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Lexmark MS812dn / MS812dtn

Lexmark MS812dn / MS812dtn

General Settings menu

UseTo

    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.

Note:  Not all languages are available for all printer models. You may need to install special hardware for some languages.

    Show Supply Estimates

  • Show estimates
  • Do not show estimates

View supply estimates on the control panel, Embedded Web Server, menu settings, and device statistics reports.

Note:  Show estimates is the factory default setting.

    Eco-Mode

  • Off
  • Energy
  • Energy/Paper
  • Paper

Minimize the use of energy, paper, or specialty media.

Notes:

  • Off is the factory default setting.
  • Setting Eco-Mode to Energy or Paper may affect printer performance, but not print quality.

    Quiet Mode

  • Off
  • On

Reduce printer noise.

Note:  Off is the factory default setting.

    Run Initial Setup

  • Yes
  • No

Run the setup wizard.

    Keyboard

  • Keyboard Type
    • English
    • Francais
    • Francais Canadien
    • Deutsch
    • Italiano
    • Espanol
    • Greek
    • Dansk
    • Norsk
    • Nederlands
    • Svenska
    • Suomi
    • Portuguese
    • Russian
    • Polski
    • Swiss German
    • Swiss French
    • Korean
    • Magyar
    • Turkish
    • Czech
    • Simplified Chinese
    • Traditional Chinese
    • Japanese
  • Custom Key 1
  • Custom Key 2

Specify a language and custom key information for the keyboard on the display.

Notes:

  • This menu appears only in touch‑screen printer models.
  • Custom Key 2 appears only in some touch‑screen printer models.

    Paper Sizes

  • US
  • Metric

Specify the unit of measurement for paper sizes.

Note:  US is the factory default setting.

    Displayed Information

  • 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

Notes:

  • This menu appears only in touch‑screen printer models.
  • IP Address is the factory default setting for Left side.
  • Date/Time is the factory default setting for Right side.

    Displayed Information (continued)

  • Custom Text [x]

Customize the text to display in the upper corners of the home screen.

Notes:

  • This menu appears only in touch‑screen printer models.
  • You can type up to 32 characters.

    Displayed Information (continued)

  • 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]

    Notes:

    • This menu appears only in touch‑screen printer models.
    • 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)

  • Paper Jam
  • Load Paper
  • Service Errors

Specify the display information for Paper Jam, Load Paper, and Service Errors.

    Select from the following options:

  • Display
    • Yes
    • No
  • Message to Display
    • Default
    • Alternate
  • Default
    • [text entry]
  • Alternate
    • [text entry]

Notes:

  • This menu appears only in touch‑screen printer models.
  • 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 Apps
  • Bookmarks
  • Jobs by user

Change the icons that appear on the control panel.

    Select from the following options:

  • Display
  • Do not display

Notes:

  • Profiles and Apps appears only in touch‑screen printer models.
  • Display is the factory default setting for Search Held Jobs, Held jobs, and USB Drive.
  • Do not display is the factory default setting for Change Language, Profiles and Apps, Bookmarks, and Jobs by user.

    Home screen customization

  • Forms and Favorites
  • Background and Idle Screen
  • Eco-Settings

Change the icons that appear on the control panel.

    Select from the following options:

  • Display
  • Do not display

Notes:

  • These settings appear only in touch‑screen printer models.
  • Display is the factory default setting.

    Date Format

  • MM‑DD‑YYYY
  • DD‑MM‑YYYY
  • YYYY‑MM‑DD

Format the printer date.

Notes:

  • This menu appears only in touch‑screen printer models.
  • MM-DD-YYYY is the U.S. factory default setting.

    Time Format

  • 12 hour A.M./P.M.
  • 24 hour clock

Format the printer time.

Notes:

  • This menu appears only in touch‑screen printer models.
  • 12 hour A.M./P.M. is the factory default setting.

    Screen Brightness

  • 20–100

Specify the brightness of the display.

Notes:

  • This menu appears only in touch‑screen printer models.
  • 100 is the factory default setting.

    Output Lighting

  • Normal/Standby Mode
    • Off
    • Dim
    • Bright

Set the amount of light from the bin.

Notes:

  • If Eco-Mode is set to Energy or Energy/Paper, then Dim is the factory default setting.
  • If Eco-Mode is set to Off or Paper, then Bright is the factory default setting.
  • This menu appears only when an indicator light is installed in the bin or an optional bin with an indicator light is added.

    Audio Feedback

  • Button Feedback
    • On
    • Off
  • Volume
    • 1–10

Set the button volume and feedback.

Notes:

  • This menu appears only in touch‑screen printer models.
  • On is the factory default setting for Button Feedback.
  • 5 is the factory default setting for Volume.

    Show Bookmarks

  • Yes
  • No

Specify whether to display bookmarks from the Held Jobs area.

Notes:

  • This menu appears only in touch‑screen printer models.
  • Yes is the factory default setting.

    Web Page Refresh Rate

  • 30–300

Specify the time between Embedded Web Server refreshes.

Notes:

  • This menu appears only in touch‑screen printer models.
  • 120 seconds is the factory default setting.

    Contact Name

Specify a contact name for the printer.

Notes:

  • This menu appears only in touch‑screen printer models.
  • The contact name is stored on the Embedded Web Server.

    Location

Specify the printer location.

Notes:

  • This menu appears only in touch‑screen printer models.
  • The location is stored on the Embedded Web Server.

    Alarms

  • Alarm Control
  • Cartridge Alarm
  • Staple Alarm
  • Hole Punch Alarm

Set an alarm when the printer requires user intervention.

    Select from the following options:

  • Off
  • Single
  • Continuous

Notes:

  • Single is the factory default setting for Alarm Control.
  • Off is the factory default setting for Cartridge Alarm, Staple Alarm, and Hole Punch Alarm.

    Timeouts

  • Standby Mode
    • Disabled
    • 1–240

Set the idle time before the printer enters a lower power state.

Notes:

  • Standby Mode appears only in touch‑screen printer models.
  • 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.

Notes:

  • 20 minutes is the factory default setting.
  • Disabled appears only when Energy Conserve is set to Off.

    Timeouts

  • Print with Display Off
    • Allow printing with display off
    • Display on when printing

Print a job with the display turned off.

Note:  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.

Note:  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 or fax connection.

Note:  Do Not Hibernate is the factory default setting.

    Timeouts

  • Screen Timeout
    • 15–300

Set the idle time before the display automatically returns to Ready state.

Note:  30 seconds is the factory default setting.

    Timeouts

  • Prolong Screen Timeout
    • Off
    • On

Remain in the same location and reset the Screen Timeout timer instead of returning to the home screen.

Notes:

  • This menu appears only in touch‑screen printer models.
  • Off is the factory default setting.

    Timeouts

  • Print Timeout
    • Disabled
    • 1–255

Set the printer to end a print job after it has been idle for the specified amount of time.

Notes:

  • 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
    • 15–65535

Set the time the printer waits to receive for more data before canceling a print job.

Notes:

  • 40 seconds is the factory default setting.
  • Wait Timeout is available only when the printer is using PostScript emulation.

    Timeouts

  • Job Hold Timeout
    • 5–255

Set the time the printer waits for user intervention before it holds jobs that require unavailable resources.

Notes:

  • 30 seconds is the factory default setting.
  • This menu appears only when a hard disk is installed.

    Error Recovery

  • Auto Reboot
    • Reboot when idle
    • Reboot always
    • Reboot never

Set the printer to restart when an error occurs.

Note:  Reboot always is the factory default setting.

    Error Recovery

  • Max Auto Reboots
    • 1–20

Determine the number of automatic reboots the printer can perform.

Note:  5 is the factory default setting.

    Print Recovery

  • Auto Continue
    • Disabled
    • 5–255

Let the printer automatically continue printing from certain offline situations when these are not resolved within the specified time period.

Note:  Disabled is the factory default setting.

    Print Recovery

  • Jam Recovery
    • On
    • Off
    • Auto

Specify whether the printer reprints jammed pages.

Note:  Auto is the factory default setting. The printer reprints jammed pages unless other tasks need the memory required to hold the pages.

    Print Recovery

  • Jam Assist
    • On
    • Off

Set the printer to check for jammed paper automatically.

Note:  On is the factory default setting.

    Print Recovery

  • Page Protect
    • Off
    • On

Set the printer to print the correct output for a page.

Note:  Off is the factory default setting.

    Accessibility Settings

  • Prolong Screen Timeout
    • On
    • Off

Remain in the same location and reset the Screen Timeout timer instead of returning to the home screen.

Notes:

  • This menu appears only in touch‑screen printer models.
  • Off is the factory default setting.

    Accessibility Settings

  • Speech Rate
    • Very Slow
    • Slow
    • Normal
    • Fast
    • Faster
    • Very Fast
    • Rapid
    • Very Rapid
    • Fastest

Adjust the Voice Guidance speaking rate.

Note:  Normal is the factory default setting.

    Accessibility Settings

  • Headphone Volume
    • 1–10

Set the headphones volume.

Note:  5 is the factory default setting.

    Information Sent to Lexmark

  • Supplies and Page Usage (Anonymous)
    • On
    • Off

Send anonymous device usage information to Lexmark.

Note:  The default value depends on what you selected during the initial setup.

    Press Sleep Button

  • Do Nothing
  • Sleep
  • Hibernate

Determine how the printer, while in idle state, reacts to a short press of the Sleep button.

Note:  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.

Note:  Do Nothing is the factory default setting.

    Factory Defaults

  • Do Not Restore
  • Restore Now

Restore the printer factory default settings.

Notes:

  • Do Not Restore is the factory default setting.
  • All downloads stored in the RAM are deleted. Downloads stored in the flash memory or in the printer hard disk are not affected.

    Custom Home Message

  • Off
  • IP Address
  • Hostname
  • Contact Name
  • Location
  • Zero Configuration Name
  • Custom Text 1

Select a custom home message that appears as an alternating display of the printer status.

Note:  This menu appears only in non‑touch‑screen printer models.

    Export Configuration Package

  • Export

Export the configuration package to a flash drive.

    Export Compressed Logs File

  • Export

Export the compressed logs file to a flash drive.

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