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Using printer menus

Quality Menu

Use this menu selection to change settings that affect print quality and save toner.

Utilities Menu

Use this menu selection to change printer settings, remove jobs, set up printer hardware, and troubleshoot printer
problems.

Menu selection

Purpose

Values

Print Resolution

To select printed output
resolution.

600 dpi*

1200 Image Q

1200 dpi

2400 Image Q

Toner Darkness

Lightens or darkens printed
output and conserves toner.

1–10

8* is the default setting.

Select a lower number to lighten the
printed output or save toner.

Brightness

Adjusts the gray value of
printed objects.

-6 – +6

0* is the default setting.

Contrast

Adjusts the contrast of printed
objects.

0–5

0* is the default setting.

Menu selection

Purpose

Values

Factory Defaults

Returns printer settings to the
factory default values.

Do Not Restore*

User-defined settings remain.

Restore Now

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.

• Resources residing in flash memory

or on the hard disk.

Note: All downloaded resources (fonts,
macros, and symbol sets) in printer
memory (RAM) are deleted.

Remove Held Jobs

Removes confidential and held
jobs from the printer hard disk.

Confidential

Held

Not Restored

All

Selecting a menu value only affects
jobs that are resident in the printer.
Bookmarks, jobs on USB flash memory
devices, and other types of held jobs
are not affected.

Format Flash

Formats the flash memory.

Warning:

Do not turn off the

printer while the flash is
formatting.

Yes

Deletes any data stored in flash
memory and prepares the flash
memory to receive new resources.

Cancels the request to format the flash
memory and leaves current resources
stored in flash memory.

Summary of Contents for T642 - Monochrome Laser Printer

Page 1: ...005 Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International Inc registered in the United States and or other countries 2005 Lexmark International Inc All rights reserved 740 West New Circle Road Lexington Kentucky 40550 ...

Page 3: ...ontents Chapter 1 Using printer menus 4 Understanding the printer operator panel 5 Menu Groups 7 Paper Menu 7 Reports 14 Settings 16 Security 29 Network Ports 30 Help 39 Chapter 2 Understanding printer messages 41 ...

Page 4: ...d printer language Paper Menu Default Source Paper Size Type Configure MP Envelope Enhance Substitute Size Paper Texture Paper Weight 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 ...

Page 5: ...dy state to access the menu index A message indicating the menus are unavailable will appear if the printer is not ready Stop Stops 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 pane...

Page 6: ...ackspace 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 The display shows messages and graphics describing the current state of the p...

Page 7: ...ource 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 Env Feeder Manual Paper Manual Env Menu selection Purpose Values Tray x Size Type Identifie...

Page 8: ...e feeder A4 non US A5 JIS B5 Letter US Legal Executive Folio Statement Universal 7 3 4 Envelope 9 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 ins...

Page 9: ...t Universal Manual Paper Size Type Identifies the paper type being manually loaded Plain Paper Card Stock Transparency Labels Vinyl Labels Bond Letterhead Preprinted Colored Paper Custom Type x Manual Envelope Size Type Identifies the envelope size being manually loaded 7 3 4 Envelope 9 Envelope 10 Envelope US DL Envelope non US C5 Envelope Other Envelope Manual Envelope Size Type Identifies the e...

Page 10: ...on Purpose Values Envelope Enhance Disables the optional envelope conditioner On Off Shown if optional envelope conditioner hardware is installed Menu selection Purpose Values Substitute Size Substitutes the specified paper size if the requested size is not loaded Off Statement A5 Letter A4 All Listed The Off value indicates no size substitutions are allowed The All Listed value indicates that all...

Page 11: ...tion Purpose Values Plain Weight Identifies the relative weight of the paper loaded in a specific source and ensures the toner adheres properly to the printed page Light Normal Heavy Transparency Weight Labels Weight Vinyl Labels Bond Weight Envelope Weight Letterhead Weight Preprinted Weight Colored Weight Card Stock Identifies the relative weight of the card stock loaded in a specific source Lig...

Page 12: ...o 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...

Page 13: ...e 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 Mail Overflow Sends print jobs to the output...

Page 14: ...parency Bin Labels Bin Vinyl Labels Bin Bond Bin Envelope Bin Letterhead Bin Preprinted Bin Colored Bin Custom x Bin x represents 1 through 10 Overflow Bin Sends print jobs to a specific output bin based on the requested paper type Standard Bin Bin 1 Bin 2 Bin 3 Bin 4 Bin 5 Bin 6 Bin 7 Bin 8 Bin 9 Bin 10 Note Only installed output bins will be displayed If multiple output bins are assigned the sam...

Page 15: ...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...

Page 16: ...ional 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 Menu selection Purpose Values Display Language Determines the language of the text displayed on the operator panel English Note All val...

Page 17: ...it finishes a print job This uses much less energy but requires more warm up time for the printer Select 1 if 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...

Page 18: ...he 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 in ...

Page 19: ...s 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 printe...

Page 20: ...d 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 al...

Page 21: ...ollation 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 she...

Page 22: ...border around each page image when using Multipage Print None Does not print a border around each page image Solid Prints a solid line border around each page image Staple Job Sets stapling as the default for all print jobs Note Only displayed when an optional finisher is installed Note Select stapling from the printer driver if you want to staple only specific jobs Off Does not staple print jobs ...

Page 23: ...tings to the factory default values Do Not Restore User defined settings remain Restore Now 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 Resources residing in flash memory or on the hard disk Note All downloaded resources fonts macros and symbol sets in printer memory RAM are deleted Remove...

Page 24: ...disk Hex Trace Helps isolate the source of a print job problem Activate With Hex Trace selected all data sent to the printer is printed in hexadecimal and character representation Control codes are not executed Note To exit Hex Trace turn the printer off or reset the printer 1 Press 2 Press until Reset printer appears then press Print Alignment Provides access to the Print Alignment menu where you...

Page 25: ...pose Values Font Source Determines the set of fonts displayed in the Font Name menu item Resident Displays all fonts resident in printer RAM when the printer ships from the factory Disk Displays all fonts downloaded to printer RAM Flash Displays all fonts stored in flash memory Download Displays all fonts stored on the printer hard disk All Displays all fonts available to the printer from all sour...

Page 26: ... and graphics parallel to the long edge of the paper Determines the number of lines that print on each page Lines per Page 1 255 60 US 64 non US The printer sets the amount of space between each line vertical line spacing based on the Lines per Page Paper Size and Orientation menu items Select the correct Paper Size and Orientation before changing Lines per Page Sets the width of the logical page ...

Page 27: ...o a paper source Assign Env Feeder Off None 0 199 Off Printer uses factory default paper source assignments None Paper source ignores the Select Paper Feed command 0 199 Select a numeric value to assign a custom value to a paper source Assign Man Paper Off None 0 199 Off Printer uses factory default paper source assignments None Paper source ignores the Select Paper Feed command 0 199 Select a num...

Page 28: ...arallel to the short edge of the paper Landscape Prints text and graphics parallel to the long edge of the paper Margin Sets the page margin for HTML documents 8 mm 255 mm 19 mm You can set the margin from 8 to 255 mm in 1 mm increments Backgrounds Specifies whether to print backgrounds in HTML documents Print Do not print Print Prints HTML backgrounds Do Not Print Does not print HTML backgrounds ...

Page 29: ... Center Fit Height Width Fit Height Fit Width Note When the Auto Fit setting is set to On Scaling is automatically set to Best Fit Orientation Sets the image orientation Portrait Landscape Rev Portrait Rev Landscape Portrait Prints text and graphics parallel to the short edge of the paper Landscape Prints text and graphics parallel to the long edge of the paper Menu selection Purpose Values Max In...

Page 30: ... Values TCP IP Sets the network option to TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol Note This menu is not displayed for non network models Activate On Off View Hostname View only Address 4 field IP address Netmask Gateway Enable DHCP On Off Enable RARP Enable BOOTP AutoIP Enable FTP TFTP HTTP Server Enabled WINS Server Address 4 field IP address DNS Server Address Menu selection Purpo...

Page 31: ...on to process the job if PCL SmartSwitch is On or uses the default printer language specified in the Setup Menu if PCL SmartSwitch is Off NPA Mode Specifies whether the printer performs the special processing required for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined in the Network Printing Alliance NPA Protocol Note Changing this menu item automatically resets the printer Off Prin...

Page 32: ...tion to process the job if PS SmartSwitch is On or uses the default printer language specified in the Setup Menu if PS SmartSwitch is Off PS SmartSwitch Configures the printer so it automatically switches to PostScript emulation when a print job received through the USB port requires it regardless of the default printer language On Printer examines data on the USB interface and selects PostScript ...

Page 33: ...nging the Job Buffering menu item automatically resets the printer Off Does not buffer print jobs to the hard disk On Buffers print jobs to the hard disk Auto Buffers print jobs only if the printer is busy processing data from another input port Mac Binary PS Configures the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs Off Printer processes raw binary PostScript print jobs from compute...

Page 34: ...tup Menu if PCL SmartSwitch is Off NPA Mode Specifies whether the printer performs the special processing required for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined in the Network Printing Alliance NPA Protocol Note Changing this menu item automatically resets the printer On Printer performs NPA processing If data is not in NPA format it is rejected as bad data Off Printer does not...

Page 35: ...h time the computer is turned on and off Off Printer does not honor hardware initialization requests from the computer On Printer honors hardware initialization requests from the computer Parallel Mode 2 Determines whether the parallel port data is sampled on the leading or trailing edge of strobe On Samples parallel port data on the leading edge of strobe Off Samples parallel port data on the tra...

Page 36: ...artSwitch is Off NPA Mode Specifies whether the printer performs the special processing required for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined in the Network Printing Alliance NPA Protocol Note Changing this menu item automatically resets the printer On Printer performs NPA processing If data is not in NPA format it is rejected as bad data Off Printer does not perform NPA proce...

Page 37: ... to receive data from the computer On Printer sends a continuous stream of XONs to the host computer to indicate that the serial port is ready to receive more data Baud Specifies the rate at which data can be received through the serial port Note 138200 172800 230400 and 345600 baud rates are displayed in the Standard Serial menu These values are not displayed in the Serial Option 1 Serial Option ...

Page 38: ...Ware login name Selecting View Login Name displays the NetWare name on the operator panel View Print Mode Displays the assigned NetWare print mode Selecting View Print Mode displays the NetWare print mode on the operator panel View Network Number Displays the assigned NetWare number Selecting View Network Number displays the NetWare network number on the operator panel Activate Activates or deacti...

Page 39: ...he AppleTalk name on the operator panel View Address Displays the assigned AppleTalk address Selecting View Address displays the AppleTalk address on the operator panel Activate Activates or deactivates the AppleTalk feature On Off On Activates the AppleTalk feature Off Deactivates the AppleTalk feature Set Zone Provides a list of zones from network Default will be default zone for the network If ...

Page 40: ...uality topic After selecting this item the Help menu topic will print and the printer will return to Ready Printing Guide Prints the Printing Guide topic Media Guide Prints the Media Guide topic Print Defects Prints the Print Defect sheet Menu Map Prints the Menu Map topic Information Guide Prints the Information Guide topic Connection Guide Prints the Connection Guide topic Moving Guide Prints th...

Page 41: ...r cord to a properly grounded outlet and restart the printer If the error recurs turn the printer off unplug the power cord from the wall outlet and then remove the specified device and call for service Press to clear the message and print without using the device Check tray x connection Turn the printer off and back on If the error recurs turn the printer off unplug the power cord from the wall o...

Page 42: ...the message to clear Encrypting Disk yyy DO NOT POWER OFF Warning Do not turn the printer off while this message is displayed The printer is encrypting the hard disk The percent complete is displayed Wait for the message to clear Enter PIN Enter the PIN you identified in the driver when you sent the confidential job to the printer Enter PIN to lock Enter the correct pin number to lock the operator...

Page 43: ...to the printer Note You can download engine code while this message is displayed Invalid PIN Enter the correct PIN Load manual feeder with Custom Type Load the specified paper in the manual feed tray or multipurpose feeder Press to ignore the manual feed request and print on paper already installed in one of the input sources If the printer finds a tray that has paper of the correct type and size ...

Page 44: ...the message to clear Printing from USB drive DO NOT REMOVE Warning Do not turn the printer off or remove the USB drive while this message is displayed Wait for the message to clear Printer busy Continue Quit Press to read the information from the USB drive Select Quit to cancel the information retrieval process Programming System Code Warning Do not turn the printer off while this message is displ...

Page 45: ... not clear the message press Remove paper from standard output bin Remove the paper from the standard bin Requested Env Not Supported This message occurs when the finisher is attached and an envelope size other than B5 and C5 See the finisher User Guide for instructions to print on other envelopes Resetting Active Bin Wait for the message to clear Resetting the Printer Wait for the message to clea...

Page 46: ...disables the download emulator on the firmware card Download the correct download emulator version from the Lexmark Web site 30 Invalid refill change cartridge Install a new cartridge 31 Replace defective print cartridge Remove the print cartridge and install a new one 32 Replace unsupported print cartridge Remove the print cartridge and install a supported one 32 Replace unsupported toner cartrid...

Page 47: ...he job may not print correctly Cancel the current job 51 Defective flash detected Press to clear the message and continue printing You must install different flash memory before you can download any resources to flash 52 Not enough free space in flash memory for resources Press to clear the message and continue printing Downloaded fonts and macros not previously stored in flash memory are deleted ...

Page 48: ... Turn off and unplug the printer 2 Remove the excess hard disks 3 Plug in the printer and turn it on 58 Too many flash options installed 1 Turn off and unplug the printer 2 Remove the excess flash memory 3 Plug in the printer and turn it on 58 Too many bins attached 1 Turn off and unplug the printer 2 Remove the additional bins 3 Plug in the printer and turn it on 58 Too many trays attached 1 Turn...

Page 49: ...ear the paper path 2 After clearing the paper path press to resume printing 202 yy Paper jam 1 Clear the paper path 2 After clearing the paper path press to resume printing 210 yy Staple jam check area H 1 Clear the paper path 2 After clearing the paper path press to resume printing 231 yy Paper jam 1 Clear the paper path 2 After clearing the paper path press to resume printing 232 yy Paper jam 1 ...

Page 50: ...th press to resume printing 281 yy Paper jam 1 Clear the paper path 2 After clearing the paper path press to resume printing 282 Staple jam 1 Remove the paper from the bin 2 Clear the stapler 3 After clearing the stapler press to resume printing 283 Staple jam 1 Remove the paper from the bin 2 Clear the stapler 3 After clearing the stapler press to resume printing 900 999 Service message 1 Turn th...

Page 51: ... space in flash memory for resources 47 53 Unformatted flash detected 47 54 Network software error 47 54 Serial option error 47 54 Standard network software error 47 55 Unsupported option in slot 48 56 Parallel port disabled 48 56 Serial port disabled 48 56 Standard parallel port disabled 48 56 Standard USB port disabled 48 56 USB port disabled 48 58 Too many bins attached 48 58 Too many disks ins...

Page 52: ...3 ENA Netmask USB 33 Enabling Menus 42 Encrypting Disk yyy 42 Enter PIN 42 Enter PIN to lock 42 Envelope Enhance 10 Error printing from USB drive 42 Error reading USB drive 42 Ethernet 802 2 netware 38 Ethernet 802 3 netware 38 Ethernet SNAP netware 38 Ethernet Type II netware 38 F Factory Defaults 20 23 Feed Direction 12 Finishing Menu 20 flash defragmenting 24 flash formatting 23 Flushing buffer...

Page 53: ...ze 9 Manual Paper Type 9 Margin HTML 28 Max Invalid PIN 29 Media Guide help 40 Menu button 5 menu diagram 4 Menu Map help 40 Menu Settings Page 14 Menus are Disabled 43 Moving Guide help 40 MP Feeder Size 8 MP Feeder Type 8 Multipage Border 22 Multipage Order 22 Multipage Print 21 Multipage View 22 N Navigation buttons 6 Netware Menu 38 Netware Setup Page 15 Network x 43 Network Buffer 31 Network ...

Page 54: ...ch bins 45 Reattach envelope feeder 45 Remote Management Active 45 Remove Held Jobs 23 Remove paper from all bins 45 Remove paper from bin 45 Remove paper from standard output bin 45 Reports 14 Resetting Active Bin 45 Resetting the Printer 45 Resource Save 19 Restore Held Jobs 45 restoring defaults 20 Restoring Factory Defaults 45 Restoring Held Job xxx yyy 45 Robust XON 37 S saving power 17 Scale...

Page 55: ...erface 33 USB drive removed 46 Utilities Menu 23 V View Address AppleTalk 39 View Login Name netware 38 View Name AppleTalk 39 View Network Number netware 38 View Nickname LexLink 39 View Print Mode netware 38 View supplies 46 W Waiting 46 ...

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