Lexmark E234N manual USB menu, Utilities menu, 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	Use this setting to:	Values
NPA Mode	Send print jobs to the printer and query	•	Off
	printer status information	•	On
	simultaneously.	•	Auto*
MAC Binary PS	Configure the printer to process	• Off—The printer filters PostScript print jobs
	Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs.		using 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	Use this setting to:	Values
Reset Factory	Return your printer settings to the factory default values. Sometimes resetting the printer
Defaults	to the 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.
Reset	Return the photoconductor counter to zero.
Photoconductor	The replace photoconductor message should be cleared only when the photoconductor
Counter
	kit has been replaced.
Hex Trace	Help isolate printing problems when unexpected characters print or	•	Off*
	characters are missing. Hex Trace helps you determine if there is a	•	On
	problem with the 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

Understanding the printer configuration menus

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