USB menu
Use the USB menu to change printer settings on jobs sent through a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.
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NPA Mode | Send print jobs to the printer and query | • | Off |
| printer status information | • | On |
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MAC Binary PS | Configure the printer to process | • | |
| Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs. |
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Utilities menu
Use the Utilities menu to troubleshoot printer problems.
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Reset Factory | Return your printer settings to the factory default values. Sometimes resetting the printer | |||
Defaults | to the original settings solves formatting problems. All menu items are reset to the | |||
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| • All settings in the Parallel menu, Network menu, LocalTalk menu, and USB menu. | |||
| All downloaded resources (fonts, macros, and symbol sets) in printer memory (RAM) are | |||
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Reset | Return the photoconductor counter to zero. |
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Photoconductor | The replace photoconductor message should be cleared only when the photoconductor | |||
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Hex Trace | Help isolate printing problems when unexpected characters print or | • | Off* | |
| characters are missing. Hex Trace helps you determine if there is a | • | On | |
| problem with the language interpreter or the cable by telling you what |
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| information your printer is receiving. To exit Hex Trace, turn off the printer. |
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Print Quality Test | Help isolate print quality problems, such as streaking. When you select this setting, three | |||
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| • Two pages with graphics. |
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Understanding the printer configuration menus
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