Lexmark Optra S 1250 Manual

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Using the Printer Utilities
Getting Started
password to the printer to restrict users from printing or from
having MarkVision access. This new security function does not
override existing security functions on the network if they exist.
Uninstaller for MarkVision
This function lets you remove MarkVision from your personal
computer if you need to do so.
Property Tag Support
MarkVision lets your company define valuable information about
theprinter,suchas,auniquename,thenameofthepersonusing
the printer, the printer location in a building, and so on. This
information is specified in the Property Tag field and the
information is stored in non-volatile random access memory
(NVRAM). The information is accessible when you request a
Printer Inventory through MarkVision.
Toner Level Sensing
The printer is able to determine the level of toner in the print
cartridge. You can access this information through MarkVision.
Toner level sensing is available with Windows 95, Windows NT
4.0, OS/2, and UNIX.
Menus (a New Remote Operator Panel)
MarkVision lets you view the menus and the menu items in a
different way from the printer operator panel. It brings up dialog
boxes for different menus. For instance, you may view all the
menu items for the Paper Menu on one screen. Click to select the
menu item you want. This selection method lets you set values for
menu items faster than using the printer operator panel. This
feature is only available in Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, and
OS/2. 
						

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Getting Started
MarkVision Online Help
Context-sensitive online Help is available from all MarkVision
screens.
MarkVision for Windows 95 and MarkVision for Windows NT 4.0
include step-by-step procedures for many MarkVision functions.
To view these procedures, selectHelpfrom the MarkVision
Printer Windowmenu bar and clickHelp Topics.
MarkVision for OS/2 Warp and MarkVision for Macintosh also
offer task-oriented information. The online Help in MarkVision for
Macintosh includes full-color illustrations.
Toolkit
If you’re using DOS or OS/2 2.x, install the Toolkit when you run
the setup utility.
If you’re using Windows 3.1, the Toolkit is included as part of the
MarkVision utility. In MarkVision for Windows 95 and Windows
NT 4.0, Toolkit functions are grouped under the Resource
Management tab. MarkVision for OS/2 Warp, MarkVision for
Macintosh, and MarkVision for UNIX Networks also offer the
Toolkit functions, although they do not identify them as part of a
“Toolkit” utility.
The OS/2 Toolkit lets you:
Format optional flash memory and hard disk
Download PostScript language programs and PCL 5
macros
Download PostScript Type 1 format and PCL format
bitmapped and scalable fonts
View, file, and send printer commands
For more details about the Toolkit functions, refer to the README
file included with the utilities and to the online Help. 
						

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Getting Started
Network Printer Utility
For information on network adapters and the Network Printer
Utility, refer to the network adapter documentation and to the CD
online documentation.
Getting Updated Drivers and Utilities
There are a number of ways you can get information about the
latest Lexmark drivers and utilities. If you live outside the U.S. or
Canada, refer to the README files included with the DOS,
Windows 3.1, and OS/2 printer utilities for a listing of technical
support resources. MarkVision for Windows 95 and Windows NT
4.0 includes similar information in its online Help.
Online Services
If you have access to an online service, you can download printer
driversfromLexmark24hoursaday,7daysaweek.The
addresses are:
Internet server:ftp.lexmark.com
(driver files are located at /pub/driver)
World Wide Web (WWW):http://www.lexmark.com
CompuServe:go lexmark 
						

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Automated FAX System
In the U.S. and Canada, you can get a list of available drivers by
dialing the Lexmark Automated Fax System. The system is
available24hoursaday,7daysaweek.
To access the Automated Fax System from the U.S. or Canada, call
(606) 232-2380 from a touchtone phone and follow the voice
prompts. You can request information on how to use the system,
request a catalog of documents available, or choose a specific
document you want sent to you. The system prompts you for the
phone number of the fax machine that will receive the information. 
						

							Using Your
Printer 
						

							Using the Operator Panel and
Menus
Chapter
Using the Operator Panel and Menus51
Using Your Printer
Using the
Operator Panel
and Menus
3
The operator panel has a 2-line by 16-character liquid crystal
display (LCD), five buttons, and one indicator light.
Normally you only use the printer operator panel to check for
messages when you have printer problems.
You make most changes to your printer settings through your
software application. If there is a setting you cannot change from
your application and printer driver, you can use the operator panel
menus or MarkVision to change that setting.
Note:Changes made to printer settings from a software
application override changes made from the operator panel.
LCD
SelectReturnMenu
StopGo Light 
						

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Menus
Using Your Printer
You can also access the operator panel remotely from the
MarkVision Windows Utility. The remote access to the operator
panel lets you change printer menu settings at your computer, so
you don’t have to leave your workstation.
If you are familiar with using an operator panel similar to this, you
may want to skip to “Overview of Printer Menus” on page 60.
Power Indicator Light
Light StateMeaning
Off The printer is off.
On The printer is on, but idle.
Flashing The printer is on and is busy. 
						

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Using Your Printer
Operator Panel Buttons
Use the five operator panel buttons to change printer settings and
respond to printer messages. Change printer settings by selecting
items from the menus on the display (see “Using the Operator
Panel to Change Printer Settings” on page 55).
Note:Buttons act upon the information displayed on the second
line of the operator panel.
ButtonFunction
GoUse theGobutton to:
ReturntheprintertoReadystatus (Readymessage). The printer must
displayReadyfor jobs to print. The printer is in a ready to print state if it
displays Power Saver. For more information, see “Printer Messages” on
page 54.
 Exit printer menus displayed on the operator panel.
 Exit Power Saver.
 Clear operator panel messages.
Note: If you’ve changed printer settings from the operator panel menus,
pressGobefore you send a job to print.
Menu>and
orbutton to scroll forward or the
						

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Printer Messages
The operator panel messages are in three groups:
Status - gives information about the current state of the
printer
Attendance - indicates printer errors that you must resolve
Service - indicates printer failures that may require
servicing
For example, when the printer displays theReadystatus message,
it is ready for you to send a job to print. While it’s printing a job, it
displays aBusymessage similar to the following one:
TheBusymessage identifies the printer language (PCL emulation)
used for the print job in this example.
The printer status is shown on the first line of the display. The
second line of the display shows messages that give more
information about printer status.
Busy PCL
Toner Low