Lexmark E250DN User's Guide - Page 40

USB menu, Utilities menu - troubleshooting

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Configuration menus overview USB menu Use the USB menu to change printer settings on jobs sent through a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port. Setting NPA Mode Mac Binary PS USB Speed * Factory default Use this setting to Values Send print jobs to the printer and query printer status information simultaneously. • Off • On • Auto* Configure the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs. • Off-The printer filters 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. Force the USB port to run at full speed and • Full-The printer forces the USB port to run at full also disables its hi-speed capabilities. speed and also disables its hi-speed capabilities. • Auto* Utilities menu Use the Utilities menu to troubleshoot printer problems. Setting Reset Factory Defaults Reset Maint Cnt Reset Photoconductor Counter Hex Trace Print Quality Test Pages * Factory default Use this setting to Values Return your printer settings to the factory default values. Sometimes resetting the • Off* printer to the original settings solves formatting problems. • On All downloaded resources (fonts, macros, and symbol sets) in printer memory (RAM) are deleted. Press and hold Continue to initiate this operation and reset the maintenance counter. Press and hold Continue to initiate this operation and return the photoconductor counter to zero. The replace photoconductor message should be cleared only when the imaging drum has been replaced. Help isolate printing problems when unexpected characters print or characters are missing. Hex Trace helps you determine if there is a 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. • Off* • On Help isolate print quality problems, such as streaking. When you select this setting, three pages print to help you evaluate print quality: • A text page with: - printer information - cartridge information - current margin settings • Two pages with graphics 40

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Configuration menus overview
USB menu
Use the USB menu to change printer settings on jobs sent through a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.
Utilities menu
Use the Utilities menu to troubleshoot printer problems.
Setting
Use this setting to
Values
NPA Mode
Send print jobs to the printer and query
printer status information simultaneously.
Off
On
Auto
*
Mac Binary PS
Configure the printer to process Macintosh
binary PostScript print jobs.
Off
—The printer filters 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.
USB Speed
Force the USB port to run at full speed and
also disables its hi-speed capabilities.
Full
—The printer forces the USB port to run at full
speed and also disables its hi-speed capabilities.
Auto
*
* Factory default
Setting
Use this setting to
Values
Reset Factory
Defaults
Return your printer settings to the factory default values. Sometimes resetting the
printer to the original settings solves formatting problems.
All downloaded resources (fonts, macros, and symbol sets) in printer memory
(RAM) are deleted.
Off
*
On
Reset Maint Cnt
Press and hold Continue to initiate this operation and reset the maintenance
counter.
Reset
Photoconductor
Counter
Press and hold Continue to initiate this operation and return the photoconductor
counter to zero.
The replace photoconductor message should be cleared
only
when the imaging
drum has been replaced.
Hex Trace
Help isolate printing problems when unexpected characters print or characters
are missing. Hex Trace helps you determine if there is a 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.
Off
*
On
Print Quality Test
Pages
Help isolate print quality problems, such as streaking. When you select this
setting, three pages print to help you evaluate print quality:
A text page with:
printer information
cartridge information
current margin settings
Two pages with graphics
* Factory default