Control panel overview

[Note]

This control panel may differ from your machine depending on its model. There are various types of control panels.

1

Toner

Shows the status of the toner (see Toner LED/ WPS LED/ Power LED/ Eco LED).

2

Eco

Enters Eco mode to reduce toner consumption and paper usage (see Eco options).

3

Info sheet [a]

Prints a demo page and network configuration report (see Printing a demo page).

WPS [b]

Configures the wireless network connection easily without a computer (see Wireless network setup).

Print screen [c]

Press this button and the green LED will start blinking. If you want to print only the active screen, release the button when the green LED stops blinking. If you want to print the whole screen, release the button while it’s blinking.

[Note]

  • Print Screen can only be used in the Windows and Mac operating systems.

  • You can only use this function with USB-connected machine.

  • When printing the active window/whole monitor screen using the print screen button, the machine may use more toner depending on what is being printed.

  • You can only use this function if the machine’s Easy Printer Manager program is installed. If you are a Mac OS user, you need to enable Screen Print Settings from the Easy Printer Manager to use the Print Screen feature.

4

Cancel

Stops an operation at any time and there are more functions.

  • Cancels the current job.

  • Prints demo page: Press and hold this button for about 2 seconds until the status LED blinks slowly, and release.

  • Supplies Info & Usage Counter: Press and hold this button for about 6 seconds and release.

  • Prints configuration reports/network configuration reports[d]: Press and hold this button for about 4 seconds until the status LED blinks fast, and release.

5

Power

You can turn the power on/off or wake the machine up from the power save mode with this button.

6

Status LED

Indicates the status of your machine (see Understanding the LED).

[a] M262xND/M282xND only.

[b] M282xDW only.

[c] M262x/M262xD only.

[d] Network and wireless models only (see Features by models).