Lexmark Optra S 1250 Manual

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PCL Emul Menu
PCL Emul Menu Selections
Menu ItemValues and Functions of the Menu Items
Font Source Resident*
Download
Flash
Disk
All
TheFont Sourcesetting controls which fonts appear in the Font Names
menu. The values are Resident, Download, Flash, Disk, and All.
For more information, see “Understanding Fonts” on page 329.
Font Name Font position and font name are displayed on both lines of the operator
panel.
(R0 Courier*)
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. 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 showing all the fonts available for
PCL emulation, selectMENUS,TESTS MENU,Print Fonts,andPCL
Fonts.
Point Size
(Only displayed
for typographic
fonts.)1to1008inincrementsof0.25(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
1to1008inincrementsof0.25points.
Pitch
(Only displayed
for fixed or
monospaced
fonts.)0.08 to 100 in increments of 0.01 (10*)
If you chose a scalable monospaced font, you can select the font pitch. Pitch
referstothenumberoffixed-spacecharactersinahorizontalinchoftype.
You can select a pitch from 0.08 to 100 characters per inch (cpi) in
increments of 0.01 cpi. For non-scalable monospaced fonts, the pitch is
displayed, but it cannot be changed.
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Symbol Set Symbol Set name is displayed on both lines of the operator panel. The
printer displays the symbol set ID and symbol set name.
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.
Orientation Portrait*
Landscape
The Orientation setting determines how the printing is oriented on the
page.
Portraitmeans the printing is parallel to the short edge of the paper.
Landscapemeans the printing is parallel to the long edge of the paper.
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 theLines per Page,PAPER SIZE,andOrientationsettings.
Select the correctPA P E R S I Z EandOrientationbefore settingLines per
Page.
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This is
PORTRAIT
orientation.
This is
PORTRAIT
orientation.
This is
This is
LANDSCAPE
orientation. This is
LANDSCAPE
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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 select198 mm, the width of the logical page is
compatible with that of the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5 printer. When you
select203 mm, the width of the logical page is wide enough to print eighty
10-pitch characters.
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TRAY
RENUMBER Assign MP Feeder
 Assign Tray x (x represents a tray number from 1 to 5.)
 Assign Env Feedr
 Assign Man Paper
 Assign Man Env
Each of the above menu items supports the following three values:
-Off*
- 0 ... 199
-None
Only installed paper sources are displayed on the operator panel as values.
However, you may setTRAY RENUMBERto uninstalled sources.
TheTRAY RENUMBERmenu item lets you configure your printer to work
with printer drivers or applications that use different source assignments to
request a given input source.
SelectOffto use the factory default paper source assignments.
Select a numeric value (0 ... 199)toassignacustomvaluetoapaper
source.
SelectNoneif you want the paper source to ignore the Select Paper Feed
command.
VIEWFACTORYDEF
SelectVIEW FACTORY DEFto view the factory default values assigned to
each source.
 Restore Defaults
-Yes
-No
SelectYe storeturnalltrayassignmentstofactorydefaultvalues.
See “Paper Sources” on page 140 for information on available paper
sources for your printer model.
Refer to theTechnical Referencefor more information about assigning source
numbers.
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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.
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PostScript Menu
PostScript Menu Selections
Menu ItemValues and Functions of the Menu Items
PictureGrade Off
On*
Use thePictureGrade™ menu item to improve the quality of gray-scale
printing at 300 and 600 dpi resolution in PostScript Level 2 emulation. If
you selectOff, the printer uses the standard screening parameters. If you
selectOn, different default screening parameters are used to improve the
print quality of graphics. See “PictureGrade” on page 347 for more infor-
mation.
Print PS Error Off*
On
SetPrint PS Error Onto print PostScript Level 2 emulation errors. If an
error occurs, the job stops processing, the error message prints, and the
printer flushes the job.
IfPrint PS Erroris setOffand an error occurs, the job flushes without an
indication of the error.
Font Priority Resident*
Flash/Disk
TheFont Prioritymenu item is only displayed when at least one of the
following is installed:
 a formatted, non-defective, non-Read/Write or Write protected hard
disk optionandJob Buffer Sizeis not set to 100%.
 a formatted, non-defective, non-Read/Write or Write protected flash
option.
TheFont Prioritymenu item lets you modify the device order used by the
PostScript interpreter for locating fonts. SelectResidentto have the inter-
preter search the printer internal ROM storage devicebeforeany external
devices. SelectFlash/Diskto have the interpreter search Flash Memory,
thenDisk, and finally the printer internal ROM storage device.
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Parallel Menu
The following menu items appear when you selectPARALLEL
MENU.The second level of menus for Parallel Menu are:
STD PARALLEL
The Standard Parallel menu item is displayed as a standard
feature or as an option.
PARALLEL OPT 1
PARALLEL OPT 2
PARALLEL OPT 3
Parallel Option 1 to Parallel Option 3 are displayed if a Parallel
Option card is installed in connectors 1 to 3 on the printer system
board. The parallel functions for each card are displayed as values
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The following menu items set the configuration of the parallel
interface connection.
Parallel Menu Selections
Menu ItemValues and Functions of the Menu Items
PCL SmartSwitch Off
On*
SettingPCL SmartSwitch Onlets the printer examine the data on the
parallel interface connection and select PCL emulation if the data indicates
that is the printer language.
If bothPCL SmartSwitchandPS SmartSwitchare setOff,theprinter
uses the language specified in the Printer Language menu as the default. If
only one SmartSwitch setting is setOff, the printer uses the language that
has its SmartSwitch setting setOnas the default.
PS SmartSwitch Off
On*
SettingPS SmartSwitch Onlets the printer examine the data on the
parallel interface connection and select PostScript Level 2 emulation if the
data indicates that is the printer language.
If bothPCL SmartSwitchandPS SmartSwitchare setOff,theprinter
uses the language specified in the Printer Language menu as the default. If
only one SmartSwitch setting is setOff, the printer uses the language that
has its SmartSwitch setting setOnas the default.
NPA Mode On
Off
Auto*
NPA is a mode of bidirectional communication that follows theNetwork
Printing Alliance Protocol, A Printer/Host Control Specification Developed by the
NPA. This mode requires the printer to perform special processing of the
data. The NPA Mode setting under the PARALLEL MENU item only
applies to the parallel interface connection.
IfNPA Modeis setOn, the data received must be in NPA format. If not, it is
rejected as bad data. IfNPA Modeis setOff, the printer does not perform
any NPA processing. IfNPA Modeis set toAuto, the printer examines the
data to determine the format and then processes it in either format.
Changing the NPA Mode setting automatically resets the printer.
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Parallel Buffer Disabled
Auto*
3K to maximum size allowed
Your printer has a variable buffer size that can be changed from the
operator panel. You can configure the size of the input port buffers to meet
your system needs. The maximum size available for modification depends
on the amount of memory in your printer, the size of the other link buffers,
and if theResource Savesetting isOnorOff. To maximize the range for
the Parallel Buffer size, you can disable or reduce the size of the serial,
network, Infrared, Fax, and LocalTalk buffers. TheAutosetting indicates
the printer selects the buffer size based on the total memory available.
Changing the Parallel Buffer setting automatically resets the printer.
Job Buffering Off*
On
TheJob Bufferingmenu item does not display if the formatted hard disk
is defective, is Read/Write or Write protected, or if the Job Buffer Size is set
to Disabled.61 Defective Diskdisplays during printer power on. See61
Defective Diskon page 189 for more information. Also, see Job Buffer Size
on page 93.
Job buffering lets you delay processing of a print job. The job is temporarily
stored on an optional disk before being printed. This usually frees the host
computer during the actual printing of a print job.
IfJob Bufferingis setOn, print jobs are buffered to the hard disk. IfJob
Bufferingis setOff,theprintjobsarenotbuffered.
Changing the Job Buffering setting automatically resets the printer.
Advanced Status Off
On*
IfAdvanced Statusis setOn, bidirectional communication is enabled
through the parallel interface.
Protocol Standard
Fastbytes*
If you use a parallel interface, you can select betweenStandardand
Fastbytesprotocol. Fastbytes is compatible with most existing parallel
interface implementations. Use Standard only if you experience parallel
interface problems. Refer to theTechnical Referencefor more information on
the parallel interface.
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Honor Init Off*
On
If you use a parallel interface, 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 Mode 1 Off
On*
This setting enables or disables 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. SetParallel Mode 1toOnto disable the
resistors orOffto enable the resistors.
Parallel Mode 2 Off
On*
This setting determines if the parallel port data is sampled on the leading or
trailing edge of strobe. IfParallel Mode 2is setOn, the parallel port data is
sampled on the leading edge of strobe. The parallel port data is sampled on
the trailing edge of strobe ifParallel Mode 2is setOff.
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