Lexmark Optra S 1250 Manual

35Using the Printer Utilities
Using the Printer Utilities
Getting Started
If the drivers you need are not available with your software
application, contact the software company or a representative
where you bought your printer. If you install MarkVision for
Windows 3.1, a separate Lexmark Support icon is included in the
MarkVision Printer Utility group on the Windows desktop. If you
are using MarkVision for Windows 95, the phone numbers are
included in the online Help.
If you cannot locate a driver for...

Using the Printer Utilities36
Using the Printer Utilities
Getting Started
MarkVision
The MarkVision graphical user interface provides ongoing status
for Lexmark printers connected locally or attached directly to the
network by way of an optional network adapter. The status
reported includes all messages appearing on the operator panel
display if you are administrating the remote operator panel, as
well as information about options installed on the printer and
printer default settings. Workgroup...

37Using the Printer Utilities
Using the Printer Utilities
Getting Started
MarkVision Windows
The appearance of the MarkVision window on your computer
display varies, depending on your operating system and your
network and printer configuration.
MarkVision Support in Various Environments
Refer to the following MarkVision support table to determine the
features available in the MarkVision utility installed on your
workstation operating system. Summaries of each of the features
follow. Scroll through the...

Using the Printer Utilities38
Using the Printer Utilities
Getting Started
Feature support
Feature
Windows
95 and NT
4.0
Windows
3.1OS/2
Warp
UNIXMac
Printer configuration:
control and visual statusYe s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s
Remote operator panel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Status and alerts Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Auto driver update Yes Yes
1No No No
Toolkit Yes3Ye s Ye s3Ye s Ye s3
Basic resource
managementYe s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s
Enhanced resource
managementYe s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s
Hard disk partitioning
4Ye s Ye s...

39Using the Printer Utilities
Using the Printer Utilities
Getting Started
Management Infor-
mation Format (MIF) File
Creation from Printer
InventoryYes No Yes No No
Property Tag Support Yes Yes
5Ye s Ye s N o
Toner Level Sensing Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Printer Inventory
Summary PageYe s N o Ye s Ye s N o
Menus Yes No Yes No No
Feature support
Feature
Windows
95 and NT
4.0
Windows
3.1OS/2
Warp
UNIXMac
1 Not supported for TCP/IP networks.
2 Support for this feature provided by the operating system.
3 Toolkit...

Using the Printer Utilities40
Using the Printer Utilities
Getting Started
Printer Configuration
The MarkVision Quick Setup features let you configure multiple
printers simultaneously. Simply set up one printer, save the
settings into a file, and send that file to all the other printers you
want to update through MarkVision.
Remote Operator Panel
The MarkVision remote operator panel provides an exact replica of
the selected printer operator panel. The menus and messages
appear just as they do on the...

41Using the Printer Utilities
Using the Printer Utilities
Getting Started
drivers are not as current as those available on the network, you
can have MarkVision automatically update the workstation
drivers.
Toolkit
MarkVision for Windows 3.1 groups several resource management
tools in the printer Toolkit. Use the Toolkit to download fonts,
overlays, and forms to the printers, as well as manage the
resources once they are stored in flash memory or hard disk.
MarkVision for Windows 95, MarkVision for...

Using the Printer Utilities42
Using the Printer Utilities
Getting Started
Hard Disk Partitioning
Use MarkVision to designate a percentage of the optional hard
disk memory for job buffering to hard disk. You can then enable or
disable job buffering for each of the interface ports (parallel, serial,
network 1, network 2, and network 3). Refer to theTechnical
Referencefor more information about job buffering to hard disk.
Printer Inventory
MarkVision can collect information about the printers on your...

43Using the Printer Utilities
Using the Printer Utilities
Getting Started
Job Statistics
MarkVision can collect data about network printer activity,
including user names, job duration, printer capabilities used,
number of pages printed, and problems encountered.
Job Queue Management
Network administrators using MarkVision for Windows 3.1,
Windows 95, and Windows NT 4.0 can view, release, reorder, and
cancel print jobs in server queues.
Print Buffer Management
Network administrators using MarkVision for...

Using the Printer Utilities44
Using the Printer Utilities
Getting Started
Security
MarkVision has access to the logon authority granted each LAN
user within the network operating system. MarkVision honors this
logon authority when granting access to MarkVision functions.
Dial Up Support (TCP/IP)
MarkVision for TCP/IP and MarkVision for UNIX Networks lets
you use SLIP or PPP protocols to view and control network
printers from a remote site.
Output Expander Naming
The operator panel menu item Output Bin...