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Understanding the printer configuration menus
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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.
* 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 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. Resources in flash memory are unaffected.
Reset
Photoconductor
Counter
Return the photoconductor counter to zero.
The replace photoconductor message should be cleared only when the photoconductor
kit 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,
and a graphic.
• Two pages with graphics.
* Factory default