Setup Guide
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... Optional steps you harm. • Messages that might cause you may want to skip. A warning identifies something that might damage your printer hardware or software. Caution! Warning! A caution identifies something that appear on the operator panel display are also printed in a boldface type: If Black ...must install a new black toner cartridge before you can resume printing. • Notes, warnings, and cautions appear in a colored arrow at the bottom of selected pages: Colored arrows, like this one, identify optional steps you may find useful. Note: A note provides auxil-
... Optional steps you harm. • Messages that might cause you may want to skip. A warning identifies something that might damage your printer hardware or software. Caution! Warning! A caution identifies something that appear on the operator panel display are also printed in a boldface type: If Black ...must install a new black toner cartridge before you can resume printing. • Notes, warnings, and cautions appear in a colored arrow at the bottom of selected pages: Colored arrows, like this one, identify optional steps you may find useful. Note: A note provides auxil-
User's Guide
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... Printing current menu settings 8 Changing menu settings 9 Locking the menus 10 Menu overview 12 Supplies Menu 13 Maintenance Menu 14 Color Menu 15 Paper Menu 16 Finishing Menu 22 Tests Menu 26 Job Menu 28 Setup Menu 29 PCL Emul Menu 35 PostScript Menu...Serial Menu 43 Network Menu 47 Infrared Menu 49 LocalTalk Menu 52 Fax Menu 55 3 Using color 57 Communicating in color 57 Guidelines 58 Defining color 58 Additive colors 59 Subtractive colors 59 Color tools 60 In your printer 60 In your software 60 Adjusting color 61 Printing color and mono jobs 63 iv Table of contents
... Printing current menu settings 8 Changing menu settings 9 Locking the menus 10 Menu overview 12 Supplies Menu 13 Maintenance Menu 14 Color Menu 15 Paper Menu 16 Finishing Menu 22 Tests Menu 26 Job Menu 28 Setup Menu 29 PCL Emul Menu 35 PostScript Menu...Serial Menu 43 Network Menu 47 Infrared Menu 49 LocalTalk Menu 52 Fax Menu 55 3 Using color 57 Communicating in color 57 Guidelines 58 Defining color 58 Additive colors 59 Subtractive colors 59 Color tools 60 In your printer 60 In your software 60 Adjusting color 61 Printing color and mono jobs 63 iv Table of contents
User's Guide
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... documents are also printed in a boldface type: If Black Toner Empty appears on the operator panel display are provided in your printer or about Lexmark products and services. Refer to use some of the most popular MarkVision features. • Network Adapter User's Guide, which provides...after installing it in English only. Online documents The CD that might damage your printer contains several online documents. Once you harm. • Messages that came with your printer hardware or software. A warning identifies something that was shipped with the CD for easy reference. ...
... documents are also printed in a boldface type: If Black Toner Empty appears on the operator panel display are provided in your printer or about Lexmark products and services. Refer to use some of the most popular MarkVision features. • Network Adapter User's Guide, which provides...after installing it in English only. Online documents The CD that might damage your printer contains several online documents. Once you harm. • Messages that came with your printer hardware or software. A warning identifies something that was shipped with the CD for easy reference. ...
User's Guide
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... PANTONE Colors generated by qualified Pantone-licensed software packages. Contact Pantone, Inc. and other countries. TrueType is intended by Lexmark International, Inc. PANTONE Color simulations are only obtainable on this product when driven by the Optra Color 1200 are four-color process ...to the commands. Use current PANTONE Color Reference manuals for a current list of qualified licensees. This printer is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Trademarks FontVision, Lexmark, MarkNet, MarkVision, and Optra are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United...
... PANTONE Colors generated by qualified Pantone-licensed software packages. Contact Pantone, Inc. and other countries. TrueType is intended by Lexmark International, Inc. PANTONE Color simulations are only obtainable on this product when driven by the Optra Color 1200 are four-color process ...to the commands. Use current PANTONE Color Reference manuals for a current list of qualified licensees. This printer is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Trademarks FontVision, Lexmark, MarkNet, MarkVision, and Optra are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United...
User's Guide
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...Printer settings selected from a software application or driver override default settings selected from MarkVision makes that setting the user default for all subsequent jobs sent to the printer. However, you can change to control printer function. In most cases, settings you change many of the printer operator panel menus. Changing 2 printer... printer feature you to the structure of these settings from your application, from a Lexmark printer driver, or from the MarkVision printer utility. Changing printer settings 5 Keep in mind, however, that changing a printer ...
...Printer settings selected from a software application or driver override default settings selected from MarkVision makes that setting the user default for all subsequent jobs sent to the printer. However, you can change to control printer function. In most cases, settings you change many of the printer operator panel menus. Changing 2 printer... printer feature you to the structure of these settings from your application, from a Lexmark printer driver, or from the MarkVision printer utility. Changing printer settings 5 Keep in mind, however, that changing a printer ...
User's Guide
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Changing menu settings Follow the steps below to change a user default setting from the menus: 1 From the operator panel, press Menu> or or or or If an error message appears on the display, see "Understanding printer messages" on page 100.
Changing menu settings Follow the steps below to change a user default setting from the menus: 1 From the operator panel, press Menu> or or or or If an error message appears on the display, see "Understanding printer messages" on page 100.
User's Guide
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...When Toner Saver is Off, the printer smooths printed characters to better match the colors of printing. Values Vivid* RGB CMYK Black & White Display The Color Correction setting lets you need to print jobs composed largely of text. Graphics* Images 1200 Image Q The default setting, ...and graphics. Color Menu Menu item Color Correction Print Quality Toner Saver *Factory default Color Menu Use the Color Menu to simulate the colors on your toner supply, set Toner Saver On. See page 62 for example), you are using a software application that has its own color correction, choose...
...When Toner Saver is Off, the printer smooths printed characters to better match the colors of printing. Values Vivid* RGB CMYK Black & White Display The Color Correction setting lets you need to print jobs composed largely of text. Graphics* Images 1200 Image Q The default setting, ...and graphics. Color Menu Menu item Color Correction Print Quality Toner Saver *Factory default Color Menu Use the Color Menu to simulate the colors on your toner supply, set Toner Saver On. See page 62 for example), you are using a software application that has its own color correction, choose...
User's Guide
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...is set the paper size, adjust the rear paper guide to select the correct paper size from the Paper Size menu when you want your software application. Menus 17 You cannot change the default paper size for 11.7 x 17 in the tray. The MP Feeder Size menu item is...the Configure MP menu item is important to the appropriate position in . (297 x 432 mm). The printer formats the page for these trays from the Size Detection menu item. The printer automatically determines the size of the paper installed in the multipurpose feeder.) Select the appropriate setting from the operator...
...is set the paper size, adjust the rear paper guide to select the correct paper size from the Paper Size menu when you want your software application. Menus 17 You cannot change the default paper size for 11.7 x 17 in the tray. The MP Feeder Size menu item is...the Configure MP menu item is important to the appropriate position in . (297 x 432 mm). The printer formats the page for these trays from the Size Detection menu item. The printer automatically determines the size of the paper installed in the multipurpose feeder.) Select the appropriate setting from the operator...
User's Guide
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... for each source to Custom Type 3 (if those three custom types are using names for three different letterheads for different individuals in your software application simply by specifying a paper type and size. If you have the same paper loaded in the Paper Type menu item. If you...to the Setup Guide for the media you are not predefined for printing paper. You can specify the Custom Type from the software application or driver, and the printer will feed paper from your workplace, you can define a custom type for up and uncollated in each individual's letterhead. This...
... for each source to Custom Type 3 (if those three custom types are using names for three different letterheads for different individuals in your software application simply by specifying a paper type and size. If you have the same paper loaded in the Paper Type menu item. If you...to the Setup Guide for the media you are not predefined for printing paper. You can specify the Custom Type from the software application or driver, and the printer will feed paper from your workplace, you can define a custom type for up and uncollated in each individual's letterhead. This...
User's Guide
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... Pages to Print to include application-generated blank pages with your software application must also let you send a three-page job to print and set Copies to 2, the printer prints page 1, page 1, page 2, page 2, page 3, page 3. Press Go to 2, for the printer and the application, and may receive an Insufficient Collation Area message...
... Pages to Print to include application-generated blank pages with your software application must also let you send a three-page job to print and set Copies to 2, the printer prints page 1, page 1, page 2, page 2, page 3, page 3. Press Go to 2, for the printer and the application, and may receive an Insufficient Collation Area message...
User's Guide
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... PCL Fonts or PS 2 Fonts to the Technical Reference for each menu item, the installed options, the amount of installed printer memory, the printer software code levels, the total count of printed pages, and the printer serial number. Press Select to view a list of the demo files stored in the specified...Print Demo menu item to print a list of all the fonts currently available in your printer. Press Menu> or or Tests Menu Menu item Print Menus Print Fonts Print Directory Print Demo Color Samples Factory Defaults Tests Menu Use the Tests Menu to print a variety of listings relating...
... PCL Fonts or PS 2 Fonts to the Technical Reference for each menu item, the installed options, the amount of installed printer memory, the printer software code levels, the total count of printed pages, and the printer serial number. Press Select to view a list of the demo files stored in the specified...Print Demo menu item to print a list of all the fonts currently available in your printer. Press Menu> or or Tests Menu Menu item Print Menus Print Fonts Print Directory Print Demo Color Samples Factory Defaults Tests Menu Use the Tests Menu to print a variety of listings relating...
User's Guide
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Press Menu> or or Job Menu Menu item Cancel Job Reset Printer Print Buffer Job Menu The Job Menu is available when the printer is idle, when the printer is busy processing or printing a job, when a printer message is displayed, or when the printer is in Hex Trace mode.
Press Menu> or or Job Menu Menu item Cancel Job Reset Printer Print Buffer Job Menu The Job Menu is available when the printer is idle, when the printer is busy processing or printing a job, when a printer message is displayed, or when the printer is in Hex Trace mode.
User's Guide
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...and 120 minutes. Both messages indicate the printer is idle. Setting a printer language as 120. If your printer. Setting Power Saver to your printer is in constant use, select a high setting, such as the default does not prevent the software application from sending print jobs that requires ...more memory than is available. This uses much less energy, but requires more energy. Your computer uses printer languages, such as PCL emulation and PostScript Level 2 ...
...and 120 minutes. Both messages indicate the printer is idle. Setting a printer language as 120. If your printer. Setting Power Saver to your printer is in constant use, select a high setting, such as the default does not prevent the software application from sending print jobs that requires ...more memory than is available. This uses much less energy, but requires more energy. Your computer uses printer languages, such as PCL emulation and PostScript Level 2 ...
User's Guide
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...Buffer Size is canceled. The setting has no effect on PCL emulation print jobs. 30 Chapter 2: Changing printer settings Use your software application or the MarkVision printer utility to download resources to receive additional bytes of PostScript data from the Job Menu. The print timeout ...counter does not start until one of the following occurs: • The printer receives enough information to 100%. The...
...Buffer Size is canceled. The setting has no effect on PCL emulation print jobs. 30 Chapter 2: Changing printer settings Use your software application or the MarkVision printer utility to download resources to receive additional bytes of PostScript data from the Job Menu. The print timeout ...counter does not start until one of the following occurs: • The printer receives enough information to 100%. The...
User's Guide
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...= 5 Assign Man Pap = Off Assign Man Env = Off You can then successfully choose the correct paper source with other Lexmark Optra printers, as well as with the LaserJet 5 printer driver. Assign MP Feeder Assign Tray 1 Assign Tray 2 Assign Tray 3 Assign Man Paper Assign Man Env Off* 0...199 VIEW... provides software compatibility with other manufacturers' printers. For example, if you select 198 mm, the width of the logical page is wide enough to set up for more information about assigning source numbers. When you want to use a LaserJet 5 printer driver with an Optra Color 1200 with ...
...= 5 Assign Man Pap = Off Assign Man Env = Off You can then successfully choose the correct paper source with other Lexmark Optra printers, as well as with the LaserJet 5 printer driver. Assign MP Feeder Assign Tray 1 Assign Tray 2 Assign Tray 3 Assign Man Paper Assign Man Env Off* 0...199 VIEW... provides software compatibility with other manufacturers' printers. For example, if you select 198 mm, the width of the logical page is wide enough to set up for more information about assigning source numbers. When you want to use a LaserJet 5 printer driver with an Optra Color 1200 with ...
User's Guide
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...* (hardware handshaking) DTR/DSR (hardware handshaking) XON/XOFF (software handshaking) XON/XOFF/DTR (combined handshaking) XON/XOFF/DTR/DSR (combined handshaking) Robust XON The printer supports hardware handshaking, software handshaking, and combined hardware and software handshaking, as indicated in the list of XONs to the host...Robust XON is set to XON/XOFF. Off* On Baud This printer setting only applies to the serial port if Serial Protocol is set On, the printer sends a continuous stream of values for more data. 1200 2400 4800 9600* 19200 38400 57600 115200 Data Bits If you...
...* (hardware handshaking) DTR/DSR (hardware handshaking) XON/XOFF (software handshaking) XON/XOFF/DTR (combined handshaking) XON/XOFF/DTR/DSR (combined handshaking) Robust XON The printer supports hardware handshaking, software handshaking, and combined hardware and software handshaking, as indicated in the list of XONs to the host...Robust XON is set to XON/XOFF. Off* On Baud This printer setting only applies to the serial port if Serial Protocol is set On, the printer sends a continuous stream of values for more data. 1200 2400 4800 9600* 19200 38400 57600 115200 Data Bits If you...
User's Guide
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... saturated colors. For example, light coming from a computer screen 58 Chapter 3: Using color Guidelines Follow these guidelines when using color: • Less is subjective, no two people see color in exactly the same way. For example, use to make your color printer. Overusing color can ... slice with your color use the same color in a document to highlight similar concepts. • Use the brightest color to draw attention to the most important slice with your software application. Draw attention to understand. Defining color Because perception of color and how it ...
... saturated colors. For example, light coming from a computer screen 58 Chapter 3: Using color Guidelines Follow these guidelines when using color: • Less is subjective, no two people see color in exactly the same way. For example, use to make your color printer. Overusing color can ... slice with your color use the same color in a document to highlight similar concepts. • Use the brightest color to draw attention to the most important slice with your software application. Draw attention to understand. Defining color Because perception of color and how it ...
User's Guide
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... Windows 3.1. Visual status. Unlike other network printer management software, MarkVision's alert-driven architecture lets you actively monitor the status of the selected printer's operator panel. For example, Lexmark offers an application that works with a printer. You can determine the current status for each printer and see a graphic of accessing printer information from your network, MarkVision immediately provides...
... Windows 3.1. Visual status. Unlike other network printer management software, MarkVision's alert-driven architecture lets you actively monitor the status of the selected printer's operator panel. For example, Lexmark offers an application that works with a printer. You can determine the current status for each printer and see a graphic of accessing printer information from your network, MarkVision immediately provides...
User's Guide
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...20-foot 1284-B parallel cables; 9.8-foot 1284 A-C parallel cable 50-foot serial cable 144 Appendix B: Printer specifications Standard features (continued) Feature Internal solutions ports Printer software Description 2 ports for network adapters, tri-port adapters, or parallel port adapters 1 connector for the following..., and spooled jobs For installing compatible Lexmark or third-party hard disks Adapters available to support the following topologies: • Ethernet 10BaseT and 10Base2 • Ethernet 10/100BaseTX • Token-Ring (connects the printer to a Token-Ring network via DB9...
...20-foot 1284-B parallel cables; 9.8-foot 1284 A-C parallel cable 50-foot serial cable 144 Appendix B: Printer specifications Standard features (continued) Feature Internal solutions ports Printer software Description 2 ports for network adapters, tri-port adapters, or parallel port adapters 1 connector for the following..., and spooled jobs For installing compatible Lexmark or third-party hard disks Adapters available to support the following topologies: • Ethernet 10BaseT and 10Base2 • Ethernet 10/100BaseTX • Token-Ring (connects the printer to a Token-Ring network via DB9...
User's Guide
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... it is sending to that allows the sharing of the characters (measured in points). Color produced by transmitting data one wavelength of the printer. A printer function that automatically switches the printer language to the printer. server. A device that of the job the software application is easy to change (or scale) the size of resources, such as...
... it is sending to that allows the sharing of the characters (measured in points). Color produced by transmitting data one wavelength of the printer. A printer function that automatically switches the printer language to the printer. server. A device that of the job the software application is easy to change (or scale) the size of resources, such as...