Lexmark 642e MFP manual Using MFP menus Quality Menu, Utilities Menu

Using MFP menus

Quality Menu

Use these menu items to change settings that affect print quality and save toner. Printing from an application may override user default settings.

Menu item	Purpose	Values and descriptions
Print Resolution	Specifies printed output resolution.	300 dpi
		600 dpi*
		1200 dpi
		1200 Image Q
		2400 Image Q
Toner Darkness	Lightens or darkens printed output	1–10 (8*)	• Select a lower value for finer line
	and conserves toner.		width, lighter grayscale images, and
	A scale appears on the control		to lighten printed output.
			• Select a higher value for bolder line
	panel LCD shown as follows. A
			widths or darker grayscale images.
	vertical bar ( ) indicates the factory
			• Select 10 for very bold text.
	default value. An arrow symbol ( V )
	indicates a user default value and		• Select a value less than 7 to
	the V moves left or right on the scale		conserve toner.
	while touching the left arrow or right
	arrow buttons. When the default of
	8 is selected, the V covers the
	vertical bar as shown: -.......v..+
Brightness	Adjusts the gray value of printed	-6 to +6 (0*)	-6 is the maximum decrease.
	images.		+6 is the maximum increase.
Contrast	Adjusts the contrast of printed	0–5 (0*)	0 is the maximum decrease.
	images.		5 is the maximum increase.

Utilities Menu

Use the Utilities Menu to print a variety of listings relating to available MFP resources, settings, and print jobs. Other menu items let you set up MFP hardware and troubleshoot problems.

Menu item	Purpose	Values and descriptions
Factory Defaults	Returns the MFP settings to the	Restore Now	• All menu items are returned
	factory default values.		to the factory default values
	This menu item is also available in the		except:
			– Display Language
	Setup Menu.
			– All settings in the Fax,
			E-mail, and FTP Settings
			menu items, the Parallel
			<x> menu items, the Serial
			<x> menu items, the
			Standard Network and
			Network <x> menu items,
			and the Standard USB and
			USB <x> menu items
			• All downloaded resources
			(fonts, macros, and symbol
			sets) in MFP memory (RAM)
			are deleted. (Resources
			residing in flash memory are
			unaffected.)
		Do Not Restore*	User-defined settings remain.

Settings

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