Lexmark W850dn User Manual

							Menu itemDescription
Manual Method
Single pass
Multiple passDisk Wiping erases only print job data that is not currently in use by the file system
from the printer hard disk. All permanent data on the printer hard disk is preserved,
such as downloaded fonts, macros, and held jobs.
Both manual and scheduled wiping allow the file system to reuse marked disk space
without first having to wipe it.
Notes:
“Single pass” is the factory default setting.
This menu item appears only if a formatted, non-defective printer hard disk is
installed.
Highly confidential information should be wiped using the “Multiple pass”
method only.
Scheduled Method
Single pass
Multiple passDisk Wiping erases only print job data that is not currently in use by the file system
from the printer hard disk. All permanent data on the printer hard disk is preserved,
such as downloaded fonts, macros, and held jobs.
Both manual and scheduled wiping allow the file system to reuse marked disk space
without first having to wipe it.
Notes:
“Single pass” is the factory default setting.
This menu item appears only if a formatted, non-defective printer hard disk is
installed.
Highly confidential information should be wiped using the “Multiple pass”
method only.
Scheduled wipes are initiated without displaying a user warning or
confirmation message.
Security Audit Log menu
Menu itemDescription
Export LogEnables an authorized user to export the security log
Notes:
To export the log from the printer control panel, a flash drive must be
attached to the printer.
From the Embedded Web Server, the log can be downloaded to a computer.
Delete Log
Delete now
Do not deleteSpecifies whether audit logs are deleted
Note: Delete Now is the factory default setting.
Configure Log
Enable Audit
Enable Remote Syslog
Remote Syslog Facility
Severity of events to logSpecifies whether and how the audit logs are created
Note: Factory default settings enable the security audit log.
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							Set Date/Time menu
Menu itemDescription
View Date/TimeLets you view the current date and time settings for the printer
Set Date/Time
Note: Date/Time is set in YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM format.
Time Zone
Note: GMT is the factory default setting.
Observe DST
On
OffNote: On is the factory default setting and uses the applicable Daylight Saving Time
associated with the Time Zone setting.
Enable NTP
On
OffEnables Network Time Protocol, which synchronizes the clocks of devices on a
network
Note: On is the factory default setting.
Settings menu
General Settings menu
Menu itemDescription
Display Language
English
Francais
Deutsch
Italiano
Espanol
Dansk
Norsk
Nederlands
Svenska
Portuguese
Suomi
Russian
Polski
Magyar
Turkce
Cesky
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Korean
JapaneseSets the language of the text appearing on the display
Note: All languages may not be available for all printers.
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							Menu itemDescription
Run Initial setup
Yes
NoInstructs the printer to run the setup wizard
Notes:
Yes is the factory default setting.
After completing the setup wizard by selecting Done at the
Country select screen, the default becomes No.
Paper Sizes
US
MetricSpecifies the printer factory default measurements. The default is
determined by the country/region selection in the initial setup
wizard.
Note: Changing this setting also changes the Units of
Measurement setting in the Universal Setup menu and the
default for each input source in the Paper Size/Paper Type menu.
Alarms
Alarm Control
Cartridge Alarm
Staple Alarm
Hole Punch AlarmSets an alarm to sound when the printer requires operator
intervention
Available selections for each alarm type are:
Single
Off
Continuous
Notes:
Single is the factory default setting for Alarm Control. Single
sounds three quick beeps.
Off is the factory default setting for Cartridge Alarm and
Staple Alarm. Off means no alarm will sound.
Continuous repeats three beeps every 10 seconds.
The Staple Alarm is available only when the finisher is
installed.
The Hole Punch Alarm is displayed only when a finisher with
hole punch is installed.
Timeouts
Job Hold Timeout
5–255 secSets the amount of time the printer waits for user intervention
before it holds jobs that require unavailable resources and
continues to print other jobs in the print queue
Notes:
30 seconds is the factory default setting.
This menu item appears only when a printer hard disk is
installed.
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							Menu itemDescription
Timeouts
Power Saver
1–240 minSets the amount of time the printer waits after a job is printed
before it goes into a reduced power state
Notes:
30 minutes is the factory default setting.
Lower settings conserve more energy, but may require
longer warm‑up times.
Select the lowest setting if the printer shares an electrical
circuit with room lighting or you notice lights flickering in the
room.
Select a high setting if the printer is in constant use. Under
most circumstances, this keeps the printer ready to print
with minimum warm‑up time.
Timeouts
Screen Timeout
15–300 secSets the amount of time in seconds the printer waits before
returning the printer display to a Ready state
Note: 30 seconds is the factory default setting.
Timeouts
Print Timeout
Disabled
1–255 secSets the amount of time in seconds the printer waits to receive an
end‑of‑job message before canceling the remainder of the print job
Notes:
90 seconds is the factory default setting.
When the timer expires, any partially printed page still in the
printer is printed, and then the printer checks to see if any
new print jobs are waiting.
Print Timeout is available only when using PCL emulation.
This setting has no effect on PostScript emulation print jobs.
Timeouts
Wait Timeout
Disabled
15–65535 secSets the amount of time in seconds the printer waits for additional
data before canceling a print job
Notes:
40 seconds is the factory default setting.
Wait Timeout is available only when the printer is using
PostScript emulation. This setting has no effect on PCL or
PPDS emulation print jobs.
Print Recovery
Auto Continue
Disabled
5–255 secLets the printer automatically continue printing from certain offline
situations when not resolved within the specified time period
Note: Disabled is the factory default setting.
Print Recovery
Auto
Jam RecoverySpecifies whether the printer reprints jammed pages
Notes:
Auto is the factory default setting. The printer reprints
jammed pages unless the memory required to hold the
pages is needed for other printer tasks.
On sets the printer to always reprint jammed pages.
Off sets the printer to never reprint jammed pages.
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							Menu itemDescription
Print Recovery
Page Protect
Off
OnLets the printer successfully print a page that may not have printed
otherwise
Notes:
Off is the factory default setting. Off prints a partial page
when there is not enough memory to print the whole page.
On sets the printer to process the whole page so that the
entire page prints.
Factory Defaults
Do Not Restore
Restore NowReturns the printer settings to the factory default settings
Notes:
Do Not Restore is the factory default setting. Do Not Restore
keeps the user‑defined settings.
Restore Now returns all printer settings to the factory
default settings except Network/Ports menu settings. All
downloads stored in RAM are deleted. Downloads stored in
flash memory or on a printer hard disk are not affected.
Custom Home Message
Off
IP Address
Hostname
Contact Name
Location
Zero Configuration Name
Custom Text 1Sets a pre‑configured or customized message to appear on the
display beside Ready
Notes:
Off is the factory default setting.
IP address and Hostname are pre‑configured messages.
Contact Name, Location, Zero Configuration Name, and
Custom Text 1 are messages that can be customized by a
system support person.
Setup menu
Menu itemDescription
Printer Language
PCL Emulation
PS EmulationSets the default printer language
Notes:
PCL emulation uses a PCL interpreter for processing print
jobs. PostScript emulation uses a PS interpreter for
processing print jobs.
PCL is the factory default printer language.
Setting a printer language as the default does not prevent a
software program from sending print jobs that use another
printer language.
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							Menu itemDescription
Job Waiting
On
OffSpecifies that print jobs be removed from the print queue if they
require unavailable printer options or custom settings. They are
stored in a separate print queue, so other jobs print normally. When
the missing information and/or options are obtained, the stored
jobs print.
Notes:
Off is the factory default setting.
This menu appears only if a non-Read Only printer hard disk
is installed. This requirement ensures that stored jobs are
not deleted if the printer loses power.
Print Area
Normal
Whole PageSets the logical and physical printable area
Notes:
This menu does not appear if Edge to Edge is enabled in the
printer Setup menu.
Normal is the factory default setting. When attempting to
print data in the non‑printable area defined by the Normal
setting, the printer clips the image at the boundary.
The Whole Page setting allows the image to be moved into
the non‑printable area defined by the Normal setting, but
the printer will clip the image at the Normal setting
boundary.
The Whole Page setting only affects pages printed using a
PCL 5e interpreter. This setting has no effect on pages
printed using the PCL XL or PostScript interpreter.
Download Target
RAM
Flash
DiskSets the storage location for downloads
Notes:
RAM is the factory default setting.
Storing downloads in flash memory or on a printer hard disk
places them in permanent storage. Downloads remain in
flash memory or on the printer hard disk even when the
printer is turned off.
Storing downloads in RAM is temporary.
This menu appears only if a flash and/or disk option is
installed.
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							Menu itemDescription
Job Accounting
On
OffSpecifies whether the printer stores statistical information about
the most recent print jobs on the hard disk
Notes:
Off is the factory default setting. Off means the printer does
not store job statistics.
The statistics include a record of print errors, the print time,
the job size in bytes, the requested paper size and type, the
total number of printed pages, and the total number of
copies requested.
Job Accounting is available only when a printer hard disk is
installed and working properly. It should not be Read/Write
or Write protected. Job Buffer Size should not be set to
100%.
Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then
exiting the menus causes the printer to reset. The menu
selection is updated.
Resource Save
On
OffSpecifies how the printer handles temporary downloads, such as
fonts and macros stored in RAM, when the printer receives a job
that requires more memory than is available
Notes:
Off is the factory default setting. Off sets the printer to retain
the downloads only until memory is needed. Downloads are
deleted in order to process print jobs.
The On setting retains the downloads during language
changes and printer resets. If the printer runs out of
memory, 38 Memory Full appears, and downloads are
not deleted.
Print All Order
Alphabetically
Newest First
Oldest FirstSpecifies the order in which held and confidential jobs are printed
when Print All is selected
Notes:
Alphabetically is the factory default setting.
Print jobs always appear in alphabetical order on the printer
control panel.
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							Finishing menu
Menu itemDescription
Sides (Duplex)
1 sided
2 sidedSpecifies whether duplex (2‑sided) printing is set as the default for all print jobs
Notes:
1 sided is the factory default setting.
To set 2‑sided printing from the software program: for Windows users, click
File > Print, and then click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup; for
Macintosh users, choose File > Print, and then adjust the settings from the
Print dialog and pop‑up menus.
Duplex Binding
Long Edge
Short EdgeDefines the way duplexed pages are bound and how the printing on the back of the
page is oriented in relation to the printing on the front of the page
Notes:
Long Edge is the factory default setting.
Long Edge specifies that binding be placed on the left edge of portrait pages
and the top edge of landscape pages.
Short Edge specifies that binding be placed on the top edge of portrait pages
and the left edge of landscape pages.
Copies
1–999Specifies a default number of copies for each print job
Note: 1 is the factory default setting.
Blank Pages
Do Not Print
PrintSpecifies whether blank pages are inserted in a print job
Note: Do Not Print is the factory default setting.
Collate
On (1,2,1,2,1,2)
Off (1,1,1,2,2,2)Stacks the pages of a print job in sequence when printing multiple copies
Notes:
On is the factory default setting.
The On setting stacks the print job sequentially.
Both settings print the entire job the number of times specified by the Copies
menu setting.
Separator Sheets
None
Between Copies
Between Jobs
Between PagesSpecifies whether blank separator sheets are inserted
Notes:
None is the factory default setting.
Between Copies inserts a blank sheet between each copy of a print job if
Collation is set to On. If Collation is set to Off, a blank page is inserted between
each set of printed pages, such as after all page 1s and after all page 2s.
Between Jobs inserts a blank sheet between print jobs.
Between Pages inserts a blank sheet between each page of the print job. This
setting is useful when printing transparencies or inserting blank pages in a
document for notes.
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							Menu itemDescription
Separator Source
Tray 
Manual FeederSpecifies the paper source for separator sheets
Notes:
Tray 1 (standard tray) is the factory default setting.
From the Paper menu, Configure MP must be set to Cassette in order for
Multi‑Purpose Feeder to appear as a menu setting.
N‑up (pages‑side)
Off
2‑Up
3‑Up
4‑Up
6‑Up
9‑Up
12‑Up
16‑UpSpecifies that multiple‑page images be printed on one side of a sheet of paper
Notes:
Off is the factory default setting.
The number selected is the number of page images that will print per side.
N‑up Ordering
Horizontal
Reverse Horizontal
Reverse Vertical
VerticalSpecifies the positioning of multiple‑page images when using N‑up (pages‑sides)
Notes:
Horizontal is the factory default setting.
Positioning depends on the number of images and whether the images are in
portrait or landscape orientation.
Orientation
Auto
Landscape
PortraitSpecifies the orientation of a multiple‑page sheet
Note: Auto is the factory default setting. The printer chooses between portrait and
landscape.
N‑up Border
None
SolidPrints a border around each page image when using N‑up (pages‑sides)
Note: None is the factory default setting.
Staple Job
Off
Auto
Front
Back
DualSpecifies whether print jobs are stapled
Notes:
Off is the factory default setting. Print jobs are not stapled.
Envelopes are not stapled.
Hole Punch
Off
OnSpecifies whether a hole punch is applied to print jobs
Notes:
This menu item is available only when a finisher with Hole Punch is installed.
Off is the factory default setting. A hole punch is not applied to print jobs.
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							Menu itemDescription
Hole Punch Mode
2, 3
2, 4Specifies the number of hole punches in print jobs
Notes:
This menu item is available only when a finisher with Hole Punch is installed.
The values of 2 and 3 are displayed only when the 3 Hole Finisher, that can
also be used for 2 holes, is installed.
The 3 hole finisher allows the user to select 2 or 3 hole punch.
The 4 hole finisher allows the user to select 2 or 4 hole punch.
Offset Pages
None
Between Copies
Between JobsStacks copies or print jobs into staggered sets in an output bin
Notes:
None is the factory default setting. No pages are offset during the print job.
Between Copies offsets each copy of a print job.
Between Jobs offsets each print job.
Quality menu
Menu itemDescription
Print Resolution
300 dpi
600 dpi
1200 dpi
1200 Image Q
2400 Image QSpecifies the printed output resolution
Note: 600 dpi is the factory default setting. The printer driver default is 1200 IQ.
Pixel Boost
Off
Fonts
Horizontally
Vertically
Both DirectionsEnhances the printed quality of small fonts and graphics
Notes:
Off is the factory default setting.
Fonts applies this setting only to text.
Horizontally darkens horizontal lines of text and images.
Vertically darkens vertical lines of text and images.
Both Directions darkens horizontal and vertical lines on text and images.
Toner Darkness
1–10Lightens or darkens the printed output
Notes:
8 is the factory default setting.
Selecting a smaller number can help conserve toner.
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