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Using printer menus A number of menus are available to make it easy for you to change printer settings. The diagram shows the menu index on the operator panel, the menus, and items available under each menu. The items in each menu and the values you can select are described in more detail later in this chapter.
Understanding the The printer operator panel is a 4-line, back-lit, gray scale display that can show both printer operator panel graphics and text. The Back, Menu, and Stop buttons are located to the left of the operator panel, the navigation buttons are located below the panel, and the numeric pad is located to the right of the panel.
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Button Function The Up and Down buttons are used to move up and down lists. Navigation buttons When navigating through a list using the Up or Down button, the cursor moves one line at a time. Pressing the Down button changes the screen to the next whole page. The Left and Right buttons are used to move within a screen, such as moving from one menu index item to another.
Menu Groups Note: An asterisk (*) next to a value indicates the default setting. Supplies Menu Items listed under the Supplies Menu are view-only supply status options. Menu selection Purpose Values Cyan Toner Review cyan toner status. Invalid Replace Cartridge Missing or Defective Magenta Toner Review magenta toner status.
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Menu selection Purpose Values Oil Coating Roll Review the oil coating roll status. Life Warning Replace Missing Abnormal Fuser Review the fuser status. Life Warning Replace Missing Transfer Belt Review the transfer belt status. Life Warning Replace Missing Staples Review the staples status in the optional finisher.
Paper Menu Use the “Paper” Menu to define the paper loaded in each paper tray, the default paper source, and the output bin. Default Source Menu selection Purpose Values Default Source Identifies the default paper source. Tray <x> If you loaded the same size and type of paper in two paper sources (and the Paper MP Feeder Size and Paper Type menu items are...
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Menu selection Purpose Values MP Feeder Identifies the size of paper installed in A4* (non-US) The multipurpose feeder is only displayed Size/Type the multipurpose feeder. on the operator panel when Configure MP is set to Cassette. JIS B5 Letter* (US) Legal Executive JIS B4...
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Menu selection Purpose Values MP Feeder Identifies the size of paper installed in A4* (non-US) The multipurpose feeder is only displayed Size/Type the multipurpose feeder. on the operator panel when Configure MP is set to Cassette. JIS B5 Letter* (US) Legal Executive JIS B4...
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Menu selection Purpose Values Manual Paper Identifies the paper type being Plain Paper* manually loaded. Size/Type Card Stock Transparency Glossy Labels Vinyl Labels Bond Letterhead Preprinted Colored Paper Custom Type <x> Manual Envelope Identifies the envelope size being 7 3/4 Envelope manually loaded.
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Paper Weight This menu selection is used to set the paper weight for each of the defined media types. This allows the printer to optimize the print quality for the media weight. Menu selection Purpose Values Plain Weight Identifies the relative weight of the paper Light loaded in a specific source, and ensures Normal*...
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Custom Types This menu selection is used to define a name for each custom paper type. You can assign names using a utility such as MarkVision or from the operator panel. Menu selection Purpose Values Custom Type N Specifies the type of paper associated Paper* The custom type media must be supported with each Custom Type available in the...
Menu selection Purpose Values Configure Bins Determines which output bin(s) the Mailbox* Sends print jobs to the output bin printer uses for a particular job. designated for that user. Link Links two or more bins together as though they were one large bin. When one linked bin is full, the printer starts filling the next linked bin, and continues with each additional linked bin.
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Network Setup Page This menu selection prints a network setup page. Menu selection Purpose Values Network Setup Prints information relating to network After selecting this item, the page will print, and the printer will return Page settings and verifies the network to Ready.
Settings Setup Menu Use this menu selection to configure a variety of printer features. Menu selection Purpose Values Display Language Determines the language of the text English Note: All values may not be available. displayed on the operator panel. Français Deutsch Italiano Español...
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Menu selection Purpose Values Standby Mode Specifies the amount of time (in minutes) 1...to the current The default setting is 15 minutes and can be the printer stays in Standby Mode before Power Saver value adjusted in 1 minute increments. it goes into a power save.
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Menu selection Purpose Values Print Recovery Specifies whether the printer continues Auto Continue: Lets the printer automatically continue from from certain offline situations, reprints certain offline situations when not resolved Disabled* jammed pages, or waits until the entire within the specified time period. 5–255 page is processed and ready to be 5–255—Specifies the amount of time the...
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Menu selection Purpose Values Quick Start Allows the printer to start printing pages It will continue to warm up to the 32/36 PPM at 17 PPM as soon as it gets warm temperature and will switch to the faster enough. mode as soon as possible.
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Menu selection Purpose Values Collation Keeps the pages of a print job stacked in Off* Prints each page of a job the number of sequence when printing multiple copies times specified by the Copies menu item. of the job. For example, if you set Copies to 2, and send three pages to print, the printer prints page 1, page 1, page 2, page 2, page 3, page 3.
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Menu selection Purpose Values Multipage Order Determines the positioning of multiple Horizontal* page images when using Multipage Vertical Print. The positioning depends on the number Rev Horizontal of images and whether the images are Rev Vertical portrait or landscape in orientation. For example, if you select 4-Up multipage printing and portrait orientation, the results differ depending on the Multipage Order value you select: Horizontal...
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Quality Menu Use this menu selection to change settings that affect print quality and save toner. Menu selection Purpose Values Print Mode To determine whether images are printed Color* in a monochrome grayscale or in color. Black Only Color Correction To adjust the printed color to better Auto* Applies different color conversion tables to...
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Menu selection Purpose Values Color Samples To assist users in selecting colors to be sRGB Display Prints RGB samples using sRGB Display printed. Users can print color samples color conversion tables. pages for each of the RGB and CMYK sRGB Vivid Prints RGB samples using sRGB Vivid color conversion tables used in the color conversion tables.
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Menu selection Purpose Values Enhance Fine Lines A selection to enable a print mode In the driver, enable the check box. preferable for certain files containing fine Off* In the driver, disable the check box. line detail, such as architectural drawings, maps, electronic circuit diagrams, and flow charts.
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Menu selection Purpose Values Hex Trace Helps isolate the source of a print job Activate With Hex Trace selected, all data sent to the problem. printer is printed in hexadecimal and character representation. Control codes are not executed. Note: To exit Hex Trace, turn the printer off, or reset the printer from the Job Menu.
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PCL Emul Menu Use this menu selection to change printer settings that affect jobs using the PCL emulation printer language. Menu selection Purpose Values Font Source Determines the set of fonts displayed in Resident* Displays all fonts resident in printer RAM the Font Name menu item.
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Menu selection Purpose Values Emulation Settings Changes the point size for scalable Point Size: Point size refers to the height of the typographic fonts. characters in the font. One point equals 1.00–1008.00 (12*) approximately 1/72 of an inch. You can select point sizes from 1 to 1008 in increments of 0.25 points.
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Menu selection Purpose Values Tray Renumber Configures the printer to work with printer Assign MP Feeder: Off—Printer uses factory default paper drivers or applications that use different source assignments. Off* source assignments for the paper trays. None—Paper source ignores the Select None Note: See the Technical Reference for Paper Feed command.
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HTML Menu This menu selection is used to change the printer HTML settings. Menu selection Purpose Values Font Name Sets the default font for HTML documents. Albertus MT Intl CG Times Note: Times will be used in HTML Antique Olive Intl Courier documents that do not specify a font.
Menu selection Purpose Values Scaling Scales the image to fit media size. Anchor Top Left Note: When the Auto Fit setting is set to On, Scaling is automatically set to Best Fit. Best Fit* Anchor Center Fit Height / Width Fit Height Fit Width Orientation...
Network/Ports TCP/IP This menu section is use to view and change the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol settings Note: This menu is not displayed for non-network models. Menu selection Purpose Values TCP/IP Sets the network option to Activate TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol) View Hostname View only...
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Standard Network and Network <x> Use this menu selection to change printer settings affecting jobs sent to the printer through a network port (either Standard Network or Network <x>). Menu selection Purpose Values PCL SmartSwitch Configures the printer so it automatically Printer examines data on the network switches to PCL emulation when a print interface and selects PCL emulation if the...
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Standard USB and USB <x> Use this menu selection to change printer settings affecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port (USB <x>). Menu selection Purpose Values PCL SmartSwitch Configures the printer so it automatically Printer examines the data on the USB port switches to PCL emulation when a print and selects PCL emulation if the data job received through the USB port...
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Menu selection Purpose Values Mac Binary PS Configures the printer to process Printer processes raw binary PostScript Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs. print jobs from computers using the Macintosh operating system. Note: This setting often causes Windows print jobs to fail. Printer filters PostScript print jobs using standard protocol.
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Menu selection Purpose Values Parallel Buffer Configures the size of the parallel input Disabled Disables job buffering. Any jobs already buffer. buffered on the disk are printed before normal processing of incoming jobs Note: Changing this menu item resumes. automatically resets the printer. Auto* Printer automatically calculates the Parallel Buffer size (recommended setting).
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Serial <x> Use this menu selection to change printer settings affecting jobs sent to the printer through an optional serial port. Menu selection Purpose Values PCL SmartSwitch Configures the printer so it automatically On*—The printer examines the data at the switches to PCL emulation when a print serial interface and selects PCL emulation if job received through the serial port...
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Menu selection Purpose Values Robust XON Determines whether the printer Off* Printer waits to receive data from the communicates availability to the computer. computer. Printer sends a continuous stream of XONs This menu item only applies to the serial to the host computer to indicate that the port if Serial Protocol is set to XON/ serial port is ready to receive more data.
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Menu selection Purpose Values Activate Activates or deactivates the NetWare On—Activates the NetWare feature. feature. Off—Deactivates the NetWare feature. Ethernet 802.2 Sets the Ethernet 802.2 value On or Off. On* Ethernet 802.3 Sets the Ethernet 802.3 value On or Off. On* Ethernet Type II Sets the Ethernet Type II value On or Off.
Help This menu selection is used to print some or all of the resident Help Menu Pages. These pages contain information about printer connectivity, print quality, paper tips, and supplies. Note: If the operator panel is set to The Help Pages can be printed in the following languages. other language, the document will be printed in English.
Understanding printer messages The printer operator panel displays messages describing the current state of the printer and indicates possible printer problems you must resolve. This topic provides a list of all printer messages, explains what they mean, and tells you how to clear the messages. The following table lists the messages in alphanumerical order.
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Message Action • Select Continue to delete all held jobs. Delete all confidential jobs • Press Stop to cancel the operation. Wait for the message to clear. Deleting Wait for the message to clear. Disabling DLEs Wait for the message to clear. Disabling Menus Note: While the menus are disabled, you cannot change the printer settings from the operator panel.
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Message Action Download valid code to the internal print server. Invalid Network Code Note: You can download network code while this message is displayed. Download valid engine code to the printer. Invalid Engine Code Note: You can download engine code while this message is displayed. Enter the correct PIN.
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Message Action The operator panel has been locked. Printer locked, enter PIN to unlock Enter the correct PIN number. Wait for the message to clear. Printing Warning: Do not turn the printer off or remove the USB drive while this message is Printing from USB drive displayed.
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The printer automatically clears the message in 30 seconds, and then disables the 1565 Emul Error Load Emul Option download emulator on the firmware card. Download the correct download emulator version from the Lexmark Web site. Install the coating roll, and close the top cover. 30 Coating roll missing Install the specified print unit, and close the top cover.
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Message Action • Load the appropriate media in the selected source. 34 Incorrect media • Select Continue to clear the message and print the job using a different paper source. • Select Continue to clear the message and continue printing. 34 Short Paper The printer does not automatically reprint the page that prompted the message.
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Message Action • Select Continue to clear the message and continue printing. 52 Not enough free space in flash memory for resources Downloaded fonts and macros not previously stored in flash memory are deleted. • Delete fonts, macros, and other data stored on the flash memory. •...
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Message Action • Select Continue to clear the message and continue processing. 62 Disk full Any information not previously stored on the hard disk is deleted. • Delete fonts, macros, and other data stored on the hard disk. • Install a larger hard disk. •...
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Message Action 1 Clear the paper path. 249.yy Paper jam 2 After clearing the paper path, select Continue to resume printing. 1 Clear the paper path. 250.yy Paper jam 2 After clearing the paper path, select Continue to resume printing. 1 Turn the printer off, and check all cable connections.
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Index Numerics 84 Replace black photo developer 84 Replace color photo developers 1565 Emul Error Load Emul Option 85 Replace oil coating roll 200.yy Paper jam 86 Abnormal coating roll 249.yy Paper jam 88 <color> Toner is low 24x.yy Paper jam 88 Replace <color>...
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Index Change 41, 41, 41 Enhance Fine Lines Check finisher installation Enter PIN Clearing job accounting statistics Enter PIN to lock Close front door Error printing from USB drive Close side door Error reading USB drive Close tray 41 Ethernet 802.2, netware Collation, enabling Ethernet 802.3, netware Color Balance...
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Index Max Invalid PIN Media Guide, help Image Menu Menu button image orientation menu diagram image scaling Menu Map, help Image Smoothing Menu Settings Page Information Guide, help Menus are Disabled Insert hole punch box Moving Guide, help Insert Staple Cartridge MP Feeder Size Insert Tray <x>...
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Index paper type, custom Remote Management Active Paper Weight Remove all color supplies Parallel Buffer Remove Held Jobs Parallel interface Remove paper from all bins Parallel Menu Remove paper from bin 44 Parallel Mode 2 Remove paper from standard output bin parallel option Replace oil coating roll Parity...
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Index TCP/IP Timeouts Toner Darkness top cover Transfer Belt Transfer Belt Life Warning Tray Size Tray Type Tray <x> Empty Tray <x> Low Tray <x> Missing Tray Renumber, PCL twork Units of Measure Universal Paper Size USB <x> USB Buffer USB Direct interface USB drive removed Utilities Menu...