energy Saving
mode when:
• Nobody uses the machine for
about 5 minutes (it automatically
enters Energy Saving mode).
Note
❒ It takes 15 minutes for the machine
to enter this mode after the power
switch is turned on, or the front
unit is closed.
Exiting Energy Saving mode
Your machine exits Energy Saving
mode when a fax is received.
To exit Energy Saving mode manual-
ly:
• In Fax Standby mode, press any
key.
• Set a document.
Reception in Energy Saving mode
Once in Saving Energy mode, you can
still receive messages. When a mes-
sage is received, the machine prints it
and returns to Energy Saving mode.
Note
❒ If the machine is in Power Saver
mode, the message will printed
out after the machine exits Power
Saver mode.
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