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Menu item

Description

 

Copies

Specifies a default number of copies for each print job

 

1–999

Note: 1 is the factory default setting.

 

 

 

 

Blank Pages

Specifies whether blank pages are inserted in a print job

 

Do Not Print

Note: “Do Not Print” is the factory default setting.

 

Print

 

 

 

 

 

Collate

Stacks the pages of a print job in sequence when printing multiple copies

 

On

Notes:

 

Off

 

Off is the factory default setting. No pages will be collated.

 

 

 

 

The On setting stacks the print job sequentially.

 

 

Both settings print the entire job the number of times specified by the Copy

 

 

menu setting.

 

 

 

 

Separator Sheets

Specifies whether blank separator sheets are inserted

 

None

Notes:

 

Between Copies

 

None is the factory default setting.

 

Between Jobs

 

Between Copies inserts a blank sheet between each copy of a print job if

 

Between Pages

 

 

Collation is set to On. If Collation is set to Off, a blank page is inserted between

 

 

each set of printed pages, such as after all page 1's, all page 2's, and so on.

 

 

Between Jobs inserts a blank sheet between print jobs.

 

 

Between Pages inserts a blank sheet between each page of the print job. This

 

 

setting is useful when printing transparencies or inserting blank pages in a

 

 

document for notes.

 

 

 

 

Separator Source

Specifies the paper source for separator sheets

 

Tray <x>

Note: Tray 1 (standard tray) is the factory default setting.

 

MultiPage Feeder

 

 

NUp

Specifies that multiplepage images are printed on one side of a sheet of paper

 

Off

Notes:

 

2 Up

 

The number selected is the number of page images that will print per side

 

4 Up

 

Off is the factory default setting.

 

6 Up

 

9 Up

 

 

16 Up

 

 

 

 

 

NUp Ordering

Specifies how the page images appear on the physical page

 

Horizontal

Note: Horizontal is the factory default setting.

 

Reverse Horizontal

 

 

Reverse Vertical

 

 

Vertical

 

 

 

 

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Lexmark 386, 387, 383, 382, 356, 352, 332, 336, 333, 337 Understanding printer menus 151, Copies, Blank Pages, ‑Up Ordering

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