Set Quiet Mode (Windows)

Article ID: ART157771 | Date published: 06/09/2015 | Date last updated: 08/17/2015
 

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Set Quiet Mode (Windows)

Solution

Setting Quiet Mode (Windows)

When printing in quiet mode, printing noise is quieter than usual.

  1. Open the Properties for your printer:

    For Windows 7
    • Click / Select 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, ' and then click 'Devices and Printers'.
    • Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Properties' from the menu that appears.
    For Windows Vista
    • Click / Select 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, 'Control Panel', 'Hardware and Sound', and then click on 'Printers'. Note: If you are in 'Classic' view, Click 'Printers' directly from the 'Control Panel'.
    • Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Properties' from the menu that appears.

    For Windows XP Home Edition

    • Click / Select 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, 'Control Panel,' 'Printers and Other Hardware,' and 'Printers and Faxes.'
    • Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Properties' from the menu that appears.


    For Windows XP Professional Edition

    • Click 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, and 'Printers and Faxes.'
    • Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Properties' from the menu that appears.


    For Windows 2000

    • Click / Select 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, and 'Settings,' then 'Printers.'
    • Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Properties' from the menu that appears.


    Note: This setting must be set from the Printers Folder. If the printer Properties / Preferences are accessed from an application, the setting will be unavailable (grayed out).

  2. Click the 'Maintenance' tab, and click 'Quiet Mode'.




    NOTE: Available maintenance options vary depending on model.

  3. Select the desired setting:




    Note: When using the option for 'Use within a specified time,' if 'Start time' and 'End time' are the same, Quiet Mode will not be applied.

    Note: Quiet Mode may not function when 'Use quiet mode within specified time' is selected and a test print is printed directly from the printer via the Resume/Cancel button.


  4. Confirm the printer is turned on, then click 'Send.'




  5. When the confirmation message is indicated, click 'OK'. The selected settings will be applied.


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