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.... TIPS • Use the Adobe Acrobat (3.x or above) icons and table of this document when you have questions about the Lexmark Optra™ T printer or encounter a problem when using it. Administrator's Guide 1 Home Administrator's Guide Click the document name to open it: User's Guide Roadmap Setup Guide 2000-Sheet ...
.... TIPS • Use the Adobe Acrobat (3.x or above) icons and table of this document when you have questions about the Lexmark Optra™ T printer or encounter a problem when using it. Administrator's Guide 1 Home Administrator's Guide Click the document name to open it: User's Guide Roadmap Setup Guide 2000-Sheet ...
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... memory management. • Special Media to open the Card Stock & Label Guide and get information about choosing the correct print material. • MarkVision™ Printer Utility to open documents containing information about Lexmark printers. Other sources of information Drivers, MarkVision and Utilities CD In addition to open documents providing details about the MarkVision...
... memory management. • Special Media to open the Card Stock & Label Guide and get information about choosing the correct print material. • MarkVision™ Printer Utility to open documents containing information about Lexmark printers. Other sources of information Drivers, MarkVision and Utilities CD In addition to open documents providing details about the MarkVision...
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... commands. PCL 6 is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. PictureGrade is Hewlett-Packard Company's designation of a set of printer commands (language) and functions included in the Technical Reference. 3 Trademarks Trademarks Lexmark, MarkNet, MarkVision, and Optra are included in its printer products. This means the printer recognizes PCL 6 commands used in various application programs, and that the...
... commands. PCL 6 is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. PictureGrade is Hewlett-Packard Company's designation of a set of printer commands (language) and functions included in the Technical Reference. 3 Trademarks Trademarks Lexmark, MarkNet, MarkVision, and Optra are included in its printer products. This means the printer recognizes PCL 6 commands used in various application programs, and that the...
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Using the Operator Panel and Menus NOTE: Changes made from the printer operator panel. If you are familiar with using the operator panel, changing printer settings, and understanding operator panel menus. Using the Operator Panel and Menus 6 "Changing menu settings" on page 12. "Disabling ... 10. Refer to the User's Guide for more details. Otherwise, if you may want to skip to printer settings from a software application override changes made to "Overview of printer menus" on page 13. "Printing the menu settings page" on page 7. This section contains information about ...
Using the Operator Panel and Menus NOTE: Changes made from the printer operator panel. If you are familiar with using the operator panel, changing printer settings, and understanding operator panel menus. Using the Operator Panel and Menus 6 "Changing menu settings" on page 12. "Disabling ... 10. Refer to the User's Guide for more details. Otherwise, if you may want to skip to printer settings from a software application override changes made to "Overview of printer menus" on page 13. "Printing the menu settings page" on page 7. This section contains information about ...
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Using the operator panel Use the five operator panel buttons to open a menu, scroll through a list of each button. Operator panel buttons Button Go Menu> and The following table describes the functions of values, change printer settings, and respond to printer messages. Buttons act upon the information that displays on the second line of the operator panel.
Using the operator panel Use the five operator panel buttons to open a menu, scroll through a list of each button. Operator panel buttons Button Go Menu> and The following table describes the functions of values, change printer settings, and respond to printer messages. Buttons act upon the information that displays on the second line of the operator panel.
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... Ready, Busy, or Waiting displays to the menu item. • Clear certain messages from the operator panel. Saved displays and the printer returns to temporarily stop all activity and take the printer offline. Press Go to return to : • Select the menu displayed on the type of the operator panel. Opens the...
... Ready, Busy, or Waiting displays to the menu item. • Clear certain messages from the operator panel. Saved displays and the printer returns to temporarily stop all activity and take the printer offline. Press Go to return to : • Select the menu displayed on the type of the operator panel. Opens the...
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...Menus displays. 6 Press Select. You can use this page to verify that they are set to what you installed options, verify that the printer options are properly installed and the printer settings are listed under "Installed Features." Using the Operator Panel and Menus 9 To print a menu settings page: 1 Make sure the... for the menus and a list of installed options. The menu settings page shows current settings for the source is on page 93. The printer returns to Ready after the menu settings page prints. 7 If you want. NOTE: If an error message displays, see "Understanding...
...Menus displays. 6 Press Select. You can use this page to verify that they are set to what you installed options, verify that the printer options are properly installed and the printer settings are listed under "Installed Features." Using the Operator Panel and Menus 9 To print a menu settings page: 1 Make sure the... for the menus and a list of installed options. The menu settings page shows current settings for the source is on page 93. The printer returns to Ready after the menu settings page prints. 7 If you want. NOTE: If an error message displays, see "Understanding...
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To select a new value as the default setting: 1 From Ready, press Menu> or or or Changing menu settings NOTE: Changes made from a software application override the user default settings made from the printer operator panel. Use the operator panel to change printer settings and customize your printer to meet your specific needs.
To select a new value as the default setting: 1 From Ready, press Menu> or or or Changing menu settings NOTE: Changes made from a software application override the user default settings made from the printer operator panel. Use the operator panel to change printer settings and customize your printer to meet your specific needs.
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... menus NOTE: Disabling the operator panel menus does not prevent access to the JOB MENU or to the printer default settings: 1 Turn the printer off. 2 Press and hold Select and Return and turn the printer on the first line of the operator panel. 7 Press Select. CONFIG MENU displays on . 3 Release the buttons when...
... menus NOTE: Disabling the operator panel menus does not prevent access to the JOB MENU or to the printer default settings: 1 Turn the printer off. 2 Press and hold Select and Return and turn the printer on the first line of the operator panel. 7 Press Select. CONFIG MENU displays on . 3 Release the buttons when...
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...SIZE) have submenus. Capitalized menu items (for each menu item. See the following HELD JOB (page 40) CONFIDENTIAL JOB (page 37) tables for a listing of printer menus Menus or menu items in italics only display if the corresponding option is installed. Print All Jobs Print A Job Delete All Jobs Delete A Job... Factory Defaults Format Flash Defragment Flash Format Disk Job Acct Stat Hex Trace JOB MENU (page 37) Cancel Job CONFIDENTIAL JOB HELD JOBS Reset Printer Print Buffer Reset Active Bin QUALITY MENU (page 44) Print Resolution Toner Darkness PQET PictureGrade SETUP MENU (page 47...
...SIZE) have submenus. Capitalized menu items (for each menu item. See the following HELD JOB (page 40) CONFIDENTIAL JOB (page 37) tables for a listing of printer menus Menus or menu items in italics only display if the corresponding option is installed. Print All Jobs Print A Job Delete All Jobs Delete A Job... Factory Defaults Format Flash Defragment Flash Format Disk Job Acct Stat Hex Trace JOB MENU (page 37) Cancel Job CONFIDENTIAL JOB HELD JOBS Reset Printer Print Buffer Reset Active Bin QUALITY MENU (page 44) Print Resolution Toner Darkness PQET PictureGrade SETUP MENU (page 47...
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...the other available sizes. Select Universal from the PAPER SIZE menu when you load envelopes that is not considered a standard size. The printer automatically formats the page for the paper source. Using the Operator Panel and Menus 16 Some paper sources have size sensing. Select Other...) Menu item PAPER SIZE (continued) *Factory default Values Env Feeder Size Manual Env Size Each of the other available sizes. This means the printer automatically determines the size of print material loaded in any of the above menu items support the following values as a second menu: 7 ¾...
...the other available sizes. Select Universal from the PAPER SIZE menu when you load envelopes that is not considered a standard size. The printer automatically formats the page for the paper source. Using the Operator Panel and Menus 16 Some paper sources have size sensing. Select Other...) Menu item PAPER SIZE (continued) *Factory default Values Env Feeder Size Manual Env Size Each of the other available sizes. This means the printer automatically determines the size of print material loaded in any of the above menu items support the following values as a second menu: 7 ¾...
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...Select Manual Env Type when manually feeding an envelope through 6 refers to create custom type names. The name is unnecessary. • Enables the printer to automatically link paper sources. This might cause a one-page letter to print on a sheet of print material are using different print material ...or on page 19. Select Manual Pap Type when manually feeding a single sheet of print materials. If you are automatically linked by the printer if you have the PAPER SIZE and PAPER TYPE set to a unique value to disable the automatic tray linking feature. Paper Menu (continued)...
...Select Manual Env Type when manually feeding an envelope through 6 refers to create custom type names. The name is unnecessary. • Enables the printer to automatically link paper sources. This might cause a one-page letter to print on a sheet of print material are using different print material ...or on page 19. Select Manual Pap Type when manually feeding a single sheet of print materials. If you are automatically linked by the printer if you have the PAPER SIZE and PAPER TYPE set to a unique value to disable the automatic tray linking feature. Paper Menu (continued)...
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... a number 1 through 6. If a user-defined name is available, it displays instead of Bin x. The Output Bin setting identifies the default exit for each of the printer. If multiple output bins are assigned the same name, the name only displays once in the PAPER TYPE menu item. This print material designation optimizes...
... a number 1 through 6. If a user-defined name is available, it displays instead of Bin x. The Output Bin setting identifies the default exit for each of the printer. If multiple output bins are assigned the same name, the name only displays once in the PAPER TYPE menu item. This print material designation optimizes...
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...Assignment value, see "Overflow Bin" on page 19. See "Output Bin" on page 21. When an output bin is full, Remove Paper displays and the printer stops printing until the printed material is placed in the output bin selected by the print job. When the standard bin and all output options.... For information on the Mail Overflow value, see "ASSIGN TYPE/BIN" on the paper type of the printed media. Each paper type is full, the printer switches to be selected individually, just as the "overflow bin". The Mailbox setting allows the Standard Bin and any output options to output bins based...
...Assignment value, see "Overflow Bin" on page 19. See "Output Bin" on page 21. When an output bin is full, Remove Paper displays and the printer stops printing until the printed material is placed in the output bin selected by the print job. When the standard bin and all output options.... For information on the Mail Overflow value, see "ASSIGN TYPE/BIN" on the paper type of the printed media. Each paper type is full, the printer switches to be selected individually, just as the "overflow bin". The Mailbox setting allows the Standard Bin and any output options to output bins based...
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If a user-defined bin is not currently installed in the paper source. Use MarkVision to let the printer automatically print A4-size jobs on letter-size paper and letter-size jobs on A4-size paper, if the requested size is available, it displays ...
If a user-defined bin is not currently installed in the paper source. Use MarkVision to let the printer automatically print A4-size jobs on letter-size paper and letter-size jobs on A4-size paper, if the requested size is available, it displays ...
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... Enhance set Configure MP to Off. Using the Operator Panel and Menus 22 When Envelope Enhance is only loaded in the multipurpose feeder, the printer selects the print material from the multipurpose feeder until it is empty, regardless of the paper source or paper size requested for the job. ...If envelopes crease or wrinkle, set to On unless the tapping sound is set correctly, the printer treats the multipurpose feeder like a manual feed slot and you may hear a tapping sound as the envelopes are set to Off. Select Manual to...
... Enhance set Configure MP to Off. Using the Operator Panel and Menus 22 When Envelope Enhance is only loaded in the multipurpose feeder, the printer selects the print material from the multipurpose feeder until it is empty, regardless of the paper source or paper size requested for the job. ...If envelopes crease or wrinkle, set to On unless the tapping sound is set correctly, the printer treats the multipurpose feeder like a manual feed slot and you may hear a tapping sound as the envelopes are set to Off. Select Manual to...
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This allows the printer to automatically insert appropriate blank pages when a simplex job is sent to be printed on loading preprinted (letterhead) media, refer to the User's Guide. PAPER ... on that particular paper type. Using the Operator Panel and Menus 25 When the value is set to Duplex for an associated paper type, the printer operating system is installed. Paper Menu (continued) Menu item PAPER LOADING *Factory default Values Card Stock Load Labels Loading Bond Loading Ltrhead Loading Preprint Loading...
This allows the printer to automatically insert appropriate blank pages when a simplex job is sent to be printed on loading preprinted (letterhead) media, refer to the User's Guide. PAPER ... on that particular paper type. Using the Operator Panel and Menus 25 When the value is set to Duplex for an associated paper type, the printer operating system is installed. Paper Menu (continued) Menu item PAPER LOADING *Factory default Values Card Stock Load Labels Loading Bond Loading Ltrhead Loading Preprint Loading...
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... edge for portrait and top edge for certain size papers from any paper source except the envelope feeder. Set Duplex to Off to define all printer output settings. Finishing Menu Use the FINISHING MENU to print only on one side of the page. Finishing Menu Menu item Duplex Duplex Bind Values...
... edge for portrait and top edge for certain size papers from any paper source except the envelope feeder. Set Duplex to Off to define all printer output settings. Finishing Menu Use the FINISHING MENU to print only on one side of the page. Finishing Menu Menu item Duplex Duplex Bind Values...
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...continued) Menu item Duplex Bind (continued) Values Short Edge means the pages are bound along the short edge. For information about how to 2, the printer prints page 1, page 1, page 2, page 2, page 3, page 3. For example, if you do not want to include application-generated blank pages with ...next sheet Landscape Copies Blank Pages *Factory default 1*...999 The Copies setting determines the number of copies printed for each page. The printer does not automatically collate the copies. Using the Operator Panel and Menus 27 Do Not Print* Print Select Print to print any ...
...continued) Menu item Duplex Bind (continued) Values Short Edge means the pages are bound along the short edge. For information about how to 2, the printer prints page 1, page 1, page 2, page 2, page 3, page 3. For example, if you do not want to include application-generated blank pages with ...next sheet Landscape Copies Blank Pages *Factory default 1*...999 The Copies setting determines the number of copies printed for each page. The printer does not automatically collate the copies. Using the Operator Panel and Menus 27 Do Not Print* Print Select Print to print any ...
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...be reduced. In your application, select Uncollated (if the option is available) and then select the number of copies you reset the printer, the printer discards the job. If you want. Your application must process each page of a job the number of times as specified by ...the Copies setting. For Collation to work effectively, your printer, you use the printer default setting for the application, and overall printing time may receive an Insufficient Collation Memory message. Finishing Menu (continued) Menu item...
...be reduced. In your application, select Uncollated (if the option is available) and then select the number of copies you reset the printer, the printer discards the job. If you want. Your application must process each page of a job the number of times as specified by ...the Copies setting. For Collation to work effectively, your printer, you use the printer default setting for the application, and overall printing time may receive an Insufficient Collation Memory message. Finishing Menu (continued) Menu item...