Lexmark Optra S 1250 Manual

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Quality Menu
Use the following menu items to adjust the print quality for your
specific printing needs. See “Enhancing Print Quality” on page 341
for more information on print quality settings.
Quality Menu Selections
Menu ItemValues and Functions of the Menu Items
Print Resolution 300 dpi
600 dpi*
1200 Image Q
1200 dpi
ThePrint Resolutionsetting defines the number of dots printed per inch
(dpi). The higher the setting, the sharper the clarity of printed characters
and graphics. See “Print Resolution” on page 345. Select1200 Image Qfor
1200 Image Quality. See “Print Quality Settings” on page 344 and “1200
Image Quality” on page 345 for more information.
Print Darkness Lightest
Lighter
Normal*
Darker
Darkest
You can use the Print Darkness menu item to lighten or darken the image
appearance in your print jobs or to preserve your toner supply.
SelectingNormalshould satisfy most of your printing requirements.
If you want finer line width, higher definition in graphics, and lighter gray
scale images, set Print Darkness toLighter.UsetheLightestvalue to
further reduce image darkness and to preserve the toner supply. If you
want a bolder line width, emphasis in graphics, or darker gray scale
images, set Print Darkness toDarker.UsetheDarkestvalue to emphasize
line width, produce the boldest text, and the darkest images.
See “Print Darkness” on page 345 for information.
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To n e r S a v e r O f f *
On
To get the most from your toner supply, setToner SavertoOn.Ifyouset
Toner Saver to On, print quality may be reduced. The level of Toner Saver
may be adjusted by using the Print Darkness settings when the print
resolution is set to 300 dpi or 600 dpi.
See “Toner Saver” on page 346 for more information.
PQET Off
On*
Some printed characters can appear to have jagged or uneven edges. Set
Print Quality Enhancement Technology (PQET)Onto improve the print
quality of your text and make the characters appear smoother. PQET is
ignored when the print resolution is set to 1200 dpi or 1200 Image Q.
See “PQET” on page 346 for more information.
Quality Menu Selections (Continued)
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Setup Menu
Setup Menu Selections
Menu ItemValues and Functions of the Menu Items
Printer Language PCL Emulation*
PS 2 Emulation
The printer language defines how the computer communicates with the
printer. Your computer uses printer languages to send print data to the
printer, such as PCL emulation and PostScript Level 2 emulation. You can
select one as the default printer language. However, setting one as the
default does not restrict the software application from sending print jobs
that use the other printer language.
Power Saver Disabled
1 to 120 (20*)
The Power Saver menu item lets you reduce power usage when the printer
is idle. ThePower Saversetting determines the length of time the printer
waits after a job is printed before it goes to a reduced power state. PressGo
to take the printer out of Power Saver.
If your printer is used constantly, selectDisabledwhich keeps the printer
ready to print with the minimum warm-up time. This uses more energy to
keep the printer warm and ready to print.
If your printer is in an environment where it shares an electrical circuit with
room lighting and you notice lights flickering, you may setPower Saverto
1, so the printer goes to Power Saver mode one minute after the end of the
printjob.Thisusesmuchlessenergy,butrequiresmorewarm-uptimefor
the printer.
If you want a balance between energy consumption and keeping the printer
ready to print quickly, select a Power Saver time between 1 to 120 minutes.
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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.
IfResource SaveisOn, the printer retains all permanent downloaded
resources, such as fonts and macros, for all printer languages during
language changes and printer resets. If the printer runs out of memory,38
Memory Fullappears on the display.
IfResource SaveisOff, the printer retains permanent downloaded
resources only until memory is needed. Then it deletes those resources
stored for the inactive printer language.
Download Target RAM*
Flash
Disk
TheDownload Targetmenu item does not display if the installed Flash
Memory Option or Hard Disk with Adapter Option are defective or Read/
Write or Write protected.51 Defective Flashor61 Defective Disk
displays during printer power on. See51 Defective Flashon page 186 or
61 Defective Diskon page 189 for more information.
Also,Diskis not displayed forDownload TargetifJob Buffer Sizeis set
to 100%.
If the options are not installed, the menu item is not displayed and all
downloaded resources, such as fonts and macros, are automatically stored
in printer memory (RAM).
The Download Target menu item specifies the storage location for
downloaded resources.
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
your software application or the printer Toolkit to download resources to
the printer.
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Print Timeout Disabled
1 to 255 (90*)
The Print Timeout setting determines the time (from 1 to 255 seconds) the
printer waits before printing the last page of a print job that does not end
with a command to print the page.
When a print timeout occurs, the printer prints the page in the print buffer.
Turn Print Timeout off by selectingDisabled.WhenPrintTimeoutis
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.
YouselectPrint Bufferfrom theJOB MENU.Seepage82formore
information.
The print timeout counter does not start until the printer issues theWaiting
message on the operator panel.
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.
Wait Timeout is only available when using PostScript Level 2 emulation.
The setting has no effect on PCL emulation print jobs. You can setWait
Timeoutoff by selectingDisabled.
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Auto Continue Disabled*
5 ... 255
SetAuto Continueto a value between 5 seconds and 255 seconds to have
the printer continue running after it detects one of the following errors:
34 Short Paper
35 Res Save Off Deficient Memory
36 Resolution Reduced
37 Insufficient Collation Area
37 Insufficient Defrag Memory
38 Memory Full
39 Complex Page
51 Defective Flash
52 Flash Full
53 Unformatted Flash
54 Standard Serial Error
54 Serial Option x Error
54 Parallel Error
54 Std Par ENA Connection Lost
54 Par x ENA Connection Lost
56 Standard Serial Disabled
56 Std Parallel Port Disabled
56 Parallel Port x Disabled
61 Defective Disk
62 Disk Full
63 Unformatted Disk
80 Scheduled Maintenance
Print Jobs on Disk?
If one of these errors occurs andAuto ContinueisDisabled, the printer
stops and waits for operator intervention. WhenAuto Continueis set to a
value for seconds, the printer waits for this length of time and then
automatically resumes processing as if you had pressedGo.
This setting is also used as a timer. After an inactive period in the menus,
the printer automatically exits the menus as if you had pressedGo.
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Jam Recovery On
Off
Auto*
WhenJam Recoveryis setOff, the printer does not reprint a page that has
jammed.
WhenJam Recoveryis setOn, the printer keeps the image for a printed
page until the printer signals that the page has successfully exited the
printer. The printer reprints all jammed pages.
IfJam Recoveryis set toAuto, 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
It may be helpful to setPage ProtecttoOnif you are having trouble
getting a page to print properly because of complex page errors. If you still
cannot get the page to print, your printer may not have enough memory to
process the page. You may have to reduce the size and number of fonts on
the page, or increase the memory.
For most print jobs, you do not need to set Page Protect On. When Page
Protect is On, printing may be slowed.
Print Area Normal*
Fit to Page
Whole Page
This printer setting lets you modify the PCL formatting area and the printer
physical print area.
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Display Language
(Default set by
country)English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Danish
Norwegian
Dutch
Swedish
Portuguese
Finnish
Japanese
TheDisplay Languagesetting determines the language of the text that
appears on the operator panel display.
Alarm Control Off
Single*
Continuous
If you want the alarm to sound any time the printer requires intervention,
selectSingleorContinuous.If you do not want the alarm to sound, select
Off.
To n e r A l a r m O f f *
Single
Continuous
TheToner Alarmsetting lets you set the printer to stop printing when a
toner low condition occurs.
If you selectSingleorContinuous, the printer stops printing, displays88
Toner Low,andsoundsthealarm.IfyouselectOff, the printer displays
Toner Lowand continues printing.
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Job Buffer Size 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.
TheJob Buffer Sizemenu item lets you select the amount of hard disk
space allocated to job buffering for all ports that have job buffering set On.
TheJob Buffer Sizemenu item does not display if the installed option is
defective or is Read/Write or Write protected.61 Defective Diskdisplays
during printer power on. See61 Defective Diskon page 189 for more
information.
Job Buffer Sizecan be set toDisabledor from10%to100%in1%
increments. The first displayed size is10%. When the job buffer size is
changed and saved, the hard disk is reformatted and current hard disk
contents, such as fonts and macros, are deleted.
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Job Accounting Off*
On
If you have an optional disk installed in your printer, set Job Accounting
On to use the 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.
TheJob Accountingmenu item does not display if the hard disk option is
defective, Read/Write or Write protected or ifJob Buffer Sizeis set to
100%.61 Defective Diskdisplays during printer power on. See61
Defective Diskon page 189 for more information.
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. SeeJob
Acct Staton page 81 for more information.
Job Acct Limit Disabled
10...1000 (1000*)
TheJob Acct Limitmenu item does not display if the hard disk option is
defective, Read/Write or Write protected orJob Buffer Sizeis set to 100%.
61 Defective Diskdisplays during printer power on. See61 Defective
Diskon page 189 for more information.
TheJob Acct Limitmenu item specifies the number of print jobs for which
statistics are maintained on your printer hard disk. For 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.
Note: WhenJob Acct Limitis set toDisabled,print job statistics are stored
for each print job until the hard disk is full.
Note: When the Job Accounting Limit is modified, all print job statistics
currentlystoredontheharddiskarecleared.
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