System Setup submenu

System Setup submenu


Items on this menu affect product behavior. Configure the product according to your printing needs.


Item
Values
Explanation
DATE/TIME
DATE
DATE FORMAT
TIME
TIME FORMAT
Sets the date and time settings.
JOB STORAGE LIMIT
1 to 100
Specifies the number of quick copy jobs that can be stored on the product.
The default setting is 32.
JOB HELD TIMEOUT
OFF
1 HOUR
4 HOURS
1 DAY
1 WEEK
Sets the amount of time that held jobs are kept before being automatically deleted from the queue.
The default setting is OFF.
SHOW ADDRESS
AUTO
OFF
Defines whether the IP address IS shown on the display if the product is connected to a network. If AUTO is selected the IP Address of the product appears with the Ready message.
The default setting is OFF.
TRAY BEHAVIOR
USE REQUESTED TRAY
Select whether the product tries to pull paper from a different tray than the one that you selected in the print driver.

EXCLUSIVELY: Sets the product to pull from the tray that you selected and not pull from another tray, even if the tray that you selected is empty.

FIRST: Sets the product to pull from the tray that you selected first, but allows the product to pull from another tray automatically if the tray that you selected is empty.
MANUALLY FEED PROMPT
Select when the product shows a prompt regarding pulling from Tray 1 if your print job does not match the type or size that is loaded in any other tray.

ALWAYS: Select this option if you always want to be prompted before the product pulls from Tray 1.

UNLESS LOADED: Prompts you only if Tray 1 is empty.
PS DEFER MEDIA
Control whether the PostScript (PS) or HP paper-handling model is used to print jobs. ENABLE causes PS to defer to the HP paper-handling model. DISABLE uses the PS paper-handling model.
SIZE/TYPE PROMPT
Control whether the tray configuration message and its prompts are shown whenever a tray is opened and closed. These prompts instruct you to set the type or size if the tray is configured for a type or size other than the type or size that is loaded in the tray.
USE ANOTHER TRAY
Enable or disable the prompt to select another tray.
DUPLEX BLANK PAGES
Configure the way the product treats blank pages when using the optional duplexer. Select AUTO for the fastest performance. Select YES to always pass the sheet through the duplexer, even if it is printed on only one side.
TRAY 2 MODEL
Specify whether Tray 2 is the STANDARD TRAY or the CUSTOM TRAY.
IMAGE ROTATION
Sets how the product arranges the image on the page when an output accessory is installed.

STANDARD: The product automatically rotates the image, so you can always load paper the same way, even if an output accessory is attached.

ALTERNATE: The product does not automatically rotate the image, so you might need to load paper differently for certain types of output.
SLEEP DELAY
1 MINUTE
15 MINUTES
30 MINUTES
45 MINUTES
60 MINUTES
90 MINUTES
2 HOURS
4 HOURS
Sets how long the product remains idle before it enters Sleep mode.
Sleep mode does the following:

Minimizes the amount of power that the product consumes when it is idle.

Reduces wear on electronic components in the product (turns off the display backlight, but the display is still readable).
The product automatically comes out of Sleep mode when you send a print job, press a product control-panel button, open a tray, or open the top cover.
The default setting is 30 MINUTES.
WAKE TIME
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
Sets a “wake-up” time for the product to warm up each day. The default for each day is OFF. If you set a wake time, HP recommends setting an extended sleep delay time period, so that the product will not return to sleep mode soon after waking.
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
A value from 1 to 10
Controls the brightness of the control panel display. The default is 5.
PERSONALITY
AUTO
PS
PDF
PCL SUBMENU
Selects the default product language (personality). The possible values are determined by which valid languages are installed in the product.
Normally, you should not change the product language. If you change it to a specific product language, the product will not switch automatically from one language to another unless specific software commands are sent to the product.
The default setting is AUTO.
CLEARABLE WARNINGS
JOB
ON
Sets the amount of time that a clearable warning appears on the product control-panel display.
JOB: The clearable warning message appears until the end of the job that generated the message.
ON: The clearable warning message appears until you press OK.
The default setting is JOB.
AUTO CONTINUE
OFF
ON
Determines how the product reacts to errors. If the product is on a network, you probably want to turn AUTO CONTINUE to ON.
ON: If an error occurs that prevents printing, the message appears on the product control-panel display, and the product goes offline for 10 seconds before returning online.
OFF: If an error occurs that prevents printing, the message remains on the product control-panel display, and the product remains offline until you press OK.
The default setting is ON.
REPLACE BLACK CARTRIDGE
STOP AT LOW
STOP AT OUT
OVERRIDE AT OUT
Determines how the product behaves when the print cartridge is low or out.
STOP AT LOW: The product stops printing when the print cartridge reaches the low threshold. Press OK to continue printing.
STOP AT OUT: The product stops printing when the print cartridge is depleted. You must replace the print cartridge before printing can continue.
OVERRIDE AT OUT: Select this option to override the message and continue printing after the print cartridge is depleted. HP does not guarantee print quality after you select this option.
The default value is OVERRIDE AT OUT.
ORDER AT
1 TO 100
Set the threshold at which the ORDER BLACK CARTRIDGE message appears. The value is the percent of overall cartridge life that remains. The default is 23%.
JAM RECOVERY
AUTO
OFF
ON
Determines how the product behaves if a jam occurs.
AUTO: The product automatically selects the best mode for jam recovery. This is the default setting.
OFF: The product does not reprint pages following a jam. Printing performance might be increased with this setting.
ON: The product automatically reprints pages after a jam is cleared.
RAM DISK
AUTO
OFF
Determines how the RAM disk is configured.
AUTO: Allows the product to determine the optimal RAM-disk size based on the amount of available memory.
OFF: The RAM is disabled.
HP Laserjet P4010 P4510 note System Setup submenu NOTE:

If you change the setting from OFF to AUTO, the product automatically reinitializes when it becomes idle.

The default setting is AUTO.
LANGUAGE
(DEFAULT)
Several
Selects the language for the messages that appear on the control-panel display.
The default setting is determined by the country/region in which the product is purchased.
HP Laserjet P4010 P4510 System Setup submenu