Display Language

English

Francais

Deutsch

Italiano

Espanol

Dansk

Norsk

Nederlands

Svenska

Portuguese

Suomi

Russian

Polski

Greek

Magyar

Turkce

Cesky

Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Korean

Japanese

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

Note: Not all languages are available for all models. You may need to install special hardware for some languages.

Show Supply Estimates

Show estimates

Do not show estimates

View supplies estimates on the control panel, Embedded Web Server, menu settings, and device statistics reports.

Eco-Mode

Off

Energy

Energy/Paper

Paper

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

Notes:

• Off is the factory default setting. This setting resets the printer to its factory default settings.
• Setting Eco-Mode to Energy or Paper may affect printer performance, but not print quality.

Quiet Mode

Off

On

Reduce the printer noise.

Note: Off is the factory default setting.

Run Initial Setup

Yes

No

Run the setup wizard.

Keyboard¹

Keyboard Type

English

Francais

Francais Canadien

Deutsch

Italiano

Espanol

Greek

Dansk

Norsk

Nederlands

Svenska

Suomi

Portuguese

Russian

Polski

Swiss German

Swiss French

Korean

Magyar

Turkce

Cesky

Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Japanese

Custom Key [x]

Specify a language and custom key information for the keyboard on the display.

Paper Sizes

US

Metric

Specify the unit of measurement for paper sizes.

Notes:

• US is the factory default setting.
• The country or region that you selected in the initial setup wizard determines the initial paper size setting.

Displayed Information¹

Left side

Right side

Specify the display information in the upper corners of the home screen.

Select from the following options:

None

IP Address

Hostname

Contact Name

Location

Date/Time

mDNS/DDNS Service Name

Zero Configuration Name

Custom Text [x]

Model Name

Notes:

• IP Address is the factory default setting for Left side.
• Date/Time is the factory default setting for Right side.

Displayed Information¹

Custom Text [x]

Specify the text to display in the upper corners of the home screen.

Note: You can type up to 32 characters.

Displayed Information (continued)¹

Black Toner

Specify the display information for Black Toner.

Select from the following options:

When to display

Do not display

Display

Message to display

Default

Alternate

Default

[text entry]

Alternate

[text entry]

Notes:

• Do not display is the factory default setting for When to display.
• Default is the factory default setting for Message to display.

Displayed Information (continued)¹

Paper Jam

Load Paper

Service Errors

Customize the display information for certain menus.

Select from the following options:

Display

Yes

No

Message to display

Default

Alternate

Default

[text entry]

Alternate

[text entry]

Notes:

• No is the factory default setting for Display.
• Default is the factory default setting for Message to display.

Home screen customization

Change Language

Search Held Jobs

Held Jobs

USB Drive

Profiles and Solutions¹

Bookmarks¹

Jobs by User¹

Forms and Favorites¹

Change the icons that appear on the home screen.

Select from the following options:

Display

Do not display

Date Format¹

MM-DD-YYYY

DD-MM-YYYY

YYYY-MM-DD

Format the printer date.

Note: MM-DD-YYYY is the U.S. factory default setting. DD-MM-YYYY is the international factory default setting.

Time Format¹

12 hour A.M./P.M.

24 hour clock

Format the printer time.

Note: 12 hour A.M./P.M. is the factory default setting.

Screen Brightness¹

20–100

Specify the brightness of the display.

Note: 100 is the factory default setting.

Audio Feedback¹

Button Feedback

On

Off

Speaker Volume

1–10

Set button volume and feedback.

Notes:

• On is the factory default setting for Button Feedback.
• 5 is the factory default setting for Speaker Volume.

Show Bookmarks¹

Yes

No

Specify whether to display Bookmarks from the Held Jobs area.

Note: Yes is the factory default setting.

Web Page Refresh Rate¹

30–300

Specify the number of seconds between Embedded Web Server refreshes.

Note: 120 is the factory default setting.

Contact Name¹

Specify a contact name for the printer.

Note: The contact name is stored on the Embedded Web Server.

Location¹

Specify the printer location.

Note: The location is stored on the Embedded Web Server.

Alarms¹

Alarm Control

Cartridge Alarm

Set an alarm when the printer requires user intervention.

Select from the following options:

Off

Single

Continuous

Notes:

• Single is the factory default setting for Alarm Control.
• Off is the factory default setting for Cartridge Alarm.

Timeouts

Standby Mode¹

Disabled

1–240

Set the duration of idle time before the printer enters a lower power state.

Note: 15 minutes is the factory default setting.

Timeouts

Sleep Mode

Disabled

1–120

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

Notes:

• 20 minutes is the factory default setting.
• Disabled appears only when Energy Conserve is set to Off.
• Lower settings conserve more energy, but may require longer warm-up times.

Timeouts

Print with Display Off

Allow printing with display off

Display on when printing

Print a job with the display turned off.

Note: Display on when printing is the factory default setting.

Timeouts

Hibernate Timeout

Disabled

20 minutes

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.

Note: 3 days is the factory default setting.

Timeouts

Hibernate Timeout on Connection

Hibernate

Do Not Hibernate

Set the printer to Hibernate mode even if there is an active Ethernet connection.

Note: Hibernate is the factory default setting.

Timeouts

Screen Timeout

15 sec–300 sec

Set the idle time before the display automatically returns to Ready state.

Note: 30 seconds is the factory default setting.

Timeouts

Prolong Screen Timeout¹

On

Off

Remain in the same location and reset the Screen Timeout timer instead of returning to the home screen.

Note: Off is the factory default setting.

Timeouts

Print Timeout

Disabled

1 sec–255 sec

Set the printer to end a print job after it has been idle for the specified amount of time.

Notes:

• 90 seconds is the factory default setting.
• When the timer expires, any partially printed page still in the printer is printed.
• Print Timeout is available only when using PCL emulation.

Timeouts

Wait Timeout

Disabled

15 sec–65535 sec

Set the time the printer waits to receive data from the host.

Notes:

• 40 seconds is the factory default setting.
• Wait Timeout is available only when the printer is using PostScript emulation.

Timeouts

Job Hold Timeout¹

5 sec–255 sec

Set the time the printer waits for user intervention before it holds jobs that require unavailable resources.

Notes:

• 30 seconds is the factory default setting.
• This menu item appears only when hard disk is installed.

Error Recovery

Auto Reboot

Reboot when idle

Reboot always

Reboot never

Set the printer to restart when an error occurs.

Note: Reboot always is the factory default setting.

Error Recovery

Max Auto Reboots

1–20

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

Note: 2 is the factory default setting.

Print Recovery

Auto Continue

Disabled

5 sec –255 sec

Let the printer automatically continue printing from certain offline situations when these are not resolved within the specified time period.

Note: Disabled is the factory default setting.

Print Recovery

Jam Recovery

On

Off

Auto

Specify whether the printer reprints jammed pages.

Note: Auto is the factory default setting. The printer reprints jammed pages unless other printer tasks need the memory required to hold the pages.

Print Recovery

Jam Assist

On

Off

Set the printer to check for jammed paper automatically.

Note: On is the factory default setting.

Print Recovery

Page Protect

Off

On

Set the printer to print the correct output for a page.

Note: Off is the factory default setting.

Accessibility Settings¹

Prolong Screen Timeout

Off

On

Remain in the same location and reset the Screen Timeout timer instead of returning to the home screen.

Note: Off is the factory default setting.

Accessibility Settings¹

Speech Rate

Very Slow

Slow

Normal

Fast

Faster

Very Fast

Rapid

Very Rapid

Fastest

Adjust the Voice Guidance speaking rate.

Note: Normal is the factory default setting.

Accessibility Settings¹

Headphone Volume

1–10

Set the headphones volume.

Note: 5 is the factory default setting.

Information Sent to Lexmark

Supplies and Page Usage (Anonymous)

On

Off

Send anonymous device usage information to Lexmark.

Note: The default value depends on what you selected during the initial setup.

Information Sent to Lexmark

Device Performance (Anonymous)

On

Off

Send anonymous device function and error information to Lexmark.

Note: The default value depends on what you selected during the initial setup.

Information Sent to Lexmark

Start Send

Stop Send

Set the time for sending anonymous information to Lexmark.

Press Sleep Button

Do nothing

Sleep

Hibernate

Determine how the printer, while in idle state, reacts to a short press of the Sleep button.

Note: Sleep is the factory default setting.

Press and Hold Sleep Button

Do nothing

Sleep

Hibernate

Determine how the printer, while in idle state, reacts to a long press of the Sleep button.

Note: Do nothing is the factory default setting.

Factory Defaults

Do Not Restore

Restore Now

Restore the printer factory default settings.

Notes:

• Do Not Restore is the factory default setting.
• Restore Now returns all printer settings to the factory default settings except Network/Ports menu settings. All downloads stored in the RAM are deleted. Downloads stored in the flash memory or on a hard disk are not affected.

Custom Home Message²

Off

IP Address

Hostname

Contact Name

Location

Zero Configuration Name

Custom Text [x]

Select a custom home message that appears as an alternating display of the printer status.

Note: Off is the factory default setting.

Export Configuration File¹

Export

Export configuration files to a flash drive.

Printer Language

PCL Emulation

PS Emulation

Set the default printer language.

Notes:

• PCL Emulation is the factory default setting.
• PostScript emulation uses a PostScript interpreter for processing print jobs.
• PCL Emulation uses a PCL interpreter for processing print jobs.
• Setting a printer language default does not prevent a software program from sending print jobs that use another printer language.

Print Area

Normal

Whole Page

Set the logical and physical printable area.

Notes:

• Normal is the factory default setting. When attempting to print data on 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. This setting affects only pages printed using a PCL 5 interpreter and has no effect on pages printed using the PCL XL or PostScript interpreter.

Download Target

RAM

Flash

Set the storage location for downloads.

Notes:

• RAM is the factory default setting. Storing downloads in the RAM is temporary.
• Storing downloads in a flash memory places them in permanent storage. Downloads remain in the flash memory even when the printer is turned off.
• This menu item appears only when an optional flash memory is installed.

Resource Save

On

Off

Specify how the printer handles temporary downloads, such as fonts and macros stored in the RAM, when the printer receives a print job that requires more than the available memory.

Notes:

• Off is the factory default setting. Off sets the printer to retain downloads only until memory is needed. Downloads are deleted in order to process print jobs.
• On sets the printer to retain downloads during language changes and printer resets. If the printer runs out of memory, then Memory Full [38] appears on the printer display, but downloads are not deleted.

Sides (Duplex)

1 sided

2 sided

Specify whether two-sided (duplex) printing is set as the default for all print jobs.

Notes:

• “1 sided” is the factory default setting.
• You can set two-sided printing from the software program.

For Windows users:

1. Click File > Print.

2. Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.

For Macintosh users:

1. Choose File > Print.

2. Adjust the settings from the print dialog and pop-up menus.

Duplex Binding

Long Edge

Short Edge

Define the way two-sided pages are bound and printed.

Notes:

• Long Edge is the factory default setting. Long Edge binds pages along their long edge (left edge for portrait and top edge for landscape).
• Short Edge binds pages along their short edge (top edge for portrait and left edge for landscape).

Copies

1–999

Specify the default number of copies for each print job.

Note: 1 is the factory default setting.

Blank Pages

Do Not Print

Print

Specify whether to insert blank pages in a print job.

Note: Do Not Print is the factory default setting.

Collate

(1,1,1) (2,2,2)

(1,2,3) (1,2,3)

Stack the pages of a print job in sequence when printing multiple copies.

Note: “(1,2,3) (1,2,3)” is the factory default setting.

Separator Sheets

Off

Between Copies

Between Jobs

Between Pages

Specify whether to insert blank separator sheets.

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 (1,1,1) (2,2,2). If Collate is set to (1,2,3) (1,2,3), then a blank page is inserted between each set of printed pages, such as after all page 2's and after all page 3's.
• Between Jobs inserts a blank sheet between print jobs.
• Between Pages inserts a blank sheet between each page of a print job. This setting is useful when printing transparencies or when inserting blank pages in a document.

Separator Source

Tray [x]

Multi-Purpose Feeder

Specify the paper source for separator sheets.

Note: Tray 1 (standard tray) is the factory default setting.

Paper Saver

Off

2-Up

3-Up

4-Up

6-Up

9-Up

12-Up

16-Up

Print multiple-page images 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 Ordering

Horizontal

Reverse Horizontal

Reverse Vertical

Vertical

Specify the positioning of multiple-page images when using Paper Saver.

Notes:

• Horizontal is the factory default setting.
• Positioning depends on the number of page images and whether they are in portrait or landscape orientation.

Paper Saver Orientation

Auto

Landscape

Portrait

Specify the orientation of a multiple-page document.

Note: Auto is the factory default setting. The printer chooses between portrait and landscape.

Paper Saver Border

None

Solid

Print a border when using Paper Saver.

Note: None is the factory default setting.

Print Resolution

300 dpi

600 dpi

1200 dpi

1200 Image Q

2400 Image Q

Specify the printed output resolution in dots per inch.

Note: 600 dpi is the factory default setting.

Pixel Boost

Off

Fonts

Horizontally

Vertically

Both directions

Enable more pixels to print in clusters for clarity, in order to enhance images horizontally or vertically, or to enhance fonts.

Note: Off is the factory default setting.

Toner Darkness

1–10

Lighten or darken the printed output.

Notes:

• 8 is the factory default setting.
• Selecting a smaller number can help conserve toner.

Enhance Fine Lines

On

Off

Enable a print mode preferable for files such as architectural drawings, maps, electrical circuit diagrams, and flow charts.

Notes:

• Off is the factory default setting.
• You can set this option from the printer software. 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 context menus.
• To set this option using the Embedded Web Server, type the network printer IP address in the Web browser address field.

Gray Correction

Auto

Off

Automatically adjust the contrast enhancement applied to images.

Note: Auto is the factory default setting.

Brightness

-6 to 6

Adjust the printed output either by lightening or darkening it. You can conserve toner by lightening the output.

Note: 0 is the factory default setting.

Contrast

0–5

Adjust the contrast of printed objects.

Note: 0 is the factory default setting.

Print Error Pages

Off

On

Print a page containing information on errors, including XML markup errors.

Note: Off is the factory default setting.

Print PS Error

On

Off

Print a page containing the PostScript error.

Note: Off is the factory default setting.

Lock PS Startup Mode

On

Off

Disable the SysStart file.

Note: Off is the factory default setting.

Font Priority

Resident

Flash

Establish the font search order.

Notes:

• Resident is the factory default setting.
• This menu item is available only when a formatted flash memory card is installed and operating properly.
• Make sure the flash memory card is not read/write-, write-, or password-protected.
• Job Buffer Size must not be set to 100%.

Job Accounting Log

Off

On

Determine and set if the printer creates a log of the print jobs it receives.

Note: Off is the factory default setting.

Job Accounting Utilities

Print and delete log files or export them to a flash drive.

Accounting Log Frequency

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Determine and set 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 Log

Determine and set how the printer responds when the frequency threshold expires.

Note: None is the factory default setting.

Log Near Full Level

Off

1–49 for optional flash memory cards

Specify the maximum size of the log file before the printer executes the Log Action at Near Full.

Note: 5 is the factory default setting.

Log Action at Near Full

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 Current

Determine and set how the printer responds when the flash memory is nearly full.

Notes:

• None is the factory default setting.
• The value defined in Log Near Full Level determines when this action is triggered.

Log Action at Full

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 Current

Determine and set how the printer responds when flash memory usage reaches the maximum limit (100MB).

Note: None is the factory default setting.

URL to Post Logs

Determine and set where the printer posts job accounting logs.

E-mail Address to Send Logs

Specify the e-mail address to which the device sends job accounting logs.

Log File Prefix

Specify the prefix you want for the log file name.

Note: The current host name defined in the TCP/IP menu is used as the default log file prefix.

Scale to Fit

Yes

No

Scale page content to fit the selected paper size.

Note: No is the factory default setting.

Annotations

Do Not Print

Print

Print annotations in a PDF.

Note: Do Not Print is the factory default setting.

Font Source

Resident

Download

Flash

All

Specify the set of fonts used by the Font Name menu.

Notes:

• Resident is the factory default setting. This shows the factory default set of fonts downloaded in the RAM.
• Download shows all the fonts downloaded in the RAM.
• Flash shows all fonts resident in that option. The optional flash memory card must be properly formatted and cannot be read/write-, write-, or password-protected.
• All shows the fonts available to any option.

Font Name

Courier 10

Identify a specific font and the option where it is stored.

Note: Courier 10 is the factory default setting. Courier 10 shows the font name, font ID, and the storage location in the printer. The font source abbreviation is R for Resident, F for Flash, and D for Download.

Symbol Set

10U PC-8

12U PC-850

Specify the symbol set for each font name.

Notes:

• 10U PC-8 is the U.S. factory default setting. 12U PC-850 is the international factory default setting.
• A symbol set is a set of alphabetic and numeric characters, punctuation, and special symbols. Symbol sets support the different languages or specific program, such as math symbols for scientific text. Only the supported symbol sets are shown.

PCL Emulation Settings

Point Size

1.00–1008.00

Change the point size for scalable typographic fonts.

Notes:

• 12 is the factory default setting.
• Point size refers to the height of the characters in the font. One point equals approximately 0.014 inch.
• Point sizes can be increased or decreased in 0.25-point increments.

PCL Emulation Settings

Pitch

0.08–100

Specify the font pitch for scalable monospaced fonts.

Notes:

• 10 is the factory default setting.
• Pitch refers to the number of fixed-space characters per inch (cpi).
• Pitch can be increased or decreased in 0.01-cpi increments.
• For non-scalable monospaced fonts, the pitch appears on the display but it cannot be changed.

PCL Emulation Settings

Orientation

Portrait

Landscape

Specify the orientation of text and graphics on the page.

Notes:

• Portrait is the factory default setting. Portrait prints text and graphics parallel to the short edge of the page.
• Landscape prints text and graphics parallel to the long edge of the page.

PCL Emulation Settings

Lines per Page

1–255

Specify the number of lines that print on each page.

Notes:

• 60 is the U.S. factory default setting. 64 is the international default setting.
• The printer sets the amount of space between each line based on the Lines per Page, Paper Size, and Orientation settings. Select the Paper Size and Orientation you want before setting Lines per Page.

PCL Emulation Settings

A4 Width

198 mm

203 mm

Set the printer to print on A4-size paper.

Notes:

• 198 mm is the factory default setting.
• The 203-mm setting sets the width of the page to allow printing of eighty 10-pitch characters.

PCL Emulation Settings

Auto CR after LF

On

Off

Specify whether the printer automatically performs a carriage return (CR) after a line feed (LF) control command.

Note: Off is the factory default setting.

PCL Emulation Settings

Auto LF after CR

On

Off

Specify whether the printer automatically performs a line feed (LF) after a carriage return (CR) control command.

Note: Off is the factory default setting.

Tray Renumber

Assign Multipurpose Feeder

Off

None

0–199

Assign Tray [x]

Off

None

0–199

Assign Manual Paper

Off

None

0–199

Assign Manual Envelope

Off

None

0–199

Configure the printer to work with printer software or programs that use different source assignments for trays and feeders.

Notes:

• Off is the factory default setting.
• None cannot be selected. It is only displayed when it is selected by the PCL 5 interpreter. It also ignores the Select Paper Feed command.
• 0–199 allows a custom setting to be assigned.

Tray Renumber

View Factory Defaults

MPF Default = 8

T1 Default = 1

T2 Default = 4

T3 Default = 5

T4 Default = 20

T5 Default = 21

Env Default = 6

MPaper Default = 2

MEnv Default = 3

Display the factory default setting assigned to each tray or feeder.

Tray Renumber

Restore Defaults

Yes

No

Restore all tray and feeder assignments to their factory default settings.

Font Name

Albertus MT

Antique Olive

Apple Chancery

Arial MT

Avant Garde

Bodoni

Bookman

Chicago

Clarendon

Cooper Black

Copperplate

Coronet

Courier

Eurostile

Garamond

Geneva

Gill Sans

Goudy

Helvetica

Hoefler Text

Intl CG Times

Intl Courier

Intl Univers

Joanna MT

Letter Gothic

Lubalin Graph

Marigold

MonaLisa Recut

Monaco

New CenturySbk

New York

Optima

Oxford

Palatino

StempelGaramond

Taffy

Times

TimesNewRoman

Univers

Zapf Chancery

NewSansMTCS

NewSansMTCT

New SansMTJA

NewSansMTKO

Set the default font for HTML documents.

Note: The Times font is used in HTML documents that do not specify a font.

Font Size

1–255 pt

Set the default font size for HTML documents.

Notes:

• 12 pt is the factory default setting.
• Font size can be increased in 1-point increments.

Scale

1–400%

Scale the default font for HTML documents.

Notes:

• 100% is the factory default setting.
• Scaling can be increased in 1% increments.

Orientation

Portrait

Landscape

Set the page orientation for HTML documents.

Note: Portrait is the factory default setting.

Margin Size

8–255 mm

Set the page margin for HTML documents.

Notes:

• 19 mm is the factory default setting.
• Margin size can be increased in 1-mm increments.

Backgrounds

Do Not Print

Print

Specify whether to print backgrounds on HTML documents.

Note: Print is the factory default setting.

Auto Fit

On

Off

Select the optimal paper size, scaling, and orientation.

Note: On is the factory default setting. It overrides scaling and orientation settings for some images.

Invert

On

Off

Invert bitonal monochrome images.

Notes:

• Off is the factory default setting.
• This setting does not apply to GIF or JPEG images.

Scaling

Anchor Top Left

Best Fit

Anchor Center

Fit Height/Width

Fit Height

Fit Width

Scale the image to fit the selected paper size.

Notes:

• Best Fit is the factory default setting.
• When Auto Fit is set to On, Scaling is automatically set to Best Fit.

Orientation

Portrait

Landscape

Reverse Portrait

Reverse Landscape

Set the image orientation.

Note: Portrait is the factory default setting.