Device

Preferences

Menu item

Description

Display Language

[List of languages]

Set the language of the text that appears on the display.

Country/Region

[List of countries or regions]

Identify the country or region where the printer is configured to operate.

Run initial setup

No

Yes*

Run the setup wizard.

Displayed information

Display Text 1 [IP Address*]

Display Text 2 [Date/Time*]

Custom Text 1

Custom Text 2

Specify the information to appear on the home screen.

Date and Time

Configure

Current Date and Time

Manually Set Date and Time

Date Format [MM-DD-YYYY*]

Time Format [12 hour A.M./P.M.*]

Time Zone [GMT*]

Configure the printer date and time.

Date and Time

Network Time Protocol

Enable NTP [On*]

NTP Server

Configure the settings for Network Time Protocol (NTP).

Paper Sizes

U.S.*

Metric

Specify the unit of measurement for paper sizes.

Note:  The country or region selected in the initial setup wizard determines the initial paper size setting.

Flash Drive Access

Enabled*

Disabled

Enable access to the flash drive.

Screen Timeout

5–300 (60*)

Set the idle time in seconds before the display shows the home screen, or before the printer logs off a user account automatically.


Remote Operator Panel

Menu item

Description

External VNC Connection

Don’t Allow*

Allow

Connect an external Virtual Network Computing (VNC) client to the remote control panel.

Authentication Type

None*

Standard Authentication

Set the authentication type when accessing the VNC client server.

VNC Password

Specify the password to connect to the VNC client server.

Note:  This menu item appears only if Authentication Type is set to Standard Authentication.


Notifications

Menu item

Description

Supplies

Show Supply Estimates

Show estimates*

Do not show estimates

Show the estimated supply status information.

Supplies

Display Estimates

Pages*

Percent

Determine the unit that the printer uses to estimate supply usage and trigger custom notifications when user intervention is required.

Note:  This menu item appears only in the Embedded Web Server.

Supplies

Cartridge Alarm

Off

Single*

Continuous

Set the number of times that the alarm sounds when the toner cartridge is low.

Supplies

Custom Supply Notifications

Configure notification settings when the printer requires user intervention.

Note:  This menu item appears only in the Embedded Web Server.

Error Prevention

Jam Assist

Off

On*

Set the printer to check for jammed paper automatically.

Error Prevention

Auto Continue

Disabled

5–255 (5*)

Let the printer continue processing or printing a job automatically after clearing certain attendance conditions.

Error Prevention

Auto Reboot

Auto Reboot

Reboot always*

Reboot never

Reboot when idle

Set the printer to restart when an error occurs.

Error Prevention

Auto Reboot

Max Auto Reboots

1–20 (2*)

Set the number of automatic reboots that the printer can perform.

Error Prevention

Auto Reboot

Auto Reboot Window

1–525600 (720*)

Set the number of seconds before the printer performs an automatic reboot.

Error Prevention

Auto Reboot

Auto Reboot Counter

Show a read-only information of the reboot counter.

Error Prevention

Display Short Paper Error

Auto-clear*

On

Set the printer to show a message when a short paper error occurs.

Note:  Short paper refers to the size of the paper loaded.

Error Prevention

Page Protect

Off*

On

Set the printer to process the entire page into the memory before printing it.

Jam Content Recovery

Jam Recovery

Off

On

Auto*

Set the printer to reprint jammed pages.


Power Management

Menu item

Description

Sleep Mode Profile

Print with Display off

Allow printing with display off*

Display on when printing

Allow printing with the display turned off.

Timeouts

Sleep Mode

1–120 minutes (15*)

Set the idle time before the printer begins operating in Sleep mode.

Timeouts

Hibernate Timeout

Disabled

1 hour

2 hours

3 hours

6 hours

1 day

2 days

3 days*

1 week

2 weeks

1 month

Set the time before the printer enters Hibernate mode.

Timeouts

Hibernate Timeout on Connection

Hibernate

Do Not Hibernate*

Set the printer to Hibernate mode even when an active Ethernet connection exists.

Eco-Mode

Off*

Energy

Energy/Paper

Paper

Minimize the use of energy, paper, or specialty media.

Note:  Setting Eco-Mode to Energy or Paper may affect printer performance, but not print quality.


Restore Factory Defaults

Menu item

Description

Restore Settings

Restore all settings

Restore printer settings

Restore network settings

Restore the printer factory default settings.


Information Sent to Lexmark

Menu item

Description

Information Sent to Lexmark

Save

Supplies and Page Usage (Anonymous)

Device Performance (Anonymous)

None of the Above*

Send printer usage and performance information to Lexmark.

Note:  Information Send Time appears only when you select any of the settings in Information Sent to Lexmark, except None of the Above.

Information Send Time

Start Time

Stop Time


Maintenance

Config Menu

Menu item

Description

USB Configuration

USB PnP

1*

2

Change the USB driver mode of the printer to improve its compatibility with a personal computer.

USB Configuration

USB Speed

Full

Auto*

Set the USB port to run at full speed and disable its high-speed capabilities.

Tray Configuration

Tray Linking

Automatic*

Off

Set the printer to link the trays that have the same paper type and paper size settings.

Tray Configuration

Show Tray Insert Message

Off

Only for unknown sizes*

Always

Show the Tray Insert message.

Tray Configuration

A5 Loading

Short Edge

Long Edge*

Specify the page orientation when loading A5-size paper.

Tray Configuration

Paper Prompts

Auto*

MP Feeder

Manual Paper

Set the paper source that the user fills when a prompt to load paper appears.

Note:  For MP Feeder to appear, set Configure MP to Cassette from the Paper menu.

Tray Configuration

Envelope Prompts

Auto*

MP Feeder

Manual Envelope

Set the paper source that the user fills when a prompt to load envelope appears.

Note:  For MP Feeder to appear, set Configure MP to Cassette from the Paper menu.

Tray Configuration

Action for Prompts

Prompt user*

Continue

Use current

Set the printer to resolve paper- or envelope-related change prompts.

Reports

Menu Settings Page

Event Log

Event Log Summary

HealthCheck Statistics

Print reports about printer menu settings, printer events, and event logs.

Supply Usage And Counters

Clear Supply Usage History

Reset Black Cartridge Counter

Reset Black Imaging Unit Counter

Reset Maintenance Counter

Reset the supply usage history or the supply page counters after replacing the toner cartridge and imaging unit.

Printer Emulations

PPDS Emulation

Off*

On

Set the printer to recognize and use the PPDS data stream.

Print Configuration

Font Sharpening

0–150 (24*)

Set a text point-size value below which the high-frequency screens are used when printing font data.

For example, if the value is 24, then all fonts sized 24 points or less use the high-frequency screens.

Print Configuration

Print Density

Disabled*

1–5 (3*)

Adjust the toner density when printing documents.

Device Operations

Quiet Mode

Off*

On

Set the amount of noise that the printer produces.

Note:  Enabling this setting slows the printer performance.

Device Operations

Panel Menus

Enable*

Disable

Enable access to the control panel menus.

Note:  This menu item appears only in the Embedded Web Server.

Device Operations

Safe Mode

Off*

On

Set the printer to operate in a special mode, in which it attempts to continue offering as much functionality as possible, despite known issues.

For example, when set to On, and the duplex motor is nonfunctional, the printer performs one-sided printing of the documents even if the job is two-sided printing.

Device Operations

Clear Custom Status

Erase user-defined strings for the Default or Alternate custom messages.

Device Operations

Clear all remotely-installed messages

Erase messages that were remotely installed.

Device Operations

Automatically Display Error Screens

On*

Off

Show existing error messages on the display after the printer remains inactive on the home screen for a length of time equal to the Screen Timeout setting.

Device Operations

Enable Optional Parallel Port

Off*

On

Enable an optional parallel port.

Note:  When set to On, the printer restarts.


Out of Service Erase

Menu item

Description

Out of Service Erase

Printer Memory Last Sanitized

Show information on when the printer memory was last sanitized.

Out of Service Erase

Sanitize all information on nonvolatile memory

Clear all settings and applications that are stored in the printer memory.

Out of Service Erase

Erase all printer and network settings

Clear all settings and applications that are stored in the printer and network.


Visible Home Screen Icons

Menu

Description

Change Language

Bookmarks

Held Jobs

USB

Specify which icons to show on the home screen.

Note:  USB appears only in the 4702P printer model.


About this Printer

Menu item

Description

Asset Tag

Show the serial number of the printer.

Printer’s Location

Identify the printer location. Maximum length is 63 characters.

Contact

Personalize the printer name. Maximum length is 63 characters.

Export Configuration File to USB

Export configuration files to a flash drive.

Export Compressed Logs to USB

Export compressed log files to a flash drive.