Online and offline, When the printer is operating, Online and offline -9 – Canon W8400 User Manual

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Switching the Printer On and Off

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Chapter 3
Printing by Objective

Chapter 4
Maintenance

Chapter 5

Using the Printer

in a Network

Environment

Chapter 6
Troubleshooting

Chapter 7
Operating the
Function Menu

Index

Contents

Chapter 2
Using Various Media

Chapter 1
Basic Use

Online and Offline

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When the Printer Is Operating

This printer has three operation modes: online, offline
and menu mode. Each mode is described below.
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Online Mode

The printer immediately processes print jobs sent from
the computer.

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Offline Mode

The printer receives jobs from the computer but the
jobs are held without being processing. While the
printer is offline, you can load or cut media manually,
access the carriage, and perform other procedures.
The printer also goes offline automatically whenever
the printer cannot start processing a print job, such as
when there is no print media loaded, or when an error
occurs, etc.

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Menu Mode

In menu mode, the printer function menus are
displayed on the printer display. Press the buttons on
the operation panel to set or execute the functions in
the menus. Like offline mode, this mode pauses all
jobs without processing.

Note

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Use the Use Power Save and sleep mode settings on
the printer operation panel to set the ON/OFF timing. If
Use Power Save is set to ON, you can set the time
until sleep with Sleep Timer. (

P.1-27

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If the printer remains idle for more than 15 minutes
with the cover closed (i.e., if no print jobs are received
or if no operation panel buttons are pressed), the
printer automatically enters Use Power Save to
conserve power. Only the Online lamp remains on
while the printer is in Use Power Save; the display and
other lamps remain off. The printer awakens from Use
Power Save automatically if it receives a print job or if
you press any button on the operation panel. The
printer requires about 5 seconds to recover from sleep
mode.

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