General Settings menu

General Settings menu

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To
Display Language

    English

    Francais

    Deutsch

    Italiano

    Espanol

    Dansk

    Norsk

    Nederlands

    Svenska

    Portuguese

    Suomi

    Russian

    Polski

    Greek

    Magyar

    Turkce

    Cesky

    Simplified Chinese

    Traditional Chinese

    Korean

    Japanese

Set the language of the text that appears on the display.
Not all languages are available for all models. You may need to install special hardware for some languages.
Show Supply Estimates

    Show estimates

    Do not show estimates

View supplies estimates on the control panel, Embedded Web Server, menu settings, and device statistics reports.
Eco-Mode

    Off

    Energy

    Energy/Paper

    Paper

Minimize the use of energy, paper, or specialty media.
  • Off is the factory default setting. This setting resets the printer to its factory default settings.
  • Setting Eco‑Mode to Energy or Paper may affect printer performance, but not print quality.
Quiet Mode

    Off

    On

Reduce the printer noise.
Off is the factory default setting.
Run Initial Setup

    Yes

    No

Run the setup wizard.
Keyboard
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Keyboard Type

    English

    Francais

    Francais Canadien

    Deutsch

    Italiano

    Espanol

    Greek

    Dansk

    Norsk

    Nederlands

    Svenska

    Suomi

    Portuguese

    Russian

    Polski

    Swiss German

    Swiss French

    Korean

    Magyar

    Turkce

    Cesky

    Simplified Chinese

    Traditional Chinese

    Japanese

Custom Key [x]
Specify a language and custom key information for the keyboard on the display.
Paper Sizes

    US

    Metric

Specify the unit of measurement for paper sizes.
  • US is the factory default setting.
  • The country or region that you selected in the initial setup wizard determines the initial paper size setting.
Displayed Information
1

    Left side

    Right side

Specify the display information in the upper corners of the home screen.
Select from the following options:

    None

    IP Address

    Hostname

    Contact Name

    Location

    Date/Time

    mDNS/DDNS Service Name

    Zero Configuration Name

    Custom Text [x]

    Model Name

  • IP Address is the factory default setting for Left side.
  • Date/Time is the factory default setting for Right side.
Displayed Information
1
Custom Text [x]
Specify the text to display in the upper corners of the home screen.
You can type up to 32 characters.
Displayed Information (continued)
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Black Toner
Specify the display information for Black Toner.
Select from the following options:
When to display

    Do not display

    Display

Message to display

    Default

    Alternate

Default

    [text entry]

Alternate

    [text entry]

  • Do not display is the factory default setting for When to display.
  • Default is the factory default setting for Message to display.
Displayed Information (continued)
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    Paper Jam

    Load Paper

    Service Errors

Customize the display information for certain menus.
Select from the following options:
Display

    Yes

    No

Message to display

    Default

    Alternate

Default

    [text entry]

Alternate

    [text entry]

  • No is the factory default setting for Display.
  • Default is the factory default setting for Message to display.
Home screen customization

    Change Language

    Search Held Jobs

    Held Jobs

    USB Drive

    Profiles and Solutions
    1

    Bookmarks
    1

    Jobs by User
    1

    Forms and Favorites
    1

Change the icons that appear on the home screen.
Select from the following options:

    Display

    Do not display

Date Format
1

    MM‑DD‑YYYY

    DD‑MM‑YYYY

    YYYY‑MM‑DD

Format the printer date.
MM‑DD‑YYYY is the U.S. factory default setting. DD-MM-YYYY is the international factory default setting.
Time Format
1

    12 hour A.M./P.M.

    24 hour clock

Format the printer time.
12 hour A.M./P.M. is the factory default setting.
Screen Brightness
1
20–100
Specify the brightness of the display.
100 is the factory default setting.
Audio Feedback
1
Button Feedback

    On

    Off

Speaker Volume

    1–10

Set button volume and feedback.
  • On is the factory default setting for Button Feedback.
  • 5 is the factory default setting for Speaker Volume.
Show Bookmarks
1

    Yes

    No

Specify whether to display Bookmarks from the Held Jobs area.
Yes is the factory default setting.
Web Page Refresh Rate
1
30–300
Specify the number of seconds between Embedded Web Server refreshes.
120 is the factory default setting.
Contact Name
1
Specify a contact name for the printer.
The contact name is stored on the Embedded Web Server.
Location
1
Specify the printer location.
The location is stored on the Embedded Web Server.
Alarms
1

    Alarm Control

    Cartridge Alarm

Set an alarm when the printer requires user intervention.
Select from the following options:

    Off

    Single

    Continuous

  • Single is the factory default setting for Alarm Control.
  • Off is the factory default setting for Cartridge Alarm.
Timeouts
Standby Mode
1

    Disabled

    1–240

Set the duration of idle time before the printer enters a lower power state.
15 minutes is the factory default setting.
Timeouts
Sleep Mode

    Disabled

    1–120

Set the idle time before the printer begins operating in Sleep Mode.
  • 20 minutes is the factory default setting.
  • Disabled appears only when Energy Conserve is set to Off.
  • Lower settings conserve more energy, but may require longer warm‑up times.
Timeouts
Print with Display Off

    Allow printing with display off

    Display on when printing

Print a job with the display turned off.
Display on when printing is the factory default setting.
Timeouts
Hibernate Timeout

    Disabled

    20 minutes

    1 hour

    2 hours

    3 hours

    6 hours

    1 day

    2 days

    3 days

    1 week

    2 weeks

    1 month

Set the time before the printer enters Hibernate mode.
3 days is the factory default setting.
Timeouts
Hibernate Timeout on Connection

    Hibernate

    Do Not Hibernate

Set the printer to Hibernate mode even if there is an active Ethernet connection.
Hibernate is the factory default setting.
Timeouts
Screen Timeout
15 sec–300 sec
Set the idle time before the display automatically returns to Ready state.
30 seconds is the factory default setting.
Timeouts
Prolong Screen Timeout
1

    On

    Off

Remain in the same location and reset the Screen Timeout timer instead of returning to the home screen.
Off is the factory default setting.
Timeouts
Print Timeout

    Disabled

    1 sec–255 sec

Set the printer to end a print job after it has been idle for the specified amount of time.
  • 90 seconds is the factory default setting.
  • When the timer expires, any partially printed page still in the printer is printed.
  • Print Timeout is available only when using PCL emulation.
Timeouts
Wait Timeout

    Disabled

    15 sec–65535 sec

Set the time the printer waits to receive data from the host.
  • 40 seconds is the factory default setting.
  • Wait Timeout is available only when the printer is using PostScript emulation.
Timeouts
Job Hold Timeout
1
5 sec–255 sec
Set the time the printer waits for user intervention before it holds jobs that require unavailable resources.
  • 30 seconds is the factory default setting.
  • This menu item appears only when hard disk is installed.
Error Recovery
Auto Reboot

    Reboot when idle

    Reboot always

    Reboot never

Set the printer to restart when an error occurs.
Reboot always is the factory default setting.
Error Recovery
Max Auto Reboots
1–20
Determine the number of automatic reboots that the printer can perform.
2 is the factory default setting.
Print Recovery
Auto Continue

    Disabled

    5 sec –255 sec

Let the printer automatically continue printing from certain offline situations when these are not resolved within the specified time period.
Disabled is the factory default setting.
Print Recovery
Jam Recovery

    On

    Off

    Auto

Specify whether the printer reprints jammed pages.
Auto is the factory default setting. The printer reprints jammed pages unless other printer tasks need the memory required to hold the pages.
Print Recovery
Jam Assist

    On

    Off

Set the printer to check for jammed paper automatically.
On is the factory default setting.
Print Recovery
Page Protect

    Off

    On

Set the printer to print the correct output for a page.
Off is the factory default setting.
Accessibility Settings
1
Prolong Screen Timeout

    Off

    On

Remain in the same location and reset the Screen Timeout timer instead of returning to the home screen.
Off is the factory default setting.
Accessibility Settings
1
Speech Rate

    Very Slow

    Slow

    Normal

    Fast

    Faster

    Very Fast

    Rapid

    Very Rapid

    Fastest

Adjust the Voice Guidance speaking rate.
Normal is the factory default setting.
Accessibility Settings
1
Headphone Volume
1–10
Set the headphones volume.
5 is the factory default setting.
Information Sent to Lexmark
Supplies and Page Usage (Anonymous)

    On

    Off

Send anonymous device usage information to Lexmark.
The default value depends on what you selected during the initial setup.
Information Sent to Lexmark
Device Performance (Anonymous)

    On

    Off

Send anonymous device function and error information to Lexmark.
The default value depends on what you selected during the initial setup.
Information Sent to Lexmark

    Start Send

    Stop Send

Set the time for sending anonymous information to Lexmark.
Press Sleep Button

    Do nothing

    Sleep

    Hibernate

Determine how the printer, while in idle state, reacts to a short press of the Sleep button.
Sleep is the factory default setting.
Press and Hold Sleep Button

    Do nothing

    Sleep

    Hibernate

Determine how the printer, while in idle state, reacts to a long press of the Sleep button.
Do nothing is the factory default setting.
Factory Defaults

    Do Not Restore

    Restore Now

Restore the printer factory default settings.
  • Do Not Restore is the factory default setting.
  • Restore Now returns all printer settings to the factory default settings except Network/Ports menu settings. All downloads stored in the RAM are deleted. Downloads stored in the flash memory or on a hard disk are not affected.
Custom Home Message
2

    Off

    IP Address

    Hostname

    Contact Name

    Location

    Zero Configuration Name

    Custom Text [x]

Select a custom home message that appears as an alternating display of the printer status.
Off is the factory default setting.
Export Configuration File
1
Export
Export configuration files to a flash drive.
1
 This menu item appears only in touch‑screen printer models.
2
 This menu item appears only in non‑touch‑screen printer models.