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... to this product by the Government is provided at DFARS 252.227-7013 and in the U.S. Lexmark, MarkNet, MarkVision, and Optra are periodically made at any time. PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND..., EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS This software and documentation are inconsistent with RESTRICTED RIGHTS. Lexmark...
... to this product by the Government is provided at DFARS 252.227-7013 and in the U.S. Lexmark, MarkNet, MarkVision, and Optra are periodically made at any time. PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND..., EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS This software and documentation are inconsistent with RESTRICTED RIGHTS. Lexmark...
Setup Guide
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...may find useful. A caution identifies something that might cause you harm. • Messages that might damage your printer hardware or software. Caution! iary information you may want to skip are also printed in a boldface type: If Black Toner ...Empty appears on the operator panel display, you must install a new black toner cartridge before you can resume printing. • Notes, warnings, and cautions appear in a colored arrow at the bottom of selected pages: Colored...
...may find useful. A caution identifies something that might cause you harm. • Messages that might damage your printer hardware or software. Caution! iary information you may want to skip are also printed in a boldface type: If Black Toner ...Empty appears on the operator panel display, you must install a new black toner cartridge before you can resume printing. • Notes, warnings, and cautions appear in a colored arrow at the bottom of selected pages: Colored...
User's Guide
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...Software clause at the back of express or implied warranties in certain transactions, therefore, this statement may be addressed to this publication. If the form has been removed, comments may use or distribute any time. You can purchase additional copies of purchase. © Copyright Lexmark...WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Use, duplication or disclosure by calling 1-800-553-9727. Lexmark may be made to Lexmark International Ltd., Marketing and Services Department, Westhorpe House, Westhorpe, Marlow Bucks SL7 3RQ. In the United Kingdom ...
...Software clause at the back of express or implied warranties in certain transactions, therefore, this statement may be addressed to this publication. If the form has been removed, comments may use or distribute any time. You can purchase additional copies of purchase. © Copyright Lexmark...WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Use, duplication or disclosure by calling 1-800-553-9727. Lexmark may be made to Lexmark International Ltd., Marketing and Services Department, Westhorpe House, Westhorpe, Marlow Bucks SL7 3RQ. In the United Kingdom ...
User's Guide
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... Printing current menu settings 8 Changing menu settings 9 Locking the menus 10 Menu overview 12 Supplies Menu 13 Maintenance Menu 14 Color Menu 15 Paper Menu 16 Finishing Menu 22 Tests Menu 26 Job Menu 28 Setup Menu 29 PCL Emul Menu 35 PostScript Menu...Serial Menu 43 Network Menu 47 Infrared Menu 49 LocalTalk Menu 52 Fax Menu 55 3 Using color 57 Communicating in color 57 Guidelines 58 Defining color 58 Additive colors 59 Subtractive colors 59 Color tools 60 In your printer 60 In your software 60 Adjusting color 61 Printing color and mono jobs 63 iv Table of contents
... Printing current menu settings 8 Changing menu settings 9 Locking the menus 10 Menu overview 12 Supplies Menu 13 Maintenance Menu 14 Color Menu 15 Paper Menu 16 Finishing Menu 22 Tests Menu 26 Job Menu 28 Setup Menu 29 PCL Emul Menu 35 PostScript Menu...Serial Menu 43 Network Menu 47 Infrared Menu 49 LocalTalk Menu 52 Fax Menu 55 3 Using color 57 Communicating in color 57 Guidelines 58 Defining color 58 Additive colors 59 Subtractive colors 59 Color tools 60 In your printer 60 In your software 60 Adjusting color 61 Printing color and mono jobs 63 iv Table of contents
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...most popular MarkVision features. • Network Adapter User's Guide, which provides general information about Lexmark products and services. A warning identifies something that might damage your printer or about setting up an optional network adapter after installing it in English only. x ...on the operator panel display are provided in your printer contains several online documents. Refer to the User's Guide, Setup Guide, and Quick Reference, Lexmark offers other sources of information about your printer hardware or software. Note: A note provides auxil- All online...
...most popular MarkVision features. • Network Adapter User's Guide, which provides general information about Lexmark products and services. A warning identifies something that might damage your printer or about setting up an optional network adapter after installing it in English only. x ...on the operator panel display are provided in your printer contains several online documents. Refer to the User's Guide, Setup Guide, and Quick Reference, Lexmark offers other sources of information about your printer hardware or software. Note: A note provides auxil- All online...
User's Guide
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... intended by qualified Pantone-licensed software packages. PANTONE Colors generated by the Optra Color 1200 are only obtainable on this product when driven by Lexmark International, Inc. Contact Pantone, Inc. This printer is a registered trademark of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in its printer products. Trademarks xiii Use current PANTONE Color Reference manuals for a current list of Lexmark International, Inc. PANTONE®...
... intended by qualified Pantone-licensed software packages. PANTONE Colors generated by the Optra Color 1200 are only obtainable on this product when driven by Lexmark International, Inc. Contact Pantone, Inc. This printer is a registered trademark of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in its printer products. Trademarks xiii Use current PANTONE Color Reference manuals for a current list of Lexmark International, Inc. PANTONE®...
User's Guide
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...details about the printer settings you can also change from MarkVision. Note: Printer settings selected from a software application or driver override default settings selected from the MarkVision printer utility. If there is a printer feature you can change to control printer function. Changing printer settings 5 Changing 2 printer settings Read ... driver apply only to the job you need, the chapter is organized according to the printer. In most cases, settings you change many of the printer operator panel menus. To make it easy for you to find the information you are ...
...details about the printer settings you can also change from MarkVision. Note: Printer settings selected from a software application or driver override default settings selected from the MarkVision printer utility. If there is a printer feature you can change to control printer function. Changing printer settings 5 Changing 2 printer settings Read ... driver apply only to the job you need, the chapter is organized according to the printer. In most cases, settings you change many of the printer operator panel menus. To make it easy for you to find the information you are ...
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Changing menu settings Follow the steps below to change a user default setting from the menus: 1 From the operator panel, press Menu> or or or or If an error message appears on the display, see "Understanding printer messages" on page 100.
Changing menu settings Follow the steps below to change a user default setting from the menus: 1 From the operator panel, press Menu> or or or or If an error message appears on the display, see "Understanding printer messages" on page 100.
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...and graphics, select 1200 Image Quality. If you want to simulate the colors on your toner supply, set Toner Saver On. If you adjust the printed color to improve the ...to make print quality adjustments and customize color printing. When Toner Saver is Off, the printer smooths printed characters to better match the colors of image data (scanned photos or ... color systems. For example, if you are using a software application that has its own color correction, choose CMYK. Color Menu Menu item Color Correction Print Quality Toner Saver *Factory default Color Menu Use the Color...
...and graphics, select 1200 Image Quality. If you want to simulate the colors on your toner supply, set Toner Saver On. If you adjust the printed color to improve the ...to make print quality adjustments and customize color printing. When Toner Saver is Off, the printer smooths printed characters to better match the colors of image data (scanned photos or ... color systems. For example, if you are using a software application that has its own color correction, choose CMYK. Color Menu Menu item Color Correction Print Quality Toner Saver *Factory default Color Menu Use the Color...
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...decide which of the pairs of the dimensions for a list of paper sizes you want your software application. You can only recognize A3 and B4 size paper or 11x17 and legal size paper. ...See page 73 for each paper source. The printer automatically determines the size of the standard sizes. Menus 17 To set the margins for 11.7 ...297 x 432 mm). See page 21 for a listing of the paper sizes the trays support. The printer can then set the paper size, adjust the rear paper guide to the appropriate position in the Paper ...
...decide which of the pairs of the dimensions for a list of paper sizes you want your software application. You can only recognize A3 and B4 size paper or 11x17 and legal size paper. ...See page 73 for each paper source. The printer automatically determines the size of the standard sizes. Menus 17 To set the margins for 11.7 ...297 x 432 mm). See page 21 for a listing of the paper sizes the trays support. The printer can then set the paper size, adjust the rear paper guide to the appropriate position in the Paper ...
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...Bin The Custom Type x setting specifies the print material for printing paper. You can specify the Custom Type from the software application or driver, and the printer will feed paper from 1 to the Setup Guide for the automatic tray linking function. The correct Paper Type setting, ... and slows printing to Custom Type 3 (if those three custom types are using names for three different letterheads for different individuals in your software application simply by specifying a paper type and size. For example, if you are not predefined for each source. Printed pages stack face...
...Bin The Custom Type x setting specifies the print material for printing paper. You can specify the Custom Type from the software application or driver, and the printer will feed paper from 1 to the Setup Guide for the automatic tray linking function. The correct Paper Type setting, ... and slows printing to Custom Type 3 (if those three custom types are using names for three different letterheads for different individuals in your software application simply by specifying a paper type and size. For example, if you are not predefined for each source. Printed pages stack face...
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... a job the number of times specified by repeatedly sending the job to 2, the printer prints page 1, page 1, page 2, page 2, page 3, page 3. Off* On *Factory default Set Collation On to the printer multiple times. For Collation to work effectively, your software application must also let you send a three-page job to print and set...
... a job the number of times specified by repeatedly sending the job to 2, the printer prints page 1, page 1, page 2, page 2, page 3, page 3. Off* On *Factory default Set Collation On to the printer multiple times. For Collation to work effectively, your software application must also let you send a three-page job to print and set...
User's Guide
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...item, the installed options, the amount of installed printer memory, the printer software code levels, the total count of printed pages, and the printer serial number. Refer to print a sample of all the resources stored in your printer. Press Select to view a list of the ...Color Samples Factory Defaults Tests Menu Use the Tests Menu to print a variety of listings relating to print a page detailing the user default setting for details. Additional menu items let you set up printer hardware and troubleshoot printer problems. Values Press Select to available printer resources, printer...
...item, the installed options, the amount of installed printer memory, the printer software code levels, the total count of printed pages, and the printer serial number. Refer to print a sample of all the resources stored in your printer. Press Select to view a list of the ...Color Samples Factory Defaults Tests Menu Use the Tests Menu to print a variety of listings relating to print a page detailing the user default setting for details. Additional menu items let you set up printer hardware and troubleshoot printer problems. Values Press Select to available printer resources, printer...
User's Guide
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Job Menu Menu item Cancel Job Reset Printer Print Buffer Job Menu The Job Menu is available when the printer is idle, 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> or or
Job Menu Menu item Cancel Job Reset Printer Print Buffer Job Menu The Job Menu is available when the printer is idle, 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> or or
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... the computer communicates with resources downloaded to 1 puts the printer in constant use the other printer language. If the printer runs out of time (in a ready state (after it goes to a reduced power state. Setting a printer language as the default does not prevent the software application from sending print jobs that requires more energy. The...
... the computer communicates with resources downloaded to 1 puts the printer in constant use the other printer language. If the printer runs out of time (in a ready state (after it goes to a reduced power state. Setting a printer language as the default does not prevent the software application from sending print jobs that requires more energy. The...
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... 28 for Download Target if Job Buffer Size is permanent storage rather than the temporary storage that does not end with a command to the printer. Select Disabled to store downloaded resources. Storing downloaded resources in the print buffer. You can add resources to 100%. When this timeout expires,... Values RAM* Flash Disk Print Timeout The Download Target menu item specifies where you want to turn Wait Timeout off. Use your software application or the MarkVision printer utility to download resources to print the page. Disk is not an available value for more information.
... 28 for Download Target if Job Buffer Size is permanent storage rather than the temporary storage that does not end with a command to the printer. Select Disabled to store downloaded resources. Storing downloaded resources in the print buffer. You can add resources to 100%. When this timeout expires,... Values RAM* Flash Disk Print Timeout The Download Target menu item specifies where you want to turn Wait Timeout off. Use your software application or the MarkVision printer utility to download resources to print the page. Disk is not an available value for more information.
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...Optra Color 1200 with the LaserJet 5 printer driver. Assign MP Feeder Assign Tray 1 Assign Tray 2 Assign Tray 3 Assign Man Paper Assign Man Env Off* 0...199 VIEW FACTORY DEF MPF Default = 8 T1 Default = 1 T2 Default = 4 T3 Default = 5 MPap Default = 2 MEnv Default = 3 Restore Defaults Yes No *Factory default The Tray Renumber menu item provides software... compatibility with other Lexmark Optra printers, as well as with Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printers. Menus 37 PCL Emul Menu (continued) Menu item A4 Width ...
...Optra Color 1200 with the LaserJet 5 printer driver. Assign MP Feeder Assign Tray 1 Assign Tray 2 Assign Tray 3 Assign Man Paper Assign Man Env Off* 0...199 VIEW FACTORY DEF MPF Default = 8 T1 Default = 1 T2 Default = 4 T3 Default = 5 MPap Default = 2 MEnv Default = 3 Restore Defaults Yes No *Factory default The Tray Renumber menu item provides software... compatibility with other Lexmark Optra printers, as well as with Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printers. Menus 37 PCL Emul Menu (continued) Menu item A4 Width ...
User's Guide
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...DTR* (hardware handshaking) DTR/DSR (hardware handshaking) XON/XOFF (software handshaking) XON/XOFF/DTR (combined handshaking) XON/XOFF/DTR/DSR (combined handshaking) Robust XON The printer supports hardware handshaking, software handshaking, and combined hardware and software handshaking, as indicated in the list of XONs to the host ...*Factory default If you use serial interface, select the number of data bits that the serial port is ready to receive more data. 1200 2400 4800 9600* 19200 38400 57600 115200 Data Bits If you use a serial interface, you must select the rate at which data is...
...DTR* (hardware handshaking) DTR/DSR (hardware handshaking) XON/XOFF (software handshaking) XON/XOFF/DTR (combined handshaking) XON/XOFF/DTR/DSR (combined handshaking) Robust XON The printer supports hardware handshaking, software handshaking, and combined hardware and software handshaking, as indicated in the list of XONs to the host ...*Factory default If you use serial interface, select the number of data bits that the serial port is ready to receive more data. 1200 2400 4800 9600* 19200 38400 57600 115200 Data Bits If you use a serial interface, you must select the rate at which data is...
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.... Defining color Because perception of color and how it works with your color printer. For example, light coming from a computer screen 58 Chapter 3: Using color Use high contrast colors to attract attention to major points. • Select colors that is subjective, no two people see color in ...using color: • Less is produced gives you a clearer understanding of color is included with your software application. In the desktop printing environment, how we perceive color also depends on paper. Knowing how color is better when using color. For more information about color, ...
.... Defining color Because perception of color and how it works with your color printer. For example, light coming from a computer screen 58 Chapter 3: Using color Use high contrast colors to attract attention to major points. • Select colors that is subjective, no two people see color in ...using color: • Less is produced gives you a clearer understanding of color is included with your software application. In the desktop printing environment, how we perceive color also depends on paper. Knowing how color is better when using color. For more information about color, ...
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... process, what you see when you print. The "Color Correction" table on the screen is set RGB or CMY palette colors. In your software Most software applications have a color chart in exactly the same way, you need to standard colors. Most software applications let you make sure the printer's Color Correction menu item is often not what you see...
... process, what you see when you print. The "Color Correction" table on the screen is set RGB or CMY palette colors. In your software Most software applications have a color chart in exactly the same way, you need to standard colors. Most software applications let you make sure the printer's Color Correction menu item is often not what you see...