Understanding the operator panel

Menu item

Purpose

Values

 

Character Set

To determine which code page to use

1

The standard code pages are used.

 

to print PPDS jobs.

 

 

 

2*

The addresses from Value 1 change to

 

 

 

 

 

represent characters and symbols

 

 

 

used in non-US English languages.

 

 

 

 

Lines per Inch

To determine the number of lines that

1...30 (6*)

The printer sets the amount of space

 

print per vertical inch.

 

between each line (vertical line

 

 

 

spacing) based on the Lines per Inch,

 

 

 

Lines per Page, Paper Size, and

 

 

 

Orientation menu items. Select the

 

 

 

correct Paper Size and Orientation

 

 

 

before changing Lines per Inch.

Lines per Page

To determine the number of lines that

1...255 (64*)

The printer sets the amount of space

 

print on each page.

 

between each line (vertical line

 

 

 

spacing) based on the Lines per Inch,

 

 

 

Lines per Page, Paper Size, and

 

 

 

Orientation menu items. Select the

 

 

 

correct Paper Size and Orientation

 

 

 

before changing Lines per Page.

 

 

 

 

Orientation

To determine how text and graphics

Portrait*

Prints text and graphics parallel to the

 

are oriented on the page.

 

short edge of the paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Landscape

Prints text and graphics parallel to the

 

 

 

long edge of the paper.

Page Format

Affects how the printer interprets the

Print*

Printer measures the margin settings

 

margins set from software

 

from the inside edge of the left

 

applications.

 

unprintable area and the bottom of the

 

 

 

top unprintable area. The left and top

 

 

 

margin areas on the print job are equal

 

 

 

to the software margins setting plus

 

 

 

the unprintable area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whole

Printer measures margin settings from

 

 

 

the top left edge of the paper. The left

 

 

 

and top margin areas on the print job

 

 

 

are equal to the software margin

 

 

 

settings.

 

 

 

 

Tray 1

To configure your printer to work with

Off*

Print jobs are printed from the

Renumber

printer drivers or applications that use

 

requested source.

 

different source assignments for the

 

 

 

Tray 2

• Print job requests for Tray 2 are

 

paper trays.

 

Note: This menu item is only displayed

 

converted to requests for Tray 1.

 

 

• Print job requests for Tray 1 are

 

when Tray 2 is installed.

 

 

 

converted to requests for Tray 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the printer menus

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Lexmark 342n, 340 manual Character Set, Lines per Inch, Format, Tray, Renumber

342n, 340 specifications

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