User manual LEXMARK E342N

[. . . ] E340, E342n User's Reference June 2005 Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc. , registered in the United States and/or other countries. 740 West New Circle Road Lexington, Kentucky 40550 Notices Edition notice Edition: June 2005 The following paragraph does not apply to any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. , PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Some states do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions; therefore, this statement may not apply to you. This publication could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. [. . . ] Depending on the type of menu, this action: ­ Opens the menu and displays the first item in the menu. · Save the displayed menu item as the new user default setting. Press Stop at the Ready, Busy, or Waiting message to temporarily take the printer offline. Press Go to return the printer to the Ready, Busy, or Waiting state. Menu Select Return Stop If your printer is configured as a network printer available to a number of users, it is possible that Menus Disabled appears on the display when you press Menu from the Ready state. Disabling the menus prevents other users from using the operator panel to inadvertently change a printer user default that has been set by the administrator. You can still clear messages and select items from the Job Menu when printing a job, but you cannot change other printer settings. However, you can use your printer driver to override printer user defaults and select settings for individual print jobs. Using the operator panel 55 Understanding the operator panel Using the operator panel to change printer settings From the operator panel, you can select menu items and associated values to print your jobs successfully. You can also use the panel to alter the setup and operating environment of the printer. You can modify printer settings by: · · · Selecting a setting from a list of values Changing an On/Off setting Changing a numerical setting To select a new value as a setting: 1 2 3 From a Ready status message, press Menu. Press Select to select the menu or menu item on the second line of the display. · · If the selection is a menu, the menu is opened, and the first printer setting in the menu appears. If the selection is a menu item, the default setting for the menu item appears. (The current user default setting has an asterisk [*] beside it. ) Each menu item has a list of values for the menu item. A value can be: · · · A phrase or word to describe a setting A numerical value that can be changed An On or Off setting 4 5 Press Menu to move to the value you need. Press Select to select the value on the second line of the operator panel. An asterisk appears beside the value to indicate that it is now the user default setting. The new setting appears for one second, clears, displays the word Saved, and then displays the previous list of menu items. Press Go if this is the last printer setting you want to change. 6 User default settings remain in effect until you save new settings or restore the factory defaults. Settings you choose from your software application can also change or override the user default settings you select from the operator panel. The diagram in Using the printer menus shows the menu items in each menu. An asterisk (*) next to a value indicates the factory default setting. Factory defaults are the function settings in effect the first time you turn your printer on. [. . . ] · Change Paper Weight from Plain to CardStock (or other appropriate weight). · Select a different Toner Darkness setting from the printer driver before sending the job to print. · Replace the toner cartridge. Print too dark · The Toner Darkness setting is too dark. · You are using transparencies that do not meet the printer specifications. [. . . ]