Configuration menus overview
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 simultaneously. | • | On |
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Mac Binary PS | Configure the printer to process Macintosh | • | |
| binary PostScript print jobs. |
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| jobs from computers using the Macintosh operating |
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| system. This setting often causes Windows print jobs |
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| computers using either Windows or Macintosh |
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USB Speed | Force the USB port to run at full speed and | • | |
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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 | • | Off* | |
Defaults | printer to the original settings solves formatting problems. | • | On | |
| All downloaded resources (fonts, macros, and symbol sets) in printer memory |
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Reset Maint Cnt | Press and hold Continue to initiate this operation and reset the maintenance |
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Reset | Press and hold Continue to initiate this operation and return the photoconductor |
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Photoconductor | counter to zero. |
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Counter | The replace photoconductor message should be cleared only when the imaging |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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Pages | setting, three pages print to help you evaluate print quality: |
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| – | current margin settings |
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| • Two pages with graphics |
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