Lexmark 450dn Menus and Messages - Page 16

Using printer menus, Finishing Menu, PCL emulation, PostScript emulation, Duplex - driver

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Using printer menus Menu selection Printer Language Purpose Specifies the default printer language used to communicate data from the computer to the printer Note: Setting a printer language as the default does not prevent a software application from sending print jobs that use the other language. Values PCL Emulation* PS Emulation PPDS Emulation Print Area Modifies the logical and physical printable area Normal* Fit to Page Whole Page Download Target Resource Save Specifies the storage location for downloaded resources. Storing downloaded resources in flash memory is permanent storage rather than the temporary storage that RAM provides. The resources remain in the flash memory even when the printer is turned off. RAM* Flash Specifies what the printer does with Off* downloaded resources, such as fonts and macros stored in RAM, if the printer receives a job that requires more memory than is available On Page Protect Successfully prints a page that may Off* otherwise generate Complex Page errors If, after selecting On, you still cannot On print the page, you may also have to reduce the size and number of fonts on the page, or increase the installed printer memory. For most print jobs, you do not need to select On. When On is selected, printing may be slower. Finishing Menu Use this menu selection to define how the printer delivers the printed output. Menu selection Duplex Purpose Values Sets duplexing as the default for all print Off* jobs Note: Select Duplex from the printer On driver to duplex only specific jobs. PCL emulation-Uses a PCL interpreter for incoming host communications. PostScript emulation-Uses a PS interpreter for incoming host communications. PPDS emulation-Uses a PPDS interpreter for incoming host communications. Note: The Whole Page setting only affects pages printed using PCL 5 interpreter. This setting has no effect on pages printed using the PCL XL or PostScript interpreters. If you try to print any data in the non-printable area defined by Normal Print Area, the printer will clip the image at the boundary defined by the Normal defined printable area. All downloaded resources are automatically stored in printer memory (RAM). All downloaded resources are automatically stored in flash memory. Printer retains downloaded resources only until memory is needed. It then deletes those resources associated with the inactive printer language. Printer retains all downloaded resources for all printer languages during language changes and printer resets. If the printer runs out of memory, 38 Memory Full appears. Prints a partial page of data if memory is insufficient to process the entire page Ensures that an entire page is processed before it prints Prints on one side of the paper Prints on both sides of the paper 16

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Using printer menus
Finishing Menu
Use this menu selection to define how the printer delivers the printed output.
Printer Language
Specifies the default printer language
used to communicate data from the
computer to the printer
Note:
Setting a printer language as the
default does not prevent a software
application from sending print jobs that
use the other language.
PCL Emulation*
PS Emulation
PPDS Emulation
PCL emulation
Uses a PCL interpreter
for incoming host communications.
PostScript emulation
Uses a PS
interpreter for incoming host
communications.
PPDS emulation
Uses a PPDS
interpreter for incoming host
communications.
Print Area
Modifies the logical and physical
printable area
Normal*
Fit to Page
Whole Page
Note:
The Whole Page setting only affects
pages printed using PCL 5 interpreter. This
setting has no effect on pages printed
using the PCL XL or PostScript
interpreters. If you try to print any data in
the non-printable area defined by Normal
Print Area, the printer will clip the image at
the boundary defined by the Normal
defined printable area.
Download Target
Specifies the storage location for
downloaded resources.
Storing downloaded resources in flash
memory is permanent storage rather
than the temporary storage that RAM
provides. The resources remain in the
flash memory even when the printer is
turned off.
RAM*
All downloaded resources are
automatically stored in printer memory
(RAM).
Flash
All downloaded resources are
automatically stored in flash memory.
Resource Save
Specifies what the printer does with
downloaded resources, such as fonts
and macros stored in RAM, if the printer
receives a job that requires more
memory than is available
Off*
Printer retains downloaded resources only
until memory is needed. It then deletes
those resources associated with the
inactive printer language.
On
Printer retains all downloaded resources
for all printer languages during language
changes and printer resets. If the printer
runs out of memory,
38 Memory Full
appears.
Page Protect
Successfully prints a page that may
otherwise generate
Complex Page
errors
If, after selecting On, you still cannot
print the page, you may also have to
reduce the size and number of fonts on
the page, or increase the installed
printer memory.
For most print jobs, you do not need to
select On. When On is selected, printing
may be slower.
Off*
Prints a partial page of data if memory is
insufficient to process the entire page
On
Ensures that an entire page is processed
before it prints
Menu selection
Purpose
Values
Duplex
Sets duplexing as the default for all print
jobs
Note:
Select
Duplex
from the printer
driver to duplex only specific jobs.
Off*
Prints on one side of the paper
On
Prints on both sides of the paper
Menu selection
Purpose
Values