Lexmark W810n - Optra B/W Laser Printer, Monochrome Laser Reference

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Table of contents

About this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Tips for viewing this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Printing the file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Other resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chapter 1: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Print technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Intended customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Network support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Available models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Printer features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Printer parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Printer CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Chapter 2: Changing printer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Using the operator panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Printer menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Chapter 3: Paper handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Paper sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Output bins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Paper sizes supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Size sensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Paper type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Multipage printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Collating print jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Duplexing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Printing forms with Optra Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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Chapter 4: Output options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

2500-sheet finisher option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

10-bin mailbox option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Chapter 5: Printer consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Toner cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Photoconductor kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Transfer kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Fuser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Staples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Determining the status of supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Storing supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Recycling used supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Chapter 6: Print quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Print resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Print Darkness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

PictureGrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Toner Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Print quality problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Chapter 7: Understanding fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Typefaces and fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Bitmapped and scalable fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Resident fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Symbol sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Downloadable fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Printing a font sample list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Chapter 8: Managing memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Printer memory (SDRAM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Memory usage and requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Flash memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

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Disk option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Downloaded resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Memory errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Chapter 9: Connectivity and network management . . . . . . . 181

Parallel communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Serial communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Internal print servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

External print servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Tri-port card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Coax/Twinax adapter for SCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Supported network environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Input buffers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Multiple port rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

MarkVision printer management software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

SIMM for IPDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

ImageQuick TIFF SIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

ImageQuick Web SIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Chapter 10: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Print quality problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Paper feed problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

Other printing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Finisher problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Mailbox problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Calling for service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

About this book

This document provides a comprehensive survey of the Lexmark Optra™ W810 printer design and features. It focuses on how various printer functions work and how they can benefit the customer. The information may help Lexmark Customer Support representatives and marketing and sales support teams understand the Optra W810, its niche in the workplace, and its capabilities. The document may also help answer specific customer questions relating to printer performance and capabilities.

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A note about the illustrations

Several illustrations in this book, as well as in the

Optra W810 Setup Guide

and the

Optra W810 User’s Reference,

show the printer with a duplex option attached. The manual feed tray shown in the illustrations is no longer required for printing duplex jobs, and has been removed. Therefore, if your printer has a duplex option attached, it may look slightly different than the duplex options illustrated in these books.

The area of detail in the following illustration shows the manual feed tray that has been removed.

Manual feed tray

Optra W810 printer with duplex option attached

About this book

Printing the file

Although this book was designed primarily for online viewing, you can print a hardcopy. Click File on the toolbar, and then choose Print. Make sure you’ve selected the correct printer, range of pages, and number of copies before you click OK.

Other resources

You may find that the following hardcopy publications provide other helpful information relating to the Optra W810:

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User’s Reference

Provides information about loading paper, clearing error messages, ordering and replacing supplies, installing maintenance kits, and troubleshooting. (Also available on the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com.)

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Setup Guide

Includes step-by-step instructions for setting up the printer and installing all of the options. (Also available on the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com.)

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Service Manual

Provides diagnostics, adjustment procedures, removal procedures, and a parts catalog.

In addition, the following publications are available in PDF format on the

Drivers, MarkVi-

sion and Utilities

CD that ships with the printer:

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MarkVision™ publications, including a general introduction to MarkVision f eatures and installation instructions for several network environments.

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Network setup information for specific topologies and network operating systems.

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Card Stock & Label Guide

, which provides details about choosing appropriate

print media. (Also available on the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com.)

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Technical Reference

, which lists PostScript and PCL emulation commands, interface specifications, and provides details about flash memory and disk storage. (Also available on the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com.)

Other sources of available information include product announcement information and marketing brochures.

Overview

The Optra W810 printer is a high performance network printer that supports paper sizes up to A3 or 11x17. With print speeds of up to 35 ppm, 1200 Image Quality print resolution, and a number of paper handling and finishing options, the Optra W810 is the ideal imaging solution for large work groups with high print volume demands.

Print technology

The Optra W810 print method utilizes a two-component photoconductor cartridge and a separate toner cartridge. (See page 138 for a more detailed explanation of the printer’s toner feeding system.) The printer’s fuser is a customer-replaceable, long-life unit.

Optra W810 printer

Overview

Intended customers

Because of its tremendous paper handling capacities, the Optra W810 printer is best suited for use in a network setting, connected to a network by one or more internal or external print servers.

Users on the network can access the printer remotely through MarkVision to check the status of print jobs and printer supplies, and use drivers to send print jobs to the printer. The network administrator may choose to lock the printer operator panel so that printer functions can only be accessed using the drivers.

The printer’s support of large-size papers should increase its appeal for a number of customers. The Optra W810 can provide output for print jobs requiring legal, 11x17, or A3 size paper.

With the ability to supplement the standard paper trays—one 250-sheet tray and two 500-sheet trays—with either an optional 500-sheet tray or an optional 2500-sheet tray, customers can load a wide variety of media in the printer simultaneously. For example, a business that prints different kinds of jobs could load transparencies in tray 1, A3 size paper in tray 2, 11x17-inch paper in tray 3, and letter size paper in the 2500-sheet tray (tray 4). Conversely, a business that typically prints all jobs on one size of paper could load that paper in all four sources, then link the sources to effectively create a 3750-sheet input tray.

The printer’s maximum duty cycle

generally accepted as the maximum output in any given month, is 150,000 pages per month. It is estimated the average monthly page volume for the printer will be 15,000 per month, but this may vary depending on customer applications and needs.

Network support

The speed and paper-handling flexibility of the Optra W810 make it well suited for a large corporate workgroup. Lexmark provides a variety of connectivity options that make the printer an excellent choice for all types of network operating systems and topologies.

You can choose the Optra W810n model, which comes with a MarkNet™ N2001e print server (10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet) factory installed. The Optra W810dn goes a step further by providing both an extra 16MB of memory and duplexing function in a network environment. All Optra W810 printer models lets you attach up to two internal print servers to support network configurations requiring Ethernet, Token-Ring, LocalTalk, serial,

Overview

infrared, or additional parallel ports. Or, you can use the standard parallel port to attach external print servers, such as Lexmark’s MarkNet Pro or MarkNet XLe.

Lexmark’s MarkNet N2000 Series and MarkNet S Family of internal print servers use Intel’s EtherExpress Pro/100 technology for Ethernet and IBM’s PCI Token-Ring adapter technology. These internal print servers are designed for firmware upgrades, anticipating future protocol demands for new functions. MarkNet N2000 Series print servers support Network Plug and Print 2.0 on Windows NT 4.0 systems, and TCP/IP, Novell, AppleTalk, and LexLink protocols. MarkNet N2000 Series print servers also support a Web Resident Web page with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and Netscape Navigator 4.5 for Windows 95/98 or Windows NT. A remote operator panel is available with MarkNet N2000 print servers installed in Optra S or later printers.

MarkVision for Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Macintosh, and OS/2 Warp is shipped with your printer on the

Drivers, MarkVision and Utilities

CD. You can purchase MarkVision for UNIX networks and UNIX Intranet Servers and MarkVision for Sun Systems and Sun Intranet Servers from Lexmark. Contact the place where you bought your printer or visit the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com.

MarkVision’s graphical user interface provides ongoing status for Lexmark printers connected locally or attached directly to a network. Network users and administrators can also use MarkVision features to increase productivity.

See “Connectivity and network management” on page 181 for more information about MarkVision and network support for the Optra W810 printer.

Overview

Available models

Three Optra W810 models are available. The distinctiv e features of each of these models are outlined in the following table.

Optra W810 models

Feature Optra W810 Optra W810n Optra W810dn

Standard paper capacity

1250 sheets 1250 sheets 1250 sheets

Optional paper sources

• 500-sheet drawer

• 2500-sheet drawer

• 500-sheet drawer

• 2500-sheet drawer

• 500-sheet drawer

• 2500-sheet drawer

Standard memory 16MB 16MB 32MB

2.1GB hard disk Optional Optional Optional Network support Optional MarkNet S 10BaseT/

100Base TX Ethernet server

MarkNet S 10BaseT/ 100Base TX Ethernet

server Duplexing capability Optional Optional Standard Font support Standard (for

Lexmark Optra printers)

Standard Standard

Additional hardware None MarkNet S 10BaseT/

100Base TX Ethernet server

MarkNet S 10BaseT/

100Base TX Ethernet

server

Duplex option

Overview

Printer features

The following table provides an overview of the Optra W810 features.

Standard features

Feature Description

Print addressability • 300 dpi

• 600 dpi

• 1200 Image Quality Maximum print speed 35 ppm Fonts • PostScript 3 emulation

– 156 scalable fonts

• PCL 6 emulation

– 84 scalable fonts – 2 PCL bitmap fonts

• FontVision™ font manager utility with 110 fonts

• World class international font support:

83 symbol sets, including support for Canadian French, Brazilian Portuguese, Cyrillic, and Greek

Paper input • 250-sheet tray

• Two 500-sheet trays Paper output Standard bin: 300 sheets Paper sizes A3, A4, A5, B4, B5, letter, executive, legal, 11x17, Universal Printer memory • Optra W810 and W810n: 16MB

• Optra W810dn: 32MB Interface Parallel (standard Centronics protocol that complies with

bidirectional IEEE 1284B)

Internal solutions ports • Two ports for print servers, tri-port cards, or parallel port

adapters

• One connector for a hard disk

• Three memory connectors for printer memory or flash Printer software MarkVision utility that lets you manage your printer from your

computer. Supported in the following environments: Windows 95/98/2000, Windows NT 4.0, OS/2 Warp, Macintosh, UNIX, and Sun. Also offers OptraImage™ support and Print and Hold functions.

Overview

The following table outlines the options available for the Optra W810.

Duty cycle Up to 150,000 pages per month

Options

Option Description

500-sheet drawer Support unit and 500-sheet tray (tray 4) supporting A3, A4, B4,

11x17, letter, or legal size paper.

2500-sheet drawer Support unit and 2500-sheet tray (tray 4) supporting

either

A4 or

letter size paper.

2500-sheet finisher Provides 3 or 4 hole punching, stapling, and offset functions:

• Bin 1 has a paper handling capacity of 500 sheets, and supports hole punching.

• Bin 2 has a capacity of 2000 sheets, and supports hole punching, stapling, and offset stacking.

10-bin mailbox Sorts, collates, and organizes printed documents into a

maximum of 10 bins, each with a paper handling capacity of 200

sheets. Duplex option Provides 2-sided printing. Memory 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, and 128MB SDRAM DIMMs

can be installed in three memory connectors. The printer can

use a maximum of 384MB of SDRAM. Flash memory One of the following can be installed in the memory connectors:

• 2MB, 4MB, 8MB, and 16MB options, with a maximum of 16MB possible.

• Optra Forms™ 2MB, 4MB, 8MB, and 16MB flash DIMMs.

Hard disk option Integrated internal IDE disk option

Optra Forms hard disk (2.1GB or larger)

2.1GB hard disk with adapter

Cable (attaches to system card)

Hard disk adapter For installing compatible third-party hard disks.

Standard features

Feature Description

Overview

MarkNet S and MarkNet N2000 Series internal print servers

Print servers are available to support the following topologies:

• Ethernet 10BaseT and 10Base2

• Ethernet 10/100BaseTX

• Token-Ring (connects the printer to a Token-Ring network via DB9 or RJ45)

Tri-port adapter Provides support for the following interfaces:

• Serial RS-232C/RS-422A

• High speed infrared local connections

• LocalTalk network connection

OptraImage Includes scanner, control panel, power cord, stand, and

documentation. See OptraImage documentation for details.

Infrared adapter For use with the tri-port card; receives infrared beam from an

IrDA-compatible workstation. Serial interface adapter Converts the printer’s parallel port to a serial port. Parallel/USB interface card High speed bidirectional interface. Parallel 1284-C adapter Provides a high speed parallel port. Coaxial/twinaxial adapter for

SCS

Provides SCS (for coax, DSC/DSE) data stream support for IBM

mainframe and AS/400 computers. USB cable 2-meter USB cable. Parallel cables High speed bidirectional 10-foot and 20-foot parallel cables. 1284 A-C cable 3-meter cable. Serial cable 50-foot serial cable. Optra W SIMM for IPDS Provides AFP/IPDS data stream support for IBM mainframe and

AS/400 computers. ImageQuick™ TIFF SIMM Lets you quickly print TIFF images. Optra Bar Code SIMM Lets you print 47 industry standard bar code types, including the

two-dimensional bar codes PDF417 and MaxiCode. ImageQuick Web SIMM Lets you print PDF and HTML files, or URLs referencing these

files. Printer stand (available in two

heights)

Aligns the printer with the height of an optional

10-bin mailbox or 2500-sheet finisher . Can also be used to

raise the printer to a more convenient level.

Options

Option Description

Overview

Refer to the following table for an overview of the supply and maintenance items for the Optra W810 printer. (See “Printer consumables” on page 137 for more information about calculating average yield and expected life of printer consumables.)

The following table provides a summary of the printer’s physical dimensions.

Consumables

Supply and maintenance items

Description Average yield

Toner cartridge Replacement toner cartridge 20,000 pages (at 5% coverage) Photoconductor kit • Photoconductor cartridge

• Paper dust remover

90,000 pages (when printing letter size, single sided pages)

Transfer kit • Transfer roller

• Ozone filter

150,000 pages

Fuser • 120 V printer

• 220 V printer

150,000 pages

Staples Staple cartridges for the

optional finisher

5,000 staples per cartridge, 3 cartridges per box

Transparencies A4 and letter size

Printer dimensions

Optra W810 Optra W810n Optra W810dn

Full configuration¹

Width 590 mm (23.6 in.) 590 mm (23.6 in.) 622 mm (24.9 in.) 1278 mm (51.1 in.) Depth 680 mm (27.2 in.) 680 mm (27.2 in.) 680 mm (27.2 in.) 680 mm (27.2 in.) Height 556 mm (22.2 in.) 556 mm (22.2 in.) 556 mm (22.2 in.) 984 mm (39.4 in.) Weight² 47 kg (103.4 lb) 47 kg (103.4 lb) 49.6 kg (109 lb) 106.6 kg (234.5 lb)

¹ Includes optional 2500-sheet drawer, duplex option, and optional finisher. ² Weight includes installed supplies.

Overview

Following is a summary of the dimensions for the printer’s options.

Option dimensions

Optional 500-sheet drawer

Optional 2500-sheet drawer

2500-sheet finisher

10-bin mailbox

Width 535 mm (21.4 in.) 535 mm (21.4 in.) 656 mm (26.2 in.) 480 mm (19.2 in.) Depth 553 mm (22 in.) 553 mm (22 in.) 620 mm (24.8 in.) 545 mm (21.8 in.) Height 128 mm (5.12 in.) 284 mm (11.36 in.) 984 mm (39.4 in.) 863 mm (34.5 in.) Weight 7.9 kg (17.4 lb) 16.7 kg (36.75 lb) 40.3 kg (88.66 lb) 28 kg (61.6 lb)

Overview

Printer parts

The following sections illustrate the various parts of the printer.

External

Front view

Toner box (Cover A)

Operator panel

Fuser cover (Cover B)

Standard output bin

Side door (Door C)

Jam access door for tray 2 (Door D)

Jam access door for tray 3 (Door E)

On/off button

Tray 1

Tray 2

Tray 3

Side door latch

Handholds

Overview

Rear view

Toner box lid

Memory connector slots

Standard parallel connector

Power plug socket

Cable socket for optional finisher or mailbox

Ozone filter cover

System board access cover

Handholds

Overview

Internal

Photoconductor cartridge

Toner cartridge

Photoconductor cartridge

Transfer roller

Paper dust remover

Fuser

Timing rollers

Detack fingers

Drum

Shutter

Overview

Toner cartridge

Fuse connectors

Toner auger gear

Front view

Toner outlet

Rear view

Slot for clip

Overview

Fuser

Transfer roller

Paper exit rollers

Hot fusing roller

Paper release lever

Paper sensor actuator

Roller

Paper guide plate

Overview

Paper dust remover

Ozone filter

Dust shield

Foam strip

Filter

Overview

System board

Location of the Optra W810 system board

Access cover

System board

Overview

Operator panel

Optra W810 system board components

Memory connectors Processor

Code enhancement SIMM socket

Parallel interface

System ASIC

Hard disk cable connector

Hard disk bracket

16MB DRAM

Ready Tray 3 Empty

Select 3Return

Stop

Overview

Printer CD

The

Drivers, MarkVision and Utilities

CD that ships with the Optra W810 printer contains printer drivers and utilities for Windows 95/98/2000, Windows NT, OS/2, and Macintosh environments. Drivers are available for both PostScript 3 and PCL emulation printer languages. Updated drivers and a complete description of the driver packages and Lexmark driver support are also available electronically from Lexmark on the Web at www.lexmark.com. To support all of the features of the Optra W810, we recommend using the custom Lexmark printer drivers.

The CD also contains the MarkVision printer utility for managing printers attached to a network. Refer to the

Drivers, MarkVision and Utilities

CD for more information about MarkVision. Additional documentation relating to MarkVision and setting up networks is on the CD.

Refer to the CD for worldwide Lexmark customer support phone numbers.

Changing printer settings

Changing

printer settings

This chapter contains details about the printer settings you can change to control printer functions. To make it easy for you to find the information you need, this chapter is organized according to the structure of the printer operator panel menus. However, you can also change many of these settings from your software application, from a Lexmark printer driver, or using the MarkVision printer utility.

If there is a printer feature you cannot control from the application or printer driver, use the printer operator panel or the remote operator panel av ailable through MarkVision. K eep in mind, howe v er, that changing a printer setting from the operator panel or from MarkVision makes that setting the user default for all subsequent jobs sent to the printer. In most cases, settings you change from the application or driver apply only to the job you are preparing to send to the printer.

For information on using the operator panel buttons, continue with “Using the operator panel” on page 28.” For detailed information on operator panel menus and printer settings, see “Printer menus” on page 32.

Changing printer settings

Using the operator panel

Use the five operator panel b uttons to open a menu, scroll through a list of v alues, change printer settings, and respond to printer messages. The following table describes the functions of each button.

Operator panel buttons

Button Function

Press

to:

• Return to

Ready

if the printer is offline or in Power Saver

mode.

• Exit printer menus and return to

Ready

• Clear certain operator panel error messages. If you’ve changed printer settings, press

before sending a

job to print.

Menu>

and

<Menu

Press

Menu>

<Menu

• To enter the menus from the

Ready

state.

• When

Busy

is displayed, to take the printer to the Job Menu.

• To scroll to the next (

Menu>

) or previous (

<Menu

) menu, menu item, or value. For menu items that have numerical values, such as Copies, press and hold

Menu>

<Menu

to increase or decrease the value. Release the b utton when the number you want is displayed.

Select

Press

Select

to:

• Select the menu display ed on the second line of the oper ator panel.

Depending on the type of menu, this action either opens the menu and displays the first item in the menu or displays the default setting.

• Save the displayed menu item as the new default setting. The printer displays

Saved

and returns to the menu item.

• Clear certain messages from the operator panel.

Return

Press

Return

to return to the previous menu level or menu item.

Stop

Press

Stop

while

Ready, Busy

, or

Waiting

is displayed to temporarily stop all activity and take the printer offline. The operator panel status message changes to

Not Ready

Press

to return to the

Ready, Busy

, or

Waiting

state.

Changing printer settings

Note:

The numbers above the operator panel buttons are used for entering the personal identification number (PIN) to access confidential jobs held in printer memory. For information on printing confidential jobs, see page 49 or refer to the

User’s Reference

Printing the menu settings page

The menu settings page shows current settings for the menus, a list of installed options, and the status of printer supplies. You can use this page to verify that the printer options are properly installed and the printer settings are set to your preference.

To print a menu settings page:

Make sure the printer is on and that you see

Ready

on the operator panel

display.

Press

Menu>

<Menu

to enter the menus.

Continue to press and release

Menu>

until you see

Utilities Menu

Press

Select

Note:

If you see an error message on the operator panel display, refer to the

User’s Reference

for information on understanding printer messages.

Press

Menu>

until you see

Print Menus

Press

Select

The printer displays

Printing Menu Settings

until the page prints. The printer

returns to

Ready

after the menu settings page prints.

If you installed options, verify that they are listed under “Installed Features.”

Changing menu settings

Use the operator panel to change printer settings and customize your printer to meet your specific needs. Changing a setting from the operator panel makes that setting the user default and affects all future print jobs. Changes made from a software application override the user default settings made from the printer operator panel.

Changing printer settings

To select a new value as the default setting:

From

Ready

, press

Menu>

<Menu

to enter the menus.

Continue to press and release

Menu>

<Menu

until you see the menu you

need.

See “Printer menus” on page 32 for a list of the menus and their associated menu items.

Press

Select

The menu opens and displays the first menu item.

Press

Menu>

<Menu

until you see the menu item you need.

Press

Select

An asterisk (*) appears beside the current user default setting for that menu item. Some menu items have submenus. For example, if you select Paper Menu, and

then select the Paper Type menu item, you must select another menu (such as Tray 1 Type) before the available values display.

A value can be:

–

An On or

Off

setting.

–

A phrase or word describing a setting.

–

A numerical value that you can increase or decrease.

Press

Menu>

<Menu

until you see the value you need.

Note:

User default settings remain in eff ect until y ou sa v e ne w settings or restore the factory defaults.

Press

Select

An asterisk (*) appears beside the value indicating it is the user default setting.

Saved

appears, then the previous list of menu items is displayed.

Press

Return

to go back to previous menus or menu items and set new

default settings.

Press Go to return to

Ready

Changing printer settings

Disabling operator panel menus

If you do not want other users to mak e changes to the printer def ault settings, y ou can disable the operator panel menus. Disabling the operator panel does not prevent access to the job or held jobs, but does prevent other users changing settings that might affect all print jobs.

To disable the operator panel menus:

Turn the printer off.

Press and hold the

Select

and

Return

buttons, and turn the printer on.

Release the buttons when you see

Performing Self Test

CONFIG MENU

appears on the first line of the operator panel display.

Press

Menu>

until you see

Panel Menus

Press

Select

Disable

appears on the second line of the display.

Press

Select

Locking Menus

appears briefly.

Press

Menu>

until you see

Exit Config Menus

Press

Select

If the operator panel menus are lock ed and y ou press

Menu>

<Menu, Menus Disabled

displayed. To enable the menus, repeat steps 1–5. When

Enable

appears on the display,

press

Select

to enable the operator panel menus. Then follow steps 7–8.

Using MarkVision’s remote operator panel

The MarkVision utility has a remote operator panel that displays an exact replica of the printer operator panel on your computer screen. You can use the remote operator panel to check printer status and change printer settings just as you would the printer operator panel. If the printer is located some distance from your computer, it may be more convenient to use the remote operator panel on your computer.

In addition to the remote operator panel, some versions of MarkVision also provide a w a y to view many of the menu items for one menu on a single screen. If you need to make

Changing printer settings

several changes to settings in the Paper Menu, for example, you may find it easier to make those changes when you can see all of the man y items and their a v ailable v a lues at one time. This eliminates the time required to scroll through various menu items and values using the operator panel and its two-line display.

For more information on MarkVision, refer to the

Drivers, MarkVision and Utilities

CD.

Printer menus

A number of menus are av ailab le to mak e it easy f or y ou to change printer settings. Some menu items or values are displayed only if a specific option is installed on the printer. Other menu items may only be effective for a particular printer language. You can select these values at any time, but they only affect printer function when you use the specified printer language.

An asterisk (*) next to a setting in the tables indicates the factory default setting. Factory defaults ma y diff er f or different countries. When y ou select a new setting from the oper ator panel, the asterisk moves next to the selected setting to identify it as the current user default. These settings remain active until new ones are selected or the factory defaults are restored.

See “Printing the menu settings page” on page 29 for instructions on printing a list of the current user default settings. See “Changing menu settings” on page 29 for instructions on how to select a new setting.

Held Jobs

F rom the

Busy

message press

Menu>

<Menu

to access any held jobs in printer memory. For detailed information about accessing held jobs from the operator panel, see page 51. Also, refer to the

User’s Reference

for information on using the Print and Hold function.

Confidential Job

From the

Busy

message press

Menu>

<Menu

to access any confidential jobs in printer memory. Once you select Confidential Job, you are prompted to enter your six digit PIN number using the operator panel buttons. For detailed information about accessing confidential jobs from the operator panel, see page 49. Also, refer to the

User’s Reference

for

information on using the Print and Hold function.

Changing printer settings

Paper Menu

Use the Paper Menu to define a wide selection of paper handling settings.

Paper Menu

Menu item Printer setting

Paper Source = Tray 1

= Tray 2* = Tray 3 = Tray 4

The Paper Source setting identifies the default paper source.

Note:

Only installed paper sources are displayed.

If you are using the same size and type of print material in two paper sources (and the Paper Siz e and P aper Type settings are correctly set), the trays are automatically linked. When one paper source is empty, print material automatically feeds from the other paper source.

Paper Size Tray 1 Size

= A4* (Country specific) = A5 = B5 = Letter* (Country specific) = Legal = Executive = B4 = A3 = 11x17 = Universal

Tray 2

Size Tray 3 Size Tray 4

Size (500-sheet drawer)

= A4* (Country specific) = Letter* (Country specific) = Legal = B4 = A3 = 11x17 = Universal

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Paper Size (continued)

Tray 4 Size (2500-sheet drawer)

= A4* (Country specific) = Letter* (Country specific)

The Paper Size setting identifies the default formatting size for each paper source.

Note:

Only installed paper sources are displayed.

The 500-sheet trays and the optional 2500-sheet tray have size sensing. This means the printer automatically determines the size of print material loaded in these paper sources. You must set the paper size for the 250-sheet drawer (tray 1) from the operator panel. See “Size sensing” on page 107 for more information.

Note:

Before loading print material in any paper source, make sure you set the P aper Size for tray 1 and the Paper Type for all paper sources. Also, select the paper size and the type from your software application for the print material you are loading.

Select Universal when you load print material that doesn’t match any of the other av ailable siz es. The printer automatically formats the page for the maximum possible size. You can then set the actual page size from your application software.

Paper Type Tray 1 Type

Tray 2 Type Tray 3 Type Tray 4 Type

= Plain Paper = Card Stock = Transparency = Labels = Bond = Letterhead = Preprinted = Colored Paper = Custom Type

Paper Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Paper Type (continued)

The Paper Type setting identifies the type of print material installed in each paper source. Use this setting to:

• Optimize print quality for the specified print material.

• Select paper sources through your software application by

selecting only a type and size. A source selection is unnecessary.

• Automatically link paper sources. An y sources containing the

same type and size of print material are automatically linked by the printer if you have set the Paper Size and the Paper Type to the correct settings for the paper sources.

Note:

Only installed paper sources are displayed. The Paper Type defaults for each tray are as follows:

• Tray 1 – Custom Type 6

• Tray 2 – Plain Paper

• Tray 3 – Custom Type 3

• Tray 4 – Custom Type 4

Note:

Custom Type

(where x represents 1 through 6) refers to special types of print materials. If a user-defined name is available, it is displa yed instead of Custom Type x. The name is truncated to 14 characters.

If you are using different print material in the paper sources, each source with a different print material must have the Paper Size or Paper Type set to a unique value to disable the automatic tray linking feature. Otherwise, if a paper source becomes empty, the printer selects print material from another source since the printer sees the trays as linked.

Paper Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Custom Types Custom Type x (where x represents 1 through 6)

= Paper* = Card Stock = Transparency = Cotton Paper = Labels

The Custom Types setting specifies the kind of print material used for each of the Custom Types available in the Paper Type menu item. This optimizes print quality settings when you select print material from a paper source when the type is set to Custom Type x.

If a user-defined name is available, it is displayed instead of Custom Type x. The user-defined name is truncated to 14 characters.

Note:

If two or more custom types share the same name, the

name only appears once in the Custom Types value list.

Output Bin

Note:

Output Bin is only displayed when either an optional mailbox or optional finisher is installed.

= Bin 1* = Bin 2 = Bin 3 = Bin 4 = Bin 5 = Bin 6 = Bin 7 = Bin 8 = Bin 9 = Bin 10

The Output Bin setting specifies the default exit for printed material. The available output bins are represented by numbers. Since the Standard bin is not available when either a mailbox or finisher is installed, that bin is never listed in this menu item.

Note:

Only installed bins are displayed.

If a user-defined name is availab le , it is displayed instead of Bin x. The name is truncated to 14 characters.

Note:

If two or more bins share the same name, the name only

appears once in the Output Bin value list.

Paper Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Configure Bins

Note:

Configure Bins is only displayed when either an optional mailbox or optional finisher is installed.

= Mailbox* = Link = Mail Overflow = Type Assignment

Select Mailbox to send print jobs to a specific output bin. Printed material is placed in the output bin you select when you send a print job. If you do not specify an output bin, the printed material goes to the default output bin. When an output bin is full,

Remove Paper

is displayed and the printer stops printing

until the printed material is removed from the output bin. Select Link to link two or more bins together as though they

were one large bin. The printer fills the default bin first. When it is full, the printer starts filling the next output bin. As each additional output bin is filled, the printer switches to the next bin. When the default bin and all the linked bins are full, the

Remove

Paper All Output Bins

message appears.

Select Mail Overflow to send print jobs to a specific output bin while specifying another output bin as an overflow bin. See “Overflow Bin” for information on Mail Overflow.

Select Type Assignment to send print jobs to an output bin based on the paper type of the printed media. For information on Type Assignment, see “Assign Type/Bin” on page 38.

Overflow Bin

Note:

Overflow Bin is only displayed when Configure Bins is set to Mail Overflow.

= Bin 1* = Bin 2 = Bin 3 = Bin 4 = Bin 5 = Bin 6 = Bin 7 = Bin 8 = Bin 9 = Bin 10

Paper Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Overflow Bin (continued)

Use the Overflow Bin setting to designate an output bin as the overflow bin. When an output bin is full, instead of stopping printing and displaying

Remove Paper

, the printer automatically

diverts printed material to the overflow bin. If a user-defined bin is available, it is displa yed instead of Bin

The name is truncated to 14 characters.

Note:

If two or more bins share the same name, the name only

appears once in the Overflow Bin value list.

Assign Type/Bin

Note:

Assign Type/Bin only appears when Configure Bins is set to Type Assignment.

Plain Paper Bin Card Stock Bin Transparency Bin Labels Bin Bond Bin Letterhead Bin Preprinted Bin Colored Bin Custom 1 Bin Custom 2 Bin Custom 3 Bin Custom 4 Bin Custom 5 Bin Custom 6 Bin

= Bin 1* = Bin 2 = Bin 3 = Bin 4 = Bin 5 = Bin 6 = Bin 7 = Bin 8 = Bin 9 = Bin 10

Paper Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Assign Type/Bin (continued)

Use the Assign Type/Bin setting to send print jobs to any output bin based on the paper type of the printed media. Each paper type is assigned to a specific output bin.

Note:

Only installed bins are displayed.

If a user-defined name is available, it is displayed instead of Custom

Bin. The name is truncated to 14 characters.

Note:

If two or more bins share the same name, the name only

appears once in the Assign Type/Bin value list.

Substitute Size = Off

= Letter/A4 = 11x17/A3 = All Listed*

Select Letter/A4 to automatically print A4 size jobs on letter size paper and letter size jobs on A4 size paper, if the requested size is not currently installed in the paper source.

Select 11x17/A3 to automatically print A3 size jobs on 11x17 size paper and 11x17 size jobs on A3 size paper, if the requested size is not currently installed in the paper source.

Select All Listed to substitute sizes in both cases. If you do not want the printer to substitute sizes automatically,

select Off. You are prompted to load the requested paper size if it is not installed.

Paper Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Finishing Menu

Use the Finishing Menu to define many printer output settings.

Paper Loading

Note:

Paper Loading is only displayed when a duplex option is installed.

Card Stock Load Labels Loading Bond Loading Ltrhead Loading Preprint Loading Colored Loading Custom 1

Custom 2

Custom 3

Custom 4

Loading Custom 5 Loading Custom 6

= Off* = Duplex

If a user-defined name is available, it is displayed instead of Custom

Loading. The name is truncated to 14 characters.

Finishing Menu

Menu item Printer setting

Duplex

Note:

Duplex is only displayed when a duplex option is installed.

= Off* = On

Set Duplex to On to print on both sides of the page. Set Duplex to Off to print only on one side of the page.

* Factory default

Paper Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Duplex Bind

Note:

Duplex Bind is only displayed when a duplex option is installed.

= Long Edge* = Short Edge

Duplex Bind refers to the way duplexed pages are bound, or connected, and how the printing on the back (even-numbered) pages is oriented in relation to the printing on the front (odd-numbered) pages.

Long Edge

means pages are bound along the long edge of the

page (left edge for portrait and top edge for landscape).

Short Edge

means the pages are bound along the short edge.

See “Binding duplexed jobs” on page 113 for more information.

Copies = 1…999 (1*)

Choose the number of copies you want to print. Copies are not automatically collated. For example, if you send three pages to print and set Copies to 2, the printer prints page 1, page 1, page 2, page 2, page 3, page 3.

For information about how to use the Copies setting with the Collation setting, see “Collating print jobs” on page 111.

Blank Pages = Do Not Print*

= Print

Select Print to include application-generated blank pages with your print job.

Select Do Not Print if you do not want to print any application-generated blank pages appearing in your document.

Collation = Off*

= On

When Collation is set to Off, the printer prints each page of a job the number of times as specified by the Copies setting. For example, if you send three pages to print and set Copies to 2, the printer prints page 1, page 1, page 2, page 2, page 3, page 3.

When Collation is set to On, the printer prints the entire job the number of times as specified by the Copies setting. For example, if you send three pages to print and set Copies to 2, the printer prints page 1, page 2, page 3, page 1, page 2, page 3.

For more information about collation, see “Collating print jobs” on page 111.

Finishing Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Separator Sheets = None*

= Between Copies = Between Jobs = Between Pages

You can have the printer insert blank separator sheets between jobs, between multiple copies of a job , or betw een each page of a job. The printer pulls separator sheets from the source specified in the Separator Source menu item.

Select Between Copies for multi-copy jobs. If Collation is set to Off, a bl ank page is inserted between sets of each printed page. If Collation is set to On, a blank page is inserted between each copy of the job.

Select Between Jobs to insert a blank page after each print job. This may be helpful when several people are using the printer.

Select Between Pages to insert a blank page between each page of a job. This is useful if you are printing transparencies and want to reduce static build-up when stacking transparencies in the output bin.

Separator Source = Tray 1*

= Tray 2 = Tray 3 = Tray 4

If you are using separator sheets, the Separator Source setting lets you specify the paper source that holds separator sheets.

Note:

Only installed paper sources are displayed.

Finishing Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Multipage Print = Off*

= 2 Up = 3 Up = 4 Up = 6 Up = 9 Up = 12 Up = 16 Up

The Multipage Print (n Up) setting determines how multiple page images are printed on a single page. For example, 2 Up means two page images are printed on one page, 3 Up means three page images are printed on one page, and so forth.

The printer uses the Multipage Order, Multipage View, and Multipage Border settings to determine the order and orientation of the page images and whether a border is printed around each page image.

Note:

Printer setting changes within a print job may affect the

results you get when using Multipage Print.

Multipage Order = Horizontal*

= Vertical = Rev Horizontal = Rev Vertical

The Multipage Order setting determines the positioning of multiple page images on pages printed using Multipage Print. You may choose one of four different orders. The positioning of page images depends on whether the pages are sent to the printer as portrait or landscape images.

See page 110 for more information on multipage printing.

Finishing Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Multipage View = Auto*

= Long Edge = Short Edge

The Multipage View setting determines the orientation of the printed page with respect to the page images during Multipage Print.

Select Auto to allow the printer to choose between portrait and landscape positioning.

Select Long Edge to position the long edge of the print material as the top of the page.

Select Short Edge to position the short edge of the print material as the top of the page.

Note:

For PostScript emulation print jobs, the Auto setting is

always in portrait orientation.

Multipage Border = None*

= Solid

The Multipage Border setting determines whether a border is printed around each page image during Multipage Print.

Select None if you do not want to print a border around each page image.

Select Solid to print a solid line border around each page image.

Staple Job

Note:

Staple Job is only displayed when a finisher option is installed.

= Off* = On

Select On to staple each print job sent to the printer.

Note:

Setting Staple Job to On makes stapling the default for the printer. We recommend setting Staple Job to Off and selecting Staple Job from the printer driver.

Finishing Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Staple Prime Src

Note:

Staple Prime Src is only displayed when a finisher option is installed.

= Tray 1* = Tray 2 = Tray 3 = Tray 4

When a staple cartridge is replaced or a staple jam is cleared, the printer must prime the stapler by stapling several staples into a sheet of paper. Use this setting to specify the paper source you want the printer to draw from when it is priming the stapler.

Note:

Only installed paper sources are displayed.

Hole Punch

Note:

Hole Punch is only displayed when a finisher option is installed.

= Off* = On

Select On to punch holes in each print job sent to the printer.

Note:

Setting Hole Punch to On makes it the default for the printer. W e recommend setting Hole Punch to Off and selecting Hole Punch from the printer driver.

Offset Pages

Note:

Offset Pages is only displayed when a finisher option is installed.

= None* = Between Copies = Between Jobs

Use the Offset Pages setting to offset entire print jobs or copies of the same print job. Select Between Jobs to offset between separate print jobs. Select Between Copies to offset between copies of the same print job.

Finishing Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Utilities Menu

Use the Utilities Menu to print a variety of listings relating to available printer resources, printer settings, and print jobs. Additional menu items let you set up printer hardware and troubleshoot printer problems.

Utilities Menu

Menu item Printer setting

Print Menus Press

Select

to print the menu settings page.

The menu settings page lists the user default settings, the installed options, the amount of available printer memory, and the status of printer supplies. This list also shows you the order of menu items as they appear on the operator panel display.

Print Net

Setup

Note:

Print Net

Setup is displayed only when an internal print server is installed in your printer.

Press

Select

to print the internal print server settings page.

The internal print server settings page contains information on how your network is set up and the printer settings for your network as defined by the Network

Setup menu item in the

Network Menu.

Print Fonts = PCL Fonts

= PS Fonts

Press

Select

to print a font sample list showing all the fonts currently available in the selected printer language, PCL Fonts or PS Fonts.

Print Directory

Note:

Print Directory is available only when either a non-defective flash or disk option is installed and formatted, and Job Buffer Size is not set to 100%.

Press

Select

to print a list of all the resources stored in flash

memory or on the disk option. Refer to the

Technical Reference

for details.

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Factory Defaults = Restore

= Do Not Restore

If you choose Restore:

• All downloaded resources (fonts, macros, and symbol sets) in printer memory (RAM) are deleted. (Resources residing in flash memory or on the hard disk option are unaffected.)

• All menu settings are returned to the factory defaults except: – Display Language (Setup Menu) which is the operator

panel display language.

– All settings in the Parallel Menu, Serial Menu, Network

Menu, Infrared Menu, LocalTalk Menu, USB Menu, and Fax Menu.

Format Flash

Note:

Format Flash is only displayed when a flash memory option is installed, and is neither defective nor Read/Write or Write protected.

= Yes = No

Formatting the flash memory option deletes all resources (fonts, macros, and symbol sets) stored in flash memory, and prepares the flash memory card to receive new resources.

Warning:

If you select Format Flash and press

, any data stored in flash memory is lost. Do not turn off the printer while the flash is formatting.

Defragment Flash

Note:

Defragment Flash is only displayed when a flash memory option is installed, and is neither defective nor Read/Write or Write protected.

= Yes = No

Defragmenting the flash memory option transfers all undeleted resources stored in flash memory to printer memory and then reformats the flash memory option. When the format operation is complete, the undeleted resources are loaded back into flash memory.

37 Insufficient Defrag Memory

is displayed if printer memory is too full to perform the Flash Memory Defragment operation. Refer to the

User’s Reference

for more information on printer

messages.

Warning:

Do not turn off the printer while the flash is

defragmenting.

Utilities Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Format Disk

Note:

Format Disk is only displayed when a hard disk option is installed, is neither defective nor Read/Write or Write protected, and Job Buffer Size is not set to 100%.

= Yes = No

Formatting the hard disk option deletes all resources stored on the hard disk and prepares it to receive new resources.

If you select Format Disk and press

, any data stored on the hard disk option is lost. Do not turn off the printer while the hard disk is formatting.

Job Acct Stat

Note:

Job Acct Stat is only displayed when a hard disk option is installed, is neither defective nor Read/Write or Write protected, and Job Accounting in the Setup Menu is set to On.

= Print = Clear

Select Print to print a list of statistics for a defined number of the most recent print jobs. (The number of jobs is determined by the value of the Job Acct Limit menu item in the Setup Menu). The statistics include whether the job printed with or without errors, the time required to print the job, the size (in bytes) of the job, the requested paper size and paper type, the total number of printed pages, and the number of copies requested.

Select Clear to delete all accumulated job statistics from the hard disk option.

Clearing Job Accounting Stat

is displayed until the process completes. See “Tracking job statistics” on page 170 for more information.

Hex Trace Press

Select

to enter Hex Trace mode.

Hex Trace helps isolate the source of a print job problem. With Hex Trace selected, all data sent to the printer is printed in hexadecimal and character representation. Control codes are not run.

To exit Hex Trace, turn the printer off or reset the printer. To reset the printer, press

Menu>

<Menu. Job Men

u is displayed.

Press

Menu>

<Menu

until

Reset Printer

appears on the

second line of the operator panel display. Press

Select

Utilities Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Job Menu

Job Menu is only available when the printer is busy processing or printing a job, when a printer message is displayed, or when the printer is in Hex Trace mode. Press

Menu>

<Menu

to open the Job Menu.

Job Menu

Menu item Printer setting

Cancel Job

Note:

Cancel Job only appears if the printer is processing a job or has a job in printer memory.

Press

Select

to cancel the current print job.

Confidential Job

Note:

Confidential Job does not display until the printer has processed at least one confidential job. Use your software application or printer driver to create and send a confidential job.

= Enter PIN

When you enter a valid personal identification number (PIN), the following values are available as second and third menus. Refer to the

User’s Reference

for information on sending confi-

dential jobs. Print All Jobs PRINT A JOB

<Job #1 Username> <Job #1 Jobname> <Job #2 Username> <Job #2 Jobname> <Job #3 Username> <Job #3 Jobname> … <Job #

Username> <Job #n Jobname>

Delete All Jobs DELETE A JOB

<Job #1 Username> <Job #1 Jobname> <Job #2 Username> <Job #2 Jobname> <Job #3 Username> <Job #3 Jobname> … <Job #

Username> <Job #n Jobname>

PRINT COPIES

<Job #1 Username> <Job #1 Jobname> <Job #2 Username> <Job #2 Jobname> <Job #3 Username> <Job #3 Jobname> … <Job #

Username> <Job #n Jobname>

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Confidential Job (continued)

Username

is based on the username field in your driver. The default is your operating system or logon user name. You can change the name in this field to another name in the driver before you send the job.

Jobname

contains the file title name defined by the application software when you sent the job. You cannot change this field. If one or both of the fields is empty, the name was not defined by the application. For example, if your last name is Smith and your file is called timesheet, the operator panel may display

smith timesheet

. The Username and Jobname fields are

truncated to 16 characters.

Note:

Only confidential jobs associated with the entered PIN

are displayed. Press

Menu>

<Menu

until the menu item you want is

displayed. Press

Select

. The following button actions are

possible while in this menu item:

• Press

to exit the selection and the menu group, and

return to the previous screen.

• Press

Menu>

<Menu

to choose another menu item from the

list.

Press

Return

to exit the menu group, but remain in the Job

Menu. Select Print All Jobs to print all confidential jobs, exit the menus,

and begin printing. Select Print a Job to choose which jobs to print. A list of

available jobs is displayed. Press

Menu>

<Menu

to scroll

through the list of print jobs. Press

Select

to choose the job to delete. If you make a mistake and want to cancel the selection, press

Select

again. Press Go to exit the menus and begin

printing. Select Delete All Jobs to delete all confidential jobs from the

print buffer.

Delete All Jobs. Go/Stop?

is displayed. Press Go to

delete all jobs and exit the menus. Press

Stop

to return to the

previous screen without deleting all confidential jobs.

Job Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Confidential Job (continued)

Select Delete a Job to choose which jobs to delete. A list of available jobs is displayed. Press

Menu>

<Menu

to scroll

through the list of print jobs. Press

Select

to choose the job to delete. If you make a mistake and want to deselect a job, press

Select

again. Press Go to delete the job and exit the menus. When a job is marked for deletion, it is removed from the list of available jobs.

Select Print Copies to choose which jobs to print and how many copies to print for each job. Press

Menu>

<Menu

to scroll

through the list of print jobs. Press

Select

to choose the print

job. When a numerical value is displayed, press

Menu>

<Menu

to increase or decrease the number of copies you want to print. You may choose to print from 1 to 999 copies of a single job at a time. Press

Select

to save the setting and return

to Print Copies to select other jobs. Press

to exit the menus

and begin printing.

Held Jobs Print All Jobs

PRINT A JOB

<Job #1 Username> <Job #1 Jobname> <Job #2 Username> <Job #2 Jobname> <Job #3 Username> <Job #3 Jobname> … <Job #

Username> <Job #n Jobname>

Delete All Jobs DELETE A JOB

<Job #1 Username> <Job #1 Jobname> <Job #2 Username> <Job #2 Jobname> <Job #3 Username> <Job #3 Jobname> … <Job #

Username> <Job #n Jobname>

PRINT COPIES

<Job #1 Username> <Job #1 Jobname> <Job #2 Username> <Job #2 Jobname> <Job #3 Username> <Job #3 Jobname> … <Job #

Username> <Job #n Jobname>

Job Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Held Jobs (continued)

Note:

You do not need to enter a PIN to access the Held Jobs

menu item values.

Username

is based on the username field in your driver. The default is your operating system or logon user name. You can change the name in this field to another name in the driver before you send the job.

Jobname

smith timesheet

. The Username and Jobname fields are

truncated to 16 characters. Press

Menu>

<Menu

until the menu item you want appears.

Press

Select

. The following button actions are possible while in

this menu item:

• Press

to exit the selection and the menu group, and

return to the previous screen.

• Press

Menu>

<Menu

to choose another menu item from the

list.

Press

Return

to exit the menu group, but remain in the Job

Menu. Select Print All Jobs to print all jobs, exit the menus, and begin

printing. All Repeat Print, Reserve Print, and Verify Print jobs are printed.

Select Print a Job to choose which jobs to print. A list of available jobs is displayed. Press

Menu>

<Menu

to scroll

through the list of print jobs. Press

Select

to choose the job to

delete. If you make a mistake and want to deselect a job, press

Select

again. Press Go to exit the menus and begin printing. All

Repeat Print, Reserve Print, and Verify Print jobs are listed. Select Delete All Jobs to delete all confidential jobs from the

print buffer.

Delete All Jobs. Go/Stop?

is displayed. Press Go to

delete all jobs and exit the menus. Press

Stop

to return to the previous screen without deleting all confidential jobs. All Repeat Print, Reserve Print, and Verify Print jobs are selected for deletion.

Job Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Held Jobs (continued)

Select Delete a Job to choose which jobs to delete. A list of available jobs is displayed. Press

Menu>

<Menu

to scroll

through the list of print jobs. Press

Select

to choose the job to

delete. If you make a mistake and want to deselect a job, press

Select

again. Press Go to delete the job and exit the menus. When a job is marked for deletion, it is removed from the list of available jobs. All Repeat Print, Reserve Print, and Verify Print jobs are listed.

Select Print Copies to choose which jobs to print and how many copies to print for each job. Press

Menu>

<Menu

to scroll

through the list of print jobs. Press

Select

to choose the print

job. When a numerical v alue appears , press

Menu>

<Menu

to increase or decrease the number of copies you want to print. You may choose to print from 1 to 999 copies of a single job at a time. Press

Select

to save the setting and return to Print Copies

to select other jobs. Press

to exit the menus and begin

printing. All Print, Reserve Print, and Verify Print jobs are listed. If you create a Repeat Print job, the job formats and prints, but

is stored in memory for printing additional copies at a later time. Repeat Print jobs are automatically deleted when extra memory is required to process additional jobs or when the number of Repeat Print jobs stored exceeds the value of the set limit for Print and Hold Repeat Job Limit. Refer to the

Technical

Reference

for more details.

If you create a Reserve Print job, the job formats, but does not print. The job is stored in printer memory for printing at a later time. All pages in the job are held in memory until printing is activated by selecting Print All Jobs or Print a Job from the Confidential Job menu item. Reserve Print jobs are not deleted from memory when the job prints. To delete a Reserve Print job , select Delete a Job from the Confidential Job menu item.

If you create a Verify Print job, the job formats, one copy of the job prints, and any additional copies are stored in printer memory. This allows you to examine the first copy to be sure it is satisfactory before printing the other copies. If the job is unsatisfactory, select Delete a Job from the Confidential Job menu item, and select the job to delete. To print the remaining copies, select Print Copies from the Confidential Job menu item, select the print job, and choose the number of copies you want to print. Press

to exit the menus and begin printing. When all copies are printed, the job is deleted from printer memory.

Job Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Reset Printer Press

Select

to reset the printer.

When you select Reset Printer, the printer resets to the user default setting for each menu item. All downloaded resources (fonts, macros, and symbol sets) in printer memory (RAM) are deleted. All data on the currently selected host interface is deleted from the interface link buffer.

Note:

Before selecting Reset Printer, exit the software appli-

cation you are using.

Print Buffer Press

Select

to print any data stored in the print buffer.

This menu item is only available when you enter the Job Menu while

Waiting

is displayed. The Waiting state occurs if an incomplete job is sent to the printer or an ASCII job, such as a print screen command, is printing.

Prime Stapler

Note:

Prime Stapler is only displayed when a finisher option is installed.

Press

Select

to prime the stapler.

After clearing a staple jam, prime the stapler to ensure the stapler is functioning properly. The printer displays

Priming

Stapler

and staples several staples into a sheet of paper.

Job Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Quality Menu

Use the Quality Menu to change settings affecting the quality of printed characters and images.

Quality Menu

Menu item Printer setting

Print Resolution = 300 dpi

= 600 dpi* = 1200 Image Q

The Print Resolution setting defines the number of dots printed per inch (dpi). The higher the setting, the sharper the clarity of printed characters and graphics.

If your print jobs are mostly text, select 600 dpi for the highest quality output. Select 1200 Image Q (1200 Image Quality) when your job contains bitmapped images, such as scanned photos or certain graphics that benefit from enhanced line screening.

Print Darkness = Lightest

= Lighter = Normal* = Darker = Darkest

Use Print Darkness to lighten or darken text and images on the printed page. For finer lines, higher definition g ra yscale images , and to conserve toner, select Lighter or Lightest. For bolder line widths and darker grayscale images, select Darker or Darkest.

Toner Saver = Off*

= On

Set Toner Saver to On to reduce the amount of toner used on the printed page. Setting Toner Saver to On may help reduce costs. Setting Toner Saver to Off improves print quality.

PictureGrade = Off

= On*

Use the PictureGrade menu item to improve the quality of grayscale printing at 300 and 600 dpi resolutions. If you select Off, the printer uses the standard screening parameters. If you select On, different default screening parameters are used to improve the print quality of graphics.

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Setup Menu

Use the Setup Menu to configure a variety of printer features.

Setup Menu

Menu item Printer setting

Printer Language = PCL Emulation*

= PS Emulation

The printer language defines how the computer communicates with the printer. Your computer uses printer languages, such as PCL emulation and PostScript emulation, to send print data to the printer. Setting a printer language as the default does not prevent the software application from sending print jobs that use the other printer language.

Power Saver = Disabled

= 1…120 (20*)

The Power Saver setting lets you reduce power usage when the printer is idle by determining the length of time (in minutes) the printer waits after a job is printed before it goes to a reduced power state.

If you select a numeric Power Saver value, the

Power Saver

message replaces the

Ready

message and becomes the new printer default when the printer is in a Ready state. Both messages indicate the printer is ready to receive jobs.

If your printer is in constant use, select a high setting. Under most circumstances, this keeps the printer ready to print with minimum warm-up time.

Set Power Saver to 1 to put the printer in Power Saver mode one minute after it finishes a print job. This uses much less energy, but requires more warm-up time for the printer. If your printer shares an electrical circuit with room lighting and you notice lights flickering, you may want to set Power Saver to 1.

If you want a balance between energy consumption and a shorter warm-up period, select a Power Saver value between 1 and 120 minutes.

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Resource Save = Off*

= On

The Resource Save setting determines what the printer does with downloaded resources, such as fonts and macros, if it receives a job that requires more memory than is available.

If Resource Save is set to On, the printer retains all permanent downloaded resources for all printer languages during language changes and printer resets. If the printer runs out of memory,

38 Memory Full

appears on the operator panel display.

If Resource Save is set to Off, the printer retains permanent downloaded resources only until memory is needed. Then it deletes those resources stored for the inactiv e printer language.

Download Target

Note:

Download Target is only displayed when a formatted flash memory option or hard disk option is installed, is neither defective nor Read/ Write or Write protected, and if Job Buffer Size is not set to 100%.

= RAM* = Flash = Disk

The Download Target menu item specifies the storage location for downloaded resources , such as f onts and macros. (If neither a flash memory option or a hard disk option is installed, all downloaded resources are automatically stored in printer memory (RAM).)

Storing downloaded resources in flash memory or hard disk is permanent storage rather than the temporary storage that RAM provides. You can add resources to flash memory or to the hard disk until the option is full. Use MarkVision to download resources to the printer.

Note:

51 Defective Flash

61 Defective Disk

appears when the printer is turned on, or during format and write operations, refer to the

User’s Reference

for more information.

Setup Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Print Timeout = Disabled

= 1…225 (90*)

The Print Timeout setting determines the time (in seconds) the printer waits before printing the last page of a print job that does not end with a command to print the page. The print timeout counter does not start until

Waiting

is displayed.

When a print timeout occurs, the printer stores the page in the print buffer.

Select Disabled to turn Print Timeout off. When Print Timeout is disabled, the printer does not print the last page of a print job until one of the following occurs:

• The printer receives enough information to fill the page.

• The printer receives a Form Feed command.

• You select Print Buffer from the Job Menu.

Wait Timeout = Disabled

= 15…65535 (40*)

The Wait Timeout setting determines the amount of time (in seconds) the printer waits to receive additional bytes of data from the computer. When this timeout expires, the print job is canceled.

Select Disabled to turn Wait Timeout off. Wait Timeout is only available when you use PostScript

emulation. The setting has no effect on PCL emulation print jobs.

Setup Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Auto Continue = Disabled*

= 5…255

Auto Continue defines the amount of time (between 5 and 255 seconds) the printer waits after detecting one of the following errors before it resumes printing:

35 Res Save Off Deficient Memory 37 Insufficient Collation Area 37 Insufficient Defrag Memory 37 Insufficient Memory - Held Jobs may be lost. Go/Stop? 38 Memory Full 39 Complex Page 51 Defective Flash 52 Flash Full 53 Unformatted Flash 54 Network

Software Error

54 Serial Option

Error 54 Std Par ENA Connection Lost 54 Ser

Fax Connection Lost

54 Par

ENA Connection Lost 55 Insufficient Fax Buffer 56 Serial Port

Disabled 56 Std Parallel Port Disabled 56 Parallel Port

Disabled 58 Too Many Flash Options 58 Too Many Disks Installed 61 Defective Disk 62 Disk Full 63 Unformatted Disk Insert Stapler Operation Failed Jobs on Disk Priming Failed Faxes on Disk Priming Failed, Retry. Go/Stop Print Jobs on Disk. Go/Stop

If one of these errors occurs and Auto Continue is set to Disabled, the printer stops and waits for operator intervention. This setting is also used as a timer. After an inactive period in the menus, the printer automatically exits the menus and returns to Ready.

Setup Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Jam Recovery = On

= Off = Auto*

When Jam Recovery is set to Off, the printer does not reprint a page that has jammed.

When Jam Recovery is set to On, the printer keeps the image for a printed page until that page successfully exits the printer. The printer reprints all jammed pages.

If Jam Recovery is set to Auto, the printer keeps the image and reprints the page unless the memory required to hold the page is needed for other printer tasks.

Page Protect = Off*

= On

Set Page Protect to On to make sure an entire page is processed before it is printed. This may be helpful if you are having trouble printing a page properly because of complex page errors. If you still cannot print the page, your printer may not have enough memory to process the page. You may have to reduce the size and number of f onts on the page, or increase the installed printer memory.

For most print jobs, you do not need to set Page Protect to On. When Page Protect is set to On, printing may be slower.

Setup Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Display Language = English

= French = German = Italian = Spanish = Danish = Norwegian = Dutch = Swedish = Portuguese = Finnish = Japanese = Russian = Polish = Hungarian = Turkish = Czech

The Display Language setting determines the language that appears on the operator panel display.

Note:

The default is set by the country. All values may not be

available.

Alarm Control = Off

= Single* = Continuous

Select Single or Continuous if you want the alarm to sound any time the printer requires intervention.

Select Off if you do not want the alarm to sound.

Toner Alarm = Off*

= Single = Continuous

Select Single or Continuous if you want the printer to stop printing, display

Replace Toner Cartridge

, and sound the alarm

when a toner low condition occurs. If you select Off, the printer displays

Replace Toner

and

continues printing.

Note:

Toner Alarm also applies to the photoconductor kit, fuser

unit, and transfer kit.

Setup Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Staple Alarm = Off*

= Single = Continuous

Select Single or Continuous if you want the printer to stop printing, display

Load Staples

, and sound the alarm when you

send a staple job to print but the staple cartridge is empty. Either load the stapler, or press

to clear the message and

continue printing without stapling. If Staple Alarm is set to Off, the printer displays

Load Staples

and continues printing the job without stapling.

Job Buffer Size

Note:

Job Buffer Size is only displayed when a hard disk option is installed, is neither defective, Read/Write nor Write protected, and Job Buffer Size is not set to 100%.

= Disabled* = 10%…100%

Job buffering lets you delay processing of a print job . The job is temporarily stored on an optional hard disk before being printed. This usually frees the host computer during the actual printing of a print job.

The Job Buffer Size menu item lets you select the amount of hard disk space allocated to job buffering for all ports. Job Buffer Size can be set to Disabled or from 10% to 100% in 1% increments. See “Job Buffering setting” on page 168 for more information.

Note:

When the job buffer siz e is changed and saved, the hard

disk is reformatted and current hard disk contents are deleted.

Job Accounting

Note:

Job Accounting is only displayed when a hard disk option is installed, is neither defective, Read/Write nor Write protected, and Job Buffer Size is not set to 100%.

= Off* = On

Set Job Accounting to On to use an optional disk to store statistical information about your most recent print jobs. The statistics include whether the job printed with or without errors, the time required to print the job, the size (in bytes) of the job, the requested paper size and paper type, the total number of printed pages, and the number of copies requested.

If your printer has a hard disk installed, it is capable of compiling print job statistics and storing them to disk. You may print these statistics. See “Tracking job statistics” on page 170 for more information.

Setup Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

PCL Emul Menu

Use the PCL Emul Menu to change printer settings that only affect printed jobs using the PCL emulation printer language.

Job Acct Limit

Note:

Job Acct Limit is only displayed when a hard disk option is installed, is neither defective, Read/Write nor Write protected, and Job Buffer Size is not set to 100%.

= Disabled = 10…1000 (1000*)

The Job Acct Limit menu item specifies the number of print jobs for which statistics are maintained on your printer hard disk. F or example, if you set the limit to 10, the statistics from the 10 most recent print jobs are stored to disk. When the limit is reached, the oldest print job statistics are discarded and replaced with the statistics from the print job currently being printed. The number of jobs contained in the statistics data never exceeds the Job Accounting Limit.

When Job Acct Limit is set to Disabled, print job statistics are stored for each print job until the hard disk is full. When the Job Accounting Limit is modified, all print job statistics currently stored on the hard disk are cleared.

PCL Emul Menu

Menu item Printer setting

Font Source = Resident*

= Download = Flash = Disk = All

The Font Source setting determines which fonts appear in the Font Name menu.

If a font source is not installed or does not contain any f onts , it is not listed as a value.

* Factory default

Setup Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Font Name Font position and font name for all fonts in the selected font

source (displays on both lines of the operator panel)

= R0 Courier 10*

Always select the font source before you select a font name. After you select a font source, choose the specific font from the Font Name menu item. The printer displays the font source abbreviation, font ID, and font name for each font. The font source abbreviation is R for resident, F for flash, K for disk, and D for download.

To print a font sample list, select Print Fonts from the Utilities Menu, then select either PCL Fonts or PS Fonts.

Point Size

Note:

Point Size is only display ed for PostScript or typographic fonts.

= 1…1008 (in increments of 0.25) = 12*

If you chose a scalable typographic font, you can select the point size for the font. Point size refers to the height of the characters in the font. One point equals approximately 1/72 of an inch. You can select point sizes from 1 to 1008 in increments of 0.25 points.

Pitch

Note:

Pitch is only displayed for fixed or monospaced fonts.

= 0.08…100 (in increments of 0.01) = 10*

If you chose a scalable monospaced font, you can select the font pitch. Pitch refers to the number of fixed-space characters in a horizontal inch of type. You can select a pitch from 0.08 to 100 characters per inch (cpi) in increments of 0.01 cpi. For nonscalable monospaced fonts, the printer displays the pitch, but the pitch cannot be changed.

Symbol Set List of symbol set IDs and symbol set names (displays on both

lines of the operator panel)

= 10U PC-8* (Country specific) = 12U PC-850* (Country specific)

A symbol set is a set of alphabetic and numeric characters, punctuation, and special symbols used when printing with a selected font. Symbol sets support the different requirements for languages or specific applications, such as math symbols for scientific text. The printer displays only the symbol sets supported for the selected font name.

PCL Emul Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Orientation = Portrait*

= Landscape

The Orientation setting determines how text and graphics are oriented on the page. Select Portrait to print text and graphics parallel to the short edge of the print material. Select Landscape to print text and graphics parallel to the long edge of the print material.

Lines per Page = 1…255

= 60* (Country specific) = 64* (Country specific)

Use the Lines per Page menu item to change the number of lines that print on each page. The setting can range from 1 to 255 lines per page. The printer sets the amount of space between each line (vertical line spacing) based on the Lines per Page, Paper Size, and Orientation settings. Select the correct Paper Size and Orientation before setting Lines per Page.

A4 Width = 198 mm*

= 203 mm

The A4 Width menu item lets you select the width of the logical page for A4 paper. When you select 198 mm, the width of the logical page is compatible with that of the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5 printer. When you select 203 mm, the width of the logical page is wide enough to print eighty 10-pitch characters.

Tray Renumber Assign Tray

(where x represents a tray from 1 to 4)

= Off* = 0…199 = None

VIEW FACTORY DEF Restore Defaults

= Yes = No

Note:

Only installed paper sources are displayed.

PCL Emul Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Tray Renumber (continued)

The Tray Renumber menu item lets you configure your printer to work with printer drivers or applications that use different source assignments to request a given input source.

Select Off to use the factory default paper source assignments. Select a numeric value (0…199) to assign a custom value to a

paper source. Select None if you want the paper source to ignore the Select

Paper Feed command. Select VIEW FACTORY DEF to view the factory default values

assigned to each paper source. All sources are display ed in the VIEW FACTORY DEF menu, even if the printer does not support that source in any configuration.

In the Restore Defaults menu item, select Yes to return all tray assignments to factory default values.

See “Paper sources” on page 95 for information on available paper sources for your printer.

Refer to the

Technical Reference

for more information about

assigning source numbers.

Auto CR after LF = Off*

= On

The Auto CR after LF setting determines whether the printer automatically performs a carriage return after a line feed control command.

Auto LF after CR = Off*

= On

The Auto LF after CR setting determines whether the printer automatically performs a line feed after a carriage return control command.

PCL Emul Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

PostScript Menu

Use the PostScript Menu to change settings that only affect printed jobs using the PostScript emulation printer language.

PostScript Menu

Menu item Printer setting

Print PS Error = Off*

= On

Select On to print PostScript emulation errors. If an error occurs, the job stops processing, the error message prints, and the printer discards the job.

If Print PS Error is set to Off and an error occurs, the job is discarded but no error message prints.

Font Priority

Note:

Font Priority is only displayed when a formatted flash or disk option is installed, is neither defective, Read/ Write nor Write protected, and Job Buffer Size is not set to 100%.

= Resident* = Flash/Disk

Use the Font Priority setting to establish the font search order. Select Resident to search the printer’s internal memory for the requested font before searching flash memory or a disk option. Select Flash/Disk to search the disk option, if installed, and then search flash memory before searching for the requested font in printer memory.

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Parallel Menu

Use the Parallel Menu to change settings affecting jobs sent to the printer through the parallel interface connection. You must first select either Std Parallel or Parallel Opt

before selecting from the following menu items.

Parallel Menu

Menu item Printer setting

PCL SmartSwitch = Off

= On*

If PCL SmartSwitch is set to On, the printer examines the data on the parallel interface connection and selects PCL emulation if the data indicates that is the printer language.

If both PCL SmartSwitch and PS SmartSwitch are set to Off, the printer uses the language specified in the Printer Language menu as the default. If only one SmartSwitch setting is set to On, the printer uses that language as the default.

PS SmartSwitch = Off

= On*

If PS SmartSwitch is set to On, the printer examines the data on the parallel interface connection and selects PostScript emulation if the data indicates that is the printer language.

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

NPA Mode = On

= Off = Auto*

NPA is a mode of bidirectional communication that follows the conventions defined in Network Printing Alliance Protocol, a Printer/Host Control Specification developed by the NPA. NPA mode requires special processing of the print data.

If NPA Mode is set to On, the data received must be in NPA format. If not, it is rejected as bad data. If NPA Mode is set to Off, the printer does not perform any NPA processing. If NPA Mode is set to Auto, the printer examines the data to determine the format and then processes it in either format.

The NPA Mode setting in the Parallel Menu applies only to the parallel interface connection.

Note:

Changing the NPA Mode setting automatically resets the

printer.

Parallel Buffer = Disabled

= Auto* = 3K to maximum size allowed

You can configure the size of the parallel input buffer to meet the requirements of your system.

The maximum size available for modification depends on the amount of memory in your printer, the size of the other link buffers, and whether Resource Save is set to On or Off. To maximize the range for the Parallel Buffer size, you can disable or reduce the size of the serial, infrared, LocalTalk, and Universal Serial Bus (USB) buffers.

Choose Auto to calculate a buffer size proportional to the total amount of available printer memory. In most cases, Auto is the recommended setting.

Note:

Changing the Parallel Buffer setting automatically resets

the printer.

Parallel Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Job Buffering

Note:

Job Buffering is only displayed when a hard disk option is installed, is neither defective nor Read/Write or Write protected, and when Job Buffer Size is not set to Disabled.

= Off* = On

Job Buffering temporarily stores jobs on a hard disk option before being printed, usually freeing the host computer while the job prints.

61 Defective Disk

appears when the printer is turned on, or

during disk format and write operations, refer to the

User’s

Reference

for more information.

If Job Buffering is set to On, print jobs are buffered to the hard disk option. If Job Buffering is set to Off, print jobs are not buffered.

Note:

Changing the Job Buffering setting automatically resets

the printer.

Advanced Status = Off

= On*

If Advanced Status is set to On, bidirectional communication is enabled through the parallel interf ace . If Adv anced Status is set to Off, bidirectional communication in the parallel output buffer is immediately flushed, and parallel port negotiation is disabled.

Protocol = Standard

= Fastbytes*

You can select Standard or Fastbytes protocol for the parallel interface. Fastbytes is compatible with most existing parallel interface implementations. Use Standard only if y ou experience parallel interface problems.

Refer to the

Technical Reference

for more information about the

parallel interface.

Honor Init = Off*

= On

The Honor Init setting determines whether the printer honors hardware initialization requests from the computer. The computer requests initialization by activating the INIT signal on the parallel interface. Many personal computers activate the INIT signal each time the computer is turned on and off.

Parallel Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Serial Menu

Use the Serial Menu to change settings affecting jobs sent to the printer through the serial interface port. The Serial Menu is only displayed when a serial interf ace port is installed in the printer. You must first select Serial Opt

before selecting from the following menu

items.

Parallel Mode 1 = Off*

= On

The Parallel Mode 1 setting controls the pull up resistors on the parallel port signals. It is useful for personal computers that have open collector outputs on the parallel port signals.

Set Parallel Mode 1 to On to disable the resistors or to Off to enable the resistors.

Parallel Mode 2 = Off

= On*

The Parallel Mode 2 setting determines whether the parallel port data is sampled on the leading or trailing edge of strobe.

If Parallel Mode 2 is set to On, the parallel port data is sampled on the leading edge of strobe.

If Parallel Mode 2 is set to Off, the parallel port data is sampled on the trailing edge of strobe.

Serial Menu

Menu item Printer setting

PCL SmartSwitch = Off

= On*

If PCL SmartSwitch is set to On, the printer examines the data on the serial interface connection and selects PCL emulation if the data indicates that is the printer language.

* Factory default

Parallel Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

PS SmartSwitch = Off

= On*

If PS SmartSwitch is set to On, the printer examines the data on the serial interface connection and selects P ostScript emulation if the data indicates that is the printer language.

NPA Mode = On

= Off = Auto*

The NPA Mode setting in the Serial Menu applies only to the serial interface connection.

Note:

Changing the NPA Mode setting automatically resets the

printer.

Serial Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Serial Buffer = Disabled

= Auto* = 3K to maximum size allowed

You can configure the size of the serial input buffer to meet the requirements of your system. If the limited size of the input buffer is preventing you from continuing work in your application each time you send a job to the printer, you may want to increase the buffer size.

The maximum size depends on the amount of memory in your printer, the size of the other link buffers, and whether the Resource Save setting is set to On or Off. To maximize the range for the Serial Buffer size, you can disable or reduce the size of the parallel, infrared, LocalTalk, and USB buffers.

Choose Auto to let the printer calculate a buffer size proportional to the total amount of available printer memory. In most cases, Auto is the recommended setting.

Note:

Changing the Serial Buffer setting automatically resets

the printer.

Job Buffering

Note:

Job Buffering is only displayed when a hard disk option is installed, is neither defective nor Read/Write or Write protected, and when Job Buffer Size is not set to Disabled.

= Off* = On

Job Buffering temporarily stores jobs on a hard disk option before being printed, usually freeing the host computer while the job prints.

61 Defective Disk

appears when the printer is turned on, or

during disk format and write operations, refer to the

User’s

Reference

for more information.

If Job Buffering is set to On, print jobs are buffered to the hard disk option. If Job Buffering is set to Off, print jobs are not buffered.

Note:

Changing the Job Buffering setting automatically resets

the printer.

RS-232/RS-422 = RS-232*

= RS-422

Choose the serial communication configuration for your printer. Select RS-422 to automatically set Serial Protocol to XON/ XOFF.

Serial Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

RS-422 Polarity = Normal*

= Reverse

Select Reverse polarity to swap the polarity (the definition of one and zero).

This setting is only available if the serial communication configuration is set to RS-422. Select Serial Menu, SERIAL OPTION 1, RS-232/RS-422, and RS-422.

Serial Protocol = DTR* (hardware handshaking)

= DTR/DSR (hardware handshaking) = XON/XOFF (software handshaking) = XON/XOFF/DTR (combined handshaking) = XONXOFF/DTRDSR (combined handshaking)

The printer supports hardware handshaking, software handshaking, and combined hardware and software handshaking as indicated in the list of values f or this menu item.

Refer to the

Technical Reference

for more inf ormation about the

serial interface.

Robust XON = Off*

= On

Robust XON only applies to the serial port if Serial Protocol is set to XON/XOFF. When Robust XON is set to On, the printer sends a continuous stream of XONs to the host computer to indicate that the serial port is ready to receive more data.

Baud = 1200

= 2400 = 4800 = 9600* = 19200 = 38400 = 57600 = 115200

This setting lets you specify the rate at which data is being sent to or from your computer.

Refer to the

Technical Reference

for information about the

range of baud values.

Serial Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Data Bits = 7

= 8*

This setting lets you specify the number of data bits that are sent in each transmission frame.

Refer to the

Technical Reference

for more information about

data bits.

Parity = Even

= Odd = None* = Ignore

This setting lets you select the parity for serial input and output data frames.

Refer to the

Technical Reference

for more information about

parity.

Honor DSR = Off*

= On

Honor DSR determines whether the printer uses the Data Set Ready (DSR) signal. DSR is one of the handshaking signals for most serial interface cables. If Honor DSR is set to Off, data received by the serial interface is seen as valid data. If Honor DSR is set to On, only data received while the DSR signal is in high condition is treated as valid data.

The serial interface uses DSR to distinguish data sent by the computer from data created by electrical noise in the serial cable. This electrical noise can cause stray characters to print.

Set Honor DSR to On to prevent stray characters from printing.

Serial Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Network Menu

Use the Network Menu to change settings affecting jobs sent to the printer through the network port. The printer only displays the Network Menu when a print server is installed in the printer. You must first select Network Option

before selecting from the following

menu items.

Network Menu

Menu item Printer setting

PCL SmartSwitch = Off

= On*

If PCL SmartSwitch is set to On, the printer examines the data on the network interface connection and selects PCL emulation if the data indicates that is the printer language.

PS SmartSwitch = Off

= On*

If PS SmartSwitch is set to On, the printer examines the data on the network interface connection and selects PostScript emulation if the data indicates that is the printer language.

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

NPA Mode = On

= Off = Auto*

The NPA Mode setting in the Network Menu applies only to the network interface connection.

Note:

Changing the NPA Mode setting automatically resets the

printer.

Network Buffer = Auto*

= 3K to maximum size allowed

You can configure the size of the network buffer to meet the requirements of your system. If the limited size of the input buffer is preventing you from continuing work in your application each time you send a job to the printer, you may want to increase the buffer size.

The maximum size available for modification depends on the amount of memory in your printer, the size of the other link buffers, and whether Resource Save is set to On or Off. To maximize the range f or the Network Buff er size , you can disab le or reduce the size of the parallel, serial, infrared, LocalTalk, and USB buffers.

Choose Auto to let the printer calculate the buffer size proportional to the total amount of available printer memory. In most cases, Auto is the recommended setting.

Note:

Changing the Network Buffer setting automatically

resets the printer.

Network Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Infrared Menu

Use the Infrared Menu to change settings affecting jobs sent to the printer through the infrared interface port. The Infrared Menu is only displayed if a tri-port card is installed.

Job Buffering

Note:

Job Buffering is only displayed when a formatted hard disk option is installed, is neither defective, Read/Write nor Write protected, and when Job Buffer Size is not set to Disabled.

= Off* = On

Job Buffering temporarily stores jobs on a hard disk option before being printed, usually freeing the host computer while the job prints.

61 Defective Disk

appears when the printer is turned on, or

during disk format and write operations, refer to the

User’s

Reference

for more information.

If Job Buffering is set to On, print jobs are buffered to the hard disk option. If Job Buffering is set to Off, print jobs are not buffered.

Note:

Changing the Job Buffering setting automatically resets

the printer.

Network

Setup Values for this menu item are supplied by the specific network

card. Open the menu to see the available values. Refer to the documentation on the

Drivers, MarkVision and

Utilities

CD for more details.

Infrared Menu

Menu item Printer setting

Infrared Port = Disabled*

= IR Option

Select IR Option x to activate the infrared port on the tri-port card.

If you select Disabled, all of the other men u items in the Infrared Menu are not available.

* Factory default

Network Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

PCL SmartSwitch = Off

= On*

If PCL SmartSwitch is set to On, the printer examines the data on the infrared interface connection and selects PCL emulation if the data indicates that is the printer language.

PS SmartSwitch = Off

= On*

If PS SmartSwitch is set to On, the printer examines the data on the network infrared connection and selects PostScript emulation if the data indicates that is the printer language.

NPA Mode = Off

= Auto*

If NPA Mode is set to Off, the printer does not perform any NPA processing. If NPA Mode is set to Auto, the printer examines the data to determine the format and then processes it in either format.

The NPA Mode setting in the Infrared Menu applies only to the infrared interface connection.

Note:

Changing the NPA Mode setting automatically resets the

printer.

Infrared Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Infrared Buffer = Disabled

= Auto* = 5K to maximum size allowed

You can configure the size of the Infrared Buffer to meet the requirements of your system. If the limited size of the input buffer is preventing you from continuing work in your application each time you send a job to the printer, you may want to increase the buffer size.

The maximum size available for modification depends on the amount of memory in your printer, the size of the other link buffers, and whether Resource Save is set to On or Off. To maximize the range f or the Infr ared Buffer size, you can disable or reduce the size of the parallel, serial, LocalTalk, and USB buffers.

Choose Auto to let the printer calculate a buffer size proportional to the total amount of available printer memory. In most cases, Auto is the recommended setting.

Note:

Changing the Infrared Buffer setting automatically resets

the printer.

Job Buffering

Note:

Job Buffering is only displayed when a hard disk option is installed, is neither defective nor Read/Write or Write protected, and when Job Buffer Size is not set to Disabled.

= Off* = On

Job Buffering temporarily stores jobs on a hard disk option before being printed, usually freeing the host computer while the job prints.

61 Defective Disk

appears when the printer is turned on, or

during disk format and write operations, refer to the

User’s

Reference

for more information.

If Job Buffering is set to On, print jobs are buffered to the hard disk option. If Job Buffering is set to Off, print jobs are not buffered.

Note:

Changing the Job Buffering setting automatically resets

the printer.

Infrared Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Window Size = Auto*

= 1

The Window Size setting specifies the maximum number of infrared frames the printer can receive before sending an acknowledgment to the host computer.

Select Auto to automatically set the window siz e during a power on reset to maximize link performance.

In most cases, Auto is the recommended setting. If you have trouble printing using the infrared port, changing the Window Size setting to 1 may resolve the problem.

Transmit Delay = Auto*

= None = 1…15

The Transmit Delay setting defines the amount of time in seconds the printer must wait before transmitting meaningful infrared data to the host computer, as well as the amount of time the printer requests the host computer to wait before transmitting infrared data.

Select Auto to let the printer automatically set the Transmit Delay value during a power on reset to maximize link performance.

In most cases, Auto is the recommended setting. If you have trouble printing using the infrared port, selecting a high Transmit Delay setting, such as 15, may resolve the problem.

Infrared Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

LocalTalk Menu

Use the LocalTalk Menu to change settings affecting jobs sent to the printer through the LocalTalk port on the tri-port card.

Max Baud Rate = 2400

= 9600 = 19200 = 38400 = 57600 = 115200 = 576000 = 1152000* = 4000000

The maximum baud rate possible for both the printer and the infrared adapter is automatically set during a power on reset. Howe v er, if your printer is situated in a bright or highly reflective environment, you may experience intermittent communication problems. If you do, select a lower baud rate for the infrared connection.

LocalTalk Menu

Menu item Printer setting

LocalTalk Port = Disabled*

= LTalk Option

Select LTalk Option x to activate the LocalTalk port on the tri-port card.

If you select Disabled, all of the other menu items in the LocalTalk Menu are not available.

* Factory default

Infrared Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

PCL SmartSwitch = Off

= On*

If PCL SmartSwitch is set to On, the printer examines the data on the LocalTalk interface connection and selects PCL emulation if the data indicates that is the printer language.

PS SmartSwitch = Off

= On*

If PS SmartSwitch is set to On, the printer examines the data on the specified LocalTalk interface connection and selects PostScript emulation if the data indicates that is the printer language.

NPA Mode = Off

= Auto*

If NPA Mode is set to Off, the printer does not perform any NPA processing. If NPA Mode is set to Auto, the printer examines the data to determine the format and then processes it in either format.

The NPA Mode setting in the LocalTalk Menu applies only to the LocalTalk interface connection.

Note:

Changing the NPA Mode setting automatically resets the

printer.

LocalTalk Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

LocalTalk Buffer = Disabled

= Auto* = 6K to maximum size allowed

You can configure the size of the LocalTalk input buffer to meet the requirements of your system. If the limited size of the input buffer is preventing you from continuing work in your application each time you send a job to the printer, you may want to increase the buffer size.

The maximum size available for modification depends on the amount of memory in your printer, the size of the other link buffers, and whether Resource Save is set to On or Off. To maximize the range for the LocalTalk Buffer size, you can disable or reduce the size of the parallel, serial, infrared, and USB buffers.

Choose Auto to let the printer calculate a buffer size proportional to the total amount of available printer memory. In most cases, Auto is the recommended setting.

Note:

Changing the LocalTalk Buffer setting automatically

resets the printer.

Job Buffering

Note:

Job Buffering is only displayed when a hard disk option is installed, is neither defective nor Read/Write or Write protected, and when Job Buffer Size is not set to Disabled.

= Off* = On

Job Buffering temporarily stores jobs on a hard disk option before being printed, usually freeing the host computer while the job prints.

61 Defective Disk

appears when the printer is turned on or

during disk format and write operations, refer to the

User’s

Reference

for more information.

If Job Buffering is set to On, print jobs are buffered to the hard disk option. If Job Buffering is set to Off, print jobs are not buffered.

Note:

Changing the Job Buffering setting automatically resets

the printer.

NPA Hosts = 1…10 (2*)

Use this setting to specify the maximum number of NPA hosts that may register for NPA alerts.

LocalTalk Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

USB Menu

Use the USB Menu to change settings affecting the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface port. The USB Menu only appears if a USB port is installed in the printer. You must first select USB Option x before selecting from the following menu items.

LocalTalk Name = Lexmark Optra W810 (Default name)

This setting identifies the printer model name stored in printer memory. It cannot be modified through the operator panel.

LocalTalk Addr = 0.0.0 (LocalTalk node number)

This setting identifies the LocalTalk Node number assigned to the printer. It cannot be modified through the operator panel.

LocalTalk Zone = * (provided by LocalTalk network)

This setting determines the LocalTalk Zone. This setting cannot be modified through the operator panel.

USB Menu

Menu item Printer setting

PCL SmartSwitch = Off

= On*

If PCL SmartSwitch is set to On, the printer examines the data on the USB interface connection and selects PCL emulation if the data indicates that is the printer language.

* Factory default

LocalTalk Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

PS SmartSwitch = Off

= On*

If PS SmartSwitch is set to On, the printer examines the data on the specified USB interface connection and selects PostScript emulation if the data indicates that is the printer language.

NPA Mode = On

= Off = Auto*

The NPA Mode setting in the USB Menu applies only to the USB interface connection.

Note:

Changing the NPA Mode setting automatically resets the

printer.

USB Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

USB Buffer = Disabled

= Auto* = 3K to maximum size allowed

You can configure the size of the USB input buffer to meet the requirements of your system. If the limited size of the input buffer is preventing you from continuing work in your application each time you send a job to the printer, you may want to increase the buffer size.

The maximum size available for modification depends on the amount of memory in your printer, the size of the other link buffers, and whether Resource Save is set to On or Off. To maximize the range for the USB Buffer size, you can disable or reduce the size of the parallel, serial, infrared, and LocalTalk buffers.

Choose Auto to calculate a buffer size proportional to the total amount of available printer memory. In most cases, Auto is the recommended setting.

Note:

Changing the USB Buffer setting automatically resets

the printer.

Job Buffering

Note:

Job Buffering is only displayed when a hard disk option is installed, is neither defective nor Read/Write or Write protected, and when Job Buffer Size is not set to Disabled.

= Off* = On

Job Buffering temporarily stores jobs on a hard disk option before being printed, usually freeing the host computer while the job prints.

61 Defective Disk

appears when the printer is turned on, or

during disk format and write operations, refer to the

User’s

Reference

for more information.

If Job Buffering is set to On, print jobs are buffered to the hard disk option. If Job Buffering is set to Off, print jobs are not buffered.

Note:

Changing the Job Buffering setting automatically resets

the printer.

USB Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Fax Menu

Use the Fax Menu to change settings affecting fax data received by the printer through the serial interface port. The printer only displays the Fax Menu when a serial interface port exists on the printer.

Fax Menu

Menu item Printer setting

Fax Port = Disabled*

= Ser Option

Select Ser Option x to activate the serial port on the tri-port card and configure it to receive fax data.

If you select Disabled, all of the other menu items in the Fax Menu are not available.

Fax Baud = 1200

= 2400 = 4800 = 9600 = 19200* = 38400 = 57600 = 115200

This setting lets you select the rate at which fax data is being sent to or from your computer.

Refer to the

Technical Reference

for information about the

range of baud values.

Fax Data Bits = 7

= 8*

This setting lets you select the number of fax data bits that are sent in each transmission frame.

Refer to the

Technical Reference

for more information about

data bits.

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Fax Parity = Even

= Odd = None*

= Ignore This setting lets you select the parity for fax data frames. Refer to the

Technical Reference

for more information about

parity.

Fax Buffer = Disabl ed

= Auto*

= 105K to maximum size allowed You can configure the size of the fax buffer to meet the

requirements of your system. If the limited size of the input buffer is preventing you from receiving fax data, you may want to increase the fax buffer size.

The maximum size depends on the amount of memory in your printer, the size of the other link buffers, and whether the Resource Save setting is set to On or Off. To maximize the range for the Fax Buffer size, y ou can disable or reduce the siz e of the parallel, network, infrared, LocalTalk, and USB buffers.

Choose Auto to let the printer calculate a buffer size proportional to the total amount of available printer memory. In most cases, Auto is the recommended setting.

Note:

Changing the Fax Buffer setting automatically resets the

printer.

Job Buffering

Note:

Job Buffering is only displayed when a hard disk option is installed, is neither defective nor Read/Write or Write protected, and when Job Buffer Size is not set to Disabled.

= Off* = On

Job Buffering temporarily stores jobs on a hard disk option before being printed, usually freeing the host computer while the job prints.

61 Defective Disk

appears when the printer is turned on, or

during disk format and write operations, refer to the

User’s

Reference

for more information.

If Job Buffering is set to On, print jobs are buffered to the hard disk option. If Job Buffering is set to Off, print jobs are not buffered.

Note:

Changing the Job Buffering setting automatically resets

the printer.

Fax Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Fax Paper Size = A4* (Country specific)

= A5 = B5 = Letter* (Country specific) = Legal = Executive = B4 = A3 = 11x17 = Universal

The Fax Paper Size setting lets you specify the size print material used for printing fax data. Incoming faxes are automatically formatted to print on the paper size set in the Fax Paper Size menu item.

The printer automatically prints from the paper source containing the correct paper size and paper type as specified in the Fax Paper Size and Fax Paper Type settings. If no paper source contains the correct paper size and paper type, you are prompted to change the print material in a selected source to match the Fax Paper Size and Fax Paper Type settings.

Fax Paper Type = Plain Paper*

= Card Stock = Transparency = Labels = Bond = Letterhead = Preprinted = Colored Paper = Custom Type

The Fax Paper Type setting lets you specify the type of print material used for printing fax data.

Fax Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Fax Paper Type (continued)

Custom Type x (where x represents 1 through 6) refers to special types of print materials. You can change the names through a utility such as MarkVision. The user-defined name is truncated to 14 characters. See “Custom Types” on page 36.

Fax Output Bin = Bin 1*

= Bin 2 = Bin 3 = Bin 4 = Bin 5 = Bin 6 = Bin 7 = Bin 8 = Bin 9 = Bin 10

The Fax Output Bin setting specifies the default exit for incoming faxes. The available output bins are represented by numbers. Since the Standard bin is not available when either the mailbox or finisher is installed, that bin will ne ver be listed in this menu item.

Note:

Only installed bins are displayed.

If a user-defined name is available, it is displayed instead of Bin x. The name is truncated to 14 characters. If multiple output bins are assigned the same name, the name only appears once in the Fax Output Bin value list.

If two or more bins share the same name, the name only appears once in the Fax Output Bin value list.

Fax Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

Configuration Menu

Use the Configuration Menu to change printer operation settings. You can access this menu by pressing the

Select

and

Return

buttons when you turn on the printer.

Configuration Menu

Menu item Printer setting

Maint Counters = Reset Hole Punch

= Reset Fuser = Reset Transfer

When you empty the hole punch box on the optional finisher, replace the fuser, or install the transfer kit, you must reset the printer’s internal page counter.

Press

Select

to initiate the reset operation for the appropriate

counter. Refer to the

User’s Reference

for more information

about resetting the printer’s internal counter.

Registration Top Margin

= -50 – 50 (0*)

Tray

Left Mar

= -50 – 50 (0*)

Use the Registration menu item to adjust the registration f or the top margin on all the paper trays at one time , and adjust the left margin for any individual paper tray. One unit of measure represents 1/300 of an inch, providing a range slightly greater than +\- 4 mm.

Select the margin you want to adjust, scroll through the range of values for that margin, and then press

Select

. The value becomes the current setting and the printer prints a test page with the new setting.

Prt Quality Pgs Press

Select

to print the quality test pages. The first page contains a combination of graphics and text. The remaining pages contain graphics only.

Note:

Make sure P aper Siz e in the Paper Menu is set to Letter,

Legal, or A4.

Panel Menus = Disable

= Enable*

Select Disable to lock the operator panel men us. Select Enable to unlock the operator panel menus. See “Disabling operator panel menus” on page 31 for more information.

* Factory default

Changing printer settings

PPDS Emulation = Activate

= Deactivate*

Buffered Jobs = Discard

Select Discard to delete all print jobs stored in the print buffer.

Download Emuls = Disable Demo Mode = Active

= Deactive*

Set Demo Mode to Active to print jobs that demonstrate printer features.

Factory Defaults = Restore All

If you select Restore All:

• All downloaded resources (fonts , macros, and symbol sets) in

the printer memory are deleted.

• All menu settings return to the factory default setting except:

– The Display Language setting in the Setup Menu. – All settings in the Parallel Menu, Serial Menu, Network

Menu, Infrared Menu, LocalTalk Menu, USB Menu, and Fax Menu.

Exit Config Menu Press

Select

to exit the Configuration Menu.

Configuration Menu (continued)

Menu item Printer setting

* Factory default

Paper handling

The Optra W810 printer supports a wide variety of media sizes and types. It also offers many of the convenient paper handling features that you expect from Lexmark Optra printers, including paper size sensing, bin full sensing, tray linking, and n-up printing.

The following figure illustrates the printer’s paper handling features.

Note:

If you purchased an Optra W810dn model, which ships with duplexing capabilities already installed, your printer will look slightly different than the one shown in the illustration.

Standard output bin

500-sheet trays

250-sheet tray

Paper handling

Paper sources

All Optra W810 models have three standard paper sources: a 250-sheet paper tray (tray 1) and two 500-sheet paper trays (trays 2 and 3). You can load paper, transparencies, card stock, and paper labels in tray 1. Trays 2 and 3 support only paper.

To increase the printer’s paper capacity, y ou can add either an optional 500-sheet dra w er, which is identical to trays 2 and 3, or an optional 2500-sheet drawer, which is configured to hold either A4 or letter size paper, depending on your geography.

Paper path

It is helpful to understand the path the paper follows through the printer, especially when you are printing on certain media or clearing paper jams. The printer picks the paper from the right side of the tray, carries it up the right side of the printer, then stacks it face down in the output bin.

The figure on page 96 illustrates the paper path for an Optra W810 printer with an optional 2500-sheet drawer and duplex option attached.

Paper handling

Standard output bin

Duplex option

Trays 2 and 3

Tray 1

Optional 2500-sheet drawer (tray 4)

Optra W810 paper path

Paper handling

Message maps

You can use the

message map

on top of the printer (or on the transport unit if an optional finisher or mailbox is installed) to locate the doors and covers you must open when clearing the paper path.

Mailbox lower access door (Door J)

Mailbox upper access door (Door I)

Output bins

Jam access doors (Doors D, E, and F)

Duplex door

(Door G)

Transport unit cover (Cover H)

Finisher bin cover (Cover N)

Finisher top cover (Cover M)

Message map for printer with mailbox or finisher attached

Message map for printer

Fuser cover (Cover B)

Trays 1, 2, 3, and 4

Output bins

Paper handling

Paper input specifications

The following table summarizes the size sensing capabilities for each input source.

Input source sensing capabilities

Input source Number Capacity

Tray presence sensing

Size sensing

Media presence sensing

Media low sensing

250-sheet tray (tray 1)

1 standard 250 sheets Yes No Yes No

500-sheet tray (trays 2 and 3, and optional tray 4)

2 standard, 1 optional

500 sheets Yes Yes Yes Yes

2500-sheet tray (optional tray 4)

1 optional 2500 sheets Yes Yes¹ Yes Yes

Maximum input sources

4 trays 3750 sheets

¹ Only A4 and letter size are available. The paper size configuration in this drawer can only be

changed by configuring the DIP switches on the rear of the drawer. Contact Lexmark for more information about changing the size of paper supported by the 2500-sheet drawer.

Paper handling

The following table lists the specific media supported by each paper source.

Print media specifications

Input source

Media types supported

Media sizes supported

Media weights supported

Capacity

250-sheet tray (tray 1)

Paper¹:

• Card stock²

• Bond paper

• Letterhead

• Recycled paper

• Colored paper

Transparencies Paper labels

A3, A4, A5, B4, B5, letter, legal, 11x17, Universal³, and executive

64–163 g/m² (17–43 lb)

250 sheets 50

transparencies 30 label sheets

500-sheet tray (trays 2 and 3, and optional tray 4)

Paper A3, A4, letter,

legal, 11x17, Universal

64–90 g/m² (17–24 lb)

500 sheets

2500-sheet tray (optional tray 4)

Paper A4 and letter 64–90 g/m²

(17–24 lb)

2500 sheets

¹ Includes 25% and 100% cotton papers. We recommend that you do not load 100% cotton

paper in tray 1.

² Index Bristol. Refer to the

Card Stock & Label Guide

for more information about card stock.

³ Certain restrictions apply. Maximum sizes are 297 x 420 mm (11.7 x 16.54 in.)

279.4 x 431.8

mm (11 x 17 in.).

Paper handling

100

Corner bucklers

Trays 2 and 3 (and the optional 500-sheet tray 4) use a corner buckler system to pick paper from the trays. To avoid paper jams or skewed print, make sure all paper loaded in the 500-sheet trays fits securely under the corner bucklers.

The following figure illustrates the location of the corner bucklers in the 500-sheet trays.

Tray linking

If you load the same paper size and type in more than one tray, the printer automatically links the trays: when one tr a y is empty, paper feeds from the ne xt link ed tra y. By linking the trays on the standard Optr a W810 printer model, you can eff ectiv ely create a single paper source that holds up to 1250 sheets. If you installed an optional dr awer, you can also link that tray for a total capacity of 1750 sheets or 3750 sheets, depending on the capacity of the optional drawer.

Corner buckler

Lexmark W810n - Optra B/W Laser Printer, Monochrome Laser Reference

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