Lexmark 840dn - W B/W Laser Printer User manual

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Menus and Messages
March 2005
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Contents
Contents
Chapter 1: Using printer menus ........................................................................................ 4
Understanding the printer operator panel ........................................................................................................5
Menu Groups ...................................................................................................................................................7
Paper Menu ..............................................................................................................................................7
Reports ...................................................................................................................................................13
Settings ...................................................................................................................................................15
Security ...................................................................................................................................................28
Network/Ports .........................................................................................................................................29
Help ........................................................................................................................................................38
Chapter 2: Understanding printer messages ................................................................. 39
Index .................................................................................................................................... 49

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Using printer menus
A number of menus are available to make it easy for you to change printer settings. The diagram shows the menu index on the operator
panel, the menus, and items available under each menu. The items in each menu and the values you can select are described in more
detail later in this chapter.
Some menu items or values are displayed only if a specific option is installed on the printer. Other menu items may only be effective for a
particular printer language. You can select these values at any time, but they only affect printer function when you have the optional
equipment or the specified printer language.
Paper Menu
Default Source
Paper Size/Type
Configure MP
Substitute Size
Paper Texture
Paper Loading
Custom Types
Universal Setup
Bin Setup
Reports
Menu Settings Page
Device Statistics
Network Setup Page
Network <x> Setup Page
Profiles List
NetWare Setup Page
Print Fonts
Print Directory
Settings
Setup Menu
Finishing Menu
Quality Menu
Utilities Menu
PDF Menu
PostScript Menu
PCL Emul Menu
HTML Menu
Image Menu
Security
Max Invalid PIN
Job Expiration
Network/Ports
TCP/IP
IPv6
Standard Network
Network Option <x>
Standard USB
USB Option <x>
Parallel and Parallel <x>
Serial Option <x>
NetWare
AppleTalk
LexLink
Help
Print All
Print Quality
Printing Guide
Supplies Guide
Media Guide
Print Defects
Menu Map
Information Guide
Connection Guide
Moving Guide
Menu
Paper Menu
Reports
Settings

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Understanding the printer operator panel
The operator panel consists of these items:
•A 4-line, back-lit, gray-scale display that can show both graphics and text
•Eight buttons: Back, Menu, Stop, Select ( ), , , , and
•Indicator light
•Numeric pad
•USB Direct Interface
The use of the buttons and the layout of the display panel is described in the following table.
Button or operator panel
item Function
Back To return to the last screen viewed.
Note: Changes made on a screen will not be applied if you press the Back button.
Menu To open the menu index.
Note: The printer must be in the Ready state to access the menu index. A message indicating the menus
are unavailable will appear if the printer is not ready.
Stop To stop the mechanical operation of the printer. After pressing Stop, the message Stopping appears.
When the printer has stopped, the status line in the operator panel will show Stopped, and a list of
options will appear.
Indicator light A two-toned LED is used on the operator panel, one color being green and the other being red. The lights
indicate whether the printer power is on, the printer is busy, idle, processing a job, or requires operator
intervention.
Status Indicates
Off Power is off
Solid green Printer is on, but idle
Flashing green Printer is warming up, processing data, or printing a job.
Solid red Operator intervention is required.
Display
Back
Menu
Stop
USB Direct interface
Navigation buttons
Indicator light Numeric pad
Select

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Navigation buttons The Up and Down buttons are used to move up and down lists.
When navigating through a list usingthe Up or Down button, the cursor moves one line at a
time. Pressing the Down button at the bottom of the screen changes the screen to the next
whole page.
The Left and Right buttons are used to move within a screen, such as moving from one
menu index item to another. They are also used to scroll through text that will not fit on the
screen.
The Select button is used to initiate action on a selection. Press Select when the cursor is
next to the selection you want, such as following a link, submitting a configuration item, or
to start or cancel a job.
USB Direct interface The host USB Direct interface on the operator panel is used to plug in a USB flash memory device and
print PDF files.
Note: A USB port is located on the back of the printer to connect a PC or other peripheral.
Numeric pad The numeric pad consists of numbers, a pound (#) sign, and a backspace button. The 5 button has a
raised bump for non-visual orientation.
The numbers are used to enter numeric values for items like quantities or PINs. The backspace is used to
delete the number to the left of the cursor. Pressing the backspace multiple times will delete additional
entries.
Note: The pound (#) sign is not used.
Display
Tell Me More screen
Show me screen
The display shows messages and graphics describing the current state of the printer and indicating
possible printer problems you must resolve.
The top line of the display is the header line. If applicable, it will contain the graphic indicating the Back
button can be used. It will also display the current status and the Supplies (Warnings) status. If multiple
warnings are present, each warning will be separated by a comma.
The other three lines of the display are the body of the screen. This is where you view printer status,
supplies messages, Show me screens, and make selections.
Button or operator panel
item Function
123
456
789
0#
Ready
Tray 1 low
View Supplies
Status / Supplies
Some held jobs were not
restored.
Remove tray;
remove print media

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Menu Groups
Note: An asterisk (*) next to a value indicates the default setting.
Paper Menu
Use the Paper Menu to define the paper loaded in each paper tray, the default paper source, and the output bin.
Default Source
Paper Size/Type
Note: Only installed paper sources are displayed.
This menu selection is used to set the size and type of media loaded into an input tray. Setting the paper size and type is a two-step
process. In the first menu selection, Size appears in bold letters. After you select the media size, the screen will change, and Type
appears in bold letters. You can then select the media type.
Menu selection Purpose Values
Default Source Identifies the default paper source. Tray <x> If you loaded the same size and type of
paper in two paper sources (and the Paper
Size and Paper Type menu items are
correctly set), the trays are automatically
linked. When one paper source is empty,
paper automatically feeds from the next
linked source.
MP Feeder
Manual Paper
Manual Env
Menu selection Purpose Values
Tray <x>
Size/Type Identifies the default paper size for each paper source.
Note: For trays with automatic size
sensing, only the value detected by
the hardware appears.
A4* (non-US)
A5
JIS B5
Letter* (US)
Legal
Executive
JIS B4
A3
11x17
Folio
Statement
Universal
If you loaded the same size and type of
paper in two paper sources (and the Paper
Size and Paper Type menu items are
correctly set), the trays are automatically
linked. When one paper source is empty,
paper automatically feeds from the next
linked source.

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Tray <x>
Size/type Identifies the type of paper installed in each paper source.
Note: If a user-defined name is
available, it appears instead of
Custom Type <x>. If two or more
custom types share the same name,
the name only appears once in the
Paper Type list.
Plain Paper*
Card Stock
Transparency
Labels
Bond
Letterhead
Preprinted
Colored Paper
Custom Type <x>
Use this menu item to:
• Optimize print quality for the specified
paper.
• Select paper sources through your
software application by selecting type
and size.
Automatically link paper sources. Any
sources containing the same type and size
of paper are automatically linked by the
printer if you have set the Paper Size and
the Paper Type to the correct values.
MP Feeder
Size/Type Identifies the size of paper installed in the multipurpose feeder. A4* (non-US)
A5
JIS B5
Letter* (US)
Legal
Executive
JIS B4
A3
11x17
Folio
Statement
Universal
7 3/4 Envelope
10 Envelope
DL Envelope
C5 Envelope
Other Envelope
The multipurpose feeder is only displayed
on the operator panel when Configure MP
is set to Cassette.
MP Feeder
Size/Type Identifies the type of paper installed in the multipurpose feeder.
Note: If a user-defined name is
available, it appears instead of
Custom Type <x>. If two or more
custom types share the same name,
the name only appears once in the
Paper Type value list.
Plain Paper*
Card Stock
Transparency
Labels
Bond
Envelope
Letterhead
Preprinted
Colored Paper
Custom Type <x>
The multipurpose feeder is only displayed
on the operator panel when Configure MP
is set to Cassette.
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Configure MP
This menu selection is used to configure the multipurpose feeder as another paper tray or manual feeder. If you link the multipurpose
feeder with another tray, you can have the printer pull paper from the multipurpose feeder before taking paper from another tray.
Substitute Size
This menu selection is used to determine whether the printer can substitute another size paper if therequested paper sizeis not currently
installed in any of the printer input sources. If, for example, Substitute Size is set to Letter/A4, and only letter size paper is installed in the
Manual Paper
Size/Type Identifies the paper size being
manually loaded. A4* (non-US)
A5
JIS B5
Letter* (US)
Legal
Executive
JIS B4
A3
11x17
Folio
Statement
Universal
Manual Paper
Size/Type Identifies the paper type being
manually loaded. Plain Paper*
Card Stock
Transparency
Labels
Bond
Letterhead
Preprinted
Colored Paper
Custom Type <x>
Manual Envelope
Size/Type Identifies the envelope size being
manually loaded. 7 3/4 Envelope
10 Envelope* (US)
DL Envelope* (non-US)
C5 Envelope
Other Envelope
Manual Envelope
Size/Type Identifies the envelope type being
manually loaded. Envelope*
Custom Type <x>
Menu selection Purpose Values
Configure MP Determines when the printer selects
paper loaded in the multipurpose feeder. Cassette*
Manual
First
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printer. When a request is received to print on A4 paper, the printer will substitute letter for A4 and print the job instead of displaying a
change paper request.
Paper Texture
This menu selection is used to set the media texture for each of the defined media types. This allows the printer to optimize the print
quality for the specified media.
Menu selection Purpose Values
Substitute Size Substitutes the specified paper size if
the requested size is not loaded. Off
Statement/A5
Letter/A4
11x17/A3
All Listed*
• The Off value indicates no size
substitutions are allowed.
• The All Listed value indicates that all
available substitutions are allowed.
Menu selection Purpose Values
Plain Texture Identifies the texture of themedia loaded
in a specific input source. Smooth
Normal*
Rough
Transparency
Texture
Labels Texture
Bond Texture
Envelope Texture
Letterhead Texture
Preprinted Texture
Colored Texture
Card Stock Texture Identifies the texture of the card stock
loaded in a specific input source. Smooth
Normal*
Rough
Shown if Card Stock is supported in the
specified input source.
Custom <x>
Texture Identifies the texture of the custom media loaded in a specific input source. Smooth
Normal*
Rough
Shown if the custom type is supported in
the specified input source.

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Paper Loading
This menu selection is used to set the loading orientation for each paper type. This lets you load an input source with preprinted media,
and then notify the printer that the media is loaded for duplex printing. You can then use your application software to indicate simplex
printing. When simplex printing is selected, the printer automatically inserts blank pages to print the simplex job correctly.
Note: Paper Loading is only available if a duplex unit is installed.
Custom Types
This menu selection is used to define a name for each custom paper type. You can assign names using a utility such as MarkVision or
from the operator panel.
Universal Setup
This menu selection is used to specify the height and width of the Universal Paper Size. By specifying the height and width for Universal
Paper Size, the printer will use the Universal setting exactly like other paper sizes, including support for duplex and n-up.
Menu selection Purpose Values
Labels Loading Properly handles preprinted paper
whether the job is a duplexed or single-
sided job.
Duplex
Off*
Bond Loading
Letterhead Loading
Preprinted Loading
Colored Loading
Card Stock Loading Properly handles preprinted card stock
whether the job is a duplexed or single-
sided job.
Duplex
Off* Shown if Card Stock is supported in the
specified input source.
Custom <x>
Loading Properly handles preprinted custom paper whether the job is a duplexed or
single-sided job.
Duplex
Off* Shown if the custom type is supported in
the specified input source.
Menu selection Purpose Values
Custom Type N Specifies the type of paper associated
with each Custom Type available in the
Paper Type menu.
Paper*
Card Stock
Transparency
Labels
Envelope
The custom type media must be supported
in the input source you designate in order
to assign a user-defined name.
Once the name is assigned, the name
(truncated to 16 characters) will be
displayed instead of Custom Type x.
Menu selection Purpose Values
Units of Measure Determines the unit of measure used to
enter the Universal Height and Width. Inches
Millimeters Inches is US default; Millimeters is
international default.
Portrait Width Sets the portrait width of the universal
media.
Note: If the value set exceeds the
maximum width, the printer will use the
maximum value allowed in inches or
millimeters.
3 inches to 17 inches in
0.01 inch increments
76 mm to 432 mm in 1
mm increments
Shows either inches or mm from Units of
Measure setting, 11.69 inches is the US
default and 297 mm is the international
default.

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Bin Setup
This menu selection is used to specify the output bin where you want your printed material to go to.
Note: Bin Setup is only displayed when at least one optional output bin is installed.
Portrait Height Sets the portrait height of the universal
media.
Note: If the value set exceeds the
maximum height, the printer will use the
maximum value allowed in inches or
millimeters.
3 inches to 17 inches in
0.01 inch increments
76 mm to 432 in 1 mm
increments
Shows either inches or mm from Units of
Measure setting; 17 inches US default,
432 international default.
Feed Direction Specifies the feed direction. Short Edge*
Long Edge Long Edge is only shown if the longest
edge is shorter than the Maximum Physical
Width of the printer.
Menu selection Purpose Values
Output Bin Specifies the default bin for printed
material. Standard Bin* • If a user-defined name is available, it appears instead of Bin <x>.
• The name is truncated to 14 characters.
• If two or more bins share the same
name, the name only appears once in
the Output Bin value list.
Bin <x>
Configure Bins Determines which output bin(s) the
printer uses for a particular job. Mailbox* Sends print jobs to the output bin designated for that user.
Link Links two or more bins together as though
they were one large bin. When one linked
bin is full, the printer starts filling the next
linked bin, and continues with each
additional linked bin.
Link Optional Links all optional output bins as though
they were one large bin, while leaving the
standard bin individually addressable.
Type Assignment Sends each job to the output bin specified
for that paper type.
Assign Type/Bin Sends print jobs to a specific output bin
based on the requested paper type.
Note: If a user-defined name is
available, it appears instead of
Custom <x> Bin. The name is
truncated to 14 characters. If two or
more bins share the same name, the
name only appears once in the Assign
Type/Bin value list.
Plain Paper Bin Disabled*
Standard Bin
Bin 1
Bin 2
Note: Only installed output bins will be
displayed. If Configure Bins is set to Type
Assignment then the default is the
Standard Bin.
Card Stock Bin
Transparency Bin
Labels Bin
Bond Bin
Envelope Bin
Letterhead Bin
Preprinted Bin
Colored Bin
Custom <x> Bin (<x>
represents 1 through 6)
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Reports
Menu Settings Page
This menu selection prints a menu settings page.
Device Statistics
This menu selection displays the printer statistics.
Network Setup Page
This menu selection prints a network setup page.
Profiles List
This menu selection prints a list of profiles stored on this printer.
NetWare Setup Page
This menu selection prints information relating to the internal print server.
Menu selection Purpose Values
Menu Settings
Page Prints information relating to the default printer settings and verifies that printer
options are installed correctly.
After selecting this item, the page will print and the printer will return to
Ready.
Menu selection Purpose Values
Device Statistics Prints information relating to the printer
statistics. After selecting this item, the page will print and the printer will return to Ready.
Menu selection Purpose Values
Network Setup
Page
Network <x>
Setup Page will
appear if additional
networkoptionsare
installed.
Prints information relating to network
settings and verifies the network
connection.
Note: This page also provides
information that helps you configure for
network printing.
After selecting this item, the page will print, and the printer will return
to Ready.
Menu Selection Purpose Values
Profiles List Prints a list of profiles stored on the
printer. After selecting this item, the page will print, and the printer will return to Ready.
Menu selection Purpose Values
NetWare Setup
Page Prints information relating to the internal print server and the network settings
defined by the Network <x> Setup menu
item in the Network Menu.
After selecting this item, the page will print, and the printer will return
to Ready.

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Print Fonts
This menu selection prints a list of the fonts stored in the printer.
Print Directory
This menu selection prints the directory listing. The directory listing is a list of the resources that are stored on a formatted optional flash
memory card or hard disk.
Menu selection Purpose Values
Print Fonts Prints a sample of all the fonts available
for the selected printer language. PCL Fonts Prints a sample of all printer fonts available for PCL emulation.
PS Fonts Prints a sample of all printer fonts available
for PostScript emulation.
Menu selection Purpose Values
Print Directory Prints a list of the resources that are
stored on the optional flash memory
card or hard disk.
Note: Print Directory is available only
when either a nondefective flash or disk
is installed and formatted, and Job
Buffer Size is not set to 100%.
After selecting this item, the page will print, and the printer will return
to Ready.

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Settings
Setup Menu
Use this menu selection to configure a variety of printer features.
Menu selection Purpose Values
Display Language Determines the language of the text
displayed on the operator panel. English Note: All values may not be available.
Français
Deutsch
Italiano
Español
Dansk
Norsk
Nederlands
Svenska
Português
Suomi
Russian
Polski
Magyar
Turkish
Czech
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Korean
Japanese

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Power Saver Specifies the amount of time (in
minutes) the printer waits after a job is
printed before it goes into a reduced
power state.
Disabled This value does not appear unless Energy
Conserve is set to Off. See the User’s
Guide for more information.
1...240 Specifies the amount of time after a print
job before the printer goes into Power
Saver mode. (Your printer may not support
the entire range of values.)
The factory default Power Saver setting
depends on your printer model. Print the
menu settings page to determine the
current Power Saver setting. When the
printer is in Power Saver mode, it is still
ready to receive print jobs.
Select 1to put the printer in Power Saver
mode one minute after it finishes a print
job. This uses much less energy, but
requires more warm-up time for the printer.
Select 1if your printer shares an electrical
circuit with room lighting and you notice
lights flickering.
Select a high value if your printer is in
constant use. Under most circumstances,
this keeps the printer ready to print with
minimum warm-up time. Select a value
between 1 and 240 minutes if you want a
balance between energy consumption and
a shorter warm-up period.
Alarms Controls whether the printer sounds an
alarm when the printer requires operator
intervention.
Alarm Control:
Off
Single*
Continuous
Off—Printer does not sound an alarm.
Single*—Printer sounds three quick
beeps.
Continuous—Printer repeats three beeps
every 10 seconds.
Note: Staple and hole punch alarms
appear only when an optional finisher is
installed.
Toner Alarm:
Off*
Single
Continuous
Staple Alarm:
Off*
Single
Continuous
Hole Punch Alarm:
Off*
Single
Continuous
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Timeouts Specifies the amount of time (in
seconds) the printer waits to return to
the home screen, receive an end-of-job
message, or receive additional bytes of
data from the computer.
Note: Wait Timeout is only available
when you use PostScript emulation. This
menu value has no effect on PCL
emulation print jobs.
Screen Timeout:
15–300
(30*)
Disabled—Disables Screen Timeout.
15–300—Specifies the amount of time the
printer waits before returning to the home
screen.
30* is the default setting.
Print Timeout
Disabled
1–255
(90*)
Disabled—Disables Print Timeout.
1–255—Specifies the amount of time the
printer waits for an end-of-job message
before canceling the remainder of the print
job.
Note: When the timer expires, any partially
formatted page still in the printer is printed,
and other input ports are examined to see if
data exists.
90* is the default setting.
Wait Timeout:
Disabled
15...65535 (40*)
Disabled—Disables Wait Timeout.
15...65535—Specifies the amount of time
the printer waits for additional data before it
cancels the job.
40* is the default setting.
Print Recovery Specifies whether the printer continues
from certain offline situations, reprints
jammed pages, or waits until the entire
page is processed and ready to be
printed.
Auto Continue:
Disabled*
5–255
Lets the printer automatically continue from
certain offline situations when not resolved
within the specified time period.
5–255—Specifies the amount of time the
printer waits.
Jam Recovery:
On
Off
Auto*
Specifies whether the printer reprints
jammed pages.
On—Printer reprints jammed pages.
Off—Printer does not reprint jammed
pages.
Auto*—Printer reprints a jammed page
unless the memory required to hold the
page is needed for other printer tasks.
Page Protect:
Off*
On
Successfully prints a page that may
otherwise generate Complex Page errors.
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.
Note: 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.
Note: For most print jobs, you do not need
to select On. When On is selected, printing
may be slower.
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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* PCL emulation—Uses a PCL interpreter
for incoming host communications.
PostScript emulation—Uses a PS
interpreter for incoming host
communications.
Print Area Modifies the logical and physical
printable area. Normal*
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 or on a hard disk is permanent
storage rather than the temporary
storage that RAM provides. The
resources remain in the flash memory or
on the hard disk even whenthe 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.
Disk All downloaded resources are
automatically stored on the hard disk.
Job Accounting Specifies to store or not store statistical
information about your most recent print
jobs on the hard disk. The statistics
include whether the job printed with or
without errors, the print time, the job size
(in bytes), the requested paper size and
paper type, the total number of printed
pages, and the number of copies
requested.
Note: Job Accounting is only displayed
when a hard disk is installed, is neither
defective nor Read/Write or Write
protected, and Job Buffer Size is not set
to 100%.
Off* Printer does not store job statistics on disk.
On Printer stores job statistics for the most
recent print jobs.
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.
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Finishing Menu
Use this menu selection to define how the printer delivers the printed output.
Factory Defaults Returns printer settings to the factory
default values. Restore • All menu items are returned to the factory default values except:
– Display Language.
– All settings in the Parallel Menu,
Serial Menu, Network Menu, and
USB Menu.
• All downloaded resources (fonts,
macros, and symbol sets) in printer
memory (RAM) are deleted. (Resources
residing in flash memory or on the hard
disk are unaffected.)
Do Not Restore* User-defined settings remain.
Menu selection Purpose Values
Duplex Sets duplexing as the default for all print
jobs.
Note: You must have an optional duplex
unit installed.
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.
Duplex Bind Defines the way duplexed pages would
be bound, and how the printing on the
back of the sheet (even-numbered
pages) is oriented in relation to the
printing on the front (odd-numbered
pages).
Note: You must have an optional duplex
unit installed.
Long Edge* Assumes binding along the long edge of
the page (left edge for portrait orientation
and top edge for landscape orientation).
Short Edge Assumes binding along the short edge of
the page (top edge for portrait orientation
and left edge for landscape orientation).
Copies Sets the number of copies you want for
the printer default value.
Note: Set the number of copies required
for a specific job from the printer driver.
1...999 (1*) Values selected from the printer driver
always override values selected from the
operator panel.
Blank Pages Specifies whether to include application-
generated blank pages as part of your
printed output.
Do Not Print* Does not print application-generated blank
pages as part of your job.
Print Prints application-generated blank pages
as part of your job.
Collation Keeps the pages of a print job stacked in
sequence when printing multiple copies
of the job.
Off* Prints each page of a job the number of
times specified by the Copies menu item.
For example, if you set Copies to 2, and
send three pages to print, the printer prints
page 1, page 1, page 2, page 2, page 3,
page 3.
On Prints entire job the number of times
specified by the Copies menu item. For
example, if you set Copies to 2, and send
three pages to print, the printer prints page
1, page 2, page 3, page 1, page 2, page 3.
Menu selection Purpose Values

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Using printer menus
Separator Sheets Inserts blank separator sheets between
jobs, between multiple copies of a job, or
between each page of a job.
None* Does not insert separator sheets.
Between Copies Inserts a blank sheet between each copyof
a job. If Collation is Off, a blank page is
inserted between each set of printed pages
(all page 1’s, all page 2’s, and so on). If
Collation is On, a blank page is inserted
between each collated copy of the job.
Between Jobs Inserts a blank sheet between jobs.
Between Pages Inserts a blank sheet between each page
of a job. This is useful if you are printing
transparencies or want to insert blank
pages in a document for notes.
Separator Source Specifies the paper source that holds
separator sheets. Tray <x> (Tray 1*) Selects separator sheets from the specified tray.
MP Feeder Selects separator sheets from the
multipurpose feeder.
Note: You must also set Configure MP to
Cassette.
Multipage Print Prints multiple-page images on one side
of a sheet of paper. Also called n-up or
Paper Saver.
Off* Prints 1 page image per side.
2 Up Prints 2 page images per side.
3 Up Prints 3 page images per side.
4 Up Prints 4 page images per side.
6 Up Prints 6 page images per side.
9 Up Prints 9 page images per side.
12 Up Prints 12 page images per side.
16 Up Prints 16 page images per side.
Multipage Order Determines the positioning of multiple
page images when using Multipage
Print.
The positioning depends on the number
of images and whether the images are
portrait or landscape in orientation.
Horizontal*
Vertical
Rev Horizontal
Rev Vertical
For example, if you select 4-Up multipage printing and portrait orientation, the results differ depending on the
Multipage Order value you select:
Menu selection Purpose Values
Horizontal
Order Vertical Order Reverse
Vertical Order
Reverse
Horizontal Order
21
43
31
42
12
34
13
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