Lexmark X 950 User Manual

							Menu item Description
Content Source
Color Laser
Inkjet
Photo/Film
Magazine
Newspaper
Press
Other
Black and White LaserSpecifies how the original document was produced
Note: Color Laser is the factory default setting.
Color
On
OffSpecifies whether prints are in color
Note: Off is the factory default setting.
Resolution
150 dpi
200 dpi
300 dpi
400 dpi
600 dpi
75 dpiSpecifies the resolution of the scan in dots per inch (dpi)
Note: 150 dpi is the factory default setting.
Darkness
1–9Lightens or darkens the output
Note: 5 is the factory default setting.
Orientation
Portrait
LandscapeSpecifies the orientation of the scanned image
Note: Portrait is the factory default setting.
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							Menu item Description
Original Size
Letter
Legal
Executive
Ta b l o i d
Folio
Statement
Universal
4 x 6 in.
3 x 5 in.
Business Card
Custom Scan Size [x]
A3
A4
A5
Oficio (Mexico)
A6
JIS B4
JIS B5
Book Original
Auto Size Sense
Mixed SizesSpecifies the paper size of the original document
Note: Letter is the U.S. factory default setting. A4 is the international factory
default setting.
Sides (Duplex)
Off
Long edge
Short edgeSpecifies how the text and graphics are oriented on a page
Note: 
Off is the factory default setting.
JPEG Quality
Best for content
5–90Sets the quality of a JPEG photo image in relation to file size and quality
Notes:
Best for content is the factory default setting.
5 reduces the 
file size, but the quality of the image is lessened.
90 provides the best image quality, but the file size is very large.
This menu applies to all scan functions.
Te x t  D e f a u l t
5–90Sets the quality of the text in relation to file size and the quality of the image
Note: 75 is the factory default setting.
Te x t / P h o t o  D e f a u l t
5–90Sets the quality of a text/photo image in relation to file size and quality
Note: 75 is the factory default setting.
Photo Default
5–90Sets the quality of a photo image in relation to file size and quality
Note: 50 is the factory default setting.
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							Menu item Description
Use Multi‑Page TIFF
On
OffProvides a choice between single-page TIFF files and multiple‑page TIFF files.
For a multiple-page scan‑to‑FTP job, either one TIFF file is created containing
all the pages, or multiple TIFF 
files are created with one 
file for each page.
Notes:
On is the factory default setting.
This menu applies to all scan functions.
TIFF Compression
LZW
JPEGSpecifies the format used in compressing TIFF files
Note: LZW is the factory default setting.
Scan Bit Depth
8 bit
1 bitEnables the Text/Photo mode to have smaller file sizes by using 1‑bit images
when Color is set to Off
Note: 8 bit is the factory default setting.
File NameLets you enter a base file name
Note: A maximum of 53 characters is allowed.
Custom Job Scanning
Off
OnLets you copy a document containing mixed paper sizes in a single copy job
Note: 
Off is the factory default setting.
Scan Preview
Off
OnSpecifies whether a preview appears on the display for scan jobs
Note: Off is the factory default setting.
Background Removal
‑4 to 4Adjusts the amount of background visible on a copy
Note: 0 is the factory default setting.
Color Balance
Cyan - Red
Magenta - Green
Ye l l o w  -  B l u eEnables an equal balance of colors in the scanned image
Color Dropout
Color Dropout
None
Red
Green
Blue
Default Red Threshold
0–255
Default Green Threshold
0–255
Default Blue Threshold
0–255Specifies which color to drop and adjusts the dropout setting for each color
threshold
Notes:
None is the factory default setting for Color Dropout.
128 is the factory default setting for each color threshold.
Contrast
Best for content
0–5Specifies the contrast of the scanned image
Note: Best for content is the factory default setting.
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							Menu item Description
Mirror Image
Off
OnCreates a mirror image of the original document
Note: 
Off is the factory default setting.
Negative Image
Off
OnCreates a negative image of the original document
Note: Off is the factory default setting.
Shadow Detail
‑4 to 4Adjusts the amount of shadow detail visible on a scanned image
Note: 0 is the factory default setting.
Scan edge to edge
Off
OnSpecifies whether the original document is scanned edge-to-edge
Note: Off is the factory default setting.
Sharpness
1–5Adjusts the amount of sharpness on a scanned image
Note: 3 is the factory default setting.
Te m p e r a t u r e
‑4 to 4Enables the user to specify warm or cool outputs. Cool values generate a bluer
output than the default while warm values generate a redder output than the
default.
Print Settings
Menu item Description
Copies
1–999Specifies a default number of copies for each print job
Note: 1 is the factory default setting.
Paper Source
Tr a y  [ x ]
MP Feeder
Manual Paper
Manual EnvelopeSets a default paper source for all print jobs
Note: Tray 1 is the factory default setting.
Color
Color
Black OnlySpecifies whether copies are printed in color
Note: Color is the factory default setting.
Collate
On (1,2,1,2,1,2)
O ff  ( 1 ,1 ,1 , 2 , 2 , 2 )Stacks the pages of a print job in sequence when printing multiple copies
Note: On is the factory default setting.
Sides (Duplex)
1 sided
2 sidedSpecifies whether prints are on one side or on both sides of the page
Note: 1 sided is the factory default setting.
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							Menu item Description
Staple
Off
Auto
Back
Dual
Dual Double
FrontSpecifies whether prints are stapled
Notes:
Off is the factory default setting.
This menu appears only when a stapler is installed.
Hole Punch
Off
OnSpecifies whether prints have punched holes
Notes:
Off is the factory default setting.
This menu appears only when a puncher is installed.
Hole Punch Mode
2 holes
3 holes
4 holesDetermines the type of punch finishing performed on prints
Notes:
3 holes is the factory default setting if 3‑hole puncher is installed.
4 holes is the factory default setting if 2‑hole and 4‑hole puncher is installed.
This menu appears only when a puncher is installed.
Duplex Binding
Long Edge
Short EdgeDefines the way two‑sided 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 assumes binding along the long edge of the page (left edge for portrait
and top edge for landscape).
Short edge assumes binding along the short edge of the page (top edge for
portrait and left edge for landscape).
Paper Saver Orientation
Auto
Landscape
PortraitSpecifies the orientation of a multiple‑page document
Note: Auto is the factory default setting. The printer chooses between portrait and
landscape.
Paper Saver
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 paper
Notes:
Off is the factory default setting.
The number selected is the number of page images that will print per side.
Paper Saver Border
None
SolidPrints a border on each page image
Note: None is the factory default setting.
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							Menu item Description
Paper Saver Ordering
Horizontal
Reverse Horizontal
Reverse Vertical
Ve r t i c a lSpecifies the positioning of multiple‑page images
Notes:
Horizontal is the factory default setting.
Positioning depends on the number of page images and whether they are in
portrait or landscape orientation.
Separator Sheets
Off
Between Copies
Between Jobs
Between PagesSpecifies whether blank separator sheets are inserted
Notes:
Off is the factory default setting.
Between Copies inserts a blank sheet between each copy of a print job if Collate
is set to On. If Collate is set to Off, then a blank page is inserted between each set
of printed pages, such as after all page 1's and after all page 2's.
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 when inserting blank pages in a
document .
Separator Sheet Source
Tr a y  [ x ]
Manual FeederSpecifies the paper source for separator sheets
Note: Tray 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.
OCR Settings menu
Use To
Auto Rotate
On
OffAutomatically rotate scanned documents for proper orientation.
Note: On is the factory default setting.
Despeckle
Off
OnRemove specks from a scanned image.
Note: Off is the factory default setting.
Inverse Detection
On
OffRecognize and make the white text on a black background editable.
Note: On is the factory default setting.
Auto Contrast Enhance
Off
OnAutomatically adjust the contrast to improve OCR quality.
Note: 
Off is the factory default setting.
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							Use To
Recognized Languages
English
French
German
Spanish
Italian
Portugues
Danish
Dutch
Norwegian
Swedish
Finnish
Hungarian
PolishSet the language or languages that the OCR can recognize.
For each language, select from the following options:
Off
On
Note: The language is enabled by default. If it is set to a value that is not in
the list of recognized languages, English is enabled by default.
Print Settings
Setup menu
Menu item Description
Printer Language
PS Emulation
PCL EmulationSets the default printer language
Notes:
PS Emulation 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.
Job Waiting
Off
OnSpecifies 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 when a non-read‑only printer
hard disk is installed. This requirement ensures that
stored jobs are not deleted if the printer loses power.
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							Menu item Description
Print Area
Normal
Whole PageSets the logical and physical printable area
Notes:
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.
Whole Page 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. Whole Page only affects pages printed using a
PCL 5e interpreter. This setting has no 
effect on pages
printed using the PCL XL or PostScript interpreter.
Printer Usage
Max Speed
Max YieldSets color toner use in printing
Notes:
Max Speed is the default printer setting.
The printer driver is capable of overriding this setting
Black Only Mode
Off
OnSets the printer to print text and graphics using only the black
print cartridge
Note: 
Off is the factory default setting.
Download Target
RAM
Flash
DiskSets the storage location for downloads
Notes:
RAM is the factory default setting. Storing downloads in
RAM is temporary.
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.
This menu appears only when a flash and/or disk option
is installed.
Resource Save
Off
OnSpecifies 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.
On retains the downloads during language changes and
printer resets. If the printer runs out of memory, then 38
Memory Full appears, and downloads are not deleted.
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							Menu item Description
Print All Order
Alphabetical
Oldest First
Newest FirstSpecifies the order in which held and confidential jobs are
printed when Print All is selected
Note: Alphabetical is the factory default setting. Print jobs
always appear in alphabetical order on the printer control
panel.
Job Accounting menu
Note: This menu item appears only if a formatted, non-defective printer hard disk is installed. The printer
hard disk cannot be read/write‑ or write‑protected.
Menu item Description
Job Accounting Log
Off
OnDetermines if the printer creates a log of the print jobs it receives
Note: 
Off is the factory default setting.
Job Accounting UtilitiesLets you print and delete log files or export them to a flash drive
Accounting Log Frequency
Monthly
WeeklyDetermines how often a log file is created
Note: Monthly is the factory default setting.
Log Action at End of Frequency
None
E‑mail Current Log
E‑mail & Delete Current Log
Post Current Log
Post & Delete Current LogDetermines how the printer responds when the frequency threshold expires
Note: None is the factory default setting.
Disk Near Full Level
1–99
OffSpecifies the maximum size of the log file before the printer executes the Disk
Near Full Action
Note: 5MB is the factory default setting.
Disk Near Full Action
None
E‑mail Current Log
E‑mail & Delete Current Log
E‑mail & Delete Oldest Log
Post Current Log
Post & Delete Current Log
Post & Delete Oldest Log
Delete Current Log
Delete Oldest Log
Delete All Logs
Delete All But CurrentDetermines how the printer responds when the printer hard disk is nearly full
Notes:
None is the factory default setting.
The value 
defined in Disk Near Full Level determines when this action is
triggered.
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							Menu item Description
Disk Full Action
None
E‑mail & Delete Current Log
E‑mail & Delete Oldest Log
Post & Delete Current Log
Post & Delete Oldest Log
Delete Current Log
Delete Oldest Log
Delete All Logs
Delete All But CurrentDetermines how the printer responds when disk usage reaches the maximum
limit (100MB)
Note: None is the factory default setting.
URL to Post LogsDetermines where the printer posts job accounting logs
E‑mail Address to Send LogsSpecifies the e‑mail address to which the device sends job accounting logs
Log File Prefix Note: The current host name defined in the TCP/IP menu is used as the
default log file prefix.
Finishing menu
Menu item Description
Sides (Duplex)
1 sided
2 sidedSpecifies whether duplex (2‑sided) printing is set as the default setting for all
print jobs
Notes:
1 sided is the factory default setting.
Yo u  c a n  s e t  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 assumes binding
along the long edge of the page (left edge for portrait and top edge for
landscape).
Short edge assumes binding along the short edge of the page (top edge
for portrait and left edge for landscape).
Copies
1–999Specifies the 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.
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