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Understanding the printer configuration menus

USB menu

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

Setting	Purpose	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	Purpose	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 photoconductor kit has
Counter
	been 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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