Finishing Menu

Use the Finishing Menu to specify the final output of your

 

 

 

 

jobs, including the number of copies, whether you want to

 

 

 

 

insert separator pages between jobs, and how many page

 

 

 

 

images you want to print on each sheet of paper.

Finishing Menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Menu item

 

 

Values

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copies

 

 

1*…999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Copies setting determines the number of copies printed for each page. The printer does

 

 

 

not automatically collate the copies printed. For example, if 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.

 

 

 

Note: Selecting the number of copies from the operator panel changes the printer default and

 

 

 

affects all subsequent jobs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blank Pages

 

 

Do Not Print*

 

 

 

 

 

Print

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set Blank Pages to Print to include application-generated blank pages with your print job.

 

 

 

 

 

Collation

 

Off*

 

 

 

 

 

On

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set Collation On to collate multiple copies of a job. For example, if you send a three-page job

 

 

 

to print and set Copies to 2, the printer prints page 1, page 2, page 3, page 1, page 2, page 3.

 

 

 

When Collation is Off, the printer prints each page of a job the number of times specified by

 

 

 

the Copies setting. For example, if 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.

 

 

 

Many applications collate multiple copies of a print job by repeatedly sending the job to the

 

 

 

printer, until the correct number of copies has printed. If Copies is set to 2, for example, the

 

 

 

printer actually processes the same job twice. However, if you set Collation On from the

 

 

 

printer operator panel or from MarkVision, the printer processes the file only once, saves the

 

 

 

file in printer memory (or in the optional hard disk, if installed), and then prints the specified

 

 

 

number of copies. This saves processing time for the printer and the application, and may

 

 

 

reduce overall printing time.

 

 

 

For Collation to work effectively, your software application must recognize this printer feature

 

 

 

and not send the job to the printer multiple times. Your application must also let you specify

 

 

 

the number of copies needed or recognize the printer default setting for Copies.

 

 

 

You can select Collation from the printer operator panel or from the printer driver. For best

 

 

 

results, select Collated in the printer driver and set the number of copies to one. In your appli-

 

 

 

cation, select Uncollated (if the option is available) and the number of copies you want.

 

 

 

If the job is complex or exceeds the printer’s storage capacity, you may receive an Insufficient

 

 

Collation Area message. Press Go to clear the message. The printer collates the remaining

 

 

 

pages in memory. If you reset the printer, the printer discards the job.

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Factory default

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lexmark 1200 manual Finishing Menu