Configuration menus overview

USB menu

Use the USB menu to change printer settings on jobs sent through a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.

Setting

Use this setting to

Values

NPA Mode

Send print jobs to the printer and query

Off

 

printer status information simultaneously.

On

 

 

Auto*

 

 

 

 

Mac Binary PS

Configure the printer to process Macintosh

Off—The printer filters PostScript print jobs using

 

binary PostScript print jobs.

 

standard protocol.

 

 

On—The printer processes raw binary PostScript print

 

 

 

jobs from computers using the Macintosh operating

 

 

 

system. This setting often causes Windows print jobs

 

 

 

to fail.

 

 

Auto*—The printer processes print jobs from

 

 

 

computers using either Windows or Macintosh

 

 

 

operating systems.

 

 

 

 

* Factory default

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities menu

Use the Utilities menu to troubleshoot printer problems.

Setting

Use this setting to

Values

Reset Factory

Return your printer settings to the factory default values. Sometimes resetting the printer to the

Defaults

original settings solves formatting problems. All menu items are reset to the factory default values

 

except:

 

 

 

• Display Language.

 

 

 

• 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 deleted.

 

Resources in flash memory are unaffected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reset

Return the photoconductor counter to zero.

 

 

Photoconductor

The replace photoconductor message should be cleared only when the imaging drum has been

Counter

replaced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hex Trace

Help isolate printing problems when unexpected characters print or characters

Off*

 

are missing. Hex Trace helps you determine if there is a problem with the

On

 

language interpreter or the cable by telling you what information your printer is

 

 

 

receiving. To exit Hex Trace, turn off the printer.

 

 

 

 

 

Print Quality Test

Help isolate print quality problems, such as streaking. When you select this setting, three pages

Pages

print to help you evaluate print quality:

 

 

 

• A text page with printer information, cartridge information, current margin settings, and a

 

graphic.

 

 

 

• Two pages with graphics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Factory default

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lexmark 238 manual USB menu, Utilities menu

238 specifications

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