Understanding the operator panel

PostScript Menu

Use the PostScript Menu to change printer settings that only affect jobs using the PostScript emulation printer language.

Note: Values marked by an asterisk (*) are the factory default settings.

Menu item

Purpose

Values

 

Font Priority

To establish the font search order.

Resident*

Printer searches printer memory for

 

Note: Font Priority is only displayed

 

the requested font before searching

 

 

flash memory or hard disk.

 

when a formatted flash or hard disk is

 

 

 

 

 

installed, is neither defective nor Read/

Flash/Disk

Printer searches the hard disk and

 

Write or Write protected, and Job

 

flash memory for the requested font

 

Buffer Size is not set to 100%.

 

 

 

before searching printer memory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PDF Menu

Use the PDF Menu within the

See PPDS Menu for more information.

 

PostScript Menu to change printer

 

 

 

settings that only affect jobs using

 

 

 

Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

 

 

Print PS Error

To print a page defining the PostScript

Off*

Discards the print job without printing

 

emulation error when an error occurs.

 

an error message.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

Prints an error message before it

 

 

 

discards the job.

 

 

 

 

PPDS Menu

Use the PPDS Menu to change printer settings that only affect jobs using the PPDS emulation printer language. Note: Values marked by an asterisk (*) are the factory default settings.

Menu item

Purpose

Values

 

Auto CR after

To specify whether the printer

Off*

Printer does not perform a carriage

LF

automatically performs a carriage

 

return after a line feed control

 

return after a line feed control

 

command.

 

command.

 

 

 

On

Printer performs a carriage return after

 

 

 

 

 

a line feed control command.

 

 

 

 

Auto LF after

To specify whether the printer

Off*

Printer does not perform a line feed

CR

automatically performs a line feed after

 

after a carriage return control

 

a carriage return control command.

 

command.

 

 

On

Printer performs a line feed after a

 

 

 

carriage return control command.

Best Fit

To determine whether to perform a font

Off

Printer stops printing when a

 

best fit search if the requested font

 

requested font cannot be found. An

 

cannot be found.

 

error message is posted indicating the

 

 

 

font could not be found.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On*

Printer continues even though it was

 

 

 

not able to locate a requested font.

 

 

 

Instead, the printer tries to select

 

 

 

another font that best matches the

 

 

 

characteristics of the requested font.

 

 

 

 

Using the printer menus

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Lexmark 340, 342n manual PostScript Menu, Ppds Menu, Font Priority, Print PS Error, Best Fit

342n, 340 specifications

The Lexmark 340n and 342n are part of Lexmark's robust line of monochrome laser printers designed for small to medium-sized businesses. These models are well-known for their reliability, advanced features, and the ability to efficiently handle a high volume of printing tasks.

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One of the standout characteristics of these printers is their excellent print quality. Both models utilize Lexmark's Advanced Toner technology, which helps produce crisp text and sharp images, with a print resolution of up to 1200 x 1200 dots per inch (dpi). This makes them suitable for printing professional documents, reports, and presentations.

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