Lexmark 3455 manual Preprinted Media menu option Settings

4.5.6 Preprinted Media

Note: The Preprinted Media option is only available on IPDS code level 9241 or above.

This option specifies how duplex printing from each of the physically installed trays in the printer is to be controlled. The duplex function does not apply to envelope feeders or to trays with envelopes specified as the loaded media.

The available tray menus in the Preprinted Media sub-menu are summarized below. The table shows all the possible tray menus.

Preprinted Media menu option	Settings
Tray 1 Duplex	Host Controlled *
	Always Duplex
Tray 2 Duplex	Host Controlled *
	Always Duplex
Tray 3 Duplex	Host Controlled *
	Always Duplex
Tray 4 Duplex	Host Controlled *
	Always Duplex
Tray 5 Duplex	Host Controlled *
	Always Duplex
MP Feeder Duplex	Host Controlled *
	Always Duplex
Man Paper Duplex	Host Controlled *
	Always Duplex

Only trays installed in the printer can be configured with the option. The option will only appear if a duplex unit is installed in the printer.

If the Host Controlled setting is selected for a tray, the host controls the duplex handling for that specific tray. This is the default setting.

The Host Controlled setting requires the user to know how preprinted paper, such as letterhead, is loaded in the printer. If printing in simplex, the paper has to be loaded with the preprinted side face down and the top edge of the page facing toward the front of the printer. For duplex printing the paper has to be loaded with the preprinted side face up and the top edge of the page facing toward the rear of the printer.

The Always Duplex setting causes all pages to be printed in duplex – even simplex pages. This increases (doubles) the simplex printing time, as the printer has to print the blank back pages also. The advantage is that preprinted paper always is loaded the

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